Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Twitter IDs if possible.
Srikeit here. @Srikeit on Twitter. Srikeit on Wikipedia :) Am almost a former Bangalore Wikipedian but would like to be added to that list :) Cheers On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan rsrikant...@gmail.com wrote: Casey, That is a good suggestion. I was planning to create one for bangalore Wikipedians, but your suggestion is a good one. Regards, On 16 April 2010 01:19, Deepu Joseph deepu.jose...@gmail.com wrote: I like Casey's idea. Meanwhile, my twitter id is @deepujoseph. On wiki as User:Thunderboltz Deepu On 16 April 2010 01:12, Casey Brown li...@caseybrown.org wrote: On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan rsrikant...@gmail.com wrote: I just wanted to know if you guys could provide your handles out here. All of you will be in the list - http://twitter.com/rsrikanth05/wikipedia Just an idea, but how about creating @WikimediaIndia like the other chapters and adding the list there? You could end up having @WikimediaIndia/supporters, @WikimediaIndia/board, etc. That would keep a consolidated list and also help twitter users get announcements about Wikimedia India. -- Casey Brown Cbrown1023 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- Regards, Arun Srikanth. Wear a Lungi, Support the Movement, Uyirin Uyirae Sent from my Motorola SLVR L9. ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- Srikeit ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Press]: The Hindu : Wikimedia Foundation launches Campus Ambassadors Program in Pune
in the form of writing Wikipedia articles. “This will enhance research and critical writing skills in students.”* * * *The U.S. experience* * * *Talking about the experience in the U.S., Mr. Shulenburg said, “We have experienced that the quality of classwork gets very high when Wikipedia is used as an education tool. The level of motivation is very ,” said Mr. Shulenburg.* Regards Tinu Cherian http://wiki.wikimedia.in/In_the_news#June_2011 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- Srikeit Tadepalli ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Invitation to join Chapter as Member by 23 June 2011 to participate in EC elections during AGM
Hi Could the EC please send a list of the members registered with the chapter?. Alternatively, some confirmation of membership (individually sent) would be great. Regards On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Arjuna Rao Chavala arjunar...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Wikimedians, The Chapter has a statutory requirement that we have our first Annual General Body meeting before the end of September 2011. We plan on holding this, in Bangalore, on 24 Sep 2011. (Note: We had earlier mentioned the date as 17 Sep 2011 but this was changed based on unforeseen changes in the schedules of EC members and to give more time for members to join in.) Filling vacancies in the EC will be one major item on the agenda of AGM. That said, only people who have become members at least three months prior to the date of the AGM are eligible to stand and to vote. Please remember that there is allowance for those members not in Bangalore to vote as well. What we will do in the next 2 weeks is to begin a draft nomination process and send it for your feedback and inputs. Hence we urge you to join Wikimedia Chapter by 23 June 2011, if you have not yet applied for membership. Please spread this message with your fellow wikimedians and encourage them to apply for membership immediately. The Individual membership formhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/File:WikimediaChapterMembershipFormIndividual.pdf along with either Cheque/DD payable at par at Bangalore should be received by 23 June 2011 at Chapter's office. If you are using online transfer, please send a scanned copy of your membership form before 23 June 2011 to members...@wikimedia.in along with your online payment details and ensure that your physical membership form reaches chapter office before 30 June 2011. We are really looking forward to an active and strong interest in the Chapter from the Community. Sincerely, Arjuna Rao Chavala President, Wikimedia Chapter ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- Srikeit Tadepalli ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Update, Examples Request: Wikipedia India Education Program
My 2p in response to Anirudh's question. The nature of the program is quite different from the program in the US. The US program focuses on the topic of Public Policy while the Indian program is open to all disciplines. A significant strategic difference between the Indian and US programs is the Program Pilot. The Pilot program in Pune is to test the various facets of strategy and implementation of the Indian adaptation of the Campus Program. The immense learnings from this Pilot will be extended to the nation-wide roll-out of the program. Another major strategic decision (unique to the India Program) has been to appoint a full-time Fellow (PJ Tabit) for a from June through August 2011 to . PJ was a Campus Ambassador in the US program and the chairman of the Chairman of the Ambassador Steering committee. He was instrumental in getting the Pilot off the ground coordinating between campus ambassadors and professors. Having an experienced full-time person working for the program for the initial stages was critical. Regards On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Nitika, Congratulations on joining the team at India operations! Can you also highlight any significant differences between the strategy for the Education programme in the US and for the one in India? Thanks. Yours sincerely, Anirudh Bhati +855 975 529 803 Skype: anirudhsbh On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.orgwrote: On 5 September 2011 16:40, Nitika Tandon ntan...@wikimedia.org wrote: Economics and College of Engineering Pune). We already have over 1000 students enrolled from just these 2 colleges. Most of these students have A 1000 students?! That is quite stupendous! I wonder if we can measure the contributions by these students over the course of the year? Thank you. Best, Gautam http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- Srikeit Tadepalli ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Let's *Talk*
all of us do. It is fantastic to have her on the team. Period. The program is a pilot - and we made a ton of mistakes. Sorry, let me rephrase that. I led the initiative so all responsibility should be mine. I made a ton of mistakes. I promise the following. We will have a thorough, honest and fact based evaluation. We will be open to make all the changes that are required. We will not let the events of the past few days force us into a bunker mentality. We will be open and we will be intellectually rigorous. We will learn and we will improve. The India opportunity is massive - and our ambitions are huge. It is also fraught with challenges. Unless we try and do things - new and tough and complex things - we will never be able to realise our true potential. I know that some who have participated in these exchanges are driven by an awe-inspiring love and passion for Wikipedia. I urge you to continue to come forward and work with others and us. Come forward early though - and stay engaged through the journey. It will have ups and downs. On communication, I urge everyone to maintain WP:CIVILITY and WP:NPOV in all our interactions. On this - and to be fair - quite a few other interactions recently on totally unrelated topics (and involving a whole host of others), I daresay we have drifted from core Wikipedia principles. These should apply to us to all our community's interactions as religiously as we apply them to our projects. I would urge folks who agree with me to write back. Even a +1 will do. Let's hear the voices of the quieter folks. Let's hear from the folks who don't always get involved in mailing list exchanges out of either apprehension or apathy. Let's move forward. Warm Regards, hisham ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l Regards -- Srikeit Tadepalli ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Creation of mailing list for co-ordination of Indian Wikipedians on English Wikipedia.
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Wiki 11 Pune report
Hello All This is a slightly belated report of the Wiki 11 celebrations in Pune on January 15, 2012. The celebrations were coincided with the first gathering of Wikipedia Club Pune http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Club_Pune. The Club had met on the 14th where participants were instructed on the model, nature and basics of Wikipedia. The 15th saw 40+ participants gather in the computer lab at SICSR, Pune for hands-on Wikipedia editing as well as the 11th anniversary celebrations. The numbers therefore made this the *largest Wiki 11 celebration in India*. The participants were largely high school and college students. The morning session involved a detailed explanation of the five pillars of Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars stressing the importance of contributing neutral and free content. Feedback for each sessions was immediately gathered on the Wikipedia Club Pune Facebook Pagehttps://www.facebook.com/WikipediaClubPune . The second session involved hands-on editing beginning with talk page posting, signing of posts, sandbox editing, wiki-linking etc. Then following a detailed explanation of referencing, the participants were encouraged (under supervision) to reference articles related to Pune. The final session involved the business end of the Wiki-11 celebration with a huge Wiki-globe cakehttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_Club_Pune_1.JPG. We were further buoyed by the presence of the WP English SIG chair Ashwin who encouraged and helped the participants in editing and did the honours cutting the cake. The participants and the organizers participated in a Google+ Hangout with Hisham and the rest of the WMF office in Delhi and Nitika and the WP 11 party in Kolkata. The participants were quite excited with both Wikipedia and its community. Their enthusiasm was reflected in both their editing as well as willingness to return for the next meeting of the club. The pictures of the event have been uploaded to commons and can be found here http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_11_in_India. The next meeting of the Wikipedia Club Pune will be on Saturday, 21st Jan. The Wikipedia Club and celebrations were quite excellently organized by Abhishek Suryavanshi and several other Campus Ambassadors in Pune. Warm Regards -- Srikeit Tadepalli +91-7709756798 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Announcing Noopur Raval as Consultant, Wikimedia Foundation (India Program, Communications)
Congratulations Noopur :) Well deserved! Very glad that you came along with me to Wikimeetup Bangalore 6 two years ago :) #youremember All the best! Regards -- Srikeit On Mar 5, 2012 7:29 PM, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.org wrote: On 5 March 2012 19:19, Hisham his...@wikimedia.org wrote: I am pleased to announce that Noopur Raval ([User:Noopur28] has been selected as Consultant to the Wikimedia Foundation, and will support Communications for India Program. Excellent news! Good luck Noopur! Thank you. Best, Gautam http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] My post to User:Prad2609
*[Something I posted as a message to Pradeep's talk page on his decision to retire from Wikipedia. But I think may make sense to many of you. Please ignore if you think I'm caballing]* * * *Why retire from here?* Remember the good old days? When we used to edit in our own cocoons? The only communication between two editors was through talk pages and the occasional use of [[Special:Emailuser]]. And we had fun. That fun is why we're still here. We moved on to more communication, more outreach. All good. We need to spread the word. We're evangelists of the noblest of causes. It's all good. Now there are mailing lists. And IRC. And meetups. And Chat. Chain mails and more chain mails. Each more frustrating than the other. We're all in cabals. If not voluntarily, we're slotted into them by force of opinion. As this message is being read by others visiting this page, I'm being slotted into one. You have to be pro-someone and anti-someone else. And we fight till our teeth come loose. And then some more. Politics is fun now. Wikipedia, not so much. And if this lack of AGF, too much BITE, BATTLE and blah is too much, retire. But not from Wikipedia. Retire from the mailing lists, the meetups, the cabals and the works. If you're considering quitting Wikipedia, quit those instead. Wikipedia can still be fun. Edit the articles on astronomy and India space projects again. India-related patrolling. Contribute to Commons. Only respond to messages on your talk page. And that occasional email. As an experienced editor who's largely inactive, I've considered retiring often rather than staying in limbo. Time and again, I've decided not to. I may not be able to contribute regularly, but I can step in that one time when all the experience probably counts for something. Because Wikipedia was there for me when I really needed it and I will be there when it really needs me. We've been struggling with editor retention and that's understandable. People quitting Wikipedia because it's now a battleground is understandable. Valuable, experienced editors quitting because the mailing lists are suffocating, is NOT. You can edit. Always. Cheers ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] My post to User:Prad2609
Which is my point exactly. The issue is not on-wiki. And Pradeep has quit from Wikipedia over this issue. While I have no intention of getting involved in an already hot-headed debate, I am concerned that an editor of 5 years has quit. I am not underestimating issues or ignoring them. While so many are debating about at the issue, I'm just pointing at the highly unfortunate fallout. Regards On Mar 27, 2012 10:53 AM, wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com wrote: Please dont underestimate things - they are far more serious than they were in the past. Srikeit: The issues are far too serious to leave aside. There so much involved and things look so dark, I myself am at wits end. The question is does one have the time and energy to take them up or does one just given up and leave. From: sudhanwa@gmail.com Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:29:52 +0530 To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] My post to User:Prad2609 Don't worry Srikeit , That is a temporary phase. IIRC, he was out of the mailing list/s also some weeks/months back. :-) Let him take some wikiholidays and come back afresh. Regards -Sudhanwa On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:10 AM, Srikeit srik...@gmail.com wrote: [Something I posted as a message to Pradeep's talk page on his decision to retire from Wikipedia. But I think may make sense to many of you. Please ignore if you think I'm caballing] Why retire from here? Remember the good old days? When we used to edit in our own cocoons? The only communication between two editors was through talk pages and the occasional use of [[Special:Emailuser]]. And we had fun. That fun is why we're still here. We moved on to more communication, more outreach. All good. We need to spread the word. We're evangelists of the noblest of causes. It's all good. [snip] ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Ads Injected into Wikipedia?
The screenshot shows that the person is using Chrome so I don't think the IE point stands here. The ads also seem to be intermittent, my friend cannot see them anymore. Usage of https may resolve the problem, but looking for a solution with the normal Wikipedia may be necessary as several people wouldn't want to bother with using https. Regards On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote: It would good to know whether using https instead of http stops the ad injection. I'm not sure that it will help. To help find the problem, we need to know what Internet Explorer add-ons have been installed on their computer. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3892/manage-and-troubleshoot-addons-in-internet-explorer-8/ Recommend using Firefox or Chrome instead of Internet Explorer. ;-) here is someone showing an ad injector working on Wikipedia in Internet Explorer http://ipensatori.com/?p=521 (date : March 13th, 2012) On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Ashwin Baindur ashwin.bain...@gmail.com wrote: I think we should now recommend increased use of the secure server link for browsing wikipedia. Hopefully that will help. Ashwin On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Srikeit srik...@gmail.com wrote: A friend of mine found similar ads inserted (screenshot attached). I've asked her to run malware tests and an extension check. She also tweeted those dreaded words 'Wikipedia now has ads!' This can become quite an issue if the press gets hold of it. Any resolutions on the horizon? Regards On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:24 PM, nischay nahata nischay...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Philippe, I would personally try to find out the extension and look into the HTML code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few days and we have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this thread as soon as I have something that can help. On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette phili...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi Nischay, We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the extension and send us relevant code, it would be helpful. pb ___ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 415-839-6885, x 6643 phili...@wikimedia.org On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata nischay...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on Wikipedia. Some extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of injection for such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in good interest of everyone. On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao raul.swar...@gmail.com wrote: One can also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_ads_at_Wikipedia.3F for clarification. Swaroop Rao (MikeLynch) On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati anirudh...@gmail.com wrote: Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So yeah, that's a big market for spammers. anirudh On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G rames...@gmail.com wrote: I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the wikipedia. Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware. Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though I personally never will support this. I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple people has reported this issue. This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now! User:Rameshng On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.gh...@gmail.com wrote: Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and find out if anything is wrong with it. On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay debast...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not the techie here, but I don't think its a malware on a system per se. Reason being being, two different people have experienced it, same ad also from different IP's, different locations though. On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.gh...@gmail.com wrote: Definitely Adware/Malware/Spyware/etc. Notice in the Screenshot, it says Ads Not By This Site. It should've been a clue. Do scan your system with a good antivirus [Free or paid doesn't matter]. If your system is infected by anything, your data might be at risk. --Cheers, On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay debast...@gmail.com wrote: I just saw that screenshot and remembered, even my friend said, it was by the same site, inkfruit. Some common issue?? On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:12 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay debast...@gmail.com wrote: No, now that you mention him, even a friend of mine in Pune told me that Wikipedia had
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Ads Injected into Wikipedia?
Thanks! Already spreading the word :) Regards On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 1:26 AM, Erik Moeller e...@wikimedia.org wrote: We've got an advisory up now: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/05/14/ads-on-wikipedia-your-computer-infected-malware/ Please don't hesitate to respond to tweets complaining about ads with a link to this blog post. -- Erik Möller VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- Srikeit Tadepalli ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
