On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 5:24 PM, CherianTinu Abraham <tinucherian@gmail.com> wrote:
Theo,
" Err... I have no idea who or what implied that. "
You are a long time community member, you were working as Wikimedia Foundation paid contractor for some time, does that mean all the volunteer work you would have done before/after or during being a full time and paid staff of Foundation cease to have any value ?
This is what I was referring to, Implying that "the volunteer work you would have done before/after or during being a full time and paid staff of Foundation cease to have any value". I really don't see a single mention that shiju or anyone's work "ceases to have value". He was, is, and will be a well respected community member. I have said that in the first thread. Currently, he is an employee, and justly, official reports from WMF should reflect the work he does as an employee, that is all.
I am referring to your previous full time and paid work for the Wikimedia Foundation 2010-2011
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_contractors#Individuals
Yes thank you. I don't think I have ever denied being a contractor.....anywhere.(BTW that page is only for people who declare their contract-work, there is large majority who is not there.) I know you like to point to it, but you and shiju also received a grant for a project at the same time, does you insinuation follow? should I add a link to it every time discussions like this come up, or is it enough to just assume good faith with your fellow community member? I have been trying for my part.
" I don't think anyone said anything to that effect so far. "
Look at the similar comments from Anirudh on this thread related to people like Shiju and Subhashish.
I have read them at least a dozen time. I can't see the insinuation you are extracting from it. It only says to carry the same demarcation well respected and followed on-wiki, nothing more. If you think that it's not important, you should ask WMF to change staff policy, he was suggesting applying the same internal standards.
As I have clearly explained earlier, such a segregation is only possible in virtual user accounts, not in real world action. If you want know, come do the donkey work !
This might be true and I said it is hard to do, but some attempt should be made to try, at least. I do my own type of volunteer work, I don't question yours, please don't question mine.
Again, Ashwin puts it eloquently, "more prudence and probity are the need of the hour. More transparency, not more laissez faire." - I completely agree.
Regards
Theo