The Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation has very little to do
with how policies are formulated on the English Wikipedia project. ASB.
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या
* فريدريك نورونيا <fredericknoronha1(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Bishkha, Congrats! And please do something to push for
flexible rules that
take care of non-Western situations while crafting a global online
encyclopedia.
I feel that societies which don't have such a long tradition with the
printed word (or are mostly oral societies) have a distinct disadvantage
while trying to match up to global Wikipedia requirements (for
'notability', referencing, etc). This gets doubly bad when someone needs to
reference non-English texts, which might not be visible in cyberspace
itself.
Do make a case for the need of separate standards when writing about
Asian-African-LatinAm societies in the Wikipedia. This will go a long way
in creating a level playing field. FN
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Goa,1556's updated list of books available on and from Goa:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/76671049/Goa1556-Catalogue-Books-from-Goa
On 29 December 2012 12:11, Bishakha Datta <bishakhadatta(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Thank you, all.
It's been a terrific experience, and I hope to continue to be of use to
the Foundation and to the movement in my next term.
Best
Bishakha
On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 11:42 PM, Outofindia <outofindia(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
Congratulations Bishakha
This is indeed good news for Wiki Media's work in India and a well
deserved reappointment!
Best wishes
Harriet
On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 10:21 PM, Pradeep Mohandas <prad2609(a)yahoo.com>wrote;wrote:
FYI.
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* From: * Geoff Brigham <gbrigham(a)wikimedia.org>rg>;
* To: * <wikimediaannounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>rg>; <
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* Subject: * [Wikimedia-l] Reappointment of Bishakha Datta as WMF
Trustee
* Sent: * Fri, Dec 28, 2012 3:39:27 PM
I am happy to report that Bishakha Datta has been reappointed as a
Trustee
on the WMF Board for another two-year term.
The Board resolution may be found here:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Bishakha_Datta_Reappointment…
The Board minutes may be found here:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2012-12-27
Congratulations to Bishakha!
--
Geoff Brigham
General Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation
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