*I understand this might be a serious issue, but I
trust all India
mailing list is definitely not the platform for discussion.
*
India Community deserves to know answers. At one end Chapter is criticizing
CIS continuously on other hand its accepting financial help from them and I
am wondering whats wrong in acknowledging it! If someone is helping then
its ethical and normal to acknowledge it?
Its might be beginning of new era - where Chapter is focusing on outreach
and activities events and CIS taking care of financial needs.
Its good to see its already started..
*we will have to move beyond the question to get the answe*r.
Chapter should be ready to share answers.
Regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi,
On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:50 PM, Abhijith Jayanthi <
abhijithsince1986(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> Guys,
> I understand this might be a serious issue,
but I trust all India mailing
> list is definitely not the platform for discussion. Please continue this
> conversation privately, also - wanted to check on couple of points:
> (1) Do we have a policy of permitted issues
to be discussed over the all
> India Mailing list - if not, there is a necessity to work on it.
> (2) Disclosures and grievance handling procedures should be shared with
> each member upon joining and the mechanism should be followed.
> Again, pointing fingers or rephrasing the
issue itself is not the solution
> - we will have to move beyond the question to get the answer.
> - abhijith
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Srikanth Ramakrishnan <srik.ramk(a)wikimedia.in
> *To:* Wikimedia India Community list
<wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 12 February 2013 11:31 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] why to
donate
> Membership under processing is differnt
from memvership alreadt processed.
> INDI-31 is non existant and will remain so.
> As for CIS funding, you still havwn't
said where you have got the
> "information" from.
> The Chapter has alwaya made things public and will xontinue to do so. If
> the CIS funds us, it will be madw public.
> n Tuesday, February 12, 2013, Abhishek
Suryawanshi <
> i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Dear Srikanth,
> > I appreciate you keep a check of the Chapter Membership List. But at the
> same time I guess you will also respect the Chapter President's word. I
> have had a talk with Sudhanwa (President,Wikimedia India Chapter) and just
> two days back he informed me that my Chapter-membership is being proceed. I
> would like you to have or increase your communications with other EC
> members (or at-least with President) before claiming me or anybody else
> with allegations such as a 'Cheat' :)
>
> > P.S : How does it affects my query
about CIS funding chapter's travel
> for Board meeting or not ?
>
>
>
> > Regards,
> > Abhishek Suryawanshi,
> > On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
>
>
>
>
> > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:50 PM,
Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
> srik.ramk(a)wikimedia.in> wrote:
>
> > Just to inform you that Abhishek
Suryawanshi, who claims to be a
> > Chapter Member with membership number INDI-31 is NOT a member. The
> > entry currently doesn't exist in our membership list. Mr. Suryawanshi
> > was a member of the Chapter during the earlier Financial Year and did
> > NOT renew his membership. I hope the community is now aware of what
> > kind of people it is dealing with.
>
> > On 2/12/13, Abhishek Suryawanshi
<i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com
> wrote:
> >> *@Karthik - *
> >
> >
> >> *If you have a question, you can
ask it in the form of a question *
> >
> >
> >> Why Chapter is denying/ignoring
fact flight tickets for members are
> covered
> >> by third party?
> >
> >>
*instead **of making unsubstantiated claims on a public mailing list,*
> >>
> >
> >> Do you mean to say 'CIS is
supporting' part is unsubstantiated? Then
> please
> >> state who is covering travel expenses?
> >
> >> *which
is frankly unproductive since it requires us to spend time to
> send
> >>> out clarifications. *
> >
> >
> >> Could you please elaborate
'unproductive' term and 'sending out
> >> clarification' part? What clarification is given? On contrary You are
> >> putting up efforts to blur whole situation.
> >
> >
> >> *@Sudhanwa - *
> >
> >
> >> *> 2)Major Chapter Expenses
such as Flight Tickets for AGM are covered
> by
> >>> CIS.
> >>
> >>>
Absolutely wrong information you have go*t.
> >>
> >
> >> AGM word is wrong and Board
Meeting is correct, right? Please correct if
> >> wrong.
> >
> >
> >> *> I am waiting for someone to
answer simple query - How much money is
> >>> required
> >>> > for next year activities? and Which activities are planned?
> >>
> >>>
Grant requests are always on public wiki and the numbers are always
> >>> open to all for discussions. You will find these details in the
> >>> upcoming requests. Asaf has already indicated the same on the list.
> >>
> >>> If
you have any activities planned, please let us know. We will plan
> >>> the resources accordingly (budgets, people etc) Same request also goes
> >>> to all the people in the community. Please let us know what you want
> >>> to do. We are here to support you in whatever best way we can. Do not
> >>> hesitate to ask for suppo*rt.
> >>
> >
> >> It seems you are missing out whole
point, I am talking about fixed
> expenses
> >> and 'possible' activities. Like Board meeting travel expenses.
Which
> can be
> >> covered and are (already) getting covered by third parties like CIS.
> >
> >> So it
makes more sense to spend volunteer efforts on outreach kind of
> >> activities than running for money? specially when third parties are
> >> interested in supporting financially?
> >
> >> When
CIS is wrong, there is hard criticism, and when they support
> >> financially - I guess there could be minimum acknowledgement?.
> >> I think CIS may help chapter to cover other expenses also if needed. So
> >> Chapter can focus on productive outreach and activities?
> >
> >
> >
> >> *@Dhaval - *
> >
> >
> >> *> 1)Chapter is having 1.5
Lack+ Rupees in existing account. *
> >>
> >>>
*And what do you think could be done by that HUGE AMOUNT of 1.5+ Indian
> >>> Rupees?*
> >>
> >>> *I
think chapter has its office in Bangalore and based on my
> experience,
> >>> I know that any property requires paying off few bills, e.g.
> electricity,
> >>> water, property tax, tel/internet (if it has got) and these things are
> >>> not
> >>> so cheap in Today's India as they were in my days of teen (20 years
> >>> ago).*
> >>
> >
> >> That is base amount, Someone from
Chapter might be able to answer exact
> >> fixed expenses? Its always easy to find 'in-kind' donations as
compared
> to
> >> cash. Its difficult specially when tax exemption is missing. And it
> might
> >> need extra efforts to run for money.
> >> And why? There are people/organization which are taking care of expenses
> >> already!
> >
> >> These
expenses can be covered easily if there is clarity on 'what is
> >> needed'.
> >
> >> I have
already explained 'in-kind' donation concept, Please see :
> >>
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia
>
> --
> Srikanth Ramakrishnan
> Member of the Executive Committee
> Wikimedia Chapter [India]
> Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter
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