Thanks Ashwin for this additional response. A couple of quick notes to
close this one out.
Best,
Barry
On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Ashwin Baindur
wrote:
> Dear Barry,
>
> thank you for taking the trouble to provide a comprehensive and timely
> response to my critique.
>
> There is no doubt
Dear Barry,
thank you for taking the trouble to provide a comprehensive and timely
response to my critique.
There is no doubt that India Programs is putting in hard work, and there
are definitely good results as you pointed out and I agree with. All your
points are well taken, though I am not in
Dear Ashwin,
Thanks for your message. I have to say that specific comments are much more
useful than vague generalisations, because these are actionable for us and
we can correct misperceptions (of which there are some significant ones
below). I'd like to respond to your points below. Please don'
Thank you for your responding to me, Barry. I would like to point out a
few issues, if I may, to set the context to my stated wish about what India
Programs should be doing.
A significant proportion of the events listed in your reference were
community events and if we consider only those conduct
The month community report for March is available here [1] and the areas of
work in April are available here [2].
(Apologies for the delay in this. Going forward, we will have these out before
the 7th of every month.)
Please do share your comments and suggestions on the respective talk pages.
On Apr 12, 2012, at 12:57 PM,
wrote:
> there is no report for March
This delay is on my side. It is now up at
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Program/Reports/Community_Monthly_Reports/Mar_2012#Monthly_Report_-_Mar_2012
> but where is April?
Coming up in the next couple of hours
Barry, I think the moot point is being missed here. There is a general feeling
(atleast from what I understand) that IP should focus on what the community
cannot do - and the community should be more involved in deciding what IP
should do. Other chapters that have hired staff have hired people