Cross-posting to other lists. Ignore this if you have already seen it on
another mailing list.
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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ରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ (http://or.wikipedia.org) ବାବଦରେ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ଏକ ଖବର:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=13lbkcKU55a2PW8QUtzQBdhDKrP02LYgKl_0zkFvXdh…
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Report by Payal Bhut
Wikipedia, the biggest online encyclopaedia, still draws a million hits
every day. In order to popularise it in India the Wikimedia Foundation, a
voluntary organisation based in San Francisco, had initiated a broad-based
project in India some years back. Today, Wikipedia comes in more than 270
lan- guages across the world. In India, the online dictionary is available
in 20 regional languages, of which 11 are active while nine have taken a
backseat.
Orissa is rich in culture and heritage and there is no dearth of talented
people in the state. Purportedly to give the Oriya language a new
dimension, Oriya Wikipedia was created by a group of like-minded volunteers
in 2002. It was the largest available online encyclopaedia in the Oriya
language. It contained articles written by the public as well as experts.
The encyclopaedia encouraged voluntary contributions – the contributors
were not offered remu- nerations of any kind.
By end-2004, the Oriya Wikipedia was a well-stuffed collection of pages
with nu- merous entries trickling in every day. It was managed by a handful
of volunteers. However, contributions started drying up soon after. Till
2011, a mere 560 articles were available in the site. “Due to shortage of
volunteers and lack of awareness, only a handful of articles were
available. Even these articles were not up to the mark,” says Subhasis
Panigrahi, Communication and Programme Support, India Programme, Wikimedia
Foundation.
It so happened that at a function in Bangalore, an enthusiast Ashutosh Kar
who knew about the encyclopaedia took the initiative to revive it and make
it more accessible. Today, the Oriya Wikipedia has 15-odd volunteers and
the number of articles has risen to 2,030 dealing with topics like the
physical and life sciences, art, humanities, culture as well as Orissa-
related articles. “Though many people refer to Wikipedia for academic
purposes they seldom care to reflect on how the articles are written. Being
a non-profit or- ganisation, Wikimedia Foundation, the organisation which
hosts Wikipedia, relies on voluntary contributions. Wikipedia ed- itors,
also called Wikipedians, who write the content are all unpaid volunteers,”
adds Panigrahi.
The organisation banks on collaborative writing and the content is not
bound by copyright laws. The texts, pictures, or other contents can be
shared, dis- tributed and modified, provided attribution is specified,
without paying Wikimedia Foundation.
Now and then, these young volunteers of Oriya Wikipedia Ashutosh Kar,
Jnanaranjana Sahu, Jyotiprakash, Satyakam Das, Kamalakanta Nayak,
Krupasindhu Muduli, Mrutyunjaya Kar and Srikant Kedia organise workshops
and seminars in Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Balasore in order to
raise awareness about the free Oriya encyclopaedia and solicit
contributions. “In the workshops, the main focus is to train people on how
to create and expand articles,” says Krupasindhu Muduli.
Besides workshops, the other tools Wikimedia uses to create awareness are
various online and offline programmes. It sends out messages through
emails, Facebook, Orkut and other social net- working sites.
The group aims to make Oriya Wikipedia a household name in the state. Oriya
Wikipedia is celebrating its eighth birthday 29 January in Cuttack. The
website can be accessed at http://or.wikipedia.org
Important Note : The publisher ( OrissaPost ) of the above news article
owns the copyrights of the article / content. Request to kindly not
reproduce or circulate the content further. The information is only shared
only with an internal community who have been featured on this article.
All copyrights are duly acknowledged.
ସୁଭ
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Dear All,
Odia Wikipedia (http://or.wikipedia.org) is celebrating its 8th birthday on
29 Jan 2012. On this occasion Odia Wikipedians across the country are
gathering up to celebrate this occasion.
Venues for meetups in different places:
Cuttack (http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:MCTC6) - 29 Jan 2012, 10.30 AM
Image Institute of Technology & Management, IITM Campus, Upper Telenga
Bazar(River Side), Near Purighat Police Station, Cuttack-753 002, Odisha,
India
Delhi (http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:MDEL1) - 29 Jan 2012, 10.30 AM
Top Floor, G-15, Behind Hauz Khas G-Block Market (NOT Main Hauz Khas
Market), New Delhi - 110016
Bangalore (Tentative) - 29 Jan 2012, 10.30 AM
The Centre for Internet and Society, No. 194, 2nd 'C' Cross, 4th Main,
Domlur 2nd Stage, Opposite to Domlur Club, Bangalore 560 071
The details of all the celebrations can be checked at
http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORWP8
Interested people for Odia Wikipedia are all welcome to join us celebrate
this event in any of these above locaions. We will be available for a
skype/Google hangout as well (Skype: psubhashish)
Best
Subha
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ଏହି ମେଲଟି ୨୪ ଜାନୁଆରିରେ ଭାଷା କମିଟିକୁ ପଠାଯାଇଥିଲା ଅନୁମୋଦନ ନିମନ୍ତେ, କିନ୍ତୁ
ଏଯାଏଁ ଏହାକୁ ଅନୁମୋଦନ ମିଳିପାରିନାହିଁ । ଏହାର କାରଣ ହେଲା କିଛି ମାସ ତଳେ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ
ଫାଉଣ୍ଡେସନ ଉନେ ସ୍ଥିତ ରେଡ଼ ହ୍ୟାଟରେ ଜଣେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ କର୍ମଚାରିଙ୍କ ସହ ଆଲୋଚନା କରିଥିଲେ,
ସେଠାରେ ସେହି ଭଦ୍ରବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ଫାଉଣ୍ଡେସନର କର୍ମଚାରିଙ୍କୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ର ବନାନ
ଭୁଲ ଅଛି ବୋଲି କହିଥିଲେ ଯାହାର ଫଳ ସ୍ଵରୂପ ଏବେ ଯାଏଁ ସବୁପ୍ରକାର ଅନୁବାଦ ତଥା ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ
ଆବଶ୍ୟକତା ପୁରା ହୋଇଥିଲେ ହେଁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିକଥାକୁ ଅନୁମୋଦନ ମିଳିପାରୁ ନାହିଁ । ଜଣେ
ଅଣ-ଉଇକିଆଳିଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଉଇକିପ୍ରକଳ୍ପକୁ ରୋକିବା ସମୀଚୀନ କି ନାଁ ତାହା ବିଚାରିବାକୁ
ମୋର ସଭିଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ । ଆମେ ସଭିଏଁ ସାଥିହୋଇ ୫୫୩ ସଂଖ୍ୟକ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗରୁ ଆସି ୨୦୨୫ ଗୋଟି
ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗରେ ୧୦ ମାସ ଭିତରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିଛୁ ଓ ଆମ ପାଇଁ ସବୁଠାରୁ ବଡ଼ ପରୀକ୍ଷା ହେଉଛି ଅଧିକ
ଲୋକନଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚାଇବା, ଅଯଥା ନାମ ବଦଳ ପାଇଁ ଲଢାଇ ନୁହେଁ, ଏହା ମୋର
ମତ । ତେବେ ମୋର ଅନୁରୋଧ ସଭିଏଁ ନିଜର ନିରପେକ୍ଷ ମତପୋଷଣ କରିବେ ।
Dear Community members,
FYI I have sent the mail below on 24 Jan to the language committee for the
approval of Odia WikiQuote. The test project approval criteria is fine. But
the reason of the project being hold is: Based on interaction of some
employee of Redhat Wikimedia foundation Language committee has heard that
the spelling of Wikipedia (ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ) is incorrect. Because of that the
incubator project is not being approved. Language committee has not replied
back my or informed the community the reason of this. So, I request you all
to give your suggestion with regard to this. According to Wikipedia policy
suggestions regarding any major changes are never taken from a
non-Wikipedian. In this case a group linguist can only give a view and t
your info the person who has informed the language committee about the
spelling error is not one. So, as a community member I would request you to
discuss it here in this thread and take this to further approval.
ସୁଭ_Subha
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From: Subhashish Panigrahi <psubhashish(a)gmail.com>
Date: 24 December 2011 01:01
Subject: Request for approval for Odia WikiQuote
To: Language committee <langcom-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: ansumang <ansumang(a)gmail.com>, Srikant Kedia <wikiodisha1(a)gmail.com>,
mkritu(a)gmail.com
Dear Gerard, Santhosh, Amir, Jon and all other language committe members,
I am glad to inform you that the required TranslateWiki translations for most
used MediaWiki<http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translate?task=untranslated&group=cor…>,
all MediaWiki messages<http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translate?task=untranslated&group=cor…>
and
main extensions by Wikimedia Foundation
wikis<http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translate?task=untranslated&group=ext…>
(Will
be done by tomorrow morning, i.e. 8 hours from now) are complete.
automated statistics<http://toolserver.org/%7Epathoschild/catanalysis/?cat=0&title=wq/or&wiki=in…>
and recent changes<http://incubator.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?testwiki=wq/or&limit=250&days=30…>
shows
the activism of the project, So, I would like to request you you all to
approve this project.
Best
Subha
See if you can find anything for next session and there are documents and
videos available on commons. Utilize those :)
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From: Sumana Harihareswara <sumanah(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 8:52 PM
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Technical tutorials for Wikimedia meetups
To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
We just finished the San Francisco hackathon, which was quite a success:
about 90 participants, more than a dozen project demonstrations, and a
lot of engagement with San Francisco technologists and designers. I
want to let you know that we ran a few tutorials that now have reference
notes/documentation available:
* Customizing your experience with JavaScript (using user scripts & Gadgets)
* Using our web API
* Building & working on a Wikipedia app for Android using Phonegap
I hope you find these tutorials useful as syllabi or references when you
are running your own meetups, hackathons, and other events. The links
are all centralized here:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Hackathon_January_2012
The storytelling staff also helped us out by recording video and audio
of the tutorials so people can watch them later! They will upload those
recordings soon.
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Hi all,
A two day workshop on the standardization of Odia computing
terminologies has been organized on January 26th-27th, 2012 at: Srujanika,
Bhuabaneswar under the FUEL (Frequently Used Entries for Localization)
project.
Attendee : We have now confirmation from the followings:
1. Dr. Ajit Nayak and some of his colleagues
2. Dash Benhur
3. Srujanika group - Padmaja, Mili. Puspashree & Nikhil Mohon Pattnaik.
4. Gora Mohanty
5. Arun Mahapatra.
6. Manoj Kumar Giri
7. Srikant Kedia
8. Satyajit Sahoo
*Venue: "Srujanika", 101 Saraswati Kunja,*
Near Jagamara Bazar, PO: Khandagiri,
Bhubaneswar 751030
Orissa
(Srujanika - A Society for Research and Innovation in Science, Education
and Development)
*Contact: **Nikhil Mohan Pattnaik **: *0674-2350664 / 2350640
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Hello!
Yesterday's IRC meetup was postponed due to my fault. As i have not done
the announcement. So sorry for that :( . Can we reschedule it
to tomorrow any time? Please send your reply here with date & time.
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Odia (Oriya) Wiki Community
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Hi friends,
We will have our IRC meetup today, from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
on freenode at #wikipedia-or
web:
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikipedia-or
if there will be any problem, please contact me at 9338444723
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Dear Odia Community
today we conducted the first Odia wiki Academy at the Secondary board high
school , Cuttack to an enthusiastic crowd of 50+ students of class 9. in
today's initiative i was joined by Srikant, Jyotiprakash & Kalakanta on the
venue, as well as great support as usual by subhashis at the foundation .
today's sessions covered the introduction to wiki, wiki @ Indian languages
& Odia wiki. the session was of 1.30 hr duration & joined by computer
teachers of the school. Due to time constraint we parked the technical
session to happen after two weeks at the same format.
the session seems to have good impact on the young minds and lets hope we
will get good traction with some enthusiastic young wikipedians. if this is
successful the school is interested to conduct the same for class 8 or
other students in future.
At this moment i thank valuable support by all of u & good support by Mr
Daitari Sir, HeadMaster , SBHS Cuttack & Swagatika Didi for their support .
the event details & images are uploaded in the following locations.
Also attched the ppt presented to the student on this occasion . feel free
to use, modify it in future events.
http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%…http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wiki_Academy/Secondary_Board_High_School,_Cuttack
Thanks & regards
Asutosh Kar
Hi all,
Based on my conversations with many others, I realized that many
people are not aware of the existence of different Wikimedia India/ India
related mailing lists.
A consolidated list of all known mailing lists ( India related) is made
here.
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Mailing_Lists
This info page was originally curated by Arun Ram, I have updated it with
latest information.
Feel free to share this information with others and also join the mailing
lists of your interest.
Regards
Tinu Cherian
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