Greetings from Wikimedia India !!
Wikimedia India would like to share the monthly report of April and May
2016. Looking forward for your valuable feedback.
Events
*Affiliate-selected Board seats –*
Successful candidates were *Christophe Henner* and *Nataliia Tymkiv*. A
total of 40 affiliates (including 39 chapters and the sole Thematic
Organisation) voted.
For the last 10 years, Christophe Henner served as a board member and led a
successful Wikimedia France reorganization. In December 2012, Nataliia
Tymkiv joined Wikimedia Ukraine. She was shortly elected as a Board Member
and have been on Board of Wikimedia Ukraine ever since.
For more details, please visit -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Results
*Hyderabad Meetup on 15th May –*
The Wikipedia Meetup Hyderabad9 was the ninth edition of
Wikipedia/Wikimedia Meetup in Hyderabad held on 15th of May, 2016.
The meetup was held as a part of a monthly get-together of Wikipedians
(contributors and users), predominantly Telugu Wikipedians- to meet up,
discuss ongoing projects, share experiences, reach out and advocate for
Wikipedia and Wikimedia
For more details, please visit -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Hyderabad/Hyderabad9
*Pune meetup on 21st May –*
The Wikipedia Meetup Pune was held on 21st May, 2016. The meetup is held as
a part of a series of regular get-togethers of Wikipedians (contributors
and users) - which majorly consist of Marathi contributors. The main agenda
was to discuss the ongoing projects, reach outs and experience sharing.
For more details, please visit -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Pune/Pune23
*WikiConference India Logo finalization –*
Logo Challenge competition was organized to create logo for WikiConference
India 2016. Competition details can be viewed at -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Logo_Challenge
After voting by community, the result was published at - https://
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meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Logo_Challenge#Selected_L…
The final selected logo was designed by Manoj, who is a design student and
FOSS enthusiast.. Final logo for WLE can be viewed at -
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_conference_2016_logo_v2.png by
Manojopenworks
*Formation of Advisory Board –*
The chapter’s first in-office advisers are *Karthik Nadar, Satdeep Gill,
Yann Forget, Dhaval Vyas*. Wikimedia India takes immense pride in having
them on board.
*Wiki Loves Earth –*
Wiki Loves Earth (WLE) is an annual international photographic competition
that will commence in June, organized worldwide by the Wikipedia community
members with the help of local Wikimedia affiliates across the globe. Wikimedia
India is conducting this competition in India. Participants will take
pictures of local natural heritage and scenic landscape in their countries,
and upload them to Wikimedia Commons.
The aim of event is to highlight the conservation areas of the
participating countries with the goal to encourage people to capture
pictures of these sights, and to put them under a free licence which can
then be re-used not only in Wikipedia but everywhere by everyone.
1st phase of Wiki Loves Earth started with full swing. 20 countries have
started their national level version of the competition -
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016
*Upcoming Wikimedia Foundation’s New Readers research in India -*
WMF team will be in India from June 13 to 27. The research will focus on:
· Urban, semi-urban, and rural internet users.
· in Hindi, Tamil, and English languages.
· From education, technology, and rural industry backgrounds.
· Around the Delhi (including nearby Noida and Gurgaon) and Chennai areas.
*PEG Draft for WCI2016 in April Month –*
WikiConference India 2016 is India's national Wikimedia event that will
provide a common platform for all Indic Wikimedians to meet and share their
views, tell about their works and activities in a national-level event and
discuss the challenges they are facing to execute their projects and
exchange useful tips, best practices and other information.
The PEG Draft for WikiConference India 2016 was live and available for
vetting and consideration by the Grant approval committee in the month of
April. For more details, please visit -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/PEG_Draft
*Featured Wikimedian for April month -*
Arnab Dutta
<https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80:Jonoikobangali>
is one of the most profilic and energetic Bengali Wikimedians from India.
He has been editing since April 2008 and has over 34,000 edits till date.
He has created more than 1400 articles on a wide range of subjects
including Hinduism, Buddhism and West Bengal. Arnab says his first article,
a Bengali literature piece was copied from his class notes but later went
on to become a Featured Article.
Arnab was selected as one of the noteworthy contributors at the Wiki
Conference India 2011 and was also honored as part of the Wikipedia 10
celebrations. Arnab urges budding Wikipedians to stop chasing fame as
sincerity and hard work will automatically make one famous and respected.
*Featured Wikimedian for May month -*
Tulsi Bhagat
<https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE:Tulsi_Bhagat>
is a 15 year old Maithili and Nepali Wikimedian hailing from Rajbiraj,
Nepal. Having started contributing to Wikipedia in 2014 due to an outreach
program conducted by Biplab Anand & Bijay Chaurasia, Bhagat is now the
youngest and most prolific Wikimedian from Nepal with over 34,000 edits
spread across many projects.
He serves as an administrator in the Maithili and Nepali Wikipedias. Bhagat
says he loves contributing to his mother tongue Maithili where he has
authored more than 500 articles. In addition to this, he is a keen
vandalism fighter.
You can find the full excerpt on the home page of WMIN (
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Home).
*News*
- Net neutrality is complicated: Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/52507476.cms?utm_source=con…
- Spread awareness through Malayalam Wikipedia: Gadgil
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Spread-awareness…
- Sahapedia wants to be the Wikipedia for Indian culture
http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/sahapedia-wants-to…
*Blog*
- E-Books and Wikipedia Are All the Rage in This Rural School in Bihar,
Thanks to This Graduate
http://www.thebetterindia.com/55782/digital-literacy-rural-bihar-sai-prasan…
*WMIN Blog*
- Equipment Lending and Community Support: How it retained long-term users
from declining activity
http://blog.wikimedia.in/2016/05/17/equipment-lending-and-community-support…
In the Media
1.
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Wikimedia-art-database-breaks-copyright-law-Swedish-court/articleshow/51698369.cms>"Wikimedia
art database breaks copyright law: Swedish court"
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Wikimedia-art-database-breaks-copyright-law-Swedish-court/articleshow/51698369.cms>
. *The Times of India*. 5 April 2016.
2. Caitlin Dewey (7 April 2016). "What Happens When A Convicted
Murderer Edits Wikipedia"
<http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/what-happens-when-a-convicted-murderer-edits-wikipedia-1339633>
. *NDTV*.
3. "Traffic to Wikipedia terrorism entries plunged after Edward
Snowdenrevelations: New study"
<http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-traffic-to-wikipedia-terrorism-entries-plunged-after-snowden-revelations-study-finds-2206644>
. *DNA*. 27 April 2016.
4.
<http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-wikipedia-gap-finder-filling-in-the-language-holes-2207264>"Wikipedia
Gap Finder: filling in the language holes"
<http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-wikipedia-gap-finder-filling-in-the-language-holes-2207264>
. *DNA*. 28 April 2016.
5. "MRA attack: You won’t believe what’s on the Wikipedia page
onGender Discrimination in India"
<http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mra-attack-you-wont-believe-whats-wikipedia-page-gender-discrimination-india-41621>
. *The News Minute*. 15 April 2016
Regards,
Priyanka Tiwari
