WikimediaIndia-l December 2017

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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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Congratulations!!! India is winner or Wiki Loves Monuments 2017
by Suyash Dwivedi 11 Jan '18

11 Jan '18

Congratulations!!! Prashant Khatore for his photo of Khandoba Temple captured during the locally celebrated Bhandara festival in Pune, India is winner or Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 https://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/the-winners-of-2017/ Thanks Suyash Dwivedi U:Suyash.dwivedi [image: Inline image 1] By PKharote (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons -- -- *Regards,* [image: File:Wikimedia India logo.svg] *Suyash Dwivedi* Executive member <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Executive_Committee_Members> | *Wikimedia India Chapter* +91 98260 15410 | +91 70003 72413 Suyash.dwivedi(a)wikimedia.in | *Skype*: suyash.india http://wiki.wikimedia.in/

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15 th Birth Day - Malayalam Wikipedia
by manoj k 21 Dec '17

21 Dec '17

Happy Birthday 🎂🎉🎊 Malayalam Wikipedia 15 th Birthday : Meetups happening at 10 places 1) Malappuram December 21, 10AM : Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Tirur 2) New Delhi, December 21, 10AM: Kalindi Kunj, Noida Road 3) Kottayam, December 23, 10AM: Govt. Model Higher Secondary School, Kottayam District. 4) Kuwait Dec. 22, 2.30PM: Abu Halifa Park, Kuwait 5) Kasargod December 22, 2.30PM: Durga Higher Secondary School, Kanhangad, Kasaragod District. 6) Kollam December 22, 11AM : Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thevally, Kollam District 7) Wayanad, December 21, 10AM : Higher Secondary School, Panamaram 8) Kozhikode Dec. 22 at 10AM : JDU Islamic College of Arts and Science College, Vellikkunnu, Kozhikode Districts 9) Kattappana December 21, 10AM : St.George Higher Secondary School, Kattappana 10) Thodupuzha, December 21, 10AM : IT @ School DRC, Thodupuzha Event pages https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:MLWIKI15 & You can also join online celebrations with creating articles. 🎆 ആയിരം വിക്കിദീപങ്ങൾ 🎆 1000 Wiki Lights 🎆 https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:TWL #mlwiki #mlwiki15 User:Manojk Sent from Mobile

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Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Call for Wikimania Scholarships
by Shanmugam Pachamuthu 20 Dec '17

20 Dec '17

FYI. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: DerHexer <derhexer(a)wikipedia.de> Date: Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 3:21 AM Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Call for Wikimania Scholarships To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" < wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Mailing List < wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> The link to https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships pointed to the 2017 page. Of course, it should direct you to the 2018 one as linked now here. Best, Martin ------------------------------ *Von:* DerHexer <derhexer(a)wikipedia.de> *An:* Wikimania general list (open subscription) < wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>; Wikimedia Mailing List < wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> *Gesendet:* 20:08 Mittwoch, 20.Dezember 2017 *Betreff:* [Wikimania-l] Call for Wikimania Scholarships Hi all, We wanted to inform you that scholarship applications for Wikimania 2018 which is being held in Cape Town, South Africa on July 18–22, 2018 are now being accepted. Applications are open until Monday, 22 January 2018 23:59 UTC. Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel, shared accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference registration fees and shared accommodation. Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and selection criteria established by the Scholarship Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation, who will determine which applications are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2018 scholarships, please visit: https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form on: https://scholarships.wikim edia.org/apply <https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply> It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the Scholarships page and the associated FAQ ( https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/ Scholarships/FAQ ) before submitting an application. If you have any questions, please contact: wikimania-scholarships@wikime dia.org <wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org> or leave a message at: https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships. Please help us spread the word and translate pages! Best regards, David Richfield and Martin Rulsch for the Scholarship Committee https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarship_committee <https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarship_committee> _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Thanks & Regards, Shanmugam Pachamuthu.

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OpenCon 2018 New Delhi
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

Greetings, *OpenCon 2018 New Delhi* is an official satellite event of annual OpenCon. It is being held at Acharya Narendra Dev College, New Delhi, on 3 February 2018. The primary objective behind this initiative is to make the participants knowledgeable about various open society initiatives. The sessions include talks from renowned open society advocates, and professionals, and then followed by by discussions on new approaches that can adopted by India for the promotion of the open concepts. Alongside, Wikidata training will be help on a parallel track. Register your participation now. For more information and registration, please visit https://goo.gl/Dz9tvs Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga

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Wikipedia Asian Month 2017 (Marathi Wikipedia)
by Tiven Gonsalves 16 Dec '17

16 Dec '17

Heartly congratulations to User:Abhilash Mhaisne ( https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/सदस्य:Abhilash_Mhaisne) for securing first place at विकिपीडिया आशियाई महिना २०१७. This year the marathi Wikipedia Asian Month edition had a total of 34 articles submitted and was the highest among all this three years. Further wanna thank the following for participating in the event. 1. User:Tiven2240 <https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> 2. User:Koolkrazy <https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> 3. User:संदेश हिवाळे <https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> 4. User:Engineermmb <https://mr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A…> 5. User:Luke25888 <https://mr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A…> 6. User:Dharmadhyaksha <https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> 7. User:Nitin.kunjir <https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> 8. User:Ravindra.sawantt <https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> 9. User:Abhilash Mhaisne <https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> Wikipedia Asian Month organiser (Marathi edition) Tiven Gonsalves (User:Tiven2240) Marathi Wikipedia

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विकिपीडिया एशियाई माह २०१७ - हिन्दी
by Suyash Dwivedi 16 Dec '17

16 Dec '17

<https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0…> <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0…> विकिपीडिया एशियाई माह २०१७ <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0…> <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0…> बधाई हो मुझे विकिपीडिया एशियाई माह २०१७ <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA…> प्रतियोगिता का परिणाम सूचित करते हुए अत्यंत हर्ष हो रहा है, @Nilesh shukla <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> : जी विकिपीडिया एशियाई माह २०१७ में हिन्दी भाषा से ३८ लेख बना कर *प्रथम स्थान* पाने तथा *राजदूत* बनने पर हार्दिक बधाई तथा @Jayprakash12345 <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> : जी विकिपीडिया एशियाई माह २०१७ में हिन्दी भाषा से ३१ लेख बना कर *द्वितीय स्थान* पाने तथा *राजदूत* बनने पर हार्दिक बधाई।तृतीय स्थान पर @राजू जांगिड़ <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> और Dharmadhyaksha <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> : रहे। आप जैसे सदस्यों के सक्रिय योगदान से यह प्रतियोगिता अत्यंत सफल हुई और पिछले वर्ष २०१६ <https://tools.wmflabs.org/fountain/editathons/asian-month-2016-hi> में ५ प्रतिभागियों तथा २३ लेखो की तुलना की तुलना में इस वर्ष हिन्दी से इस वर्ष <https://tools.wmflabs.org/fountain/editathons/asian-month-2017-hi> १० प्रतिभागी रहे और कुल ९६ लेख बने, अर्थात प्रतिभागियों की संख्या में *दुगनी* तथा लेखों की संख्या में *चार गुनी वृद्धि* हुई। अगले चक्र में १५ दिसंबर,२० दिसंबर और २५ दिसंबर को पत्रव्यहवार अदि हेतु आपके पते के लिए आपसे संपर्क किया जाएगा। एकबार पुनः विकिपीडिया एशियाई माह २०१७ का आयोजक होने के नाते तथा हिंदी समुदाय की और से आपको और सभी प्रतिभागियों को ढेरों बधाई आशा है अगले वर्ष हम इससे भी अधिक सफलता पाएंगे ऎसी आशा है , शुभकामनाओ सहित -- सुयश द्विवेदी <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF…> -- -- *Regards,* *Suyash Dwivedi* Executive member <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Executive_Committee_Members> | *Wikimedia India Chapter* +91 98260 15410 | +91 70003 72413 Suyash.dwivedi(a)wikimedia.in | *Skype*: suyash.india http://wiki.wikimedia.in/

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Vote on the Community Tech Wishlist!
by Asaf Bartov 11 Dec '17

11 Dec '17

Dear friends, It is time to vote on the Community Tech Wishlist. This *directly determines* what the Community Tech team at WMF will work on, and every vote counts! If you want to help out spreading the word in your communities, feel very welcome to do so. You can see the final proposals here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2017_Community_Wishlist_Survey Just click on the categories. Voting will close on December 10. Cheers, A.

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Train-the-Trainer 2018: Event details and invitation to participate
by Tito Dutta 08 Dec '17

08 Dec '17

Hello, We are delighted to inform that the Train-the-Trainer (TTT) 2018 programme organised by CIS-A2K will be held from 26-28 January 2018, in Mysore, Karnataka, India. *What is TTT?* Train the Trainer or TTT is a residential training program. The program attempts to groom leadership skills among the Indian Wikimedia community (including English) members. Earlier TTT have been conducted in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017. *Who should join?* An editor who is interested to conduct real-life and online Wiki-events such as outreach, workshop, GLAM, edit-a-thon, photowalk etc. Any active Wikimedian contributing to any Indic language Wikimedia project is eligible to apply. The editor must have 500+ global edits before 1 November 2017 Anyone who has already participated in an earlier iteration of TTT, can not apply. Please see more about this program and apply to participate or encourage the deserving candidates from your community to do so: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Train_the_Trainer_Program/20… Note: In an effort to encourage participation from women and other minorities, at least 20 percent of the participants at TTT 2018 would comprise of women and/ or other minorities. Please consider sharing this workshop details with your community members. If you have any question, please let us know. Tito Dutta

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