WikimediaIndia-l February 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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[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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Project Tiger - Update
by Dhaval S. Vyas 04 Mar '18

04 Mar '18

Hi All, As part of the community review team to distribute laptops and internet stipends under Project Tiger, we would like to bring to your attention the following: * Applications are closed for the support program now. We have received 271 applications so far. No more applications are being accepted now. * You may continue to endorse the applications.Also, you should encourage others to do so. * The applications are under review by the community review team. We plan to publish the list of recipients by 4th March, 2018. * Shortlisted applicants will be contacted via their talk pages and email address. Feel free to reach out to any of us if you need help or clarification. Please follow https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_ Language_Wikipedias_Program/Support for more details and updates. Thanks, Dhaval S. Vyas Yohann Thomas Manavpreet Kaur

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Project Tiger: Article writing contest for addressing content gap in Indian language Wikipedias
by Ravishankar Ayyakkannu 01 Mar '18

01 Mar '18

Hi, As part of the program for Supporting Indian language Wikipedias, we are glad to announce an article writing contest to address the content gap that exists online. This contest has a special focus to create articles that are most sought out by users online but not yet present in Indian language Wikipedias. * Each month three individual prizes will be awarded to each participating community based on their contribution for the month. The prizes will be worth 3,000 INR, 2000 INR, and 1,000 INR respectively. * At the end of the three-month-long contest, the community with the maximum number of articles expanded or created will win a community prize. This will be an exclusive 3-day capacity training event for the winning community. To learn more and coordinate the contest on behalf of your community, please visit the contest portal page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Progr…> . Regards, Partnerships & Global Reach Team, Wikimedia Foundation The Center for Internet and Society - Access to Knowledge Wikimedia India & Indian language Wikimedia communities and User Groups -- Regional Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Asia & Eastern Europe Wikimedia Foundation Mobile: +91-9986993336 Skype: ravidreams(a)gmail.com

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Google Doodle
by Jitendra shah 28 Feb '18

28 Feb '18

Dear Saqib Thanks for getting touch with me warm Greetings from Nepal. I am Jitendra Shah [Wiki User: Zeetendra ] from Nepal. How can i help you Thanks Zeetendra On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 7:29 PM, Saqib Q <saqib.wiki(a)gmail.com> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible > for Automatic Cleanup! (saqib.wiki(a)gmail.com) Add cleanup rule > <https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Fkey…> > | More info > <http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc_serial=37074371543…> > > Dear fellow Indian Wikipedians; > > Greetings from Pakistan, > > Please sign and share this petition; > > https://www.change.org/p/google-petition-for-google-to- > do-a-doodle-for-wikipedia-s-18th-anniversary > > -- > Saqib, > > _______________________________________________ > 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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IRC on 22 February 2018 at 8:00 pm, please join
by Tito Dutta 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Hello one and all, Second IRC discussion of 2018 will be conducted on 22 February 2018 at 8:00 pm Indian Standard Time. Possible topics of discussions are but not limited to: a) Wiki Technical Training hosted by CIS-A2K b) Needs assessment and Focus Project Area (FPA) for for CIS-A2K APG 2018-2019 c) Project Tiger progress d) Wikimedia Conference (India): India-level conference The channel will be #cis-a2k at Freenode, may be accessed from any chat client or using the web version: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#cis-a2k Thanks Tito Dutta

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Wikidata India Edit-a-thon 2018 Mid-way Updates
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Hi everyone, As many of you already know that on the International Mother Language Day (21 February) we've started a national level Wikidata editing campaign on content related to India. The campaign ends on Open Data Day (3 March), and now we're half-way to it. So I just thought of sharing the progress with the community. Till date; - 132 users signed up on the Participants page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IMLD-ODD_2018_Wikidata_India_Edit-a-thon/Pa…> - 65 new items were created (Source: Program and Events Dashboard <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/>, as of 1:27 pm IST) - 2.16K items were improved (Source: Program and Events Dashboard <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/>, as of 1:27 pm IST) - 5.29K edits were made for the improvements. - Events as a part of the campaign - Completed - A training session on Wikidata was conducted for 30 students at VVIT, Guntur on 17 February 2018 - A training session on Wikidata was conducted for 25 students at MANIT, Bhopal on 21 February 2018 - Upcoming - Wikidata Edit-a-thon in Bhopal on National Science Day (28 February 2018) - Wikidata Edit-a-thon *(for new users) *in Hyderabad on 2 March 2018, being co-organized along with Swecha Foundation <http://swecha.org/>. - Wikidata Edit-a-thon in Patiala on Open Data Day (3 March 2018), being organized by Punjabi Wikimedians User Group If you're interested in organizing an edit-a-thon on or before 3 March 2018, please let me know. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga

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Fwd: Endorse application for Laptop & Internet grants
by Dhaval S. Vyas 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Hi All, As part of the community review team to distribute laptops and internet stipends under Project Tiger, we would like to bring to your attention the following: * The last date for applying to get laptop and internet support is 25th Feb Sunday 11:59 PM IST. Please spread the word in your communities. Encourage and help users who need this support to apply. * There are many applications still in draft form. Please see if you know some of those applicants. Help them to complete their applications. * There are many applications without endorsements. Please do endorse applicants you know. Please note that the number of endorsements doesn't ensure if someone gets support. However, it will help the review committee to understand the applicant's need and merit. Feel free to reach out to any of us if you need help or clarification. See https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_ Language_Wikipedias_Program/Support for more details. Thanks, Dhaval S. Vyas Yohann Thomas Manavpreet Kaur

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Call for Applications: Bassel Khartabil Memorial Fund
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 25 Feb '18

25 Feb '18

Dear Wikimedians! Please do take a moment to read about the recently announced Bassel Khartabil Memorial Fund and Fellowship: https://creativecommons.org/2018/02/07/bassel-post/ These two separate programs invite applications from free culture activists, researchers, artists, and much more to help carry on the incredible work Bassel was involved in. Projects ranging from $1,000 USD to $10,000 USD will be considered for the Memorial Fund, and the Fellowship provides a $50,000 USD stipend as well as funds for other, related expenses. To know more about the Memorial Fund: https://creativecommons.org/bassel-khartabil-memorial-fund To know more about the Fellowship: https://creativecommons.org/bassel-khartabil-fellowship Wikimedians are encouraged to apply and to spread the word. The last date for review of applications is March 24, 2018. Thanks in advance! -- *For* Jay Walsh Creative Commons Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga

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