<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Pradeep Mohandas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com" target="_blank">pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
hi,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Can you share where you have spotted this? We're not planning to have a twitter account, just a hashtag - #wci11. This is also being used on <a href="http://identi.ca" target="_blank">identi.ca</a> by a few users and we encourage this.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We'd like to correct the error.</div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br>this was posted by CherianTinu abrakham:<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><b>Penn-Olson : "Its Wikipedia Season in India"</b><div>
<a href="http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/09/07/wikipedia-indi/" target="_blank">http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/09/07/wikipedia-indi/</a> </div>
<div><br></div><div><div><i>Wikipedia is now all set for it’s first
WikiConference in India which is scheduled to be held in Mumbai on
November 18th, 2011. Delegates from any country can participate, but the
conference will be quite India-centric, according to the event page on
Wikimedia.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Here’s a quick overview of the schedule for the WikiConference which will act as a platform for Indian Wikimedians <span>and</span> Wikipedians to meet, discuss, <span>and</span> share their opinions regarding Wikipedia India issues, Indian language projects on Wikipedia, <span>and</span> discuss affairs in the Wikicommunity in India <span>and</span> abroad.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Date<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>18th to 20th November, 2011</i></div><div><i>Venue<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Convocation Hall, University of Mumbai (Fort Campus) & associated rooms</i></div>
<div><i>Accommodation<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Sea Green Hotel <span>and</span> Chateau Windsor hotel (for those who receive scholarships)</i></div><div><i>Hosts<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Mumbai <span>and</span> Pune Wikipedia communitites, Wikimedia India branch</i></div>
<div><i>Sponsors<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Wikimedia Foundation, Eregnow.com</i></div><div><i>Social Media<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span>Facebook</span> <span>and</span> <span>Linkedin</span> event pages, <span>and</span> official Twitter account</i></div>
<div><i>Email<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="mailto:conference@wikimedia.in" target="_blank">conference@wikimedia.in</a></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>We
recently spoke with the India program consultant to WikiMedia, Mr.
Hisham Mundol. We discussed the WikiConference, a new Wiki course in the
College of Engineering at Pune (CoEP), <span>and</span> how to be a Wikipedia contributor.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i><b>What is the conference all about? Why is it being held <span>and</span> how do you think it’s beneficial for Wikipedia?</b></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>This
conference is going to be the first national conference held by the
Wikimedia community in India. It’ll be fantastic for the existing
community to meet up <span>and</span> share stories <span>and</span> knowledge <span>and</span> have a good time! We also hope that it will attract newcomers to Wikipedia.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Also, Wikipedia’s activities in India have
increased as it has recently collaborated with College of Engineering,
Pune launching a course in which over 800 students will contribute to
the Wikipedia’s page as a part of their first semester.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i><b>Why did Wikipedia choose CoEP over top colleges like the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) <span>and</span> National Institute of Technology (NITs)?</b></i></div><div><i><br>
</i></div><div><i>The College of Engineering at Pune has a wonderful reputation, student body, <span>and</span> faculty. We decided to do the pilot in Pune – <span>and</span>
we’re honored the CoEP has agreed to partner with us. Right now, the
college has the highest number of students enrolled in our program,
anywhere in the world.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i><b>What benefits will this course add to Wikipedia as an organization?</b></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>The Wikipedia movement will gain tremendously because of the quality of content that students are adding, <span>and</span> will be adding.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i><b>What is the future plan? Is the organisation planning to launch this course in other colleges as well?</b></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Our immediate plans are to continue with this pilot at Pune in the short term. We are looking at a roll-out to other colleges <span>and</span>
cities. We’d love to hear from whoever is interested. For those who
want to get involved immediately, an option is to start a Wikipedia
Students’ Club. There are further details available on our outreach
page.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i><b>How can one contribute towards the Wiki community?</b></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Anyone <span>and</span> everyone can contribute. You can check the Welcome to Wikipedia section <span>and</span> the Introduction Page.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i>The basic process would be to read those
two links, create a user account, go to the edit button on the top right
of any article <span>and</span> start editing! You can also contribute images <span>and</span> other media files to Wikimedia Commons which is amongst the world’s largest storehouse of free-to-use media files.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i><b>Lastly, How many Wikipedia contributors hail from India at the moment?</b></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Right
now, there are about 1,500 active editors in India – but that number
keeps growing. We’d like it to become many, many times larger, <span>and</span> we invite anyone <span>and</span> everyone to join in!</i></div>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>Tinu Cherian</div><div><a href="http://wiki.wikimedia.in/In_the_news#Sep_2011" target="_blank">http://wiki.wikimedia.in/In_the_news#Sep_2011</a> </div>
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<div></div><div>warm regards,</div><div>Pradeep Mohandas<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div>On 10 September 2011 08:18, Nagarjuna G <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nagarjun@gnowgi.org" target="_blank">nagarjun@gnowgi.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">In the recent announcement about the wikimedia conference I saw this:<br>
<i><br>Social Media<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Facebook and Linkedin event pages, and official Twitter account<br>
<br></i>Mediawiki as a media technology does not belong there. It is not the outcome and end that this group should be interested in, but also means of getting there. <br>
<br>I personally think we should encourage and use the free software alternatives like <a href="http://identi.ca" target="_blank">identi.ca</a>, diaspora so that the event takes an opportunity to promote these media which protects user's freedom. <br>
<br>By linking your account to other facebook or twitter followers to <a href="http://identi.ca" target="_blank">identi.ca</a> account you will help tell the world that microblogging can be done with free software as well and your event supports/sponsors <a href="http://identi.ca" target="_blank">identi.ca</a>. <br>
<br>I do hope the mediawiki conference supports free social media and uses this occasion to spread this message among the wikimedians.<br><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><br>--<br>GN<br><br>
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