Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Proposal of a new Wiki Projects in Odia Wikipedia

[Subhashish Panigrahi]

Thanks Surya and Srikanth.

We are concentrating on the documentation of all available resouces, book
info, writer profiles of the contemporary writers and writings. Once this is
all set will concentrate on WikiSource. With a limited and less-active
community community activism is the first task, after community building is
done we will concentrate on WikiSource and many more projects.

On 6 June 2011 16:43, Subhashish Panigrahi  wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> We are planning to start few new WikiProject for Odia Wikipedia:
>
>
>1. *Odia Loves Wikipedia*: A project for adding media files to
>Wikipedia, this will include pictures, videos related Odisha like famous
>places, people, etc
>2. *Odia Sahitya:* A project destined to make Odia Wikipedia an
>extensive resource of Odia Literature. This will bring a swift in adding
>more Odia Literature specific Articles [
>http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/category:Odia literature ], pictures of
>Odia writers and autographs of the writers.
>
> As we have set the target of 1000 articles before and it was a huge success
> [ http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Wpjun1 ], we expect you all take part in
> this movement of adding encyclopedic articles to Wikipedia.
>
> Lets [Edit ] Odia 
> Wikipedia
> .
>
> Please take part in Village pump at *http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:VP*for 
> consensus and changes/modifications.
>
> regards
> *
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Administrative maps of India and states.

[Gautam John]

Vickram, in my opinion and that of a friend, asking for a voluntary
license (18,19,30A) along with the fact that it is a transformative
use is probably the best bet. If not, fair dealing but that does leave
us open to a legal challenge. Aside from this, there is the issue that
even if we did get a license, we then do not have the ability to
re-license it out under a CC-BY-SA license as required by Wikipedia
and that would also run afoul of the fair dealing clause.

Thank you.

Best,

Gautam

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On 8 June 2011 05:17, Vickram Crishna  wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:13 AM, Gautam John  wrote:
>>
>> On 8 June 2011 01:03, Vickram Crishna  wrote:
>>
>> My reading is that the Census Authority is very much a part of
>> government. A question that I have been thinking about is whether
>> census data (in the raw form and not the presentation) is capable of
>> being copyrighted.
>>
>
> Aside from the supposition that the raw data is not in fact copyrightable in
> the first place, which is probably true, even if never tested, the law
> clearly provides for grant of permission for data to be represented in
> another form, such as sound or visual forms. It seems clear that the
> provisions of copyright (the sections are too tediously long and legally
> worded to reproduce here) are precisely applicable only to the form in which
> the information is presented by the author(s). Moreover, if the presentation
> of census data as published by the CA is in fact taken to be a design form
> as defined by the Design Act 1911 (but to be frank I haven't looked at what
> that creature is), then the copyright ceases as soon as 50 copies are
> circulated, which has obviously already happened if the data is online.
> I believe that mapped data represents precisely such alternate forms,
> especially if it is dynamically presented (but even if it is not). Making it
> dynamic is of course a highly useful form, one that I do not believe the
> census authority has yet conceived. The census authority cannot refuse
> permission for such presentation. If they do not publish the information as
> is planned by our colleagues, then their copyright effectively lapses in any
> case, for which proof an advertisement saying that (ie that no mapped data
> as has been proposed has been published) must be published in a popular
> newspaper (in English newspaper, for English language mapping, vernacular
> for vernacular mapping). Unfortunately, it says nothing (that I can find)
> about a public announcement on the Net, so maybe this advertisement stuff in
> newspapers is the only path.
> It seems that one must apply in the prescribed form for licensing
> permission, but also note that it is not possible to refuse permission for
> such applications, if the end use is scientific research or educational, and
> also for non-commercial purposes, provided the end use is in the form of a
> translation. However, this permission is only automatic after 3 and 7 years
> (subject to relevant conditions) from the date of first publication. Even
> here, I put it that the date of first publication is the date when the first
> Census was published, and not the current census. I think that would take it
> back to the early 20th century, and perhaps that might also mean that the
> government does not (heh, heh) in fact have the right to exclusive copyright
> of census data (even for the 'upgraded' 60 year copyright).
> The relevant clauses are:
> 1. Specificity: Sec 14
> 2. Design: Sec 15(2)
> 3. Government ownership: Sec 17(d) and (dd)
> 4. Compulsory licensing: Sec 31 (note that the RoC may assign some copyright
> fee payable to the government, but prima facie it is unlikely they will do
> so in this case)
> 5. Automatic permission for translations etc: Sec 32 (sec 5(b) specifically
> provides for 'broadcasting')
> 6. Automatic permission for technical stuff: Sec 32A
> 7. Right to broadcast: Sec 37 (worth checking!)
> 8. Automatic visual recording for teaching: Sec 39
> 9. Possible challenge to government copyright of census data: Sec 44
> (register of copyrights: quite possible that the census information has not
> been registered under the Act, and if so makes it impossible for the
> government to take action against any form of infringement - sec 50A
> provides for publication of registrations in the Gazette)
> 10. Fair use: Sec 52 a(i) etc
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Administrative maps of India and states.

[Vickram Crishna]

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:13 AM, Gautam John  wrote:

> On 8 June 2011 01:03, Vickram Crishna  wrote:
>
> My reading is that the Census Authority is very much a part of
> government. A question that I have been thinking about is whether
> census data (in the raw form and not the presentation) is capable of
> being copyrighted.
>
>
Aside from the supposition that the raw data is not in fact copyrightable in
the first place, which is probably true, even if never tested, the law
clearly provides for grant of permission for data to be represented in
another form, such as sound or visual forms. It seems clear that the
provisions of copyright (the sections are too tediously long and legally
worded to reproduce here) are precisely applicable only to the form in which
the information is presented by the author(s). Moreover, if the presentation
of census data as published by the CA is in fact taken to be a design form
as defined by the Design Act 1911 (but to be frank I haven't looked at what
that creature is), then the copyright ceases as soon as 50 copies are
circulated, which has obviously already happened if the data is online.

I believe that mapped data represents precisely such alternate forms,
especially if it is dynamically presented (but even if it is not). Making it
dynamic is of course a highly useful form, one that I do not believe the
census authority has yet conceived. The census authority cannot refuse
permission for such presentation. If they do not publish the information as
is planned by our colleagues, then their copyright effectively lapses in any
case, for which proof an advertisement saying that (ie that no mapped data
as has been proposed has been published) must be published in a popular
newspaper (in English newspaper, for English language mapping, vernacular
for vernacular mapping). Unfortunately, it says nothing (that I can find)
about a public announcement on the Net, so maybe this advertisement stuff in
newspapers is the only path.

It seems that one must apply in the prescribed form for licensing
permission, but also note that it is not possible to refuse permission for
such applications, if the end use is scientific research or educational, and
also for non-commercial purposes, provided the end use is in the form of a
translation. However, this permission is only automatic after 3 and 7 years
(subject to relevant conditions) from the date of first publication. Even
here, I put it that the date of first publication is the date when the first
Census was published, and not the current census. I think that would take it
back to the early 20th century, and perhaps that might also mean that the
government does not (heh, heh) in fact have the right to exclusive copyright
of census data (even for the 'upgraded' 60 year copyright).

The relevant clauses are:

1. Specificity: Sec 14
2. Design: Sec 15(2)
3. Government ownership: Sec 17(d) and (dd)
4. Compulsory licensing: Sec 31 (note that the RoC may assign some copyright
fee payable to the government, but prima facie it is unlikely they will do
so in this case)
5. Automatic permission for translations etc: Sec 32 (sec 5(b) specifically
provides for 'broadcasting')
6. Automatic permission for technical stuff: Sec 32A
7. Right to broadcast: Sec 37 (worth checking!)
8. Automatic visual recording for teaching: Sec 39
9. Possible challenge to government copyright of census data: Sec 44
(register of copyrights: quite possible that the census information has not
been registered under the Act, and if so makes it impossible for the
government to take action against any form of infringement - sec 50A
provides for publication of registrations in the Gazette)
10. Fair use: Sec 52 a(i) etc

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[Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: IRC office hours with Sue Gardner, this Friday the 10th at 06:00 UTC

[Steven Walling]

See forwarded message thanks!

-- Forwarded message --
From: Steven Walling 
Date: Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 4:35 PM
Subject: IRC office hours with Sue Gardner, this Friday the 10th at 06:00
UTC
To: foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org


Hi everyone,

Sorry that we sent out less than a week's notice, but I wanted to extend an
invitation to Sue's office hours this Friday the 10th, at 06:00 UTC.[1]
We're doing it at this time specifically to meet with Wikimedians in
Asia,[2] but the topic of discussion has not been set, so feel free to come
with things you're interested in hearing about.

Talk to you soon,

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1. Meta: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours
2. Conversion from UTC:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=06&min=00&sec=0&day=10&month=June&year=2011



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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Delhi Chapter

[Asaf Bartov]

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Bence Damokos  wrote:

> Hi Vibhi,
>
> A chapter is not a goal in itself, it is more of a tool to facilitate
> activities that require a legal body to perform them.
> Therefore, I would encourage you to collect those 20 people around you and
> start having meetups, little outreach events and so on. Once you feel, that
> you need a legal body, or money, your needs would very likely be met by the
> current legal bodies in the country.
>
> Obviously, it might turn out to make the most sense to establish local
> branches, but these  probably would not be independent from the local Indian
> chapter already existing.
>
> In sum, I encourage you to be active and  cooperate with the existing
> communities in India to make the most of the multitude of possibilities and
> the huge potential in community building and outreach. Setting up a new
> independent Indian chapter at this point is probably not desirable, and
> would probably not be approved by the WMF.
>

I second Bence, and would like to quote to you from the chapter creation
guide:

Step 3: Run a pilot program (Optional step)

So, you have some interested Wikimedians, and you have some basic idea about
the kinds of activities your group would want to have as an officially
recognized Wikimedia Chapter.

This is a perfect time to *run a pilot program*, which will give your group
a concrete experience with running Wikimedian activities/events, strengthen
the group's internal cohesion, increase motivation, and potentially draw in
additional activists.

Here's a little secret: *Nearly all activities and programs performed by
chapters can be performed by non-chapters*. Aside from fundraising and
certain types of government outreach, any group of Wikimedians with the will
and dedication to execute a program can do so, and the Wikimedia movement
has some resources in place to help you do so:

The Wikimedia Foundation can grant you *ad-hoc permission* to use the
Wikimedia trademarks (i.e. Wikipedia logo, Wikimedia logo) in your specific
event/activity; the Foundation can provide *funding* for your program if
required, via the Wikimedia Grants
Program;
other Wikimedia chapters can offer funding, advice, and other intangible
resources.

So pick a program you'd like to run in your community or territory, making
sure the scope is manageable and achievable for your group and your
resources (especially human resources, i.e. time and skills!), before
proceeding with the legal aspects of chapter creation.

The Chapters Committee and the Wikimedia Board of Trustees are more likely
to feel confident about your group's suitability to become the exclusive
formal representative of the Wikimedia movement in your territory if your
group can show at least one success in organizing Wikimedian work.
Example

One example of a non-chapter group running a pilot program is the group of
Wikimedians in Kenya  and their school outreach
program .
(end of quote)

So, if you want your initiative for a sub-national Delhi chapter to be
considered seriously, you would do well to show your group has the ability
to execute Wikimedian work, even if modest in scale.  That's the best advice
I can give you.

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Administrative maps of India and states.

[Abhilash S Unni]

Does this help.

http://censusindia.gov.in/Footer_Menus/Disclaimer.html

The site mentions
that

quote

*Copyright:*

Material on this site subject to copyright unless otherwise indicated. The
material may be downloaded without requiring prior permission. Any other
proposed use of the material is subject to the approval of ORGI - New Delhi.
Application for obtaining permission should be made to ORGI, New Delhi

unquote


Regards

Abhi

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:13 AM, Gautam John  wrote:

> On 8 June 2011 01:03, Vickram Crishna  wrote:
>
> > OK. No offense taken. Your legal grounding is well established, as we all
> > know.
>
> Oh sorry - none meant! Apologies if it sounded otherwise.
>
> > Can anyone please point me to the relevant link (for the census data,
> > because the Census Authority is distinctly constituted at arm's length
> from
> > the Government of India)? I would like to review the pertinent
> restrictions,
> > for this list.
>
> http://copyright.gov.in/Documents/CopyrightRules1957.pdf
>
> 28. Term of copyright in Government work.- In the case of Government
> work, where Government is the first owner of the copyright therein,
> copyright shall subsist until [Sixty] years from the beginning of the
> calendar year next following the year in which the work is first
> published.
>
> Where Government work is defined as:
>
> (k) "Government work" means a work which is made or published by or
> under the direction or control
> of-
> (i) the Government or any department of the Government;
> (ii) any Legislature in India;
> (iii) any court, tribunal or other judicial authority in India;
>
> My reading is that the Census Authority is very much a part of
> government. A question that I have been thinking about is whether
> census data (in the raw form and not the presentation) is capable of
> being copyrighted.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Best,
>
> Gautam
> 
> http://social.prathambooks.org/
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Administrative maps of India and states.

[Srikanth Ramakrishnan]

I don't understand how the results of how many people are literate and/or
married in a locality cann be copyrighted.
Rsrikanth05
Sent from my Motorola L9. Please excuse spelling errors.

On Jun 8, 2011 1:03 AM, "Vickram Crishna"  wrote:

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:25 PM, Gautam John 
wrote:
>
> Sadly, the issue o...
OK. No offense taken. Your legal grounding is well established, as we all
know.

Can anyone please point me to the relevant link (for the census data,
because the Census Authority is distinctly constituted at arm's length from
the Government of India)? I would like to review the pertinent restrictions,
for this list.

It may also make for an interesting Wikipedia page, I think, or additions to
an existing page, on the copyrightability of public information.

> On 7 June 2011 23:22, Vickram Crishna  wrote:
>
>
> > > If any government body objects to the use of census data for any
> purpose
> > > relating to the pu...
>
> > >> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Naveen Francis 
> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi all,
> ...
>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Administrative maps of India and states.

[Gautam John]

On 8 June 2011 01:03, Vickram Crishna  wrote:

> OK. No offense taken. Your legal grounding is well established, as we all
> know.

Oh sorry - none meant! Apologies if it sounded otherwise.

> Can anyone please point me to the relevant link (for the census data,
> because the Census Authority is distinctly constituted at arm's length from
> the Government of India)? I would like to review the pertinent restrictions,
> for this list.

http://copyright.gov.in/Documents/CopyrightRules1957.pdf

28. Term of copyright in Government work.- In the case of Government
work, where Government is the first owner of the copyright therein,
copyright shall subsist until [Sixty] years from the beginning of the
calendar year next following the year in which the work is first
published.

Where Government work is defined as:

(k) "Government work" means a work which is made or published by or
under the direction or control
of-
(i) the Government or any department of the Government;
(ii) any Legislature in India;
(iii) any court, tribunal or other judicial authority in India;

My reading is that the Census Authority is very much a part of
government. A question that I have been thinking about is whether
census data (in the raw form and not the presentation) is capable of
being copyrighted.

Thank you.

Best,

Gautam

http://social.prathambooks.org/

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Administrative maps of India and states.

[Vickram Crishna]

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:25 PM, Gautam John wrote:

> Sadly, the issue of Government copyright exists and is real. There is no
> getting around it.
>
> OK. No offense taken. Your legal grounding is well established, as we all
know.

Can anyone please point me to the relevant link (for the census data,
because the Census Authority is distinctly constituted at arm's length from
the Government of India)? I would like to review the pertinent restrictions,
for this list.

It may also make for an interesting Wikipedia page, I think, or additions to
an existing page, on the copyrightability of public information.

On 7 June 2011 23:22, Vickram Crishna  wrote:
> > If any government body objects to the use of census data for any purpose
> > relating to the public weal, I believe that there will be a strong case
> for
> > legal strictures against the Census of India.
> > On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 9:11 PM, CherianTinu Abraham <
> tinucher...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Census website says :
> >> "Material on this site subject to copyright unless otherwise indicated."
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Naveen Francis 
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> New maps for respective states can be created with following base.
>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Administrative maps of India and states.

[Gautam John]

Sadly, the issue of Government copyright exists and is real. There is
no getting around it.

Thank you.

Best,

Gautam

http://social.prathambooks.org/




On 7 June 2011 23:22, Vickram Crishna  wrote:
> Broadly speaking, any data collected with the use of public funds cannot be
> restricted for use from any member of the public.
> Having said that, even copyrighted information may be free to use, after all
> that is precisely what copyleft is. However, the use of copyleft is not
> commonly applied to textual information other than manuals attached to or
> related to copylefted software.
> Given the lack of public discourse in the area of copyleft in India, I have
> my doubts that the census data is copylefted. However, more information is
> needed. Mere mention of copyright is insufficient to prevent its lawful use
> and reuse for the public weal, without specifying the restrictions implicit
> or explicit in the specific license.
>
> If any government body objects to the use of census data for any purpose
> relating to the public weal, I believe that there will be a strong case for
> legal strictures against the Census of India.
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 9:11 PM, CherianTinu Abraham 
> wrote:
>>
>> Census website says :
>> "Material on this site subject to copyright unless otherwise indicated."
>> I am particularly curious on how we would be able to use data from census
>> website. I used 2001 census data as input data for my Indian villages pilot
>> project on en.wiki. I was waiting for 2011 census data for further work
>> which would be more updated and correct information. But the site says it is
>> still copyrighted.
>> Any legal experts?
>> -TC
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Naveen Francis  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> New maps for respective states can be created with following base.
>>>
>>> Census Maps
>>> http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/maps2011.html
>>>
>>> http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/admmaps2011.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Kerala administrative maps already created by Rajeshodayanchal as part of
>>> Malayalam Wikipedia Map Project.
>>> Please help us to translate the map to other indic languages via
>>> following tool  http://toolserver.org/~jarry/svgtranslate/
>>>
>>>
>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala-administrative-divisions-map-ml.svg
>>> (Kerala administrative maps in ml)
>>>
>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala-administrative-divisions-map-en.svg
>>> (Kerala administrative maps in en)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Naveen Francis
>>>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Administrative maps of India and states.

[Vickram Crishna]

Broadly speaking, any data collected with the use of public funds cannot be
restricted for use from any member of the public.

Having said that, even copyrighted information may be free to use, after all
that is precisely what copyleft is. However, the use of copyleft is not
commonly applied to textual information other than manuals attached to or
related to copylefted software.

Given the lack of public discourse in the area of copyleft in India, I have
my doubts that the census data is copylefted. However, more information is
needed. Mere mention of copyright is insufficient to prevent its lawful use
and reuse for the public weal, without specifying the restrictions implicit
or explicit in the specific license.

If any government body objects to the use of census data for any purpose
relating to the public weal, I believe that there will be a strong case for
legal strictures against the Census of India.

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 9:11 PM, CherianTinu Abraham
wrote:

> Census website says :
> "Material on this site subject to copyright unless otherwise indicated."
>
> I am particularly curious on how we would be able to use data from census
> website. I used 2001 census data as input data for my Indian villages pilot
> project on en.wiki. I was waiting for 2011 census data for further work
> which would be more updated and correct information. But the site says it is
> still copyrighted.
>
> Any legal experts?
>
> -TC
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Naveen Francis  wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> New maps for respective states can be created with following base.
>>
>> *Census Maps*
>> http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/maps2011.html
>>
>> http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/admmaps2011.html
>>
>>
>> Kerala administrative maps already created by 
>> Rajeshodayanchalas 
>> part of Malayalam
>> Wikipedia Map 
>> Project
>> .
>> Please help us to translate the map to other indic languages via following
>> tool  http://toolserver.org/~jarry/svgtranslate/
>>
>>
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala-administrative-divisions-map-ml.svg
>> (Kerala administrative maps in ml)
>>
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala-administrative-divisions-map-en.svg
>> (Kerala administrative maps in en)
>>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Administrative maps of India and states.

[Gautam John]

What do you guys mean when you say you will create maps based on this?
Do you create your own maps with this as the base map?

Thank you.

Best,

Gautam

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On 7 June 2011 21:11, CherianTinu Abraham  wrote:
> Census website says :
> "Material on this site subject to copyright unless otherwise indicated."
> I am particularly curious on how we would be able to use data from census
> website. I used 2001 census data as input data for my Indian villages pilot
> project on en.wiki. I was waiting for 2011 census data for further work
> which would be more updated and correct information. But the site says it is
> still copyrighted.
> Any legal experts?
> -TC
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Naveen Francis  wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> New maps for respective states can be created with following base.
>>
>> Census Maps
>> http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/maps2011.html
>>
>> http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/admmaps2011.html
>>
>>
>> Kerala administrative maps already created by Rajeshodayanchal as part of
>> Malayalam Wikipedia Map Project.
>> Please help us to translate the map to other indic languages via following
>> tool  http://toolserver.org/~jarry/svgtranslate/
>>
>>
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala-administrative-divisions-map-ml.svg
>> (Kerala administrative maps in ml)
>>
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala-administrative-divisions-map-en.svg
>> (Kerala administrative maps in en)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Naveen Francis
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Administrative maps of India and states.

[CherianTinu Abraham]

Census website says :
"Material on this site subject to copyright unless otherwise indicated."

I am particularly curious on how we would be able to use data from census
website. I used 2001 census data as input data for my Indian villages pilot
project on en.wiki. I was waiting for 2011 census data for further work
which would be more updated and correct information. But the site says it is
still copyrighted.

Any legal experts?

-TC

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Naveen Francis  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> New maps for respective states can be created with following base.
>
> *Census Maps*
> http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/maps2011.html
>
> http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/admmaps2011.html
>
>
> Kerala administrative maps already created by 
> Rajeshodayanchalas 
> part of Malayalam
> Wikipedia Map 
> Project
> .
> Please help us to translate the map to other indic languages via following
> tool  http://toolserver.org/~jarry/svgtranslate/
>
>
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala-administrative-divisions-map-ml.svg
> (Kerala administrative maps in ml)
>
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala-administrative-divisions-map-en.svg
> (Kerala administrative maps in en)
>
> Thanks,
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Administrative maps of India and states.

[Naveen Francis]

Hi all,

New maps for respective states can be created with following base.

*Census Maps*
http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/maps2011.html
http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/admmaps2011.html


Kerala administrative maps already created by
Rajeshodayanchalas
part of Malayalam
Wikipedia Map 
Project
.
Please help us to translate the map to other indic languages via following
tool  http://toolserver.org/~jarry/svgtranslate/

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala-administrative-divisions-map-ml.svg
(Kerala administrative maps in ml)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala-administrative-divisions-map-en.svg
(Kerala administrative maps in en)

Thanks,
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Delhi Chapter (User:AroundTheGlobe)

[CherianTinu Abraham]

+ most people in the list .

-Tinu Cherian

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Anivar Aravind wrote:

> Dear friends
>
> What happening now here is the splitting of community spirit.
> Wikimedia Movement in india is anyway unite and active irrespective of the
> presence and activities of chapter/ chapters
> And all Indian projects (irrespective of language) achieved a lot of
> momentum even without initiating a chapter.
> The purpose of Legal bodies is to stregthen this growth by using its
> resources and time in various ways.
> Leave the number of chapters we need to chapter approval bodies of
> wikimedia foundation.
>
> Since Delhi Wikimedians raises the concerns  about absence of India
> chapter's attention to North India/hindi speaking community, it is an
> important area of concern for the current chapter to wipe off that feeling
> through its activities, irrespective of whether they are applying for a new
> chapter or not.
> This list is anyway to share developments in each wikipedias , and to share
> best practices
> So lets close this discussion here and  continue as the same productive
> active community of free knowledge activists in India
>
> ~ cheers
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Delhi Chapter (User:AroundTheGlobe)

[Anivar Aravind]

Dear friends

What happening now here is the splitting of community spirit.
Wikimedia Movement in india is anyway unite and active irrespective of the
presence and activities of chapter/ chapters
And all Indian projects (irrespective of language) achieved a lot of
momentum even without initiating a chapter.
The purpose of Legal bodies is to stregthen this growth by using its
resources and time in various ways.
Leave the number of chapters we need to chapter approval bodies of wikimedia
foundation.

Since Delhi Wikimedians raises the concerns  about absence of India
chapter's attention to North India/hindi speaking community, it is an
important area of concern for the current chapter to wipe off that feeling
through its activities, irrespective of whether they are applying for a new
chapter or not.
This list is anyway to share developments in each wikipedias , and to share
best practices
So lets close this discussion here and  continue as the same productive
active community of free knowledge activists in India

~ cheers
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Delhi Chapter (User:AroundTheGlobe)

[Achal Prabhala]

Dear all,

As someone who follows this list and occasionally joins in, I don't find 
this discussion productive. In the interests of getting on, may I please 
request you to stop for the time being. There is a lot of excellent work 
being done by everyone who has contributed to the thread, and while 
disagreements have been expressed, we have to learn to deal with 
differences politely -- over-stressing an argument usually only makes 
the disagreement deeper. Maybe we should all step back and chill a 
little, perhaps even discuss all the other things that are going on :)

Good wishes,
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Delhi Chapter (User:AroundTheGlobe)

[mayur]

Hmm, My dear friend these status vary from time to time, They did it without
a chapter but we want to do this with a chapater.We may learn from each
other but its not compulsory. Still hindi is ahead in many fields.We want
Excellence.Only having largest number of users don't make us excellent.We
have to do good in every field if we want excellence.Every body have to
learn more and more my friend at WIkipedia thats why we are working here.

Cheers
Mayur



On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan  wrote:

> Yes, Hindi is at second position among Indian languages.
> Malayalam is first.
> They did it without a chapter.
> And workshops and activities aren't a waste of time.
> That's how things got done in the Malayalam wikipedia.
>
> You have a lot to learn my friend, a long long way to go.
>
> Cheers,
> SR
>
>
> On 7 June 2011 18:47, mayur  wrote:
>
>> Thank you for your suggestion!, we always love to learn from other.Let me
>> tell you that we all are creating content. We just sent a mail to delhi
>> wikimedians to join this chapter Initiative I don't know why this discussion
>> went so long.We just told our purpose and we don't care that what anybody
>> outside of our Community is doing, We just want to grow our community and
>> Langguage Projects.Hindi is the Largest Language of India with about 45
>> crore Hindi Speakers.We are not Competing with Local Indian Languages, we
>> want to compete with other biggest languages of the world.That's why i used
>> the term "Excellent".We didn't waste our time in workshops and meetups,
>> Inspite of this we among the Top Indic Wikipedia Project by number of Active
>> users.
>> .However Accoding to Our languagge Size this achievement is very very
>> small,We learnt from another small languages wikipeida that taking Intiative
>> for workshops and meetups are very useful to grow your community and its not
>> a time wastage.Most of the Hindi Wkipedian like to write articles rather
>> than conducting meetups and workshops.But it doen't mean that we don't have
>> a community.We are still one of the biggest community if consider no of
>> Active users.Thanks all for your suggestions.
>>
>> Warm Regards
>> Mayur
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
>> rsrikant...@gmail.com> wrote:.
>>
>>> Subhashish listed out a few initiatives he is working on for the Odisha
>>> Wikipeda.
>>> Learn from him.
>>> Instead of hankering about for a Chapter, he is busy on content creation,
>>> Outreach, getting more people enthusaistic, etc.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7 June 2011 10:53, mayur  wrote:
>>>
 Hmm, Building Community will be benificial for both , ourself and Delhi
 Chapter too.:), Its a very long process, building community is our first 
 Aim
 then to proceed for Delhi Chapter and Many other Wikimedia Movements too.
   On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Bishakha Datta <
 bishakhada...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>  On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:05 PM, mayur  wrote:
>
>> Till then we can arrange some workshops and meetup to finish the first
>> step to move ahead the creation of Delhi Chapter as Nooper & Bishaka
>> Suggested.
>>
>> Dear Mayur,
>
> Oops! I suggested getting the community together as an end in itself -
> not as a means or first step to creating a Delhi chapter.
>
> Cheers
> Bishakha
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Delhi Chapter (User:AroundTheGlobe)

[Abhilash S Unni]

Correction : A humble request in the interest of wikipedia community in
India.
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Delhi Chapter (User:AroundTheGlobe)

[Abhilash S Unni]

SR and everyone else out there, who might be furiously drafting replies to
me or to Mayur or to SR, Lets just leave this as it is. Please..

A humble request in the request of wikipedia community in India.

Let us just not have these kind of un-necessary divides and feelings coming
in between.

Abhi

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan  wrote:

> Yes, Hindi is at second position among Indian languages.
> Malayalam is first.
> They did it without a chapter.
> And workshops and activities aren't a waste of time.
> That's how things got done in the Malayalam wikipedia.
>
> You have a lot to learn my friend, a long long way to go.
>
> Cheers,
> SR
>
>
> On 7 June 2011 18:47, mayur  wrote:
>
>> Thank you for your suggestion!, we always love to learn from other.Let me
>> tell you that we all are creating content. We just sent a mail to delhi
>> wikimedians to join this chapter Initiative I don't know why this discussion
>> went so long.We just told our purpose and we don't care that what anybody
>> outside of our Community is doing, We just want to grow our community and
>> Langguage Projects.Hindi is the Largest Language of India with about 45
>> crore Hindi Speakers.We are not Competing with Local Indian Languages, we
>> want to compete with other biggest languages of the world.That's why i used
>> the term "Excellent".We didn't waste our time in workshops and meetups,
>> Inspite of this we among the Top Indic Wikipedia Project by number of Active
>> users.
>> .However Accoding to Our languagge Size this achievement is very very
>> small,We learnt from another small languages wikipeida that taking Intiative
>> for workshops and meetups are very useful to grow your community and its not
>> a time wastage.Most of the Hindi Wkipedian like to write articles rather
>> than conducting meetups and workshops.But it doen't mean that we don't have
>> a community.We are still one of the biggest community if consider no of
>> Active users.Thanks all for your suggestions.
>>
>> Warm Regards
>> Mayur
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
>> rsrikant...@gmail.com> wrote:.
>>
>>> Subhashish listed out a few initiatives he is working on for the Odisha
>>> Wikipeda.
>>> Learn from him.
>>> Instead of hankering about for a Chapter, he is busy on content creation,
>>> Outreach, getting more people enthusaistic, etc.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7 June 2011 10:53, mayur  wrote:
>>>
 Hmm, Building Community will be benificial for both , ourself and Delhi
 Chapter too.:), Its a very long process, building community is our first 
 Aim
 then to proceed for Delhi Chapter and Many other Wikimedia Movements too.
   On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Bishakha Datta <
 bishakhada...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>  On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:05 PM, mayur  wrote:
>
>> Till then we can arrange some workshops and meetup to finish the first
>> step to move ahead the creation of Delhi Chapter as Nooper & Bishaka
>> Suggested.
>>
>> Dear Mayur,
>
> Oops! I suggested getting the community together as an end in itself -
> not as a means or first step to creating a Delhi chapter.
>
> Cheers
> Bishakha
>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Delhi Chapter (User:AroundTheGlobe)

[Abhilash S Unni]

This is going nowhere... and lots of misconceptions !!!

I just cant help myself commenting... Hope some sense would prevail over a
period of time.

As a fence sitter, it pains a lot when I see these kind of mails going back
and forth as part of a thread, related to a community as cohesive and
closely knit as wikipedia is.

Can everyone just bury this hatchet and move along. All the best wishes to
Mayur and Vibhi and all the wikipedians from Delhi.

Thanks, Abhi

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 6:47 PM, mayur  wrote:

> Thank you for your suggestion!, we always love to learn from other.Let me
> tell you that we all are creating content. We just sent a mail to delhi
> wikimedians to join this chapter Initiative I don't know why this discussion
> went so long.We just told our purpose and we don't care that what anybody
> outside of our Community is doing, We just want to grow our community and
> Langguage Projects.Hindi is the Largest Language of India with about 45
> crore Hindi Speakers.We are not Competing with Local Indian Languages, we
> want to compete with other biggest languages of the world.That's why i used
> the term "Excellent".We didn't waste our time in workshops and meetups,
> Inspite of this we among the Top Indic Wikipedia Project by number of Active
> users.
> .However Accoding to Our languagge Size this achievement is very very
> small,We learnt from another small languages wikipeida that taking Intiative
> for workshops and meetups are very useful to grow your community and its not
> a time wastage.Most of the Hindi Wkipedian like to write articles rather
> than conducting meetups and workshops.But it doen't mean that we don't have
> a community.We are still one of the biggest community if consider no of
> Active users.Thanks all for your suggestions.
>
> Warm Regards
> Mayur
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
> rsrikant...@gmail.com> wrote:.
>
>> Subhashish listed out a few initiatives he is working on for the Odisha
>> Wikipeda.
>> Learn from him.
>> Instead of hankering about for a Chapter, he is busy on content creation,
>> Outreach, getting more people enthusaistic, etc.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7 June 2011 10:53, mayur  wrote:
>>
>>> Hmm, Building Community will be benificial for both , ourself and Delhi
>>> Chapter too.:), Its a very long process, building community is our first Aim
>>> then to proceed for Delhi Chapter and Many other Wikimedia Movements too.
>>>   On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Bishakha Datta <
>>> bishakhada...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>


  On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:05 PM, mayur  wrote:

> Till then we can arrange some workshops and meetup to finish the first
> step to move ahead the creation of Delhi Chapter as Nooper & Bishaka
> Suggested.
>
> Dear Mayur,

 Oops! I suggested getting the community together as an end in itself -
 not as a means or first step to creating a Delhi chapter.

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Delhi Chapter (User:AroundTheGlobe)

[Srikanth Ramakrishnan]

Yes, Hindi is at second position among Indian languages.
Malayalam is first.
They did it without a chapter.
And workshops and activities aren't a waste of time.
That's how things got done in the Malayalam wikipedia.

You have a lot to learn my friend, a long long way to go.

Cheers,
SR

On 7 June 2011 18:47, mayur  wrote:

> Thank you for your suggestion!, we always love to learn from other.Let me
> tell you that we all are creating content. We just sent a mail to delhi
> wikimedians to join this chapter Initiative I don't know why this discussion
> went so long.We just told our purpose and we don't care that what anybody
> outside of our Community is doing, We just want to grow our community and
> Langguage Projects.Hindi is the Largest Language of India with about 45
> crore Hindi Speakers.We are not Competing with Local Indian Languages, we
> want to compete with other biggest languages of the world.That's why i used
> the term "Excellent".We didn't waste our time in workshops and meetups,
> Inspite of this we among the Top Indic Wikipedia Project by number of Active
> users.
> .However Accoding to Our languagge Size this achievement is very very
> small,We learnt from another small languages wikipeida that taking Intiative
> for workshops and meetups are very useful to grow your community and its not
> a time wastage.Most of the Hindi Wkipedian like to write articles rather
> than conducting meetups and workshops.But it doen't mean that we don't have
> a community.We are still one of the biggest community if consider no of
> Active users.Thanks all for your suggestions.
>
> Warm Regards
> Mayur
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
> rsrikant...@gmail.com> wrote:.
>
>> Subhashish listed out a few initiatives he is working on for the Odisha
>> Wikipeda.
>> Learn from him.
>> Instead of hankering about for a Chapter, he is busy on content creation,
>> Outreach, getting more people enthusaistic, etc.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7 June 2011 10:53, mayur  wrote:
>>
>>> Hmm, Building Community will be benificial for both , ourself and Delhi
>>> Chapter too.:), Its a very long process, building community is our first Aim
>>> then to proceed for Delhi Chapter and Many other Wikimedia Movements too.
>>>   On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Bishakha Datta <
>>> bishakhada...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>


  On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:05 PM, mayur  wrote:

> Till then we can arrange some workshops and meetup to finish the first
> step to move ahead the creation of Delhi Chapter as Nooper & Bishaka
> Suggested.
>
> Dear Mayur,

 Oops! I suggested getting the community together as an end in itself -
 not as a means or first step to creating a Delhi chapter.

 Cheers
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Delhi Chapter (User:AroundTheGlobe)

[mayur]

Thank you for your suggestion!, we always love to learn from other.Let me
tell you that we all are creating content. We just sent a mail to delhi
wikimedians to join this chapter Initiative I don't know why this discussion
went so long.We just told our purpose and we don't care that what anybody
outside of our Community is doing, We just want to grow our community and
Langguage Projects.Hindi is the Largest Language of India with about 45
crore Hindi Speakers.We are not Competing with Local Indian Languages, we
want to compete with other biggest languages of the world.That's why i used
the term "Excellent".We didn't waste our time in workshops and meetups,
Inspite of this we among the Top Indic Wikipedia Project by number of Active
users.
.However Accoding to Our languagge Size this achievement is very very
small,We learnt from another small languages wikipeida that taking Intiative
for workshops and meetups are very useful to grow your community and its not
a time wastage.Most of the Hindi Wkipedian like to write articles rather
than conducting meetups and workshops.But it doen't mean that we don't have
a community.We are still one of the biggest community if consider no of
Active users.Thanks all for your suggestions.

Warm Regards
Mayur


On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
rsrikant...@gmail.com> wrote:.

> Subhashish listed out a few initiatives he is working on for the Odisha
> Wikipeda.
> Learn from him.
> Instead of hankering about for a Chapter, he is busy on content creation,
> Outreach, getting more people enthusaistic, etc.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> On 7 June 2011 10:53, mayur  wrote:
>
>> Hmm, Building Community will be benificial for both , ourself and Delhi
>> Chapter too.:), Its a very long process, building community is our first Aim
>> then to proceed for Delhi Chapter and Many other Wikimedia Movements too.
>>   On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Bishakha Datta > > wrote:
>>
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>>>  On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:05 PM, mayur  wrote:
>>>
 Till then we can arrange some workshops and meetup to finish the first
 step to move ahead the creation of Delhi Chapter as Nooper & Bishaka
 Suggested.

 Dear Mayur,
>>>
>>> Oops! I suggested getting the community together as an end in itself -
>>> not as a means or first step to creating a Delhi chapter.
>>>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India membership

[Gautam John]

Appreciate it, Shyam.

Thank you.

Best,

Gautam
(handheld)
On Jun 7, 2011 4:03 PM, "Shyam Bihari Agarwal" 
wrote:
> Thanks Gautam,
>
> That makes sense to me.
>
> Regards,
>
> Shyam
>
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Gautam John 
wrote:
>
>> Hi Shyam:
>>
>> > 1 - To be a part of the mission and for contributing, I don't think one
>> > should be a member of the Wikimedia India (please don't take it
>> otherwise).
>> > Just for voting the executive committee members, one should be a
member?
>> I
>> > don't understand the point.
>>
>> Well, it gives members a say in the representation of the organisation
>> and in its agenda. This guides the Wikimedia mission in India.
>>
>> > 2. I am under the impression that one of the major goals of Wikimedia
>> > chapter is fundraising, which will be used for its operations and
>> fulfilling
>> > the mission tasks. Isn't that correct?
>>
>> I would, personally, disagree with this. The main role and aims are to
>> spread free knowledge as the registration documents show:
>> http://wiki.wikimedia.in/File:ChapterRegDocsEnglish.pdf
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Gautam
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Membership and Community engagement-June2011

[Arjuna Rao Chavala]

Hi Ravi,

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Ravishankar  wrote:

> Hi Arjuna,
>
> Great report and hard work. Please accept my appreciation for all chapter
> members involved in these efforts.
>
> Thanks for your kind words. There is lot more ahead. With the cooperation
of the community, members and stakeholders, I am sure we can  make rapid
progress.

Cheers
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Membership and Community engagement-June2011

[Ravishankar]

Hi Arjuna,

Great report and hard work. Please accept my appreciation for all chapter
members involved in these efforts.

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India membership

[Shyam Bihari Agarwal]

Thanks Gautam,

That makes sense to me.

Regards,

Shyam

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Gautam John  wrote:

> Hi Shyam:
>
> > 1 - To be a part of the mission and for contributing, I don't think one
> > should be a member of the Wikimedia India (please don't take it
> otherwise).
> > Just for voting the executive committee members, one should be a member?
> I
> > don't understand the point.
>
> Well, it gives members a say in the representation of the organisation
> and in its agenda. This guides the Wikimedia mission in India.
>
> > 2. I am under the impression that one of the major goals of Wikimedia
> > chapter is fundraising, which will be used for its operations and
> fulfilling
> > the mission tasks. Isn't that correct?
>
> I would, personally, disagree with this. The main role and aims are to
> spread free knowledge as the registration documents show:
> http://wiki.wikimedia.in/File:ChapterRegDocsEnglish.pdf
>
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>
> Gautam
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Membership and Community engagement-June2011

[Arjuna Rao Chavala]

Hi Wikimedians,

Executive Committee has been working on several fronts to quickly
operationalising the chapter. I am glad to share with you the highlights of
the same.
Contents

   - 1 
Membership
   - 2 Wikipedia Chapter Brochure Design
Contest
   - 3 City and Language SIG
subcommittee
   - 4 
Projects
   - 5 Volunteers for Website and Wiki
Administration
   - 6 AGM 
Plans
   - 7 India Wiki
Conference
   - 8 
Donations
   - 9 Changes in
EC

 Membership

   - *Individual:* We have opened Individual Membership of the chapter last
   month. I am glad to report that we have received over 30 applications as of
   last week. As already announced, Ashwin Baindur was the first to sign up
   with conventional payment(Cheque payable at par at Bangalore) and Pranav
   Curumsey was the first one to sign up using NEFT/online transfer mode. We
   have reviewed the filled in membership forms and made minor updates to the
   form. The Revised
Formis
updated on Wiki. The membership cards and receipts are under process
for
   the applications received as of May 31 and are expected to be sent within a
   week.


   - *Institutional:* We are ready to accept Institutional
Membershipapplications
now. I request all community members to help enroll
   Institutional members as well.

If you have more questions, please do check out the
Membership-FAQpage. You can
also contact any of the chapter EC members or on chapter's
email address: chap...@wikimedia.in
 Wikipedia Chapter Brochure Design Contest

   - We invite you to design a brochure for Wikimedia chapter in English and
   native languages and are happy to announce a contest for the same. The rules
   and regulations are as follows
  - Contest open to all Wikimedians either individuals or team of upto 3
  wikimedians.
  - Name of the contributors to the winning entry will be credited on
  the brochure
  - The design has to reflect the language diversity of India and have
  pictures or graphics representing India
  - A sample
designis
available to provide rough guidance and also for use as interim
brochure.

  - A print ready file with good quality/resolution should be made
  available
  - The design should be easy to extend to other Indian languages, by
  substituting few pictures and textual content. A sample design
for a native
  language should also be made available.
  - The original file should be released as per CC-BY-SA 3.0 license
  terms

 City and Language SIG subcommittee

   - We are forming City and Language Special Interest Group
subcommitteeof
the chapter and invite all Wikimedians to participate in them. The
   guidelines are as follows:
  - A chair person of each SIG (City/Langauge) can only represent either
  a city or a language
  - Self nomination with recommendation by others or nominations of
  others and acceptance by such nominated individuals are allowed.
  - Chairs of such subcommittees will interface with one EC member
  charged with City/Language SIG
  - All such Chairpersons are required to apply for membership of the
  Chapter at the earliest.
  - As we just started membership drive, the process is now open for
  community. In future, the process may be restricted to members only.

 Projects

   - Projects for the year

EC would like to call for active community participation in prioritising
projects for 2011-12. The in