I second Sudhanwa's comments? Why the silence? If its bad news, let us all know!
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar <sudhanwa....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Except for "Wikimedian for the month", there is hardly anything on the > activities of WMIN. > > What is the current status of EC members, what is the fiancial situation, > what are the projects being worked out?? Absolutely nothing is coming out > from EC for the last few months.. rather for an year or so. > > Can EC send updates on these. > > Regards > -Sudhanwa > > > On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 12:29 AM, Priyanka Tiwari <priyankatw...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Greetings from Wikimedia India! >> >> Wikimedia India would like to share the monthly report of March 2016. >> Looking forward for your valuable feedback. >> >> >> EVENTS >> >> >> SETTING UP OF ADVISORY COUNCIL AT WIKIMEDIA INDIA: >> >> >> The primary objective of setting up an advisory board at Wikimedia India >> is to receive support, suggestions, guidance, advice and help in achieving >> chapter’s objective from distinguished individuals having excelled in their >> respective fields and mission. The advisory board members would provide a >> non-binding advice to the Executive Committee Members, Wikimedia India Staff >> and the community comprising of long list of editors across different >> language groups. >> >> >> The function of the advisory board would be to offer assistance to the >> chapter with anything from legal advice to management of finances to carry >> forward the goals of the chapter. Advisory board members would provide the >> chapter with new knowledge, development of strategic thinking and possible >> alternatives based on their expertise from different fields. >> >> >> The advisory board would in turn strengthen the executive committee and >> wikimedia staff to better execute their work, but does not interfere with >> either the executive committee or wikimedia india staff regarding the >> disclosure of confidential documents or forceful execution of their advices. >> >> >> Community members volunteered for Advisory Committee including Dhaval, >> Sripathy, Yann, Bodhisattwa Mandal, Satdeep Gill, Adethya, Karthik Nadar. >> The long discussion on the appointment process, views and opinions from >> various community members and Mr. Arun Ramarathnam made it a worth for >> inputs and amendments to be taken further. >> >> >> WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION AFFILIATE BOARD SELECTION: >> >> >> The Wikimedia chapters and thematic organizations select two members for >> the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. We, as the members of Wikimedia >> India have to accordingly vote for two members for the organisation. >> >> >> Community members poured in their views in the mailing list. Suggestions >> were rolling in for support to different candidates. Siska Doviana and Jan >> Ainali were the major names in support for from the community. >> >> >> We request the community members to kindly express their opinions and >> suggestions for the same. Please visit the links below to find more relevant >> details. >> >> 1.) About Affiliate Board >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats >> >> 2.) Nominated Candidates >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Nominations >> >> 3.) Timeline >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016 >> >> >> >> >> >> FEATURED WIKIMEDIAN: >> >> >> Featured Wikimedian for the month of March 2016 - Baljeet Dhaliwal. >> >> >> Baljeet Dhaliwal is a Punjabi Wikimedian currently studying in the ninth >> grade. Inspired by Charan Gill, father of another Wikimedian Satdeep Gill, >> Baljeet began editing in mid June 2015 and is now one of the youngest and >> most active editors of Punjabi Wikipedia. He mostly edits articles related >> to computers and has created the articles of almost all the basic components >> of computer in the Punjabi Wikipedia. >> >> >> A source of inspiration for his fellow Wikimedians, he is often described >> as a quick learner. Baljeet was one of the most prolific contributors at the >> Wikipedia Asian Month drive with 42 articles and was honored as a Wikipedia >> Asian Ambassador. Baljeet says he feels proud to see his mother tongue grow >> on the internet and vows to contribute more for its growth. >> >> For more details, please visit - >> >> http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Featured_Wikimedian/Archive/2016 >> >> >> >> >> NEWS >> >> >> 1. Scholarships for Wikimania 2016 have been announced. For more details, >> please visit - >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars#2016_WMF_Wikimania_Scholarships >> >> >> 2. Katherine Maher (https://goo.gl/QwRJTa) takes over as the Intermin >> Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation effective 14 March 2016 >> (after Lila Tretikov resigned in Feb 2016). Full announcement can be found >> at https://goo.gl/42NfC8 and https://goo.gl/uFhAzk >> >> >> 3. The Wikimedia Foundation Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) program is >> accepting proposals from March 14th to April 12th for new ideas to improve >> Wikimedia projects (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG). Funds are >> available (up to $30,000 USD) to support individuals or teams of up to four >> people to implement promising ideas, whether focused on building a new tool >> or gadget, organizing a better process on your wiki, researching an >> important issue, or providing other support for community-building. Ideas >> from the current Inspire Campaign on content curation and review are very >> welcome. (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire) >> >> >> >> >> IN THE MEDIA >> >> >> >> 1. Ashutosh Desai & Savio DSouza (13 March 2016). "13 ways to make your >> Wikipedia experience better".The Times of India. >> >> >> 2. Prahari (30 March 2016). "Wikipedia – Is it ReallyIndependent?". The >> Times of India. >> >> >> 3. Biz Carson (13 March 2016). "The first words on Wikipedia were a nerdy >> programmer in-joke". The Business Insider. >> >> >> 4. "Wikipedia developing speech engine for users". The Times of India. 13 >> March 2016. >> >> >> 5. Himanshi Dhawan (10 March 2016). "MP tells Lok Sabha Wikipedia killed >> her, assassinated character".The Times of India. >> >> >> 6. Namrata Sahoo (5 March 2016). "A Bot That Gets Wiki Content to Your >> Phone". The New Indian Express >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> Priyanka Tiwari >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > -- > > ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! > web: www.sudhanwa.com blog: www.sudhanwa.in > Twitter: sudhanwa Check on FB, Linkedin for more. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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
