<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi all,</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>[Apologies if a similar thing has been proposed earlier, I haven't been able to read much of the recent discussions.]</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>I had a thought of channelling readers and editors of English Wikipedia (and similar projects) to other Indian language wikis based on their IP addresses and the topic being read. I've put down the proposal at <a href="http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposal:Funneling_multilingual_readers_and_editors_based_on_geographic_and_topical_cues">http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposal:Funneling_multilingual_readers_and_editors_based_on_geographic_and_topical_cues</a> as it is applicable elsewhere too than just India. Please read and discuss the proposal. It'll be great if some of us can take
the lead and do a pilot with two or three Wikis. Personally, I'll not be able to commit much time these days, but can support if somebody takes the lead. I suggest that we can put up a project page (specific to Indian wikis) at <a href="http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Projects:2011-12">http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Projects:2011-12</a> if there is enough support.</div><div><br></div><div>- Sundar</div><div> </div><div>"That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."<br>- George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture</div></div></body></html>