And this conman who should be avoided, his name is ......
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Shiju Alex <shijualexonline(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
Thanks Ravi for bringing up this topic. I sent a
similar mail regarding
this some time back.
Now a days many so called "wikipedians" are popping up here and there
claiming themselves *as the spokesperson of different Indian language
wikis*. The irony is that *none of the Wiki language communities are aware
about these types of developments*. And some of these spokespersons
doesn't even have an account in the respective language wiki.
I know that *Wiki editing* and *Wiki advocacy* are two different topics.
But we, contributors to different language wikipedias, doesn't want some one
outside the Language community taking the responsibility of spokesperson
with out our knowledge.
It is a good idea to appoint a team of active wikians for each language as
the official Spokespersons/contact persons. Let each Wiki language community
decide how it should be represented outside.
Shiju
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Ravi shankar <ravidreams_03(a)yahoo.com>wrote;wrote:
Hi,
Recently we came to know that a fraud guy has been claiming himself to be
the "head" of Tamil Wiki and a director for yet-to-be-formed Indian
Wikimedia chapter. He has been doing this at many places including Govt
circles. This was a shock for us. I would like to warn a similar possibility
for all other Indian Wikis.
I recommend that each Wiki start a mechanism to officially elect few
official Spokespersons / contact persons and spread the word about this
selection. The appointment can be cycled every few months to share
responsibility with more members. These need not be just the sysops /
bureaucrats. They can be anyone trust worthy, long serving the community,
having fair idea of Wiki organization and easy to cooperate and communicate
with.
Ravi.
http://ravidreams.com/
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