Hoi,

Actually this discussion was firmly outside of any other consideration. It had nothing to do with CIS nor the Indian chapter. Having to say this, says something as well.

Apparently there "must" be a relation of everyone between either CIS or the Indian chapter. I am a Wikimedian, I am most active in Wikidata and I cooperate happily with anyone who is happy to do his or her part.

As to Indian calendars, I have added a substantial amount of data in Wikidata related to this subject [1]. This was the reason why I was included in the conversation in the first place.

I have added a lot of data about many subjects related to India. It is there for whoever wants it. I do not care if they align themselves with whatever organisations, I do not care where they are from, I do not care what language they use. What I do care for is that the data is available and is fit for sharing in a comprehensible manner.

Thanks,

GerardM

[1] http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.nl/2014/01/wikidata-it-is-all-in-perspective.html

On 21 September 2014 18:33, Hari Prasad Nadig <hpnadig@gmail.com> wrote:

On 21 September 2014 21:55, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen@gmail.com> wrote:
Hoi,
At Wikimania in London I discussed how nice it would be to include all the Indian calendars and by implication all the festivals past present and future. From it I understand that there is no universal knowledge of such calendars and festivals.

One of the things that I gleaned from the conversation is that this is rather complicated, certainly a lot of work and it needs involvement from people who care about this subject. When such a project is adopted by people from India, we have this data available and we are more likely not to find such planning issues.

Exactly. Says a lot about the project's adoption, doesn't it?

And other than CIS and the Chapter, none were consulted about the dates. That says a bit more as well.

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