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Wiki Loves Monuments in India this September. Just 2 weeks more to go!
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 18 Aug '20

18 Aug '20

Dearest Indian Wikimedians, We are extremely happy to announce that West Bengal Wikimedians User Group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal_Wikimedians> is going to organize the prestigious Wiki Loves Monuments <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020> photo-competition at the national level <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020_in_Ind…> this September again for the third consecutive year. India is going to participate in the event for the 7th time. Like before, User:Sumitsurai will be leading our organizing team. Special thanks to the utmost dedication of our incredible volunteers from the team as well as from the community at large, for the last 3 years, we have been steadily increasing the monument data on Wikidata using it as a central database and almost the entire list <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020_in_Ind…> is now automatically fetched from there. Earlier, we have also planned to move beyond ASI and state protected monuments, and this year we are including Gandhi Heritage Sites, Heritage Inventory of Indian Railways and Heritages of Portuguese Influence located in different states and UTs of India. We are also including local designated sites like the Heritage sites declared by West Bengal Heritage Commission and Kolkata Municipal Corporation graded buildings. We are expecting to completely add these data before the competition starts. We are also aware that the designated monuments by different agencies are just the tip of the iceberg. We have innumerable monuments from every part of the country, which are very little or not documented at all, many are ignored or on the verge of collapse or destruction due to various reasons. However, we have very limited capacity in our team, but our audacious ambition is to include as many of them as possible, if not all. For the last 3 years, the user group has been running cost-effective dedicated programs to digitally document these monuments, at least in West Bengal and we have plans to include them in WLM sooner or later. This year, we have also increased the prize money by around 20% from last year and included some in-kind prizes too. From the feedback we received from the participants, we have decided to send certificates to the winners. Our team has requested <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Requests#Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020_…> CIS-A2K to support the event financially and help us send those prizes to the winners. We are currently finishing last month preparations, cleaning and adding more and more monument data, talking with potential jury members, creating promotional banners etc. Expecting your best wishes and active participation from September 1. Regards, Bodhisattwa Volunteer organizer, On behalf of the entire WLM India team

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Fwd: TamilVU Released 10 Tamil software as Free/Open Source Software
by Shrinivasan T 16 Aug '20

16 Aug '20

Tamil Virtual Academy is a TN govt driven organization, which is working for Increasing Digital contents in Tamil Language. It had funded few software projects at 2017 and released as only binaries. Those software includes Tamil Spellchecker, text analysis, Browser plugin for Tamil Text to speech etc. With the binaries, no one can learn them or develop further. We have been asking them to release the source code for long times. Yesterday, got the news that they shared the source code here – http://www.tamilvu.org/ta/content/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%A… It is a very happy news. Tons of thanks for all the TVA team and all TN Govt departments, officers behind this release. I made a copy of all the code here https://github.com/Tamil-Virtual-Academy for better visibility. At 2015, TVA announced that all their contents are released in CC-BY-SA license and all software with GPL v2 License. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tamil-Virtual-Academy-Copyright-Dec… It is a very progressive improvement in the world of free/open knowledge movement. We have seen only the western governments make these kind of decisions and implement them. But happy to see the Tamilnadu govt is leading this in its own way. See the announcement here too http://www.tamilvu.org/coresite/html/free-content-media.htm https://goinggnu.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/tva-cc-announcement.jpg Here is a Government order by Tamilnadu govt announcing all the govt releases in Creative Commons license. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GoTN_Tamil_Development_Departments_… Tons of thanks for all the great people behind this great initiative. -- 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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Movement Strategy Update: Draft outline of Transition events
by Rupika Sharma 13 Aug '20

13 Aug '20

Hello everyone, Hope everyone is safe and sound in the light of the ongoing Pandemic. I would like to share an update regarding the progress of the Movement Strategy and the design of the transition events. The Transition Design Group [1] has been meeting over the past month to discuss the design of the virtual events that will aim to facilitate the inclusive Transition process for the movement to start implementing the Movement Strategy recommendations [2]. The Design Group discussions have been largely centred around people and their ease of participation, processes for the Transition events, and the legitimacy of the process, needed resources, and communications [3]. Transition will be a turning point for our movement to create a 18-month collaborative implementation work plan that will empower our community and affiliates. The virtual Transition events are being planned from the month of September to December, 2020. We invite your feedback on the draft outline for the transition events to ensure the events can be as inclusive, participative, and engaging as possible [4]. The draft outline offers both light and detailed information regarding the events. The Transition events aim to be easy to join only once or for multiple events. They are for everyone, whether a newcomer or a seasoned strategy enthusiast. They are being designed for diverse participation across time zones and regions in order to create a movement-wide implementation plan. The review period for the draft outline is till August 20. After receiving your feedback, the Design Group will finalize the plan and the Wikimedia Foundation will ensure the delivery of the events according to the design. Please comment on the Meta talk page [4] and feel free to use the questions below as an orientation: 1. How can the plan be improved? In your opinion, what are some barriers to entry that must be lowered so everyone can take part in Transition? 2. How can we make sure that you and your community have what you need to participate in the Transition events? 3. If you have attended other virtual events, what has your experience been like and what lessons can be applied in this case? You are also encouraged to share your individual feedback directly via email strategy2030(a)wikimedia.org for any suggestions or ideas. On behalf of the Design Team, Rupika [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transit… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme… [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transit… [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transit…

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Fw: [Wikimedia-in-WB] Wikivoyage Workshop
by Rangan Datta 12 Aug '20

12 Aug '20

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Rangan Datta <rangan_datta(a)yahoo.com>To: Wikimedians in and from West Bengal, India <wikimedia-in-wb(a)lists.wikimedia.org>Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 8:50:07 PM GMT+5:30Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-in-WB] Wikivoyage Workshop Dear Wikimedians, I am organizing an online Wikivoyage workshop on 29 August 2020 (Saturday) at 6 pm IST. The workshop is aimed at training experienced Indian Wikimedians in Wikivoyage to develop India related articles not only in English but also in the local languages. Prior knowledge of editing Wikipedia and Commons is necessary. Editing knowledge of Wikipedia will be an added knowledge, however, it is not essential. Please check the details of the workshop and register here. Looking forward to an interactive session with fellow Wikimedians. Regards Rangan Datta On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, 10:26:39 PM GMT+5:30, Rajeeb Dutta <marajozkee(a)gmail.com> wrote: —fyi— Best Regards, Rajeeb. (U: Marajozkee) (Sent from my iPhone pardon the brevity) Begin forwarded message: > From: Rangan Datta <rangan_datta(a)yahoo.com> > Date: 11 August 2020 at 8:44:30 PM IST > To: "wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikivoyage Workshop > Reply-To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > > > Dear Wikimedians, I am organizing an online Wikivoyage workshop on 29 August 2020 (Saturday) at 6 pm IST. The workshop is aimed at training experienced Indian Wikimedians in Wikivoyage to develop India related articles not only in English but also in the local languages. Prior knowledge of editing Wikipedia and Commons is necessary. Editing knowledge of Wikipedia will be an added knowledge, however, it is not essential. > > Please check the details of the workshop and register here. > > Looking forward to an interactive session with fellow Wikimedians. > > Regards > Rangan Datta > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikivoyage Workshop
by Rangan Datta 11 Aug '20

11 Aug '20

Dear Wikimedians, I am organizing an online Wikivoyage workshop on 29 August 2020 (Saturday) at 6 pm IST. The workshop is aimed at training experienced Indian Wikimedians in Wikivoyage to develop India related articles not only in English but also in the local languages. Prior knowledge of editing Wikipedia and Commons is necessary. Editing knowledge of Wikipedia will be an added knowledge, however, it is not essential. Please check the details of the workshop and register here. Looking forward to an interactive session with fellow Wikimedians. RegardsRangan Datta

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikivoyage Workshop
by Rangan Datta 11 Aug '20

11 Aug '20

Dear Wikimedians, I am organizing an online Wikivoyage workshop on 29 August 2020 (Saturday) at 8 pm IST. The workshop is aimed at training experienced Indian Wikimedians in Wikivoyage to develop India related articles not only in English but also in the local languages. Prior knowledge of editing Wikipedia and Commons is necessary. Editing knowledge of Wikipedia will be an added knowledge, however, it is not essential. Please check the details of the workshop and register here. Looking forward to an interactive session with fellow Wikimedians. RegardsRangan Datta

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikivoyage Workshop
by Rangan Datta 10 Aug '20

10 Aug '20

Dear Wikimedians, I am organizing an online Wikivoyage workshop on 29 August 2020 (Saturday) at 8 pm IST. The workshop is aimed at training experienced Indian Wikimedians in Wikivoyage to develop India related articles not only in English but also in the local languages. Prior knowledge of editing Wikipedia and Commons is necessary. Editing knowledge of Wikipedia will be an added knowledge, however, it is not essential. Please check the details of the workshop and register here. Looking forward for an interactive session with fellow Wikimedians. RegardsRangan Datta

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Fwd: Wikimedia Clinic digest #007 posted; Clinic #008 featuring Research at 18:00 UTC
by Asaf Bartov 10 Aug '20

10 Aug '20

Asaf Bartov (he/him/his) Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 6:39 PM Subject: Wikimedia Clinic digest #007 posted; Clinic #008 featuring Research at 18:00 UTC To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear Wikimedians, I have posted the digest for Wikimedia Clinic #007. [1] The topics discussed were: * Statistics tools demonstrations (+Bonus demonstration of stylometric analysis to uncover sock puppets) * What is "Wikimedia research" * In person events * Wikimedia in Mainland China * Technical feedback on Jitsi I encourage those of you interested in any of the above topics to read the digest. [1] In a couple of hours, at 18:00 (6pm) UTC, we will be having Wikimedia Clinic #008, at this link[2]. The call today would feature a short talk by Leila Zia, director of the Research team at the Wikimedia Foundation, offering an overview of what the team does as well as some recent research examples, but the call will as always also welcome whatever Wikimedia-related topics attendees want to bring on. PLEASE NOTE: experimentally, this call will take place using the free software Jitsi-based Wikimedia Meet. Desktop/laptop computers can connect directly via the link[2] but if you want to connect using a mobile device (phone or tablet) you will need to download the Jitsi app[3] first and use that to connect via the link[2]. A. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics/007 [2] https://meet.wmcloud.org/WikimediaClinic008 [3] https://jitsi.org/downloads/ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinic/007 Asaf Bartov (he/him/his) Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org

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Blog post and report on Indic technical workshops published!
by Srishti Sethi 07 Aug '20

07 Aug '20

Hello everyone, We want to share with you a blog post and a report (longer version) on a technical workshop series conducted as part of the Small wiki toolkits initiative in June for the Indic community. The blog post summarizes the planning that went into designing the workshop series, key outcomes, success stories, lessons learned, and some next steps! It targets potential organizers who might be interested in conducting similar training in their wiki community. You can read the blog post on [[WM:TECHBLOG]] < https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2020/08/07/designing-technical-workshops-for…> [1] and report on meta-wiki < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWT_Indic_Workshop_Series_2020/Report> [2]. Learn more about the Small wiki toolkits initiative here: < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits> [3]. Please add your comments below the blog post on [[WM:TECHBLOG]]. For questions or discussions, create a topic on the report’s talk page < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:SWT_Indic_Workshop_Series_2020/Report> [4]. Cheers, The SWT Indic workshop series team [1] https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2020/08/07/designing-technical-workshops-for… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWT_Indic_Workshop_Series_2020/Report [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:SWT_Indic_Workshop_Series_2020/Report *Srishti Sethi* Senior Developer Advocate Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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4th Anniversary of Tulu Wikipedia
by pavanaja＠vishvakannada.com 05 Aug '20

05 Aug '20

Dear All, Karavali Wikimedians and Tulu Wikipedia community celebrating 4th anniversary of Tulu Wikipedia on Aug 06, 2020 at 4:15pm. Watch live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E86wFeNQtZU Event page in Meta - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Karavali_Wikimedians/Events/Tulu_Wikipedia_B irthday_2020 Event page in Tulu Wikipedia - https://tcy.wikipedia.org/s/4xc Thanks and regards, Pavanaja

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