[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India membership process Discussion
Dear Community Taking forward the discussion on the Membership Process on a separate thread, Wikimedia Chapter (India) is inviting members to discuss & suggest ways to improve the current Membership process.Please find the discussion link below http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Expectations_from_India_chapter/Membership Regards, Yohann Thomas Secretary Wikimedia India ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India membership
Thanks Gautam, That makes sense to me. Regards, Shyam On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.org wrote: Hi Shyam: 1 - To be a part of the mission and for contributing, I don't think one should be a member of the Wikimedia India (please don't take it otherwise). Just for voting the executive committee members, one should be a member? I don't understand the point. Well, it gives members a say in the representation of the organisation and in its agenda. This guides the Wikimedia mission in India. 2. I am under the impression that one of the major goals of Wikimedia chapter is fundraising, which will be used for its operations and fulfilling the mission tasks. Isn't that correct? I would, personally, disagree with this. The main role and aims are to spread free knowledge as the registration documents show: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/File:ChapterRegDocsEnglish.pdf Best, Gautam ___ 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] Wikimedia India membership
Tinu, I was just worndering, what is the procedure to be a member of Wikimedia India. I may have missed a few of the threads regarding this. Is there an annual fee involved to be a member? Thanks, Shyam On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:41 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.comwrote: Folks, I feel little guilty of forwarding the thread to India list. The discussion is now getting nowhere and borderline dirtier. I humbly appeal to everyone involved in the discussion to kindly abandon this thread. Each one of you are the integral part of the Wikimedia movement in India. Differences may happen, but let us not forget our ultimate goal. Chapter, community , foundation, let us all work together. The India chapter was formed after much hard work and let us give it as little more time... Requesting everyone interested to kindly apply for membership and remember it is you who could drive the chapter to a bigger success. Constructive Criticism is useful, Blaming each other is easy but it is you who could make a difference. thanks again 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India membership
Shyam. Fill out the form, and make the payment and send it. That's all. The payment details, address the form is to be sent to, everything is mentioned on the form: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/wiki/File:WikimediaChapterMembershipFormIndividualV1.pdf On 6 June 2011 20:23, Shyam Bihari Agarwal s.b.agar...@gmail.com wrote: Tinu, I was just worndering, what is the procedure to be a member of Wikimedia India. I may have missed a few of the threads regarding this. Is there an annual fee involved to be a member? Thanks, Shyam On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:41 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com wrote: Folks, I feel little guilty of forwarding the thread to India list. The discussion is now getting nowhere and borderline dirtier. I humbly appeal to everyone involved in the discussion to kindly abandon this thread. Each one of you are the integral part of the Wikimedia movement in India. Differences may happen, but let us not forget our ultimate goal. Chapter, community , foundation, let us all work together. The India chapter was formed after much hard work and let us give it as little more time... Requesting everyone interested to kindly apply for membership and remember it is you who could drive the chapter to a bigger success. Constructive Criticism is useful, Blaming each other is easy but it is you who could make a difference. thanks again 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 -- 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India membership
Thanks Srikanth for the link. I have a couple of question to the community - 1. What are the key benefits to be a member of the Wikimedia India. 2. Why there is a need to pay fee to be a member? What contributions will be made from the membership fee collection? Regards, Shyam On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan rsrikant...@gmail.com wrote: Shyam. Fill out the form, and make the payment and send it. That's all. The payment details, address the form is to be sent to, everything is mentioned on the form: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/wiki/File:WikimediaChapterMembershipFormIndividualV1.pdf On 6 June 2011 20:23, Shyam Bihari Agarwal s.b.agar...@gmail.com wrote: Tinu, I was just worndering, what is the procedure to be a member of Wikimedia India. I may have missed a few of the threads regarding this. Is there an annual fee involved to be a member? Thanks, Shyam On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:41 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com wrote: Folks, I feel little guilty of forwarding the thread to India list. The discussion is now getting nowhere and borderline dirtier. I humbly appeal to everyone involved in the discussion to kindly abandon this thread. Each one of you are the integral part of the Wikimedia movement in India. Differences may happen, but let us not forget our ultimate goal. Chapter, community , foundation, let us all work together. The India chapter was formed after much hard work and let us give it as little more time... Requesting everyone interested to kindly apply for membership and remember it is you who could drive the chapter to a bigger success. Constructive Criticism is useful, Blaming each other is easy but it is you who could make a difference. thanks again 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 -- 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 India membership
Hi Gautam, Thanks for your reply. Regarding to your response 1 - To be a part of the mission and for contributing, I don't think one should be a member of the Wikimedia India (please don't take it otherwise). Just for voting the executive committee members, one should be a member? I don't understand the point. 2. I am under the impression that one of the major goals of Wikimedia chapter is fundraising, which will be used for its operations and fulfilling the mission tasks. Isn't that correct? Thanks, Shyam On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.org wrote: Hi Shyam: 1. What are the key benefits to be a member of the Wikimedia India. You get to be a part of an organization and in its mission. You can also participate by voting and/or standing for the Executive Committee membership in the elections of Wikimedia Chapter. And over time, I am sure there will be more. 2. Why there is a need to pay fee to be a member? What contributions will be made from the membership fee collection? There is a lot of administrative overhead for the Chapter and for membership. What did you mean by contributions? Thank you. Best, Gautam http://social.prathambooks.org/ 2. Why there is a need to pay fee to be a member? What contributions will be made from the membership fee collection? ___ 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
