Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Wikimedia India Chapter: Current state of affairs

2014-09-11 Thread Ravishankar
Hi Sudhanwa, //Looks like I am the only person asking questions to WMIN// That's not an issue. But, I would request anyone to follow few steps before escalating issues to India mailing list. 1. Please post your questions in Chapter Wiki's village pump. If there is no such place, we need to creat

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Wikimedia India Chapter: Current state of affairs

2014-09-11 Thread Dhaval S. Vyas
I am a member of WMUK and have never seen board members or EC consulting community before they travel abroad. I don't think it is necessary for them to consult community on each and every matter. So far as I am aware WMIN's accounts are audited annually and these expenses must be audited. Also, acc

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Wikimedia India Chapter: Current state of affairs

2014-09-11 Thread Ravishankar
Hi Sudhanwa, Wikimedia India Chapter is an independent organization and we (the community) should let it work with at least some level of autonomy. Oher agencies like WMF, CIS have more liberty due to their organizational structure. In the name of accountability, if we are going to raise questio

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Wikimedia India Chapter: Current state of affairs

2014-09-10 Thread Sudhanwa Jogalekar
Hi, Any further updates on the activities? Looks like I am the only person asking questions to WMIN. Somehow, I am getting more and more inputs and more questions from people from the community. Raising one such query that needs some serious answers. It is understood that during the year, some