WikimediaIndia-l May 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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Any Wiki Loves Cricket Contest
by ravinder jadeja 10 Jun '19

10 Jun '19

Hello World, I recently came to know about this mailing list. I wanted to know if any Wiki Loves Cricket Contest is happening on Wikipedia as World Cup is going to happen. In any language it may be? I also wish to participate and many more would like to participate, I am sure. Please let me know. Thank you

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MediaWiki Training 2019
by Ananth Subray 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

Greetings from CIS-A2K, MediaWiki Training 2019 (MWT2019) will take place on 7-9 June at Bangalore. MWT2019 will be a residential workshop where topics related to MediaWiki, Toolforge will be discussed. Earlier MWT iterations were conducted in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. MWT2019 participation will be an invitation-based. The invitation will be sent to MediaWikians who are working on Phabricator, Gerrit and Extensions creation. For more information, you can look at - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/MediaWiki_Training/2019 Last year Tony Thomas was the primary trainer. This year Jay Prakash will lead the training, and Srishti Sethi is helping in the planning, participation selection, program structuring. If any community members from India, who are working on MediaWiki, would like to part in this year MWT please write an email to tito+mwt2019(a)gmail.com answering the following questions. Detailed answers, and links (wherever applicable) will be helpful. - Please tell your contribution related to MediaWiki and Wiki-technical topics - Please also let us know some of the areas you want to learn during the workshop. - It is desired that the participants utilise their learning in future to improve different projects, hence, please let us know some of the future tasks or activities you expect to do after this workshop training. *The last date of showing interest to participate is 31 May 2019.* Thanks and Regards, *ANANTH SUBRAY P V* Programme Associate at The Centre for Internet & Society <https://cis-india.org/a2k/cis-a2k> Secretary of Wikipedia & Education User Group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group> Co-founder of Lakshya <https://www.facebook.com/lakshyaforchange/?eid=ARDO9f7NCVPHN1bsF2mChlPDM4qS…> +91-9739811664

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CIS-A2K: Project Tiger Coordinator position is open
by Gopala Krishna A 27 May '19

27 May '19

Hello, Greetings from CIS-A2K. We would like to inform you that a new position is open now. That is, - Project Tiger 2019 Coordinator - The person will support Project tiger related communication, documentation and coordination, Chromebook disbursal, internet support etc. Please learn more about this, and eligible people are requested to apply: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Team/Join#Current_opportunities Please share this message if possible. For any question, please feel free to contact us. -- Regards, Gopala Krishna A Community Advocate, CIS-A2K Contact : +918884244408

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Launching Wiki Loves Wild Flowers
by Satdeep Gill 24 May '19

24 May '19

Hi everyone, I am excited to share with all of you that User:Varinder Naturaphile previously known as User:ਵਰਿੰਦਰ ਸ਼ਰਮਾ has officially launched Wiki Loves Wild Flowers today, 22 May 2019 which is the International Day for Biological Diversity.[1] Varinder is a member of the Faridkot District Biodiversity Committee and a Coordinator for documentation of flora and fauna. I am glad that his expertise will help in including quality content on our platforms. This will range from adding images to Commons to add local names in Wikidata and possibly create new Wikipedia articles. Over the next few months, he will be working on the initial list of 124 different species of wild flowers found in the Punjab region as a pilot. Your feedback will be deeply appreciated. 1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Wild_Flowers Regards Satdeep Gill

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Loss of a Wikipedia portal... Portal: Goa
by Frederick Noronha 24 May '19

24 May '19

Please could someone help us with this? We were trying to keep it updated when it got deleted. FN -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ FN फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ _/ https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Frederick Noronha <fredericknoronha(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 21 May 2019, 22:43 Subject: Loss of a Wikipedia portal... Portal: Goa To: Wikipedia mailing list <wikipedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> We are a small Wikipedia community, struggling to make things work out of Goa (India). To my dismay, some editor has gone ahead in deleting the Goa Portal which we have set up for long (on grounds that it has not been updated). We were in fact trying to update it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa/ <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa/Things_you_can_do> Instead, would it not be better to help us to keep this portal going and build it? Rather disappointed. FN -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436 AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha TEXT: http://bit.ly/2SBx41G PIX: http://bit.ly/2Rs1xhl Can't get through on mobile? Please SMS/WhatsApp

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Launching Indic Wikimedia Portal
by sushant savla 22 May '19

22 May '19

Dear All During Wiki Advanced Training in June 2018 in Ranchi, the participants thought of a common platform to cater to various needs of Indian communities, which may be a platform to discuss things concerning multiple communities or tech needs, among several others. In Ranchi, it was decided to include space for general discussion and technical support. Meanwhile, the idea of the portal was under the formulation; in the subsequent the events such as Wikigraphists Bootcamp, TWLCon (2019 India) etc. new suggestions came to include the tabs pertaining to graphics and resource exchange. After Indic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018, "Indic wiki source Help Page" was started and we already know Jay is doing an amazing job with the "Indic TechCom" for the tech needs. Though the latter two have been created individually, we have linked it from this portal, and bring all of them under one umbrella. The portal is now ready with necessary pages, and it has been titled “Indic Wikimedia Portal”. Link: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Portal Please go through the tabs, and post any questions you may have to the talk page. This has been a long-standing need, it would only be successful if all use it proactively, and also encourage our community members to do the same. This is just a start, and if you feel there is a need for the page on a new theme, you are welcome to start a discussion regarding the same. Eventually, it can become a one-stop point for various needs of Indian communities. Thanks and regards, Jinoy, Krishna, Manavpreet, and Sushant.

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Report of SVG Translation Campaign 2019 in India
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 20 May '19

20 May '19

Hello everyone, Here is the final report of the SVG Translation Campaign 2019 in India; Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:SVG_Translation_Campaign_2019_in… Kindly go through it, and comments are welcome. Thanks and regards, Krishna Chaitanya V.

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CIS-A2K: 2 new positions open
by Tito Dutta 19 May '19

19 May '19

Hello, Greetings from CIS-A2K. We want to inform you that 2 new positions are open at this moment. * Communication officer: (staff position) The person will work on CIS-A2K's blogs, reports, newsletters, social media activities, and over-all CIS-A2K general communication. The last date of application is 4 June 2019. * Wikidata consultant: (consultant position), The person will work on CIS-A2K's Wikidata plan, and will support and strengthen Wikidata community in India. The last date of application is 31 May 2019. Please learn more about this, and eligible people are requested to apply: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Team/Join#Current_opportunities Please share this message if possible. For any question, please feel free to contact us. Thanks Tito Dutta

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WMF complying to court orders.
by Sudhanwa Jogalekar 12 May '19

12 May '19

Dear Indian Wikimedians, I had sent this mail earlier also and was expecting some comments on it. Somehow not a single person has replied to this mail. We talk so much on the list on many insignificant things. Many times WMF people also add their comments/views in it. But for such an important topic, that too of national interest, there is complete silence !! I am surprised and saddened. This was the original mail I sent on April 12th. ----------------------- Please check out this news from WMF. https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/04/11/a-german-court-forced-us-to-remo… This means WMF accepts court rulings across the world and take action accordingly. What can happen in the case of India maps? Your views please. Regards --------------------------- --Sudhanwa ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! web: www.sudhanwa.com blog: www.sudhanwa.in Twitter: sudhanwa Check on FB, Linkedin for more.

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