Wikimedia-in-en April 2013

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Please add your name to the Geographical List of Indian Wikipedians
by Ashwin Baindur 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

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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CIS-A2K Work Plan (Draft)
by Vishnu t 09 May '13

09 May '13

Dear All, CIS-A2K Team would like to share with you it's draft Work Plan (2013-2014) for Indian language Wikimedia projects. The detailed work plan can be found here. [1] The main objective of this document is to present a detailed plan with projection of outcomes and expected impact of the A2K programme activities, during the next 15 months. The A2K team has, over the last two months, extensively engaged with various stakeholders in developing these plans. These include a) some Wikimedia India Community members across various Indian language Wikimedia projects; b) some English Language Wikimedia community members from India; c) Wikimedia India Chapter Executive Committee; d) some potential institutional partners; e) a few like minded advocates of free knowledge; f) A2K Programme Adviser Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana; and last but not least g) a few of the Wikimedia Foundation staff. We are extremely thankful to all of them who have taken time out in sharing their ideas and opinions and in actively giving feedback, which has helped us immensely in drawing up these plans. This document has been made keeping in mind the objectives, opportunities and challenges faced by each of the Indian language Wikimedia projects. We welcome your feedback and suggestions to further refine these plans. However, for the sake of structured engagement, we would request you to *please read the following guidelines [2] on how to share your feedback.*We would deeply appreciate if you could share your valuable feedback in the next three weeks based on which we will revise the plans. Looking forward to receiving your inputs. Thank you, T. Vishnu Vardhan Programme Director Access to Knowledge<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge> The Centre for Internet and Society [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge/Work_plan_April_20… [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge/Work_plan_April_20…

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Sexism in English Wikipedia - Two articles by Amanda Filipacchi
by Ashwin Baindur 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

Wikipedia’s Sexism Toward Female Novelists<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/opinion/sunday/wikipedias-sexism-toward-f…> by Amanda Filipacchi New York Times, Published: April 24, 2013 I JUST noticed something strange on Wikipedia. It appears that gradually, over time, editors have begun the process of moving women, one by one, alphabetically, from the “American Novelists” category to the “American Women Novelists” subcategory... Wikipedia’s Sexism<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/opinion/sunday/wikipedias-sexism.html?emc…> by Amanda Filipacchi New York Times, Published: April 27, 2013 Early last week I noticed something strange on Wikipedia. It appeared that, gradually, over time, the volunteer editors who create the site had begun moving women, one by one, from the “American Novelists” category to the “American Women Novelists” subcategory. ... s soon as the Op-Ed article appeared, unhappy Wikipedia editors pounced on my Wikipedia page and started making alterations to it, erasing as much as they possibly could without (I assume) technically breaking the rules. They removed the links to outside sources, like interviews of me and reviews of my novels.... -- Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------

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Vacancy for Programme Officer, Pilot Projects (Access to Knowledge)
by Nitika Tandon 25 Apr '13

25 Apr '13

Dear All, The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications for the post of Programme Officer, Pilot Projects for its Access to Knowledge (A2K) Programme. The position will be based in its Bangalore office. Programme Officer will collaboratively work with the A2K Team and would report to the Programme Director, Access to Knowledge at CIS. Position Summary As Programme Officer, Pilot Projects, your job will be to drive and support the growth of Indian language Wikipedias and its sister projects. Your primary responsibility will be to design and implement different pilot projects with an aim to create high quality content and cultivate new editors on different language Wikipedias in a time bound manner. One of the main pilots you will be spearheading immediately will be on ‘Indian Performing Arts’. The pilots will be premised on themes and seek to create a multi-lingual repository of knowledge using Wikimedia projects as knowledge platforms. In addition to this you will be anchoring the development and growth of at least one Indian language Wikipedia. You are encouraged to deeply engage with the A2K Work Plan before making the application. You will work cohesively with the Wikimedia community and the Wikimedia India Chapter to meet specific goals of each language community in India. You will be a part of a small team of 5 to 6 doing high visibility and high impact work. Responsibilities Support India-focused initiatives to improve quality of India-relevant content and number of editors on Indian language Wikimedia projects. Support the growth of Indian language Wikimedia communities and projects by designing and implementing community collaborations and partnerships pilot projects – detailing rationale, aim and objective, execution, evaluation, timeline, resource investment, etc. Spearhead A2K’s pilot projects. Identify institutions/groups that have ready-made content/archived material and aggregate available material in respective languages. Create a network of state institutions, university departments, non-government organisations, academics, artists, researchers and wikipedia community members that will work towards creating a repository of knowledge on specific themes by using Wikimedia projects as a platform. Conduct initial meetings with the principal investigators from each of the shortlisted institutions and share project idea. Facilitate Wikimedia community involvement with the core network of institutions and principal investigators to collaboratively participate on specific content/area modules. Create social media platforms for visibility of these projects and facilitate need-based technical and online support. Conduct a series of wiki-training workshops for various nodes within the network. Conduct periodic monitoring and evaluation of the pilot projects in progress. Generate and document lessons from programme activities that can inform the work of Indian communities and similar programmes in other countries. Providing ad hoc support to the Wikipedia community on all aspects of Indian languages as may be deemed necessary. Candidate's Background & Experience At least two to three years of professional experience with a strong track record of success in high performance organizations. Prior experience of working with schools of performing arts and/or cultural departments. A deep understanding of the varied cultural context of India. Good understanding of the basics of program design and management. Experience of working in a collaborative community (preferably online). Strong academic results from highly-regarded university. Strong understanding of the Internet and the forces that underpin the success of Wikipedia. Active participation as a Wikimedia volunteer would be an asset, though not a prerequisite (must be prepared to demonstrate knowledge of how Wikipedia works in interviews). Demonstrated experience working in a global, multi-cultural team environment. Good writing skills in English and Indic languages and must be fluent in English and at least one Indic language. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Characteristics of the Programme Officer High level of commitment: The Programme Officer should believe in the values of CIS and Wikimedia projects, exude enthusiasm for the mission and can powerfully embody and communicate the mission. Intellectual curiosity and flexibility: Must enjoy tackling difficult, ambiguous problems and able to incorporate new knowledge into how one approaches situations and generates solutions, loves learning from others while expanding intellectual horizons. Open and transparent: Have a high level of integrity and be comfortable working in a highly transparent fashion, open to input and feedback, a proactive and candid communicator who wants people to know what s/he is doing and isn't afraid to bring others in when things are off-track or when you need help and should able to handle criticism in a mature fashion. Community builder: It is essential that the Programme Officer sees herself/himself as a partner to and supporter of the Wikimedians who have and will continue to be the leaders in building the Wikimedia projects. The Programme Officer must be willing and able to work with a diverse array of people, many of whom come from non-traditional backgrounds and have a fervent commitment to Wikimedia’s community-led nature. Strong cultural competency: Able to navigate in a global movement and on a global team in addition to navigating the complexity of India. Partnership developer: Able to initiate, negotiate and operate partnerships that advance the Wikimedia mission in Indic languages and English (as relevant to India) with a wide range of institutions across the public, NGO, universities, philanthropic and private sector. Willing to travel: The Programme Officer must regularly travel within India to engage with Wikimedia communities and partner with institutions. Location: The position is based out of the CIS Bangalore office. Remuneration: Compensation structure will be determined by the level of expertise, experience and current remuneration. To apply, please send your resume to T. Vishnu Vardhan (vishnu(a)cis-india.org). You can also find the job posting on our website (http://cis-india.org/jobs/programme-officer-pilot-projects-access-to-knowle…). Please feel free to share this mail with your networks. Thanks Nitika Tandon Program Manager Access to Knowledge The Centre for Internet & Society

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offtopic - Wikipedia Humour
by Ashwin Baindur 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

Xkcd - on "in Popular Culture" http://xkcd.com/446/ A real riot! -- Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------

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Resignation of Noopur Raval, Programme Officer, A2K Team
by Nitika Tandon 15 Apr '13

15 Apr '13

Dear All, It’s with deep regret that I announce the resignation of Noopur Raval as Programme Officer CIS-A2K Team. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) would like to thank her for all her valuable contributions to the Wikimedia movement. Noopur has been a great asset to the A2K team. We'd like to thank her for all her leadership and work in the past year around PR, communications, GLAM, outreach and social media. In her formal capacity Noopur has worked to promote Wikimedia movement in India for over a year. We're hoping that she'll continue to be a part of the movement as a treasured volunteer. It is with warmest regards that CIS wishes her best in all her future endeavors. Please join us as we bid a fond farewell to Noopur and and send her off with hopes for more success and fulfillment. I will personally retain many wonderful memories working with her. In a day or two CIS-A2K Team will send out an advertisement for the opening of Programme Officer which has been created due to Noopur's departure. Thanks Nitika Tandon Program Manager Access to Knowledge The Centre for Internet & Society

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Re: [Wikimedia-in-en] [Wikimediaindia-l] Call for volunteer support to conduct a workshop in Bhopal
by Siddharth Goenka 03 Apr '13

03 Apr '13

Hey Karthik, Please provide me more info for the presentation of 6th April. How is gonna conduct it ? What the presentation is gonna be about ? And what will be the volunteer's work ? Cheer's Sid Goenka siddharth_goenka(a)live.com 9422959865 Cheer's Sid -----Original Message----- From: Karthik Nadar <karthikndr(a)wikimedia.in> Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:07:35 To: <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>; <wikimedia-in-en(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Call for volunteer support to conduct a workshop in Bhopal Dear Wikipedians, there has been request from an university team to conduct a workshop in Bhopal. If you're interested (staying in Bhopal, or somewhere nearby) or, please do mail me. Accommodations will be provided by the organising team. Thanks! -- Regards, Karthik Nadar. (Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter).

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[Report] International Women's day events in India
by Netha Hussain 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Dear all, The Women's History Month events<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/International_Women's_Day,_India>, which ran during the month of March in India, has concluded. The event happened in Malayalam, English, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi language Wikipedias. *Events:* The inagural event of the Women's day celebrations happened in Nirmala Institute of Education, Goa. The workshop was led by Nitika Tandon<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nitika.t>and Rohini Lakshane <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rohini>and arranged by Harriet Vidyasagar. Two online edit-a-thons were conducted on English Wikipedia during the second and third weekends of March. 14 users participated in the first edit-a-thon and 5 users in the second. A Wikipedia workshop for women<http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%…>was conducted in Ernakulam, Kerala to familiarize women with Malayalam Wikipedia. The workshop was conducted by Ernakulam Wikimedians and led by Ditty Mathew<http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%89%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%95%…> . Free Software Movement of Karnataka conducted a workshop for women<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Women%27s_Workshop_by_FSMK_and_…>in Jyothi Nivas College, Bangalore on 9th March 2013. Eight volunteers and 26 participants signed up for the event. Nine new articles were created as a part of the workshop. Led by Pavithra <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/User:Pavithra>, Wikimedians from Bangalore organized a Wikipedia Workshop for Women<http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wikipedia_Women%27s_Workshop_Bangalore_2013>at ServeLots Infotech. 14 participants registered for the event, and 9 of them participated. A women for Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Women%27s_Workshop_by_FSFTN_and_WMIN>event was conducted in IIT-M, Chennai by FSFTN and Wikimedia India on 31 March 2013. The event was coordinated by Anupama Srinivas<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anupama_Srinivas>and Bala <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sodabottle>. Three new articles were created during the hands-on-workshop conducted as part of this event. Outcomes: In Malayalam Wikipedia, 26 users signed up for the event<http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%…>. 107 new articles were created and 13 articles were significantly expanded. 14 users participated in the event in English Wikipedia, 19 new English articles were created and one article was expanded. Two users signed up on Telugu Wikipedia for the event<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/te:%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%…> . Press: The women's day events were given good coverage by the media. Links to the articles on various newspapers are given below: 1. Times of India: http://goo.gl/t3E8d 2. Times of India Crest: http://www.timescrest.com/society/world-wide-wiki-womens-web-dot-com-9981 3. Prajavani (kn): http://goo.gl/NSssJ 4. Loksatta (mr): http://www.loksatta.com/mumbai-news/wikipedia-celebrate-international-women… 5. Kannada Prabha (kn) : http://archives.kannadaprabha.com/pdf/1032013/3.pdf Led by Srijana Timsina<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8%E0%A…>, Nepali Wikiwomen are conducting Women's day edit-a-thon<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/International_Women%27s_Day_2…>in English and Nepali language Wikipedias. Articles which are primarily of importance to Nepali women will be created during the edit-a-thon. Thanks to all Wikimedians who helped us to make this event a grant success. All of you who created or significantly expanded articles would soon receive barnstars from us! In WikiLove User: Netha Hussain - Netha Hussain Student of Medicine and Surgery Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode Blogs : *nethahussain.blogspot.com swethaambari.wordpress.com*

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Fwd: [Wikimediaindia-l] MS word add-on to Save As Wiki
by Ashwin Baindur 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pavanaja U B <pavanaja(a)vishvakannada.com> Date: Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 3:57 PM Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] MS word add-on to Save As Wiki To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Save documents from Microsoft Office Word straight into MediaWiki.**** ** ** http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12298 **** ** ** This add-on allows you to save your Microsoft Office Word 2007 and 2010 documents straight into MediaWiki.**** ** ** Thanks and regards,**** Pavanaja**** ** ** _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------

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