Wikimedia-BD February 2014

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'Bangla', 'Bengali' and the International Standards
by Shabab Mustafa 02 Mar '14

02 Mar '14

I am changing the subject title to keep this discussion under correct heading. This very thing has bugged me for a long time and I gave it some more intense thoughts and a little research. Here I am not trying to preach about what is 'Right' and what is 'Wrong', rather I am just presenting facts I have discovered and what are my thought on this matter for further discussion. I will try to keep it as short as possible. According to the Eighth Amendment of the constitution of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, Section 3 reads, "The state language of the Republic is Bangla"[1]. So, it's clear that Bangladesh has officially declared the language should be spelled as 'Bangla'. And we are bound to use 'Bangla' as every official documents and so on. Bangla is not only spoken in Bangladesh. Bangla is also spoken in least 3 major regions; West Bengal, Tripura, Assam (Barak valley), Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [2] There is a lot of other people around the world also speaks Bangla as well. When we are talking about Bangla in Bangladesh, it's fairly simple. But it have an international context, situation is different. ISO (International Organization of Standardization)[3] is the body responsible for setting international standards. People follow ISO standards on International matters regardless of their domestic practice (i.e. some countries use 'Mile' as domestic unit of length, but also use 'Kilometer' when international matters involved) and this is the commonly accepted manner. ISO has set up a list of language and their universal codes for it, which are widely accepted by the UN countries. On 'ISO 639-1' standards[4] a two-letter code was adopted and 'ISO 639-2' [5] adopted a three-letter code. For 'Bengali' which are 'bn' and 'ben' respectively. [6] On this coding system, some language have had initials of their original form/spelling of their language. Like, Persian. 'Persian' is the English name of 'Farsi'. Persian has language codes like 'fa' and 'far'. On 'ISO 639-2/T' it adopted the three letters from the English name of the Language, 'per'. Same thing happened to German and French ('German', 'Deutsch', 'de', 'deu', 'ger' and 'French', 'français', 'fr', 'fra','fre'). [6] These ISO codes are also widely used on field of IT. Systems recognize languages with their English names than their native names. This is mainly because of that a non 'German' speaker doesn't wonder about what 'Deutsch' is. This rule was applied universally for all the languages. And under this rule, 'Bangla' became 'Bengali', just like 'Français' became 'French'. So, the thing is, when we are using 'Bangla' for our domestic use, 'Bangla' is the correct (bound by the constitution) spelling for 'Bangla'. But when we are talking international matters, it should be 'Bengali' for more practical and logical reasons. Ref: ----- [1] http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/sections_detail.php?id=367&sections_id=24550 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1 [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-2 [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes --- Shabab Mustafa On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Aditya <aditya(a)asiaticjwt.com> wrote: > i also support that view. "bangla", not "bengali". > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: <rahman.khan.john(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 9:03 PM > To: "Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians" < > wikimedia-bd(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-BD] A good news about Bengali Wikipedia > > Can we please mention 'bangla' instead of 'bengali' ? >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Safwan Rahman >> Sent: 23/01/2014, 13:04 >> To: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians >> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-BD] A good news about Bengali Wikipedia >> >> >> How they have collected the data and made the statistics? >> >> On 1/23/14, Nurunnaby Chowdhury <nh(a)nhasive.com> wrote: >> >>> Belayet Bhai, >>> Times of India published this news. Check this link: >>> http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-20/ >>> internet/46374197_1_google-page-views-page-views >>> >>> >>> 2014/1/22 Belayet Hossain <bellayet(a)gmail.com> >>> >>> Hasive, >>>> Thank you for your news at prothom alo. Please give us the original >>>> reference of that statistics or facts. >>>> >>>> >>>> Belayet >>>> >>>> >>>> 2014/1/22 Nurunnaby Chowdhury <nh(a)nhasive.com> >>>> >>>> প্রিয় সবাই, >>>>> একটা ভালো খবর.. >>>>> ২০১২ সালের ডিসেম্বর থেকে ২০১৩ সালের ডিসেম্বর পর্যন্ত পাওয়া তথ্য অনুযায়ী >>>>> এক বছরে বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়ার ব্যবহার বেড়েছে ৪৬ শতাংশ। বাংলার পাশাপাশি >>>>> উইকিপিডিয়ার হিন্দি সংস্করণের ব্যবহার ৩৪ শতাংশ, মালায়ালাম সংস্করণ ৩৬ >>>>> শতাংশ, >>>>> মারাঠি সংস্করণ ৪ শতাংশ এবং তেলেগু ১ শতাংশ বেড়েছে। এ নিয়ে আজ প্রথম আলোতে >>>>> প্রকাশিত সংবাদ: >>>>> >>>>> *বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়ার ব্যবহার >>>>> বেড়েছে*<http://www.prothom-alo.com/technology/article/128638> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive* >>>>> Administrator | Bangla >>>>> Wikipedia<http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:nhasive> >>>>> Social Media Interaction Expert & >>>>> Assignment Reporter | The Daily Prothom-Alo < >>>>> http://www.prothom-alo.com> >>>>> Bangladesh Ambassador | Open Knowledge Foundation Network >>>>> <http://www.okfn.org> >>>>> Treasurer | Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN) >>>>> <http://www.bdosn.org> >>>>> fb.com/nhasive | @nhasive <http://www.twitter.com/nhasive> | Skype: >>>>> nhasive | www.nhasive.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimedia-BD mailing list >>>>> Wikimedia-BD(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Belayet Hossain >>>> https://www.facebook.com/bellayet <http://www.facebook.com/bellayet> >>>> https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:bellayet<http://bn. >>>> wikipedia.org/wiki/user:bellayet> >>>> https://reps.mozilla.org >>>> /u/bellayet<https://reps.mozilla.org/u/bellayet/> >>>> http://twitter.com/bellayet >>>> http://mozillianbd.wordpress.com >>>> http://bellayet.wordpress.com (Bangla) >>>> Knowledge is universal >>>> ...so share it. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-BD mailing list >>>> Wikimedia-BD(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive* >>> Administrator | Bangla Wikipedia >>> <http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:nhasive> >>> Social Media Interaction Expert & >>> Assignment Reporter | The Daily Prothom-Alo <http://www.prothom-alo.com> >>> Bangladesh Ambassador | Open Knowledge Foundation Network >>> <http://www.okfn.org> >>> Treasurer | Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN) <http://www.bdosn.org >>> > >>> fb.com/nhasive | @nhasive <http://www.twitter.com/nhasive> | Skype: >>> nhasive >>> | www.nhasive.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-BD mailing list >> Wikimedia-BD(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-BD mailing list >> Wikimedia-BD(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > Wikimedia-BD(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd >

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একুশে ফেব্রুয়ারিতে বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়া
by Tanweer Morshed 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

সুধী, বছর ঘুরে আবার এসেছে একুশে বই মেলা। অনেক বছর ধরেই একুশে ফেব্রুয়ারিতে বই মেলার প্রধান ফটকের সামনে বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়ার স্বেচ্ছাসেবকরা, উইকিপিডিয়ান ও উইকিমিডিয়ানরা বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়ার প্রতি মানুষের সচেতনতা বৃদ্ধির জন্যে ব্যানার হাতে দাঁড়ায়। এরই ধারাবাহিকতায় এবছরেও ২১শে ফেব্রুয়ারি বিকেল চারটা থেকে পাঁচটা পর্যন্ত আমরা ব্যানার নিয়ে দাঁড়াব। আশা করি উইকিপিডিয়ানরা এই আয়োজনে সাড়া দিয়ে বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়াকে মানুষের আরো কাছাকাছি নিতে সহায়তা করবেন। -- তানভির মোর্শেদ

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Paid wiki-design contract position with WMF
by Nurunnaby Chowdhury 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

FYI -- Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive Sent from my Android Tablet ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Heather Walls" <hwalls(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Feb 20, 2014 5:19 AM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Paid wiki-design contract position with WMF To: "Wikimedia Mailing List" <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: We need your help making it easier for Wikimedians to participate in the movement and with each other! Travel and Participation Support Grants<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Support>is looking for someone to help design and build a new portal on meta-wiki to make this grants program easier to navigate and more fun to use. You'd be working with me, to make something suitable for this program that fits with other grants pages on meta-wiki<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start>. We'd prefer someone with wiki and template experience (this would outweigh other experience). Please see< http://hire.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Careers.aspx?c=qSa9VfwQ&cs=9UL9Vfwt&pag… >the job description< http://hire.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Careers.aspx?c=qSa9VfwQ&cs=9UL9Vfwt&pag… >for details, pass it along to anyone you know, and feel free to ask me or Siko (Sbouterse(a)wikimedia.org) if you have any questions. We look forward to speaking with you! (We're posting around the community because we'd love to hire a Wikimedian and thought some people here might be interested - if you apply, please include some info about your Wikimedia experience!) http://hire.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Careers.aspx?c=qSa9VfwQ&cs=9UL9Vfwt&pag… -- Heather Walls Communications Design Manager WikimediaFoundation.org heather(a)wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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Re: [Wikimedia-BD] [Wikimedia-l] [WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A Telenor group company)
by Nurunnaby Chowdhury 17 Feb '14

17 Feb '14

Hi All, I am happy to inform you all our two day long Bengali Wikipedia program successfully end today. 53+ participate this two day event & all participant student come from different district of Bangladesh. In this two-day program we discuss about wikipedia run different types of Workshops. Wikimedia Bangladesh president Munir Hasan, Me & our another Sysop of Bengali Wikipedia Nasir Khan jointly run this discussion & workshops. In this program our another Sysop Nahid Sultan & our offline wikipedian Palash Nondi help us to run the event. All participant got my written book about Bengali Wikipedia. This book published last Ekushey Book Fair 2013 [1]. Hope details event & photo share with all of you all via blog soon. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekushey_Book_Fair On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Seb35 <seb35wikipedia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Great program! Happy to see Wikipedia Zero in Grameen Phone! > > For the video you ask, you can browse https://commons.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Category:Wikipedia_videos_in_English with many video tutorials and > some Wikipedia introductory videos like https://commons.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/File:Edit_Button.ogv and https://commons.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/File:Great_Feeling.ogv, both of them have bengali subtitles also. > > ~ Seb35 > > > Le samedi 15 février 2014 12:42:23 (CET), Nurunnaby Chowdhury < > nh(a)nhasive.com> a écrit : > >> Dear All, >> >> I am happy to inform you Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has arranged a two >> day >> (February 16 & 17, 2014) Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A Telenor >> concern). Grameen Phone is the largest telecommunication company based in >> Bangladesh. Besides, in Bangladesh Grameen Phone & Banglalink (A Orascom >> Telecom and VimpelCom Ltd concern) now provide zero.wikipedia.org & >> m.wikipedia.org, which is completely free of cost. >> >> In this two-day program we will arrange different types of Workshops. WMBD >> president Munir Hasan will conduct two seminars on wikipedia. Me & our >> another Sysop of Bengali Wikipedia Nasir Khan will jointly run 2/3 >> workshops. Our target audience 70+ I-Genious student. This all I-Genious >> students selected by a year-long program arranged by Grameen Phone & The >> Daily Prothom Alo all over the country [1]. On the first day 35 & on the >> second day 35 students will join this program. During the program we will >> deliver hands on presentations, How to edit, how to contribute, How to >> donate photo to commons. Moreover, we will enrich some articles those seem >> incomplete.. >> >> After the successful completion of the program all i-Genious students will >> receive certificates from WMBD & Grameen Phone. >> >> In this program we are interested to show a video about wikipedia. It >> would >> be great if anyone can give me a link where i may find the video. >> >> >> [1] >> http://www.telenor.com/media/articles/2012/game-on-mobile- >> browsing-gets-competitive-in-i-gen >> >> >> >> -- >> *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive* | User: nhasive >> Sysop of *Bengali Wikipedia* >> >> Bangladesh Ambassador of *Open Knowledge Foundation Network* >> > -- *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive* Administrator | Bangla Wikipedia <http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:nhasive> Social Media Interaction Expert & Assignment Reporter | The Daily Prothom-Alo <http://www.prothom-alo.com> Bangladesh Ambassador | Open Knowledge Foundation Network <http://www.okfn.org> Treasurer | Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN) <http://www.bdosn.org> Task Force Member | Mozilla Bangladesh <http://www.mozillabd.org> fb.com/nhasive | @nhasive <http://www.twitter.com/nhasive> | Skype: nhasive | www.nhasive.com

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Re: [Wikimedia-BD] [WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone
by Carolynne Schloeder 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

More info for cohort activity tracking: For instructions and a Google form template for opt-in consent to Wikimetrics see: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Evaluation_portal/Library/Tracking… Also see basic training and other help for Wikimetrics: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimetrics Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 15, 2014, at 5:01 PM, wikimedia-bd-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org wrote: > > Send Wikimedia-BD mailing list submissions to > wikimedia-bd(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimedia-bd-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimedia-bd-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-BD digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. [WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A > Telenor group company) (Carolynne Schloeder) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:01:21 -0800 > From: Carolynne Schloeder <cschloeder(a)wikimedia.org> > To: "wikimedia-bd(a)lists.wikimedia.org" > <wikimedia-bd(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimedia-BD] [WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen > Phone (A Telenor group company) > Message-ID: > <CAOPwdqrW97=4gG3kqYhbe8RPA_MaMgVaPVXTWqt=bOxeyY6=og(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi again, it looks like you can set up the cohort report on wikimetrics. > Maybe you already do this? If not, I encourage you to try so we can report > back to Grameenphone the success of the program. > > https://metrics.wmflabs.org/ > > Thanks! > > Carolynne > > > On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 4:54 PM, > <wikimedia-bd-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org>wrote: > >> Send Wikimedia-BD mailing list submissions to >> wikimedia-bd(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> wikimedia-bd-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> wikimedia-bd-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-BD digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: [WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A >> Telenor group company) (Tanweer Morshed) >> 2. Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A Telenor group >> company) (Carolynne Schloeder) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 22:12:39 +0600 >> From: Tanweer Morshed <wiki.tanweer(a)gmail.com> >> To: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians >> <wikimedia-bd(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-BD] [WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with >> Grameen Phone (A Telenor group company) >> Message-ID: >> < >> CAACXsgmYusSHjUTbf8GTeHuQUb-zQz-EFp3M7SqN88N0K8wWwA(a)mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hello Hasive vai, >> There's a video about Wikipedia, where Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales >> depicts the birth of Wikipedia narrates how the free encyclopedia has >> become the world's 5th most popular website. I think this video would be >> really great to show in such a program where participants/people would get >> to know the facts about Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement from its >> founder. The link of the video: >> http://www.ted.com/talks/jimmy_wales_on_the_birth_of_wikipedia.html >> There's a download link on the website from where you can download it. >> Anyway, I would love to help in conducting the workshops or other necessary >> matters. See you tomorrow at the program. >> >> Tanweer Morshed >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Nurunnaby Chowdhury <nh(a)nhasive.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> I am happy to inform you Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has arranged a two >>> day (February 16 & 17, 2014) Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A >>> Telenor concern). Grameen Phone is the largest telecommunication company >>> based in Bangladesh. Besides, in Bangladesh Grameen Phone & Banglalink (A >>> Orascom Telecom and VimpelCom Ltd concern) now provide >> zero.wikipedia.org& >>> m.wikipedia.org, which is completely free of cost. >>> >>> In this two-day program we will arrange different types of Workshops. >> WMBD >>> president Munir Hasan will conduct two seminars on wikipedia. Me & our >>> another Sysop of Bengali Wikipedia Nasir Khan will jointly run 2/3 >>> workshops. Our target audience 70+ I-Genious student. This all I-Genious >>> students selected by a year-long program arranged by Grameen Phone & The >>> Daily Prothom Alo all over the country [1]. On the first day 35 & on the >>> second day 35 students will join this program. During the program we will >>> deliver hands on presentations, How to edit, how to contribute, How to >>> donate photo to commons. Moreover, we will enrich some articles those >> seem >>> incomplete.. >>> >>> After the successful completion of the program all i-Genious students >> will >>> receive certificates from WMBD & Grameen Phone. >>> >>> In this program we are interested to show a video about wikipedia. It >>> would be great if anyone can give me a link where i may find the video. >>> >>> >>> [1] >> http://www.telenor.com/media/articles/2012/game-on-mobile-browsing-gets-com… >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive* | User: nhasive >>> Sysop of *Bengali Wikipedia* >>> >>> Bangladesh Ambassador of *Open Knowledge Foundation Network* >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-BD mailing list >>> Wikimedia-BD(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd >> >> >> -- >> Regards - >> Tanweer Morshed >>

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[WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A Telenor group company)
by Carolynne Schloeder 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

Hi again, it looks like you can set up the cohort report on wikimetrics. Maybe you already do this? If not, I encourage you to try so we can report back to Grameenphone the success of the program. https://metrics.wmflabs.org/ Thanks! Carolynne On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 4:54 PM, <wikimedia-bd-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org>wrote: > Send Wikimedia-BD mailing list submissions to > wikimedia-bd(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimedia-bd-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimedia-bd-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-BD digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A > Telenor group company) (Tanweer Morshed) > 2. Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A Telenor group > company) (Carolynne Schloeder) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 22:12:39 +0600 > From: Tanweer Morshed <wiki.tanweer(a)gmail.com> > To: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians > <wikimedia-bd(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-BD] [WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with > Grameen Phone (A Telenor group company) > Message-ID: > < > CAACXsgmYusSHjUTbf8GTeHuQUb-zQz-EFp3M7SqN88N0K8wWwA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello Hasive vai, > There's a video about Wikipedia, where Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales > depicts the birth of Wikipedia narrates how the free encyclopedia has > become the world's 5th most popular website. I think this video would be > really great to show in such a program where participants/people would get > to know the facts about Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement from its > founder. The link of the video: > http://www.ted.com/talks/jimmy_wales_on_the_birth_of_wikipedia.html > There's a download link on the website from where you can download it. > Anyway, I would love to help in conducting the workshops or other necessary > matters. See you tomorrow at the program. > > Tanweer Morshed > > > On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Nurunnaby Chowdhury <nh(a)nhasive.com> > wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > I am happy to inform you Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has arranged a two > > day (February 16 & 17, 2014) Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A > > Telenor concern). Grameen Phone is the largest telecommunication company > > based in Bangladesh. Besides, in Bangladesh Grameen Phone & Banglalink (A > > Orascom Telecom and VimpelCom Ltd concern) now provide > zero.wikipedia.org& > > m.wikipedia.org, which is completely free of cost. > > > > In this two-day program we will arrange different types of Workshops. > WMBD > > president Munir Hasan will conduct two seminars on wikipedia. Me & our > > another Sysop of Bengali Wikipedia Nasir Khan will jointly run 2/3 > > workshops. Our target audience 70+ I-Genious student. This all I-Genious > > students selected by a year-long program arranged by Grameen Phone & The > > Daily Prothom Alo all over the country [1]. On the first day 35 & on the > > second day 35 students will join this program. During the program we will > > deliver hands on presentations, How to edit, how to contribute, How to > > donate photo to commons. Moreover, we will enrich some articles those > seem > > incomplete.. > > > > After the successful completion of the program all i-Genious students > will > > receive certificates from WMBD & Grameen Phone. > > > > In this program we are interested to show a video about wikipedia. It > > would be great if anyone can give me a link where i may find the video. > > > > > > [1] > > > http://www.telenor.com/media/articles/2012/game-on-mobile-browsing-gets-com… > > > > > > > > -- > > *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive* | User: nhasive > > Sysop of *Bengali Wikipedia* > > > > Bangladesh Ambassador of *Open Knowledge Foundation Network* > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > > Wikimedia-BD(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > > > > > > > -- > Regards - > Tanweer Morshed >

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Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A Telenor group company)
by Carolynne Schloeder 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

It sounds like the Contributors event is coming together nicely. WMBD is a great case study of how our operator partnerships can support the movement when there is a talented local community. I hope good results come out of it all. It would be terrific if some of the iGeniuses become passionate volunteers for the Bangla Wikipedia. Do you want to track these new volunteers as a cohort and see how actively they contribute over time? WMF has a tool for doing this, you just need to get the list of usernames, with permission to track activity. We will send you the tracking info asap. And I will ask Victor (WMF storyteller) if he knows of a good general video about Wikipedia. Ingrid and I had hoped to support you with some giveaway for the participants, but we ran out of time to allow for shipping (with possible customs delays). Is there anything you could procure locally and we could fund? Please let me know what you think about all of the above. And good luck! Carolynne On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 4:00 AM, <wikimedia-bd-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org>wrote: > Send Wikimedia-BD mailing list submissions to > wikimedia-bd(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimedia-bd-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimedia-bd-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-BD digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. [WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A > Telenor group company) (Nurunnaby Chowdhury) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:42:23 +0600 > From: Nurunnaby Chowdhury <nh(a)nhasive.com> > To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Cc: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians > <wikimedia-bd(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Bengali Wikipedia > <wikipedia-bn(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, IndiaWikimedians in and > from West > Bengal <wikimedia-in-wb(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimedia-BD] [WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen > Phone (A Telenor group company) > Message-ID: > < > CAPRuq1Muj+XbXBuXEvsvadqeNecAzmDcY7q4bTdByhvPd-2YoQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear All, > > I am happy to inform you Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has arranged a two day > (February 16 & 17, 2014) Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A Telenor > concern). Grameen Phone is the largest telecommunication company based in > Bangladesh. Besides, in Bangladesh Grameen Phone & Banglalink (A Orascom > Telecom and VimpelCom Ltd concern) now provide zero.wikipedia.org & > m.wikipedia.org, which is completely free of cost. > > In this two-day program we will arrange different types of Workshops. WMBD > president Munir Hasan will conduct two seminars on wikipedia. Me & our > another Sysop of Bengali Wikipedia Nasir Khan will jointly run 2/3 > workshops. Our target audience 70+ I-Genious student. This all I-Genious > students selected by a year-long program arranged by Grameen Phone & The > Daily Prothom Alo all over the country [1]. On the first day 35 & on the > second day 35 students will join this program. During the program we will > deliver hands on presentations, How to edit, how to contribute, How to > donate photo to commons. Moreover, we will enrich some articles those seem > incomplete.. > > After the successful completion of the program all i-Genious students will > receive certificates from WMBD & Grameen Phone. > > In this program we are interested to show a video about wikipedia. It would > be great if anyone can give me a link where i may find the video. > > > [1] > > http://www.telenor.com/media/articles/2012/game-on-mobile-browsing-gets-com… > > > > -- > *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive* | User: nhasive > Sysop of *Bengali Wikipedia* > > Bangladesh Ambassador of *Open Knowledge Foundation Network* >

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[WMBD] Bengali Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A Telenor group company)
by Nurunnaby Chowdhury 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

Dear All, I am happy to inform you Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has arranged a two day (February 16 & 17, 2014) Wikipedia program with Grameen Phone (A Telenor concern). Grameen Phone is the largest telecommunication company based in Bangladesh. Besides, in Bangladesh Grameen Phone & Banglalink (A Orascom Telecom and VimpelCom Ltd concern) now provide zero.wikipedia.org & m.wikipedia.org, which is completely free of cost. In this two-day program we will arrange different types of Workshops. WMBD president Munir Hasan will conduct two seminars on wikipedia. Me & our another Sysop of Bengali Wikipedia Nasir Khan will jointly run 2/3 workshops. Our target audience 70+ I-Genious student. This all I-Genious students selected by a year-long program arranged by Grameen Phone & The Daily Prothom Alo all over the country [1]. On the first day 35 & on the second day 35 students will join this program. During the program we will deliver hands on presentations, How to edit, how to contribute, How to donate photo to commons. Moreover, we will enrich some articles those seem incomplete.. After the successful completion of the program all i-Genious students will receive certificates from WMBD & Grameen Phone. In this program we are interested to show a video about wikipedia. It would be great if anyone can give me a link where i may find the video. [1] http://www.telenor.com/media/articles/2012/game-on-mobile-browsing-gets-com… -- *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive* | User: nhasive Sysop of *Bengali Wikipedia* Bangladesh Ambassador of *Open Knowledge Foundation Network*

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-asia-chapters] Fwd: [school-of-open] Fwd: "Writing Wikipedia Articles" Course Now Open for Registration
by Nurunnaby Chowdhury 04 Feb '14

04 Feb '14

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Vandenberg <jayvdb(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 10:40 AM Subject: [Wikimedia-asia-chapters] Fwd: [school-of-open] Fwd: "Writing Wikipedia Articles" Course Now Open for Registration To: Wikimedia-au <wikimediaau-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Asian Wikimedia Chapters coordination <wikimedia-asia-chapters(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, wiki-id <wiki-id(a)yahoogroups.com> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jane Park <janepark(a)creativecommons.org> Date: Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 6:10 AM Subject: [school-of-open] Fwd: "Writing Wikipedia Articles" Course Now Open for Registration To: "school-of-open(a)googlegroups.com" <school-of-open(a)googlegroups.com> woohoo! go Sara and Pete! :) please help spread the word to your friends new to Wikipedia. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jane Park <janepark(a)creativecommons.org> Date: Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:09 PM Subject: "Writing Wikipedia Articles" Course Now Open for Registration To: school-of-open-announce(a)googlegroups.com For the first quarter of 2014, we are launching School of Open courses on a rolling basis in February, March, and April. The first course to open for sign-up is "Writing Wikipedia Articles: The Basics and Beyond." See the full announcement below and at https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/41933. *Below, Sara Frank Bristow invites you to join “Writing Wikipedia Articles: The Basics & Beyond”. Sara is a co-organizer of the course and a member of WikiProject Open <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:OPEN>. Both projects are part of the School of Open.* ------------------------------ The School of Open will offer its popular “Writing Wikipedia Articles<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WIKISOO>” course (WIKISOO) starting *25 February, 2014*. This free introductory online course, now in its fourth incarnation, runs for six weeks. Enrollment is open to all. [image: WikiSOO_Burba]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WIKISOO_badges> WIKISOO Burba Badge WIKISOO students learn about the values and culture that have driven hundreds of thousands of volunteers to build Wikipedia. Through their work in the course, they join an effort that has generated millions of free articles in hundreds of languages since 2001.The course covers the technical skills needed to edit articles, and also offers practical insights into the site’s collaborative norms and social dynamics. Students graduate with a sophisticated understanding of how to use Wikipedia both as a reader and as an active participant. The course focuses on articles about openness in education: open educational resources<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources>(OER), MOOCs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOOCs>, Creative Commons<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons> licenses <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license> and more. Students will forge connections with WikiProject Open<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:OPEN>, a community of volunteers focused on this topic area. Upon successful completion, students earn the WIKISOO Burba Badge<http://badges.p2pu.org/en/badge/view/22/> . The course is sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the University of Mississippi. Course instructors are: - Pete Forsyth, Wikipedia trainer & consultant (Wiki Strategies) - Sara Frank Bristow, OER and online education researcher (Salient Research) - Dr. Robert Cummings, Associate Professor (University of Mississippi) Course registration is now open! - More course information: http://enwp.org/WP:WIKISOO - Enroll: http://enwp.org/WP:WIKISOO/NOW -- Jane Park Project Manager <http://creativecommons.org/staff#janepark> Creative Commons the School of Open, a collaboration with P2PU: http://schoolofopen.org/ Like what we do? Donate: https://creativecommons.net/donate/ -- Jane Park Project Manager <http://creativecommons.org/staff#janepark> Creative Commons the School of Open, a collaboration with P2PU: http://schoolofopen.org/ Like what we do? 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