WikimediaIndia-l March 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 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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IRC on 6 April 2018 at 8:00 pm, please join
by Tito Dutta 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Hello, Third IRC discussion of 2018 will be conducted on 6 April 2018 at 8:00 pm Indian Standard Time. Possible topics of discussions are but not limited to: Wikisource OCR issue General Wikipedia discussion Focused Project Area +(Please suggest topic) 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 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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Wiki Loves Butterfly in North-East India (WLB-NEI)
by Ananya Mondal 30 Mar '18

30 Mar '18

Dear Wikimedians, As per my previous mail, you all know that we have successfully completed the *Wiki Loves Butterfly (WLB) part-1* and duly submitted the report of the same and in course of *Wiki Loves Butterfly (WLB) part-2* project, running nicely towards its targeted goal. This gives me a great pleasure to announce the *Wiki Loves Butterfly in North-East India (WLB-NEI)* project is going to start 1st May,2018. Hereby the WLB team is requesting all wikimedians to visit the project and contribute as per their choice species and create or develop articles in their respective native languages and thus resulting in a multilingual approach to the project. Your honest feedback and suggestion is also welcome. If anybody wants to start a similar project in his or her native language, the WLB team is willing to support in every possible aspect. For further details https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Butterfly Important links: *Rapid Grants: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Atudu/Wiki_Loves_Butte… *Wikimedia Commons:* https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wiki_Loves_Butterfly -- Regards,

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[Project Tiger] Week 4 stats - Tamil, Punjabi, and Malayalam continue to lead
by Ravishankar 28 Mar '18

28 Mar '18

Hi, At the end of Week 4 (21:25, 28 March 2018 (UTC), Tamil, Punjabi, and Malayalam continue to lead the Project Tiger Writing Contest. 110 users have created 583 articles adding at least 23,757 pageviews. More stats here. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Progr…> Please note that Top 3 winners in each participating community will win prizes worth 3,000 INR, 2,000 INR, and 1,000 INR every month. The contest will run for 8 more weeks until May 31st. Ravi

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[IMLD-ODD 2018 Wikidata India Edit-a-thon] Top contributors and stats
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 25 Mar '18

25 Mar '18

Greetings, I am happy to announce the top contributors of the Wikidata campaign conducted from International Mother Language Day (21 February 2018) to Open Data Day (3 March 2018). The participants have been assessed on various parameters such as number of mainspace characters added, number of edits, labels and descriptions added, references added to statements etc. The list of top fifteen contributors is as follows; Top five contributors (in alphabetical order of usernames): - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Gazal_world - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Muppavarapu_Navya - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:రవిచంద్ర - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Saisumanth_Javvaji - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:SuswethaK Top six to ten contributors (in alphabetical order of usernames): - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jinoytommanjaly - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Marajozkee - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Sukeerti.Bhopal - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:స్వరలాసిక - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Thamizhpparithi_Maari Top eleven to fifteen contributors (in alphabetical order of usernames): - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Aliva_Sahoo - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:BukhariSaeed - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Kvr.lohith - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Obaid_Raza - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pranayraj1985 The statistics of campaign are as follows: - Number of participants: 174 (including eight community organizers) - Number of items created: 137 - Number of items improved: 3890 - Total number of edits made: 8900 - Source: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/ courses/WikiProject_India_on_Wikidata/IMLD-ODD_2018_ Wikidata_India_Edit-a-thon/home <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/WikiProject_India_on_Wikidata…> - Number of outreach activities organized: 5 (Guntur, Bhopal [2], Hyderabad, Patiala) The campaign was supported by Wikimedia Foundation, WikiProject India on Wikidata, Centre for Internet & Society - Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia India, Punjabi Wikimedians User Group, West Bengal Wikimedians User Group and Hindi Wikimedians User Group. Special thanks to the community organizers for promoting the campaign among their respective communities: User:Aliva_Sahoo for Odia, User:Balajijagadesh for Tamil, User:Gopala_Krishna_A for Kannada, User:Manavpreet_Kaur for Punjabi, User:Suyash.dwivedi for Hindi, User:Mouryan for Bengali, User:Obaid_Raza for Urdu, User:Ajaybanbi for Telugu. Regards, User:Krishna_Chaitanya_Velaga User:Satpal_Dandiwal User:Titodutta

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Creating a list of articles that every Indian language Wikipedia should have
by Ravishankar 22 Mar '18

22 Mar '18

Hi, Please see a proposal to create a list of articles that every Indian language Wikipedia should have <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Progr…>. Special focus is on educational needs of a common school / college student or a common man from India / South Asia who uses Wikimedia content as a reference to enrich his/her day to day knowledge. The idea is to generate a long term wish list by community consensus. The list will also have its immediate utility in encouraging participants of Project Tiger writing contest to write articles from this list of topics. Ravi

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[Project Tiger] Week 3 stats: Tamil, Punjabi, and Malayalam lead the contest
by Ravishankar 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

Hi, At the end of Week 3 (18:40, 21 March 2018 (UTC), Tamil, Punjabi, and Malayalam lead the Project Tiger Writing Contest. 76 users have created 326 articles. More stats here. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Progr…> Besides monthly prizes for individual editors, the community that creates the most number of articles will win a *community capacity training prize which is worth 10,00,000 Indian Rupee budget to train 40 people for 3 days*. The training will be facilitated by CIS-A2K and the Wikimedia Foundation. The contest will run for 9 more weeks until May 31st. Ravi

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikisource-l] Content donation
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

Hi, Here is the link - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Content_donations_supported_by_… Thanks, On Wed, 21 Mar 2018, 20:09 mathieu stumpf guntz, < psychoslave(a)culture-libre.org> wrote: > Thank you Bodhisattwa. Could you provide links to the relatated works? > > Cheers > > Le 20/03/2018 à 19:23, Bodhisattwa Mandal a écrit : > > > Hi all, > > On behalf of West Bengal Wikimedians User Group, I am happy to announce > that Dr. Tapodhir Bhattacharjee, Ex-Vice chancellor of Assam University, > has kindly released copyright of 5 of his books under CC-BY-SA 4.0 license. > The books are uploaded to Commons and are now in the hands of Bengali and > English Wikisourcers for further work. Kudos to Dr. Tanmay Bir and Jayanta > Nath for their effort to release, scan and upload the content. > > Thanks, > -- > Bodhisattwa > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikisource-l mailing listWikisource-l@lists.wikimedia.orghttps://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l > > >

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