Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
It looks as if he uploaded his entire address book on LinkedIn and blindly sent an automated invitation to every email address on it. Not a bright way to do social networking but it happens often. Maybe a moderator could set up a simple filter to block out all posts originating from social networking sites? Regards, Rohini On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 6:08 AM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.comwrote: Request to not to send such social networking site invites to these mailing lists. Regards Tinu Cherian On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 5:22 AM, Gokuldas Mitian Bangalore gokuldas.1...@gmail.com wrote: LinkedIn to, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Gokuldas Mitian Gokuldas Mitian Bangalore Independent Financial Services Professional Bengaluru Area, India Confirm that you know Gokuldas Mitianhttps://www.linkedin.com/e/6vtwj7-got7zv7s-3s/isd/3184680472/C5hGm-b4/EML-invg_59/ © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation ___ 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] [Press] : The Sunday Indian : Internet Hooliganism
Mr. PonyTail is at it again, yaay! On a serious note, despite everything he has ever said and done, the article in his name doesn't carry anything slanderous or unacceptable. That is the true achievement of Wikipedia and its user. I just skimmed through the article: it is semi protected and the list of citations is as long the article itself. It's surprising he believes internet users are anonymous and unidentifiable. On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 10:55 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan rsrikanth05@ gmail.com wrote: As an editor and a member of the counter vandalism group, I personally find this ignoramus statement by IIPM insulting. Clearly, he has absolutely NO idea, how hard we work on keeping Wikipedia clean. Tell him to go thru the edits made by any Indian editor using Huggle or Lupins Anti Vandal tool. Offtopic matter: Everybody says IIPM is a fraud. Do they even have the moral right to blame us wikipedians? Regards, Rsrikanth05 Sent from my Motorola L9. Please excuse spelling errors. On May 30, 2011 10:11 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com wrote: The Sunday Indian magazine on its recent cover story heavily bashes Wikipedia, Google etc. The article also features an interview with Jay Walsh, Wikimedia Foundation’s Head of Communications. *Some background : * The publication is supported by Arindam Chaudhuri , Head of IIPM, who was heavily criticized by bloggers for alleged misrepresentations and false advertisements. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Planning_and_Management_advertising_and_blogging_controversy You can read more about the article here : *The Sunday Indian : Internet Hooliganism* http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/internet-hooliganism/15181/ ( The article is very huge and hence only few relevant extracts copied here) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Planning_and_Management_advertising_and_blogging_controversy Why internet vandals and slander supporting entities like Google must be criminally prosecuted and made to pay for promoting defamatory links and suggestions, and how the new IT act is a step in the right direction and gives Indians the right to get justice against such vandalism. ...First, as I mentioned earlier, is the wicked anonymity that the web provides to Internet posters, which gives them protection from being identified and prosecuted. Second is the hand-in-hand conspiratorial connivance of Internet companies like search engines, social networking sites, blog site hosts and even ISPs (intermediaries, in summary) that refuse to delete or block out the execrable comments and links and also refuse to confirm the identities of the anon-posters. Google, Wikipedia, Twitter... all of them fall within the same indecent category of companies. Third has been the unfortunate legal protection given till now to such intermediaries, who apparently could not be held responsible for material that others were posting on their websites (for example, in the US, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has protected intermediaries from liability for defamatory content posted on their sites, even if they allowed the content to remain despite having been notified about the same). ...But Google is only one side of the story. There are others in the same league and perhaps as worse. One of the infamously notable ones is Wikipedia, which touts itself as the free encyclopaedia that anyone can edit – a metaphor for allowing any anonymous author to post details about any and every topic. And as the Wikipedia link almost always comes on the first page of any search engine's results, the nuisance value Wikipedia and its army of unidentifiable contributors command is immense and as dangerous. Stories of even Wikipedia being taken to court are well known. Recent years have seen temporary bans on Wiki pages from various governments, including the Dutch and German ones. UK’s largest internet service provider banned Wikipedia pages containing child pornography a few months ago. The Australian government has blacklisted Wikipedia pages permanently along with “child porn sites.” University of California professors refuse references to Wikipedia. BusinessWeek has called Wikipedia “awash in controversy.” New York Times, US government’s patents office and various other highly credible entities have official policy documents against Wikipedia. US Senators like Ted Stevens in Alaska have introduced bills to pull Wikipedia out of schools and libraries. The US Appeals Court now has an official ruling against Wikipedia sources being quoted. On April 4, 2009, Financial Times certified Wikipedia as “hilariously unreliable free-for-all.” USA Today’s founding editorial director John Seigenthaler Sr went to the courts when his Wiki biography concocted up that he was connected with the assassinations of both John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby Kennedy. While Wharton writers confess, “It's
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Individual membership of Wikimedia Chapter is now open.
Thanks! On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.orgwrote: Hi Rohini: Give us around 4 weeks to send you the membership related stuff, please? We might be able to do it faster but right now, have limited bandwidth to do this so will process it as fast as we can. Thank you. Best, Gautam http://social.prathambooks.org/ On 19 May 2011 13:14, Rohini L rohini.laksh...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, I emailed the completed application form yesterday and paid the membership fees via NEFT. Anyone knows how long it takes for an application to be processed? Regards, Rohini (User: Rohini) On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Anirudh Bhati anirudh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Abhilash, Srikanth R, Yes, the membership is open to the members of the general public. The options available for transacting however are limited to payment by cheque or demand draft payable at par in Bangalore to the account of Wikimedia Chapter. Yours sincerely, Anirudh Bhati 00 91 9328712208 Skype: anirudhsbh On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Abhilash S Unni abhilashu...@gmail.com wrote: Can a non active member to these mailing lists, but a fencesitter at this time due to other commitments, however a diehard wikipedia fan having an account in wikipedia take a membership? Abhi On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 10:53 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan rsrikant...@gmail.com wrote: Finally. I can now register. However, I have a question. What are the methods of payment that are available? --Regards, Srikanth. On 13 May 2011 21:50, Arjuna Rao Chavala arjunar...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Wikimedians, On behalf of Executive Committee of Wikimedia Chapter, I am glad to announce the opening of individual membership for Wikimedia Chapter. The membership form is available at http://wiki.wikimedia.in/wiki/File:WikimediaChapterMembershipFormIndividualV1.pdf Benefits of membership include the following: Service to the Society Part of the Wikimedia Chapter in India and support its mission. Participate in shaping the activities and focus of the chapter. Participate in shaping the activities and focus of the chapter by. Standing for open EC positions Voting for EC positions and resolutions of General body Represent Wikimedia Chapter after appropriate authorisations Other benefits Opportunity to network with other Wikimedians which can be helpful for your career. Discounted prices for Chapter events that have an admission fee and publications that are paid. Subscription to members only communication mailing list and wiki.(to be launched soon) If you have questions, please contact by email to members...@wikimedia.in Looking forward to welcoming you as members of Wikimedia Chapter. Sincerely, Arjuna Rao Chavala President, Wikimedia Chapter, India ___ 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 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Individual membership of Wikimedia Chapter is now open.
Hello everyone, I emailed the completed application form yesterday and paid the membership fees via NEFT. Anyone knows how long it takes for an application to be processed? Regards, Rohini (User: Rohini) On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Anirudh Bhati anirudh...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Abhilash, Srikanth R, Yes, the membership is open to the members of the general public. The options available for transacting however are limited to payment by cheque or demand draft payable at par in Bangalore to the account of Wikimedia Chapter. Yours sincerely, Anirudh Bhati 00 91 9328712208 Skype: anirudhsbh On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Abhilash S Unni abhilashu...@gmail.comwrote: Can a non active member to these mailing lists, but a fencesitter at this time due to other commitments, however a diehard wikipedia fan having an account in wikipedia take a membership? Abhi On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 10:53 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan rsrikant...@gmail.com wrote: Finally. I can now register. However, I have a question. What are the methods of payment that are available? --Regards, Srikanth. On 13 May 2011 21:50, Arjuna Rao Chavala arjunar...@googlemail.comwrote: Hi Wikimedians, On behalf of Executive Committee of Wikimedia Chapter, I am glad to announce the opening of individual membership for Wikimedia Chapter. The membership form is available at http://wiki.wikimedia.in/wiki/File:WikimediaChapterMembershipFormIndividualV1.pdf Benefits of membership include the following: - Service to the Society - Part of the Wikimedia Chapter in India and support its mission. - Participate in shaping the activities and focus of the chapter. - Participate in shaping the activities and focus of the chapter by. Standing for open EC positions Voting for EC positions and resolutions of General body - Represent Wikimedia Chapter after appropriate authorisations - Other benefits - Opportunity to network with other Wikimedians which can be helpful for your career. - Discounted prices for Chapter events that have an admission fee and publications that are paid. - Subscription to members only communication mailing list and wiki.(to be launched soon) If you have questions, please contact by email to members...@wikimedia.in Looking forward to welcoming you as members of Wikimedia Chapter. Sincerely, Arjuna Rao Chavala President, Wikimedia Chapter, India ___ 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] Individual membership of Wikimedia Chapter is now open.
Hi Srikanth, I just went through the form. The methods of payment are listed in it. You can pay by DD, cheque or electronic transfer. Rohini On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 10:53 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan rsrikanth05@ gmail.com wrote: Finally. I can now register. However, I have a question. What are the methods of payment that are available? --Regards, Srikanth. On 13 May 2011 21:50, Arjuna Rao Chavala arjunar...@googlemail.comwrote: Hi Wikimedians, On behalf of Executive Committee of Wikimedia Chapter, I am glad to announce the opening of individual membership for Wikimedia Chapter. The membership form is available at http://wiki.wikimedia.in/wiki/File:WikimediaChapterMembershipFormIndividualV1.pdf Benefits of membership include the following: - Service to the Society - Part of the Wikimedia Chapter in India and support its mission. - Participate in shaping the activities and focus of the chapter. - Participate in shaping the activities and focus of the chapter by. Standing for open EC positions Voting for EC positions and resolutions of General body - Represent Wikimedia Chapter after appropriate authorisations - Other benefits - Opportunity to network with other Wikimedians which can be helpful for your career. - Discounted prices for Chapter events that have an admission fee and publications that are paid. - Subscription to members only communication mailing list and wiki.(to be launched soon) If you have questions, please contact by email to members...@wikimedia.in Looking forward to welcoming you as members of Wikimedia Chapter. Sincerely, Arjuna Rao Chavala President, Wikimedia Chapter, India ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- Regards, ME. Wear a Lungi, Support the Movement My infrastructure invasion... plus other images too.. on Wikimedia Commons. http://bit.ly/d50SIq ___ 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] [Wikimedia-in-del] Indian academicians on Wikipedia?
Are there any on Scholarpedia which is also run by the Wikimedia foundation? -- On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tinu, Srinivas Gunta is an Assistant Professor for Strategic Management at Indian Institute of Management Indore. He is copied on this email. Please connect him with the reporter. Yours sincerely, Anirudh Bhati 00 91 9328712208 Skype: anirudhsbh On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:38 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, A reporter is doing a story on Indian academicians on Wikipedia.. . If you know about any academicians / people from the education system who edit Wikipedia, it would be great help.. Are there anyone in the India mailing list ? Please drop *a personal mail to me* with the contact informations , if so. Thanks in advance. Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimedia-in-del mailing list wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-del ___ 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
