* 7 executive members keep electing each other, each time !!!! *
Nice observation from Tinu..... My
observation and comment is same as
below.
On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 11:43 PM, CherianTinu Abraham
<tinucherian(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
Hearty congratulations to Arjuna Rao , Hari Prasad
& Anirudh Bhati as the
new office bearers of the Wikimedia India chapter. Well deserved & best
wishes for the future.
Having said that, this unexpected announcement leaves me with
several unanswered questions. This has to do nothing with any doubts on
the calibre , integrity & abilities of new office bearers or the rest of the
committee members. I still personally share a very close & cordial relations
with all of the exec comn members, but that doesn't prevent me from asking
lots of questions and concerns as an ordinary Wikimedian like me and it may
be possibly shared by several others in this list.
a) If there was to be a change of the office bearers of the chapter (
decided) on the Jan 22 Exec Comm meeting, why wasn't it announced publicly?
Was there an agenda of election of new office bearers for this meeting or
just happened as a co-incidence ? What were the other decisions taken on
that meeting ? Is there a publicly available minutes of meeting ?
b) How were the new office bearers elected ? Was there an election ? Did
the previous office bearers voluntarily resign and called for a new
election? Was there a vote ? If there was a vote, will it be publicly
shared? What was the need of change of office bearers within few months of
chapter approval or one month of chapter registration ? I thought the term
of the executive committee members and the office bearers was for two years.
I am sorry but I have to say this , IMHO it is not an ethical
and transparent process if the 7 executive members keep electing each other,
each time !!!!
c) There were several discussions on this mailing list on the chapter on
Jan 30 th , 2011 [1] [2] ( after the so called meeting) and had mentions of
the current office bearers and none of the executive com members even
bothered to clarify. I remember at least two of the exec members replying to
those threads then.
d) So the new office bearers' elections happened on Jan 22 , 2011 ? And I
wonder what took the chapter several weeks to announce , such a important
change publicly ? Remember this "new election" happened even without a
publicly announced agenda, before the meeting. How many such elections can
we expect during the current term of the committee?
We already had lots of concerns shared by the community for the lack
of transparency by the chapter and these kinds of things will only underline
them.
If this is the way the chapter intends to operate, I am deeply concerned
and worried about its future.
Regards
Tinu Cherian
N.B.
a) To clarify, I don't intend to run for any office positions for the
chapter. But I may have to even think twice to be part of a body which
clearly intends to work without any proper transparency and works
disconnected from the community, which it supposedly represents.
b) I have always supported the chapter previously in the several
discussions earlier, but this announcement put me really worried and hence
this mail. Anyways, my best wishes again for the new office bearers and the
chapter. Hoping the see more transparent and candid efforts from the chapter
in future.
[1]
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-January/001891.h…
[2]
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/001935.…
On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 7:23 PM, BalaSundaraRaman <sundarbecse(a)yahoo.com>wrote;wrote:
Dear all,
Following the registration of the Wikimedia Chapter, the first meeting of
the Executive Committee (EC) was held on the 22nd January 2011 at 2 PM at
194, 2nd C Cross, Domlur 2nd Phase, Bangalore 560071.
As mandated by the MoA, the office bearers were elected. The executive
committee now constitutes of:
- Arjuna Rao Chavala, *President*
- Hari Prasad HS, *Secretary*
- Anirudh Singh Bhati, *Treasurer*
- Arun Ramarathnam, Member
- BalaSundaraRaman Lakshmanan, Member
- Gautam K John, Member
- Srinivas Gunta, Member
We would like to take the opportunity to thank the Centre for Internet and
Society, Bangalore for allowing generous use of their office facility for
the conduct of chapter meetings and helping with registration formalities
with services of a Consultant.
We take this opportunity to thank the following people: (in alphabetical
order) Achal Prabhala, Barry Newstead, Bence Damokos, Bishakha Datta,
Delphine Meynard, M Narasimha Rao, Ray Saintonge, Sunil Abraham, and Ting
Chen.
We thank the Wikimedia Community for their help and encouragement and
patience with the registration process.
For brief biographies and photos of the EC members, please see:Wikimedia
India Chapter Executive Committee
Members<http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Wikimedia_India_Chapter_Executive_Committee_Members>
On behalf of Wikimedia Chapter
BalaSundaraRaman Lakshmanan,
Member, Wikimedia Chapter
"That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium
for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
- George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture
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