WikimediaIndia-l July 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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[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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India community mailing list admins
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Dear all, The Indian community mailing list is arguably the most used mailing list by the Indian Wikimedia community. However, recently some users have reported problems with subscription and sending messages as non-subscribers. All these issues are need to be dealt by the list admins at the earliest possible. However, the issues remain unsolved. So I think more active community members must be added as mailing list admins so that these issues can be addressed in a timely manner. List info at: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/Wikimediaindia-l Looking forward for comments from other members. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya V. User:KCVelaga

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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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Wiki Science Month India 2018
by Dr. Manavpreet Kaur 29 Jul '18

29 Jul '18

Hi I would like to inform you about the forthcoming arranged undertaking (proposed during WAT 2018) to take place in October, 2018. The project is "Wiki Science Month India 2018" and the theme for this year is "Women health Concerns'. The project aims to improve Wikimedia's coverage of Women's health issues and also our focus is to explore Women leadership. Amid this occasion, an endeavor will be made to prepare the intrigued ladies wikimedians from various networks about organizing events. The details of the event can be found here- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Science_Month_India_2018?venotify=crea… Interested communities are requested to sign on the meta page. Regards, Manavpreet Kaur

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Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 in India
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 29 Jul '18

29 Jul '18

Hi, West Bengal Wikimedians User Group has decided to organize the Wiki Loves Monument (WLM) 2018 in India and Punjabi Wikimedians User Group has joined hands. The month-long competition will be held on September, 2018. The ground work is going on. Link - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2018_in_Ind… Thanks, Bodhisattwa

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Fwd: [Wikidata] Treating 'transgender female' as 'female' in gendered languages
by Tito Dutta 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

This might be needed for several Indian languages, I feel 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. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 at 03:16 Subject: [Wikidata] Treating 'transgender female' as 'female' in gendered languages To: Discussion list for the Wikidata project. < wikidata-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi. If your language has feminine and masculine forms for occupations, and your Wikipedia embeds occupations from Wikidata and applies the female label in case of P21 equalling 'female', please make sure your code also uses the feminine form for P21 equalling 'transgender female'. I just made this correction on the Hebrew Wikipedia, here: https://he.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%94:P… (note that the diff is right-to-left here, i.e. my new code is on the *left*.) [I know, I know...] Cheers, A. _______________________________________________ Wikidata mailing list Wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata

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Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation
by Ravishankar Ayyakkannu 15 Jul '18

15 Jul '18

*Hi, I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to pursue other ideas and opportunities. I will be working until 15th of July 2018. During my time here, it was my honor to work alongside many brilliant colleagues from all the Asian Wikimedia communities, User Groups, chapters, and CIS-A2K. I am especially proud that, in collaboration with my team and partners, I had the opportunity to design, launch, and implement the very successful pilot partnership called Project Tiger <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Progr…>.This project and many other initiatives for the Asian region will be continued according to our team's Annual plan. Please contact globalreach(a)wikimedia.org <globalreach(a)wikimedia.org> to learn more. Thanks, Ravi* -- Regional Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Asia & Eastern Europe Wikimedia Foundation Mobile: +974-3009 8261 (Qatar), +91-98849 71523 (India) Skype: ravidreams(a)gmail.com

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Call for Memberships [Wikimedia India]
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 11 Jul '18

11 Jul '18

Greetings, This is an open call for memberships to Wikimedia India Chapter. Membership is open to Indian citizens (aged 18 years and above) and Institutions registered in India. As a member, you'll have voting rights in the chapter's elections and also represent Wikimedia India in dealing with institutions, after appropriate authorization. The annual membership fee is ₹100/- for Individuals and ₹1000/- for Institutions. All the new memberships and renewals of previous memberships are effective through 31 March 2019. The membership fee can be paid either by NEFT/Statebank Interbranch transfer/DD/Cheque to Chapter Bank account. If you would like to deposit cash/outstation cheques into Chapter SBI Bank account, at SBI branches, please add ₹25/- as collection charges. However it is advised to transfer the amount through NEFT as the charges are much lower, and helps in expediting the process. Membership forms are as follows: For individuals: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/File:WikimediaChapterMembershipFormIndividual.pdf For institutions: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/File:WikimediaChapterMembershipFormInstitution.pdf The duly completed membership application along with payment instrument/or details of payment needs to be sent to Chapter office: Wikimedia Chapter, No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bangalore - 560071. To comply with the legal requirements, it is mandatory that an applying member should also send either a hard or soft copy of an identity proof which mentions their name, along with date of birth, photo and address. The typical identity documents acceptable are: (i) Voter ID (ii) Passport (iii) PAN card (iv) Driving License (v) Aadhaar Card The Chapter membership committee will endeavour to process all applications within four weeks. WMC reserves the right to reject membership applications, with reason. In such cases, if payment is already made, the same will be refunded without any interest for the intervening period otherwise, the payment instrument (Cheque/DD) will be returned. However, the Rules and Regulations of the Wikimedia Chapter provide for appeal in such cases in Article IV-1. “In cases where the Executive Committee does not approve the application for membership of a person, said person may appeal to the General Body at the next Annual General Meeting.” Kindly let me know if you have any queries. Regards, Krishna C V.

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