Hi,
CIS-A2K is allocating huge amount of budget on only five Indian languages.
I dont know how other language communities, including my own Bengali, will
provide feedback on that. We do not fall in the so-called Focused Language
Area (FLA) of CIS-A2K and our feedback dont matter at all.
CIS has been requesting millions of dollars from WMF every year on their
so-called 5 focused language areas and doing all kind of propaganda about
their so-called progress, in social media, blogs and meta, sometimes
claiming volunteer events as their own success. Still I can say, that other
non-FLA volunteer Indian communities, including Bengali, are working
on-wiki silently on their own without any/very little monetary or
organizational support and progressing a lot more than funded Wikimedia
projects and I am proud of that as a community member.
As India is not a country of only 5 languages, this Focused language
concept is completely faulty to me and this shows clear discrimination to
other language communities.
Regards,
Bodhisattwa
On 2 April 2016 at 16:56, Tito Dutta <trulytito(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> We want to inform you that CIS-A2K team has submitted workplan and proposal
> for the year 2016-2017. These are the details:
>
> - Link to Workplan :
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Work_plan_July_2016_-_June_2017
> - Link to proposal :
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2015-2016_round2/The_C…
> - Link to strategic plan :
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Strategic_plan_June_2016_-_July_2018
> - Link to budget :
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Work_plan_July_2016_-_June_2017/Bud…
>
>
> Please provide your valuable feedback here:
> Regards
> Tito Dutta
> Programme Associate
> CIS-A2K
>
Hello!
I have changed the proposal status from 'draft' to 'proposed'. Kindly
do spend some time to help improve or endorse the proposal.
Thanks
Vikram
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Vikram Vincent <vincentvikram(a)gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 19:43:54 +0530
Subject: Requesting feedback on my IEG
To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hello!
I have created an IEG titled "Wikipedia as a pedagogical tool" at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikipedia_as_a_pedagogical_tool
Kindly share your valuable feedback.
Thanks
--
Vikram Vincent
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Vikram Vincent
Hi all,
I have gone through the nomination page and questions asked to the
candidates. My choice would be* Nataliia Tymkiv* and *Kunal Mehta. *
Both these candidates are well aware of the declining relationship among
community, staff and WMF and want to solve them in a transparent wiki way.
Both their answers seemed practical to me and I think, if they are
selected, they would make a difference.
A newcomer Nataliia's stand against Wikimedia Ukraine ED Yury Perohanych's
whimsical approach to community members in 2013 is also worth mentioning.
Salute!
(
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/No…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_149#a_simple_qu…
)
Kunal Mehta is a WMF staff as well as an active Wikimedia volunteer, a
combination we obviously need in a BoT member. He has closely observed the
crises built in foundation and in my opinion, has more insights in this
matter than other candidates.
Other candidates, except few, are also active Wikipedians in their way and
if I had another option, I would preferred Osmar Valdebenito.
--
P.S.
Satdeep and Sudhanwa preferred Siska Doviana. With all due respect,
personally I am not fond of those Wikimedians who are not/less active
on-wiki and still are/were EC members of different Wikimedia chapters. I
know, that global edit-count is not the best indicator for Wikimedia
involvement, but on-wiki involvement helps Wikimedians know the dynamics of
the community, realize common community problems by heart and look for
solution collaboratively. To me, if you are an EC member, then you have
more reason to edit on-wiki (not only meta), because that only makes you
build the bond with community members.
In this context, I will *NOT* recommend WMIN to support Siska Doviana from
WMID, who has only around 3,300 global edits!!.
(
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ACentralAuth&targe…)
I also do not support her initiative, stated in her nomination talk page,
about providing huge amount of money to winners of content competition. To
me, its a way to trigger dangerous practice in wiki world.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/No…
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/No…>
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Bodhisattwa
Dear All,
As a step to nurture Wikimedia India into in fact even bigger roles such
that it realizes its mission, beliefs and goals more efficiently, Wikimedia
India has decided to setup an advisory council.
Advisory council would be a panel of experts with different expertise and
connections with whom WE the chapter could rely on to get specific advice.
However, They are not a "committee" in the usual sense to discuss all
issues together and provide consensus.
While the chapter relies on senior and experienced members from the
community, it would now also try to enroll people outside Wiki movement.
This should be an ongoing process. Growth and strength of WMIN will depend
on how many capable members outside our community get interested in us.
Community members anyway will always be there to support us.
Please find the attached document for more details.
Thanks
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Srivastava Abhinav
Executive Committee Member|Wikimedia India
Ph - +91-9711739003|Skype: abhinavsrivastava619
Wiki Username - abhinav619