WikimediaIndia-l April 2020

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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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Indic language Wikisource Skill Share
by Jayanta Nath 11 May '20

11 May '20

Hi Indian Wikisource Community, As COVID-19 has forced the Wikimedia communities to stay at home and like many other affiliates, CIS-A2K has decided to suspend all offline activities till 15th September 2020 (or till further notice).I present to you for an online training session for future coming months 1. Wikisource Skill Share,[1] a capacity-building initiative, where Indic Wikisource contributors, both newcomers and experienced, can share knowledge and skills with each other and clear confusions. Most of the time, it will be done online on 1:1 basis, so it is just the right time to participate there if you have not planned to do it or done it already. Let's learn Wikisource together! I would like to invite experienced Indic Wikisource contributors and sign your name at Willing to respond section [2]. Newcomer or any Indic Wikisource contributors are welcome to join the session with your queries and doubts. 2. Intensive Personalized Training (or IPT),[3] this also a capacity-building initiative, where Indic Wikisource contributors, especially newcomers could come with his/her queries and doubts. I, myself will share my knowledge and skills with each contributor and clear confusions. It will be done online on a 1:1 basis, so it is just the right time to participate there if you have not planned to do so. 3. Online Proofread-edithon for all 12 Indic Wikisource language projects. We are planning for an indic level online proofreadthon from 1 May 2020 to 10 May 2020. The book of the subject will be the classical literature of your languages. We’ll share details about this in a separate email in a couple of days. Regards, Jayanta Nath Wikisource Advisor, CIS-A2K 1) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_Helpdesk/Skill_sharing 2) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_Helpdesk/Skill_sharing#Wil… 3) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_Helpdesk/Intensive_Persona…

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Needs assessment for Wikidata Movement Resource
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 10 May '20

10 May '20

Hi all, CIS-A2K <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K> is planning to invest some resources from May-June 2020 to create community movement resource (CMR) materials in English and different Indic languages for Wikidata in the form of tutorials, handbooks, infographics, videos, animations etc. The aim of this initiative is to build a pool of resource materials for Wikidata eventually, which will serve as ready-made handy references for new as well as experienced users. You are requested to fill up this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqSEoYLfjlIgDLOTlkDcLF9xDlHYfgkJI…>, so that we can understand your needs on different topics of Wikidata. You are also very welcome to actively participate in the process and help us build the CMR with your different areas of expertise. Take care, Bodhisattwa (CIS-A2K) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Bodhisattwa_(CIS-A2K)> Wikidata Advisor, CIS-A2K

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Indic Wikisource Proofreadthon - Let's join our hands
by Jayanta Nath 30 Apr '20

30 Apr '20

Dear all, As you know, Indic Wikisource Proofreadthon will be started on 1 May 2020 and will run till 10 Maay 2020. If you are interested to participate or to know more about the contest, please visit this page.[1] This online Proofreadthon definitely enhance participation of the community and help in bringing in new editors! If you are interested in conducting online events as part of this edit-a-thon, please write to me jayanta(at) cis-india.org or left your messages at event talk pages.[4] If you are interested in reviewing and assessing proofread pages by your community members, please visit this page and add your name. [2] I would like to request to Hindi & Malayalam community, kindly add your books for proofreading at this page.[3] Let's join our hands and play our role in growing the Wikimedia movement in India! :D [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_Proofreadthon [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_Proofreadthon/Participants# Administrator/Reviewer [3]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_Proofreadthon/Book_list [4]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Indic_Wikisource_Proofreadthon -- *Regards,* *Jayanta Nath*, *Wikisource Advisor, CIS-A2K*

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Netha wins 2020 RedHat Women in Open Source Award!
by Subhashish 29 Apr '20

29 Apr '20

Hope everyone is keeping safe and well in a difficult time like now. There is a good news - Netha Hussain has won the 2020 RedHat Women in Open Source Award. [1][2] Congratulations Netha - this is such a proud moment for all of us! Also, see WikiProject COVID-19, where Netha is a leader, for those who are interested to contribute on coronavirus-related articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_COVID-19 1. https://www.redhat.com/en/about/women-in-open-source 2. https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/1255513602951430145 Subha

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Indic Wikisource own mailing list - the journey began
by Jayanta Nath 29 Apr '20

29 Apr '20

Dear Indic Wikisource well-wishers, Indic Wikisource's own e-mail list [1] has launched Indic-Wikisource today. Since 2015, the lots of activities are going on Indic Wikisource. So it will use for all Indic Wikisource related discussion announcements etc. Presently, we have 12 Indian languages ( Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu) Wikisource and in future more will be added. I invite everyone who is interested to join this list.[1] The necessary instructions in this regard, you can see this [2] link for details. Jayanta 1) https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/indic-wikisource 2) http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/node13.html

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Needs assessment for Indic Wikisource Movement Resource
by Jayanta Nath 28 Apr '20

28 Apr '20

Hi all, CIS-A2K <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K> is planning to invest some resources from May-June 2020 to create community movement resource (CMR) materials in English and different Indic languages for Wikisource in the form of tutorials, handbooks, infographics, videos, animations etc. The aim of this initiative is to build a pool of resource materials for Wikisource eventually, which will serve as ready-made handy references for new as well as experienced users. You are requested to fill up this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTgGEXCjONue6owzPtPdMU9Erc2jgas8p…>, so that we can understand your needs on different topics of Wikisource. You are also very welcome to actively participate in the process and help us build the CMR with your different areas of expertise. Take care, Jayanta Nath Wikisource Advisor, CIS-A2K

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"Assamese Wikimedians speak" booklet
by Gitartha Bordoloi 28 Apr '20

28 Apr '20

Dear Wikimedians, Firstly I wish you all a very happy Rongali bihu/Poila baisakh/Baisakhi/Vishu in spite of the gloomy times. Today we are bringing out a pdf booklet containing the writings by Assamese Wikimedians about their experiences and expectations of Assamese Wikimedia projects. All these writings were published every now and then in our monthly newsletter Wikipatrika from 2015 to 2020. Kindly go through it and point out any deficiencies or scopes for improvement. Thank you. Commons link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Assamese_Wikimedians_speak.pdf Regards Gitartha Bordoloi

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Wikimedia Brand
by Jayantilal Kothari 27 Apr '20

27 Apr '20

Hello, There is news about Wikimedia Foundation moving to Wikipedia Foundation ? Can someone update what's the current status and what are the views of Indians ? I am personally interested in knowing more. I don't support this Brand change but I think I do not have all knowledge. What will happen to India and what do Indians feel about this ? Thanks -- Regards, Jayantilal Sent from my iPhone

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WP:NPOV violation
by Methu Ryan 27 Apr '20

27 Apr '20

Hi, I'm not a new user, lost my older account. I was active on WP couple of years back. While reading an article I found that few articles about violate WP:NPOV (such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Chinese_Indians ). This is not a discussion about one or two articles. The aggressive adjectives and phrases should be changed. I have made a few changes to the article, please see the history. I have also posted this on the article-talk page, but, I believed that many Indian (or people who know the context) users are not active on those articles. Where can I find people who write on *Indian History* or people who monitor *WP:NPOV* and *WP:Civility?* Regards, Methu

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