WikimediaIndia-l April 2016

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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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Fwd: [WMIN-Members] Re: Setting Up of the Advisory Council at Wikimedia India
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 05 May '16

05 May '16

Hi all, Thanks Satdeep for the nomination. I am really honored. But I am very sorry that I cannot accept the nomination, as I am being provided infrastructure support from WMIN, which is essential for me to continue my volunteer on-wiki activities as a community member, and it will be a conflict of interest from my part to continue to get the support as well as become a Advisory committee member. I am also happy to nominate the name of Satdeep Gill, as he is one of the most active community members in India (both on-wiki and off-wiki) and also the founder member of Punjabi Wikimedia User Group, the first user group from India. He was also mentioned as Wikimedian of the Year in Wikimania Mexico in 2015 by Jimbo Wales. In my opinion, his addition to the committee will improve the communication gap between the community and the chapter. Best wishes, -- Bodhisattwa On 29 March 2016 at 14:44, Satdeep Gill <satdeepgill(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I would like to nominate* Bodhisattwa Mandal *for the Advisory Committee. > He has 73784 global edits on Wikimedia projects. I believe he will be in a > good position to guide Wikimedia India to work along with the Wikimedia > communities in India. > > Regards > Satdeep Gill > >

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How to click custom html option button via api?
by Shrinivasan T 04 May '16

04 May '16

I am trying to work on https://ta.wikisource.org with python API. This tamil wikisource has custom html option buttons to mention the edit status. See a screenshot here. https://snag.gy/f3aTBn.jpg How to enable these custom option buttons via API? Thanks. -- Regards, T.Shrinivasan My Life with GNU/Linux : http://goinggnu.wordpress.com Free E-Magazine on Free Open Source Software in Tamil : http://kaniyam.com Get Free Tamil Ebooks for Android, iOS, Kindle, Computer : http://FreeTamilEbooks.com

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Alternative Media Partner
by Satdeep Gill 24 Apr '16

24 Apr '16

Hello everyone, Logical Indian Community is willing to become Alternative Media Partner of WikiConference India 2016. We would like to take community comments at the link given below: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Updates -- Regards Satdeep Gill WikiConference India <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016> +91-9465155746

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 1079, Issue 1
by John Mark Vandenberg 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

I need to correct one thing. 'Siska.Doviana' is primarily her WMID work account. Siska has been contributing prolifically to Wikimedia projects since 2006. That said, both of the candidates that you prefer are very good choices IMO. ;) On 28 Mar 2016 20:43, "Bodhisattwa Mandal" <bodhisattwa.rgkmc(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi all, I have gone through the nomination page and questions asked to the candidates. My choice would be* Nataliia Tymkiv* and *Kunal Mehta. * Both these candidates are well aware of the declining relationship among community, staff and WMF and want to solve them in a transparent wiki way. Both their answers seemed practical to me and I think, if they are selected, they would make a difference. A newcomer Nataliia's stand against Wikimedia Ukraine ED Yury Perohanych's whimsical approach to community members in 2013 is also worth mentioning. Salute! ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/No… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_149#a_simple_qu… ) Kunal Mehta is a WMF staff as well as an active Wikimedia volunteer, a combination we obviously need in a BoT member. He has closely observed the crises built in foundation and in my opinion, has more insights in this matter than other candidates. Other candidates, except few, are also active Wikipedians in their way and if I had another option, I would preferred Osmar Valdebenito. -- P.S. Satdeep and Sudhanwa preferred Siska Doviana. With all due respect, personally I am not fond of those Wikimedians who are not/less active on-wiki and still are/were EC members of different Wikimedia chapters. I know, that global edit-count is not the best indicator for Wikimedia involvement, but on-wiki involvement helps Wikimedians know the dynamics of the community, realize common community problems by heart and look for solution collaboratively. To me, if you are an EC member, then you have more reason to edit on-wiki (not only meta), because that only makes you build the bond with community members. In this context, I will *NOT* recommend WMIN to support Siska Doviana from WMID, who has only around 3,300 global edits!!. ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ACentralAuth&targe…) I also do not support her initiative, stated in her nomination talk page, about providing huge amount of money to winners of content competition. To me, its a way to trigger dangerous practice in wiki world. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/No… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/No…> -- Bodhisattwa _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

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IEG Proposal: Wiki Mesh Network Community
by welkin＠riseup.net 16 Apr '16

16 Apr '16

Hi All, I have written a proposal for building a locality based self sustainable wiki community using Mesh Networks. Please share your views and comments for the proposal. If it sounds good, do endorse it. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wiki_Mesh_Network_Community -- Alagunambi Welkin http://welkin.info

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Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] Outage for planned maintenance: No editing for two 30-minute periods next week
by sibi kanagaraj 15 Apr '16

15 Apr '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Whatamidoing (WMF)/Sherry Snyder" <ssnyder(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Apr 16, 2016 12:08 AM Subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] Outage for planned maintenance: No editing for two 30-minute periods next week To: <WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, < wikitech-ambassadors(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, < ambassador-announce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, <wikipedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Cc: This is a reminder about next week's major data center migration: There will be NO EDITING for about 30 minutes on both Tuesday, 19 April, beginning at 14:00 UTC <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20160419T14> and Thursday, 21 April, beginning at 14:00 UTC <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20160421T14>. This will affect ALL of the wikis in all languages and all projects. You will be able to read the wikis and to log in, but you will not be able to edit. Read https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/Server_switch_2016 for more information. Please share this information with editors and other contributors you know. Thank you. -- Whatamidoing (WMF)/Sherry Snyder Community Liaison Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. _______________________________________________ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l _______________________________________________ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l

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Fwd: Open letter to the community
by Yohann Thomas 15 Apr '16

15 Apr '16

I am forwarding this email since my official wikimedia india email is still getting blocked. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yohann Thomas <yohannvt(a)wikimedia.in> Date: Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 10:45 PM Subject: Open letter to the community To: Wikimedia Chapter India Google group <wmin-members(a)googlegroups.com>, Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: EC Wikimedia India <wikimedia-in-exec(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu <ravidreams(a)wikimedia.in> Dear Community I regret to inform you that Wikimedia India has not been give periodic updates regarding the activities of the chapter. This is in spite of the fact that the last year, we have been doing many activities & making great strides in reaching out to the community.Apart from that,Wikimedia India has also not been open about the obstacles which currently our organization is facing. 1.) No Monthly Reports were being circulated by the Office Bearer’s at Wikimedia India. Major updates regarding to different activities were given to the community, but a periodic update was not given to the community The Executive Committee (EC) along with the Program Director recognize the negligence in this regard. An assurance regarding the same has been provided in this regard. On the first Monday of every month, we shall be submitting our monthly report to the community. 2.) Inability to Conduct Annual General Meeting for 2014-2015: The Office Bearers have already been apologetic in this regard. An assurance has been provided that efforts are being undertaken to process it as soon as possible. 3.) Current Financial obstacle faced by the Chapter: We are in Process of renewing our FCRA license , but due to this,the Chapter at present is facing financial challenges. To tackle these problems ,we are taking guidance from senior community members & founding members of the chapter. We hope to resolve these issues soon & continue with all the good work we have been doing so far. -- Yohann Thomas Executive Committee Member Wikimedia India http://wikimedia.in/

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CIS-A2K Newsletter March 2016
by Tito Dutta 14 Apr '16

14 Apr '16

Hello, Centre for Internet and Society’s Access To Knowledge (CIS-A2K) program would like to share with you the newsletter below for the month of March 2016. We look forward to hear any feedback or input you might have. == CIS-A2K Work-plan for July 2016 - June 2017 == Based on the learning and experience from its work with the Indic-language Wikimedia communities, CIS-A2K has submitted its Annual Grant Proposal along with a detailed work plan for the year 2016-2017. Read the proposal and the work-plans: ⬤ Proposal form: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2015-2016_round2/The_C… ⬤ Main work-plan page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Work_plan_July_2016_-_June_2017 ⬤ Kannada Work-plan: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Work_plan_July_2016_-_June_2017/Kan… ⬤ Konkani Work-plan: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Work_plan_July_2016_-_June_2017/Kon… ⬤ Marathi Work-plan: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Work_plan_July_2016_-_June_2017/Mar… ⬤ Odia Work-plan: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Work_plan_July_2016_-_June_2017/Odia ⬤ Telugu Work-plan: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Work_plan_July_2016_-_June_2017/Tel… ⬤ Tulu Work-plan: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Work_plan_July_2016_-_June_2017/Tulu == National-level Wikipedia Education Program review meeting at Christ University Bengaluru == During this 18-19th, a two-day long national-level Wikipedia Education Program Review meeting was organized at Christ University, Bengaluru. Around 25 participants consisting of Wikipedia Education Program (WEP) leaders from institutes like St. Aloysius College Mangalore, Maharashtra and Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women's Study Centre participated in this event. The event aimed at collaboratively build an educational project in languages like Kannada, Marathi, Telugu and Tulu. WEPs organized by CIS-A2K have managed to enroll about 3000 students so far to the program where the participating student have contributed in creating Wikipedia articles in five Indic languages and editing them as part of their classroom task. Read the press release here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Press_releases/National_Wikipedia_E… == Events == In this month we have organized or participated in this event: ⬤ BHASHA-Indian Languages Digital Festival ( http://cis-india.org/a2k/news/bhasha-indian-languages-digital-festival Organized by news media YourStory; March 11, 2016; New Delhi). Subhashish Panigrahi gave a talk in the panel “The challenges of making regional language content available on the Web and on mobiles. == Articles/Blogs == In this month these articles have been published: ⬤ Panigrahi, Subhashish. Eight Challenges That Indian-Language Wikipedias Need to Overcome (The Wire http://thewire.in/2016/03/17/eight-challenges-that-indian-language-wikipedi… (March 17, 2016), Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.in/subhashish-panigrahi-/8-of-many-challenges-in-…, Opensource.com https://opensource.com/life/16/3/8-challenges-improving-indian-language-wik…, Medianama http://www.medianama.com/2016/03/223-indic-wikipedia-growth-slow-subhashish… ) == Learning pattern == This month the following learning pattern has been created: ⬤ Storytelling over demonstration in a Wikipedia outreach ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Storytelling_over_…): A learning pattern describing the importance of storytelling over demonstration in a Wikipedia outreach; == Keep me updated! == If you want to receive news from this program, please sign-up here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/Subscribe This newsletter is also available on Meta (note, from this month we are using a new design, you may see it here): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/March_2016

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