Heya all.<br>I guess, I really need to explain something here.<br>I was wrong when I blamed the organisers of Pragyan for what happened.<br>The Fiasco, isn&#39;t a FIASCO anymore. We&#39;ve got four users from the event and I&#39;m proud of that.<br>
<br>I believe I have inadvertently caused a flare up which has resulted in a lot of people getting shouted out. Tensions are soaring and I believe I caused it.<br><br>As far as Accomodation/Travel is considered, from my POV, what I got was perfect. Saagar had informed me that guesthouses weren&#39;t good enough and I took [and still take] his word for it. He slept in the lab so I could sleep in his room. <br>
<br>As for the event, as Sohan pointed out the, delay and internet issues were the only issue. The internet issue was mine in entirety. I didn&#39;t mention that, OR mention anything about a lab. That makes it my fault. <br>
The MoU: I admit, I didn&#39;t read the MoU at all, both the edited and original versions of it.  Big mistake. <br>Saagar helped me a LOT, and did whatevr was in his power to change the slot to a weekend to ensure that Sohan could participate. <br>
The lack of time and all was because we, [particularly ME] took time in arriving at a proper decision. For every 10 mails I got from Saagar, Sohan, Nitika, Naveen and Tinu on the matter I sent out only one reply.<br><br>I admit, the majority of the goof up was PURELY MY FAULT.<br>
<br>The remaining issus were a direct result of lack of time.<br><br>I just feel pathetic that I said whatever I did, because I and several others are now at the receiving end of a lot of people.<br>At the time of writing the first mail, I was at the receiving end of three people, one in particular called my session a flop show and blamed everything on me, causing me to write that mail.<br>
Now, suddenly I&#39;M  at the recievning end of no less than 16 people.<br><br>I feel guilty that the NIT T team, who did their best to make me feel comfortable have been put thru this by me.<br>I learnt a lot at Pragyan, it was my first tech first, to be honest, and I really enjoyed the guest lecture that I attended, which I feel is specially significant to Wikipedia, which I shall write separately about soon.<br>
Sohan may feel different, but as I said over the phone to Nitika, I and ONLY I am to blame for what I did. <br><br>I hope this isn&#39;t the end of what I was hoping would be a good partnership. It is quite rare to see the top brains look at Wikipedia from our POV. Most top schools/colleges etc are snobs [it&#39;s a stereotype but mostly true in my experience] and these guys seemed genuinely interested in what was being done.<br>
<br>I just feel pathetic at being such a screwup. As stated earlier I have a lot to learn and till then I shall not volunteer for an academy/workshop. I&#39;ll merely be a spectator and wait till I mature into someone better. The real world is not so rosy as the Wiki world is.<br>
<br>Regards,<br>Srikanth.<br>P.S: I did manage to get a picture of the NITT gate which is now on the Commons. Maybe you guys could use it. It is CCBYSA ofcourse.<br><br><br>-- <br>Regards,<br>Srikanth Ramakrishnan.<br>Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup onMarch 10th.<br>
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