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From one another of those silent spectator or quiet one.. :)<br>
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A pilot program is undertaken to always test the situation and gauge
how it would deliver in a real life situation. That is exactly why
it is known as a pilot or a UAT or a test.<br>
<br>
With due respect to others in the thread, whoever has been
expressing their opinions and thoughts, lets be honest about the
fact that the Pune Pilot has been a success, a resounding success.
The pilot was intended to be a learning experience and you should be
taking back that learning to fine tune the future initiatives. It
needs to be gauged on the learning that has been gained and nothing
else, absolutely nothing else should be the benchmark.<br>
<br>
Let us only look at what has been gained and not at what has been
lost. May be that is the Indian mentality, but that is a mentality
which is encouraging for all those CA's to contribute further and
evolve themselves as better Wikipedians.<br>
<br>
Abhi<br>
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On 15-Nov-2011 9:52 AM, Hisham wrote:
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<div>
<div>I'm deliberately opening a new mail chain on this. This is
at the risk of me being told off for doing so - but I believe
that email protocol is one thing - but communication
philosophy is (arguably) even more critical.</div>
<div><br>
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<div>I (and personally upsetting to me, others at India Programs
- namely Nitika & the Campus Ambassadors) have taken some
beating over the past few days. Some has been personal and
not been circumspect or constructive; not pretty. I have been
touched by the offlist messages of comfort and support that I
and the others have got.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I am exceedingly worried about the impact it has had on
team morale. To all those who have criticised the India
Education Program, spare a thought for the volunteers who have
helped out on this. I want to tell the Campus Ambassadors to
be strong and keep your chins up. You guys have been
incredible. Hand on heart, you have given your hearts and
souls and have conducted probably the single biggest Wikipedia
outreach program in the world. (btw, I really don't care if
someone wants to tag this as {citation required.}) You have
taken time out of your working lives and college days. I know
how tough it's been - conducting more than 100 in-class
sessions, working with so many students and faculty, reaching
out on email and talk pages and SMS and mobile calls and
social networks and in canteens, poring over student entries,
learning Wikipedia policies, figuring out new tools to help
your work, building relationships with other editors across
the globe, doing the back-breaking documentation that's been
required on project & course pages, and I can go on and on
and on. I know that sustaining this level of motivation and
energy over months has been hard on you. I also know some of
you faltered. I know some of you wanted to scream and kick
someone some times, maybe even many people many times! Keep
the faith, guys. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I am sorry for the personal attack on Nitika. To her, I
want to publicly apologise. I know her to be hard-working,
diligent, honest, competent and an all-round professional.
She's new and she's learning and has and will make mistakes -
like all of us do. It is fantastic to have her on the team.
Period.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The program is a pilot - and we made a ton of mistakes.
Sorry, <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#232323">let me
rephrase that. I led the initiative so all responsibility
should be mine. I made a ton of mistakes. I promise the
following. We will have a thorough, honest and fact based
evaluation. We will be open to make all the changes that
are required. We will not let the events of the past few
days force us into a bunker mentality. We will be open and
we will be intellectually rigorous. We will learn and we
will improve. </font>The India opportunity is massive - and
our ambitions are huge. It is also fraught with challenges.
Unless we try and do things - new and tough and complex
things - we will never be able to realise our true potential.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I know that some who have participated in these exchanges
are driven by an awe-inspiring love and passion for Wikipedia.
I urge you to continue to come forward and work with others
and us. Come forward early though - and stay engaged through
the journey. It will have ups and downs. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div>On communication, I urge everyone to maintain WP:CIVILITY
and WP:NPOV in all our interactions. On this - and to be
fair - quite a few other interactions recently on totally
unrelated topics (and involving a whole host of others), I
daresay we have drifted from core Wikipedia principles.
These should apply to us to all our community's
interactions as religiously as we apply them to our
projects.</div>
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<div><br>
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<div>I would urge folks who agree with me to write back. Even a
+1 will do. Let's hear the voices of the quieter folks.
Let's hear from the folks who don't always get involved in
mailing list exchanges out of either apprehension or apathy.
Let's move forward. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Warm Regards,</div>
</div>
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