Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WMIN shutdown ?
On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote: I am also surprised to see no reply. Arjuna, do you have any further information? Update on Election commitee process on WMIN Elections is here http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Talk:Elections2014 Anivar Aravind Member , Election Committee , WMIN Chapter ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter: Current state of affairs
Congratulations Jayanta Da. Belayet On Sep 1, 2014 11:16 PM, Jayanta Nath jaya...@wikimedia.in wrote: Dear Wikimedia India Chapter members and other interested stakeholders in the list, Dear members, The Executive committee of Wikimedia India has held an emergency teleconference on their official DSNL channel on 31 Aug 2014. As salient items on the agenda, the following topics were discussed and decided upon: 1. Earlier, Radhakrishna Arvapally, a senior chapter member and former Chair of Bangalore SIG, was co-opted by an emergency resolution. The resolution was passed unanimously. The resolution had also proposed another senior member. However, due to heavy personal engagements, the second nominee requested the EC to exempt from such considerations. Radhakrishna was invited to the telecon and was officially welcomed to be part of the EC. 2. Jayanta Nath, a senior Wikipedian from Kolkata and EC member, was unanimously elected as the new President of the Wikimedia India Chapter. Also, Radhakrishna Arvapally and Viswanathan Prabhakaran were elected as the new Secretary and Treasurer of the chapter respectively. 3. Any decision about hiring is kept on hold for now. The current EC agreed together that the opinion of the new EC (emerging through the upcoming general elections) should also be taken on-board for a major decision like this, since they are the ones to deal with the newly hired candidate(s)for a longer term. 4. Another extra ordinary EC Telecon was scheduled to be conducted tentatively on 02 September 2014, 9.00 PM to take up other urgent matters pending for decisions. This is for the general information for all chapter members and other interested stakeholders. Thank You, Jayanta Nath President Wikimedia India Chapter ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell
Dear EC, Members of the Chapter, I am not pleased with the way things are working out right now. The EC passed a resolution to appoint a senior Indic language Wikipedian as the Program Director on the recommendation of a four member committee consisting of Jayanta, Sudhanwa, Moksh, and Naveen for a probation period of three months, starting on the 1st of September 2014. Subsequently, the newly reorganised EC has done every bit to prevent the appointment of said person. It is with extreme displeasure that I have to state that this kind of nepotism at the hands of vested interests prevents me from working well. Due to this, I am resigning as an member of the Executive Committee with immediate effect. -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter today http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell
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 someone please clarify? Thanks. Thanks, Arnav. (User:Rangilo_Gujarati). On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan srik.r...@wikimedia.in wrote: Dear EC, Members of the Chapter, I am not pleased with the way things are working out right now. The EC passed a resolution to appoint a senior Indic language Wikipedian as the Program Director on the recommendation of a four member committee consisting of Jayanta, Sudhanwa, Moksh, and Naveen for a probation period of three months, starting on the 1st of September 2014. Subsequently, the newly reorganised EC has done every bit to prevent the appointment of said person. It is with extreme displeasure that I have to state that this kind of nepotism at the hands of vested interests prevents me from working well. Due to this, I am resigning as an member of the Executive Committee with immediate effect. -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter today ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Open call for Individual Engagement Grant proposals
Dear Wikimedians, Please see the below call for proposals for IEG. Best, Vishnu -- Forwarded message -- From: Siko Bouterse sboute...@wikimedia.org Date: Tuesday, 2 September 2014 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Open call for Individual Engagement Grant proposals To: wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Greetings! The Wikimedia Foundation Individual Engagement Grants program is accepting proposals for funding new experiments from September 1st to 30th. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG Your idea can improve Wikimedia projects by building a new tool or gadget, organizing a better process on your wiki, conducting research on an important issue, or providing other support for community-building. Whether you need $200 or $30,000 USD, Individual Engagement Grants can cover your own project development time in addition to funding for a team to help you. The program has a flexible schedule and reporting structure, and Grantmaking staff are there to support you through all stages of the process. Do you have have a good idea, but you are worried that it isn’t developed enough for a grant? Put it into the IdeaLab, where volunteers and staff can give you advice and guidance on how to bring it to life. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab Also, IEG will be hosting three Hangout Sessions for real-time discussions to help you make your proposal better - the first will happen on September 16th. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events For inspiration, you can read more about past projects https://blog.wikimedia.org/tag/individual-engagement-grants/ that received funding or review open proposals https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-reviewing. We are excited to see some of the new ways your grant ideas can support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Submit your proposal in September! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply Warm regards, Siko -- Siko Bouterse Head of Individual Grants Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. sboute...@wikimedia.org *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. * *Donate https://donate.wikimedia.org or click the edit button today, and help us make it a reality!* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
