I totally agree with Bodhisattwa. Thanks for all your works Ravi, and all the best. :)
On 15 February 2016 at 17:53, Bodhisattwa Mandal < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Only today I realised that Ravi is leaving WMIN as staff permanently. I > had a feeling that after the crisis is over, he will resume his post, but > looks like I was wrong. > > Ravi did a wonderful job for Wikimedia movement in India. User:Ravidreams > had a dream to bring together all Indian communities to and project as a > pan-Indian community and I was really hoping that it will happen in coming > few years. He brought together like minded fellow Wikimedians from > different parts of India in a simple Facebook chatgroup to execute > different pan-Indian projects and I can say, it was highly effective. > Important projects like WLF, OCR4Wikisource etc were completed this way and > WCI 2016 is underway. He also tried to help any community members who > sought for it even if there was financial constraints. He has a bad habit > of saying yes to all demands all the time and that was good for us, at > least me. > > I hope, we dont have to miss volunteer Ravidreams in Wikimedia movement. > > Best of luck, > Bodhisattwa > On Feb 7, 2016 12:39 PM, "Ravishankar Ayyakkannu" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Effective 01 February 2016, I have changed the nature of my engagement >> with Wikimedia India (WMIN) from staff to volunteer. >> >> I joined WMIN when the overall scene in the Indian Wikimedia movement was >> tumultuous. It wasn’t easy getting things back on track. In the last 16 >> months, I hope I have succeeded in restoring the trust of all stakeholders >> including WMF, CIS-A2K, and the community. It was an honour to represent >> the movement in India, and I thank all who have helped me shoulder this >> responsibility. I know that I have played my part in empowering at least >> one Wikimedian to contribute more actively and nurturing at least one >> Wikimedia community. And that gives me immense satisfaction as I sign off >> as WMIN’s Program Director. >> >> At the moment, WMIN cannot hire or retain any staff until it gets FCRA >> permanent registration and succeeds in securing next grant. I hope to >> continue serving WMIN as a volunteer to the best of my abilities while it >> undergoes this transition. I will also be contributing to various >> Wikimedia projects and events as usual in my capacity as a volunteer. >> >> I wish WMIN all the best and look forward to it playing a bigger role in >> the movement as it matures. >> >> Thanks, >> Ravi >> >> -- >> Disclaimer: The Wikimedia India Chapter (WMIN) is an autonomous entity >> with no direct control over the Wikipedia project and other websites hosted >> by the Wikimedia Foundation, USA. >> >> This mail is sent to the members of the Chapter as part of the official >> communications between the Chapter, its Executive Committee and the members. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "wmin-members" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/wmin-members. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/wmin-members/CANY2_jCzobu0V45ATKzM24ZVtbTnyxGwd-Wwwb6%2BGDfmyCK-%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/wmin-members/CANY2_jCzobu0V45ATKzM24ZVtbTnyxGwd-Wwwb6%2BGDfmyCK-%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >
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