[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Announcement] Establishment of Wikimedians of the Asia Pacific User Group

2023-05-27 Thread Ashwin Baindur
+1 to Subhashish's points of view. I have another point about the nomenclature. How can three Wikimedians from just one country, Bangladesh in this case, get to form a group that by its very nomenclature represents a complete region, which includes a very large number of communities, without any

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Announcement] Establishment of Wikimedians of the Asia Pacific User Group

2023-05-27 Thread Subhashish
I want to write with the spirit that I respect the co-founders of the Wikimedians of the Asia Pacific User Group (WAPAC) as individual volunteer fellow Wikimedians. Still, I strongly disagree with creating this user group. It seems like forming a new user group where three co-founders have some

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Announcement] Establishment of Wikimedians of the Asia Pacific User Group

2023-05-27 Thread Aaqib Anjum Aafi
I am not sure where is the disappointing stuff in this thread. You are free to start a usergroup and work under an umbrella which adds more to the diversity of the movement, and I suppose it should, in your case, given you plenty of valuable contributions. However, calling helpful and friendly

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Announcement] Establishment of Wikimedians of the Asia Pacific User Group

2023-05-27 Thread Shakil hosen
Dear Iftee , Thank you for your email. I would like to clarify that Wikimedia Bangladesh had no involvement in the formation of this group. Aishik has repeatedly confirmed this fact, so I'm not sure why you continue to mention Wikimedia Bangladesh. It's important not to confuse this with any

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Announcement] Establishment of Wikimedians of the Asia Pacific User Group

2023-05-27 Thread Aishik Rehman
Thanks everyone, I don't want to work on this anymore. I'm also going to end my Wikimedia movement. Most of the comments here are not constructive but full of personal ego*. 1. রাফি তুমি আষাঢ়ে গল্প জুড়ে দিয়েছ বৈশাখ মাসে। এইসব আষাঢ়ে গল্প দিয়ে তুমি আলোচনায় যে প্রভাব ফেলতে চেয়েছিলে সেটাতে সক্ষম

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Announcement] Establishment of Wikimedians of the Asia Pacific User Group

2023-05-27 Thread Iftekhar Hossain Iftee
Hello everyone, I agree with Butch and Gnangarra. We need to solve local conflicts first and then go for broader global collaboration. Volunteers are the fuel of Wikimedia, it's not a wise step to completely ignore volunteers from a particular region and start an affiliate covering those areas.

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Announcement] Establishment of Wikimedians of the Asia Pacific User Group

2023-05-27 Thread Iftekhar Hossain Iftee
Note: my last mail was caught in moderation queue, I sent it before Aishik's last mail but it got approved after his mail. Iftee On Sat, May 27, 2023, 7:41 PM Aaqib Anjum Aafi wrote: > I am not sure where is the disappointing stuff in this thread. You are > free to start a usergroup and work