Thanks Srikanth, looking forward to it! Best regards, Bence
On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < srik.r...@wikimedia.in> wrote: > Hi Bence, > The SIG process is currently located on the Members Wiki of the Chapter, > which is accessible only to Members. I think it's high time it is made > public so I shall port it to the Public Wiki. > > While the Chapter does support volunteers of all kinds, the SIG chair has > to be a member. > This is for the following reasons: > 1. The SIG Chair gets a Wikimedia.in email address. > 2. The SIG Chair will be representing the Chapter. > 3. As per legal obligations, the SIG Chair signs a Code of Conduct with > the Chapter. > > Apart from this, the Chapter is open to supporting all volunteers. > > Regards, > > > On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Bence Damokos <bdamo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Theo10011 <de10...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 7:45 PM, Bence Damokos <bdamo...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> In light of recent recommendations to set up an SIG instead of >>>> autonomous groups, I was wondering if there is any available documentation >>>> on the process and benefits of doing so? >>>> >>>> I was looking at >>>> http://wiki.wikimedia.in/City_and_Language_SIG_subcommittee_chair, the >>>> only page I could find on the topic on the Wikimedia India wiki, but that >>>> did not seem to explain the process and nature of SIGs. (Also, I haven't >>>> seen them defined in Wikimedia India's bylaws.) >>>> What did I miss? >>>> >>> >>> As I seem to recall, SIG roles weren't really fleshed out in terms of >>> real world implications. Majority of the chapter board that was working on >>> it resigned or left after their respective terms. >>> >>> This new initiative to create user groups within India is being led by >>> WMF staff from my perspective. >>> >> I don't think it should be looked at in that way. I think the main idea >> is to empower volunteers (and while many many are self-empowered, labels >> and affiliation can still provide the final push) regardless of their >> location. This is not about a top down imposition (or even if it was, the >> costs are minimal, and the benefits could be big if the empowerment >> happens). >> >> The Indian SIG model could be a way to achieve the same goal, perhaps in >> parallel, but as long as the process and requirements are not publicly >> defined they might not be serving their purpose and it is difficult to >> expect people excited by the idea of of the empowerment that comes from >> affiliation to choose the (process-wise) undefined SIG model. That is why I >> was wondering where the process and requirements are defined; what would a >> regular Joe need to do to set up a SIG? >> >> Best regards, >> Bence >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > Srikanth Ramakrishnan > Member of the Executive Committee > Wikimedia Chapter [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 > >
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