WikimediaIndia-l October 2018

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Sir, I have been banned from wikimedia, for using multiple id names for editing.
by Holalkere Laxmivenkatesh 22 Mar '21

22 Mar '21

Sir, I have been editing in wikipedia and uploading pics on wikimedia. and use them for my articles. I'm an editor for kannada language wikipedia.(Radhatanaya) I'm an editor for english mediam wikipedia. (Ragakuvara) I have contributed more than 900+ articles for kannada. For english nearly 10-12 articles. all approved. This information I have given in my page. Why I have been banned. Please try to help me. I'm very hardworking and faithful person. I have not done any adverse work. I was a technical offier (Retired in 2004) in a reknowned Research organisation for cotton ! Please help me so that I can upload photos and fix them for the articles I write both in kannada & English Regards, -Holalkere rangarao laxmivenkatesh Mumbai-400084 M : 9004356819 M : 9867606819

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Wikimania tour of Rahul Desmukh
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

Hi, WMIN chapter president Rahul Deshmukh attended Wikimania 2018 in Cape Town without being selected for any type of scholarship. My question is why was he sent to the conference depriving other community members from India who were in the waiting list. He spoke in the informal chairpersons' meetup for few minutes. The meeting doesn't require president of the organization's presence, and already there were 2 EC member of WMIN present, who could have attended the meeting. To me, this is utter misuse of power and abuse of donation money. Thanks, Bodhisattwa

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Women's World Boxing Championship 2018
by Japleen Pasricha 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

Hello, I recently saw an email from Odia Wikimedia that they are organising month long editathons for Men's Hockey World Cup. This is a great initiative! And also gave me the idea to do something similar in November. As many of you may know Delhi <https://www.firstpost.com/sports/womens-world-boxing-championships-to-start…> will host the Women's World Boxing Championship from 15 - 24 November. Could we all hold online and offline events around this topic editing and creating pages of women boxers etc across several Indic languages. I will definitely organise one Wikipedia editathon in Delhi in November on this topic and would love if other people can join us and/or organise their own in their language communities. Tito/CIS, can we get some help for this? Let me know your thoughts. Best, Japleen -- Japleen Pasricha Feminist Activist Founder & Editor-in-chief of Feminism in India <http://feminisminindia.com/> Personal Blog <http://japleenpasricha.wordpress.com/>| Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/japleen.pasricha> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/japna_p>

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Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 in India winners
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 02 Nov '18

02 Nov '18

Hi all, Please find below the list of top 10 images from Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 in India <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2018_in_Ind…>, as selected by the respected juries <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2018_in_Ind…> . 1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mahasu_Devta,_Hanol._Uttarakhand.jpg - Mahasu Devta, Hanol. Uttarakhand.jpg - User:Gagandeepsinghddn 2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stone_Chariot_View,_Hampi.jpg - Stone Chariot View, Hampi.jpg - User:Prashmob 3. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northern_Fort_Temple_-_Badami_-_Kar… - Northern Fort Temple - Badami - Karnataka.jpg - User:Ganesh.Subramaniam85 4. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Qutub_Minar_and_its_Monuments.jpg - Qutub Minar and its Monuments.jpg - User:Vikpix 5. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_Carved_Arch.jpg - Open Carved Arch.jpg - User:Sharvarism 6. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sidi_saiyad_jali_ahmedabad.jpg - Sidi saiyad jali ahmedabad.jpg - User:Amarjitchaudhary 7. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BIBI_KA_MAQBARA_(TOMB_OF_THE_LADY).… - BIBI KA MAQBARA (TOMB OF THE LADY).jpg - User:Abhideo21 8. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen%27s_Bath_Hampi_2.jpg - Queen's Bath Hampi 2.jpg - User:Mourya06 9. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_window_in_Sidi_Saiyed_Mosque_-_Ah… - A window in Sidi Saiyed Mosque - Ahmedabad.jpg - User:Miteshps1986 10. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torna_fort1.jpg - Torna fort1.jpg - User:Bhuppigraphy Thanks to the jury team, organizing team and every Wikimedians who have supported the event in different ways. Special thanks to Sumit Surai, who have coordinated the judging round and ensured the event to be finished within deadline. We will start move to the next phase, i.e. collecting necessary details from the winners, so that the national prizes can be sent by CIS-A2K. Regards, Bodhisattwa

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] The annual Community Wishlist Survey now open for proposals
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Johan Jönsson <jjonsson(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 5:06 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] The annual Community Wishlist Survey now open for proposals To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hey everyone, The Community Wishlist Survey is now open, and you can post proposals for projects that you would like the Wikimedia Foundation's Community Tech team to work on: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019 The Community Tech team builds features and makes changes that active Wikimedia contributors want, and the Wishlist Survey sets the team's agenda for the next year. The Wishlist Survey starts with a two-week proposal period, when contributors from all Wikimedia projects are invited to post, discuss and improve proposals. After that, there's a two-week voting period, when everyone can post support-votes on the proposals. You can post technical proposals until 11 November. You can vote on proposals from 16 November to 30 November. The Community Tech team is responsible for addressing the top ten wishes on the list. If they, after investigating it, find that something isn't feasible, they need to explain why to the community. The Wishlist can also be used by volunteer developers and other teams, who want to find projects to work on that the community really wants. //Johan Jönsson -- _______________________________________________ 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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Wiki Women for Women Wellbeing Theme expansion and date extension
by Dr. Manavpreet Kaur 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Hello Wikimedians, This is to bring in your kind notice that on the basis of the ongoing events in different communities, and after discussion with the organizers of the event, we have decided to extend the date of the event till 24th November 2018 11:59 p.m. It was also observed that some people otherwise willing to join, could not participate much in the event because of the complexity of the subject, so for the extended period, we have expanded the theme and now have also included social health. The list of articles have been updated on meta and the same can be checked here- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WWWW2018/List_of_articles You are all expected to join hands with the women wikimedians from your respective communities in bridging the gender gap. Thanks & Regards, Manavpreet Kaur

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27 Oct '18

Hello. An online workshop on Copyright and free licenses will be conducted on 28 October 2018, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm on copyright and free licenses related to Wikimedia Commons (and partially Wikisource). We just concluded the South India copyright workshop. During the workshop we felt the necessity of a web Q&A session. This is the first session, hope to have more sessions in future. Yann (User:Yann) will be the primary trainer of the web session. Please fill the form if you are interested to join: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeR5uoA1dNd2rKlt6uhWypJCjQHGs1yWRJ… The last date to show your interest is 28 October 2018, 6 am IST. We'll use platform like Google Meet or Bluejeans, not decided yet. We'll send this details to the participants. Please share this email. Thanks Tito Dutta Note: If I don't reply to your email in 2 days, please feel free to remind me over email or phone call.

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[OT] Pdf2Text - need help to test and port to windows
by Shrinivasan T 27 Oct '18

27 Oct '18

Hello all, I am working on a new project pdf2text using Google VISION API. This is easy on setup and hopefully can be ported to windows. Check it for ubuntu here https://github.com/KaniyamFoundation/Pdf2Text Need help from windows users on setup. Please read the issue here https://github.com/KaniyamFoundation/Pdf2Text/issues/1 and install the required binaries for windows and try to setup the same. Feel free to file more issues and enhancements. Once the basic PDF to Text conversion is done, then we can add the wikisource upload part as a separate project. -- 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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[The Wikipedia Library] Translation Tool: Termsoup
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 27 Oct '18

27 Oct '18

Dear all, I am happy to inform you that through The Wikipedia Library, we now have a premium online collaborative translation tool "Termsoup" available for access to active users of any Wikimedia project (with demonstrated translation experience or able to prove the need). Termsoup is a translation tool with features to assist in translating content, including a simple user interface, term translating, edit history, and collaborative editing. It is a cloud-based platform that helps translators and organisations to increase translation productivity. Though Termsoup is not not a machine translation (MT), but they offer several MTs for your reference. You can decide by yourself whether to use these TMs or not. You may apply for access at: https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/70/ To know more about Termsoup: https://termsoup.com/?locale=en Thanks and regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga

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Government of Telangana Re-licensed content and Felicitated Wikimedians
by pavan santhosh 18 Oct '18

18 Oct '18

Dear All, Greetings from Telugu Wikipedia community and CIS-A2K! The Language and Culture Department of the Government of Telangana and Digi”Tel” Telangana organized Conference about “Telangana Culture, Literature, Language and Festivals in Digital Medium[1]” on October 12 and 13. The event was supported by CIS-A2K where Telugu Wikipedian Pranayraj, Ajay Bandi and Pavan were part of the event. Some of the outcomes of this event were: - 19 Telugu Wikipedians were felicitated by the Government of Telangana during the event for their effort and contributions on Telugu Wikipedia. - Mamidi Harikrishna, Director of Telangana Language and Culture Department announced to relicense 8 books into CC-BY license which includes Magnus opus of the department’s work “Telangana Tejo Murthulu” (Life sketches of 153 luminaries of Telangana). He also re-licensed oil paintings of 38 Telangana luminaries into CC-BY license. - Yerra Ramarao showcased the “Telangana Village Project[2]” (which is part of Telugu Village project) in the conference, this project has helped to improve content about revenue villages of Telangana in Telugu Wikipedia.[Notes1] Along with him, other Wikipedians also shared their experiences, ideas, and projects with the participants. - The Government of Telangana will publish the papers presented by writers, historians, and researchers contributing in digital media as a book under CC-BY license. I would like to thank Pranayraj for his effort in this process and thanks to Telugu Wikipedia community and my colleagues at CIS-A2K for all their help and support. [1] https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/వికీపీడియా:డిజిటల్_మాధ్యమాల్లో_తెలంగాణ_సాహిత్… [2] https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/వికీపీడియా:వికీప్రాజెక్టు/తెలంగాణ_జిల్లాల,_మం…. [Notes1] Ramarao updated information and templates according to 2011 census and Telangana districts' reorganisation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_districts_in_Telangana#2016> for more than 9000 Telangana Village articles. Best! Pavan Santhosh

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