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FYI On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Taweetham <taweetham(a)gmail.com> wrote: Greetings Wikimedia Asia member, I am G(x), the member of the planned Thai Wikimedia. Although I do interest and open for the possibilities of open discussion in Bangkok, I (and only me myself) do not yet to be able to travel freely to other countries, or even in Thailand or Bangkok itself due to parents' control, the education (as I'm a sophomore in the university in Thailand) and sufficient money that may cover the cost of the meeting. In the meantime, I would prefer to use the mailing list and/or private mail to discuss the matter involved the Wikimedia Asia (in particular, Thai Wikimedia) Regards, G(x) _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-asia-chapters mailing list Wikimedia-asia-chapters(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-asia-chapters

I think there will be some impetus in the coming weeks to establish a Thailand chapter, or at least a Thai-Khmer-Lao one. Kudpung On 19 Jul 2012, at 21:46, Josh Lim wrote: Perhaps I should be speaking here to share my experiences as a junior in college which had a hand in setting up a Wikimedia chapter: my parents have been particularly supportive of me traveling around and doing Wikipedia-related work (especially if it involves traveling outside the Philippines), and so I don't think parental "control" is a very big issue here if your parents understand that Wikimedia is a very big investment with potentially big returns, especially on your resumé! I do think though that the time is ripe for other Asian chapters to help out developing communities in their own back yards. This was discussed in Berlin and Gdańsk back in 2010: in the case of Southeast Asia, for example, with Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore expressing interest to organize chapters, Wikimedia Philippines and Wikimedia Indonesia are in the best position to give support for these nascent communities. The same goes with Wikimedia Israel and the greater Middle East, Wikimedia Hong Kong and greater China, etc. Now I don't think Wikimedia Philippines can facilitate accommodation for Wikipedians just yet, but we will do all that we can to take care of visiting Wikipedians, should any come our way. :) Regards, Josh Wiadomość napisana przez Kay Xspre w dniu 19 lip 2012, o godz. 22:27: FYI Greetings Wikimedia Asia member, I am G(x), the member of the planned Thai Wikimedia. Although I do interest and open for the possibilities of open discussion in Bangkok, I (and only me myself) do not yet to be able to travel freely to other countries, or even in Thailand or Bangkok itself due to parents' control, the education (as I'm a sophomore in the university in Thailand) and sufficient money that may cover the cost of the meeting. In the meantime, I would prefer to use the mailing list and/or private mail to discuss the matter involved the Wikimedia Asia (in particular, Thai Wikimedia) Regards, G(x) _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-asia-chapters mailing list Wikimedia-asia-chapters(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-asia-chapters *JAMES JOSHUA G. LIM* Block I1, AB Political Science Major in Global Politics, Minor in Chinese Studies Class of 2013, Ateneo de Manila University Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines *Trustee *(2010-2013), Wikimedia Philippines *Member*, Ateneo Debate Society *Member*, The Assembly jamesjoshualim(a)yahoo.com | +63 (927) 531-8301 Friendster/Facebook/Twitter: akiestar | Wikimedia: Sky Harbor http://akira123323.livejournal.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-asia-chapters mailing list Wikimedia-asia-chapters(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-asia-chapters _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-asia-chapters mailing list Wikimedia-asia-chapters(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-asia-chapters

...and so I don't think parental "control" is a very big issue here if your parents understand that Wikimedia is a very big investment with potentially big returns, especially on your resumé!

Several points here: (1) As our target group is school/university students. It is inevitable that parental support is required but we haven't done much to address this issue. I believe that it boils down into two steps. a.) Parents should recognise the value of volunteer work and allow their children to commit a reasonable time to participate in such activities. b.) Parents should see Wikimedian projects as safe, rewarding and enjoyable venues for their children to volunteer. In Thailand, we need to address both steps. We can't do much about a.), but we can do a lot more on b.). (2) I agree that the chapters in Philippines and Indonesia will be our mentors/strategic partners for chapters to be established in Thailand (+ other SEA countries). Support from Hong Kong and other Asian chapters (including Israel) are also welcome. I know that a chapter should stick to its own jurisdiction. However, if the neighbouring haven't got its own chapter yet, we should be able to help each other and engage in activities across the border. (3) I will be transiting in Taiwan on the 31st of July for eight hours. It would be great if I can have a chat with the chapter over there. Cheers, Taweetham On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 3:09 AM, Kay Xspre <generaleva(a)gmail.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-asia-chapters mailing list Wikimedia-asia-chapters(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-asia-chapters

Dear all, At Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:22:57 +0800, Butch Bustria wrote: I, for one, anticipate Wikimedia Japan to happen, although I expect that we have a long way to get to the establishment. Several long-time Wikimedians are interested in a Wikimedia chapter in Japan to my knowledge. However, we feel we'd better to start by demonstrating what outreach activities can bring to the online community, which has been already successful to a good extent with a quite modest level of offline activities. For a starter, we are starting preparation for Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 (next year). Lack of manpower and legal concerns are recognized obstacles for years, too. Perhaps it could be an inspiring material if we can collect some of the best success stories from neighboring Asian Wikimedia chapters regarding academic outreach, Wiki-training sessions, and the likes. Do we already have one? Best, Yusuke User:Whym Wikimedian Society of Tokyo / 東京ウィキメディアン会 http://tokyo.wikimedia.jp At Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:22:57 +0800, Butch Bustria wrote: personally or _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-asia-chapters mailing list Wikimedia-asia-chapters(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-asia-chapters