Unfortunately following project proposals suggested for proposed wikimedia india chapter are still not taken up for discussion,I am copy pasting them from meta Wikimedia India/projects page, Can we begin a discussion what needto be real priorities and how many of uscan support the given cause actively. ==Proposals== * Promoting study and usage of [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Fair_use]] knowledge and information about Indian copy right regime,arranging unconference of supportive legal fraternity. * promoting usage of free transiliteration schemes for Indian Languages among Indian Internet users by arranging unconference with Network Engineers in India and arranging call center's telephonic and field support in this respect. * Indegenisation of IPA transliteration making technically advance and Indian languages friendly,with audio recording support to all wiktionaries for availability of free audio content. * PDF and transformation of content and promoting among other medias like print ,radio,TV etc for republishing at resonable cost for the benefit of masses *Promoting Generation of common free India centric photographic resources * promoting usage programming analysis and development of free wiki software, also training and promoting advance tools like BOTs among Indian wikipedians. * Arranging India centric [[:en:cartography]] support wherever necessary *Supporting and promoting local language wikipedias which still have not picked up adequate membership specialy like Odissa language wikipedia and Assamese Language Wikipedia
* Using Wikipedia in Indian schools: School projects * Promoting Wikipedia assignments in universities and colleges: The Indian languages will benefit greatly if college and university students start contributing. * Work on articles on local history and other local topics that are not covered by mainstream encyclopedias (e.g. [[en:Jhumri Tilaiya|Jhumri Tilaiya]]) * Get images related to Indian articles * Get Government of India agencies and departments to license their images/content under a free license (like NASA does) * Work on stable version (CDs) of Indian languages, or articles related to India * [[Promoting the South Asian languages projects]] * General promotion of free culture in India
==See Also== *[[Project India centric Localisation of IPA]]
[[Category:Wikimedia India]]
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Lots of good ideas. I support this initiative.
Regards Arjun
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 9:27 PM, Mahitgar from Marathi Wikipedia < mahitgar@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
Unfortunately following project proposals suggested for proposed wikimedia india chapter are still not taken up for discussion,I am copy pasting them from meta Wikimedia India/projects page, Can we begin a discussion what needto be real priorities and how many of uscan support the given cause actively. ==Proposals==
- Promoting study and usage of [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Fair_use]]
knowledge and information about Indian copy right regime,arranging unconference of supportive legal fraternity.
- promoting usage of free transiliteration schemes for Indian Languages
among Indian Internet users by arranging unconference with Network Engineers in India and arranging call center's telephonic and field support in this respect.
- Indegenisation of IPA transliteration making technically advance and
Indian languages friendly,with audio recording support to all wiktionaries for availability of free audio content.
- PDF and transformation of content and promoting among other medias like
print ,radio,TV etc for republishing at resonable cost for the benefit of masses *Promoting Generation of common free India centric photographic resources
- promoting usage programming analysis and development of free wiki
software, also training and promoting advance tools like BOTs among Indian wikipedians.
- Arranging India centric [[:en:cartography]] support wherever necessary
*Supporting and promoting local language wikipedias which still have not picked up adequate membership specialy like Odissa language wikipedia and Assamese Language Wikipedia
- Using Wikipedia in Indian schools: School projects
- Promoting Wikipedia assignments in universities and colleges: The Indian
languages will benefit greatly if college and university students start contributing.
- Work on articles on local history and other local topics that are not
covered by mainstream encyclopedias (e.g. [[en:Jhumri Tilaiya|Jhumri Tilaiya]])
- Get images related to Indian articles
- Get Government of India agencies and departments to license their
images/content under a free license (like NASA does)
- Work on stable version (CDs) of Indian languages, or articles related to
India
- [[Promoting the South Asian languages projects]]
- General promotion of free culture in India
==See Also== *[[Project India centric Localisation of IPA]]
[[Category:Wikimedia India]]
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Dear Indic Wikipedians
I have updated Wikimedia India/languages page and request further contribution from all of us,so as we can reach out to Indic wikipedians who are not aware of or not part of this mailing list yet. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_India/languages#Common_Templates_ab...
Thanks and regards
Mahitgar
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I was visiting Wikimedia Commons and observed that some one has worked on for a logo for Wikimedia India Chapter but that image is included in some other map related image.I did try to search for independent image but failed to locate.Can some one help in locating it and post at Meta page of Wikimedia India
Thanks and Regards Mahitgar
--- रवि, 6/7/08 को, arjuna rao chavala arjunaraoc@googlemail.com ने लिखा:
द्वारा: arjuna rao chavala arjunaraoc@googlemail.com विषय: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Proposals for Wikimedia India/projects To: mahitgar@yahoo.co.in, wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org दिनांक: रविवार, 6 जुलाई, 2008, 10:45 PM Lots of good ideas. I support this initiative.
Regards Arjun
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 9:27 PM, Mahitgar from Marathi Wikipedia < mahitgar@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
Unfortunately following project proposals suggested
for proposed wikimedia
india chapter are still not taken up for discussion,I
am copy pasting them
from meta Wikimedia India/projects page, Can we
begin a discussion what
needto be real priorities and how many of uscan
support the given cause
actively. ==Proposals==
- Promoting study and usage of
[[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Fair_use]]
knowledge and information about Indian copy right
regime,arranging
unconference of supportive legal fraternity.
- promoting usage of free transiliteration schemes for
Indian Languages
among Indian Internet users by arranging unconference
with Network Engineers
in India and arranging call center's telephonic
and field support in this
respect.
- Indegenisation of IPA transliteration making
technically advance and
Indian languages friendly,with audio recording support
to all wiktionaries
for availability of free audio content.
- PDF and transformation of content and promoting
among other medias like
print ,radio,TV etc for republishing at resonable cost
for the benefit of
masses *Promoting Generation of common free India centric
photographic resources
- promoting usage programming analysis and development
of free wiki
software, also training and promoting advance tools
like BOTs among Indian
wikipedians.
- Arranging India centric [[:en:cartography]] support
wherever necessary
*Supporting and promoting local language wikipedias
which still have not
picked up adequate membership specialy like Odissa
language wikipedia and
Assamese Language Wikipedia
- Using Wikipedia in Indian schools: School projects
- Promoting Wikipedia assignments in universities and
colleges: The Indian
languages will benefit greatly if college and
university students start
contributing.
- Work on articles on local history and other local
topics that are not
covered by mainstream encyclopedias (e.g. [[en:Jhumri
Tilaiya|Jhumri
Tilaiya]])
- Get images related to Indian articles
- Get Government of India agencies and departments to
license their
images/content under a free license (like NASA does)
- Work on stable version (CDs) of Indian languages, or
articles related to
India
- [[Promoting the South Asian languages projects]]
- General promotion of free culture in India
==See Also== *[[Project India centric Localisation of IPA]]
[[Category:Wikimedia India]]
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