WikimediaIndia-l August 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 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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Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in India
by Suyash Dwivedi 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

Dear Indian Community Members, I take immense pride in letting you know, Wiki Loves Monuments in India would take place once again this year in India. Wiki Loves Monuments is a global photo competition that takes place generally in September. Wikimedia India would officially be organising this competition in India. The aim of the contest is to ask the general public—readers and users of Wikipedia, photographers, hobbyists, etc.—to take pictures of cultural heritage monuments and upload them to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and its other sister projects. I request Indian community to help us make this event a grand success. Please sign up as volunteers here <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2017_in_Ind…> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_ Monuments_2017_in_India> Looking forward to your ideas, suggestions, and strategies. Thanks, Suyash Dwivedi User:Suyash.dwivedi -- -- *Regards,* [image: File:Wikimedia India logo.svg] *Suyash Dwivedi* Executive member <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Executive_Committee_Members> | *Wikimedia India Chapter* +91 <+91%209890984632>98 <+91%209890984632>260 15410 | +91 70003 72413 Suyash.dwivedi(a)wikimedia.in | *Skype*: suyash.india http://wiki.wikimedia.in/

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 1315, Issue 1
by Pratik Shetty 29 Aug '17

29 Aug '17

The event page says "Page not found". Where can I find the schedule of Asaf's city tour dates? On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 5:30 PM, <wikimediaindia-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org [wikimediaindia-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org]> wrote: Send Wikimediaindia-l mailing list submissions to wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org [wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l [https://t.getstrike.co/l/e4d3bb42-600a-406c-7572-d49355f8e5aa] or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to wikimediaindia-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org [wikimediaindia-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org] You can reach the person managing the list at wikimediaindia-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org [wikimediaindia-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Wikimediaindia-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Wikidata Workshops in India in September 2017 (Tito Dutta) 2. Re: Wikidata Workshops in India in September 2017 (Asaf Bartov) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 22:41:36 +0530 From: Tito Dutta <trulytito(a)gmail.com [trulytito(a)gmail.com]> To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org [wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org]> Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikidata Workshops in India in September 2017 Message-ID: <CAEdAQ_jFhKQjau6=cn7XVEOLhRT4SeS9neqboUEc1qJjSdhMBQ(a)mail.gmail.com [cn7XVEOLhRT4SeS9neqboUEc1qJjSdhMBQ(a)mail.gmail.com]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Please consider forwarding the message to your project mailing list. You may translate the message to your language. Thanks in advance. Hello, We are glad to inform you that Asaf Bartov[1] will visit India in the month of September 2017, and will be conducting local workshops on Wikidata and other recent technologies and tools. You might be aware that Asaf is a promoter and trainer of Wikidata, and before and during this year's Wikimania, Indic Wikimedians from two communities requested Asaf to visit India to conduct more Wikidata workshops. The workshop would include extensive Wikidata training, from absolute beginner level through querying and embedding Wikidata in Wikipedia (incl. infoboxes), as well as a general tools demonstration, including Quarry. Additionally, time would be made for general Q&A ("ask me anything") to let people use the opportunity to directly ask a WMF representative anything that they have on their mind. Asaf would come to India on 29 September. Please see the detailed plan here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF)/2017_ [https://t.getstrike.co/l/a7b4e744-011f-e58f-7b90-4bb8973d0486] Technical_trainings_in_India If you have question(s), please contact here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/User_talk:Asaf_(WMF)/2017_Technical_trainings_in_India [https://t.getstrike.co/l/2041f86c-634a-1f8f-683f-47491e417d61] or you may contact Asaf on his Meta Wiki talk page too: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/User_talk:Asaf_(WMF) [https://t.getstrike.co/l/34a652ee-e010-7150-a102-a09a9359789e] Regards. Footnotes [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF) [https://t.getstrike.co/l/a317ef56-c136-3506-4575-9f5f581058e1] Referred pages [a] Event page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF)/2017_ [https://t.getstrike.co/l/8ce6202d-ef1a-38f5-e8b3-36bc04019075] Technical_trainings_in_India [b] Event discussion page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ [https://t.getstrike.co/l/ddf3e70d-2749-bd1f-5e03-4f2a338ee0f1] wiki/User_talk:Asaf_(WMF)/2017_Technical_trainings_in_India [c] Contact Asaf Bartov: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ [https://t.getstrike.co/l/57650e59-7255-68d2-7215-1c301f902515] wiki/User_talk:Asaf_(WMF) Thanks Tito Dutta User:Titodutta <#m_-3480318762158769459_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Wikidata Workshops in India in September 2017
by Tito Dutta 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

Please consider forwarding the message to your project mailing list. You may translate the message to your language. Thanks in advance. Hello, We are glad to inform you that Asaf Bartov[1] will visit India in the month of September 2017, and will be conducting local workshops on Wikidata and other recent technologies and tools. You might be aware that Asaf is a promoter and trainer of Wikidata, and before and during this year's Wikimania, Indic Wikimedians from two communities requested Asaf to visit India to conduct more Wikidata workshops. The workshop would include extensive Wikidata training, from absolute beginner level through querying and embedding Wikidata in Wikipedia (incl. infoboxes), as well as a general tools demonstration, including Quarry. Additionally, time would be made for general Q&A ("ask me anything") to let people use the opportunity to directly ask a WMF representative anything that they have on their mind. Asaf would come to India on 29 September. Please see the detailed plan here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF)/2017_ Technical_trainings_in_India If you have question(s), please contact here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/User_talk:Asaf_(WMF)/2017_Technical_trainings_in_India or you may contact Asaf on his Meta Wiki talk page too: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/User_talk:Asaf_(WMF) Regards. Footnotes [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF) Referred pages [a] Event page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF)/2017_ Technical_trainings_in_India [b] Event discussion page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/User_talk:Asaf_(WMF)/2017_Technical_trainings_in_India [c] Contact Asaf Bartov: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/User_talk:Asaf_(WMF) Thanks Tito Dutta User:Titodutta <#m_-3480318762158769459_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Global preferences: request for feedback
by Asaf Bartov 24 Aug '17

24 Aug '17

May be of interest. A. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Danny Horn <dhorn(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 11:59 AM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Global preferences: request for feedback To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi everyone, The Community Tech team is currently working on Global preferences, the #4 wish from the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey, and we've got a question for folks who are interested in using the feature. We're adapting an extension developed by Legoktm, updating the code and making some changes to the interface. There'll be a new special page, Special:GlobalPreferences, where you'll be able to set a preference on all wikis at once. There's more description and screenshots on the project page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech/Global_preferences Our question is about how people might use local overrides for the global preferences -- setting a preference as global, but making an exception for one or more wikis. If that sounds like the kind of thing you would have an opinion about :), then please check out this section: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech/Global_preferences#For_discu… and leave some feedback on the talk page. Of course, you can also feel free to post any questions, suggestions or comments about the feature. Thanks! Danny Horn Senior Product Manager WMF Community Tech _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: 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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CIS-A2K Newsletter
by manasa＠cis-india.org 18 Aug '17

18 Aug '17

Dear Wikimedians, Greetings from CIS-A2K! We are glad to inform that CIS-A2K has published our newsletter for the months of June and July 2017. In June, we held our first regional Wikidata Workshop, “Wikidata Workshop: South India”, wherein existing Wikimedians from the five Southern states were given an introduction to Wikidata. CIS-A2K has also been working with the Annamayya Library in Guntur and in doing so, Tallapaka Pada Sahityam, a compilation of over fourteen thousand Telugu compositions is now being made available on Wikisource. In addition to supporting the Odia Wikipedians' Asian Athletics Championship Edit-a-thon, we also helped conduct a local diversity themed edit-a-thon in Satara, Maharashtra. In July, an introductory Telugu Wikisource Workshop was held in Hyderabad in conjunction with NTR Trust. A Wikipedia orientation workshop was held for the students of V.P. Institute of Management Studies and Research, Sangli, Maharashtra who showed great interest in inculcating Wikipedia based assignments into their academic curriculum. In addition to facilitating the Punjabi Wikimedians' Wikimedia Strategy Meeting, CIS-A2K also hosted a template workshop for Kannada Wikimedians in Bengaluru. Please read the complete newsletter here: [ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/June_2017 | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/June_2017 ] [ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/May_2017 | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/July_2017 ] All previous newsletters of CIS-A2K may be read here: [ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletterds | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletters ] Warmest regards, CIS-A2K

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Job post - Program Officer: Rapid Grants.
by Ravishankar Ayyakkannu 10 Aug '17

10 Aug '17

Hi, Job post - Program Officer: Rapid Grants <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/744200#.WYwjLlqGPfZ>. Candidates having experience working with grants programs in the emerging regions like India are encouraged to apply. Please let me know if you need any clarification. Ravi -- Regional Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Asia & Eastern Europe Wikimedia Foundation Mobile: +91-9986993336 Skype: ravidreams(a)gmail.com

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Job post: Contract Community Outreach Coordinator for India
by Ravishankar Ayyakkannu 03 Aug '17

03 Aug '17

Hi, Please help us spread the news about a job opportunity for a Contract Community Outreach Coordinator for India <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/772348?gh_src=hyocjp1#.WYMP_1oj…> . Please let me know if you need any clarification. Thanks, Ravi -- Regional Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Asia & Eastern Europe Wikimedia Foundation Mobile: +91-9986993336 Skype: ravidreams(a)gmail.com

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Featured Wikimedia of the Month (August 2017)
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 02 Aug '17

02 Aug '17

Hi everyone, On behalf of the Wikimedia India Chapter, I am happy to announce that User:Kvr.lohith from Telugu Wikipedia has been announced as the Featured Wikimedian of the Month for August 2017. His profile is as follows: *K. Venkata Ramana* is one the most active editors from Telugu Wikipedia, under the alias Kvr.lohith <https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%95…>. Venkata Ramana hails from the Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh, and by profession, is a Physical Science Assistant in a government school. Venkata Ramana joined Wikipedia in May 2012, and initially started off editing English Wikipedia. But soon he found his place in Telugu Wikipedia, and has regularly contributing since then. As of August 2017, his global edits count to 77,000. He is also an Administrator on Telugu Wikipedia. Venkata Ramana loves to create biographies and science related articles on Wikipedia. He advocates that it is the duty of every Wikipedian to get familiar with the policies to Wikipedia and give good references to the articles. Apart from his work on articles, Venkata has created many templates that are helpful to many on Telugu Wikipedia. As said by his fellow editor, Pavan Santosh <https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%95…>, Venkata Ramana is one of the few editors on Telugu Wikipedia striving hard develop the quality rather than the quantity. Apart from Wikipedia, Venkata Ramana's penchant to spread knowledge made him start a blog titled Physical Science Forever <http://physicalscience4ever.blogspot.in/> for school children, which was visited by more than 3,00,000 times till date. Regards, [image: photo] *Krishna Chaitanya Velaga* Member | Executive Committee <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Executive_Committee_Members> Wikimedia Chapter (India) <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/> +91 94948 65420 | kcvelaga.blogspot.in

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