*Hi all,*
*Here is the proposed SM for todays blog profile on Wikipedian Ram Joshi.
Please feel free to pick your favorites or provide edits. Thanks for
reviewing: *
*Post:*
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hi…
*SM Calendar: *
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#June_24
*Ram Prasad Joshi: Writing Wikipedia from the western hills of Nepal*
- *t*: "0 electricity. 3 hours to nearest road. Over 6,000 edits on
Nepali Wikipedia, 1 incredible editor and his phone:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hi…
- *t*: "When I started talking about Wikipedia, they had thought I had
gone mad," explains editor Ram Prasad Joshi:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hi…
- *t*: “Sitting on a rock, taking a break, or laying down in bed." Ram
Joshi edits Wikipedia using only his feature phone:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hi…
- *t*: Ram Joshi can edit articles in Sanskrit, Hindi, Fijian, Bhojpuri,
and Gujarti, all on his feature phone:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hi…
- *f/g*: Editors like Ram Prasad Joshi are bringing exposure to some of
the most remote places in the world. "On Wikipedia I write about geography,
history and culture of my surroundings," he says. "I am a Hindu so I write
about the Hindu religion and Hindu culture. I edit and write new articles
on the Sanskrit, Hindi, Fijian, Bhojpuri and Gujrati Wikipedias, as well as
in Nepali. I can introduce my village, my locality and my culture to the
world."
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hi…
- f/g: What started off as a hobby to forget the loss of his mother, Ram
Joshi went on to contribute over 6,000 edits on Nepali Wikipedia from his
remote village in Nepal - all from his feature phone.
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hi…
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Carlos Monterrey
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