Hi there, I sent a message to some individual inactive "members" concerning removal from mailing list. We are no longer supporting recruits who have still not been able to donate a single edit especially to Wikipedia. We have been operating with a grant and we have to account for all the time and effort and funds we have spent coming to your schools, BarCamps etc in September. The self motivated ones who are truly interested have proven themselves. We have to wrap up for the outreach year and write our report to WMF. We need to move on to other things that will ensure our edit numbers grow. You might not find this cool to hear but some members who joined a few months ago have over 100 edits now. They even learnt faster than I did when I joined. They came in with you so there is no excuse. As a grantee who needs to account for work done, I don't have time for anyone who will make me seem incompetent with all due respect. I will simply kick you out. Let me be honest with you. I have been on Twitter and Facebook for years. These companies haven't sent me a travel scholarship anywhere to any of their tech events. I have known Wikimedia for just 1 year. Wikimedia flew me to Hong Kong for exposure and learning. Wikimedia is the only social media organisation that takes users that seriously. Some of you are on Fb and Twitter with blogs and all. You are all over the place and you have time for everything else because you know where your interest lies. I told Rexford months ago that I wanted to be a Wikimedian. He didn't force me here. I came by myself. This is a game of interests. In Hong Kong I met very distinguished people -- scientists, people in aviation, Phd holders, mothers and fathers who regardless of whatever, still extend towards their Wikimedian duties. So if your problem is time, I encourage you to find time. An edit could be a one minute thing. I understand editing in itself is not a paid job. Maybe that is what is discouraging you. But no one pays you to tweet your knowledge. Wikis are social media too and WMF doesn't pay people to contribute their knowledge. We can only pay you for the help in outreach as prescribed by our grant or on special projects that has received grants. With that, PWMGH can't force you and I understand. So if incentives are low for you, well too bad for us. Those that declared your edits, good job done. If you still want to remain with us, and haven't, do declare your edits please.

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