Hello friends,
This is a link I recommend you to bookmark.
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Geographical_distribution_of_Indian_Wikipedians
This list is useful for outreach & also whenever someone needs Wiki-Help in
a particular city. It would be great if Wikipedians could update this
list.:)
We have the following completely unrepresented states/UTs:
* Andaman & Nicobar Islands
* Arunachal Pradesh
* Assam
* Chandigarh
* Chhattisgarh
* Dadra, Nagar & Haveli
* Daman & Diu
* Goa
* Himachal Pradesh
* Jammu & Kashmir
* Jharkhand (AngPradesh is in Mumbai)
* Lakshadweep
* Manipur
* Meghalaya
* Mizoram
* Puducherry
* Punjab (oye, ye ki hoya!)
* Nagaland
* Uttar Pradesh
* Uttarakhand
Okay, all you admins, please update your status (Mikey my boy, that means
you too)!
Abroad, we dont have Indic Wikipedians listed for:
* Africa
* Australia
* Asia (other than India)
* Middle East
* North America
* South America
Unless you would like to stay off list, of course that's acceptable too.
May I also request Tinu / list admins to please forward it all the Indic
language & city Wikimedia lists. We need this resource to be as
comprehensible as possible.
Warm regards,
Ashwin Baindur
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I am forwarding this email since my official wikimedia india email is still
getting blocked.
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From: Yohann Thomas <yohannvt(a)wikimedia.in>
Date: Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 10:45 PM
Subject: Open letter to the community
To: Wikimedia Chapter India Google group <wmin-members(a)googlegroups.com>,
Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: EC Wikimedia India <wikimedia-in-exec(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Ravishankar
Ayyakkannu <ravidreams(a)wikimedia.in>
Dear Community
I regret to inform you that Wikimedia India has not been give periodic
updates regarding the activities of the chapter. This is in spite of the
fact that the last year, we have been doing many activities & making great
strides in reaching out to the community.Apart from that,Wikimedia India
has also not been open about the obstacles which currently our organization
is facing.
1.) No Monthly Reports were being circulated by the Office Bearer’s at
Wikimedia India. Major updates regarding to different activities were given
to the community, but a periodic update was not given to the community The
Executive Committee (EC) along with the Program Director recognize the
negligence in this regard. An assurance regarding the same has been
provided in this regard. On the first Monday of every month, we shall be
submitting our monthly report to the community.
2.) Inability to Conduct Annual General Meeting for 2014-2015: The Office
Bearers have already been apologetic in this regard. An assurance has been
provided that efforts are being undertaken to process it as soon as
possible.
3.) Current Financial obstacle faced by the Chapter: We are in Process of
renewing our FCRA license , but due to this,the Chapter at present is
facing financial challenges.
To tackle these problems ,we are taking guidance from senior community
members & founding members of the chapter. We hope to resolve these issues
soon & continue with all the good work we have been doing so far.
--
Yohann Thomas
Executive Committee Member
Wikimedia India
http://wikimedia.in/
Hi,
* Chandigarh will host WikiConference India 2016.
* Tentative date for the event is last weekend of July 2016.
* Please sign up for team roles at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Community_and_Tea…
.
Each one may join two teams to ensure diversity and manageable workload.
* We will proceed to file a separate PEG application on behalf of the
Community of Wikimedians organizing this event.
* Please help us spread this message and follow
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikiConferenceIndia2016/
for more frequent updates.
Thanks,
Ravi
Hi,
Effective 01 February 2016, I have changed the nature of my engagement with
Wikimedia India (WMIN) from staff to volunteer.
I joined WMIN when the overall scene in the Indian Wikimedia movement was
tumultuous. It wasn’t easy getting things back on track. In the last 16
months, I hope I have succeeded in restoring the trust of all stakeholders
including WMF, CIS-A2K, and the community. It was an honour to represent
the movement in India, and I thank all who have helped me shoulder this
responsibility. I know that I have played my part in empowering at least
one Wikimedian to contribute more actively and nurturing at least one
Wikimedia community. And that gives me immense satisfaction as I sign off
as WMIN’s Program Director.
At the moment, WMIN cannot hire or retain any staff until it gets FCRA
permanent registration and succeeds in securing next grant. I hope to
continue serving WMIN as a volunteer to the best of my abilities while it
undergoes this transition. I will also be contributing to various
Wikimedia projects and events as usual in my capacity as a volunteer.
I wish WMIN all the best and look forward to it playing a bigger role in
the movement as it matures.
Thanks,
Ravi
:)
A.
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From: Steinsplitter Wiki <steinsplitter(a)wikipedia.de>
Date: Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 11:20 AM
Subject: [Translators-l] Special:TranslatorSignup available on Wikimedia
Commons
To: "translators-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <translators-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>,
"commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hello List,
Special:TranslatorSignup is now available on commons as well.
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Special:TranslatorSignup
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:TranslatorSignup> to indicate
what languages you can translate in, and how you want to be contacted about
new translation requests.
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Greetings from Wikimedia India!
Wikimedia India would like to share the monthly report of January 2016.
Looking forward for your valuable feedback.
== EVENTS HELD ==
EVENT – Wikipedia’s 15th Anniversary celebration in Hyderabad (
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Events/15th_Wikipedia_Anniversary_Celebration_Hyde…
)
SYNOPSIS –
Agenda of the event included the following keynote activities:
- 'Introduction to Wikipedia, How to utilize & How to contribute' – by
Wikipedia contributors.
- Panel discussions on Wikipedia and the Wiki communities led by Wikipedia
contributors and academicians.
EVENT – Workshop organized by Osmania University (OU) on 11th January 2016
at NERTU Conference Hall (
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Events/Librarians_Workshop)
SYNOPSIS –
Agenda of the event included the following activities:
- Fifteen Library and Information Science Professionals were identified to
participate who are serious researchers and proactive users of latest tools
and technologies and are invited as resource persons as they are experts in
their field.
- Uploading Images/Photos, Copyright issues, Creative Commons were also
discussed. Three Telugu Wikipedians also attended the event and lent their
expertise to the event. It was a learning event as all the participants did
a collaborative effort "List of LIS Journals in India" available at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LIS_Journals_in_India.
EVENT – Wikipedia Takes Kolkata (on January 24) (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Kolkata_V)
SYNOPSIS –
Wikipedia Takes Kolkata is a planned photo scavenger hunt in the spirit of
Wikipedia Takes the City held in Kolkata. This event is aimed at increasing
the coverage of free photographs involving the city of Kolkata so that they
can be used in Wikipedia articles which need pictures, as well as promoting
awareness of Wikipedia.
== NEWS ==
- IRC Discussions was held on 10th January 2016 for the bidders of
WikiConference India to take questions from fellow Wikipedians on the
organization of the event.
(IRC Chat at http://goo.gl/5w7OZs ).
- Hosting city for WikiConference India 2016 is Chandigarh as per IRC
Discussions by 18 January.
- Wikimedia India hires two admin interns – User:Jim Carter (Rudra Pratap
Sinha) and User:Strike Eagle (Srikar Kashyap Pulipaka) to help in the
functioning of the chapter.
- Wikimedia India hires one HR Intern - Ms Ashmita Bose in an attempt to
make the organization more robust and well structured.
== IN THE MEDIA ==
1. Wikimedia Foundation distances itself from Free Basics, Hindustan Times (
http://goo.gl/OIzqo7)
2. This multilingual edit-a-thon wants to improve Indian content on
Wikipedia, DNA (http://goo.gl/uR49Kf)
3. Wiki turns 15, free libraries a bonanza, The Times of India (
http://goo.gl/WVF2U4)
4. Wikipedia initiative Celebrating legacy of Bangalore Blue grapes online (
http://goo.gl/FOAHKl)
5. Why It's Essential To Grow IndianLanguage Wikipedias, The Huffington
Post (http://goo.gl/NviKKX)
6. Kannada Wikipedia not on top of the charts, The Hindu (
http://goo.gl/xuQdmY)
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Srikar Kashyap for all
his endeavours.
This report is also available at:
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Reports/Jan_2016
Hello,
Centre for Internet and Society’s Access To Knowledge (CIS-A2K) program
would like to share with you the newsletter below for the month of January
2016. We look forward to hear any feedback or input you might have.
== WikipediansSpeak: Odia Wikisourcer shares her journey and goals ==
The most active editor on the Odia Wikisource (
https://or.wikisource.org/wiki/ପ୍ରଧାନ_ପୃଷ୍ଠା) is Pankajmala Sarangi (
https://or.wikisource.org/wiki/ବ୍ୟବହାରକାରୀ:Pmsarangi), a native of Odisha
who now lives in New Delhi, where she works at a non-profit. As a leader in
a broad community that is dominated by males (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bias_on_Wikipedia)—indeed, she is the
most active contributor to the Odia-language Wikisource —we asked her to
share her journey and her goals to grow the project and community as part
of the “WikipediansSpeak (http://blog.wikimedia.org/tag/wikipediansspeak/)”
interview series.
What is the community like on the Odia Wikisource?
Pankajmala feels that the community is like her home. “I can’t tell how
happy I am after seeing that this one year-old project has already
digitized over 200 books. With more and more youth coming on the internet,
the internet won’t disappoint them when the type and search in Odia
language.”
What are projects that you would like to start or get help from the
existing community to grow?
Forming expert /resource groups to increase the thematic group structure in
the community so that each group could work collaboratively for specific
goals.
⬤ We can also create groups through the help of the resident welfare
associations in Odisha cities where Odia WikiTungis (in Odia Wikimedia
community city based informal groups have been started that actively
organize outreach and engage with new Wikimedians) are already working.
They can work hand-in-hand. This will help us expand this program to more
new places.
⬤ We can tie up with basic computer training institutes where their
students and new Wikimedians who do not have access to computer/internet
could learn about Odia Wikipedia editing as a vocational training. These
institutes remain idle during day time and get busy after 4 pm as schools
and college students come to learn about computer basics after their class
hours.
⬤ One idea could be involving veterans whose expertise could help improve
the quality of the articles which is otherwise going in vain after
retirement. Post retirement life is otherwise lonely and many feel
worthless who could enjoy the company of many new friends. The senior
citizens groups could train new Wikimedians using these institutional
facilities.
. . . Read more on Wikimedia blog here:
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/01/29/odia-wikisourcer-journey-goals/
== Events organized/participated ==
⬤ Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon at Mysore, Karnataka (11-13 January): Prior
to Kannada Wikipedia's 13th anniversary (
https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ:ಹದಿಮೂರನೆಯ_ವರ್ಷಾಚರಣೆ), four thematic
edit-a-thons were planned. The third edit-a-thon of this series was
conducted at the Centre for Proficiency Development and Placement Services
(CPDPS), Manasa Gangotri, University of Mysore. 30 participants
participated and actively edited Kannada Wikipedia during this workshop.
⬤ Telugu Wikipedia Education Program at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada
12-13 January, (
http://cis-india.org/openness/events/telugu-wikipedia-education-program-at-…):
In collaboration with the Andhra Loyola College (ALC), Vijayawada, CIS-A2K
opened up a Wikipedia Digital Centre in the institution. The aim of opening
this center is to help the students and local Wikimedians to grow Wikipedia
and other Wikimedia projects in Telugu and other Indian languages. As part
of this two-day program an edit-a-thon was also organized. 40 undergraduate
students (10 each from Botany, Statistics, Physics and Telugu departments)
contributing in creating articles in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil
Wikipedias.
⬤ Konkani-language Edit-a-thon and English-Romi Konkani dictionary release (
cis-india.org/a2k/news/100-konkani-articles-added-to-wikipedia-in-one-day):
On 14 January a one-day edit-a-thon was organized at Krishnadas Shama
Central Library, Goa. Rahmanuddin Shaik on behalf of CIS-A2K participated
in this event and helped in mentoring the participants. Almost 100 new
articles were created on Konkani Wikipedia on this day. On the same day, an
English-Romi (Latin is also known as Romi in Konkani) Konkani dictionary
was released. The dictionary contains English equivalent of 21,760 Konkani
words.
⬤ Geographical Indications in India Edit-a-thon (25 January-10 February
2016) (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Geographical_Indications_in_…):
A multi-lingual online edit-a-thon was organized with the theme of creating
or expanding articles related to Geographical Indications of India. More
than 80 Wikipedians from 18 different Indic Wikipedia communities (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Geographical_Indications_in_…)
participated in this edit-a-thon. More details about the edit-a-thon's
impact will be shared in the coming month's newsletter.
== Articles, blogs, learning patterns ==
⬤ Shaik, Rahmanuddin. Odia Wikipedia progress from July to December, 2015,
1 January 2016:
http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/the-sad-state-of-odia-wikipedia
Analysis of the project's growth/fall trends during July-December 2015
based on statistical point of view.
⬤ Shaik, Rahmanuddin. Report of Konkani Wikipedia's progress (July-December
2015), 1 January 2016:
http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/konkani-wikipedia-progress-from-july-to-dece…
Statistical analysis of the Goan Konkani Wikipedia's growth/fall trends.
⬤ Panigrahi, Subhashish. ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପାଠାଗାର: ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ଡିଜିଟାଲ ପାଠାଗାର
ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନର ନୂଆ ମୁହଁ, YourStory, 12 January 2016
http://goo.gl/OmC4tg
A column about the journey of Odia Wikisource after it went live (
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/more-than-40-million-people-await-the-…)
out of incubation in 2014.
⬤ Panigrahi, Subhashish. ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ପାଇଁ କିଛି ଅନ୍ତର୍ଜାତୀୟ ଇଣ୍ଟରନେଟ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ,
YourStory, 14 January 2016
http://goo.gl/6fwvi1
A piece on open knowledge/source online projects like Odia Wikipedia and
Wikisource.
⬤ Panigrahi, Subhashish. Why It's Essential To Grow Indian-Language
Wikipedias, Huffington Post, 25 January 2016
http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/huffington-post-subhashish-panigrahi-january…
An Opinion piece on the state of Indian language Wikimedia projects and
their potential bring digital activism in the respective languages.
⬤ Panigrahi, Subhashish. This Multilingual Edit-a-thon wants to Improve
Indian Content on Wikipedia, DNA, 26 January 2016
http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/this-multilingual-edit-a-thon-wants-to-impro…
Introducing the Geographical Indications in India edit-a-thon (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Geographical_Indications_in_…
).
⬤ Santosh, Pavan. Relicensing encyclopedic work under CC license to grow
Wikisource and Wikipedia
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Relicensing_encycl…
Non availability of online reliable resources related to Telugu-language,
culture, social and political aspects in Telugu language to improve
articles has been a hindrance to good quality articles in Telugu Wikipedia.
This Learning Pattern discusses about how such challenges have been
addressed by content release partnerships, relicensing content under
CC-BY-SA licenses and thematic digitization sprints.
⬤ Panigrahi, Subhashish and Ali, Nasim. WikipediansSpeak: Odia Wikisourcer
Shares her Journey and Goals, 30 January 2016
http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/wikipediansspeak-odia-wikisourcer-shares-her…
Odia Wikisourcer Pankajmala Sarangi shares her experience and future plans
to grow the community.
== Media coverage ==
⬤ Books at a Click (
http://cis-india.org/a2k/news/new-indian-express-january-9-2016-diana-sahu-…),
New Indian Express, 9 January 2016
⬤ Read Bengali, Malayalam classics online as free Wiki libraries grow (
http://cis-india.org/a2k/news/the-times-of-india-january-10-2016-sandhya-so…).
The Times of India. 10 January 2016
⬤ Youth is responsible for protecting Telugu (
http://cis-india.org/a2k/news/eenadu-telugu-wikipedia-january-14-2016-youth…),
Eenadu, 14 January 2016
⬤ Wikipedia Digital Centre now at Andhra Loyola College (
http://cis-india.org/a2k/news/the-hans-india-january-14-2016-wikipedia-digi…),
Hans India, 14 January 2016
⬤ 100 Konkani Articles Added to Wikipedia in One Day (
http://cis-india.org/a2k/news/100-konkani-articles-added-to-wikipedia-in-on…),
The Times of India, 15 January 2016
⬤ Kannada Wikipedia not on top of the charts (
http://cis-india.org/a2k/news/the-hindu-january-19-muralidhara-khajane-kann…),
The Hindu, 19 January 2016
⬤ GI-tagged products to get Wiki pages (
http://cis-india.org/a2k/news/the-hindu-s-anandan-january-26-2016-gi-tagged…),
The Hindu, 26 January 2016
⬤ GI-tagged products to get Wiki pages (
http://cis-india.org/a2k/news/the-hindu-s-anandan-january-26-2016-gi-tagged…),
The Hindu, 26 January 2016
⬤ Wikipedia initiative - Celebrating legacy of Bangalore Blue grapes online
(cis-india.org/a2k/news/times-of-india-january-27-2016-wikipedia-initiative),
The Times of India, 27 January 2016
This newsletter is also available on Meta at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/January_2016
Hello one and all,
Mrs Noopur Raval who had recently got elected to the Wikimedia India
Chapter has resigned from the Executive Committee.
WMIN thanks her for all her time & energy which she has committed to the
organization & Wishes her all the best for her professional life.
Thanks,
Yohann Thomas
President, Wikimedia India
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