Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell from the Centre for Internet and Society

2019-07-11 Thread Sailesh Patnaik
Thank you everyone :) *Sailesh Patnaik *"*ଶୈଳେଶ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ**"* https://www.linkedin.com/in/sailesh-patnaik-551a10b4 *Twitter*: @saileshpat On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 3:57 PM Jagseer Sidhu wrote: > All the very best dear... > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 3:50 PM Dr. Manavpreet Kaur < > dr.manavpreetk...

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell from the Centre for Internet and Society

2019-07-10 Thread Jagseer Sidhu
All the very best dear... On Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 3:50 PM Dr. Manavpreet Kaur < dr.manavpreetk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sailesh > > I enjoyed working with you no matter it was for TTT or UNESCO . Wishing > you many more moments of celebration and many more dreams fulfilled. > > Manav > > On Wed, 10 J

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell from the Centre for Internet and Society

2019-07-10 Thread Rajeeb Dutta
Sailesh, it is always good to meet you online and offline, I wish you all the best for all your future endeavours. Best Regards, Rajeeb Dutta. (U: Marajozkee) Sent from my iPhone > On 10-Jul-2019, at 3:49 PM, Dr. Manavpreet Kaur > wrote: > > Sailesh > > I enjoyed working with you no matter

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell from the Centre for Internet and Society

2019-07-10 Thread Dr. Manavpreet Kaur
Sailesh I enjoyed working with you no matter it was for TTT or UNESCO . Wishing you many more moments of celebration and many more dreams fulfilled. Manav On Wed, 10 Jul 2019, 15:45 Satpal Dandiwal, wrote: > All the best my friend! > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 3:17 PM Sailesh Patnaik < > sailes

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell from the Centre for Internet and Society

2019-07-10 Thread Satpal Dandiwal
All the best my friend! On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 3:17 PM Sailesh Patnaik < sailesh.patnaik...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Wikimedians and friends, > > As some of you might already know that I have left from my position of > Community Advocate at the Centre for Internet and Society. My last working >

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell from the Centre for Internet and Society

2019-07-10 Thread Ashwin Baindur
All the best, brother. One can leave an organization, hut one is a Wikipedian for life! 😄 On Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 3:17 PM Sailesh Patnaik wrote: > Dear Wikimedians and friends, > > As some of you might already know that I have left from my position of > Community Advocate at the Centre for Interne

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell, Sowmyan !

2014-12-11 Thread Jayantilal Kothari
Keep up the good work Sowmyan! On 12/7/14, pavithran wrote: > On 25 November 2014 at 08:53, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu > wrote: > >> Please join me in wishing a fond farewell for Sowmyan as he is getting >> relieved from his role as an Executive Manager for Wikimedia India. > > > Farewell Sowmyan ,

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell, Sowmyan !

2014-12-07 Thread pavithran
On 25 November 2014 at 08:53, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu wrote: > Please join me in wishing a fond farewell for Sowmyan as he is getting > relieved from his role as an Executive Manager for Wikimedia India. Farewell Sowmyan , you were the backbone of the community. Hope you continue contributing in

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell, Sowmyan !

2014-11-25 Thread Arnav Sonara
I have communicated with him over the years, had a chance to meet him once only. Very humble person, assisted the community in the need of hour. You'll be missed. Thank You Sowmyan. Thanks, Arnav . (User:Rangilo_Gujarati) .

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell, Sowmyan !

2014-11-25 Thread Abhinav Garule
Thank you very much Sowmyan for your support and contribution to Wiki India Chapter... :) On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 9:08 PM, ansuman wrote: > Thanks Sowmyan for all your work at Chapter. Hope to see you continuing as > a community member. I also remember the interaction we had when you helped > by

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell, Sowmyan !

2014-11-25 Thread ansuman
Thanks Sowmyan for all your work at Chapter. Hope to see you continuing as a community member. I also remember the interaction we had when you helped by dropping me off after a meet up. :-) Regards, On 25-Nov-2014 7:53 pm, "Dhaval S. Vyas" wrote: > You will certainly be missed Sowmyan! I've witn

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell, Sowmyan !

2014-11-25 Thread Dhaval S. Vyas
You will certainly be missed Sowmyan! I've witnessed your way of working and assisting communities and can endorse that hardly many people would do that. Regards, Dhaval On 25 Nov 2014 07:54, "Ravishankar Ayyakkannu" wrote: > Hi, > > Please join me in wishing a fond farewell for Sowmyan as he is

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell, Sowmyan !

2014-11-25 Thread Rohini Lakshané
Farewell Sowmyan! You will be missed. Thank you for everything. -- Rohini Rohini Lakshané about.me/rohini [image: Rohini Lakshané on about.me] On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Ashwin Baindur wrote: > Thanks, Sowmyan, your contributions have gone largely unsung.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell, Sowmyan !

2014-11-25 Thread Ashwin Baindur
Thanks, Sowmyan, your contributions have gone largely unsung. Ashwin On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Anwar Hussain wrote: > Had the chance to meet him during the course of a Wiki-GLAM at National > Museum New Delhi.In fact he is the person who introduced me to this mailing > list in the first

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell, Sowmyan !

2014-11-25 Thread Anwar Hussain
Had the chance to meet him during the course of a Wiki-GLAM at National Museum New Delhi.In fact he is the person who introduced me to this mailing list in the first place. A very humble person he is indeed. Wish him all the very best. :) On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 1:53 AM, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu < r

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2014-09-06 Thread Arnav Sonara
Alright, Thanks for clarification :-) Thanks, Arnav . (User:Rangilo_Gujarati) . On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:58 PM, Pradeep Mohandas < pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Arnav, > > Please refer to Sowmyan's email dt 09/07/

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2014-09-06 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
Arnav, For reference to the Programme Director, please refer to Sowmyan's email dt 09/07/2014 - https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2014-July/011434.html Warm regards, Pradeep Sent from my iPhone > On 03-Sep-2014, at 2:42, Arnav Sonara wrote: > > Sad to hear that you're l

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2014-09-06 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
Arnav, Please refer to Sowmyan's email dt 09/07/2014 to know more about the Programme Director's position - https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2014-July/011434.html Warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas Sent from my iPhone > On 03-Sep-2014, at 2:42, Arnav Sonara wrote: > > Sad

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2014-09-03 Thread Jayanta Nath
Dear all Member, I have accepted the resignation of Mr. Srikanth Ramakrishnan. I thank him for all his hard work that he have done while serving on the board Treasurer and I am sure that he will continue to support the movement. Regards, Jayanta Nath President, Wikimedia India Chapter On Tue,

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2014-09-02 Thread Arnav Sonara
Sad to hear that you're leaving EC. Wishes for your life ahead! May we know, what do you (or EC) mean by Program Director? As per another thread on the list, Jayanta Nath is the new President of Wikimedia India Chapter, and he informed that any new hiring by WMIN is kept on hold for now. Could so

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-08-01 Thread Vikram Vincent
Hello all, I think it is important to analyse issues objectively rather than subjectively if we want to go forward and learn from our experiences. We bring with us into our professional lives our personal strengths and weaknesses as we are human. Criticism is good. Constructive criticism of both o

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread വിശ്വപ്രഭ
*#1.* There is always a way to look at happenings positively. Even falls and failures, if at all they do happen, are valuable lessons! To me, that is the greatest lesson and principle I have learnt from editing Wikipedia itself. Wikipedia constantly compelled me to realize my own mistakes (edits)

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Ravishankar
Hi all, Whatever has been done through the IP, both the community and WMF are equally responsible. It is not good to attribute failure or sucess to anyone. When some one is leaving any movement, it is basic courtesy to wish him well. By doing so, he or she will have good memories of the movement

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Arun Ramarathnam
Dear Hisham,, This note from you did come as a surprise. It is sad to see anyone leave the movement. Sorry to hear you are leaving. Thanks for your efforts for the movement thus far. And best wishes for all your future endeavours. And do stay in touch. Regards Arun On 30-Jul-2012, at 4:11 PM

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Gautam John
Srikanth, a question: Does your email mean to suggest that while the IP/Hisham has been unresponsive the Chapter has always been responsive? The logical corollary is that IP/Hisham has been responsive at times when the Chapter or individuals have not been able to help and I would think this to be t

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan
Abdul, whoever you are, hats off too you. While I agree that you were rude, you're not far off from reality. Yes, I expected help from Hisham, something I never got despite multiple requests, for my outreach at Tiruchirappalli, or Coimbatore. The chapter gave me the support I needed. But maybe That

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Ashwin Baindur
Calmer, now! :) On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Béria Lima wrote: > Calm Ashwin. > > Everyone has the right to say what they think about something (after all > we "still" live in a democracy). I do understand that he was rude and that > there is more than one way to express frustration and he d

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Béria Lima
Calm Ashwin. Everyone has the right to say what they think about something (after all we "still" live in a democracy). I do understand that he was rude and that there is more than one way to express frustration and he didn't choose a good one, but we shouldn't do the same to him or anyone. And mor

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Arjun Mangol Kanoth
Ashwin and Gautam +1 :D On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 7:19 PM, ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) < viswapra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ashwin +1 > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Deepon Saha wrote: > >> Ashwin +1 >> >> Deepon >> On Jul 31, 2012 6:24 PM, "Ashwin Baindur" >> wrote: >> >>> Abdul, >>> >>> You have

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread വിശ്വപ്രഭ
Ashwin +1 On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Deepon Saha wrote: > Ashwin +1 > > Deepon > On Jul 31, 2012 6:24 PM, "Ashwin Baindur" > wrote: > >> Abdul, >> >> You have not given of your time to Wikipedia and you have no moral right >> to criticise Hisham for anything he has done. I wonder why you

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Shobhana Muralidharan
Hello Well said. I hate professionals being pulled down in public. Thanks On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Gautam John wrote: > Abdul, honesty is a rare character and it's good to strike a > dissenting note. However, all said and done, a dissenting note based > in fiction is a wasted thing bec

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Deepon Saha
Ashwin +1 Deepon On Jul 31, 2012 6:24 PM, "Ashwin Baindur" wrote: > Abdul, > > You have not given of your time to Wikipedia and you have no moral right > to criticise Hisham for anything he has done. I wonder why you are > subscribed to this list at all. You are welcome to be a Wikipedian and if

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Pradeep Nair
Hi, Right from the time meeting outside the historic cafe in Mumbai along with Barry, it has been nice knowing you Hisham. Through the difficult days of WikiConference India 2011 (for me)  I thank you for the support you have given me. For your contributions to the Indian Wikimedia movement

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Ashwin Baindur
Abdul, You have not given of your time to Wikipedia and you have no moral right to criticise Hisham for anything he has done. I wonder why you are subscribed to this list at all. You are welcome to be a Wikipedian and if not, be an constructive member of the community even if you dont edit. We hav

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Ram Shankar Yadav
Gautam +1 On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Gautam John wrote: > Abdul, honesty is a rare character and it's good to strike a > dissenting note. However, all said and done, a dissenting note based > in fiction is a wasted thing because it lacks a factual basis in which > to assess it. > > > Befor

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Gautam John
Abdul, honesty is a rare character and it's good to strike a dissenting note. However, all said and done, a dissenting note based in fiction is a wasted thing because it lacks a factual basis in which to assess it. > Before i start, I am not a Wikipedia editor. Just someone who knows several > of

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-31 Thread Abdul Rahman
Before i start, I am not a Wikipedia editor. Just someone who knows several of them. None of you seem to be thinking, or else no thinker is replying. Hisham is not some war hero that you have to praise him like this. If there is anything he has done, it is not praiseworthy. yes, we weill miss hi

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-30 Thread Bishakha Datta
Dear Hisham, I’m thinking back on your time here and want to thank you for so much that you’ve done and built in these one and a half years. For setting up things from scratch when there was neither a team nor an office and you were on your own. For building and motivating a small team to ventur

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-30 Thread Deepon Saha
I really don't know what to say, you never expect this kind of mail in the inbox while simply doing a routine check at 8am.. Hisham has been very supportive from each & every aspect...Be it the education program/outreach sessions/innovative ideas to promote Wikipedia. Many disagreed with his viewp

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-30 Thread Samuel Klein
Hisham, You will be dearly missed! Viswam, your note was most beautiful. Sam. On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 2:24 PM, ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) < viswapra...@gmail.com> wrote: > In the course of an epic, great men march in and march out. > > But some pages are made just for them. They would sit there wi

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-30 Thread വിശ്വപ്രഭ
In the course of an epic, great men march in and march out. But some pages are made just for them. They would sit there within the volumes, get scribbled and read by a few and turn first pale and then golden over the time. Hisham, you have made a mark of your own. Time will recall you when the m

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-30 Thread Theo10011
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 4:11 PM, Hisham wrote: > Dear India Community > > I'm writing to inform you that I plan to leave my current role supporting > Wikimedia in India. I am going to be exploring opportunities and > evaluating options that are closer to my career aspirations and my personal > c

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-30 Thread Achal Prabhala
You will be missed, Hisham, and it's really good to know that you are around for the next few months. Take care, Achal On Monday 30 July 2012 04:07 PM, Hisham wrote: Dear Bangalore Community I'm writing to inform you that I plan to leave my current role supporting Wikimedia in India. I am g

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell

2012-07-30 Thread Jyoti Prakash Nath
It was great to work with you. Thanx a lot for your support to the Assamese Wikipedia Community. Wish you a bright future ahead. Goodbye Hisham   Regards Jyoti Prakash Nath > > From: Hisham >To: Wikimedia India Community list >Sent: Monday, 30 July