Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Community-Chapter Relations

2011-06-09 Thread wheredevelsdare
Just to sum things up - the mood at the Mumbai/Pune community was extremely gloomy when we received the first Chapter email with the framework. After all this was a Community initiative which we requested the chapter to back. We never expected so much bureaucracy. However, the clarification

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Community-Chapter Relations

2011-06-09 Thread Shiju Alex
In fact all of us know the effort and pain took by Mumbai/Pune community to make arrangements for the Wikimedia India conference. They have reached out to almost all community members and asked for the support. As per the below mail they have reached chapter also. The response from chapter is also

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [wmin-news-editors] WikiPatrika is now released - Volume 2 , Issue 1 - 2011 June

2011-06-09 Thread Jacob Joseph
Great stuff. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Subhashish Panigrahi psubhash...@gmail.comwrote: Kudos to all who have taken active part in it! And a request for all the regional WP Editors, please translate your respective language WikiPatrika Content and post it, we have

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Community-Chapter Relations

2011-06-09 Thread Achal Prabhala
I think it's great that there is communication, and I'd like to believe that the difficulties expressed are not insurmountable. I would also like to believe that the chapter and community are entirely capable of working out a collaborative plan together. The chapter executive committee knows

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Community-Chapter Relations

2011-06-09 Thread Anivar Aravind
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Shiju Alex shijualexonl...@gmail.com wrote: In fact all of us know the effort and pain took by Mumbai/Pune community to make arrangements for the Wikimedia India conference. They have reached out to almost all community members and asked for the support. As per

[Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference - Other Cities [Was: Community-Chapter Relations]

2011-06-09 Thread Gautam John
Hey All: Expanding on what Achal had mentioned: 1) The 2011 WikiConference: are there other communities with proposals or is the Mumbai/Pune proposal the only feasible one on the table? The EC would like to know whether we can expect any bids or expressions of interest from other

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference - Other Cities [Was: Community-Chapter Relations]

2011-06-09 Thread Naveen Francis
RfC is right method ... mail to EC is not the right method. Make sure that this selection is open. EC roles is also to approve the place which community has selected !!! +1 for Mumbai/Pune community On 9 June 2011 13:43, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.org wrote: Hey All: Expanding on what

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference - Other Cities [Was: Community-Chapter Relations]

2011-06-09 Thread Gautam John
On 9 June 2011 14:37, sankarshan foss.mailingli...@gmail.com wrote: This may just be a bit off-topic but I wanted to share this bit. The Fedora Project, when considering venues for the FUDCon, uses http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon_bid_process A similar process/flow could probably be handy

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Community-Chapter Relations

2011-06-09 Thread Arjuna Rao Chavala
Hi Wikimedians, Thanks Ashwin, for initiating the feedback thread on the communication from the Chapter. As Chapter  starts engaging with the Community, I look  this as a  positive sign to build the relationship ('storming'[1] part of a typical team building process). Of course, there are whole

[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia Outreach Activities in Gujarat

2011-06-09 Thread Arnav Sonara
Hello everyone, As the subject suggests, I am planning to carry out few outreach sessions in Gujarat since I will be there for my vacations starting in few days. These sessions are simply intended to let people over there know what exactly is wikipedia and how it is growing in other parts of

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Community-Chapter Relations

2011-06-09 Thread wheredevelsdare
Hi Arjuna, Thanks for your response. The issue here is time - and we dont have any of it. We are running against time for the logistics. For the scale of the conference we have planned, we should have had an Event Organising Committee in place by now and have started locking the logistics. If

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiPatrika is now released - Volume 2 , Issue 1 - 2011 June

2011-06-09 Thread Steven Walling
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 10:48 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.comwrote: We are still building our infrastructure for Wikipatrika similar to En.Wikipedia Signpost , which will help seamless production of Wikipatrika, month after month. For that we need more volunteers, so if are

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Community-Chapter Relations

2011-06-09 Thread mayur
Hi, I think India chapter should support Mumbai/Pune community, Both these community have worked hard and seeking Chapter Support. This is a good time to take good intiative by India Chapter. Regards Mayur On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:55 PM, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Workshop on Creative Commons in Mumbai, India on June 18, 2011

2011-06-09 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
hi, Cross-posted to the Wikipedia Mumbai, Pune and India mailing lists. Shishir Jha has given permission for his talk to be recorded on video. We hope to upload the video on Wikimedia Commons. We'll also try and ensure that we upload the slides of his talk. warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Community-Chapter Relations

2011-06-09 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
I strongly support and congratulate the efforts of Mumbai-Pune community in planning organizing the India Wiki conference this year. If I may speak on behalf of the Bangalore community, till now we have no plans of holding any such major event this year and would like to convey our heartfelt

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia Outreach Activities in Gujarat

2011-06-09 Thread Gautam John
Hey Arnav: Welcome to the list and it's great to hear that you want to do outreach work. There are three usual methods: 1. A Wikipedia meet up. For example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/India 2. A Wikipedia academy. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Academy/India 3. A

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] Community-Chapter Relations

2011-06-09 Thread Ashwin Baindur
Since my post yesterday morning, we have had responses from the Chapter on the list. It is heartening to note that the chapter is beginning to look on the community as a source of input. We welcome this attitude of the Chapter and look forward to an improved relationship with them. But as

[Wikimediaindia-l] Jimbo at WikiConference 2011

2011-06-09 Thread wheredevelsdare
Hi All, As Pradeep announced late last night, Jimmy Wales (aka Jimbo, Founder, Wikipedia and Member of Global Board of Trustees) was approached by the Mumbai/Pune Community along with other supporters from various parts of the country requesting him to attend the First National WikiConference

[Wikimediaindia-l] Reminder: IRC office hours with Sue Gardner, this Friday the 10th at 06:00 UTC

2011-06-09 Thread Steven Walling
-- Forwarded message -- From: Steven Walling swall...@wikimedia.org Date: Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 4:35 PM Subject: IRC office hours with Sue Gardner, this Friday the 10th at 06:00 UTC To: foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org Hi everyone, Sorry that we sent out less than a week's notice,

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Jimbo at WikiConference 2011

2011-06-09 Thread jayanta nath
Congrats very very good news for us as well as Mumbai/Pune community. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Surya Prakash suryasalem2...@gmail.comwrote: Congrats. Very happy to hear this. :) *$U®¥∩* http://goo.gl/RoMyo.com http://FirefoxSurya.blogspot.com 2011/6/10

[Wikimediaindia-l] IRC office hour now

2011-06-09 Thread Surya Prakash
Hi friends, Sue Gardner will be available in (#wikimedia-office) this channel at 11.30 AM (IST). Please do come. :) This time is specially arranged for Asian countries. :) *$U®¥∩* http://goo.gl/RoMyo.com http://FirefoxSurya.blogspot.com ___