WikimediaIndia-l June 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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Yercaud Elango is in Kolkota till July 5. Is it possible for a meet?
by Shrinivasan T 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

Mr.Yercaud Elango is a regular contributor for Commons from Tamilnadu. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Files_by_User:Yercaud-elango He shared 11711 Photos related to Botony with all scientific name and family details. He wrote 85 books related to science In Tamil. He is donating his books to FreeTamilEbooks.com too He is in Kolkota now. He will be there till July 5. He came there for a training at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acharya_Jagadish_Chandra_Bose_Indian_Botanic_… He explained his works for commons to the fellow people there. Many of them showed interest and asking him on how they can also contribute. As they speak Bengali,Hindi, he feels that it will be better for them to have a local wikipedian's guidance. Do we have someone who can meet Yercaud Elango and his colleagues at Botoncal garden? Or is there any wikipedian's meeting happening in kolkata this weekend, so that he can attend? Reply here or contact him at yercaudelango(a)gmail.com It will be great help, if any local wiki community persons can meet them and guide them for their regular contributions. Thanks. -- 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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International Commons Contest WLL Recruiting International Team
by Rupika Sharma 25 Jun '18

25 Jun '18

Hello friends, We are pleased to announce that *Wiki Loves Love* is recruiting volunteers for the international team. Application deadline: August 1, 2018 *But What Is WLL?* Wiki Loves Love (WLL) is an international photography competition of Wikimedia Commons that is to take place — with the subject love testimonials — in various locale places. The primary goal of the competition is to collect photos of love testimonials through human cultural diversity such as monuments, ceremonies, snapshot of tender gesture, and miscellaneous objects used as symbol of love; to illustrate articles in the worldwide free encyclopedia Wikipedia, and other Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) projects. *Positions Open:* Communication and media Community liaison Community outreach Finance team Tech team: to design banners and templates Find out more on: https://t.co/D1yeNclTRm Don't forget to spread the word! Cheers!

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Wiki Advanced Training 2018 on 29 June to 1 July at Ranchi, India
by Tito Dutta 09 Jun '18

09 Jun '18

*Wiki Advanced Training* or *WAT* is a residential training workshop to be conducted on 29 June to 1 July (Friday to Sunday) at Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Participants are expected to reach the venue at Ranchi by 28 June 2018 evening The objectives of the events are: - To optimize contribution and increase skills of Indic Wikimedians - To introduce and initiate best practices across Indic Wikimedia projects with reference to Global projects - Raise awareness towards initiative such as #1Lib1Ref, TWL and use of scripts, gadgets, and Wikimedia tools. - Develop capacity across Indic Wikimedians to participate in events Global hackathon, Wikidatacon Please read more about the workshop and participation process: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Wiki_Advanced_Training The last date application is 9 June Please feel free to ask questions Thanks

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Call for applications: Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India)
by Satdeep Gill 05 Jun '18

05 Jun '18

Greetings everyone, We are delighted to announce that applications to participate in *Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India*) to be tentatively held in the last weekend of September 2018 at Hyrderabad are now open. This is going to be a three-day training workshop to equip the participants with the skills to create illustrations and digital drawings in SVG format, using software like Inkscape. Minimum eligibility criteria to participate is as below: - Active Wikimedians from India contributing to any Indic language Wikimedia projects. - At least 1,500 global edits till 30 May 2018. - At least 500 edits to home-Wikipedia (excluding User-space). Please apply at the link below before *16th June 2018*: <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1Ow_o7z2gEIsJy3PYbt0ippnwgU8tMbH…> Wikigraphists Bootcamp application form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1Ow_o7z2gEIsJy3PYbt0ippnwgU8tMbH…> Looking forward to some serious wikilearning and some serious wikifun at the same time. Best Satdeep Gill On behalf of the organizing team, Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India)

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[Featured Wikimedian] June 2018
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

Greetings, I am happy to announce the Featured Wikimedian of the Month for June 2018, User:Nizil Shah <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nizil_Shah> from Gujarat. Nizil started editing in 2008, his first article on English Wikipedia was deleted. In 2012 when he could not find an article on a topic related to the history of Gujarat, he decided to write about it himself. Being an avid reader, he observed that Indian topics are lacking in coverage on English Wikipedia. So he kept writing about topics related to Gujarat such as history, language, literature, culture, people, politics, geography, archaeology and many more. With more than 34000 edits and 400+ articles, he is now among the top 2500 English Wikipedians. He also contributes to Gujarati Wikipedia, Gujarati Wikisource, English Wiktionary, Hindi Wikipedia and English Wikivoyage. He has uploaded and curated more than 500 images on Commons. He considers mentoring of a few Wikimedians is his best contribution to the Wikimedia movement. He sees lots of potential in the Wikidata and has been its contributor since its inception. He briefly served as an administrator there and has now 39000+ edits. He believes that it will be the central data repository of the internet with its effects going very far. He wants to revive Gujarati Wiktionary through upcoming Lexicographic Data on Wikidata. Though by profession he is a dentist, he rarely contributes to the health-related subjects. He now wants to expand his contributions to dental and other health topics on English and Gujarati Wikipedias. He considers the lack of good resources in Indian languages and on Indian topics is a challenge and he is working to improve the situation with help of fellow Gujarati editors. He says; One edit is too many and thousand is never enough. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga Wikimedia India

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] New Free Research Accounts via the Wikipedia Library Card
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 31 May '18

31 May '18

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