Bence, The details on joining the SIG is now Public at : http://wiki.wikimedia.in/City_and_Language_Special_Interest_Group_Chair
To nominate yourself OR someone and to vote you need to be a member of the Chapter. Becoming a member is pretty easy. It costs INR 100 to join and requires a single form to be filled and sent across. Details on joining the chapter, including the form is available at http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Join_us SIGs can not only be created for cities and languages but also for other special projects like GLAM, MediaWiki and Commons. There is a nomination page for the position of a GLAM SIG already on right now. I hope this clears it up. Please let me know if anything else needs clarification. Cheers, Happy Editing, Srikanth. On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 11:15 PM, Bence Damokos <bdamo...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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]
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