WikimediaIndia-l January 2019

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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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Hindi Wikisource
by Yann Forget 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

Hi, Help needed here https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Language_committee#Hindi_Wikisource Best regards, Yann Forget

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Train the trainer 2019
by pavan santhosh 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

Dear Wikimedians, Train-the-Trainer or TTT is a residential training program that attempts to groom leadership skills among the Indian Wikimedia community (including English) members. Earlier TTT has been conducted in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. This year CIS-A2K is interested to collaborate with the community in hosting the event. Interested community members please check the following link: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Train_the_Trainer_Program/20… If you have any questions, please let us know. Regards,

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CIS-A2K Research Intern vacancy (Bridging gender gap)
by Gopala Krishna A 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Dear Wikimedians, Greetings from CIS-A2K, We at the Access to Knowledge program of the Centre for Internet and Society are looking for a Research Intern to work on gender gap studies. Working as an intern, you would contribute and conduct research related to bridging gender gap on Wikipedia and its sister projects. We are looking for for a creative, dedicated, and enterprising individual to join the CIS-A2K team. This is a Bangalore-based post. Please note that women candidates who have experience on gender and social studies will be given preference. Please see the detailed post here: https://cis-india.org/jobs/research-intern-bridging-gender-gap

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CIS-A2K Research Intern vacancy (Bridging gender gap)
by Gopala Krishna A 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 1581, Issue 1
by Pratik Shetty 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

*Re: Online Tamil Text to Speech - Introduction (Shrinivasan T) * Congratulations on releasing the online Tamil Text to Speech Engine. 2 questions *Q1)* Is the TTS engine a neural net based engine or a concative TTS Engine? *Q2)* Do you have the tentative timeline for the updates mentioned above: **The below updates will be provided soon.* 1. Female Voice 2. Better TTS 3. TTS for other languages 4. Rest API "* We at building a tool called *VideoWiki *that allows users to drag and drop images/videos from Wikimedia Commons onto Wikipedia text, thereby providing a visual layer to Wikipedia. Looking to collaborate with you and hopefully we can build the video version of Tamil Wikipedia and other Indic languages soon. *Regards,Pratik* On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 5:30 PM < wikimediaindia-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Wikimediaindia-l mailing list submissions to > wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimediaindia-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimediaindia-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimediaindia-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Online Tamil Text to Speech - Introduction (Shrinivasan T) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:23:58 +0530 > From: Shrinivasan T <tshrinivasan(a)gmail.com> > To: "mailinglist(a)fsftn.org" <mailinglist(a)fsftn.org>, > "chennaigeeks(a)googlegroups.com" <chennaigeeks(a)googlegroups.com>, > Chennai Python User Group Mailing List <chennaipy(a)python.org>, > "Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia." > <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Online Tamil Text to Speech - Introduction > Message-ID: > <CAND2795YnOFCK4wRxrONYUj3Bw8=K4k+OxYSqOVZg= > dQXk-xrQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > We are happy to release the Online Tamil Text to Speech conversion software > at http://tts.kaniyam.com > > This is a Free Software. Get the source code here - > https://github.com/KaniyamFoundation/tts-web This is made with > Ubuntu/Linux, Python, Django, Celery, MySQL etc. > Introduction > > This online software can convert your Tamil text files to audio files in > MP3 format. (TTS = Text To Speech) > How to Convert? > > 1. Create an Account here http://tts.kaniyam.com/signup/ > 2. You will receive an email with account activation link. Click that > link. > 3. Do login > 4. Goto http://tts.kaniyam.com/upload/ Upload a file with tamil unicode > text. > 5. Now, that text file will be converted as audio file (mp3) in > background. It may take some time for this. From few minutes to few > hours > too. This wait time depends on your file size, Total number files being > uploaded, and queue order of your file etc. > 6. Once it is converted as MP3, you will receive an email with download > link. It will be displayed on your home page too. > http://tts.kaniyam.com/ > 7. Click the link and Download the MP3 file. > > Frequently Asked Questions *What types of files can be uploaded?* > > Only Tamil Unicode text files are supported. File can be upto 100 MB. > *Why do I have to register? Can I upload files without registering?* > > The TTS conversion is slow process. It may take few hours to complete. > Waiting with browser tab open for few hours is not possible. To notify the > user, after the file conversion, sending email is one simple way. Thats why > we ask for registering. Tell us if there are even better ways. > *Shall I upload my private files?* > > If you have more private, secret files, dont upload here. Dont upload to > any of the online applications. Anyhow, this is Free/Open Source Software. > you can install this in your home ubuntu/linux computer. > > You can upload here general files, which are not too private to you. We > have made essential settings so that you only can access your files. No > other can access your files. (Except admins and server providers). > *How long the MP3 files will be there on the server?* > > For now, we keep them for 3 days as testing. After three days, they will be > deleted automatically. > *Why there is only male voice? Why cant we have female voice?* > > Female voice is in testing. Will add soon. > *Why there is only Tamil TTS? We need for other languages too.* > > Other languages TTS are in our action items. We are yet to find suitable > TTS and how to use them. If you know about them, let us know. > *Is this software a safer one?* > > Not 100%. As this is Free/Open source software, you can check its code at > https://github.com/KaniyamFoundation/tts-web There are many security > related things to do like adding SSL. Encrypting the files and hard disks > etc. We will do them soon. > *How to install this on Windows?* > > No. Not possible. > *Why?* > > When you have only two wheeler vehicle, we hope, you wont try to fit a car > seat on it and ride. > Contributors > > This is done with the awesome contributions of many. > IndicTTS > > *IndicTTS* (https://www.iitm.ac.in/donlab/tts/index.php) is a project > driven by IIT Madras. SSN College of Engineering and IIT Madras jointly > developed TTS for Tamil and released as Free/Open Source Software. Research > works for other languages are going on. > > *Contributors* > > - Hema - hema(a)cse.iitm.ac.in > - Anju - anjuthomas95(a)gmail.com > - Nagarajan - nagarajant(a)ssn.edu.in > > The following friends, made the tamil tts installation simple as running a > shell script. > > - Mohan - mohan43u(a)gmail.com > - Padmakumar - padmakumar.rajan(a)gmail.com > - Shrinivasan - tshrinivasan(a)gmail.com > > Script is here - http://github.com/tshrinivasan/tamil-tts-install > Testing and improvements are done by > > Khaleel Jageer - jskcse4(a)gmail.com > Django web application written and maintained by > > Balaji - fossbalaji(a)gmail.com > The Server is donated by > > E2E Networks, www.e2enetworks.com > All the plans, ideas, requirements, action items are provided by > > Indian Linux Users Group, Chennai http://ilugc.in Free Software > Foundation, > TamilNadu http://fsftn.org > Organized by > > Kaniyam Foundation - http://kaniyam.com/foundation > > *Contact* kaniyamfoundation(a)gmail.com > *The below updates will be provided soon.* > > 1. Female Voice > 2. Better TTS > 3. TTS for other languages > 4. Rest API > > How to report issues? > > - Create an account in Github.com > - Create an issue here > https://github.com/KaniyamFoundation/tts-web/issues > - Write all the errors, issues, new ideas etc > > You can Contribute > > 1. Using the Free/Open Source Software and introducing them to others > itself a great contribution. > 2. Use this. Report us on any bugs and required features, ideas etc. > 3. Spread the news about this in Social media, Print media etc. > 4. Donate us. Kaniyam Foundation is working on building such open source > software and open digital resources. Your donations will help us do to > more. > > Bank account details > > Kaniyam Foundation > Account Number : 606 1010 100 502 79 > Union Bank Of India > West Tambaram, Chennai > IFSC - UBIN0560618 > > > - Send your name, donation details to kaniyamfoundation(a)gmail.com > > > > > -- > 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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Online Tamil Text to Speech - Introduction
by Shrinivasan T 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

We are happy to release the Online Tamil Text to Speech conversion software at http://tts.kaniyam.com This is a Free Software. Get the source code here - https://github.com/KaniyamFoundation/tts-web This is made with Ubuntu/Linux, Python, Django, Celery, MySQL etc. Introduction This online software can convert your Tamil text files to audio files in MP3 format. (TTS = Text To Speech) How to Convert? 1. Create an Account here http://tts.kaniyam.com/signup/ 2. You will receive an email with account activation link. Click that link. 3. Do login 4. Goto http://tts.kaniyam.com/upload/ Upload a file with tamil unicode text. 5. Now, that text file will be converted as audio file (mp3) in background. It may take some time for this. From few minutes to few hours too. This wait time depends on your file size, Total number files being uploaded, and queue order of your file etc. 6. Once it is converted as MP3, you will receive an email with download link. It will be displayed on your home page too. http://tts.kaniyam.com/ 7. Click the link and Download the MP3 file. Frequently Asked Questions *What types of files can be uploaded?* Only Tamil Unicode text files are supported. File can be upto 100 MB. *Why do I have to register? Can I upload files without registering?* The TTS conversion is slow process. It may take few hours to complete. Waiting with browser tab open for few hours is not possible. To notify the user, after the file conversion, sending email is one simple way. Thats why we ask for registering. Tell us if there are even better ways. *Shall I upload my private files?* If you have more private, secret files, dont upload here. Dont upload to any of the online applications. Anyhow, this is Free/Open Source Software. you can install this in your home ubuntu/linux computer. You can upload here general files, which are not too private to you. We have made essential settings so that you only can access your files. No other can access your files. (Except admins and server providers). *How long the MP3 files will be there on the server?* For now, we keep them for 3 days as testing. After three days, they will be deleted automatically. *Why there is only male voice? Why cant we have female voice?* Female voice is in testing. Will add soon. *Why there is only Tamil TTS? We need for other languages too.* Other languages TTS are in our action items. We are yet to find suitable TTS and how to use them. If you know about them, let us know. *Is this software a safer one?* Not 100%. As this is Free/Open source software, you can check its code at https://github.com/KaniyamFoundation/tts-web There are many security related things to do like adding SSL. Encrypting the files and hard disks etc. We will do them soon. *How to install this on Windows?* No. Not possible. *Why?* When you have only two wheeler vehicle, we hope, you wont try to fit a car seat on it and ride. Contributors This is done with the awesome contributions of many. IndicTTS *IndicTTS* (https://www.iitm.ac.in/donlab/tts/index.php) is a project driven by IIT Madras. SSN College of Engineering and IIT Madras jointly developed TTS for Tamil and released as Free/Open Source Software. Research works for other languages are going on. *Contributors* - Hema - hema(a)cse.iitm.ac.in - Anju - anjuthomas95(a)gmail.com - Nagarajan - nagarajant(a)ssn.edu.in The following friends, made the tamil tts installation simple as running a shell script. - Mohan - mohan43u(a)gmail.com - Padmakumar - padmakumar.rajan(a)gmail.com - Shrinivasan - tshrinivasan(a)gmail.com Script is here - http://github.com/tshrinivasan/tamil-tts-install Testing and improvements are done by Khaleel Jageer - jskcse4(a)gmail.com Django web application written and maintained by Balaji - fossbalaji(a)gmail.com The Server is donated by E2E Networks, www.e2enetworks.com All the plans, ideas, requirements, action items are provided by Indian Linux Users Group, Chennai http://ilugc.in Free Software Foundation, TamilNadu http://fsftn.org Organized by Kaniyam Foundation - http://kaniyam.com/foundation *Contact* kaniyamfoundation(a)gmail.com *The below updates will be provided soon.* 1. Female Voice 2. Better TTS 3. TTS for other languages 4. Rest API How to report issues? - Create an account in Github.com - Create an issue here https://github.com/KaniyamFoundation/tts-web/issues - Write all the errors, issues, new ideas etc You can Contribute 1. Using the Free/Open Source Software and introducing them to others itself a great contribution. 2. Use this. Report us on any bugs and required features, ideas etc. 3. Spread the news about this in Social media, Print media etc. 4. Donate us. Kaniyam Foundation is working on building such open source software and open digital resources. Your donations will help us do to more. Bank account details Kaniyam Foundation Account Number : 606 1010 100 502 79 Union Bank Of India West Tambaram, Chennai IFSC - UBIN0560618 - Send your name, donation details to kaniyamfoundation(a)gmail.com -- 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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[Publication] Digital technology pedagogy through Hindi Wikipedia
by Ananth Subray 26 Jan '19

26 Jan '19

Dear All, I am very happy to say that we have published an article in *International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities* Titled as *DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ENGAGING PEDAGOGY THROUGH HINDI WIKIPEDIA - A CASE STUDY. <http://ijellh.com/OJS/index.php/OJS/article/view/4594>* The authors of the article are Hindi faculty members of Christ University and I have helped them by providing required information and doing the first draft of it. This is our first attempt to publish the work done at Christ University, I request everyone to have a look at this and give you valuable suggestions. Thanks and Regards, *ANANTH SUBRAY P V* Programme Associate Access to Knowledge program The Centre for Internet & Society +91-9739811664

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Security Notification: Malware creating fake Wikipedia donation banner
by balaji 24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: John Bennett <jbennett(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 7:32 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Security Notification: Malware creating fake Wikipedia donation banner To: <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, < wikitech-ambassadors(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello, In order to keep the community informed of threats against Wikimedia projects and users, the Wikimedia Security team has some information to share. Malware installed via pirated contented downloaded from sites such as the Pirate Bay can cause web browsers compromised by the malware to create a fake donation banner for Wikipedia users. While the actual malware is not installed or distributed via Wikipedia, unaware visitors may be confused or tricked by it's activities. The malware seeks to trick visitors to Wikipedia by looking like a legitimate Wikipedia banner asking for donations. Once the user clicks on the banner, they are then taken to a portal that leads them to transfer money to a fraudulent bitcoin account that is not controlled by the Foundation. The current version of this malware is only infecting Microsoft Windows users at the time of this notification. To date, the number of people affected is small. The fraudulent accounts have taken approximately $700 from infected users. However, we strongly encourage all users to use and update their antivirus software. Additional details and a screenshot of the fake donation banner on can be found at Bleepingcomputer.com. [0] [0] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-movie-file-infects-pc-t… Thanks, John Bennett _______________________________________________ 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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