hi,
We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of building the community using these resources.
Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media, with social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but more hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having more coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having more people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will support the community.
warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas
Pradeep has come up with a wonderful idea. We do need networking and expertise in every field possible.
I see this need not just in the activities he mentions but for the very basic task of editing too. Every one has faced the problems while editing on Indian topics. We lack images - try finding out of copyright images of India's contemporary painters and their works? Reliable sources are difficult to find. How many of us have access across a pay-wall or into a database? How many of us can find someone to make a diagram, a recording, a spoken version?
On many occasions these skills/items/opportunities may be available, not in our city but elsewhere. We need networking and effort to get resources which we can use.
So I feel that Pradeep's ideas can best be brought into fruition by pooling our knowledge, skills, resources, effort together. We need a kind of Cooperation Central for Indian Wikipedians where we can ask for help and get it. We need to list our expertise in the field of knowledge - if I'm an expert on the military, there must be a way for you to find me and ask for help and advice on military matters . If I hold a whole collection of books, I do by the way - there must be some way for you to know what I hold so that you can ask me about it. If I have a useful skill, eg in making diagrams, ability to provide references or to guide anyone in GAN, FAR or DYK, you must be able to find me and ask.
The challenge is how to make all this a reality. For that we will surely need to overcome the latent inertia which characterises us Indians in so many ways. And we can only do that by being more bold, more helpful, more cooperative, one edit at a time.
Warm regards,
Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Pradeep Mohandas < pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com> wrote:
hi,
We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of building the community using these resources.
Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media, with social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but more hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having more coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having more people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will support the community.
warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas
-- Pradeep Mohandas How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
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Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India, organically.
On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com wrote:
hi,
We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of building the community using these resources.
Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media, with social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but more hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having more coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having more people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will support the community.
warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas
-- Pradeep Mohandas How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect ourselves.
We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own home islands!
Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic Wikipedias, we have a lot that can be shared together.
Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and means are mostly same.
[Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*) is automatically a subset of (in.wiki*)]
So,
let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically and collectively.
Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a tool, we at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google Buzz/Plus/ Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate content and quality of ml.wiki*.
(As an example, see this spreadsheet (Geodesic Coords for ml.wikipedia)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AkzufXP7aCjEdGxvdmw5U2VwTThiUFVLZjVVWVY0dUE&output=html, It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same data can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If only we had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and wider!!!!!!)
*What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship circles (Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems, solutions and ideas)?*
Viswam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India, organically.
On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com wrote:
hi,
We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of building the community using these resources.
Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media,
with
social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but
more
hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having more coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having
more
people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will support the community.
warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas
-- Pradeep Mohandas How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
-- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
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Why are we discussing it on different threads and not doing it then! :) Let's have a press team and let's have a newsletter for the internal communication purpose!
2011/12/13 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) viswaprabha@gmail.com
I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect ourselves.
We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own home islands!
Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic Wikipedias, we have a lot that can be shared together.
Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and means are mostly same.
[Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*) is automatically a subset of (in.wiki*)]
So,
let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically and collectively.
Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a tool, we at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google Buzz/Plus/ Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate content and quality of ml.wiki*.
(As an example, see this spreadsheet (Geodesic Coords for ml.wikipedia)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AkzufXP7aCjEdGxvdmw5U2VwTThiUFVLZjVVWVY0dUE&output=html, It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same data can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If only we had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and wider!!!!!!)
*What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship circles (Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems, solutions and ideas)?*
Viswam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India, organically.
On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com wrote:
hi,
We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of building the community using these resources.
Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media,
with
social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but
more
hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having
more
coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having
more
people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will support the community.
warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas
-- Pradeep Mohandas How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
-- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
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hi Noopur,
We already have Wikipatrika. Would any student be interested on working on it to help Tinu?
Pradeep Handheld
On 13/12/2011, Noopur noopur.raval@gmail.com wrote:
Why are we discussing it on different threads and not doing it then! :) Let's have a press team and let's have a newsletter for the internal communication purpose!
2011/12/13 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) viswaprabha@gmail.com
I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect ourselves.
We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own home islands!
Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic Wikipedias, we have a lot that can be shared together.
Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and means are mostly same.
[Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*) is automatically a subset of (in.wiki*)]
So,
let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically and collectively.
Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a tool, we at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google Buzz/Plus/ Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate content and quality of ml.wiki*.
(As an example, see this spreadsheet (Geodesic Coords for ml.wikipedia)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AkzufXP7aCjEdGxvdmw5U2VwTThiUFVLZjVVWVY0dUE&output=html, It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same data can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If only we had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and wider!!!!!!)
*What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship circles (Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems, solutions and ideas)?*
Viswam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India, organically.
On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com wrote:
hi,
We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of building the community using these resources.
Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media,
with
social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but
more
hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having
more
coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having
more
people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will support the community.
warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas
-- Pradeep Mohandas How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
-- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
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*raises hand* ME! :) And, I spoke to Srikeit a couple of days ago. He has fine pagemaking and presentation skills. We could collaborate and do our bits.
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Pradeep Mohandas < pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com> wrote:
hi Noopur,
We already have Wikipatrika. Would any student be interested on working on it to help Tinu?
Pradeep Handheld
On 13/12/2011, Noopur noopur.raval@gmail.com wrote:
Why are we discussing it on different threads and not doing it then! :) Let's have a press team and let's have a newsletter for the internal communication purpose!
2011/12/13 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) viswaprabha@gmail.com
I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect ourselves.
We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own home islands!
Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic
Wikipedias,
we have a lot that can be shared together.
Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and means are mostly same.
[Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*) is automatically a subset of (in.wiki*)]
So,
let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically and collectively.
Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a tool,
we
at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google
Buzz/Plus/
Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate content and quality of ml.wiki*.
(As an example, see this spreadsheet (Geodesic Coords for ml.wikipedia)<
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0Akzuf...
,
It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same data can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If only we had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and wider!!!!!!)
*What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship circles (Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems, solutions and ideas)?*
Viswam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India, organically.
On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com wrote:
hi,
We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of building the community using these resources.
Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media,
with
social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area,
but
more
hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having
more
coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having
more
people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each
city
through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that
we
must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that
will
support the community.
warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas
-- Pradeep Mohandas How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
-- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
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Great jpsh, Noopur. Just for that you get a COOKIE! I second Noopur taking over responsibilities for WikiPatrika and help relieve Tinu from a huge responsibility.
Warm regards,
Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Noopur noopur.raval@gmail.com wrote:
*raises hand* ME! :) And, I spoke to Srikeit a couple of days ago. He has fine pagemaking and presentation skills. We could collaborate and do our bits.
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Pradeep Mohandas < pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com> wrote:
hi Noopur,
We already have Wikipatrika. Would any student be interested on working on it to help Tinu?
Pradeep Handheld
On 13/12/2011, Noopur noopur.raval@gmail.com wrote:
Why are we discussing it on different threads and not doing it then! :) Let's have a press team and let's have a newsletter for the internal communication purpose!
2011/12/13 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) viswaprabha@gmail.com
I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect ourselves.
We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own home islands!
Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic
Wikipedias,
we have a lot that can be shared together.
Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and means are mostly same.
[Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*) is automatically a subset of (in.wiki*)]
So,
let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically
and
collectively.
Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a
tool, we
at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google
Buzz/Plus/
Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate content and quality of ml.wiki*.
(As an example, see this spreadsheet (Geodesic Coords for ml.wikipedia)<
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0Akzuf...
,
It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same
data
can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If
only
we had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and wider!!!!!!)
*What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship circles (Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems, solutions and ideas)?*
Viswam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India, organically.
On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com wrote:
hi,
We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with
various
things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are
capable
of building the community using these resources.
Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the
media,
with
social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area,
but
more
hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having
more
coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects,
having
more
people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each
city
through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is
that we
must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that
will
support the community.
warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas
-- Pradeep Mohandas How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
-- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
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Prad, this isn't what we spoke about last night. What we spoke about was setting up a network of helpers, volunteers, supporters, etc. so that we can have more outreach programs thru a mutually beneficial system. Or I understood you wrongly.
On 12/13/11, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com wrote:
hi Noopur,
We already have Wikipatrika. Would any student be interested on working on it to help Tinu?
Pradeep Handheld
On 13/12/2011, Noopur noopur.raval@gmail.com wrote:
Why are we discussing it on different threads and not doing it then! :) Let's have a press team and let's have a newsletter for the internal communication purpose!
2011/12/13 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) viswaprabha@gmail.com
I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect ourselves.
We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own home islands!
Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic Wikipedias, we have a lot that can be shared together.
Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and means are mostly same.
[Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*) is automatically a subset of (in.wiki*)]
So,
let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically and collectively.
Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a tool, we at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google Buzz/Plus/ Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate content and quality of ml.wiki*.
(As an example, see this spreadsheet (Geodesic Coords for ml.wikipedia)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AkzufXP7aCjEdGxvdmw5U2VwTThiUFVLZjVVWVY0dUE&output=html, It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same data can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If only we had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and wider!!!!!!)
*What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship circles (Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems, solutions and ideas)?*
Viswam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India, organically.
On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com wrote:
hi,
We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of building the community using these resources.
Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media,
with
social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but
more
hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having
more
coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having
more
people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will support the community.
warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas
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agreed. I was just responding to Noopur's specific question.
I did mean an environment that enables Wikipedian activity, by my email.
Pradeep Handheld
On 13/12/2011, Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote:
Prad, this isn't what we spoke about last night. What we spoke about was setting up a network of helpers, volunteers, supporters, etc. so that we can have more outreach programs thru a mutually beneficial system. Or I understood you wrongly.
On 12/13/11, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com wrote:
hi Noopur,
We already have Wikipatrika. Would any student be interested on working on it to help Tinu?
Pradeep Handheld
On 13/12/2011, Noopur noopur.raval@gmail.com wrote:
Why are we discussing it on different threads and not doing it then! :) Let's have a press team and let's have a newsletter for the internal communication purpose!
2011/12/13 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) viswaprabha@gmail.com
I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect ourselves.
We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own home islands!
Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic Wikipedias, we have a lot that can be shared together.
Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and means are mostly same.
[Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*) is automatically a subset of (in.wiki*)]
So,
let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically and collectively.
Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a tool, we at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google Buzz/Plus/ Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate content and quality of ml.wiki*.
(As an example, see this spreadsheet (Geodesic Coords for ml.wikipedia)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AkzufXP7aCjEdGxvdmw5U2VwTThiUFVLZjVVWVY0dUE&output=html, It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same data can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If only we had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and wider!!!!!!)
*What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship circles (Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems, solutions and ideas)?*
Viswam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India, organically.
On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com wrote:
hi,
We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of building the community using these resources.
Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media,
with
social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but
more
hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having
more
coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having
more
people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will support the community.
warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas
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-- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
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