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Wikimedia Education SAARC conference application
by Ananth Subray 10 May '19

10 May '19

Greetings from CIS-A2K, The Wikimedia Education SAARC conference will take place on 20-22 June 2019. Wikimedians from Indian, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Afghanistan can apply for the scholarship. This event will take place at Christ University <https://www.google.com/maps/place/Christ+University/@12.9344074,77.6060761,…>, Bangalore. The application will be open from 10-05-2019 to 20-05-2019. For more information, you can visit the event page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Education_SAARC_conference/Regist…>[2]. Please fill this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb1O9Dy06ZGzGhYa9NsPf4Tb3d0bWuD2G…> to show your interest to join the conference[3]. [1]. *https://goo.gl/maps/EkNfU7FTqAz5Hf977 <https://goo.gl/maps/EkNfU7FTqAz5Hf977>* [2]. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Education_SAARC_conference/Regist… [3]. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb1O9Dy06ZGzGhYa9NsPf4Tb3d0bWuD2G… 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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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Let’s talk movement strategy: community conversations, strategy salons, and more
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 09 May '19

09 May '19

FYI, ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Nicole Ebber <nicole.ebber(a)wikimedia.de> Date: Thu, 9 May 2019, 18:39 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Let’s talk movement strategy: community conversations, strategy salons, and more To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear fellow Wikimedians, Discussions about what our future could look like are currently underway - thanks to everyone who has already been taking part in the community conversations. We’ve compiled all the insights gathered so far from communities in a report (see below). Strategy salons will also start happening in the next few months. If you wish to host a small event to talk strategy with your affiliate or group, good news: we are launching a strategy salon grant application process! Keep reading for all the latest updates on movement strategy. == Community conversations report March/April == We have just published our first community conversations report [1] summarizing all the discussions that happened in March and April. Conversations are happening at affiliates and other organized groups as well as within various communities worldwide. The insights, ideas, and information that are presented in these conversations will enrich the working groups’ development of recommendations. As part of this, the working groups are monitoring the conversations and processing the input that comes out of this. This will complement the high volume of overall input working groups receive and the large amount of proactive research they are conducting. From time to time, you may also see working group members jump into the conversations and get back to some of the questions, but this is at their discretion and may take time. Community conversations will continue through to September. If you want to take part or find out more, please visit Meta [2]. == Apply to host a strategy salon == Want to talk strategy with your affiliate’s community? Want to do it over dinner? Apply for a strategy salon grant! Strategy salons are short, small events where people share a meal and discuss how they can enrich the conversation around our structural reform. Affiliates and other organized groups are encouraged to apply for a grant of between $500 and $1500. This grant can be used to run an in-person strategy discussion event between June 1st and September 15th. Be quick - the application deadline is May 31. Visit Meta for more info [3]. == What’s happening now and what’s to come == The focus of the movement strategy is currently shifting from identifying the most essential questions in our movement to finding answers. Between now and Wikimania in August, the goal is to gather information and ideas that can be used to develop recommendations for structural change within the movement. The working groups will process research and data they are collecting as well as the insights that arise during community conversations. In June and July, they will begin formalizing all of this into draft recommendations for change. Wikimania will be an opportunity to engage the with community on these. After Wikimania, the plan is to have members of the working groups meet to bring together all the recommendations from each of the 9 groups and create one coherent set of recommendations. These will be finalized throughout October. They will then be published and presented to the Board of Trustees in November. == Meet us in Lisbon == Kaarel and I will attend the Creative Commons Global Summit this week, to connect with our friends from CC about the future of free knowledge. We will host a session on Friday at 3:30 pm on Wikimedia 2030 [4]. If you’re also attending the summit, stop by and say hello! We know that a few working group members and Wikimedians will also be at the event and look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions or would like to connect about the movement strategy, please feel free to contact me. Best wishes, Nicole [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Reports… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Partici… [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Co… [4] https://ccglobalsummit2019lisbonportugal.sched.com/event/MiW2/wikimedia-203… -- Nicole Ebber Adviser International Relations Program Manager Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 https://wikimedia.de Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissen der Menschheit teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können. Helfen Sie uns dabei! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. _______________________________________________ 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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[[TTT 2019]] Application reminder - One more day left!
by Suswetha Kolluru 06 May '19

06 May '19

Dear all, This is to remind you all that only one day is remaining to register for Train the Trainer 2019 taking place during May 31- June 2, 2019 at Vizag. More about the event can be seen at: https://w.wiki/3ZT Interested candidates are requested to register with the following link: h ttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_9_C7hzOiKuTNkDW381j4yntdp0rz2E2a… <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_9_C7hzOiKuTNkDW381j4yntdp0rz2E2…>

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Request for photographs of cyclone shelters & of Cyclone Fani
by Ashwin Baindur 06 May '19

06 May '19

Dear friends, There is dearth of information on cyclone shelter, cyclone preparations and cyclone Fani images on Wikipedia/Commons. Please help us get images for this to base our articles on. Does anyone have an audio file of the warning used by Odisha Govt so successfully to warn the people? -- Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur (User:AshLin)

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Indic Wikisource IRC 05th May 2019, Sunday
by Jayanta Nath 05 May '19

05 May '19

Dear Indic Wikisource Community, Firstly I would like to thank you for the continuous support and contribution to the Wikimedia movement specially in Wikisource. You are aware that Assamese & Tamil community have shown their interest for workshop in coming month. Keeping this in mind we are planning to have an IRC[1] on 05th May 2019 @8PM Sunday for the Indic Wikisource community. Please suggest more agenda for the IRC. :Agenda - Update status of what we have done after first IRC and IWCC2018. - Major issues we faced, and how do I help personally towards the specific community ( Offline and Online both) - Organize edit-thon for Wikisource ( Offline and Online both) - Workshop planning for other community for Oriya, Marathi, Malayalam & Telugu community. - Advance Wikisource Consultation for Indic Community. - Add more if you have to discuss …. [1]. https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#cis-a2k Thanks and Regards, Jayanta Nath Wikisource Project advisor Access to Knowledge program The Centre for Internet & Society

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Indic Wikisource Stats Version 2.0
by Jay prakash 03 May '19

03 May '19

Dear Wikimedians, Indic-TechCom just released the Indic Wikisource Stats Version 2.0.[1] And deployed on tools forge also.[2] If you have any suggestions or feedback then please write here or on Indic-TechCom's talk page.[3] == What's new in Version 2.0 == 1. Added interactive graph Visualization [4] 2. Added API route for Other Developers [5] 3. The Stats will update hourly. 4. Added Navbar, Made UI better. Thanks :) Regards Jay Prakash Member, Indic-TechCom [1] https://tools.wmflabs.org/indic-wsstats/ <https://tools.wmflabs.org/indic-wsstats/graph> [2] https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Nova_Resource:Tools.indic-wsstats/SAL [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic-TechCom [4] https://tools.wmflabs.org/indic-wsstats/graph [5] https://tools.wmflabs.org/indic-wsstats/api/stats

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[TTT 2019] Applications remainder
by Suswetha Kolluru 02 May '19

02 May '19

Dear all, Greetings from VVIT WikiConnect! As many of you might already know, Train the Training 2019, conducted by CIS-A2K is going to happen from 31 May to 2 June 2019, in Visakhapatnam (aka Vizag). On behalf of the host city, we would like to remind that the last date for the applications is 7 May 2019 (Five more days left!). Interested candidates are requested to apply with the following registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_9_C7hzOiKuTNkDW381j4yntdp0rz2E2… More info about the program can be read from the event page at https://w.wiki/3ZT. More details such as program and the exact venue will be updated as we move closer to the event dates. If you have questions, please email me or tito(a)cis-india.org. Regards, Suswetha -- *Regards,* *Suswetha Kolluru*, *User: SuswethaK*

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CIS - A2K request page revamping
by Ananth Subray 02 May '19

02 May '19

Dear All, I am writing this email to inform you all that CIS-A2K request page has been revamped. You can see at - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:CIS-A2K/Requests. We have made a preloaded template to add the request. Which makes the request submission easier. If you have any questions regarding this you can contact us at Talk:CIS-A2K <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:CIS-A2K> You can see the previous request from January 2019 to March 2019 - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:CIS-A2K/Requests/Rolling_archive Thanks and Regards, *ANANTH SUBRAY P V* MSc Candidate at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) 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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Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Announcing the Spaces and call for submissions for Wikimania 2019 Stockholm
by Subhashish Panigrahi 02 May '19

02 May '19

FYI Subha ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Liam Wyatt <liamwyatt(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, May 2, 2019 at 5:58 AM Subject: [Wikimania-l] Announcing the Spaces and call for submissions for Wikimania 2019 Stockholm To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) < wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Mailing List < wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear Wikimaniacs, Wikimedians, and friends of the Wikiverse! On behalf of the Wikimania 2019 Stockholm organising team, I am pleased to announce two things: - The list of accepted "Spaces". - That the Call for Submissions is now OPEN. https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Submissions Please join me in congratulating the Leaders of each of the accepted Wikimania 2019 Spaces! As per the program design[1], Wikimania this year has the format of "Spaces", each with its own group of "Leaders" - all of who made a proposal to host a Space back in March. The core team has been working with the Leaders since then to prepare an interesting, diverse, and coherent conference. Each Space has its own topic area, and in their own way they all of them help address the conference theme: "Stronger together: Wikimedia, Free Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals".[2] Each Space will have its own room for a period of time in the conference to curate and coordinate as they see fit.[3] You can read about what each Space is planning to achieve, and who is Leading it, at the link above. In English-alphabetical order they are: - Accessibility (A11y): Components and Standards - Global Advocacy for Free Knowledge: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities - Community Growth - Diversity - Education - Environmental sustainability - GLAM - cultural partnerships and Wikimedia - Growing Wikimedia’s readership worldwide - Health - Languages - Libraries belong in Wikimedia projects - Multimedia knowledge - Partnerships - Quality - Research - Thriving in Safety - Strategy for Wikimedia 2030 – The path towards our future - Transcription - Technology outreach & innovation And of course the Poster session, which will be a plenary event. For 2019, there is no 'central' program committee nor a single submission form. To make a submission, visit the page of the Space which most relates to your proposal, read its instructions for what kinds of submissions the Leaders of that Space wish to receive. Then click the submission button. Each Space is looking for different kinds of content or format. So it is important that people wanting to propose a presentation/workshop/panel/etc at Wikimania read the information that the Leaders of each Space have provided. Once again, the link to the list of all the accepted Spaces, each with its own submission form, is here: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Submissions#Spaces Please feel free to share/forward this email. Sincerely, - Liam Wyatt (Volunteer program chair), and Eric Luth (Conference Manager, Wikimedia Sverige) [1] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Program_design [2] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Theme [3] Note that the Spaces do NOT all have the same room capacity, or duration. Thus the content of the Wikimania program is not intending to be 'evenly spread' across these topic areas. _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

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Tamil Wikipedia elects 10 sysops at a time
by Ravishankar 30 Apr '19

30 Apr '19

Hi, Tamil Wikipedia elects 10 sysops at a time after a gap of almost 5 years. After 2013, we hit a policy deadlock where we couldn't agree on how to elect a new sysop, what are the qualities of an ideal sysop, etc., Even after repeated attempts, we could not solve this as the fear of being not able to easily desysop someone made us look for higher and higher bars for a perfect admin. So, how did we solve? Recently, MediaWiki allows someone to get sysop access for limited periods of time like 1 month, 3 months, etc., This is how Stewards grants adminship in many small wikis. We felt when there is the possibility of granting adminships for trial periods and renew them thereafter, we don't need to keep the bar for adminship very high. We also proposed to start a Wiki Admin School where others can mentor the new admins. So, after a month long discussion and community consensus, we conducted our sysop elections and elected 10 sysops at a time. Right now, we have 42 sysops with one of the highest sysops per users ration among all global Wikis. We plan to elect 6 new sysops every quarter and are discussing a similar policy for bureaucrat election. We strongly believe having a diverse pool of sysops makes them feel empowered to serve the Wikimedia movement for a long period of time. If you are interested in knowing more, take a look at the policy here <https://ta.wikipedia.org/s/7gmi> and the discussion in the related talk page. Thanks, Ravi

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