Grants talk:TPS/Arvin Ello/RecentChangesCamp2012

Dear Arvin,

The Participation Grants Committee has reviewed your request. Unfortunately, your request does meet our criteria for funding participation, for the following reasons:

1. RecentChangesCamp is organized by Wikimedia Australia. Despite some exceptions in the past, Participation Grants are not meant to fund scholarships for Wikimedia events (nor for pan-wiki events like RCC).
2. The benefit of participation in RCC is unclear and impossible to estimate, because of the unconference format. While it is granted that some unconferences have fantastic results, it is also the case that some have very little to show by way of impact beyond socializing. Given the very high cost of international participation at this particular RCC (no one’s fault), it is felt that the likelihood and level of benefit from RCC does not justify the expense of funding international attendees.
3. You seem to have no editing experience at all, and thus would have very little to contribute at RCC, which is, though an unconference, certainly a meeting of wiki practitioners.

Please do not be discouraged by this, and do not hesitate to look for other ways to join our movement and help our mission. We are confident your colleagues at Wikimedia Philippines can help you find the way to get involved.

(On behalf of the Participation Grants Commitee) -- Ijon 22:51, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

We understand your decision and we respect that. I believe that Arvin will still continue to do his volunteer work on Wikimedia Philippines' project despite this decision. --Jojit (talk) 01:54, 23 December 2011 (UTC)