Thanks Ravi for bringing up this topic. I sent a similar mail regarding this some time back. <br><br>Now a days many so called "wikipedians" are popping up here and there claiming themselves <b>as the spokesperson of different Indian language wikis</b>. The irony is that <b>none of the Wiki language communities are aware about these types of developments</b>. And some of these spokespersons doesn't even have an account in the respective language wiki.<br>
<br><br>I know that <b>Wiki editing</b> and <b>Wiki advocacy</b> are two different topics. But we, contributors to different language wikipedias, doesn't want some one outside the Language community taking the responsibility of spokesperson with out our knowledge.<br>
<br><br>It is a good idea to appoint a team of active wikians for each language as the official Spokespersons/contact persons. Let each Wiki language community decide how it should be represented outside.<br><br><br>Shiju <br>
<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Ravi shankar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ravidreams_03@yahoo.com">ravidreams_03@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi,<br><br>Recently we came to know that a fraud guy has been claiming himself to be the "head" of Tamil Wiki and a director for yet-to-be-formed Indian Wikimedia chapter. He has been doing this at many places including Govt circles. This was a shock for us. I would like to warn a similar possibility for all other Indian Wikis.<br>
<br>I recommend that each Wiki start a mechanism to officially elect few official Spokespersons / contact persons and spread the word about this selection. The appointment can be cycled every few months to share responsibility with more members. These need not be just the sysops / bureaucrats. They can be anyone trust worthy, long serving the community, having fair idea of Wiki organization and easy to cooperate and communicate with. <br>
<br>Ravi.<br><br><span><a href="http://ravidreams.com/" target="_blank">http://ravidreams.com/</a></span><br></div><br>
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