WikimediaIndia-l January 2011

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Available to help at th Bangalore Event
by Moka Pantages 15 Jan '11

15 Jan '11

Hello, everyone. I'm really excited to attend the Bangalore event tomorrow. I plan to be there all day, so if you need my help with anything at all, please let me know. I'm happy to help with whatever is needed. See you tomorrow! Moka -- Cheers, Moka Moka Pantages 415.839.6885 x 635 @moka

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WP X at Indore
by guru brahma 15 Jan '11

15 Jan '11

Dear all, just a short note to let you know that WP X events at Indore went off very well on 12th January, 2011. The agenda of the day was well received (http://ten.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indore&oldid=12187). The highlight of the day was getting a call from Bangalore during the documentary screening that the chapter registration is complete; I announced it in style at the end of the screening to a loud round of applause. I will post a detailed report in a few days' time - meanwhile, some photos of the event have been posted at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_10_Indore. I request all WP X celebrators to share the digital memories of their celebrations at an appropriate sub-category of http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_10_India. Thanks and best wishes for those celebrating WP X on 15th January and later. Regards, Srinivas. Wikimedia handle: Gurubrahma

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WikiProject MiniBiography of Indian Professors
by BalaSundaraRaman 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Hi all, There's a new gift from Pulkit Gupta for Wikipedia's tenth birthday. A few days back, he got in touch with me through a common friend. As a regular reader of technical articles in English Wikipedia, Pulkit saw the big shortage in the coverage of academicians in India. He wanted to fix it and had ideas for collecting data about professors to create articles. I pointed him to the relevant policy pages on notability etc., and helped him create a Wikiproject at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_MiniBiography_of_Indian_…. He has done a lot more groundwork forming a team of volunteers and enlisting the support of his professor at IIT-B to objectively frame notability guidelines. Let us welcome Pulkit and please support the WikiProject and help them reach 100% coverage in the coming year. Cheers, Sundar "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted." - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture

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Prothom-Alo published article on 10 Years of Wikipedia
by Belayet Hossain 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Leading Bangladeshi daily news paper "Prothom-Alo" published article on 10 Years of Wikipedia, http://www.eprothomalo.com/index.php?opt=view&page=36&date=2011-01-14 Thanks to Munir bhai for the write up. Belayet Wikimedia Bangladesh -- 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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[Press] : DNA : "Wikipedia India chapter to become a reality"
by CherianTinu Abraham 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

[Press] : DNA : "Wikipedia India chapter to become a reality" http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_wikipedia-india-chapter-to-become-… Please note some of the factual errors with the article : 1) The 10th anniversary gathering is on Saturday , not Thursday 2) I will forgive the journo for writing as Tinu Cheriyan instead of Cherian but perhaps not Hari Prasad Nadig as Nadek. 3) The Anniversary venue is NIAS ( National Institute of Advanced studies ) , an institution behind IISc and not IISc itself. NIAS is related to IISc, I think. 4) It is Wikimedia India Chapter , NOT Wikipedia India Chapter. Altough I wanted the article to emphasize on the anniversary event ( to drive people to participate in the event) , somehow the article focus went to chapter, which was still yet to be announced on its formation. The journalist is not the regular one in DNA newspaper ,whom I am usually in touch with for Wikimedia/Wikipedia news and had to be educated on our history , still he made some serious errors. I have already communicated the errors to the journalist and he promptly apologized. The *good thing* was that the article with emphasis on chapter came on the exact day of announcement on its formation. Regards Tinu Cherian

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TOI: Knowledge lovers showcase Pune through wikipedia
by Bishakha Datta 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Knowledge-lovers-showcase-Pune…

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Wikipedia 10th Anniversary Celebration in Pune
by Sudhanwa Jogalekar 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Hi, On January 15, 2011, Wikipedia will turn 10. Wikipedia communities across the world will be celebrating the anniversary by organising various events and activities to commemorate the tenth anniversary. There will be celebrations in Pune also and you are all invited for the event. Chief Global Development Officer of Wikimedia Foundation Mr Barry Newstead will be present for the celebrations. The meetup will be conducted on 15 January 2011 from 1830 - 2000 hrs, at Symbiosis Institute of Computer Sciences and Research, Atur Centre, Model Colony. Room No 707. 7th floor. Please checkout the details of the event here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Pune/W10_Pune Do join the celebrations!! Best regards -Sudhanwa Jogalekar

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Banners, India
by Hari Prasad Nadig 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Here are some banners readied for Bangalore, Mysore events: http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banner-6X2ft.svg http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banner-6X2ft-chapter.svg http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banner-6X2ft-languages.svg http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mysore-banner-6X2ft.svg Feel free to use those or build on those or modify those to the requirement. All graphcis above are in SVG. The 'languages' banner specifically needs further improvement (in terms of adding more Indian languages, improving the banner). Feel free to add/edit and post new versions back to commons. Cheers, -- Hari Prasad Nadig http://hpnadig.net | http://twitter.com/hpnadig http://flickr.com/hpnadig

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Birthday bash for wikipedians
by Bishakha Datta 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bishakha Datta <bishakhadatta(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:41 AM Dear Sudeshna, It was wonderful waking up to this: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110114/jsp/calcutta/story_13435445.jsp The only casualty of the bad phone connection is the number of wikipedia users - 410 million each month, not 10 million. In any event, enjoyed the article and look forward to seeing you at the celebrations, Bishakha

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'Computer Jagat' published cover story on 10 years of Wikipedia
by Belayet Hossain 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Leading Bengali monthly tech magazine 'Computer Jagat' published cover story on 10 years of Wikipedia at their January issue. Here is the scanned cover page of the magazine, http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fnrpkppusEZ_q6N16BnR6Q?feat=directlink Belayet Wikimedia Bangladesh -- 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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