Wikimedia-in-mum February 2011

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get your copy of Wikipedia for Schools +more at at GNUnify 2011, SICSR Pune, today and tomorrow
by Nikhil Sheth 11 Feb '11

11 Feb '11

Hi Wikipedians and Friends, I'll be there all day today at SICSR Pune (http://gnunify.in/) and will also transfer to someone at the college; anybody interested in getting a DVD-ready copy of *Wikipedia for Schools* Offline Edition, you can copy it from us here. Bring a USB or computing device with min 2.7GB free space. I'm very grateful for the organizers at GNUnify for giving a generous slot tomorrow (12th Feb, 11:45am) to talk and discuss about Wikipedia for Schools project. Please attend! You can read up more on it on http://tinyurl.com/WFSOE I'm also bringing the dumps of : Wikipedia English Dec 2010 selection (wikipedia_en_wp1_0.8_45000+_12_2010_alpha1.zim, 3.74GB), Hindi Wikipedia (wikipedia_hi_all_01_2011_beta1.zim, 483MB), Marathi Wikipedia (wikipedia_mr_all_01_2011_beta1.zim, 212MB), Gujrati Wikipedia (wikipedia_gu_all_01_2011_beta1.zim , 112MB) All these can of course be downloaded online from http://tmp.kiwix.org/zim/0.9/ (Due thanks to Emmanuel and Kiwix team for speedy creation of the Indian language dumps!) So see you there, and let's bridge the internet divide, using the Largest Ebooks ever Created ! (sorry, couldn't resist using that!) Cheers, Nikhil Sheth +91-966-583-1250 Pune, India Teach For India <http://www.teachforindia.org/> Fellow, 2011-13 www.nikhilsheth.tk Find me on: Twitter <http://twitter.com/nikhiljs> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/nikjs>| LinkedIn <http://in.linkedin.com/in/nikhiljs> | Google <http://www.google.com/profiles/nikhil.js>| RangDe<http://www.rangde.org/investor/nikhilsheth> Join me on: Pune Documentary Club<http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138497769525636>| Let's Do it Pune <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lets-do-it-Pune/103857326346659> | Toastmasters in Pune<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toastmasters-in-Pune/148767611833746>| Wikipedia For Schools project<http://education.wikia.com/wiki/Wikipedia_For_Schools_Offline_Edition>

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Details of Wikipedia sessions at GNUnify 2011
by Sudhanwa Jogalekar 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Hi, These are the sessions happening in the Wikipedia track in GNUnify. Do join us for these sessions and also for the other talks/workshops. Friday, 11th Feb: "Powering the worlds favourite wiki:- Wikipedia" by Tomasz Finc time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am room no: 407 "Introduction to hacking Mediawiki" by Arthur Richards 11:15 am - 12:15 pm room no 407 "Drupal + CiviCRM + Wikimedia foundation= AWESOME !! " by Arthur Richards Time: 3:45pm - 4:45 pm room no 407 Wikipedia contributing sessions will go on simulteniously between 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm in room no. 703 (Lab) Saturday, 12th Feb: "Introduction to Wikipedia" by Anirudha Bhati time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am room no: 704 "Wikipedia in schools project" by Nikhil Sheth time: 11:45 am – 12:45 pm room no: 704 "Wikipedia Mobile: Past, present and Future" by Tomasz Finc time: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm room no. 704 "Wikipedia in Indic Languages" by Mandar Kulkarni, Ashwin Baindur Time 2:45pm - 3:45 room no. 704 Wikipedia contributing sessions will go on simulteniously between 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm in room no. 703 (Lab) For further details, please visit the website www.gnunify.in Regards -Sudhanwa

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Fwd: Reminder: Meetup 7 - Sunday 13 Feb 4 pm
by Bishakha Datta 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Dear all, Just wanted to remind everyone about the upcoming Mumbai meetup on Sunday,February 13, 2011 at 4:00 pm tentatively at VJTI (venue to be confirmed),details of which are at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/Mumbai7 Liam Wyatt <http://www.wittylama.com/>, a longstanding wikipedian who is visiting India for a week, will be the featured speaker at this meetup. More about Liam in his own words: "I am the Wikimedia Foundation’s Cultural Partnerships Fellow<http://bit.ly/GLAMfellow>(aka GLAM fellow), based in Sydney. My username everywhere is “Witty lama” - an anagram. I speak French and Swedish, have three highly prized yellow shirts <http://www.arc.unsw.edu.au/Yellow-Shirts-53.aspx>, a bachelors in Globalisation Studies and one highly prized university medal<http://wittylama.com/thesis>. In former lives I have been Vice President of Wikimedia Australia<http://wikimedia.org.au/>and the “Wikipedian in Residence <http://www.wittylama.com/2010/03/the-british-museum-and-me/>” at the British Museum. Also, a project officer at Austlii<http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/>and multimedia coordinator at the Dictionary of Sydney <http://www.dictionaryofsydney.org/www/html/51-project-teams.asp>, a historian, podcaster <http://wikipediaweekly.org/>, fire-twirler<http://www.circusoc.com/>, museuophile, snowboarder, förman <http://www.ostgota.nu/>, bartender and backpacker." Liam's visit to India is intended to support wikimedia communities to explore the possibilities of collaborating with Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) in strengthening articles/image collections on wikipedia/wikimedia commons. From Mumbai, he moves on to Delhi and Bangalore. At the meetup, Sanjay Bhangar will also do a short presentation on the Public Access Digital Media Archive (http://pad.ma) - which is an open source video archive. His presentation will touch on a technical overview, licencing, uploading video etc. Look forward to your presence and active participation at this meetup. Liam is really keen to meet as many fellow wikimedians as possible, so it would be great if you could be there. Best Bishakha

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Re: [Wikimedia-in-mum] [Wikimediaindia-l] GNUnify & Wikimedia
by Sudhanwa Jogalekar 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

Dear friends, Tomasz Finc has already informed about their sessions in GNUnify. Being part of the organising team, sending some more information about the conference and wikipedia track there. (Could not send this info earlier as things were getting crystalised a bit late for this track.) GNUnify (www.gnunify.in) is a FOSS (Free/open source software) conference happening annually in Pune. It is conducted by PLUG (Pune Linux Users Group www.plug.org.in) and SICSR (Symbiosis Institue of Computer Studies and Research www.symbiosiscomputers.com ) This is the 9th year of GNUnify. The conference is sponsored by Mozilla Corporation. It will be held on 11th and 12th February, 2011, from 9:30am to 5:30pm, at SICSR, Model Colony, Pune. This year, for the first time, we are going to have a track on Wikipedia !!! Tomasz Finc and Arthur Richards from the technical team of WMF are coming from US for the conference. Also, we will have some more sessions on understanding what Wikipedia is, editing, commons, wikipedia in schools, Indic language editing; their problems and solutions and other QA sessions. All further details of this track will be published soon on the website gnunify.in You are all invited to join the conference. (Not just for the Wikipedia related sessions but for all other sessions too.) The conference is free for all. There are no registration fees. Delegate registration is already on. Please register on the website and join us in the conference !!! For registration and more information about the tracks and schedules, please visit the event website www.gnunify.in Best regards, -Sudhanwa On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Tomasz Finc <tfinc(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Greetings all, > > I just wanted to give you guys a heads up that both Arthur Richards and I are going to be speaking at http://gnunify.in/ this week in Pune. We have a couple of presentations lined up including > > Title: Powering the world’s favorite wiki - Wikipedia > Abstract: Mr. Finc will talk about the Wikimedia movement, its history, > growth and chapters. He will also talk about Wikimedia’s technical > infrastructure and how this top 5 website is run. He will also provide > an overview about the software that Wikipedia uses for its websites - > Mediawiki. > > Talk Title: Mobile@Wikipedia > Talk Abstract: An introduction to Wikimedia Mobile Engineering efforts > past, present, and future. This talk will cover the current state of > Wikipedia mobile development, what’s upcoming and where Wikimedia > Foundation is looking for you to contribute. > > Talk Title: Hacking Mediawiki > Abstract: This talk will provide an introduction on how to write > Mediawiki extensions and participate in Mediawiki’s developer > community. The session will talk about the essentials of hacking - the > inspiration, software, community. It will also walkthrough an overview > of Mediawiki, an introduction to features, best-practices in security > and scalability of Mediawiki, documentation, and various ways to extend > the software. Open Source communities are key to the success of any > project. The talk will also discuss various aspects of working in > Mediawiki’s open source community successfully - how to communicate, > who and where to engage, getting your code accepted, and accessing the > right resources. > > Talk Title: Drupal + CiviCRM + Wikimedia Foundation = Awesome > Talk Abstract: This talk will provide an overview of Drupal, CiviCRM > using Wikimedia websites as the case-study. It will cover how Drupal > and CiviCRM play an important role at Wikimedia foundation as a CMS and > CRM, why these projects are cool, how Wikimedia uses these tools, and > contributing back to the open source projects. > > The schedule is still coming together so its best to check the website for all updates. > > GNUnify will actually have a lot of Wikimedia discussions this year as it is one of their tracks. > > For those of you that might not be familiar with Arthur and my own work, we were part of the core team that was responsible for the fundraising infrastructure at Wikimedia. When not fundraising I concentrate on both both mobile and offline Wikimedia projects. Arthur focuses on backend infrastructure and drupal based projects. > > We'd love to see any Wikimedians come by! And if you can't certainly feel free to catch me on irc or in email to say hello. > > --tomasz > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > -- ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! www.projects4students.com

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Re: [Wikimedia-in-mum] [Wikimediaindia-l] GNUnify & Wikimedia
by CherianTinu Abraham 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

Hi Tomasz / Arthur, Welcome to India! I am also adding Pune and Mumbai Wikimedians to the loop ... Regards Tinu Cherian On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Tomasz Finc <tfinc(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Greetings all, > > I just wanted to give you guys a heads up that both Arthur Richards and I > are going to be speaking at http://gnunify.in/ this week in Pune. We have > a couple of presentations lined up including > > Title: Powering the world’s favorite wiki - Wikipedia > Abstract: Mr. Finc will talk about the Wikimedia movement, its history, > growth and chapters. He will also talk about Wikimedia’s technical > infrastructure and how this top 5 website is run. He will also provide > an overview about the software that Wikipedia uses for its websites - > Mediawiki. > > Talk Title: Mobile@Wikipedia > Talk Abstract: An introduction to Wikimedia Mobile Engineering efforts > past, present, and future. This talk will cover the current state of > Wikipedia mobile development, what’s upcoming and where Wikimedia > Foundation is looking for you to contribute. > > Talk Title: Hacking Mediawiki > Abstract: This talk will provide an introduction on how to write > Mediawiki extensions and participate in Mediawiki’s developer > community. The session will talk about the essentials of hacking - the > inspiration, software, community. It will also walkthrough an overview > of Mediawiki, an introduction to features, best-practices in security > and scalability of Mediawiki, documentation, and various ways to extend > the software. Open Source communities are key to the success of any > project. The talk will also discuss various aspects of working in > Mediawiki’s open source community successfully - how to communicate, > who and where to engage, getting your code accepted, and accessing the > right resources. > > Talk Title: Drupal + CiviCRM + Wikimedia Foundation = Awesome > Talk Abstract: This talk will provide an overview of Drupal, CiviCRM > using Wikimedia websites as the case-study. It will cover how Drupal > and CiviCRM play an important role at Wikimedia foundation as a CMS and > CRM, why these projects are cool, how Wikimedia uses these tools, and > contributing back to the open source projects. > > The schedule is still coming together so its best to check the website for > all updates. > > GNUnify will actually have a lot of Wikimedia discussions this year as it > is one of their tracks. > > For those of you that might not be familiar with Arthur and my own work, we > were part of the core team that was responsible for the fundraising > infrastructure at Wikimedia. When not fundraising I concentrate on both both > mobile and offline Wikimedia projects. Arthur focuses on backend > infrastructure and drupal based projects. > > We'd love to see any Wikimedians come by! And if you can't certainly feel > free to catch me on irc or in email to say hello. > > --tomasz > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >

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Re: [Wikimedia-in-mum] [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Meetup Mumbai 7 - Feb 13, 2011 - GLAM
by CherianTinu Abraham 06 Feb '11

06 Feb '11

And create a "How To" page for the city Wikimeetups in future :) ( Like this for Bangalore ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Howtodo Regards Tinu Cherian On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Theo10011 <de10011(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Great Pradeep, Keep up the great work. > > A couple of small points for future reference that might be helpful, when > you link to a redirect like WP:MMU7 you need to create a redirect at that > page like this: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:MMU7&redirect=no > > Also, I saw you use <br> tags and HTML tags which might just be personal > preference, which is absolutely alright, but you can also simplify it with > Wiki markups and transcluding templates to keep it much cleaner. > > Besides those two minor things, everything looks great. > > > Have a great Meetup. > > > Regards > > > Salmaan > User:Theo10011 > > > On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 6:26 PM, CherianTinu Abraham <tinucherian(a)gmail.com > > wrote: > >> I meant, *That is perfectly fine* ...need to enable spell checker on my >> brain while sending a mail :) >> >> -TC >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 6:18 PM, CherianTinu Abraham < >> tinucherian(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> That is perfecting fine, IMHO. >>> [[WP:MBL25]] was a regular meetup in Bangalore , [[WP:MBL26]] was our >>> Wikpedia Ten celeb, [[WP:MBL27]] is our upcoming regular Wiki-meetup. >>> Having said that, these numbering of events is just for documentation and >>> tracking of events and nothing more. >>> >>> Regards >>> Tinu Cherian >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Pradeep Mohandas < >>> pradeep.mohandas(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> hi, >>>> >>>> The next meetup of Mumbai Wikipedians is on February 13, 2011 at 4:00 pm >>>> tentatively scheduled to be held at VJTI, Matunga. We have decided to create >>>> a page so that you have time to spread the word. Requesting people who are >>>> attending to sign up here - >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/Mumbai7. >>>> >>>> I have called the event as Meetup 7 although the last such numbered >>>> meetup was 5. This is because the meetup 6 was Wikipedia Day 2011 meeting. >>>> Have commented accordingly. Hope someone more experienced at such page >>>> creations can have a look through to see if I did anything wrong :). >>>> >>>> Feel free to discuss/edit before the meeting any concerns you may have. >>>> Liam Wyatt is coming to Mumbai during this meeting and hence this meeting is >>>> expected to largely focussed on Gallery, Library, Archives and Museums >>>> (GLAM) issues. >>>> >>>> warm regards, >>>> Pradeep Mohandas >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-in-mum mailing list >>>> Wikimedia-in-mum(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-mum >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >

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Wikipedia Meetup Mumbai 7 - Feb 13, 2011 - GLAM
by Pradeep Mohandas 06 Feb '11

06 Feb '11

hi, The next meetup of Mumbai Wikipedians is on February 13, 2011 at 4:00 pm tentatively scheduled to be held at VJTI, Matunga. We have decided to create a page so that you have time to spread the word. Requesting people who are attending to sign up here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/Mumbai7. I have called the event as Meetup 7 although the last such numbered meetup was 5. This is because the meetup 6 was Wikipedia Day 2011 meeting. Have commented accordingly. Hope someone more experienced at such page creations can have a look through to see if I did anything wrong :). Feel free to discuss/edit before the meeting any concerns you may have. Liam Wyatt is coming to Mumbai during this meeting and hence this meeting is expected to largely focussed on Gallery, Library, Archives and Museums (GLAM) issues. warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas

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Lecture by Bishakha
by Ankit Daftery 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

We have a lecture by Bishakha on the Uncommon and Innovative uses of Wikipedia, the details of which are below. Please contact me on ankitdaf(a)gmail.com in case of queries <------> Technovanza is proud to announce a lecture by *Bishakha Datta*, who is the first Indian on the Wikimedia board of trustees. Bishakha is a journalist and film maker and is best known for her work documenting the role of women in different aspects of Indian society. Bishakha received an MA in Communications from Stanford University, as well as an MA in English Literature and BA in Economics from Mumbai University. Bishakha has tremendous experience supporting non-profit organizations around the world, particularly in India.As a documentary-maker and writer, Bishakha also has a strong commitment to the values Wikipedia shares with quality journalism: the importance of neutrality, freedom from censorship, and editorial independence. Day : 5th February, Saturday 2011 Time : 1pm - 3pm Place : VJTI Auditorium Topic : Wikipedia: Uncommon,Innovative, Media, Challenges Link : bit.ly/wikitechno <------------->

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GLAM 2011 Mumbai
by Pradeep Mohandas 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

hi, I've updated the planning page created on wikimedia.in: http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Projects:GLAM_2011/Mumbai_Feb2011/Planning<http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Projects:GLAM_2011/Mumbai_Feb2011/Planning#Museums…>. Also, if you're interested in the project, please do add your name here: http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Projects:GLAM_2011/Mumbai_Feb2011 Please feel free to add/edit information on both these pages. warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas

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