WikimediaIndia-l February 2021

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Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary Wikimedia celebration
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 20 Apr '22

20 Apr '22

Hello all, 23 January 2022 will mark the 125th birth anniversary of Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhas_Chandra_Bose West Bengal Wikimedians User Group is planning to conduct a series of events to improve free-content related to Subhas Chandra Bose on different Wikimedia sites. Today, on the 124th birth anniversary of Bose, we have inaugurated the initiative and will continue to work for the next one year. Learn more about the program here- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Subhas_Chandra_Bose%27s_125th_birth_anniver… (under construction and to be expanded gradually). You may also read a blog post on Diff: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/12/24/125th-birth-anniversary-of-subhas-cha… If you like, you can share your thoughts and good wishes here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Subhas_Chandra_Bose%27s_125th_birth_an… Regards, Bodhisattwa On behalf of West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

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India grants and communication to Wikimediaindia-l
by Tito Dutta 05 Jan '22

05 Jan '22

Namaskara, This might be some food for thought, and inputs are welcome. India mailing list is the largest and most widely used Wikimedia mailing list for the Indian community. Could we have a practice that all grant requests from the country (or related to) are informed on the Wikimediaindia-l mailing list? Whether it is a state-level, project-level, language-level etc, or whether it is a rapid grant, project grant etc it would be good to see the plan details on this mailing list in advance. It will ensure greater visibility, and it will also ensure the community's understanding/knowing of each other's projects. If we can have a practice like this, we can inform Wikimedia, or CR team or relevant support structure(s) as an India community practice. This post is in my personal capacity. Please assume good faith Regards, User:Titodutta

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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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[Small wiki toolkits] Bot workshop: 27 February
by Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Hello everyone, As part of the Small wiki toolkits (South Asia) initiative, we are happy to announce the second workshop of this year. The workshop will be on "bots"[1], and we will be learning how to perform tasks on wiki by running automated scripts, about Pywikibot and how it can be used to help with repetitive processes and editing, and the Pywikibot community, learning resources and community venues. Please note that you do not need any technical experience to attend the workshop, only some experience contributing to Wikimedia projects is enough. Details of the workshop are as follows: - Date: 27 February - Timings: 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm IST - Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/vri-zvfv-rci - *to add this to your Google Calendar, please use * https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MGxwZWtkdDdhdDk0c2V… - Trainer: Joaquin Oltra Hernandez[2] Please sign-up on the registration page at https://w.wiki/yYg. Note: We are providing modest internet stipends to attend the workshops, for those who need and wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. More information on this can be found on the registration page[3]. Regards, Small wiki toolkits - South Asia organizers [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JHernandez_(WMF) [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/South_Asia/Registration

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Wiki Loves Food 2021 in India
by Ananya Mondal 24 Feb '21

24 Feb '21

Hi Wikimedians, Hope this mail finds you well. I would like to inform you that West Bengal Wikimedians User Group is going to organize a national level photography competition entitled *Wiki Loves Food 2021 in India* from *15th March to 14th April 2021*. Wiki Loves Food 2021 in India is a public photo competition on Wikimedia Commons. It shall aim at developing and improving the quality and quantity of pictures of various cuisines found from all over India and thus highlighting and celebrating the profusion, diversity and ethnicity of Indian cuisines. We are requesting all amazing wikimedians from India to participate in this event and make the event a grand success. More details can be seen in the event page. *Important link:* https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Food_2021_in_India Regards, Ananya Mondal On behalf of Wiki Loves Food 2021 Team

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Wikimedia Wikimeet India || International Mother Language Day || The Third Day: 21 February 2021
by টিটো দত্ত Tito Dutta 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

Hello, Namaste, Namaskara, Assalam ‘Alaykum, Sat Srī Akāl , Vanakkam* We just concluded the second day of the Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021. Tomorrow, 21 February 2021, is the International Mother Language Day. This is also our third day of the program. These are the details of three tracks and the sessions are below: * Language Track: Learn about Digital Archiving in Kannada and other languages, Spell4Wiki tool, LinguaLibre tool, Section translation on mobile devices * Community Track: Internship Program in Tamil Wiki Projects, 100wikidays, Rules that Every Wiki Needs, Relicensing initiatives in Maharashtra etc, * Skill building Track: Wikisource training, Wikivoyage training, Building a diamond open access journal on Wikimedia platform etc, Tomorrow on the occasion of International Mother Language Day during the closing session, we'll talk about: "International Mother Language Day - The love for Language and a sound of silence " Please join the sessions, See the program schedule: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2021/Program#Day_3… Instant registration option is open still for Wikimedians, see the procedure: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2021/Registration#… Regards * "Greetings" (see in different languages: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45594 ) ইতি, টিটো দত্ত (মাতৃভাষা থাক জীবন জুড়ে)

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Bridging the Gender gap: A report on Indian Language Wikimedia Communities [Published]
by Bhuvana Meenakshi Koteeswaran 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

Dear All, Hope you have been well. I am writing to share that the final report of our study "Bridging the Gender Gap: A Report on Indian Language Wikimedia Communities" has been published on Wikimedia Meta-Wiki [1] and the CIS website [2]. For me a valuable part of this research was networking with the various Wikimedia contributors and learning how to be part of the extensive Wikimedia projects. Please revert with any queries or feedback on the report; do share this with your networks. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Bridging_the_Gender_gap:_A_report_… [2] https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/bridging-the-gender-gap-in-indian-language-… Thanks and Regards, Bhuvana Meenakshi, Program Associate, CIS-A2K.

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Editathon support requested
by medhavi gandhi 21 Feb '21

21 Feb '21

Dear Wiki team in India, Towards the Wiki Art+Feminism movement we are looking to host Editathons in March - April on weekends in different locations: >> Ahmedabad (Gujarati Wiki...?) >> Edapally, Kochi >> Chennai >> Kolkata >> Mumbai We’re looking for experienced facilitators for the events. In case anybody can volunteer, please drop a line to medhavi(a)artandfeminism.org Thank you in advance! -- Founding Editor | The Heritage Lab <http://www.theheritagelab.in/> *A combination of Charlie Brown's eternal optimism and Alice's curiosity & wonder. Always looking forward to working with good people and brave institutions. * <http://dmanalytics2.com/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fmedhavigandh…> <http://dmanalytics2.com/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fmedhav…> <http://dmanalytics2.com/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmedhavigan…> *Ongoing* - *Embrace Digital: a toolkit for Museum Professionals <https://www.theheritagelab.in/embrace-digital/>*

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Wikimedia Research Needs-assessment deadline extended till 5 March 2021
by Jayanta Nath 20 Feb '21

20 Feb '21

Hello, The Access to Knowledge (A2K) team at CIS has been engaged with work on research on Indian language Wikimedia projects as part of the APG since 2019. This year, following up on our learnings from work so far, we are undertaking a needs assessment exercise to understand a) the awareness about research within Indian language Wikimedia communities, and identify existing projects if any, and b) to gather community inputs on knowledge gaps and priority areas of focus and the role of research in addressing the same. We would therefore request interested community members to respond to the needs assessment questionnaire here: https://forms.gle/2xGAUBKSVJTK7Wks9 The deadline to submit your response has been extended till 5 March 2021. Feel free to write in any language. For any query please write to us at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:CIS-A2K/Research

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[WMF Board Governance] Second office hours, anonymous feedback form, and other updates: 13 Feb
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 20 Feb '21

20 Feb '21

Dear Indic Wikimedians, Since the call for feedback[1] regarding the community-sourced Wikimedia Foundation Board seats began on 1 February, it has been quite interesting. Since it has been a couple of weeks, I would like to share a few updates with you all: - First weekly report[2]: This report covers activity between 1-7 February. - Second office hours[3]: There will be four sessions to cover various time zones, on 20 February. Three of them will be feasible for India (according typical day timings) - 11:30 am, 3:30 pm, 9:30 pm [all in IST]. - Anonymous feedback form[4]: This form provides an option for people who may not wish to publish feedback publicly themselves. I also had several interesting conversations with several communities all through this week, which will reflect in the second weekly report. If you want us to organize a conversation or a meeting for your wiki project or your affiliate, please write to me. Best, Krishna Chaitanya [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Boa… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call… [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call… [4] https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX1grF37WvJVZ1VHYDyKvzH1ErEsN1I9K…

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