[Wikimediaindia-l] Delhi Chapter (User:AroundTheGlobe)

Mon Jun 6 14:06:56 UTC 2011

Do remember guys, Bangalore and Kerala meetups began much before the chapter
came into existence.
The Chapter formation idea was mooted after he first Bangalore meetup.
--Regards,

On 6 June 2011 19:34, Surya Prakash <suryasalem2010 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with Abhi. Let's proud to be having a chapter in our India. :)
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> Proud to be a part of Wikimedia projects. :)
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> On 6 June 2011 19:30, Abhilash S Unni <abhilashunni at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I do not think this discussion is going anywhere and as someone has
>> mentioned during the discussion its getting dirtier as well. I am going back
>> to being fence-sitter without commenting.
>>
>> Before that, I would like to bring to the notice of Mayur how some of the
>> regional wikimedia movements has attained a lot without local chapters. I
>> have heard lots of traction going on about Odisha. Campus Ambassador program
>> being launched in Pune. Malayalam wiki (as a proud mallu), having traction
>> and meets being organised. All these was done without any local chapter in
>> place.
>>
>> When you say that the India Chapter is not going to do anything for your
>> community, you are undermining the hard-work the volunteers have done till
>> now for the wikimedia movement all over the country without any bias.
>>
>> We wouldn't have reached this stage of having the foundation office being
>> setup in Delhi without their contribution as well Mayur, please do not
>> forget that. All we are trying to say here is whether we need to look at a
>> local chapter without having enough traction as a good community in place.
>>
>> As you yourself has said, setup a good community, have meetups and
>> discussion, get more volunteers as enthusiastic as Vibhi to join up, make a
>> mark and then have the local chapter setup to guide yourself to an excellent
>> community.
>>
>> Healthy competition is what we need here, this discussion is now more or
>> less turning out to be a personal and vindicative attack in a subtle way on
>> many wikipedians out here who has been doing appreciable work for long.
>>
>> Please let us not do that and put an end to this discussion and work
>> towards the common goal as a unified community.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Abhi
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
>> rsrikanth05 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Not having expectations is not anybody's fault.
>>> Simply saying that the chapter isn't doing anything for your community
>>> and is doing for thr other without substantial proof is however somebody's
>>> fault.
>>> I'll let you figure out whose fault it is.
>>> --Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6 June 2011 19:05, mayur <mayurdce at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> We don't have any expectatins from india chapter that why we are
>>>> planning to make Delhi Chapter to grow our Community in delhi, Let hope if
>>>> this chapter can do anything for indian community.Till then we can arrange
>>>> some workshops and meetup to finish the first step to move ahead the
>>>> creation of Delhi Chapter as Nooper & Bishaka Suggested.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Abhilash S Unni <abhilashunni at gmail.com
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> And my question Mayur (as a fencesitter for this entire conversation
>>>>> is), whether the approach has been right, tone has been right and the
>>>>> discussion has been right?
>>>>>
>>>>> The India chapter just started operations a few months back, isn't it
>>>>> prudent for all to wait and see how it is evolving before opening up
>>>>> chapters all over. A non-starter is as good as not having one. With as much
>>>>> respect to all who is behind the initiative for a Delhi chapter, I honestly
>>>>> think you should give reasonable time to the India Chapter and the
>>>>> Foundation office being setup in Delhi to mature before embarking on having
>>>>> more chapter offices in India.
>>>>>
>>>>> Abhi
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:40 PM, mayur <mayurdce at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> My answer would be to grow from good to Excellent Community
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Mayur
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
>>>>>> rsrikanth05 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That is exactly my question.
>>>>>>> If you can get a good community, why would you want a Chapter all for
>>>>>>> yourself?
>>>>>>> --SR
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 6 June 2011 14:21, mayur <mayurdce at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>            I just discussed that  if we can gather a good community
>>>>>>>> in delhi,  then we will proceed further for Creation of Chapter.Its  not
>>>>>>>> about to aim a Chapter without having Good Community.We will proceed further
>>>>>>>> if we get 10-20 member.Plz don't make it a serious issue.We all are part of
>>>>>>>> the Same family.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>> Mayur
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>   On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
>>>>>>>> rsrikanth05 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Vibhi,
>>>>>>>>> As far as I know, the Chapter, is registered in K'taka and as per
>>>>>>>>> K'taka rules you need to be above 18 to be a part of it. I'm pretty sure
>>>>>>>>> this age rule is commons throughout the country. If it is, even if you do
>>>>>>>>> get a chapter, you'll have to wait 5 years to be a member.
>>>>>>>>> You're13. The same age, I was when I joined Wikipedia.
>>>>>>>>> I suggest you concentrate on your edits.
>>>>>>>>> I see you have good language skills, why don't you focus on local
>>>>>>>>> wikiprojects?
>>>>>>>>> Or help me translate Huggle to Hindi or Samskrit?
>>>>>>>>> Have a look: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huggle/Localization
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Arun, Naveen, and I had held a Samskrit academy last year in
>>>>>>>>> Bangalore.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Academy/India/2010/Bangalore1
>>>>>>>>> The people who attended it are still active on Samskrit Wikipedia.
>>>>>>>>> Get in touch with Arun or me, we can plug you into their Google Group.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Are you interested in Photography?
>>>>>>>>> Or editing images? Maps perhaps?
>>>>>>>>> Get in touch with PlaneMad, Logicwiki, SBC-YPR, naveenpf or me, we
>>>>>>>>> can collectively contribute to the Commons.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you are interested in bird watching, I'm pretty sure
>>>>>>>>> User:Shyamal will be more than happy to help you identify  birds and upload
>>>>>>>>> pictures.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Or are you into coding?
>>>>>>>>> Get in touch with Logicwiki, Tinucherian or Yuvipanda.
>>>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure you can improve your edits and contributions thru
>>>>>>>>> these channels.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My best wishes to you.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --Regards,
>>>>>>>>> SR.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   On 6 June 2011 13:02, Bishakha Datta <bishakhadatta at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
>>>>>>>>>> rsrikanth05 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Bishakha,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Just to point out, our community was going super strong in the
>>>>>>>>>>> first half of 2009, before our first meetup at Tinu Cherian's house in July
>>>>>>>>>>> 2009. We were colaborating, discussing and working together, on Wikipedia
>>>>>>>>>>> itself. Without the mailing list, knowing each other, offline, on Facebook
>>>>>>>>>>> or Twitter ...
>>>>>>>>>>> Ask anyone in the Banglore community, purely by using Users talk
>>>>>>>>>>> pages we got several GA and FA level articles. Gdibyendu, SBC-YPR, me and
>>>>>>>>>>> Logicwiki got Transport in India elevated to GA, without knowing each other
>>>>>>>>>>> offline.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Got it - didn't mean to suggest offline better than online.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Totally agree on the basic point: building a strong community, by
>>>>>>>>>> any means necessary.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Best
>>>>>>>>>> Bishakha
>>>>>>>>>>
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ME.
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 My infrastructure invasion... plus other images
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