Thank you Ravi for your contributions to spread the movement in India. Very much appreciated. I hope you achieve much more in the future!
Srikar On 07-Feb-2016 8:12 pm, "Satdeep Gill" satdeepgill@gmail.com wrote:
Ravi,
Thanks a lot for your amazing contribution to the Wikimedia movement in India.
I would also like to thank you on behalf of the Punjabi Wikimedia Community.
Regards Satdeep Gill
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- Signing off as WMIN Program Director (Ravishankar Ayyakkannu)
Message: 1 Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 12:39:08 +0530 From: Ravishankar Ayyakkannu ravidreams@wikimedia.in To: Wikimedia India Community list wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: Wikimedia Members List wmin-members@googlegroups.com Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Signing off as WMIN Program Director Message-ID: CANY2_jCzobu0V45ATKzM24ZVtbTnyxGwd-Wwwb6+GDfmyCK-=g@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Hi,
Effective 01 February 2016, I have changed the nature of my engagement
with
Wikimedia India (WMIN) from staff to volunteer.
I joined WMIN when the overall scene in the Indian Wikimedia movement was tumultuous. It wasn’t easy getting things back on track. In the last 16 months, I hope I have succeeded in restoring the trust of all
stakeholders
including WMF, CIS-A2K, and the community. It was an honour to represent the movement in India, and I thank all who have helped me shoulder this responsibility. I know that I have played my part in empowering at least one Wikimedian to contribute more actively and nurturing at least one Wikimedia community. And that gives me immense satisfaction as I sign off as WMIN’s Program Director.
At the moment, WMIN cannot hire or retain any staff until it gets FCRA permanent registration and succeeds in securing next grant. I hope to continue serving WMIN as a volunteer to the best of my abilities while it undergoes this transition. I will also be contributing to various Wikimedia projects and events as usual in my capacity as a volunteer.
I wish WMIN all the best and look forward to it playing a bigger role in the movement as it matures.
Thanks, Ravi