Thanks Srikanth for the link. I have a couple of question to the community - 1. What are the key benefits to be a member of the Wikimedia India. 2. Why there is a need to pay fee to be a member? What contributions will be made from the membership fee collection? Regards, Shyam On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan &lt;rsrikanth05(a)gmail.com > Shyam. > Fill out the form, and make the payment and send it. > That's all. > The payment details, address the form is to be sent to, everything is > mentioned on the form: > > http://wiki.wikimedia.in/wiki/File:WikimediaChapterMembershipFormIndividual… > > > On 6 June 2011 20:23, Shyam Bihari Agarwal &lt;s.b.agarwal(a)gmail.com> >> Tinu, >> >> I was just worndering, what is the procedure to be a member of Wikimedia >> India. I may have missed a few of the threads regarding this. Is there an >> annual fee involved to be a member? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Shyam >> >> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:41 PM, CherianTinu Abraham < >> tinucherian(a)gmail.com>> >>> Folks, >>> I feel little guilty of forwarding the thread to India list. The >>> discussion is now getting nowhere and borderline dirtier. >>> >>> I humbly appeal to everyone involved in the discussion to kindly abandon >>> this thread. >>> >>> Each one of you are the integral part of the Wikimedia movement in India. >>> Differences may happen, but let us not forget our ultimate goal. >>> Chapter, community , foundation, let us all work together. >>> The India chapter was formed after much hard work and let us give it as >>> little more time... Requesting everyone interested to kindly apply for >>> membership and remember it is you who could drive the chapter to a bigger >>> success. Constructive Criticism is useful, Blaming each other is easy but it >>> is you who could make a difference. >>> >>> thanks again >>> >>> Regards >>> Tinu Cherian >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>> Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> >> > > > -- > Regards, > ME. > Wear a Lungi, Support the Movement > My infrastructure invasion... plus other images > too.. on Wikimedia Commons. http://bit.ly/d50SIq > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >

Hi Gautam, Thanks for your reply. Regarding to your response 1 - To be a part of the mission and for contributing, I don't think one should be a member of the Wikimedia India (please don't take it otherwise). Just for voting the executive committee members, one should be a member? I don't understand the point. 2. I am under the impression that one of the major goals of Wikimedia chapter is fundraising, which will be used for its operations and fulfilling the mission tasks. Isn't that correct? Thanks, Shyam On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Gautam John &lt;gautam(a)prathambooks.org&gt; wrote:

Thanks Gautam, That makes sense to me. Regards, Shyam On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Gautam John &lt;gautam(a)prathambooks.org&gt; wrote: