What is the difference between WordCamp SF and other big WordCamps? Should it be a difference? Should it be split into a "WordCon" and a regular WordCamp SF?

A WordCamp is for anyone interested i WordPress, users, bloggers, site owners, designers, business people, software engineers, theme-, plugin- and core developers, and lead developers. Changing the name will indicate a change in who the conference is for.

Being the annual conference where Matt is holds his "State of the Word" speach is just a little extra "spice" for the SF edition, as all other WordCamps have their special and traditional speakers and focuses.

I Europe we now have WordCamp Europe, moving from city to city each year, and will probably always have a special focus on localization. That is also something special. Some WordCamps are named after a country, some after a city.

So, if something was to change, it would be to create a WordCamp World, being held on different continents year by year. But I don't see need for that yet.

And let WordCamps be WordCamps, strengthening the brand, open to all, welcoming everyone, at a fair price. Do not create elites where elites are not needed.

The strength of WordPress is it's community.

I don't mind lead developers and others may feel the need to come together at closed conferences from time to time, to plan and make strategies for the most difficult parts of future roadmaps, but don't confuse those with WordCamps.

Having been to WordCamp SF 2011, WordCamp Europe 2013, and WordCamp Norway (2012, 2013 and 2014), the similarities are the most striking.

Little me, have contributed code to WordPress, talked to Nacin twice, been seated close to Ryan Boren, and had a beer at the same table as Matt Mullenweg, listened to hundred of the best and most knowledgeable WordPress community members, understanding most of wheat they talk about, because even I, know WordPress fairly good, from both user and developer standpoint.

WordCon? Not for me. That would be for the excellent people. Please don't turn WordCamp SF into that. I have plans to revisit SF.