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Delayed mail
by gitartha bordoloi 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

I wonder why mailing list discussions are delivered to my email pretty late. eg- I can see a new thread here http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-as/2012-February/000046.html… still I don't find it in my inbox or spam folder. -- *~~ গীতাৰ্থ বৰদলৈ (Gitartha Bordoloi) *

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Adminship issues
by W Chaipau 06 Feb '12

06 Feb '12

Hi AS-Wikipedians, A few recent incidents have shaken our fledgling community like never before. Most of these involved questions on adminship, and the role admins play in a Wikipedia. Therefore, I take this opportunity to point out a few things. First, an admin is not an award or a position of power but a position of responsibility. But all it comes down to is this: an admin is a sweeper. Look at the English Wikipedia article ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators) and the first graphic. As an admin on Assamese Wikipedia I spend most of my time: making sure the Bengali ro has been replaced by the Assamese one and the pipes are replaced by a dari; checking links to articles marked for deletion (and deleting them); correcting mistakes in protected pages when Wikipedians points them out; listening to irate Wikipedians when things don't get fixed fast enough, etc. One might be forgiven if one thought being an admin was glamorous, but really it is more like a sweeper, a plumber, a firefighter etc rolled into one. Admins are at the community's beck and call to render service. And I must admit there is great pleasure in being able to do this. Second, we need to move forward on this. The community has to figure out how best to put the rancour behind and get back to blissful Wikipedia-ing (admins have the power to verbalise nouns in emails---with the permission of the community). We should discuss among ourselves what the powers of an admin should be by setting down a set of policies and procedures. We should also work towards implementing the necessary templates and categories to facilitate these. The place to do this is this: https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/ৱিকিপিডিয়া:ৰাইজৰ_চ'ৰা https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/ৱিকিপিডিয়া:ৰাইজৰ_চ'ৰা_(নীতি) While formulating policies we should follow the English Wikipedia examples as much as possible. We should strive for consensus rather than votes which are devisive. Please go through the section on expectations of adminship ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators#Expectations_of_admin…<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators>) which governs the behaviour of admins both within Wikipedia as well as outside. Please read the section on how to engage an admin and how to resolve conflicts. It is better to resolve conflicts quickly than to avoid them and letting them fester. What has happened is painful, yes. But I suspect they are nothing but growing pains. We have done great stuff in recent months, and we should continue doing it. -- Chaipau Wikipedia

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Requests for adminship
by W Chaipau 05 Feb '12

05 Feb '12

Prabhakar, please do not use the Requests for adminship to message me---use my talk page instead. On your talk page I have asked you to change the language of your proposal. -- Chaipau Wikipedia

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Requests for adminships
by W Chaipau 05 Feb '12

05 Feb '12

I have moved the proposal from Amlan's adminship to the rightful place: http://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship#Amlan_Basumat… Please vote there. -- Chaipau Wikipedia

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Minutes of the First Assamese Wikipedia Meetup Guwahati on 29/01/12
by JyotiPrakash Nath 04 Feb '12

04 Feb '12

Dear all Wikipedians, Here is the Minutes of the First Assamese Wikipedia Meetup Guwahati on 29/01/12 Venue: Conference hall, Computer Science Department, Guwahati University 1. Started at 2:30 Pm, welcome the Wikipedians by organizer Jyoti Prakash Nath 2. Facilitation to Mr. Shiju Alex and the HOD of the Computer Science Department Dr. (Mrs) Anjana Kakati Mahanta with the Assamese Gamosha by Mr. Buljit Borgohain and Mr. Gitartha Bordoloi respectively. 3. On request of Jyoti Prakash Nath Dr. (Mrs) Anjana Kakati Mahanta inaugurated the meeting. She said how she glad to know when she was asked by Mr. Shiju Alex for a place to a meeting of Assamese Wikipedia. She agreed to provide a Projector, a room, furnishers and Internet connection for the meeting. 4. Mr. Prabhakar Sharama Neog, a senior Wikipedian explains his feelings about the Assamese Wikipedia and shares some experience. 5. All the present peoples introduced themselves one by one. 6. Jyoti Prakash Nath explains how to open a new account on the Assamese Wikipedia to the new people that present on that day. One new member Mr. Amrit opens a new account on request for demonstration. 7. A slide show prepared by Mr. Bishnu Saikia was presented by another senior Wikipedian Mr. Gitartha Bordoloi where basically these points are described----- I. What is Wikipedia? II. What is Wiki? III. History of Wikipedia. IV. Indic Wikipedia. V. Present status of Assamese Wikipedia. VI. Sister Projects of Assamese Wikipedia. VII. Assamese Wikisource. VIII. Assamese Wiktionary. IX. Assamese Wikibooks. 8. Shiju Alex speaks about Wikimedia foundation and the Indic Wikipedia. 9. Mr. Amlan Basumatary explains the viewers how to create a page and how to write an article on Assamese Wikipedia. He also explains the Narayam keyboard that available on the website and how to activate it and how one can write Assamese script using the keyboard. 10. A question answer section was held where many new users and present reporters ask questions about Wikipedia. All the queries are answered by Mr. Gitarth Bordoloi, Mr. Prabhakar Sharma Neog, Mr.Shiju Alex and Mr. Amlan Basumatary. Meanwhile all the guests were served with tea and Assamese breakfast Tillpitha, Narikolor Ladu, Tilor Ladu, Sirar Ladu etc. 11. End of the meeting declared by Jyoti Prakash Nath. Regards JyotiPrakash Nath SSL-Guwahati +919864917706

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Latin vs Assamese numerals.
by W Chaipau 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Hi Wikipedians, I think in the past there was an effort to change the Latin numerals to Assamese one, and the effort kind of stalled. We are trying once more to change the Latin numerals to Assamese ones. Look here for the bug report: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34174 If you go down the list of comments you will see links to the Bengali Wikipedia, where this number change has been implemented. If there is a change in AS Wikipedia, templates and other special pages might get affected. So please do keep a look out. Also, I would encourage all to follow the bug report. -- Chaipau Wikipedia

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Minutes Tezpur Wikipedia Meet up Assam.
by Dipankar Chetia 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

2nd Assamese Wikipedia Meet Up [1] (1st Tezpur Wikipedia Meet Up) Venue: Seminar Hall, Computer Science Dept. Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam 1st February, 2011, 11 am ------------------------- * The Meet Up begun from 11.30 a.m., all the attendants (Wikipedians and Non Wikipedians) were welcomed by co-convenor Dipankar Chetia. * Wikimedia Consultant for Indic Initiatives Shiju Alex and CS Departmental Head of Tezpur University Utpal Sarma were felicitated by Phulam Gamosha, Xorudoya Japi and Xorai. * This was followed by the introduction session of all the attendants; it was observed that most of them are new to Wikipedia or to Assamese Unicode writing. There were almost 12 active and semi active (and non-active) were present in the Meet up. Total attendant were 78. * After that the Assamese Wikipedia FAQ booklets were distributed among the participants. * Then CS Departmental Head of Tezpur University Utpal Sarma gave a short lecture on Importance of Assamese writing over internet and expanding Assamese Wikipedia. * Then Dipankar Chetia presented a presentation on different Wikimedia projects and present scenario of Assamese Wikipedia. The presentation also provided a basic introduction of Assamese Wikipedia to the new people. The presentation was prepared by another co-convenor of the Meet up Bishnu Saikia. * This was followed by Shiju Alex's talk on different Indic language Wikipedias. He also presented a small Statistical ppt on Indic wikis. * In the small workshop session (for the new users) Bishnu Saikia helps the new users to find out how to add new topics to As. Wikipedia, how to modify an existing article and hot to use basic tools for formatting and article. * "Unicode Assamese writing and tool's for this purpose" such topics were then described by Pallab Pran Goswami (Editor of Assamese online Magazine Nila Chorai) to the participants. 10. Then from the other participants Dwijen Mahanta and editor of online magazine Pankaj Jyoti Mahanta also shares their thoughts regarding different aspects of Assamese Wikipedia. In the Meet Up it was decided that the active Wikipedians of this region will soon form a Wikipedia (voluntary) group and Shiju Alex also suggested that. They also decided to organise this type of Meet ups outside the University and College Campuses so that more and more common people can join such events. 11. Main session ended here with Tea and Snacks. 12. After the main session some interested participants learned about wiki templates and some other tools from Bishnu Saikia. Then it was finally concluded. -- Dipankar Chetia http://www.dipankarchetia.in [2] Links: ------ [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Assam/Tezpur [2] http://www.dipankarchetia.in

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Minutes of the Wikipedia Meetup at Tezpur University, Tezpur on 01-02-2011
by Bishnu Saikia 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

ৱিকিমিডিয়া ফাউণ্ডেশ্যনৰ অসমীয়া ৱিকি প্ৰকল্পৰ অধীনত অনুষ্ঠিত কৰা দ্বিতীয় অসমীয়া ৱিকিপিডিয়া সন্মিলনৰ মূহুৰ্তসমূহ (প্ৰথম বাৰ্ষিক তেজপুৰ ৱিকিপিডিয়া সন্মিলন) স্থান: তেজপুৰ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, তেজপুৰ, অসম, কম্পিউটাৰ বিভাগৰ সন্মিলন কক্ষ তাং : ১ ফেব্ৰুৱাৰী, ২০১১ সময়: ৰাতিপূৱা ১১.০০ বজা ------------------------------ 1. তেজপুৰ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ৰ পূৰ্বপৰিকল্পিত ৱিকিপেডিয়াৰ সন্মিলন তথা কৰ্মশালাখনি নিৰ্দ্ধাৰিত সময়তকৈ আধা ঘণ্টা পলমকৈ অনুষ্ঠিত হয় আৰু উপস্থিত দৰ্শকসকলক আদৰণী জনাই নিৰ্দিষ্ট আসনসমূহত বহিবলৈ দিয়া হয়। 2. সভাৰ আৰম্ভনীতেই ৱিকিপিডিয়ান তথা সন্মিলনখনৰ আহ্বায়ক শ্ৰী দিপাংকৰ চেতিয়াই সভাৰ উদ্দেশ্য বাখ্যা কৰি সভাৰ আৰম্ভনি কৰে। 3. দিপাংকৰ চেতিয়াৰ অনুৰোধমৰ্মে কম্পিউটাৰ বিভাগৰ মুৰব্বী মহাশয়ে উপস্থিত ৰাইজক সম্বোধন কৰে আৰু লগতে ৱিকিপিডিয়া সন্মিলনৰ আহ্বায়কসকলৰ প্ৰ্চেষ্ঠাৰ শলাগ লৈ ভৱিষ্যতলৈও এনে ধৰণৰ সন্মিলন অনুষ্ঠিত কৰাৰ ক্ষেত্ৰত গুৰুত্ব আৰুপ কৰে। 4. সভাত উপস্থিত সকলে নিজৰ নিজৰ চিনাকী দিয়ে। ইয়াৰে ভিতৰত অধিকাংশ উপস্থিত লোকেই নবাগত আছিল। 5. চিজু এলেক্সক জাপি, শৰাই আৰু গামোছাৰে সম্বৰ্ধনা জ্ঞাপন কৰা হয়। 6. কম্পিউটাৰ বিভাগৰ মুৰব্বী মহাশয়ক গামোছাৰে সম্বৰ্ধনা জ্ঞাপন । 7. উপস্থিত সকলো সদস্যৰ মাজত FAQ booklet বিতৰন কৰা হয়। 8. দিপাংকৰ চেতিয়াই উপস্থিত ৰাইজক অসমীয়া ৱিকিপিডিয়াৰ লগত চিনাকী কৰাই দিয়ে। ইয়াৰ পিছত ৱিকি প্ৰকল্প সমূহৰ আভাস আৰু লগতে শ্লাইড প্ৰদৰ্শন লগতে বিগত বছৰৰ ৱিকিমিডিয়া সন্মিলনৰ শ্লাইড প্ৰদৰ্শন কৰে। 9. বিশিষ্ট অতিথি, চিজু এলেক্সে উপস্থিত সকলক উদ্দেশ্য তেখেতৰ চমু বক্তৃতা প্ৰদান কৰে। তেখেতে চমুৱাই ইণ্ডিক ৱিকিসমূহৰ বিষয়ে কোৱাৰ লগতে ভাৰতীয় ৱিকিপিডিয়াবোৰৰ তথ্য সন্নিবিষ্ট এখন প্ৰেছেণ্টেশ্যন পদৰ্শন কৰে। 10. পৰৱৰ্তী সময়ত সন্মিলনখনৰ এজন আহ্বায়ক তথা ৱিকিপিডিয়াৰ সক্ৰিয় সদস্য শ্ৰী বিষ্ণু শইকীয়াই প্ৰথমে ৱিকিপিডিয়া থকা মূল প্ৰবন্ধৰ প্ৰকাৰসমূহ আৰু পাছত পঢ়ুৱৈৰ দ্বাৰা পূৰ্বলিখিত বিষয়বস্তুৰ সন্ধান আৰু নতুন প্ৰবন্ধ সৃষ্টি কৰাৰ উদাহৰণ আৰু অতি চমুৱাই ইয়াৰ সজ্জা সম্পৰ্কে এটা জনাবলৈ এটা প্ৰবন্ধ প্ৰস্তুত কৰি দেখুৱাই। পাছত উপস্থিত এজনৰ দ্বাৰা লগতে ৱিকিপিডিয়াত এটা নতুন একাউণ্ট কিদৰে খোলা হয় সেই সম্পৰ্কেও আলোকপাত কৰে। 11. ইয়াৰ পাছত প্ৰশ্ন-উত্তৰ শিতান অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। ইয়াত উপস্থিত দুজনমানে প্ৰবন্ধ লিখন সজ্জা আৰু সাঁচ সম্পৰ্কীয় দুটামান প্ৰশ্নৰ অৱতাৰনা কৰে আৰু যথাযথভাৱে ইয়াৰ উত্তৰ সমূহ দিয়া হয়। 12. আমন্ত্ৰিত শ্ৰী পল্লৱ প্ৰাণ গোস্বামীয়ে ইউনিক'ডত অসমীয়া লিখাৰ গুৰুত্ব আৰু লগতে থুলমুলকৈ বাৰাহা, অভ্ৰ, ইণ্ডিক ইন্‌পুট আদিৰে অসমীয়া লিপি কিদৰে লিখিব পাৰে, সেই সম্পৰ্কে এটা চমু বক্তৄতা আগবঢ়াই। 13. আন এজন ৱিকিপিডিয়ান শ্ৰী দ্বিজেন মহন্তই তেখেতৰ কম্পিউটাৰত প্ৰথম অসমীয়া লিখাৰ তথা ৱিকিপিডিয়াত প্ৰথম প্ৰবন্ধ লিখাৰ অভিজ্ঞতাৰ বিষয়ে চমু বক্তৱ্য তুলি ধৰে। 14. ইয়াৰ পাছত সভাৰ কাৰ্যক্ৰম শেষ হোৱাত দিপাংকৰ চেতিয়াই সভাভংগ ঘোষনা কৰে আৰু উপস্থিতসকলক চাহ মিঠাইৰে আপ্যায়ন কৰিবলৈ অনুৰোধ জনায়। 15. সভাৰ শেষত পুণৰ কেইগৰাকীমান নবাগত ৱিকিপিডিয়ানৰ আগ্ৰহক্ৰমে সাধাৰণ দৃষ্টিত জটিল যেন লগা কিছুমান বিষয় যেনে সাঁচ, সমল আদিৰ বিষয়ে প্ৰশিক্ষণ দিয়া হয়। লগতে অসমীয়া ৱিকিপিডিয়াৰ বৰ্তমানৰ সমস্যাসমূহ আৰু জনপ্ৰিয়তা বৃদ্ধিৰ বাবে ভৱিষ্যত কাৰ্যপন্থা সম্পৰ্কে আলোচনা কৰা হয়। চিজু এলেক্সে ভৱিষ্যতেও এনে সন্মিলন নিয়মিত ভাৱে অনুষ্ঠিত কৰাৰ আৰু পৰৱৰ্তী সময়ত সাধাৰণ লোকসকলৰ মাজতো এই বিষয়ক সজাগতা শিবিৰ পতাৰ ক্ষেত্ৰত গুৰুত্ব আৰোপ কৰে।

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Assamese numerals
by W Chaipau 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

I have submitted a bug to correct the English numbers that appear on Assamese Wikipedia. https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34174 If there are issues, please let us know! -- Chaipau Wikipedia

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Fwd: Wikimania 2012 - scholarship applications, Deadline : 16 Feb 2012
by Tinu Cherian (Wikimedia India) 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

Cross-posting to other lists. Hi all, Wikimania is the annual international conference of Wikimedians , jointly hosted by the local team ( usually local chapter) and the Wikimedia Foundation. The previous conferences were held in Frankfurt, Germany (2005), Boston, USA (2006), Taipei, Taiwan (2007), Alexandria, Egypt (2008), Buenos Aires, Argentina (2009), Gdan'sk, Poland (2010), and Haifa, Israel (2011). This year, it is to be held in Washington DC, United States of America, on July 12-14 , 2012. http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page <http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> I have attended the Wikimanias in Gdansk and Haifa, along with several other Wikipedians from India. http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wikimania2011 <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wikimania2011> I highly recommend everyone to apply and attend Wikimania ! Like every year, The Wikimedia Foundation is offering a limited number of scholarships to offset the cost of select individuals' attendance at Wikimania. Both full and partial scholarships are available for Wikimania 2012: Full scholarships will award round trip travel, dorms accommodations and registration. Partial scholarships will subsidize up to 300EUR of travel expenses. Scholarship recipients have to bear themselves the additional costs of taxis, visa & travel agent charges etc. More Information : http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships <http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships> Apply here : https://secure.wikidc.org/wm/schols/ <https://secure.wikidc.org/wm/schols/> Deadline : *16 Feb 2012* Around 30 % of the scholarship are allocated to Asia & Pacific, so there are more chances of scholarship applications from India to be selected. :) Please note that the selection is mostly based on the merit of the applications. One of the common mistakes that Wikimedians in India make is that we aren't enough vocal of what we do. So please do write in detail about your Wikimedia activities. Please feel free to forward this to various language and city mailing lists and encourage other Wikimedians to apply. All the best wishes! Regards Tinu Cherian

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