Talk:University hosting panel continues discussion on Wikipedia ethics without Wikimedia

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I e-mailed Godwin, who told me to e-mail Jay Walsh. I am awaiting a reply from him. I recieved the notice of the cancellation on scoop. It is as follows:

"The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics recently sent you information about an event on Wikipedia (attached for your reference). We wanted to alert you to a change in the event. Mike Godwin, General Counsel of Wikimedia, was scheduled to participate in the panel, "The World that Wikipedia Made," on May 15. Last week, Mr. Godwin informed us that he would not participate, and subsequent discussions with Wikimedia Foundation indicated that they would not designate a replacement speaker. We are disappointed that Wikimedia chose not to participate in this event.

Best

Miriam Schulman, Communications Director Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University"

DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:33, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Also I e-mailed Schulman back for a few follow-up questions. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:49, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Why is it so hard to track down wmf people. Considering we elected them (the board part at least), they should be online to answer whatever we have the desire to ask them. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:53, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Maybe they just are avoiding us WN poeple?--Ryan524 (talk) 22:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Not Happening?
Godwin was a speaker along with Hewitt. The other was moderating. I contacted the person who e-mailed scoop to see if this discussion is still happening. I would say leave the title and make the article past tense until i get an official response. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:32, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Title
I would like the title to somehow include more information. Such as: where the forum is (Santa Clara University) and that it is a forum on ethics and values of public knowledge. I can't readily think of a good title, but I don't like the current "Discussion on Wikipedia ethics to go on without Wikimedia" which almost sounds like a discussion on a talk page of Wikipedia. --SVTCobra 00:36, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree 100%...but it was the first one that popped in my head. Usually in order for me to start an article, I have to at least have a title started too. While I agree, I still want to wait and see what the results of me contacting everyone. If the Panel is not still on, that could change the situation. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Antoher e-mail from Schulman
"Dear Mr. Safoutin,

I did reply to your earlier message, but this makes me concerned that you did not receive my e-mail. Let me try again, and please do let me know if you get this:

As you have contacted Wikimedia and Mr. Godwin, I think they are the best sources for questions about why they will not appear at this event. Let me instead tell you something about the event that will give you insight on our point of view.

Santa Clara University is an academic institution, which means we are committed to the open and rigorous consideration of sometimes difficult issues. This event, “The World That Wikipedia Made,” is the ninth in a multi-year series about technology, ethics, and law. It was organized by the University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics; Center for Science, Technology, and Society; and High Tech Law Institute as a panel with speakers representing different viewpoints (Mr. Godwin, Carl Hewitt, and moderator Pedro Hernandez-Ramos from SCU). These events are always open to the public, which means everyone is welcome. In this kind of setting, we invite anyone with an interest in the topic. Again, this is our ninth such panel (in addition to the hundreds of events on other topics our centers run each year), and we feel confident in our ability to set a respectful tone for discourse on controversial topics.

I hope this is helpful to you in writing your article.

Best

Miriam Schulman Communications Director Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Santa Clara University"

DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:56, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

"Yes, the panel is still planned for Thursday with Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Henandez-Ramos. Again, I don't want to speak for Mr. Godwin or WikiMedia, but someone else made an incorrect assumption about this, so let me clarify that in our understanding, the problem was never with the composition of the panel.

Best Miriam Schulman"