Hello everyone,
I’m delighted to invite you to the 35th edition of the DCW Conversation
Hour, featuring Puthiya Purayil Sneha, a Senior Research Manager for the
Open Knowledge Initiatives (OKI) Program at International Institute of
Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH).
In this conversation, Sneha will reflect on the evolving landscape of the
digital knowledge commons, especially in the context of expanding
digitisation efforts and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. She
will discuss how ongoing archival and open knowledge projects contribute to
sustaining the commons, the emerging challenges related to ownership,
access, and ethics, and the broader questions about the nature of knowledge
creation and dissemination in multilingual contexts.
The Conversation Hour is scheduled for Saturday, 29 November 2025, at 13:30
UTC (7:00 p.m. IST).
You can find event details and registration on the page below:
https://dcwwiki.org/dc-qr
We look forward to your participation and thoughtful engagement in this
important discussion.
Kind regards,
Ariba
Deoband Community Wikimedia
Hello everyone,
We’re delighted to announce that preparations for the Wikisource Loves
Proofreading Campaign 2025 are underway, and following our previous
announcement we’re now inviting passionate volunteers to join as
Ambassadors!
Campaign period: 20 December 2025 – 20 February 2026
Focus: Proofreading and validating digitized texts on Wikisource, to
celebrate free knowledge and cultural preservation.
Meta page:
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Loves_Proofreading_Campaign_2025…>Wikisource
Loves Proofreading Campaign 2025
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Loves_Proofreading_Campaign_2025>
Who can be an Ambassador?
If you are:
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Enthusiastic about Wikisource or proofreading
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Interested in supporting your local Wikimedia or language community
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Willing to help others learn and participate in this global campaign
Then you’re exactly who we’re looking for!
What Ambassadors Do
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Coordinate local outreach: spread the word in your language community.
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Support and train participants: help newcomers learn proofreading.
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Organize mini-events or edit-a-thons during the campaign.
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Share updates and stories from your community.
You’ll receive:
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A digital toolkit (posters, templates, guides).
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Access to an Ambassador support group.
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Recognition on Meta and blogs
How to Join
Please reach out to the coordination team at wslproofreading(a)gmail.com by 20th
November 2025.
Let’s make Wikisource more active, inclusive, and inspiring- one page at a
time.
Join us in this journey to celebrate reading, revising, and rediscovering
heritage texts!
Warm regards,
Wikisource Loves Proofreading 2025 Coordination Team
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Hello everyone,
We’re excited to invite you to participate in Wikisource Loves Proofreading
Campaign 2025, a global proofreading initiative running from 20 December
2025 – 20 February 2026.
What’s it about?
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The campaign is designed to boost engagement on Wikisource, by
encouraging proofreading and validation of digitised texts.Wikisource
Loves Proofreading Campaign 2025
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Loves_Proofreading_Campaign_2025>
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We want to increase visibility, support newcomers, and bring small or
under-represented language-communities into the fold.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Loves_Proofreading_Campaign_2025>
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This is the first global campaign of its kind for Wikisource, modelled
on successful “Wiki Loves …” campaigns.
How you can get involved
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Join as a participant: proofread texts in your language, help validate,
contribute to contests.
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Join as an ambassador: help train others, spread the word, organise
locally.
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Use the learning resources and tutorials being prepared for newcomers.
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If you belong to a smaller Wikisource language community, this is a
chance to host a contest and gain global visibility.
Timeline & next steps
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Pre-campaign: Training ambassadors, sharing resources.
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During campaign: Localised contests in pilot languages and updates.
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Post-campaign: Publishing results & winners, Feedback, Follow-up and
ongoing engagement even beyond February.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Loves_Proofreading_Campaign_2025>
Why it matters
By participating you help preserve cultural and heritage texts, support
free knowledge, and strengthen under-represented language communities.
It’s also an opportunity to meet and collaborate with other Wikimedians
globally.
Please feel free to forward this message to your local community, language
groups, or friends who might be interested. If you’d like to help organise
locally or become an ambassador/trainer, contact us at
wslproofreading(a)gmail.com .
Thank you for your support. We hope to see many of you join this campaign
and make a lasting impact!
Best regards,
Nanour and Benny
Project Leads, Wikisource Loves Proofreading Campaign 2025