Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia meetup - Oct 11
Dear all: Please pardon an error in my email The meeting is on Sunday the 11th October. The mail content in wrongly mentioned as 9th Oct. The meeting is on the 11th of October (Sun) as per the wiki. My apologies for the oversight! Thanks to Anirudh for pointing it out. regards Arun Bangalore, India www.arunram.net | www.twitter.com/arunram On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Arun Ram arunra...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Wikipedians, This is to announce the next Wikipedian meetup to be held in Oct 9. Further details can be found at the Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore6 The meetups are intended to be structured as follows — Introductions, a few focused talks by wikipedians to share experience / expertise followed by demos and open discussions on topics of common interest. We have some interesting talks lined up this meetup, Please do make it. Please spread the word around and hope to see many of you there at the meetup. We are having some good momentum going with the monthly face to face meetups. Regards Arun Bangalore, India www.arunram.net | www.twitter.com/arunram ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Steward election 2010
Hi Jyothis, Congratulations! This is a *commendable* accomplishment. Hopefully this will inspire more wikipedians from India to take up more governance roles in Wikipedia. Best wishes and regards Arun On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Shiju Alex shijualexonl...@gmail.comwrote: Hi All, As all of you are aware, the steward elections ( http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/elections_2010) got over on Februray. Many of you might have cast your votes during this elections. The results are declared today. I am extremely happy to inform all that, one of our colleague *Jyothis*http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jyothis(He is an active Malayalam Wikipedian), has been elected as a steward ( http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/elections_2010). He has received the *second maximum percentage of votes* among all the candidates who contested for the steward post. *I assume that he is first Indian language wikipedian elected to that post/usergroup. * For those who are not aware what is a steward is, the below definition from MetaWiki will help. Stewards are users with complete access to the wiki interface on all Wikimedia wikis, including the ability to change any and all user rights and groups. They are tasked with technical implementation of community consensus, and dealing with emergencies (for example, cross-wiki vandalism). Stewards aim to make no decisions as stewards, but are empowered to act as a member of any permissions group on any project with no active member of that permissions group. For example: wikis without administrators may call upon stewards to fulfill that role; stewards will act as a bureaucrat as needed on wikis without bureaucrats. As mentioned in his profilehttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/elections_2010/votes/Jyothis, he can speak 5 languages (Malayalamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayalam(his mother tongue), Tamil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language, Kannadahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada_language, Hindi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi, and English) and read and write 3 languages (Malayalam, English, and Hindi). As an Indian language wikian, he will be able to understand the technical problems that we face in Indic langauge wikis. He can surely support most of the Indian language Wikis. I am extremely happy about the percentage of votes Jyothis recived, since rest of the wikians started noticing contributions from non-latin language wikis. I wish him all the success. Shiju Alex ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Special Wikipedia meetup tomorrow
Dear Wikipedians: Please do not miss the monthly wikipedia meetup tomorrow. We have an interesting session with a catch up with Bishakha Datta the newly appointed WMF board member. She has come down from Mumbai. This will be followed by numerous updates by Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam wikipedians. There are going to be discussions on the India context for the chapters meeting and the Developer meeting in Berlin. More details at the Meetup page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore13 Pass the word around - call and invite wikipedians you know. Please signup if you already haven't done so. Agenda - Introductions by Wikipedians. - *Meet and connect* - Bishakha Dattahttp://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees#Bishakha_Datta - Newly appointed WikiMedia Foundation Boardhttp://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees member. - *Updates* - Chapter formation updates - Srinivashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gurubrahma - Telugu Wikipedia Academy - Arjunaraohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Arjunaraoc - 9th World Tamil conferencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tamil_Conference at Coimbatore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbatore and Wikipedia advocacy - Sundar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sundar - Malayalam Wikipedia meetuphttp://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meetup-2010_April, 17-Apr-2010 - Shiju Alex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Shijualex / Tinu Cherian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tinucherian - *Discussions* - Wikimedia Conferencehttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2010 at Berlin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin. Chapter's committeehttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_meeting_2010 and Developers' Workshophttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2010/Developers%27_Workshop sessions. - Arun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Arunram and HP Nadighttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:HPN - *Talks* - Introduction to Bots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BOTS on Wikipedia. -- Tinu Cherianhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tinucherian regards Arun ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Special Wikipedia meetup tomorrow
Ganesh: Will try and see the possibility to setup one. Not sure if Sabsebolo has a US dial in. You can join on skype. We will try and login. Connect to id: arunram25 regards Arun On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Ganesh Krishnamurthy ganeshkmur...@gmail.com wrote: Arun, Is there a audio conference number for use by people outside Bangalore? Regards, Ganesh On Apr 10, 2010, at 8:44 AM, Arun Ram arunra...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Wikipedians: Please do not miss the monthly wikipedia meetup tomorrow. We have an interesting session with a catch up with Bishakha Datta the newly appointed WMF board member. She has come down from Mumbai. This will be followed by numerous updates by Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam wikipedians. There are going to be discussions on the India context for the chapters meeting and the Developer meeting in Berlin. More details at the Meetup page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore13 Pass the word around - call and invite wikipedians you know. Please signup if you already haven't done so. Agenda - Introductions by Wikipedians. - *Meet and connect* - Bishakha Dattahttp://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees#Bishakha_Datta - Newly appointed WikiMedia Foundation Boardhttp://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees member. - *Updates* - Chapter formation updates - Srinivashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gurubrahma - Telugu Wikipedia Academy - Arjunaraohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Arjunaraoc - 9th World Tamil conferencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tamil_Conference at Coimbatore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbatore and Wikipedia advocacy - Sundarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sundar - Malayalam Wikipedia meetuphttp://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meetup-2010_April, 17-Apr-2010 - Shiju Alexhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Shijualex / Tinu Cherian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tinucherian - *Discussions* - Wikimedia Conferencehttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2010 at Berlin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin. Chapter's committee http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_meeting_2010 and Developers' Workshophttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2010/Developers%27_Workshop sessions. - Arun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Arunram and HP Nadighttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:HPN - *Talks* - Introduction to Bots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BOTS on Wikipedia. -- Tinu Cherianhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tinucherian regards Arun ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Please help test geolocation
Eric, It seems to work with a 12 km diff. Meta page has been updated with the results. regards Arun On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Erik Moeller e...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hello all, we're experimenting with geolocation tools. For the purpose of supporting the coordination of meetups and events, we want to add functionality that will make it easy to run banners in a particular region (e.g. a city and surrounding area). To do so, we need to license a database that will allow us to look up a person's presumed location based on their IP address. Before we do so, we want to gather some reports from around the world about the quality of the information provided. To help out, please visit: http://www.maxmind.com/app/mylocation And then report your results at: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MaxMindCityTesting Thanks for any and all help, Erik -- Erik Möller Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimeetup Aug 2010 WPMBL16
Barry, Good to hear about your visit to India. We will set up meetings too catch up while you are here. You can contact me off list. Please do share your plans as they firm up. regards Arun On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 2:36 AM, Barry Newstead bnewst...@wikimedia.orgwrote: Dear Indian Wikimedians, I hope this message finds you well. While you are finalizing arrangements for the August meetup, I want to see if you would be amenable to scheduling the September meetup on Monday 20 September. I will be in Bangalore on 20-21 and it would be wonderful to have the opportunity to join your meetup. I recognize that this is not your regular night for the meetup, but I hope it will not be too inconvenient. I will understand if this is not possible. The purpose of my visit is to discuss our shared aspirations for growth of Wikimedia's projects in India and to determine the most fruitful ways that the Wikimedia Foundation could be of service to you. I will also be traveling to Mumbai (22-23 Sept) and Delhi (24 Sept) and it would be great to meetup with Wikimedians in both of those cities. If someone can help organize, please email me offlist. I will be sending out some additional information on both our plans and my visit in the coming days. Kind regards, Barry On 08/12/2010 09:18 AM, Arun Ram wrote: I believe we should stick to the meeting date. Can we meet at someone's office in the city where they may extend the facility for that day? Intel / Google / Yahoo? Anyone in the list who can help. regards Arun On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Srikanth Lakshmanan srik@gmail.comwrote: Have it elsewhere ? Probably an openspace without a projector ? Domlur park / Lalbagh / CIS lawn? or like the UK meetups go to coffee shops where WiFi is there. Unless there are any presentations i dont think we require a hall setup which CIS provides. Lets not move the date as it will be too early to meet up for the next meet. On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:26 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com wrote: Folks, CIS has informed me that they have anathor event ( their board meetings) on the same day of our meetup ( Aug 15) . So what do we do ? Postpone for next weekend? Thoughts urgent replies requested. Regards Tinu Cherian N.B. I may be out of station, next weekend. ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing listwikimediaindi...@lists.wikimedia.orghttps://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- Barry Newstead Chief Global Development Officer Wikimedia Foundation Tel: +1-415-839-6885 x. 634 Skype: barry.wikimedia Twitter: @bazanews ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimeetup Aug 2010 WPMBL16
We are still exploring the possibility of having at CIS still. Please wait. Tinu or I will revert. thanks Arun On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 3:05 AM, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.orgwrote: On 12 August 2010 21:48, Arun Ram arunra...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone in the list who can help. We could probably use my office though I will have to check. Is the location a bother? https://sites.google.com/a/prathambooks.org/bangalore-location/ Thank you. Best, Gautam http://social.prathambooks.org/ ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Bangalore Monthly wikipedia meetup - Announcing special talk
Dear Wikipedians, This is to remind all about the next Bangalore Wikipedian meetup (Meetup # 18) on *Sunday 12th September. * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore18 We have some interesting content for this meetup. We have been experimenting with various forms of participation in the meetups including *remote presentations* at Bangalore meetups. . We had Liam Wyatt speak earlier from Sydney regarding the GLAM project. Happy to announce another speaker, this time from Israel - Wikimedian Asaf Bartov. He will be speaking on Wikimedia in Israel, Projects, growth, challenges and best practices. We have a few other interesting sessions lined up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore18#Agenda - A discussion on Wikimedia Chaptershttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters and other forms of affiliation (Achal Prabhala) - India newsletter And *many more*. Please do mark your calendars and make it to the monthly meetup. This meeting is open to all interested in Wikimedia (all projects and languages) , please do make it if you are thereabouts in Bangalore. If are considering attending the meeting, please sign up here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore18#Attending Regards Arun Bangalore, India ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-blr] Malayalam Wikipedia CD- mentioned in NewYork State University Blog
Thanks for sharing Tinu. This good work by the Malayalam wikipedians requires all the visibility it deserves. There surely would be other wikipedias that would be keen to replicate this. regards Arun On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 10:08 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com wrote: Malayalam Wikipedia CD- mentioned in NewYork State University Blog http://blogs.potsdam.edu/wikipediaoffline/2010/09/08/malayalam-wikipedia/ Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimedia-in-blr mailing list wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-blr ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Malayalam WIkipedia /Wikimedia Academy - Madurai , Tamil Nadu- 21 Sep 2010
I agree. This is quite an initiative. Malayalam Academy deep in Tamil land!!! :-) ML wikipedians - You are really raising the bar! Just curious was there a Tamil Wikipedia Academy in Madurai ever? What next Malayalam wikipedians? A national roadshow of Malayalam Academies in every state? With the enthusiasm and passion seen, I would n't be surprised! Kudos, this is great stuff! Regards Arun On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 3:04 PM, BalaSundaraRaman sundarbe...@yahoo.comwrote: Tinu, ML Wiki is going places! Can you also request them to display some slides from Tamil wiki, considering it happens in Madurai? - Sundar That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted. - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture -- *From:* CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com *To:* wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Sent:* Fri, September 17, 2010 1:46:30 PM *Subject:* [Wikimediaindia-l] Malayalam WIkipedia /Wikimedia Academy - Madurai , Tamil Nadu- 21 Sep 2010 This is to inform that a Malayalam WIkipedia /Wikimedia Academy is planned @ Madurai , Tamil Nadu on 21 Sep 2010. Venue : Kamaraj University centre, Madurai http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Madurai_wikipedia_Academy_1 Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia meetup in 3 cities today - Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad
Dear Wikipedians, Big day for Wikimedia in India today. For the first time we have 3 meetups happening on the same day Bangalore - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore20 Mumbai - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/Mumbai_2 Hyderabad - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Hyderabad/Hyderabad1 A few interesting things to note: 1. We have a s*peaker from Manila (Philipines) at the Bangalore meetup*(on skype) - Josh Lim. Josh is Wikipedian from Philipines (President Wikimedia Philipines, English Wikipedia (Admin), Tagalog Wikipedia (Bureaucrat), Tagalog Wiktionary and Tagalog Wikibooks) 2. Bangalore and Mumbai wikipedian are *connecting on skype video* for the first time. 3. You may also want to spread the word around about the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIndia Hope to see you all at one of these meetups in these cities. And do say hello on skype video if you are in Mumbai. regards Arun Bangalore, India www.twitter.com/arunram ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Mumbai Meet up in the attendance of Jimmy Wales, Co-founder of Wikipedia
Good suggestion Srikanth. We should implement that. regards Arun On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 7:35 AM, Srikanth Lakshmanan srik@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I see a banner on en.wiki about this meetup.Nice! Is this done through some geo-ip stuff? If so I would like banners for all wiki activities like meetups / academies etc. Regards Srikanth.L Google Profile http://j.mp/SrikanthL On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:38, Kundan Amitabh kundanamit...@gmail.comwrote: Hi ! A Meet up has been organised on 31st Oct., 2010 at Mumbai. Alongwith others Jimmy Wales, Co-founder of Wikipedia will be attending the meet up. For details please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/Mumbai3 All are invited to attend. *Please ignore the link of preceding email.* -- Best Regards. Kundan Amitabh Ang India Technologies, www.angindia.org CH-2/52, Kendriya Vihar, Sector-11, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai-410210, INDIA == 9320255450 / 9869478444 == Let's Keep Our World Green for Our Children's Future! Please don't print this email unless it's really necessary ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Extraordinary Circular-Wikimedia India Chapter
Dear Jayanta, Thanks for the detailed update. I wish the new EC the very best. As a former member of the EC and being one of the founding EC members I would like to request the EC to quickly get all your focus back to projects and supporting the community. It is great to see the EC back in action and in full force despite some unplanned exits from the EC that rocked the boat a bit in the interim. Wish you and the EC team the very best and I am sure that you would get good support from members and community alike as you progress with your projects. If you were to need any help please do not hesitate to ask. I would also like to urge everyone to support the office bearers and to engage constructively with them. IMHO all our collective time is best used towards editing and work to support the Wikimedia projects. I would also request the new EC to regularly communicate your plans and updates with members and the community. Best wishes! Warm regards Arun On 03-Oct-2014, at 6:41 PM, Jayanta Nath jaya...@wikimedia.in wrote: Extraordinary Circular Dated: 03/10/2014 During the past several weeks, there has been significant developments and major changes in the team of governance of Wikimedia India Chapter (WMIN). The Executive Committee (EC) effective as of now, would like to clarify the sequence of events that unfolded and the remedial steps the EC took as and when necessary. On August 27th, Moksh at 8:03pm tendered his resignation as the President of WMIN Chapter as well as a member of the Executive Committee. Within minutes, Pranav Curumsey too sent in his resignation from the position as an EC member. With this, the number of remaining EC members became 5 (Five). On 30th August, the remaining EC members immediately put up and passed an emergency Resolution accepting the resignation of both Moksh Juneja and Pranav Curumsey. This resolution was signed for by Jayanta, ViswaPrabha and Nikita. Srikanth signed against this. Karthik did not participate in this resolution. Further, on the same day, another Emergency Resolution was passed to co-opt two new members to fill those two vacancies. By consensus, two senior Chapter members were selected to be the new EC members. All the then existing EC members viz. Jayanta Nath, ViswaPrabha, Srikanth, Nikita and Karthik unanimously voted for both these candidates. Radhakrishna Arvapally, a senior Chapter member and former Chairperson of Bangalore SIG was one among them. Due to severe personal engagements, the other person gracefully refused to be an EC Member. Due to privacy concerns, we prefer to conceal his identity. With this, the number of effective EC members became 6. On 31st August, an Emergency Telecon was held. Jayanta Nath was elected as the new President as well as Radhakrishna as the new Secretary and ViswaPrabha as the Treasurer. All the existing EC members (viz. Jayanta, Radhakrishna, ViswaPrabha, Srikanth, Nikita and Karthik) attended this telecon and all of them had voted for the new office bearers unanimously. On 2nd September 2014, there was another Telecon mainly to discuss about the urgent pending matters such as elections, AGM, formation of an advisory committee etc. All the Six EC members (viz. Jayanta, Radhakrishna, ViswaPrabha, Srikanth, Nikita and Karthik) had attended this meeting. Soon after this meeting was over, Srikant submitted his resignation. With this, the number of effective EC members fell back to 5 (five). This necessitated the co-opting of two more members to the board of directors. During the next EC telecom, which was held on 5th September, Dr. Ekbal Bappukunju was co-opted in. This was supported by all attendees (viz. Jayanta, Radhakrishna, ViswaPrabha, Nikita and Karthik) unanimously. The EC was now back with a strength of Six members. There was still one more vacancy in the board to be filled up. EC decided to seek out and absorb one more potential candidate from the list of chapter members. Finally, on 10th September, during yet another Telecon, Nikhil Kawale was co-opted to the remaining one position. This meeting was attended by Jayanta, ViswaPrabha, Dr. Ekbal, Nikita and Karthik) all of them unanimously voted in favour of Nikhil. As is evident from the above, Wikimedia India Chapter would like to state explicitly and assure everybody who may be concerned that at no point of time during this period, there was a decision or deliberation that took place without sufficient quorum or majority as stipulated by its Memorandum of Association. Further, the Executive Committee itself was never in minority as suggested by certain messages appeared in open mail lists. The above circular is signed by the following members of the Executive Committee of Wikimedia India Chapter effective as on date: President: Jayanta Nath Secretary: Radhakrishna Arvapally Treasurer:
