so u agre? gud. cos u scrwd up n did it big tym.
nxt tym u think of anythin, don kay?
u don hav a lptop, no isssus. get 1. can't afford one? get lost.
v aint got no place 4 ppl lyk u.
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:39:48 +0530
From: parakara.ghoda(a)gmail.com
To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] The Great NITT fiasco ...
Heya all.
I guess, I really need to explain something here.
I was wrong when I blamed the organisers of Pragyan for what happened.
The Fiasco, isn't a FIASCO anymore. We've got four users from the event and
I'm proud of that.
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.
As far as Accomodation/Travel is considered, from my POV, what I got was perfect. Saagar
had informed me that guesthouses weren'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.
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't mention that, OR mention anything
about a lab. That makes it my fault.
The MoU: I admit, I didn't read the MoU at all, both the edited and original versions
of it. Big mistake.
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.
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.
I admit, the majority of the goof up was PURELY MY FAULT.
The remaining issus were a direct result of lack of time.
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.
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.
Now, suddenly I'M at the recievning end of no less than 16 people.
I feel guilty that the NIT T team, who did their best to make me feel comfortable have
been put thru this by me.
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.
Sohan may feel different, but as I said over the phone to Nitika, I and ONLY I am to blame
for what I did.
I hope this isn'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's a stereotype but mostly true in my experience] and these guys
seemed genuinely interested in what was being done.
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'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.
Regards,
Srikanth.
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.
--
Regards,
Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup onMarch 10th.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
Aliens invaded Tamil Nadu, left their Spaceship and now it is a Toll Plaza.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IVRCL-Vijayamangalam-Toll-Plaza.JPG
_______________________________________________
Wikimediaindia-l mailing list
Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l