On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Pradeep Mohandas <pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com > wrote:
> Hi, > > It is perhaps worth considering a format of having multiple user groups > model in India rather than having one central Wikimedia India Chapter. > About a year ago there was some interest in creating a Mediawiki India group but met with opposition from the chapter. Is there currently a restriction on creating user groups independent of the chapter? It would be good to know what this is? Do I need permission from the chapter to start a Wikipedia editors club in my neighbourhood? > I do not think that the Chapter in its current form is representative of > the Wikimedia Community in India. I have asked the Chapter to hold > membership drives in other language wikis and other regions but this does > not seem to have taken off. It has been 4 years since the Chapter was > formed. > > The downside would be that several groups will have to interact with state > governments in their respective states but I think this will make them > understand and respect the Executive Committee's work more. > > I think this is worth considering in the present scenario. > > Warm regards, > Pradeep Mohandas > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > -- Arun Ganesh (planemad) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Planemad> <http://j.mp/ArunGanesh>
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