WikimediaIndia-l April 2015

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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 31 Jul '18

31 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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Scanner machine
by Tito Dutta 18 Jun '15

18 Jun '15

Hello, For a year or more I have been looking for an individual grant to buy a simple image scanner. My most recent application was at Ta Wikipedia <https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95…> >From that application:, I need a scanner regularly, so I would not be able to do all works in a particular period (for example, someone says, "take a scanner for two weeks and return after that) Can anyone give me oive me one?

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Fwd: Hi
by Sudhanwa Jogalekar 03 May '15

03 May '15

Hi, I got this message in my spam folder. Talks about paid wikipedia. Anyone knows about this or any similar things? /me curious... -Sudhanwa ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Svart Magikern <smagikern(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 8:35 PM Subject: Hi To: smagikern(a)hotmail.com Good afternoon! I want to introduce you to a new entity and startup - Paid Wikipedia Here you will be able to create articles and get paid for new articles and editing articles http://t-biblioteca.com/ -- ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! web: www.sudhanwa.com blog: www.sudhanwa.in Twitter: sudhanwa Check on FB, Linkedin for more.

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-l] Good Bye as CIS-A2K Program Director
by Asaf Bartov 03 May '15

03 May '15

Dear Vishnu, Thank you for everything you have done for free knowledge in your time with CIS-A2K. You have always modelled a mature and professional approach to the work and to engagement with our communities, never at the expense of warmth, sympathy, and genuine interest in what volunteers care about and aspire to. All jobs in the Wikimedia world are complex, but you came in to a particularly complex ecosystem, with multiple stakeholders, many different communities, and not a little bit of baggage and history, not all of it helpful. :) Your integrity and hard work inspired all around you, and paved the way to great improvements in communications, community and inter-organizational relations, and, of course, programmatic impact. You will certainly be missed. Asaf P.S. We are yet to have our friendly hot-spicy-food competition. :) It's a small world. On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 1:33 AM, Vishnu T <visdaviva(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > This is my last day as the CIS-A2K Program Director. > > The last 2 years and 3 months have been immensely exciting with tons of > learning and work! > > I have loved meeting many Wikimedians, face to face, across the length and > breadth of India. The interactions I had with many of the Wikimedians in > India have been immensely useful to my learning. > > The diversity of our community and the Wikimedia projects in India is so > rich and intricate - I wish I could map out my entire set of impressions, > to only give a slight glimpse of it!! > > Signing off as the Program Director for now. See you on-wiki, here on the > lists and in real life whenever our paths cross. > > A quick update: The next A2K Program Director selection is under process > and hopefully we should all be able to welcome the new incumbent in June, > 2015. Until then the A2K team is being internally monitored by CIS > leadership. > > Best wishes, > Vishnu > _______________________________________________ > 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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Good Bye as CIS-A2K Program Director
by Vishnu T 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Dear Wikimedians, This is my last day as the CIS-A2K Program Director. The last 2 years and 3 months have been immensely exciting with tons of learning and work! I have loved meeting many Wikimedians, face to face, across the length and breadth of India. The interactions I had with many of you have been immensely useful to my learning. The diversity of our community and the Wikimedia projects in India is so rich and intricate - I wish I could map out my entire set of impressions to only give a slight glimpse of it!! Signing off as the Program Director for now. See you on-wiki, here on the lists and in real life whenever our paths cross. A quick update: The next A2K Program Director selection is under process and hopefully we should all be able to welcome the new incumbent in June, 2015. Until then the A2K team is being internally monitored by CIS leadership. Best wishes, Vishnu

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-en] Good Bye as CIS-A2K Program Director
by Srikanth Ramakrishnan 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Vishnu, Wishing you all the very best in your future endeavours. Thank you for the large amount of work you have done for the Open Knowledge movement. See you around, On 30 April 2015 at 14:49, Vishnu T <visdaviva(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > This is my last day as the CIS-A2K Program Director. > > The last 2 years and 3 months have been immensely exciting with tons of > learning and work! > > I have loved meeting many Wikimedians, face to face, across the length and > breadth of India. The interactions I had with many of you have been > immensely useful to my learning. > > The diversity of our community and the Wikimedia projects in India is so > rich and intricate - I wish I could map out my entire set of impressions to > only give a slight glimpse of it!! > > Signing off as the Program Director for now. See you on-wiki, here on the > lists and in real life whenever our paths cross. > > A quick update: The next A2K Program Director selection is under process > and hopefully we should all be able to welcome the new incumbent in June, > 2015. Until then the A2K team is being internally monitored by CIS > leadership. > > Best wishes, > Vishnu > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-in-en mailing list > Wikimedia-in-en(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-en > > -- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan, What goes around, may not necessarily come around, it may simply bounce back. The BEST operates them Purple Faeries in Mumbai. I use them a lot. Click here for a picture. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BEST-AS4-Backbay-Depot.jpg>

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Community input needed for Wiki Mobile Apps Design Contest 2015
by Ravishankar Ayyakkannu 29 Apr '15

29 Apr '15

Hi, Internet access through mobile phone is increasing but not all Wikimedia projects have official apps in all mobile operating systems. And for those apps like Wiktionary, a different approach would be useful to foster offline usage in Global South regions where Internet connectivity is still a luxury for the majority of the population. In order to address these issues, WMIN intends to launch a Mobile Apps Design Contest during May - June 2015 engaging the MediaWiki, FOSS and mobile developer communities. We welcome community input for this program at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wiki_Mobile_Apps_Design_Contest_2015 The contest will be launched by mid May 2015 based on these inputs. Thanks, Ravi

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Eduladder
by arun vm 27 Apr '15

27 Apr '15

Hi this is may be an off topic. I am using creative commons licence for one of my work the work can be founded here:www.eduladder.com i want to create a page for this in at https://wiki.creativecommons.org/Main_Page here For that they are asking email authentication any help will be appreciable --

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Wikimania 2015 Scholarship Recipients from WMIN
by Sanket Oswal 26 Apr '15

26 Apr '15

Hello one and all We are very pleased to announce the recipients of Wikimania 2015 Scholarship given by Wikimedia India. They are *1. Suryaprakash* * Shanmugam (Tamil Wikipedian)2. Manoj Karingamadathil (Malayalam Wikipedia and WikiSource contributor)* These Scholarships are being awarded based on the rating for their application to International Wikimania Scholarship Committee. They were the first in order after the applicants directly supported by WMF scholarship. Best of luck to the recipients. Regards, Sanket Oswal Wikimedia India

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