Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : The Economic Times : Oral citations to be part of wikipedia entries
The project page can be found here http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Oral_Citations Discussions are currently happening on foundation-l mailing list http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2011-July/thread.html and respective language Wikipedias eg: Malayalam Wikipedia http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF:%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%B4%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%AC%E0%B4%82 I am planning to create a discussion page on English Wikipedia soon. Please join in the discussion. :) It will be great if other language Wikipedia discuss and evaluate the possibility of Oral citations. Btw note that *The Economic Times *story headline is slightly misleading and is the job of desk/editors as usual. But I am more than happy with the coverage they did on this. Regards Tinu Cherian On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Ashwin Baindur ashwin.bain...@gmail.comwrote: Tinu, where is that long discussion thread to be found? Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 8:41 AM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Anirudh. Essentially we wanted a more balanced article this time, collating both sides of view. Oral citations is still much to be debated and discussed in the current form. Regards Tinu Cherian On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Anirudh Bhati anirudh...@gmail.comwrote: This is a well-rounded article. Thanks for posting, Tinu. Yours sincerely, Anirudh Bhati +855 975 529 803 Skype: anirudhsbh On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:55 AM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com wrote: *The Economic Times : Oral citations to be part of wikipedia entries* http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/oral-citations-to-be-part-of-wikipedia-entries/articleshow/9728638.cms *When you set out to make the entire global knowledge base freely accessible , can you leave out subjects that find very little mention in print? The question posed by Bangalore based researcher Achal Prabhala, has kicked off a debate among Wikipedia editors, the volunteers behind world's largest encyclopedia . The collaborative online encyclopedia , supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, has over 19 million articles written by about 90,000 editors across the world. Achal began working on the problem in January 2011 and carried out a project called the Oral Citations to find ways to increase local language entries into Wikipedia . At the crux of the problem is the lack of printed material in local languages and for topics related to indigenous culture. Editors find it difficult to add articles because of the lack of citable material. * * * *Right now, the online encyclopedia relies heavily on published material like newspapers , journals and magazines for citations . However, when it comes to vernaculars , there is very little published material available and editors often find a huge amount of knowledge being left out defeating the entire objective of Wikipedia. Take for instance, Dabba Kali, a traditional game played in North Kerala is finds very little or almost no reference in citable sources. But that's also an important part of culture, says Achal. The sum of human knowledge is far greater than the sum of printed knowledge , he argues. Of late, the Wikimedia foundation has been trying to make its projects more global. While this is relatively easy in developed countries with better infrastructure which generate a lot of citable material, the problem in developing and underdeveloped countries are acute. * * * * Germany, whose entire population is a fraction of India's online population has a massive footprint on Wikipedia. While a country like India is behind. Why is that? asks Achal. Because there is a lot more published material which can be used for citations out there... maybe, because the people who made the project largely were from the Anglo European or Japanese world, there has been a conflation of the sum of human knowledge and sum of printed knowledge, says Achal who mainly works on intellectual property issues related to medicine. With Shiju Alex, a Malayalam Wikipedian , Mayur, one of the top 20 global contributors to the encyclopedia and Mohau Monaledi, a software developer from South Africa, Achal set out to find how easy it is to create original articles that discuss things that have not been discussed before and are particular to a linguistic culture. We found that the citation rules are a huge problem. What do you do when the largest university library in South Africa has only 80 books in Sepedi, a South African language spoken by five million people ? Of that, most are bibles and dictionaries and fiction and poetry which is not good for citations, he says. The situation is no different for Malayalam or
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] News from the Chapter and the Conference
Off the cuff, I want to appreciate the great ideas put forth, Ravi. Thanks for taking the effort. These ideas need to be preserved even if we are not able to use them right now. Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Ravishankar ravidre...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I appreciate the transparent, detailed and professional planning of conference and I am sorry I couldn't take part in WikiConference related planning earlier. For those who don't know, I am a Tamil Wikimedian since 2005 with 20,000+ edits. My major interest lies in outreach and policy decisions concerning Tamil Wikimedia projects. http://toolserver.org/~quentinv57/sulinfo/Ravidreams Am I qualified to express my opinions now ? ;) I have two major concerns: 1. The overall budget. It is huge even if we get 100% commercial sponsorship. We could do more useful things with this budget. 2. The amount of money that is being granted from the foundation. Given the indication that this may be an annual event, here are my ideas on *how a WikiConference shall be arranged. * * WikiConference need not be an annual event. * It should be planned well in advance ( a year in advance at least to allow time for planning and fund-raising ) * Let's not have an ambitious plan and wonder for funding. We should have a realistic estimate for non-grant funding and plan accordingly. *Bidding city / community should show guarantee to meet at least half the budget by means of commercial sponsors and other revenue sources.* If they cannot provide this guarantee, they should revise the budget. * Tie up with local universities / academic institutions for free venue / dorms and look for the dates when these can be available. WikiConference is a media event and I am sure there will be many hosting partners for a brand like Wikipedia. If we can convince schools to run campus ambassador programs why not they be convinced to host this? * Need not be a 3 day event. Even a 1 or 2 day event will be good. (will cut down logistics, accommodation costs) . *What if this is 2001 with no WMF and grants? How will we plan and organize?* *This is not a corporate conference to have 100% professional and rocking experience at any cost. This is a community conference and that spirit should be kept. * *Here are some ways to minimise expense and generate revenue:* * We are getting lakhs of eyeballs for sponsorship / participation announcement and they all land in WikiConference India home page. But http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011/Sponsorship has no info and I couldn't find sponsorship related info anywhere else. This should be the highlighted info in conference homepage asking for sponsors. * Why not convert the conference itself into a fund-raiser? Open a donation booth. Have an agreement with chapter / foundation to get 50% donations for conference expenses and donate the rest to the movement. Can we place a banner of this budget in the conference venue? Will our expenses be justified to a common man? Will people be motivated to donate? If not, we are doing something the wrong way. * Registration cost should be at least 300 INR per day. ( The current budget allots 200 INR plus per day for food alone). The value of the conference is in the knowledge they gain and not in the goodies we give. Meritorious candidates can apply for sponsorships. We don't need a crowd. The local crowd may come and forget it as yet another event. The prime focus should be to bring together best minds already active in Wikimedia at one place. The attendees party can be free for scholarship recipients but others can pay. If you compare that a movie going experience in Mumbai should cost at least 200 INR per head, we need not feel shy to charge where it is due. * Sell Wikipedia souvenirs including T-Shirts, mugs etc.,. Or give them as a freebie when people make large donations. * If we can make the event a two-day conference, we can cut down logistics and accommodation costs. Even an international event like Wikimania has some less quality presentations. Have four tracks: Language Wikipedia projects, English Wikipedia, Tech and General. ( I found only two seminar rooms in the budget and assume only 2 or 3 tracks) Have only the best papers and move the rest to lighting talks. Personally, I am not so happy with some of the ways WMF, chapters are spending the donated money and I know there are more people feeling this way. If even regular Wikipedians feel like this, we should be more responsible in how we project ourselves for the public. I have been a regular donor to WMF but will reconsider from this year on. A good idea will be to apply to join the grants committee or take part in the discussions there. So, this is nothing personal against WikiConference India. Personally, I have experiences running a whole day blog camp for
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] News from the Chapter and the Conference
On 25 August 2011 13:29, Ravishankar ravidre...@gmail.com wrote: Ravi - thank you very much for your email - much appreciated. We shall look for unconventional ways to invest wisely which will have maximum ROI. Here are some examples: You know, these are excellent ideas and it does highlight an issue we have faced. How does the wider community and the Chapter find out what is happening in each language community and geography? If we can't discover this, then we can't engage and support it either, right? ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] BECOME AN AUTHOR: O.B.Publication's Invitation
Hi, I am happy to inform you that the *O.B. Publication*http://www.onlinebooks.shop.ms/is inviting you to write a free chapter, article, poem etc * *in the upcoming books on* Medical Science *(*Medicine/surgery/Dental/Physiotherapy/Ayurveda/Occupational Therapy/Naturopathy/Nursing/Alternative medicines etc*), *Engineering*, * Literature* etc. voluntarily. But at the same time we want to inform you that since this is just to give a platform to new authors and the authors who are interested to contribute their effort to the world of knowledge, you'll not get any payment/ royalty/ complimentary copy (you can purchase the book if you want) in return, but you name will be printed in the contributor's list in this ISBN registered book. Kindly inform us (*mail to dr.krisha...@gmail.com* and *fill the form *https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGtDemI5R2RpbFhqYTc2TXlfWEhmV0E6MQ' *Become an Author*' on our website http://www.onlinebooks.shop.ms) if you want to write and are agree to these terms and conditions. Do not hesitate to call for any other query. Thanks. Regards, -- Dr.Krishna N. Sharma O.B.Publication Web: http://www.onlinebooks.shop.ms Mail: dr.krisha...@gmail.com Cont: +91-9320699167 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] BECOME AN AUTHOR: O.B.Publication's Invitation
Hi, I am happy to inform you that the *O.B. Publication*http://www.onlinebooks.shop.ms/is inviting you to write a free chapter, article, poem etc * *in the upcoming books on* Medical Science *(*Medicine/surgery/Dental/Physiotherapy/Ayurveda/Occupational Therapy/Naturopathy/Nursing/Alternative medicines etc*), *Engineering*, * Literature* etc. voluntarily. But at the same time we want to inform you that since this is just to give a platform to new authors and the authors who are interested to contribute their effort to the world of knowledge, you'll not get any payment/ royalty/ complimentary copy (you can purchase the book if you want) in return, but you name will be printed in the contributor's list in this ISBN registered book. Kindly inform us (*mail to dr.krisha...@gmail.com* and *fill the form*https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGtDemI5R2RpbFhqYTc2TXlfWEhmV0E6MQ' *Become an Author*' on our website http://www.onlinebooks.shop.ms) if you want to write and are agree to these terms and conditions. Do not hesitate to call for any other query. Thanks. Regards, -- Dr.Krishna N. Sharma O.B.Publication Web: http://www.onlinebooks.shop.ms Mail: dr.krisha...@gmail.com Cont: +91-9320699167 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] BECOME AN AUTHOR: O.B.Publication's Invitation
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 14:00, Dr. Krishna N. Sharma (PT) dr.krisha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am happy to inform you that the *O.B. Publication*http://www.onlinebooks.shop.ms/is inviting yousnip Please let me know why you shouldnt be banned for posting advertisements repeatedly. It is totally irrelevant to Wikimedia and you did not even had the courtesy to put an Off Topic on subject. Using this forum for advertisement is highly condemned. Please refrain from using the list for the same. -- Regards Srikanth.L ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] BECOME AN AUTHOR: O.B.Publication's Invitation
Don't bother Srikanth, They have already achieved some bad publicity by posting such mails. :-) For sure, people will never use/refer O.B. Publication's material anywhere. -Sudhanwa On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Srikanth Lakshmanan srik@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 14:00, Dr. Krishna N. Sharma (PT) dr.krisha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am happy to inform you that the O.B. Publication is inviting yousnip Please let me know why you shouldnt be banned for posting advertisements repeatedly. It is totally irrelevant to Wikimedia and you did not even had the courtesy to put an Off Topic on subject. Using this forum for advertisement is highly condemned. Please refrain from using the list for the same. -- Regards Srikanth.L ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! web: www.sudhanwa.com blog: www.sudhanwa.in Twitter: sudhanwa Check on FB, Linkedin for more. ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] BECOME AN AUTHOR: O.B.Publication's Invitation
Dear People, We are really *SORRY *for the honestly speaking *UNINTENTIONALLY *sent mails sent previously when we sent the mail to all the people in our address book with the option select all. We *REGRET *for the inconvenience as I also respect the Wikigroup as a member. And thanks Srikanth for your kind information. Hope you all understand. Thanks. O.B.Publication On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar sudhanwa@gmail.comwrote: Don't bother Srikanth, They have already achieved some bad publicity by posting such mails. :-) For sure, people will never use/refer O.B. Publication's material anywhere. -Sudhanwa On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Srikanth Lakshmanan srik@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 14:00, Dr. Krishna N. Sharma (PT) dr.krisha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am happy to inform you that the O.B. Publication is inviting yousnip Please let me know why you shouldnt be banned for posting advertisements repeatedly. It is totally irrelevant to Wikimedia and you did not even had the courtesy to put an Off Topic on subject. Using this forum for advertisement is highly condemned. Please refrain from using the list for the same. -- Regards Srikanth.L ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! web: www.sudhanwa.com blog: www.sudhanwa.in Twitter: sudhanwa Check on FB, Linkedin for more. ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] News from the Chapter and the Conference
Just one not about the subject: If WMIN don't use that money to WCI, it needs to be returned to WMF. This money was not given to WMIN for no reason, was given *to be used in WCI* - if that would not be the case anymore, the money need to be returned. So all those arguments that We have better things to do with that money are not true. _ *Béria Lima* http://wikimedia.pt/(351) 925 171 484 *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. É isso o que estamos a fazer http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Nossos_projetos.* On 25 August 2011 08:59, Ravishankar ravidre...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I appreciate the transparent, detailed and professional planning of conference and I am sorry I couldn't take part in WikiConference related planning earlier. For those who don't know, I am a Tamil Wikimedian since 2005 with 20,000+ edits. My major interest lies in outreach and policy decisions concerning Tamil Wikimedia projects. http://toolserver.org/~quentinv57/sulinfo/Ravidreams Am I qualified to express my opinions now ? ;) I have two major concerns: 1. The overall budget. It is huge even if we get 100% commercial sponsorship. We could do more useful things with this budget. 2. The amount of money that is being granted from the foundation. Given the indication that this may be an annual event, here are my ideas on *how a WikiConference shall be arranged. * * WikiConference need not be an annual event. * It should be planned well in advance ( a year in advance at least to allow time for planning and fund-raising ) * Let's not have an ambitious plan and wonder for funding. We should have a realistic estimate for non-grant funding and plan accordingly. *Bidding city / community should show guarantee to meet at least half the budget by means of commercial sponsors and other revenue sources.* If they cannot provide this guarantee, they should revise the budget. * Tie up with local universities / academic institutions for free venue / dorms and look for the dates when these can be available. WikiConference is a media event and I am sure there will be many hosting partners for a brand like Wikipedia. If we can convince schools to run campus ambassador programs why not they be convinced to host this? * Need not be a 3 day event. Even a 1 or 2 day event will be good. (will cut down logistics, accommodation costs) . *What if this is 2001 with no WMF and grants? How will we plan and organize?* *This is not a corporate conference to have 100% professional and rocking experience at any cost. This is a community conference and that spirit should be kept. * *Here are some ways to minimise expense and generate revenue:* * We are getting lakhs of eyeballs for sponsorship / participation announcement and they all land in WikiConference India home page. But http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011/Sponsorship has no info and I couldn't find sponsorship related info anywhere else. This should be the highlighted info in conference homepage asking for sponsors. * Why not convert the conference itself into a fund-raiser? Open a donation booth. Have an agreement with chapter / foundation to get 50% donations for conference expenses and donate the rest to the movement. Can we place a banner of this budget in the conference venue? Will our expenses be justified to a common man? Will people be motivated to donate? If not, we are doing something the wrong way. * Registration cost should be at least 300 INR per day. ( The current budget allots 200 INR plus per day for food alone). The value of the conference is in the knowledge they gain and not in the goodies we give. Meritorious candidates can apply for sponsorships. We don't need a crowd. The local crowd may come and forget it as yet another event. The prime focus should be to bring together best minds already active in Wikimedia at one place. The attendees party can be free for scholarship recipients but others can pay. If you compare that a movie going experience in Mumbai should cost at least 200 INR per head, we need not feel shy to charge where it is due. * Sell Wikipedia souvenirs including T-Shirts, mugs etc.,. Or give them as a freebie when people make large donations. * If we can make the event a two-day conference, we can cut down logistics and accommodation costs. Even an international event like Wikimania has some less quality presentations. Have four tracks: Language Wikipedia projects, English Wikipedia, Tech and General. ( I found only two seminar rooms in the budget and assume only 2 or 3 tracks) Have only the best papers and move the rest to lighting talks. Personally, I am not so happy with some of the ways WMF, chapters are spending the donated money and I know there are more people feeling this way. If even regular Wikipedians feel like this, we should be more responsible in how we
[Wikimediaindia-l] The Taj to the Tuk-Tuk. Language in the Indian Wikiworld.
Patricia Southoff's take on the Indian WikiWorld - http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/08/24/the-taj-to-the-tuk-tuk-language-in-the-indian-wikiworld/ Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Monthly IRC: Welcoming Nitika Shiju - Thursday August 25th @ 9pm IST (#wikimedia-office)
Just a reminder. This meeting is happening in #wikimedia-office in about 15 minutes. More details on how to join in the original message. As usual, the logs would be put up on Meta after the meeting. See [ http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours] for logs and help on how to join. Regards Theo On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Hisham Mundol hmun...@wikimedia.orgwrote: Hi Folks As I mentioned earlier, we're scheduling the Monthly IRC of India Programs tomorrow (Thursday August 25th) at 9pm IST. This will be on the #wikimedia-office channel. (For those who are not familiar with IRC, it is an Internet messaging system similar to a regular chat room. It's very simple to use and you can join in by clicking on the following link: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-office) The main agenda items are to give an update on India Programs - and also for Nitika and Shiju to introduce themselves, and for you to get to know them better. For those who missed the earlier mail exchanges on this, Nitika Tandon and Shiju Alex have joined the Wikimedia Foundation's team in India. (Nitika has already started and Shiju will be starting shortly.) I'm really excited about the additions to the team and I invite you to come join us tomorrow night to welcome them aboard! Hope to see many, many of you tomorrow. Best *Hisham Mundol* * * *** Wikimedia http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home India Programshttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs * * skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org ** twitter : @mundol * *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!* ___ 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
[Wikimediaindia-l] help for book printing/publishing. BECOME AN AUTHOR: O.B.Publication's Invitation
I had written Book and need help for Printing/Publication. I lecture about same in Big Groups and they found it very helpful. details can be given by email:Book Name: Ideal Guide for the Healthy Life.The contents of the book give information as to how one can prevent, control, cures - over 150 possible human ailments and diseases, just by adjusting daily food as per one's Blood Group and specific Vedic Pranayam Methods Mudra. UI lecture and demonstrate same in physical manner and many found that helpful. I can sell over 10,000 copies in Groups of Sr. Citizen and other club members; in different languages. From: dr.krisha...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:00:08 +0530 To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] BECOME AN AUTHOR: O.B.Publication's Invitation Dear People, We are really SORRY for the honestly speaking UNINTENTIONALLY sent mails sent previously when we sent the mail to all the people in our address book with the option select all. We REGRET for the inconvenience as I also respect the Wikigroup as a member. And thanks Srikanth for your kind information. Hope you all understand. Thanks. O.B.Publication On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar sudhanwa@gmail.com wrote: Don't bother Srikanth, They have already achieved some bad publicity by posting such mails. :-) For sure, people will never use/refer O.B. Publication's material anywhere. -Sudhanwa On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Srikanth Lakshmanan srik@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 14:00, Dr. Krishna N. Sharma (PT) dr.krisha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am happy to inform you that the O.B. Publication is inviting yousnip Please let me know why you shouldnt be banned for posting advertisements repeatedly. It is totally irrelevant to Wikimedia and you did not even had the courtesy to put an Off Topic on subject. Using this forum for advertisement is highly condemned. Please refrain from using the list for the same. -- Regards Srikanth.L ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! web: www.sudhanwa.com blog: www.sudhanwa.in Twitter: sudhanwa Check on FB, Linkedin for more. ___ 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 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] How Can I contribute
Hi All, I am watching the mailing list for quite sometime here. I would like to understand how can I contribute to wikimedia ? -- Vijai Ganapathy Mailto: vijai.ganapa...@gmail.com ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Monthly IRC: Welcoming Nitika Shiju - Thursday August 25th @ 9pm IST (#wikimedia-office)
Hi The log for the most recent IRC meeting has been added[1]. For any previous IRC meetings, see the India programs meetings page on Meta. Regards Theo [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs/IRC_meeting_2011-08-25 [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_programs/meetings On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote: Just a reminder. This meeting is happening in #wikimedia-office in about 15 minutes. More details on how to join in the original message. As usual, the logs would be put up on Meta after the meeting. See [ http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours] for logs and help on how to join. Regards Theo On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Hisham Mundol hmun...@wikimedia.orgwrote: Hi Folks As I mentioned earlier, we're scheduling the Monthly IRC of India Programs tomorrow (Thursday August 25th) at 9pm IST. This will be on the #wikimedia-office channel. (For those who are not familiar with IRC, it is an Internet messaging system similar to a regular chat room. It's very simple to use and you can join in by clicking on the following link: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-office) The main agenda items are to give an update on India Programs - and also for Nitika and Shiju to introduce themselves, and for you to get to know them better. For those who missed the earlier mail exchanges on this, Nitika Tandon and Shiju Alex have joined the Wikimedia Foundation's team in India. (Nitika has already started and Shiju will be starting shortly.) I'm really excited about the additions to the team and I invite you to come join us tomorrow night to welcome them aboard! Hope to see many, many of you tomorrow. Best *Hisham Mundol* * * *** Wikimedia http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home India Programshttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs * * skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org ** twitter : @mundol * *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!* ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Monthly IRC: Welcoming Nitika Shiju - Thursday August 25th @ 9pm IST (#wikimedia-office)
Thanks Salman, Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 12:15 AM, Theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote: Hi The log for the most recent IRC meeting has been added[1]. For any previous IRC meetings, see the India programs meetings page on Meta. Regards Theo [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs/IRC_meeting_2011-08-25 [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_programs/meetings On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote: Just a reminder. This meeting is happening in #wikimedia-office in about 15 minutes. More details on how to join in the original message. As usual, the logs would be put up on Meta after the meeting. See [ http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours] for logs and help on how to join. Regards Theo On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Hisham Mundol hmun...@wikimedia.orgwrote: Hi Folks As I mentioned earlier, we're scheduling the Monthly IRC of India Programs tomorrow (Thursday August 25th) at 9pm IST. This will be on the #wikimedia-office channel. (For those who are not familiar with IRC, it is an Internet messaging system similar to a regular chat room. It's very simple to use and you can join in by clicking on the following link: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-office) The main agenda items are to give an update on India Programs - and also for Nitika and Shiju to introduce themselves, and for you to get to know them better. For those who missed the earlier mail exchanges on this, Nitika Tandon and Shiju Alex have joined the Wikimedia Foundation's team in India. (Nitika has already started and Shiju will be starting shortly.) I'm really excited about the additions to the team and I invite you to come join us tomorrow night to welcome them aboard! Hope to see many, many of you tomorrow. Best *Hisham Mundol* * * *** Wikimedia http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home India Programshttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs * * skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org ** twitter : @mundol * *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!* ___ 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 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Pune Meetup on 29 August 2011
Dear friends, The much-delayed Pune meetup will take place at SICSR , 7th Floor, at 6 PM on Monday, 29 August 2011. The points on the agenda are : * WikiConference update * Meet the Campus Ambassadors interact with them * Oral Citations project ( video will be shown) All Puneri Wikipedians are requested to come for the meetup. We request the Campus Ambassadors to make it too! Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] How Can I contribute
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Vijai Ganapathy vijai.ganapa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I am watching the mailing list for quite sometime here. I would like to understand how can I contribute to wikimedia ? Please see the project proposals from chapter at http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Projects:2011-12 You can volunteer or propose alternate ideas on how we can grow the wikimedia projects in India. You can also write to chap...@wikimedia.in giving details of your profile and your interests for taking it forward. Cheers Arjun -- Vijai Ganapathy Mailto: vijai.ganapa...@gmail.com ___ 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
[Wikimediaindia-l] WMF, India Office and Chapter - Update
Dear All: We have instituted a monthly call between the India Chapter and the Wikimedia Foundation. Members of the Chapter EC, Hisham and Asaf Bartov (who heads up Global South Relationships at the Foundation) will participate in this call. The objective of the call is to share information and improve collaboration between the Chapter and the Foundation on various Wikimedia projects of relevance to India. We had the first one on Aug 24, 2011, and here's a quick update. *Chapter Update* - 30 persons attended the workshop on Copyright and Open Licensing conducted on 30th July 2011 in Bangalore, which was well received. http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Events/Copyright_and_Open_Licensing_SeminarPlan - Plan to conduct 1st WikiAcademy with the Department of Public Libraries, Karnataka for their senior Library professionals on 12 Sep 2011. - Membership currently stands at ~80 - Participation from community on some projects but the response is below expectations. Chapter hopes that the response will improve as more activities are taken up by Chapter in the near future. - AGM will be conducted on September 24 2011. Elections process for EC vacancies has been initiated. - Process for applying for FCRA prior permission has been actioned with necessary steps being taken with local banks, consultants and the WMF. The bank account required for FCRA is ready. The draft of letter from WMF will be finalized in a week by Chapter Accountant and Advisor (another prerequisite) and then FCRA application will be submitted. 3-4 months are required for approval by Home Ministry, Government of India. *Foundation Update* - Education Program is doing well from a numbers perspective - with more than 1000 students involved. However, there is a great deal of effort required to continue to support and enable and motivate these students. Additional Campus Ambassadors are being selected from the participating institutions. Hisham requested that everyone reach out and be encouraging to the Campus Ambassadors, students and teachers. - 2 new staff members selected; Nitika has joined Shiju will be joining by October - Initial conversations were being sought with leading mobile companies to explore Wikipedia on mobile - Independent public trust to be set up hopefully by next week, followed by FCRA prior permission and other approvals required for tax exemption, etc. *Collaboration on future projects* Some requests from colleges to participate in campus ambassador like program were received by the chapter and Hisham. Hisham said that till the ongoing program is stable, he will not be able to roll it to other cities. He suggested that colleges can get started by forming student clubs and Foundation staff are providing necessary information and assistance for the same. He also requested Chapter EC to extend their support for the same. Chapter seeks active involvement in the elections and looks to grow its membership base and expand it's reach in encouraging the use and contributions to the Wikimedia movement in India. Thank you. Best, Gautam ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WMF, India Office and Chapter - Update
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.orgwrote: Dear All: We have instituted a monthly call between the India Chapter and the Wikimedia Foundation. Members of the Chapter EC, Hisham and Asaf Bartov (who heads up Global South Relationships at the Foundation) will participate in this call. The objective of the call is to share information and improve collaboration between the Chapter and the Foundation on various Wikimedia projects of relevance to India. We had the first one on Aug 24, 2011, and here's a quick update. Thanks for the update, Gautam. This monthly chapter-Foundation call sounds like a really good idea. Cheers Bishakha ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WMF, India Office and Chapter - Update
Hi Gautham, Expression of interest by colleges is in English or other Indic languages ? Naveen Francis Signature powered by http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extensionutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=footer WiseStamphttp://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extensionutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=footer On 26 August 2011 10:37, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.org wrote: Dear All: We have instituted a monthly call between the India Chapter and the Wikimedia Foundation. Members of the Chapter EC, Hisham and Asaf Bartov (who heads up Global South Relationships at the Foundation) will participate in this call. The objective of the call is to share information and improve collaboration between the Chapter and the Foundation on various Wikimedia projects of relevance to India. We had the first one on Aug 24, 2011, and here's a quick update. *Chapter Update* - 30 persons attended the workshop on Copyright and Open Licensing conducted on 30th July 2011 in Bangalore, which was well received. http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Events/Copyright_and_Open_Licensing_SeminarPlan - Plan to conduct 1st WikiAcademy with the Department of Public Libraries, Karnataka for their senior Library professionals on 12 Sep 2011. - Membership currently stands at ~80 - Participation from community on some projects but the response is below expectations. Chapter hopes that the response will improve as more activities are taken up by Chapter in the near future. - AGM will be conducted on September 24 2011. Elections process for EC vacancies has been initiated. - Process for applying for FCRA prior permission has been actioned with necessary steps being taken with local banks, consultants and the WMF. The bank account required for FCRA is ready. The draft of letter from WMF will be finalized in a week by Chapter Accountant and Advisor (another prerequisite) and then FCRA application will be submitted. 3-4 months are required for approval by Home Ministry, Government of India. *Foundation Update* - Education Program is doing well from a numbers perspective - with more than 1000 students involved. However, there is a great deal of effort required to continue to support and enable and motivate these students. Additional Campus Ambassadors are being selected from the participating institutions. Hisham requested that everyone reach out and be encouraging to the Campus Ambassadors, students and teachers. - 2 new staff members selected; Nitika has joined Shiju will be joining by October - Initial conversations were being sought with leading mobile companies to explore Wikipedia on mobile - Independent public trust to be set up hopefully by next week, followed by FCRA prior permission and other approvals required for tax exemption, etc. *Collaboration on future projects* Some requests from colleges to participate in campus ambassador like program were received by the chapter and Hisham. Hisham said that till the ongoing program is stable, he will not be able to roll it to other cities. He suggested that colleges can get started by forming student clubs and Foundation staff are providing necessary information and assistance for the same. He also requested Chapter EC to extend their support for the same. Chapter seeks active involvement in the elections and looks to grow its membership base and expand it's reach in encouraging the use and contributions to the Wikimedia movement in India. Thank you. Best, Gautam ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WMF, India Office and Chapter - Update
On 26 August 2011 11:08, Naveen Francis navee...@gmail.com wrote: Expression of interest by colleges is in English or other Indic languages ? Naveen, thus far English but perhaps Hisham might have had queries for Indic support. ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
