[Wikimediaindia-l] Towards improving infrastructure or resource people on Wikipedia

[Srikanth Ramakrishnan]

Prad, this isn't what we spoke about last night. What we spoke about
was setting up a network of helpers, volunteers, supporters, etc. so
that we can have more outreach programs thru a mutually beneficial
system. Or I understood you wrongly.

On 12/13/11, Pradeep Mohandas <pradeep.mohandas at gmail.com> wrote:
> hi Noopur,
>
> We already have Wikipatrika. Would any student be interested on
> working on it to help Tinu?
>
> Pradeep
> Handheld
>
> On 13/12/2011, Noopur <noopur.raval at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Why are we discussing it on different threads and not doing it then! :)
>> Let's have a press team and let's have a newsletter for the internal
>> communication purpose!
>>
>> 2011/12/13 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) <viswaprabha at gmail.com>
>>
>>> I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect
>>> ourselves.
>>>
>>> We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own
>>> home islands!
>>>
>>> Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic Wikipedias,
>>> we have a lot that can be shared together.
>>>
>>> Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and
>>> means are mostly same.
>>>
>>> [Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*)  is automatically a subset of
>>> (in.wiki*)]
>>>
>>> So,
>>>
>>> let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically and
>>> collectively.
>>>
>>> Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a tool,
>>> we
>>> at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google Buzz/Plus/
>>> Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate
>>> content and quality of ml.wiki*.
>>>
>>> (As an example, see this spreadsheet  (Geodesic Coords for
>>> ml.wikipedia)<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AkzufXP7aCjEdGxvdmw5U2VwTThiUFVLZjVVWVY0dUE&output=html>,
>>> It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for
>>> GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same data
>>> can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If only
>>> we
>>> had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and
>>> wider!!!!!!)
>>>
>>> *What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship
>>> circles (Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems,
>>> solutions and ideas)?*
>>>
>>>
>>> Viswam <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha>
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
>>> parakara.ghoda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone
>>>> today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter
>>>> and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the
>>>> responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an
>>>> initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have
>>>> said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India,
>>>> organically.
>>>>
>>>> On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas <pradeep.mohandas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > hi,
>>>> >
>>>> > We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various
>>>> > things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable
>>>> > of
>>>> > building the community using these resources.
>>>> >
>>>> > Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media,
>>>> with
>>>> > social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but
>>>> more
>>>> > hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having
>>>> more
>>>> > coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having
>>>> more
>>>> > people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the
>>>> > Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each
>>>> > city
>>>> > through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing
>>>> > community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
>>>> >
>>>> > I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that
>>>> > we
>>>> > must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that
>>>> > will
>>>> > support the community.
>>>> >
>>>> > warm regards,
>>>> > Pradeep Mohandas
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> > Pradeep Mohandas
>>>> > How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
>>>> Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th.
>>>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
>>>>
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>>
>> --
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> Pradeep Mohandas
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Regards,
Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore