New subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter - February 2016 Monthly Report

13 Mar 2016


      Greetings from Wikimedia India!
Wikimedia India would like to share the monthly report of February 2016.
Looking forward for your valuable feedback.
*News and Events*
1)  Recognition of Maithili Wikimedians User Group (
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Maithili_User_Group/)
Quick Introduction -
*Maithili* is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal and northern India by
34.7 million people as of 2000, of which 2.8 million were resident in
Nepal. It is written in the Devanagari script. It is recognized as one of
the largest languages in India and is the second most widely used language
in Nepal.
Maithili Wikimedians User Group is a group of Wikimedians who work on
various wiki projects related to Maithili language. Their mission is to
support Maithili Wikimedians in their Wikimedia-related endeavors and to
partner with local organizations in their use of Wikimedia projects. For
more details, please visit -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maithili_Wikimedians_User_Group
2)  Meeting between Yohann Thomas (WMIN) & Gaurav Jhammat in Chandigarh on
planning of WCI 2016 (7th February 2016)
Here are the key discussion points summarized -
a.   Creation of new email for Organizers of WCI-
wikiconferenceindia@wikimedia.in
b.  Discussions on possibility of hiring event manager to ease work load on
Organizers.
c.   Discussions on Schedule of the event & possible timeline to the event.
d.  Team creation & management of the event.
e.   The meeting ended on a positive note with WMIN promising to support
the event wholeheartedly till the end.
3) IRC for planning of WCI 2016 to be held in Chandigarh (25th and 27th
February 2016)
Venue currently decided is CGC, Landran (Mohali). For more details, please
visit -
http://bots.wmflabs.org/~wm-bot/logs/%23wikiconferenceindia/
4)   Wikimedia India Executive Member Noopur Raval resigned with the
following reason provided -
*I have been caught up in other professional duties and the time difference
makes it impossible for me to stay up*
5)  Wikimedia Foundation Stewards elections concluded on 28 February with
two users getting elected – Masti
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Masti and NahidSultan
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NahidSultan.
6)  Team Roles for WikiConference India 2016 opens up. Please sign up here (
https://goo.gl/6zxGTe)
7)  WMIN interns Rudra Pratap Sinha and Srikar Kashyap take charge
effective 1 February.
*In the Media... *
1."Wikipedia starts working on Google-like search engine project worth $2.5
million"
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tech/wikipedia-starts-working-on-google-like-search-engine-project-worth-2-5-million-1203347.html.
*IBN Live*. 15 February 2016.
2.*Rob Price *(26 February 2016). "The executive director of the
organisation behind Wikipedia just resigned"
http://www.businessinsider.in/The-executive-director-of-the-organisation-behind-Wikipedia-just-resigned/articleshow/51155951.cms.
*Business Insider India*
3.*Anshuman U Shastry* (17 February 2016). "7 Lakh Users Keep Kannada Wiki
Going"
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/7-Lakh-Users-Keep-Kannada-Wiki-Going/2016/02/17/article3280848.ece.
*The* *New Indian Expressz*
4.TOI Tech (9 February 2016). "IAMAI suggests ways to spread internet
across India"
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/IAMAI-suggests-ways-to-spread-internet-across-India/articleshow/50914401.cms.
*The Times of India*
5."India blocks Zuckerberg's free net app"
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35522899.* BBC*. 8 February 2016
6.*Madhav Gadgil *(6 February 2016). "Why aren’t Indians using Wikipedia to
hold the government to account?"
http://scroll.in/article/801302/why-arent-indians-using-wikipedia-to-hold-their-government-to-account*.
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This report is also available at:
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Reports/Feb_2016
Regards,
Priyanka Tiwari