On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Shiju Alex
<shijualexonline@gmail.com> wrote:
I am replying to this mail as a Malayalam wikimedia community member.
Fact: Subhashish, former volunteer, and now paid consultant with India Programs.
What do you mean by this? I Shiju Alex is a Indic language wikipedian now close to 6 years. According to Mr. Anirudh (an EC member of India chapter) I am a former
volunteer. is this is the official position of wikimedia India chapter? As a community member I require an explanation for this.
Shiju, you and Subhashish have been volunteers but now you are paid contractors hired by the Foundation. Any work you do within the purview of your contractual relationship with the Foundation will be work as a paid contractor and cannot be deemed to be the same as a volunteer. You can continue being volunteers once your contractual assignment is complete. Is that so difficult to understand?
The difference is this: I am an unpaid volunteer who cannot expend the same amount of time and energy towards our projects as you are currently able to.