Namaste,
I have created 476 files of animated GIFs of Kannada gunithaksharas. These
are extensions of the animations found in this page -
https://kn.wikipedia.org/s/ap. How do I do this other than manually
uploading them?
Thanks and regards,
Pavanaja
Hello all,
Please help pick a name for the new Wikimedia wiki project.
This project will be a wiki where the community can work together on a
library of functions.[1] The community can create new functions, read
about them, discuss them, and share them. Some of these functions will
be used to help create language-independent Wikipedia articles that
can be displayed in any language, as part of the Abstract Wikipedia
project. But functions will also be usable in many other situations.
There will be two rounds of voting, each followed by legal review of
candidates, with broad voting beginning on 29 September and 27
October. Our goal is to have a final project name selected on 8
December. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and
vote now at meta-wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Wiki_…
Thank you.
Nick / Quiddity
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Wiki_of_functions_naming…
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Nick "Quiddity" Wilson (he/him)
Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation
Hi everyone,
We had the pleasure of connecting on Friday Oct. 30. To continue the
conversation, the Movement Strategy Support Team would like to invite to Global
Conversations
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transit…>
on Saturday November 21, 11:00 to 15:00 UTC, and Sunday November 22, 17:00
to 21:00 UTC [1]. Both events are the same, offered at different times to
have participation from different regions and communities.
The focus of the meetings on Nov. 21 and 22 will be to look at priorities
identified by communities and affiliates
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transit…>,
and to begin to create a movement-wide implementation plan for 2021. Most
of the work during the calls will be in small group discussions. We will
also set aside time for socializing and (re)connecting with other
Wikimedians.
Registration
-
Please register
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclZkiCaqBDZ-BPEDw0CWOU_mv95MDUa2l…>
so we can share the login information with you before the call. Registration
remains open until Nov. 20.
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The meeting will take place on Zoom. Zoom was chosen as a platform that
many Wikimedians are already familiar with and one that allows live
interpretation and breakout rooms.
As we get closer to the events, we will share the detailed program and
other useful information with you. In the meantime, if you have any
questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via Telegram
<https://t.me/joinchat/NV8jtxZkQB7aN8spsaWtYg> [7], Wikimedia Cha
<https://chat.wmcloud.org/wikimedia/channels/movement-strategy>t [8] or by
email at strategy2030{{at}}wikimedia.org.
Regards,
Mehrdad
*Mehrdad Pourzaki*
Community Relations and Communications
Movement Strategy
2030.wikimedia.org
*"By 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the
ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares our vision will be able
to join us." *
Hello everyone,
A journalist from Wired <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_(magazine)>[1],
Omer Benjakob reached out, as he is working on a story related to Wikipedia
in India. He is interested in talking to a few editors working on Wikipedia
specifically. The story is mostly related to on-Wiki content focused around
disinformation and how political tensions pan out on Wikipedia, in the
context of India. If anyone is interested, please email him directly
at omerbj[at]gmail.com or send a direct message at
https://www.facebook.com/omerbj/, before Saturday.
Thank you,
KC.
Hi everyone,
There is now an additional way to browse Wikipedia in India! We are happy
to confirm that the Wikipedia app is available on the top 3 mobile phone
operating system platforms in India - Android, iOS and newly KaiOS, which
is provided through Jiophones [1]. Jiophone users can download and install
the Wikipedia app on the JioStore.
This first release is focused on how to make it easier to read Wikipedia on
a phone that does not have a touch screen. The platform supports over 100
languages for reading, and we appreciate that volunteers have fully
translated the Wikipedia app user interface into five Indian languages so
far: Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Odia, and Punjabi. The app will continue to
have updates and reach more countries over time.
If you (or someone you know) own a Jiophone, please give the app a try by
downloading it from the JioStore. We would like to hear about your
experience with it. Let us know about issues or bugs through the in-app
feedback feature, through the project talk page [2], or through Phabricator
[3].
To enable the app to reach readers in even more Indian languages, we would
greatly appreciate additional translations of the user interface on
Translatewiki.net [4].
To know more about the app and our work, and why we believe this project is
so important to help us reach new users, you can see the main page for the
app [5] and the Questions and Answers page [6]. We welcome your comments,
suggestions, and feedback on the related talk page [2].
Lastly, please, do share this message on other venues of interest for
community members in India.
Kind regards,
Angie Muigai, Lead Product Manager
Runa Bhattacharjee, Engineering Director
(on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Inuka team[7])
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jio#JioPhone
[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikipedia_for_KaiOS
[3]
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/edit/form/1/?tags=kaios-wi…
[4]
https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:MessageGroupStats&group=wik…
[5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikipedia_for_KaiOS
[6] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikipedia_for_KaiOS/FAQ
[7] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Inuka_team
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best regards,
Runa Bhattacharjee (she/her)
Director Engineering, Language and Inuka
Wikimedia Foundation
Dear All,
I am glad to share the links of a short study just published on CIS site
and Wikimedia sites. The study is on mapping the digital transition in
selected Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) institutions in
Maharashtra, India, and exploring possibilities and challenges for
collaborations with Wikimedia projects. I am thankful to Marathi
Wikimedians participated in the research - Aaryaa Joshi, Dnayanda
Gadre-Phadke and Kalyani Kotkar. I am also grateful to Sneha for editorial
oversight and Sumandro Chattapadhyay for external review. This is part of
a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019–2020.
CIS blog - https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/mapping-glam-in-maharashtra
Meta -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Mapping_GLAM_in_Maharashtra,_India
Stay safe,
With best wishes for Deepawali from CIS-A2K...
regards,
Subodh Kulkarni
Centre for Internet & Society - Access to Knowledge Programme
Hello everyone,
This is for your kind information that CIS-A2K is planning to organize a
national level online event from 19 to 21 February, 2021 which is to be
called Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021. The event will include workshops on
various topics, presentations, discussions etc.
As it is still in the primary planning phase, more detailed information
will come within 2-3 weeks time.
You can find the link of the event page here -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2021
Regards,
Bodhisattwa
On behalf of CIS-A2K
Hi everyone,
I hope this email finds each and everyone of you well.
This is a cordial reminder for the regional South Asia call
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Movement_Strategy_Call>
happening this *Friday October 30 at 19:30 IST. *
The purpose for the call is to discuss how communities in South Asia and
Indian Wikimedians can shape the future of our movement and be involved in
implementing the Movement Strategy recommendations
<https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Wikimedia_Movement_Stra…>.
Katherine Maher, the CEO and Executive Director of the Wikimedia
Foundation, and Ryan Merkley, Chief of Staff and former CEO of Creative
Commons, will both be present as special guests to say hello and to hear
directly from you. Sunil Abraham will facilitate this community-led event.
Many thanks to the excellent organizers. We look forward to welcoming you
on Friday. In the meantime, please don't hesitate if you have any questions
or comments.
Regards,
Mehrdad
*Mehrdad Pourzaki*
Community Relations and Communications
Movement Strategy
2030.wikimedia.org
*"By 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the
ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares our vision will be able
to join us." *
