Hi Sudhanwa, Wikimedia India Chapter is an independent organization and we (the community) should let it work with at least some level of autonomy. Oher agencies like WMF, CIS have more liberty due to their organizational structure. In the name of accountability, if we are going to raise questions like these, no chapter can make decisions in good faith and act efficiently. The larger Wikimedia community that works directly on Wikimedia websites and towards it's mission offline can be considered it's stakeholders. The chapter can inform this part of the stakeholders through its annual / half yearly / monthly reports and we have every right to demand such reports and participate during FDC requests. But, micro managing like this is not going to help. If we need better governance, we need to become members of the chapter and raise such questions as a member. And that too, we can discuss in Chapter Wiki or Meta (if appropriate). Every year, tens of people from India attend Wikimania and other national level events. They are not expected to submit any kind of reports. Don't we trust that these visits will help the larger movement in some way? Ravi

Hi Sudhanwa, //Looks like I am the only person asking questions to WMIN// That's not an issue. But, I would request anyone to follow few steps before escalating issues to India mailing list. 1. Please post your questions in Chapter Wiki's village pump. If there is no such place, we need to create one. If that doesn't help, post in chapter's mailing list. If that doesn't help, write to the Executive Manager and give him sufficient time. If that doesn't help, please ping some of the EC members through email. 2. Please escalate issues to the mailing list only if it is of concern for the larger movement and above steps have failed. The same can be followed for dealing with isuses in local communities and other agencies like CIS, WMF. The India mailing list should not be serving as the first point of contact. //Somehow, I am getting more and more inputs and more questions from people from the community.// Please encourage such members to follow above steps themselves. Speaking unofficially on behalf of some (there is no way to verify if such people exist and what they told actually) doesn't go well with the Wiki spirit. // Community would like to get answers to these questions.// I am also a member of the community and don't understand who is the community on whose behalf you speak. If you would like to get an answer as an individual, please follow the steps mentioned above. //I will prefer that the individual members who went abroad give their individual briefing on the list publicly.// The chapter is a registered legal entity by itself and it can be asked to accept responsibility for all activities taken under it's name. So, I don't think individual members need to submit such reports. As a community member, I will welcome regular reports from the chapter to establish better trust with all it's stakeholders. If I have an issue, I will discuss during their next grant proposal. The current EC is doing it's best to bring governance changes and transparency initiatives. When it is fire fighting the best we can is stand together and give ample time for it to deliver. As a former president of Wikimedia India, I hope you can understand the limitations under which any EC will work. In the context of India Community Consultation happening in October, discussions like these won't help to show the India community in good light. Thanks, Ravi