WikimediaIndia-l May 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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Call for participation for the Small wiki toolkits–Indic workshop series!
by Srishti Sethi 27 May '20

27 May '20

Hello everyone, Hope this email finds you all in the best of your health, and you are staying safe amid the ongoing crisis. I'm happy to inform you that as part of the Small wiki toolkits <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits> initiative to help small wikis, an online workshop series will take place between June–July 2020 for the Indic community. As part of this series, four workshops around technical topics will be conducted for the participants. Learn more here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWT_Indic_Workshop_Series_2020/Overview Registration for this workshop series is now open and will remain so until May 24th. If you are interested in attending, please fill out the registration form at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWT_Indic_Workshop_Series_2020/Registration This registration form is hosted on a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see the survey privacy statement: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award_2019_Survey_Privac… If you have any questions, please contact us on the talk page here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:SWT_Indic_Workshop_Series…>. Looking forward to your participation! Cheers, The SWT Indic workshop series team *Srishti Sethi* Developer Advocate Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Wikddata movement resource needs assessment video call
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 25 May '20

25 May '20

Hi all, FYI, as some of you have expressed interest to provide inputs for Wikidata movement resource but have missed the opportunity to do that while the google doc for the needs assessment was open, we are going to arrange a video call on 27th May, 2020 Wednesday at 10 am IST. The Google hangout link is here - https://hangouts.google.com/call/XKTVSvFyP8vPpRpFsMQhAAEM Regards, Bodhisattwa Wikidata Advisor, CIS-A2K

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Fwd: Live demo on GUI application for tesseract OCR in windows
by Shrinivasan T 23 May '20

23 May '20

Happy to announce that a WINDOWS GUI application is developed for tesseract OCR. You can select a PDF file it will be OCRed automatically. Developer Parathan from srilanka will do a live demo in tamil on how to install and use it. Date - may 23 2020 Time - 10.30 AM IST LINK - https://youtube.com/watch?v=363DGNL-rUw&feature=youtu.be Download link - https://github.com/Parathantl/tesseract_gui/releases

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Indian scientists datathon
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 21 May '20

21 May '20

Hi all, Hope you and your loved ones are safe and sound during this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation. This is for your kind information that, from 22nd May, 2020 Friday to 24th May, 2020 Sunday, a datathon will be happening on Indian scientists on Wikidata. The lack of data about Indian scientists, their works and publications on Wikidata is the reason behind conducting the datathon. Considering the ongoing pandemic, the datathon will also focus on scientists working on COVID-19 and SARS COV-2. The tasklist of the datathon is flexible. Participants can choose their own preferred task on this topic More details at: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Indian_Scie… Hoping for your active participation, Take care and stay safe, Bodhisattwa Wikidata advisor, CIS-A2K

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Call for participation for the Small wiki toolkits–Indic workshop series!
by Jay prakash 19 May '20

19 May '20

Hello everyone, Hope this email finds you all in the best of your health, and you are staying safe amid the ongoing crisis. I'm happy to inform you that as part of the Small wiki toolkits <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits> initiative to help small wikis, an online workshop series will take place between June–July 2020 for the Indic community. As part of this series, four workshops around technical topics will be conducted for the participants. Learn more here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWT_Indic_Workshop_Series_2020/Overview Registration for this workshop series is now open and will remain so until May 24th. If you are interested in attending, please fill out the registration form at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWT_Indic_Workshop_Series_2020/Registration This registration form is hosted on a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see the survey privacy statement: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWT_Indic_Language_Workshop_Signup_Su… If you have any questions, please contact us on the talk page here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:SWT_Indic_Workshop_Series…>. Looking forward to your participation! Cheers, The SWT Indic workshop series team

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Wikisource Online workshop/Webinar to be conducted on 16 May 2020
by Jayanta Nath 16 May '20

16 May '20

Hello, Firstly we want to thank all the participants who participated in the recent proofread contest ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_Proofreadthon) Here we are delighted to inform you that we are going to conduct an online Wikisource workshop. The workshop will be on: 16 May: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm We'll discuss several topics during this workshop such as: - After proofreading, what next?. - What is transclusion? - Best practices of transclusion. - How to share yours proofread the text?. If you are a Wikisource editor and interested to join, please register here[1]. Thanks Jayanta Nath Wikisource Advisor, CIS-A2K 1] https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXc7-VlbiGzKI8mvyiP6PXFLw2lnp_rHm…

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikiml-l] Needs assessment for Wikidata Movement Resource
by pavanaja＠vishvakannada.com 15 May '20

15 May '20

This is the message that I got – Wikidata Movement Resources needs-assessment form The form Wikidata Movement Resources needs-assessment form is no longer accepting responses. Try contacting the owner of the form if you think that this is a mistake. Regards, Pavanaja From: Wikiml-l <wikiml-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org> On Behalf Of Ananth Subray Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 1:13 PM To: wikiml-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikiml-l] Needs assessment for Wikidata Movement Resource Hello Wikimedians, 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. Thanks and Regards, ANANTH SUBRAY P V Programme Officer Access to Knowledge Programme <https://cis-india.org/a2k/cis-a2k> The Centre for Internet & Society +91-9739811664

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The 2030 movement strategy recommendations are here!
by Rupika Sharma 14 May '20

14 May '20

Hi everyone, Hope you are all doing well and are safe amidst the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. On behalf of the Strategy Team [2] and the working group members [3], I would like to take a moment with you to celebrate the publication of the 2030 movement strategy recommendations, now live on Meta-wiki [1] and express gratitude and appreciation for your efforts to share perspectives into our process. Over the last two years, our movement has worked tirelessly to produce these ideas to change our shared future. Many of you participated in the online conversations, hosted strategy salons, attended regional events, and connected with us in-person at Wikimania. These contributions were invaluable, and will help make our movement stronger for years to come. The finished set of 10 recommendations emphasizes many of our core values, such as equity, innovation, safety, and coordination, while tasking us jointly to turn this vision into a reality. These recommendations clarify and refine the previous version, which was published in January this year. They are at a high strategic level so that the ideas are flexible enough to be adapted to different global and local settings and will allow us to navigate future challenges. Along with the recommendations, we have outlined 10 underlying principles, a narrative of change, and a glossary of key terms for better context. [5] [6] [7] The recommendations are available in numerous languages, including Arabic, German, Hindi, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish for you to read and share widely. We encourage you to read the recommendations in your own time and at your own pace, either online [1] or in a PDF [4]. There are a couple of other formats for you to take a deeper dive if you wish, such as a one-page summary, slides, and office hours, all collected on Meta. If you would like to comment, you are welcome to do so on the Meta talk pages. However, please note that these are the final version of the recommendations. No further edits will be made. This final version of the recommendations embodies an aspiration for how the Wikimedia movement should continue to change in order to advance that direction and meet the Wikimedia vision in a changing world. You can also learn more about the changes made in the Recommendations from the January 2020 iteration from our Change Log Report.[8] In terms of next steps, our focus now shifts toward implementation. In light of the cancellation of the Wikimedia Summit, the Wikimedia Foundation is determining the best steps for moving forward through a series of virtual events over the coming months. We will also be hosting live office hours [9] in the next week, where you can join us to celebrate the Strategy and ask questions! Please stay tuned, and thank you once again for helping to drive our movement forward, together. With thanks, Rupika [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/People [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working…> [4] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_2030_Movement_Strategy_Re… [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme… [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme… [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme… [8] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Reports… [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme… Rupika Sharma Community Strategy Liaison, Movement Strategy Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> "Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment."

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Open Publishing Fest - May 18-29 2020
by Shrinivasan T 13 May '20

13 May '20

Coko Foundation, USA is organizing a global wide event to promote “Open Publishing”. This is an online event. Anyone can propose, conduct event on their own language, their desired online platform. >From the website, <quote> Open Publishing Fest celebrates communities developing open creative, scholarly, technological, and civic publishing projects. Together, we find new ground to share our ideas. This is at once a collaborative and distributed event. Sessions are hosted by individuals and organizations around the world as panel discussions, fireside chats, demonstrations, and performances. We connect those points to bring them in conversation with one another and map out what’s next. We seek to build networks of resilience and care for people working on new ways to develop and share knowledge. Join us by proposing a session. Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis up to and throughout the fest. </quote> Propose an event here – https://openpublishingfest.org/form.html You can propose any number of events. Last date to propose is May 29 2020. Yes. Till the last date, you can propose and conduct events. Already 70+ events are proposed. Check them all here – https://openpublishingfest.org/calendar.html The events can be anything. Below are few ideas I can share 1. Demo on any free/open source software related to publishing. There are plenty. Calibre Pressbooks.com LibreOffice Scribus Editoria PubSweet WikiSource.org wordpress blog and more 2. Hackathons to explore and contribute to these software. 3. Panel discussions on these publishing tools 4. Book reviews/discussion on open licensed books 5. Silent reading events. Mark a specific date/time and friends. Read few open licensed books. Thats all. 6. Proofread the books in wikisource.org in your language 7. If you can write, write a book or few chapters for your next open licensed book 8. Pratham Books is running https://storyweaver.org.in/ where you can create story books for kids. You can draw images and upload there. Translate existing stories to your language. All the books there in Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license. 9. Check the Open Publishing Fest Event calendar here – https://openpublishingfest.org/calendar.html Promote the all the events you can at the social mediums you are. You can bring more ideas and share here. -- 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 -- 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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