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Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Non-scholarship Wikimania support by Wikimedia
affiliates (was earlier posted on [Wikimediaindia-l] list)
Rahul was not a WMF scholarship recipient, he was sent by affiliate
organization CIS -A2K, which declared that they will send first 3 Wikimedians
01 August 2018 08:36
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Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Non-scholarship Wikimania support by Wikimedia
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Hi,
My question was not whether, the presence
Hi,
My question was not whether, the presence of Rahul was useful or not in the
Wikimania. My question was, why he was allowed to attend Wikimania
depriving other Wikimedians who were in the waiting list of scholarship
recipients in India, as the scholarship was said to be given to those who
were
This is an issue of internal governance and management. Rahul is a member
of the Executive Committee of Wikimedia India which constitutes six other
members who are collectively responsible for decision-making in the best
interests of the organization, as well as maintaining certain standards of
While i don't know much about the specific circumstances, i agree in
general that there are many more ways to make the most of Wikimania and to
contribute than through speaking. One on one meetings and networking will
rarely show up on a programme but are very valuable for affiliates.
Especially
Hi Bodhisattewa, Please take into consideration that Rahul did more than
speaking for a few minutes during the chairs' meeting in Cape Town.
- He prepared a discussion note for this meeting about a sensitive topic.
- Rahul and me had several discussions (per skype and in person) in the
weeks
Though I’m not sure if it’d be right to take names here, but this is probably
an opportunity to discuss about:
- if there is a need for consensus when a Wikimedia affiliate provides support
to one person from another affiliate
- if an affiliate provides support if they share it on wiki for
