On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Srikanth Lakshmanan
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srik.lak@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
> Tamil Wiki Community is currently organizing a 3 month long media
> contest[1][2] with the aim of increasing media files related to Tamil /
> Tamilians / Tamil culture to be used in Tamil Wiki Projects and
> encouraging non-text contributions from users who could contribute easily
> through pictures, sounds, videos. Total prize money of 850 USD is up for
> grabs. As such within a week of starting the contest, we have got over 350
> images from participants in India and Srilanka. Apart from images which can
> be used on Wikipedia pages, pronunciation files are also being uploaded to
> be used in Wiktionary. Arrangements are on to get it widely publicized on
> print / radio / television media across places with Tamil population.
> Facebook[3] is also helping a lot in getting traction. Spread out the word,
> also do participate!
> [1]
http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contest/en
> [2]
http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contest
> [3]
http://www.facebook.com/tawmc
> --
> Regards
> Srikanth.L
>