In reply to strebel.

I don't think the discussion should be private, as it effects thousands of people and communities. It isn't a black or white question of should an event be a WordCamp or not. It's about how WC Central defines communities and whether culture comes into play. The question is whether or not WC Central guidelines are in need of reevaluation. Xavier Borderie makes an excellent point in his comment on the make.wordpress/community blog:

"It might all boil down to what’s local, and what’s “out-of-town”. Is it to be limited to the city itself, its province, its region/state, the whole country… or people speaking the same language? While I understand the need to bring together local communities, you just cannot compare a US State-wide community and places where “local” really means “country-wide, and then some.”