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On 30 January 2011 07:57, CherianTinu Abraham <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tinucherian@gmail.com"><tinucherian@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Changed the subject line again.. ( Subject deviation again :) )
Hi Praveen,
May I ask , what is not really clear about the chapter ? Wikimedia India
chapter is registered now as a legal entity in India [1] in Jan 2010 ; there
is an Executive committee with 7 members , the office bearers are [2] Arun
Ramarathnam, President ; BalaSundaraRaman Lakshmanan, Secretary ; Arjuna
Rao Chavala, Treasurer etc
May be it is time for the chapter to open up the membership to the
community?
or even making the agenda & meeting minutes of the Wikimedia India chapter
EC available to all like the Wikimedia Foundation Board [3] ( so that these
confusions to "common Wikimedians" can be avoided) ?
If there are still any misunderstandings/unclear things, the EC members must
be happy to answer them.
I'm all excited to see the Wikimedia India chapter getting more active and
the chapter & community working closely in the coming days.
[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Chapter_Registration_accomplished">http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Chapter_Registration_accomplished</a>
[2] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_India/MoA-PostChapComVer">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_India/MoA-PostChapComVer</a>
[3] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Meetings">http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Meetings</a>
Regards
Tinu Cherian
N.B. I am not speaking on behalf of the chapter , neither am I a EC
member/ordinary member. My understandings are based on various threads on
the mailing lists.
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I believe I've sent a couple of mails on this matter. And on a quick
search I found my last query is not answered :(<br>
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BTW don't interpret my queries as I am a candidate for membership. I
do not and will not want any kind of membership there, I've my
limitations. But I want it open, I want clear communication, I want
answers, I want a clear view of Its procedures and actions. And I am
certain that we need more "ground based" members, who can
effectively communicate common users and holding wiki ideology.<br>
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I expect encouragements from a "chapter" and "its members". But I
found no encouragements but teasing from that side in the parent
thread. I'm sorry If I hurt anyone; But I really have to ask my
doubts, I am an Indian Wikimedian :)<br>
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On Sunday 30 January 2011 09:26 AM, Gautam John wrote:
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<pre wrap=""> we still trying to find our feet here. Suggestions are welcome,
please.
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In that case what was the urgency to such a premature creation?<br>
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As for membership, as soon as we have our bank account which should
happen in four weeks or so.
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I believe I am clear above. May I know how you are connected
wikimedia communities? I don't understand that how a man reluctant
to edit wikies (<a
href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ACentralAuth&target=GKJohn">UL</a>)
is so passionate to lead other users from WMIN.<br>
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