Ashwin +1 Deepon On Jul 31, 2012 6:24 PM, "Ashwin Baindur" <ashwin.bain...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Abdul, > > You have not given of your time to Wikipedia and you have no moral right > to criticise Hisham for anything he has done. I wonder why you are > subscribed to this list at all. You are welcome to be a Wikipedian and if > not, be an constructive member of the community even if you dont edit. We > have such people. But your diatribe about someone you have not met and know > nothing about first-hand is not at all appreciated and not the way to go. > > Ashwin Baindur > > > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Ram Shankar Yadav < > ramshankarya...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Gautam +1 >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Gautam John <gau...@prathambooks.org>wrote: >> >>> Abdul, honesty is a rare character and it's good to strike a >>> dissenting note. However, all said and done, a dissenting note based >>> in fiction is a wasted thing because it lacks a factual basis in which >>> to assess it. >>> >>> > Before i start, I am not a Wikipedia editor. Just someone who knows >>> several >>> > of them. >>> >>> Ah. The wonders of second hand information. Always notable. >>> >>> > None of you seem to be thinking, or else no thinker is replying. >>> >>> Perhaps. But your email doesn't seem to indicate that you were either. >>> >>> > Hisham is not some war hero that you have to praise him like this. >>> > If there is anything he has done, it is not praiseworthy. >>> >>> Clearly the members who have replied on this list think otherwise. >>> Myself included. >>> >>> > yes, we weill miss him. a lot. who else do we blame for failurs and >>> all the >>> > nonsense in the community? >>> >>> So you'll miss him because you have someone to blame? If that's the >>> prism through which you view activity, then you biases are clear. For >>> we all have clean hands and can cast the first stone. >>> >>> > Hisham has done nothing for the community that stands out. all that he >>> has >>> > done is what volunters do. >>> >>> Sure. Which is why volunteers have thanked him. >>> >>> > he runined th english wikipedia with his IEP crap. >>> > the community is still trying to recover. >>> >>> But had the grace and courage to own up to his failures. We could all >>> learn something from that. >>> >>> > Wer'e not happy that you are leaving, but sad, because we won't have >>> anyone >>> > to blame. >>> >>> Maybe it's time we looked inwards too rather than finding an easy >>> outside mark to blame? >>> >>> I am sure there are more who hold dissenting views and this is a good >>> time to air them. We can all learn from them. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >
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