[Wikimediaindia-l] Anniversary event in Hyderabad

[Utkarshraj Atmaram]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 1:25 AM, Steven Walling <swalling at wikimedia.org>
 wrote:

> Okay, I'm just going to be bold and delete the Hyderabad and Bhopal pages,
> and explain to these folks that we're only here to support volunteer-led
> events, not corporate ones et cetera.
>


Many of the celebrations in India are being organized by small IT companies
or PR firms (Amritsar, Chandigarh, Hisar and Jabalpur to name a few):
http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:India

I don't think we should have a problem with that, unless:

   1. The event is not open to public
   2. They are asking for grants or merchandise from the foundation
   3. There is evidence of some dupery involved (such as in the Bhopal
   case).

Most of such meetups and barcamps in India are, in fact, organized by
small-time companies or freelancers looking for networking opportunities.

Utkarshraj Atmaram
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Utcursch
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