[Foundation-l] [Announcement] Welcome to the advisory group

Thu Feb 1 16:26:25 UTC 2007

The short answer is that he is one of the best people at analyzing and
understanding how to construct and manage online communities, particularly
wiki projects. IMHO. (But if my claim is true I hope you can see how he
would be a very good person to have on the Wikimedia Advisory Board.)

On 1/30/07, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hoi,
> Given that Sunir is probably an OK guy, and even that he contributed
> early in our projects, that still does not demonstrate the added value
> he has over many of the people that are already in our project. What I
> was looking for is what he adds to the equation, what I find that he may
> be a great guy but I do not understand what his added value would be.
> This complementary value is what you look for in people that are
> relevant for the advisory board.
> Thanks,
>     GerardM
>
> The Cunctator schreef:
> > On 1/29/07, Cormac Lawler <cormaggio at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 1/29/07, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Ray Saintonge schreef:
> >>>
> >>>> Gerard Meijssen wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> There are many people who could make a valuable contribution to this
> >>>>> advisory board. You apparently have yours and I do not even know
> >>>>>
> >> Sunir
> >>
> >>>>> Shah.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> He was at Wikimania in Frankfort.
> >>>>
> >>>> Ec
> >>>>
> >>> Hoi,
> >>> So were you and I, so was Richard Stallman if that is what makes you
> >>> notable ...
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>     GerardM
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Sunir Shah is the (co)founder of Meatball Wiki:
> >> <http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?MeatballWiki> ;
> >> <http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?SunirShah>. You can find his
> >> Wikimania 2005 presentation details at:
> >> <
> >>
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2005_Presentations#Other_Talks
> >>
> >>> .
> >>>
> >> I agree with Jussi-Ville that he could be of great service to the
> >> advisory group.
> >>
> >
> >
> > And one of the earliest Wikipedia contributors.
>
>
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