Ran into Sangria (see here <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramune>) in
supermarket recently. took me back into yesteryears where the hand spinning
wooden box machine for bottle sealing, dark green gotti sodakkuppi and the
finger pops were the norm. We dont have an article/pictures on our long lost
tradition, do we? I picked up one for the long lost memories, and will try
to add a few photos when I open it. Can some one see if we can find the old
green bottles for the sake of history?
Thanks.
Regards,
Jyothis.
മീഡിയവിക്കിയുടെ ഡെവലപ്മെന്റില്‍ സഹകരിക്കാന്‍ താത്പര്യമുള്ളവരുടെ
ശ്രദ്ധക്ക്.. എളുപ്പം പരിഹരിക്കാവുന്ന ചില ബഗ്ഗുകളുടെ പട്ടിക തയ്യാറാക്കി ഒരു
മീറ്റിങ്ങ് താഴെകൊടുത്തിരിക്കുന്ന മെയില്‍ പ്രകാരം വിക്കിമീഡിയയുടെ ഐ.ആര്‍.സി
ചാനലില്‍ നടത്തുന്നു. മീഡിയവിക്കിയെ സാങ്കേതികമായി കൂടുതല്‍
പരിചയപ്പെടുന്നതിനും, അതിന്റെ വികസനത്തില്‍ പങ്കാളിയാവാനും ഈ മീറ്റിങ്ങുകള്‍
വഴി സാധിക്കും. താത്പര്യമുള്ളവര്‍ താഴെക്കൊടുത്തിരിക്കുന്ന മെയില്‍
വായിക്കുക.
-Santhosh
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Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Internationalisation bug triage -- newbie devs
wanted!
From: "Siebrand Mazeland" <s.mazeland(a)xs4all.nl>
Date: Tue, September 13, 2011 1:51 pm
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What: internationalisation triage bug triage
When: Wednesday, September 14, 13:00UTC
Time zone conversion: http://hexm.de/73
Where: #wikimedia-dev on freenode
Use http://webchat.freenode.net/ if you don't have an IRC
client
As Mark Hershberger is busy preparing the MediaWiki 1.18 release,
Niklas and I spent time yesterday to prepare an i18n triage for
Wednesday. The following bugs will be discussed. I would specifically
call for any newbie developers to come to this triage because we have
selected a bunch of relatively easy issues you may be able to help
with to familiarize yourself with the MediaWiki localistion code and
submit a patch for.
Please forward this e-mail to anyone who may be interested.
The triage will have two sections.
== Message documentation and message related coding ==
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16026 --
MediaWiki:Revision-info should accept wikimarkup
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16111 --
MediaWiki:Cascadeprotected and MediaWiki:Cascadedprotectedwarning should
take the same parameters
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16175 -- Clean up the
rendering of messages displayed at the top of the edit window
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17148 -- The warning about
editing a semi-protected page can display an irrelevant edit summary
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17865 -- Mismatched input
syntax for Cite error messages
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28557 -- Message
documentation for Extension:AddMediaWizard needed
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25608 --
MediaWiki:Fundraiserstats-tab-ytd should not contain (USD)
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29357 -- CategoryTree
should have built-in localizable support for pretty Categorytree-member-num
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29927 -- CentralAuth using
wrong Language on Special:MergeAccount
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30729 -- Not all numbers
are localised in AbuseFilter
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29170 -- [[MediaWiki:Enotif
body]] needs GENDER support
== Harder issues and discussion ==
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28428 -- Allow saving pages
with LRM and RLM in titles, showing a warning and requiring a user right
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28411 -- titles of articles
with LTR titles in RTL wikis may be displayed incorrectly in categories
and special pages
Discusion: Should we implement proper i18n support for named message
parameters? Niklas will introduce this topic.
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30182 -- Untranslated
gadget descriptions have incorrect directionality in RTL user languages
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30238 -- Create method to
get directionality of message including the fallback tree
Discussion: Our i18n system loses language information in the process.
Should this be resolved? Niklas will introduce this topic.
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28021 -- Migrate
translation projects at Meta to the Translate extension -- basically this
issue is about getting the extension reviewed before it can be installed.
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15308 -- Review Babel
extension for deployment on Wikimedia Wikis
I hope to see many of you there!
Cheers!
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Wikimedia Foundation
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Begin forwarded message:
> From: Hisham Mundol <hmundol(a)wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Press Coverage: Request for Voices & Faces!
> Date: September 12, 2011 3:38:04 PM GMT+05:30
> To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Cc: CherianTinu Abraham <tinucherian(a)gmail.com>, Moka Pantages <mpantages(a)wikimedia.org>
>
> Hi Folks
>
> In the last couple of days, we've had a couple of really insightful, well-written articles on Wikipedia and you, the community.
> http://www.timescrest.com/life/you-cant-copypaste-this-homework-6226
>
> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110911/jsp/7days/story_14492284.jsp
>
> I want to acknowledge the behind-the-scenes work of Tinu and Moka. (Most of you know Tinu - who's a community member based out of Bangalore. For those of you who don't know, Moka handles Global Communications for the Wikimedia Foundation.) They have worked on making sure that we convey the right messages as well as making the articles as inclusive of as many community members as possible - by covering the stories of as wide a range of editors as possible. The result of their work is the high-quality articles I've referenced above.
>
> We will continue to get requests from the press and I'd love to have them tell the tales of an even larger and more varied group of community members. It'll help to convey the diversity and magic of the community. Can I request you let Tinu and I know (offlist please) if you are willing to be interviewed by journalists in future? Every one of your stories will add emotion to an article - no matter how simple or otherwise your story is.
>
> Also, a practical issue that we are facing is that we don't have enough print-quality images of community meet ups. Can you please add as many high-resolution images of as many community meet ups, outreach events, etc. as you can to Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) so that the press can access it more easily - and they can celebrate the human face of Wikipedia in newspapers and magazines?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> hisham
>
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110911/jsp/7days/story_14492284.jsp
"Seventy-three-year old G. Balachandran from Paravur, Kerala, has a
different story to tell. Paralysed for nearly two decades, this retired
junior commissioned officer of the Indian Army got a new lease of life,
thanks to Wikipedia. When his son presented him with a laptop, Balachandran
started contributing to Wikipedia in Malayalam. “Wikipedia not only helped
me rediscover myself, but also gave me the strength to fight my condition,”
says Balachandran, who has contributed nearly 100 articles to the Malayalam
Wikipedia since 2008 and has more than 2,000 edits to his credit."
"Malayalam and Bengali are two other Indian languages that have been
witnessing some active contributions in recent times."
അപ്പു നെടുങ്ങാടിയുടെ കുന്ദലത (നോവല്‍, 1887) മുഴുവനായി വിക്കിഗ്രന്ഥശാലയില്‍
വായിക്കാം. കേരളവർമ്മ, ഭാഷാചരിത്രകാരനായ പി. ഗോവിന്ദപ്പിള്ള, മൂർക്കോത്ത്
കുമാരൻ, എം.പി. പോൾ, ഉള്ളൂർ തുടങ്ങിയവർ മലയാളത്തിലെ ആദ്യത്തെ നോവലായാണ്
കുന്ദലതയെ പരിഗണിക്കുന്നത്. 120 തോളം പേജുള്ള ഈ അമൂല്യ പുസ്തകം ഡിജിറ്റൈസ്
ചെയ്തത് നിര്‍മ്മല ഹൈസ്കൂള്‍ കബനിഗിരി സ്കൂളിലെ 25 ഓളം വിദ്യാര്‍ഥികളാണ്.
നയന ജോർജ്, ക്രിസ്റ്റി ജോയി, ജിത്ത്യ സതീ‍ഷ്, മിനു ചന്ദ്രൻ, ലിറ്റി മോൾ ജോർജ്,
ശീതൾ റോസ് മാത്യു, ആഗിൻ മരിയ ജോൺസൺ, അമൃത ജയൻ, ഡാലിയ കുരിയൻ, ശ്രുതി റ്റി. എസ്,
അരുണിമ അലക്ക്സ്, ജോസ്ന ടോമി, എയ്ഞ്ചൽ അന്റണി, ആതിര എം.എസ്, ജാസ്മിൻ ഐ. എം,
ആര്യ അനിൽ, സുധ കെ.പി, ജെസ്ന ജെയിസൺ, അർച്ചന ലക്ഷമണൻ, ഷാഫ്രൻ ജോസഫ്, അനു മോൾ,
സംഗീത കെ.എസ്, ആദിത്യാ രാജൻ, നീതു ബാബുരാജ്, ജെസ്ലിൻ സജി എന്നീ
വിദ്യാര്‍ഥികളാണ് ഈ പദ്ധതി വിജയ്പ്പിക്കാന്‍ ഉത്സാഹിച്ചത്. ഏകോപനം
നിര്‍വ്വഹിച്ചത് മധുമാസ്റ്ററാണ്.
കൂടുതല്‍<http://ml.wikisource.org/wiki/Talk:Kundalatha>
*എല്ലാ മലയാളികള്ക്കും പൊന്നോണസമ്മാനമായി ഇത് സമര്‍പ്പിക്കുന്നു.*
http://ml.wikisource.org/wiki/Kundalatha
Manoj.K/മനോജ്.കെ
മലയാളം വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ 20,000 ലേഖനങ്ങളായി. 2011 സെപ്റ്റംബർ 6-നു് സൃഷ്ടിച്ച
യാഥാർത്ഥ്യം<http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BC%…>എന്ന
ലേഖനമാണ് മലയാളം വിക്കിപീഡിയയിലെ 20,000 ആമത്തെ ലേഖനമായി
കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നത്.
ഈ നേട്ടത്തിനു പിന്നിൽ പ്രവർത്തിച്ച എല്ലാവർക്കും ഹാർദ്ദവമായ അഭിനന്ദങ്ങൾ.
ഒപ്പം ഓണത്തിനു മുൻപ് 20,000 ലേഖനങ്ങൾ എന്ന കടമ്പ കടക്കാൻ 'ധൃതി പിടിച്ച്'
സൃഷ്ടിച്ചവയാണ് പല ലേഖനങ്ങളും. ഇവയിൽ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങളും, ചിത്രങ്ങളും,
വർഗ്ഗങ്ങളും മറ്റും ചേർക്കേണ്ടതുണ്ട്. അതിനായി ഏവരുടെയും സഹകരണം
പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു.
അനൂപ്
Congratulations All Malayalam Wikipedians. What a wonderful way to celebrate Onam!
Malayalam Wikipedia is a shining example of building a community and driving quality of content. Now, it's leading the way in using social media to encourage participation and promote projects. Hats Off!
Happy Onam!
hisham
On Sep 7, 2011, at 11:22 AM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was waiting for one of the active Malayalam Wikipedia editors to announce it here .. with no such signs, let me do the privilege on their behalf. :)
>
> I am delighted to announce that Malayalam Wikipedia ( ml.wikipedia.org) crossed 20,000 articles 2 days back.
> Interestingly an article stub on "Reality" by Abhishek Jacob is the 20,000 th article to be created. The 15,000th article was born almost a year back in Nov 2010.
> Malayalam Wikipedia currently has 261 "active users", 17 admins and 4 b'crats.
> http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics
>
> There was a coordinated effort fby the Malayalam Wikipedians to organically reach the 20,000 article milestone before Onam and the target was achieved 4 days ahead of "Thiruvonam"
> Apart from the discussion pages, the ML Wikipedians used social media networking sites like Facebook groups ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/mlwiki/ ) and twitter extensively to coordinate and encourage this campaign.
> This will be also an interesting case study of Wikipedia discussions happening off-wiki and the use of networking sites to promote Wikipedia.
>
> Congratulations and best wishes to all the ML Wikipedians behind this achievement.
>
> Regards
> Tinu Cherian
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Nitika Tandon <ntandon(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:59 PM
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Want to Help Newbie Editor Students of the India
Education Program?: Inviting Online Ambassadors!
To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Greetings,
As many of you are aware, the Wikipedia India Education Program works with
teachers and students to encourage Wikipedia in the classroom. The basic
idea is that teachers ask their students to edit Wikipedia articles instead
of submitting traditional reports, assignments, etc. Students and teachers
are trained and supported and motivated by Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors -
who are volunteers. We currently have 1,000 students in the pilot we are
running in Pune; the response has been amazing!
There are huge challenges also. Most of the students have already been
taught the basics of Wikipedia by their Campus Ambassadors. However, they
need more help. The workload on Campus Ambassadors is already massive (as
there are hardly 20 Campus Ambassadors for 1,000 students). It is going to
keep increasing as more and more of the students start editing as we are now
in the 2nd half of their semesters - and therefore closer to the last dates
for their articles. We are already increasing Campus Ambassadors numbers by
15 in the next few days - but that still won't be enough.****
** **
We're separately building a team of passionate and helpful folks - with good
mentoring and teaching skills - to be Wikipedia Online Ambassadors. Online
Ambassadors will help these students by providing online support and
hand-holding so that the students can make high-quality contributions.
Online Ambassadors can be based anywhere in India (or indeed the world)
since their interaction with students will be over the internet.****
** **
I am reaching out to you to see whether you would be interested in helping
students and teachers and becoming a Wikipedia Online Ambassador.
We have two different Online Ambassador roles: Level 1 and Level 2.
• Level 1 is open to everyone - including people who have never edited
Wikipedia before - and will support students on really basic Wikipedia
questions. (They will be given specific training on this.)
• Level 2 is open to experienced Wikipedians and will support students on
more advanced Wikipedia questions.****
Both Level 1 and Level 2 roles will be provided orientation sessions.****
** **
Currently, all the students are working on English wikipedia. ****
** **
Passion for helping others and the ability to help newbies are the most
essential qualities for both levels. For more information about these roles
and what is expected of them, please see this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:India_Education_Program/Online_Ambas…
. The time commitment is 3-5 hours per week on average throughout the
semester (or academic term.)
I warmly invite and highly encourage you to apply to become a Wikipedia
Online Ambassador! To apply, please go to:
https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEdtdG…
-
by Monday, September 12th (earlier is better), and we will be in touch very
soon about next steps. If you have any questions, please do reach out to me
either on this mailing list or offlist.
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
Thank you so very much! I look forward to your application.
Sincerely,
Nitika Tandon
****
** **
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Cross-posting to reach pan-India
Thanks
Nitika
From: Nitika Tandon [mailto:ntandon@wikimedia.org]
Sent: 05 September 2011 16:40
To: 'wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org'
Subject: Update, Examples & Request: Wikipedia India Education Program
Hi Folks,
I thought I’ll share an update with you’ll on the Wikipedia India Education Program. It's running majorly in 2 colleges in Pune (Symbiosis School of Economics and College of Engineering Pune). We already have over 1000 students enrolled from just these 2 colleges. Most of these students have gone through one or more out of a total of 35 introductory, basic editing and refresher sessions conducted by Campus Ambassadors.
It’s good to see big numbers but I thought I’ll also share with you some articles that the students have been working on. It’s really inspiring to see their progress! J
User: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Abhilasha369> Abhilasha369 started a new article: Robinson Crusoe Economy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Crusoe_Economy>
User: basic.atari <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Basic.atari> is working on article Human capital <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_capital>
User: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/SaurabhKB> SaurabhKB is editing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organizing_list> Self-organizing list
User: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Aishani_Sharma> Aishani Sharma on Social preferences <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_preferences>
User: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Jinchurikidan> Jinchurikidan has been actively editing the article on Animation studio <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation_studio>
These is still some way to go on these articles but I think they are fantastic starts! The 5 users and articles above are just illustrative. You can also track progress of the entire program here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:INDIAEDU
Please do reach out to the students (not just the one's listed above) and offer help and encouragement. Please do help them out on their articles as well. While they have been trained, they're going to need a lot of support because they are almost entirely newbies. Please do also leave kind words for the Campus Ambassadors. They've been doing amazing work!
Thanks
Nitika Tandon