I second shiju here,
Rather than what Shiju pointed out, as a group we do all those and as an
individual my additional startegem is to publicize malayalam wiki wherever I
meet more than 2 people. and I have seen good responses from my friends and
colleagues. I have got many from flickr site who are willing to provide any
picture if one asks for wiki and I am glad that I have personally motivated
many people to write for malayalam wiki in their free
time, and I have succeeded.
Another factor is retention of the active users. we constantly engage in
serious discussions about articles and related issues which sometimes goes
beyond the wall of discussion and that as well keep those active users come
back for more..
Dr. Vipin
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An Orthodontist dreaming to become a pilot
www.bharathdental.com
you can find me in regional wiki as
http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Challiyan
and in flickr as
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11852045@N08/