Regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi,
On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
On Feb 2, 2013 7:22 PM, "Abhishek Suryawanshi" <i.abhishek.suryawanshi@gmail.com> wrote:
> Why there is 18 age limit to become member of Wikimedia India Chapter?
Dear Abhishek,
I can take that query as one of the folks involved in preparing and debating the original MOA clauses of the chapter.
The original intent was to keep membership criteria as open as possible - age, citizenship, etc.
However the advise of the consultant who helped us with the society
registration was to limit membership to adults and indian citizens
based on their prior experience with getting these registrations
through quickly. We were advised that we could later seek permissions
for the above if the authorities so permitted.
Not with standing these limitations it took the lot of meetings with authorities to get the formal registration through. I have attended many of these meetings to get due clearance.
Hope that clarifies your query.
RegardsDear Srikanth,
When I mentioned it is easy to become a member, I meant for Indian citizens.
100 Rupee is membership fee and whether its small amount or large amount is different point of view.
Why there is 18 age limit to become member of Wikimedia India Chapter?
Regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi,
On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
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Srikanth Ramakrishnan srik.ramk at wikimedia.in
Due to legal restrictions only an Indian citizen can become a member of the Chapter. When I mentioned it is easy to become a member, I meant for Indian citizens. On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 11:56 PM, Siebrand Mazeland (WMF) < smazeland at wikimedia.org> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < > srik.ramk at wikimedia.in> wrote: > >> Becoming a member is pretty easy. It costs INR 100 to join and requires a >> single form to be filled and sent across. > > > Actually, it isn't. As Bence is not an Indian citizen over 18 or an Indian > institution, he cannot be a member. > > Cheers! > -- > Siebrand > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l at lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Member of the Executive Committee Wikimedia Chapter [India]