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Re: [Wikimedia-in-WB] [Wikimediaindia-l] WikifyIndia
by Noopur 22 May '11

22 May '11

I must congratulate you on this endeavor because I was recently thinking about how to approach museums and archives and the amount of channels I would have to pass in order to access their information. I hope you guys come up with info on that too! Cheers! Noopur On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 10:35 PM, Sohel Bohra <sohelbohra(a)gmail.com> wrote: > [[This is a lengthy mail and is cross-posted on all mailing lists. Kindly > bear]] > > Dear Wikimedians, > > We interact with the government on multiple occasions. The problems are all > too familiar - complex systems, official apathy, corruption - just to name a > few. > > Some trivia and stats to qualify these claims: > > * Entrepreneurs identified increasing the speed and ease of issuing > permits; lowering taxes; and reducing the time it takes to start a business > as key issues. (Note - All issues relate to government interactions; Source > - Legatum Institute) > * In Mumbai, there are 37 procedural hoops to jump through to gain approval > to build a warehouse. (Source : World Bank) > * On the Corruption Perception Index (2010), India ranks 87th of 178 > countries > * Indians are highest ranked in volume of search for terms such as > government rules, passport and registration (Source - Google Trends) > > Here's where WikifyIndia - a wiki of government procedures - kicks in. > If Wikipedia is the Thinkers Encyclopedia, WikifyIndia is the Doer's > Encyclopedia > > We (the founders) are ardent believers of the Wikipedia model and want to > apply it to government procedures. Our belief is that ordinary citizens > suffer for two reasons – the process is complex and accurate information is > unavailable. WikifyIndia addresses the latter. Agents distort information to > suit themselves. Officials are rarely friendly. The best solution has always > been to ask someone who has ‘been through the grind’. WikifyIndia does it on > a national level. > > The scope of the Project is wide ranging. From getting into the armed > forces to filing a Right To Information request, from complaining about a > broken traffic signal to opening a restaurant, from changing your name to > adopting a child, from applying for euthanasia to marrying in court, from > getting a gun permit to filing your taxes, from getting a permit to climb > peaks to getting a gas connection, it will all be there. > > www.wikifyindia.com > > Every article is expected to have a short intro, requirements/eligibility, > procedure, list of documents, timings, fees, application form, sample > certificate among other details. Unlike Wikipedia, WikifyIndia is also a > forum. There is merit in aggregating experiences (for ex. visa experiences > can be quite varied). > > Current approaches on the internet are inadequate. Information is retrieved > from Q&A forums, blog posts, agent or government sites. It is incomplete and > outdated. Wikipedia has proved that a bottom approach is far more suitable > in some areas than any top down approach (where a group is formally trying > to organise information). Even if someone did a good job, they wouldn't be > able to distribute it for free. > > WikifyIndia complements Wikipedia. The article on Civil Marriage in > Wikipedia is written differently from the same article on WikifyIndia. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_marriage > http://www.wikifyindia.com/wiki/Civil_Marriage > > When WikifyIndia has adequate accurate content, it will reduce what > economists call 'transaction costs'. Any tool to improve productivity of > citizens, entrepreneurs and organisations will be directly contributing to > the Indian economy. To the best of our knowledge, there is no other site > with a similar approach in any other country. We urge you to jump in and > make a difference. > > WikifyIndia is a non-profit initiative free of advertising and is being run > by a small fund created by the Founders. > > We (the founders) have cribbed about a @#$% and rotten system for far too > long. WikifyIndia is our way of doing something about it. We ask for your > complete support in adding content, sharing experiences, creating templates > and technical support. The goal is for every government procedure to be > available in every Indian language with complete and accurate guidelines. If > a farmer's wife in Manipur wants to get employed under Rural Employment > Guarantee Scheme, she should have all the information and forms on the site > in her language. > > Thank you for your time and patience, > > Anish and Sohel [User:Sbohra] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > -- Noopur Raval Student Arts and Aesthetics Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Ph: 9650567690

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Re: [Wikimedia-in-WB] [Wikimediaindia-l] Bengali Wikipedia reached 1 million edits milestone
by BalaSundaraRaman 21 May '11

21 May '11

Congrats to all Bangla Wikipedians. Regards, Sundar Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

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Bengali Wikipedia reached 1 million edits milestone
by Tanvir Rahman 21 May '11

21 May '11

Hello, I am so glad to inform you that, today, Bengali Wikipedia [1] reached the milestone of 1 million edits [2]. Bengali is the 3rd Indic language Wikipedia (after Hindi and Malayalam) to reach this milestone. Currently it has 22,224 articles and counting. Congratulations to all contributors of Bengali Wikipedia! Regards, -- Tanvir Rahman http://bit.ly/wikitanvir [1] http://bn.wikipedia.org [2] http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics?uselang=en

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Wikimedia UK searching Bangla Wikipedia editors leaving in London.
by Belayet Hossain 19 May '11

19 May '11

Dear All, Wikimedia UK chapter is planning to arrange a monthly London meetup in different places in London. According to Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Hamlets>, 30.5% people of Tower Hamlets are from Bangladesh. Probably Bangla Wikis has some editors there. UK chapter also interested to arrange meetup at Tower Hamlets. UK chapter seeking editors of Bangla Wikis who are from Tower Hamlets and wants to join the London/Bangla meetup. If you are leaving at Tower Hamlets or any where in London and wants to participate at the meetup, please raise your voice and let us know. Waiting for your response. Cheers Belayet ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: WereSpielChequers <werespielchequers(a)gmail.com> Date: 19 May 2011 01:37 Subject: Re: Bangla Wikipedia and Wikimedia UK To: Steven Walling <swalling(a)wikimedia.org> Cc: bellayet(a)gmail.com Thanks Steven, Hi Bellayet, Yes as Steven said I'm involved in the monthly London meetup and also I'm in touch with some of the board members of our new UK chapter. We are thinking of trying some different London venues for our monthly London meetup, and it occurred to me that the Bangla wiki probably has some editors in Tower Hamlets. Do you know any editors there who might be interested in a joint London/Bangla meetup? We can probably get the UK chapter to pay for room hire. Regards WereSpielChequers On 18 May 2011 19:53, Steven Walling <swalling(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi Belayet, > Hope you're doing well! I was talking this morning with English Wikipedian > User:WereSpielChequers who is involved in organizing London meetups and work > with the U.K. chapter. > I'm not sure if you two have met before, but he mentioned an interest in > helping introduce Bangla-speaking people in the London area to bn Wikipedia. > I thought you might be able to help him get to know the Bangla Wikipedia > community. :) > Best regards, > -- > Steven Walling > Fellow at Wikimedia Foundation > wikimediafoundation.org > -- Belayet Hossain http://www.facebook.com/bellayet http://twitter.com/bellayet http://bellayet.wordpress.com (Bangla) Knowledge is universal ...so share it. Hillel____ If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?

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Re: [Wikimedia-in-WB] India Programs: Team Selection: Call for Talent!
by Hisham Mundol 05 May '11

05 May '11

Hi All (cross-posting pan-india; apologies if you get this more than once.) A few of you have reached out and suggested modifications / corrections in the postings. I've made these. Thank you for your inputs. Please see the revised ones : Wiki http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Participation_-_India_P… http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Indic_Initiatives_-_Ind… LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592308 http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592351 Many thanks Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmundol(a)wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On May 4, 2011, at 10:06 AM, Hisham Mundol wrote: > Hi All > > I'm writing to inform you that the selection process for 2 of the 4 potential new team members of the India Programs team has started. These have been posted on Office as well as LinkedIn. They can be seen at the at the following locations: > > Wiki > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Participation_-_India_P… > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Indic_Initiatives_-_Ind… > > LinkedIn > http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592308 > http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592351 > > Can I request a few things. > > a) India Programs is extremely keen on having existing Wikimedians on board in the team. I therefore invite and urge anyone from the existing community to respond to either / both of these. As you will make out from the wordings, there is a clear preference for those who are already involved in the community. > b) Please do forward this mail to anyone you know who you think might be interested. While they may not be from the existing community, you are best placed to know your who would fit into the movement and who might be interested. > c) Please do broadcast these links on any other mailing lists, bulletin boards, various social networks (twitter, facebook, etc.), etc. so that we can reach more potential candidates / remind potential candidates. > > Please do not hesitate to contact me for any clarifications. > > Many thanks. > > Hisham Mundol > Wikimedia Foundation India Programs > skype: hisham.wikimedia > > gtalk: hmundol(a)wikimedia.org > twitter: @mundol >

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India Programs IRC : Thursday May5th 2011 @ 8pm IST (GMT + 5:30) : #wikimedia-office
by Hisham Mundol 05 May '11

05 May '11

Hi Folks (cross-posting to reach all-India; apologies if you get multiple messages.) Our regular monthly IRC on India Programs is on the 1st Thursday of every month. Please do join in this evening (details are in the subject of this mail.) The agenda is to share an update on India Programs (such as the India Campus Program, the Campus Ambassadors initiative and building the team for India Programs.) Needless to say, we will also discuss any other areas that you wish to cover. I look forward to as many of you as can make it. Many thanks. Warm Regards, Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmundol(a)wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol

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Fwd: India Programs: Team Selection: Call for Talent!
by Hisham Mundol 04 May '11

04 May '11

cross posting to local India lists Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmundol(a)wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol Begin forwarded message: > From: Hisham Mundol <hmundol(a)wikimedia.org> > Date: May 4, 2011 10:06:31 AM GMT+05:30 > To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: India Programs: Team Selection: Call for Talent! > > Hi All > > I'm writing to inform you that the selection process for 2 of the 4 potential new team members of the India Programs team has started. These have been posted on Office as well as LinkedIn. They can be seen at the at the following locations: > > Wiki > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Participation_-_India_P… > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Indic_Initiatives_-_Ind… > > LinkedIn > http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592308 > http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592351 > > Can I request a few things. > > a) India Programs is extremely keen on having existing Wikimedians on board in the team. I therefore invite and urge anyone from the existing community to respond to either / both of these. As you will make out from the wordings, there is a clear preference for those who are already involved in the community. > b) Please do forward this mail to anyone you know who you think might be interested. While they may not be from the existing community, you are best placed to know your who would fit into the movement and who might be interested. > c) Please do broadcast these links on any other mailing lists, bulletin boards, various social networks (twitter, facebook, etc.), etc. so that we can reach more potential candidates / remind potential candidates. > > Please do not hesitate to contact me for any clarifications. > > Many thanks. > > Hisham Mundol > Wikimedia Foundation India Programs > skype: hisham.wikimedia > > gtalk: hmundol(a)wikimedia.org > twitter: @mundol >

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Re: [Wikimedia-in-WB] [Wikimedia-BD] উইকিমিডিয়া কমন্সে এ বছরের নির্বাচিত ছবি নির্বাচনের প্রক্রিয়া শুরু হয়েছে
by Tanvir Rahman 02 May '11

02 May '11

আমি আরেকটি অনুরোধ করবো। এই অনুরোধটি যাঁরা ভোট দিচ্ছেন বা যাঁরা পারছেন না সবার কাছেই। তা হচ্ছে আপনারা আপনাদের পছন্দনীয় ছবিটির বিবরণটি বাংলা করতে পারেন। ভোটের পাতাগুলো অস্থায়ী, অর্থাৎ ভোটগ্রহণ শেষে কেউ দেখবে না, কিন্তু ছবির ক্যাপশনগুলো স্থায়ীভাবে রয়ে যাবে। :) তাই সম্ভব হলে সময় সুযোগ বুঝে বিবরণগুলো বাংলায় অনুবাদ করার অনুরোধ থাকলো। সব না পারলেও, অন্তত আপনাদের যেগুলো পছন্দ হয়েছে বা যেগুলোকে ভোট দিচ্ছেন। অনুবাদের জন্য সম্পাদনা পাতায় যান (অর্থাৎ ওপরে থাকা Edit বাটনে ক্লিক করুন), এরপর | description = লেখাটি খুঁজে বের করুন ({{Information লেখার নিচেই এটি পাবেন)। অতঃপর বাংলা অনুবাদ যোগ করতে তারপর লিখুন {{bn|আপনার অনুবাদকৃত লেখা}}। ব্যস তবেই হবে। আশা করি সবাই চেষ্টা করে দেখবেন। :) -- Tanvir Rahman http://bit.ly/wikitanvir

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উইকিমিডিয়া কমন্সে এ বছরের নির্বাচিত ছবি নির্বাচনের প্রক্রিয়া শুরু হয়েছে
by Tanvir Rahman 02 May '11

02 May '11

২০১০ সালের নির্বাচিত ছবিগুলো নিয়ে উইকিমিডিয়া কমন্সে [১] পঞ্চম বারের মতো এ বছরের নির্বাচিত ছবি নির্বাচনের আয়োজন শুরু হয়েছে [২]। এ উপলক্ষে উইকিমিডিয়া সম্প্রদায়ের সদস্যদের কাছ থেকে ভোট আহবান করা হয়েছে। এই ভোট দানের জন্য কমন্সে একটি একত্রীকৃত অ্যাকাউন্ট [৩] থাকা শর্ত হলেও, কমন্সে যথেষ্ট পরিমাণ সম্পাদনা থাকা শর্ত নয়। আপনি খুব সহজেই একটি টুল [৪] ব্যবহার করে আপনি ভোট প্রদানের যোগ্য কিনা তা যাচাই করতে পারেন। পাতটির ইউজার অংশে আপনার উইকিপিডিয়ার অ্যাকাউন্টের নাম লিখুন। উইকি স্বয়ংক্রিভাবে নির্ধারিত হবে তাই আর কিছুই নির্বাচনের প্রয়োজন নেই। শুধু সাবমিট বাটনে ক্লিক করলেই ফলাফল পেয়ে যাবেন। ভোট প্রদানের যোগ্যতা সম্পর্কে বিস্তারিত জানতে এ সংক্রান্ত কমন্সের পাতাটি দেখুন। [৫] ভোট প্রদানের জন্য কমন্সের গ্যালারি পাতায় যান [৬], এবং পছন্দের গ্যালিরিতে গিয়ে পছন্দের চিত্রের নিচের থাকা "ভোট ফর দিস ইমেজ" বাটনে ক্লিক করুন। এর মাধ্যমেই স্বয়ংক্রিয়ভাবে ঐ ছবির ভোটের পাতায় আপনার ভোট যুক্ত হবে (এ জন্য আপনার ব্রাউজারের জাভাস্ক্রিপ্ট সক্রিয় থাকা প্রয়োজন)। প্রথম রাউন্ড হিসেবে আপনি পছন্দের সকল গ্যালারিতে আপনার পছন্দের সকল ছবিকেই ভোট দিতে পারবেন। এই রাউন্ডে ভোট গ্রহণ চলবে ৪ মে, ২০১১ পর্যন্ত। -- Tanvir Rahman Wikimedia Volunteer http://bit.ly/wikitanvir [১] http://commons.wikimedia.org [২] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2010 [৩] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Unified_login [৪] http://toolserver.org/~pathoschild/accounteligibility/?&wiki=&event=16 [৫] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2010/Eligibil… [৬] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2010/Galleries

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