WikimediaIndia-l May 2014

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[Press]: Lessons and tips on getting media coverage
by Noopur Raval 25 Sep '18

25 Sep '18

Dear all, Over the past one month, we've been working with community members from Assamese, Kannada Malayalam and Nepali communities to get maximum possible media coverage and press support in order to highlight their community and events and hopefully get new editors for our movement. In all cases, I help prepare the press release<http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%…>(as, kn, ml, ne), then community members translate it and then we work together to try and reach out to the widest possible audience. Here are a few links to the press releases and newspaper articles. There are a few in local language papers that are not online. Also, all these reports are due to the collaborative effort and very important follow up by community members like Jyoti, Bishnu, Gitartha, Omshivaprakash, Anoop, Ramesh, Kannan, Sujith, Saroj and Ganesh for the communities respectively. Assamese: http://www.northeasttoday.in/our-states/assam/assamese-wikipedia-celebrates… http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=765639 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article3… http://www.sify.com/news/assamese-wikipedia-completes-10-years-of-existence… http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/assamese-wikipedia-completes-10-… http://issuu.com/assamese/docs/ghy_13062012?mode=window&backgroundColor#222… http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120611/jsp/northeast/story_15594299.jsp http://sevensisterspost.com/?p=17895 http://amarasom.glpublications.in/Details.aspx?id=9509&boxid=103211609 Kannada: http://epaper.udayavani.com/Display.aspx?Pg=H&Edn=MN&DispDate=6/18/2012 http://allevents.in/Bangalore/483961428297721 Malayalam: http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=82424 http://keralaitnews.com/state-scan/other-cities/4717-kollam-to-host-malayal… http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3351423.e… http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-14/social-media/3134186… http://www.techgoss.com/Story/557S12-Wiki-Malayalam-Meet-held-at-Kerala.aspx http://article.wn.com/view/2012/04/28/Malayalam_wiki_most_innovative/ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/sci-tech/hitech/malayalam-wiki-most… http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-wikipedia-could-be-emulated/253196-60-… http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article390787.ece Nepali: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/34914418/Nagarik_Article.png https://dl.dropbox.com/u/34914418/karobar_article.png Radio Sagarmatha broadcasted an interview with a Wikipedian Ganesh Paudel... Radio Nepal Bani Broadcasted an interview with Wikipedians located in Kathmandu (Mr. Ganesh Paudel and Mr. Saroj Dhakal) Just thought I'd share a few pointers based on what went right and what could have been better on my part. This may help you in the future if you too are looking to get media attention for your community and events. A few lessons: *Planning:* - Database of contacts: We have put in place a fairly comprehensive database of English as well as local press, television and radio contacts. I'd be happy to share them with anyone who needs to get in touch with journalists. - In case of local language newspapers, calling a journalist/newspaper office or personally visiting them to give the press brief always works better than e-mailing. Most local language newspapers still prefer a hard copy of the brief or even ask for a fax sometimes. - For the Assamese anniversary celebrations, we had an agenda well in advance and we (the community members and I) made sure the press release was ready in English as well as in Assamese so we could send it out to newspapers, television channels and radio stations. - Regarding English language newspapers, it is always advisable to call first and then e-mail the brief to a senior editor as well as a staff reporter (at least two people within the organization) to ensure the story receives due attention. Attaching a few photographs of your past meetups is a good idea. - It is advisable to translate the press release and attach both versions while sending it to the journalist. - If you are planning to have an event on the weekend, make sure you call and e-mail much earlier during the week. *Event:* - Always make sure to invite the journalists to your event. This will not only help in getting a comprehensive story but will also encourage them to take up editing. - Dealing with news channels and radio stations: While DY 365 channel covered the Assamese meetup, other channels did not bother to follow up. For radio, it *only* works if you speak to them in local language. *Other tips:* - It is a *must* to put in a contact number of preferably an email ID at the end of a press release. Maybe all communities should have either a chapter email ID (like bengali(a)wikimedia.in) or a gmail ID run by an active community member. This can be super useful and will avoid giving out personal details. - Building a quote pool: How about we keep a few quotes from different community members on the basics - (examples: why I edit, how I edit, what is your message to fellow Marathi/Tamil/Gujarati speakers) ? Of course, quotes from people are crucial and must not be misused but, this can help the Chapter communications team too - Getting the article right: Spelling mistakes, misquoted information, erroneous figures are a common problem with Wikipedia stories. Although it may not always be possible, do request the journalist to show you the article before publishing it. - Targeting news agencies: After the Assamese press experience, I realized having one PTI press release ensures that the story reaches at least 4-5 newspapers. This is a very effective way of maximizing media coverage. I might have missed out on a few lessons and invite community members and the chapter communication team to contribute with more inputs. Maybe we can even document this on Meta for future reference. Thank you, Best Noopur -- Noopur Raval

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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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Updated Aksharyogini font release in Open Font License
by Sudhanwa Jogalekar 01 Nov '14

01 Nov '14

Dear friends, You may be aware that we (my family) have released a font family earlier. Here is some background if you are not aware of it. On the first death Anniversary of Yogini Joglekar(my aunt), our family released AksharYogini (Normal) Font on 1st Nov. 2006. This font is primarily for Marathi language but can also be used for Hindi (for any language using Devanagari). It also has English support. Later on, on the occasion of Gudhipadwa (Chaitra Shuddha 1, 1931; that is 27th March 2009) , we released the additional fonts to complete the "AksharYogini font family". This font family was/is made available on the site http://aksharyogini.sudhanwa.com for free usage/distribution/sharing. Today, on the occasion of Eighth Death Anniversary of Yogini Joglekar, we are now releasing an updated "AksharYogini font". This font is also available on the same website http://aksharyogini.sudhanwa.com This is an updated font and has support for the new (MS Windows) operating systems where the internal mechanism for font rendering is changed. Also, it has additional characters for the current Unicode standard and the Rupee Sign is also included. Most important is the licensing. The new release is under the Open Font License. As such, all Linux distributions will be able to freely use it in their packaging. Please feel free to use, share, distribute the new font. You can download it from http://aksharyogini.sudhanwa.com . Give us feedback on my email id or the official id for the font " aksharyogini at sudhanwa.com " You can also comment on the guestbook on the website. Do share this news and also the font. Wishing you a Very Happy Diwali !! Thanks and regards -Sudhanwa -- ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! web: www.sudhanwa.com blog: www.sudhanwa.in Twitter: sudhanwa Check on FB, Linkedin for more.

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WMIN shutdown ?
by Sudhanwa Jogalekar 13 Sep '14

13 Sep '14

Hi, I had sent following mail to the WMIN members list about 10 days back. As there was no reply for 5 days, I sent the same again adding individual ids of EC members. There is not a single line of reply to the mail. Not even any acknowledgment of receiving the mail. I am wondering if my email id is blacklisted by EC members or there is no one in the current EC who is nominated/interested in responding OR WMIN is completely shutdown. If any list members have any idea about the current status of WMIN, please let others know. Regards -Sudhanwa Here is the mail I sent to members list 10 days back. Dear WMIN members, There are no updates of any kind from the EC in the last few months. What is the current status of Sowmyan? Is he still there or really gone? There are not even membership renewal reminders now. Assuming that Sowmyan is not there, where the forms are to be sent? What is the status of the grants-earlier ones and the new ones applied for.. What are the current projects happening in/through WMIN? What is the current membership renewal status? What is the current count? WMIN website is not updated for quite some time. Who is looking into those activities? Can someone from the EC enlighten the members please. Thanks and regards -- Sudhanwa ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! web: www.sudhanwa.com blog: www.sudhanwa.in Twitter: sudhanwa Check on FB, Linkedin for more.

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FDC recommendations are available now
by Ravishankar 15 Aug '14

15 Aug '14

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/2…

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Funds Dissemination Committee seeking nominations for new members
by Asaf Bartov 30 May '14

30 May '14

This may be of interest. A major opportunity to shape funding decisions in the movement. Asaf ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anasuya Sengupta <asengupta(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Thu, May 29, 2014 at 7:51 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Funds Dissemination Committee seeking nominations for new members To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> tl;dr Self-nominations invited for four Board-appointed members of the FDC. Nominate here.[3] Dear members of the Wikimedia community, The Funds Dissemination Committee Advisory Group (FDC AG) met recently in Frankfurt to recommend to the Executive Director (ED) of the Wikimedia Foundation whether the FDC - the nine member volunteer committee reviewing annual plan grants or allocations for Wikimedia and allied organisations - should continue or not, after the first two years of its existence.[1] The detailed recommendations of the FDC AG will be shared with the Executive Director and the community shortly, but we are happy to announce that the AG recommends that the FDC continues to exist with some suggested improvements to the process. The final decision on the FDC will be taken by the ED and the Board of WMF over the next few months (the FDC Framework’s timeline suggests August), but the AG’s overall recommendation is a testimony to the deep commitment and energy of the current FDC and the community members who have participated in this unique peer-review grantmaking process. Thank you. Without anticipating the ED and Board’s decision, we would like to move forward with the process of renewing the current FDC with four Board-appointed members of the FDC so that a full FDC is in place by August 2014. As per the Framework,[2] four of the current committee members will be ending their two year terms in July, and four new members will be appointed by the WMF Board to fill these vacancies. I write to ask those of you interested in joining the FDC to signal your interest on Meta by self-nominating by end of day UTC June 15.[3] The schedule for the nominations process is as follows: * May 30 - June 15: Self nominations to join the FDC. Candidates indicate their interest through a short paragraph about themselves, and respond to an initial set of questions from the FDC staff * June 1 - June 30: Public question and answer [4] from community members to candidates * June 24 - July 3: FDC staff in consultation with the FDC Board representatives (Bishakha Datta and Patricio Lorente) interview a sub-set of nominated candidates * July 3: Shortlist of candidates announced * July 4 - 10: Decision on final four FDC candidates by the Board reps in consultation with the full Board * July 11: Public announcement to community of the four new members * August: Based on the ED and Board’s decision on the FDC’s existence, orientation of the new FDC at Wikimania To be eligible to join the FDC, members need to meet the requirements below, as outlined by the Framework.[5] They must: * have sufficient time and dedication to commit to this time-heavy process, including attending two 4-6 day face-to-face meetings (likely in mid-May and mid-November) and be able to meet the expectations outlined in more detail on the nominations page * have a track record of constructive engagement in community discussions and an orientation toward collaborative problem solving * be able to set aside any conflicts of interest and work towards the mission goals of the Wikimedia movement without considering individual or organizational interests * be over 21 years in age and over the age of majority in their home country * be able to work effectively in English (note that full fluency is not required) * present to WMF appropriate personal identification * Staff / board members of entities requesting funds from the FDC may serve on the FDC; however, they must recuse themselves from deliberations pertaining to their entity's application. The *skills and attributes* being sought for in FDC members include: * Experience directing or evaluating programs; * Grant-making expertise (either as a grantee or grantor of funds); * Exposure to, understanding of, and personal credibility in the Wikimedia movement (experience across different Wikimedia projects as well as experience in programs, chapters, or administrative roles within the Wikimedia movement); * Gender, geographic and linguistic diversity. There are no term limits for FDC members, and current members may choose to re-apply for the FDC. The members whose terms end this July are Anders Wennersten, Arjuna Rao Chavala, Mike Peel (current Secretary), and Yuri Perohanych. The members who continue on the FDC for another year are Ali Haidar Khan (current Vice-Chair), Dariusz Jemielniak (current Chair), Cristian Consonni, Delphine Ménard and Sydney Poore. More information about the Committee’s roles is available on Meta.[6] We’ll hold IRC office hours to answer questions, particularly for those of you interested in joining the committee. Current FDC members may join these office hours, based on their availability. Office hours will be held on the #wikimedia-office channel on Wednesday, June 4 at 0:00 UTC and again later that day at 16:00 UTC.[7] Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me and my FDC staff colleagues at FDCsupport(a)wikimedia.org. We’d be happy to answer any questions you may have about joining the committee. Warmly, Anasuya [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee_Advisory_Grou… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Fr… [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/No… [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/No… [5] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Fra… [6] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee#Rol… [7] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours -- *Anasuya SenguptaSenior Director of GrantmakingWikimedia Foundation* Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! Support Wikimedia <https://donate.wikimedia.org/> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Edit #1 and Challenge #1
by Bishakha Datta 29 May '14

29 May '14

Hope we can send some experiences from India. Lila's the incoming executive director at WMF, in case some have missed that announcement. Best Bishakha ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Lila Tretikov" <lila(a)wikimedia.org> Date: May 29, 2014 1:55 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Edit #1 and Challenge #1 To: "Wikimedia Mailing List" <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> I wanted to share my first editing experience and ask for your help. Here it is: Today I have made the first edit on English Wikipedia. As I said in my first meeting -- I believe in traveling the path of our editors, so I can better understand them and so taht we can make their experience more natural. I have edited in private wikis before and I have edited the talk pages. I used the Visual Editor, even though I am well-versed in the syntax. I had the advantage of a very very experienced user by my side and it went pretty smooth -- so this report is not entirely fair. Even though, I did stumble in a few places, however, and this is a learning experience for me and for our team. Overall I wish I had this on video. It is a bit like an experience of a kid making their first goal. Exhilarating. So now I have a challenge back to you: - Please pick a friend who has never edited before. - Ask them to make an edit. Any edit in any language. - Please have them write one paragraph about their experience. - Have them send it to lila at wikimedia with the subject: #1 Thank you!!! Lila _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines 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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by Alam Cheema 27 May '14

27 May '14

alamcheema22(a)gmail.com

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Potential lobbying by CIS on their own FDC proposal
by Ravishankar 23 May '14

23 May '14

Hi Vishnu, Could you please clarify if the following user account https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/The-solipsist belongs to a CIS employee named Pranesh Prakash http://cis-india.org/about/people/our-team The very unique user ID Solipsist is seen to be coinciding with his gmail address used at http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/commons-law_mail.sarai.net/2007-February.txt He is also suggesting in Twitter that WMIN funding be stopped. https://twitter.com/pranesh_prakash/status/467385778268418048 Ravi

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How did the Tamil wikipedia achieve quality organic growth - case study?
by Vikram Vincent 22 May '14

22 May '14

Dear Ravi, I am impressed by the statistics you have mentioned in your previous mail on the Tamil team in Wikipedia. Can you please share the Tamil team's approach as a case study. I am sure that many of us here will benefit from it. Thank you -- Vikram Vincent

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