Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell
It was great to work with you. Thanx a lot for your support to the Assamese Wikipedia Community. Wish you a bright future ahead. Goodbye Hisham Regards Jyoti Prakash Nath From: Hisham his...@wikimedia.org To: Wikimedia India Community list wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Monday, 30 July 2012 4:11 PM Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Farewell Dear India Community I'm writing to inform you that I plan to leave my current role supporting Wikimedia in India. I am going to be exploring opportunities and evaluating options that are closer to my career aspirations and my personal circumstances. I will be working through to ensure that there is a smooth transition - and this is likely to take 2-3 months. I am writing now because I felt it appropriate and opportune to inform you as early as possible. I want to start off by thanking the Wikimedia community and movement for giving me this extraordinary opportunity. Working on something like India Program has been something that has been professionally enriching and personally fulfilling. Over the past 1 1/2 years, I have been supported by so many of you - and I want to thank you for everything you have done! The passion and intellectual firepower of our community has been my constant source of drive and guidance. There are so many examples of powerful stories from all over the country: the incredible efforts put in by the IEP Campus Ambassadors in Pune; the army of volunteers that drove the outreach push across the country in the first few months of this year; the beautiful stories of fantastic community initiatives from far and wide across the country and sub-continent, and indeed the world; the remarkable stories from so many communities - large, small and tiny ones! I want to thank the team that I have had the pleasure and privilege of working with - Nitika, Noopur, Shiju Subha. You guys have been wonderful. The work that we are doing is experimental and we have been innovating every day, and I know the circumstances have not always been easy. Take strength and inspiration from the large number of community members who have been touched by you and appreciate your efforts and value your work. I will send an actual over and out message later. In the meantime, I will continue to work on everything that needs working on. Happy Editing! Warmest Regards, hisham ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Press]: Lessons and tips on getting media coverage
Radio Sagarmatha broadcasted an interview with a Wikipedian Ganesh Paudel... Assamese: http://www.northeasttoday.in/our-states/assam/assamese-wikipedia-celebrates-10th-anniversary http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=765639 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article3527515.ece http://www.sify.com/news/assamese-wikipedia-completes-10-years-of-existence-news-national-mgomkejcfde.html http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/assamese-wikipedia-completes-10-years-of-existence/1011585.html http://issuu.com/assamese/docs/ghy_13062012?mode=windowbackgroundColor#2 http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120611/jsp/northeast/story_15594299.jsp http://sevensisterspost.com/?p=17895 http://amarasom.glpublications.in/Details.aspx?id=9509boxid=103211609 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Minutes of the meeting
The celebration ceremony of 10th anniversary of Assamese Wikipedia was held at the historic “Sudmersen Hall” of Cotton College Guwahati on 10th June 2012. The prizes of the Article and Photography competition were also distributed on the event. Besides of a Wikimeet it was basically an workshop and an outreach program to attract more Assamese netizens towards Wikipedia. More than 60 people attend the event including the media persons. Here are the minutes of the meeting 1:00 PM : Jyoti Prakash Nath the guests with reading the agenda of the workshop. 1:10 PM : Dr. Kulendu Pathak (Retired VC of Dibrugarh University) and Kamrupratna Jatin Giswami (Former Vice President of “Asom Sahity Sabha”, Researcher on Assamese language and script ) inaugurated the workshop by lightening the earthen lamp. (It was for the celebration of 10th anniversary of Assamese Wikipedia). 1:25 PM : Introduction of Noopur Raval and felicitated with a “Eri Chadar” by Anjana Tamuli. 1:30 PM : Gitartha Bordoloi gives a presentation about Wikipedia. His topic was “What is Assamese Wikipedia”. 1:50 PM : Questions from the guests. Answered by Gitartha Bordoloi. 2:00 PM : Banajit Pathak gives a presentation about Assamese typing tools. His topic was ”Unicode and various Assamese typing tools” . 2:20 PM : Questions from the guests. Answered by Banajit Pathak. 2:30 PM : Uddip Talukdar gives a presentation about necessity of Assamese wikipedia and his topic was “The necessity of Assamese wikipedia and its current state”. 2:50 PM : Questions from the guests. Answered by Uddip Talukdar. 3:00 PM : Bishnu Saikia gives a presentation about how to contribute to the Wikipedia. His topic was “How to contribute to Assamese Wikipedia”. Meanwhile a winner of the article competition Indranil Gayan edits his article (produced offline) Gunamala. 3:25 PM : The new “Betupat” (Main Page) of Assamese Wikipedia released by Bishnu Saikia and Gitartho Bordoloi. 3:30 PM : Dr. Kulendu Pathak and Shri Jatin Goswami shares their views about the outreach program and Assamese Wikipedia. 3:40 PM : Light Snacks served. 3:50 PM: Tridip Baruah (Designer of Inscript Assamese Keyboard Ramdhenu) speaks about “The future of Assamese typing tools”. 4:00 PM: The name of the winners of the Photography and Article competition declared and prizes are distributed by Kushol Kumar Rabha (Chief photographer of Indian Railway NFR) and Ananta Mohan Sharma (Professor, Botany, Bajali College, Pathsala) respectively. 4:15 PM : Noopur Raval gives a presentation about Wikimedia Foundation and talks about the policies of uploading media to Commons. 4:30 PM : Jyoti Prakash Nath give a small speech about conducting the event and declares the end of the workshop cum meetup and celebration ceremony of the 10th anniversary of Assamese Wikipedia. Winners of the Photography Competition 1. First : Mauchumi Bordoloi for the article Malita (Offline). 2. Second : Indranil Gayan for the article Gunamala (Offline). 3. Third : Upama Kalita for the article Mising Lokageet (Offline). 4. Special: Manjil Kownar for maximum number of articles (Online) Winners of the Article Competition 1. First : Akashdip Goswami for this Picture 2. Second : Jugal Bharali for this Picture 3. Third : Anirudha Burhagohain for this Picture 4. Special: Nitul Bora for maximum number of photos. Regards Jyoti Prakash Nath___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikipedia-AS] Photography and Article Competition of Assamese Wikipedia
I just wanna say that the venue of the event is changed to the Sudmerson Hall of Cotton College, Guwahati although it was updated by user Gitartha.bordoloi Regards JyotiPrakash Nath SSL-Guwahati +919864917706 From: Jyoti Prakash Nath jpnath...@yahoo.co.in To: Naveen Francis navee...@wikimedia.in Cc: Wikimedia India Community list wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org; wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wednesday, 9 May 2012 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-AS] Photography and Article Competition of Assamese Wikipedia Thank you Naveen. Once the competition is over we will upload the photos by category. Regards JyotiPrakash Nath SSL-Guwahati +919864917706 From: Naveen Francis navee...@wikimedia.in To: Jyoti Prakash Nath jpnath...@yahoo.co.in Cc: Wikimedia India Community list wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org; wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wednesday, 9 May 2012 6:10 AM Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-AS] Photography and Article Competition of Assamese Wikipedia All the best Jyoti and Assamese Wikimedians for the Photography and Article contest !!! Will we able to bring this count to zero ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_requested_photographs_in_Assam These are pages in English Wikipedia which needs photographs from Assam. -- naveenpf On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:30 AM, Jyoti Prakash Nath jpnath...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Dear All, I am very glad to share a news on behalf of Assamese Wiki Community that a Photography and Article Competition is declared to encourage the contribution and improvement of photographs and good articles on Assamese Wikipedia. There will be prizes for the winners like... * First, Second and Third: Book Packs * Consolation prizes: Certificate of Merit from Assamese Wikipedia * Certificates for prize winners and winning entries will be displayed in front pages of Assamese wiki projects. The prizes will be distributed on the 4th Assamese Wiki meetup and the celebration ceremony of the 10th anniversary of the Assamese Wikipedia which is going to be held on the Auditorium of The S.K.Hazarika College, Guwahati on Sunday 1PM (10th June 2012). You are all cordially invited to the meetup. Warm Regards JyotiPrakash Nath SSL-Guwahati +919864917706 ___ Wikipedia-AS mailing list wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-as ___ Wikipedia-AS mailing list wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-as ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikipedia-AS] Photography and Article Competition of Assamese Wikipedia
Thank you Naveen. Once the competition is over we will upload the photos by category. Regards JyotiPrakash Nath SSL-Guwahati +919864917706 From: Naveen Francis navee...@wikimedia.in To: Jyoti Prakash Nath jpnath...@yahoo.co.in Cc: Wikimedia India Community list wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org; wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wednesday, 9 May 2012 6:10 AM Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-AS] Photography and Article Competition of Assamese Wikipedia All the best Jyoti and Assamese Wikimedians for the Photography and Article contest !!! Will we able to bring this count to zero ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_requested_photographs_in_Assam These are pages in English Wikipedia which needs photographs from Assam. -- naveenpf On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:30 AM, Jyoti Prakash Nath jpnath...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Dear All, I am very glad to share a news on behalf of Assamese Wiki Community that a Photography and Article Competition is declared to encourage the contribution and improvement of photographs and good articles on Assamese Wikipedia. There will be prizes for the winners like... * First, Second and Third: Book Packs * Consolation prizes: Certificate of Merit from Assamese Wikipedia * Certificates for prize winners and winning entries will be displayed in front pages of Assamese wiki projects. The prizes will be distributed on the 4th Assamese Wiki meetup and the celebration ceremony of the 10th anniversary of the Assamese Wikipedia which is going to be held on the Auditorium of The S.K.Hazarika College, Guwahati on Sunday 1PM (10th June 2012). You are all cordially invited to the meetup. Warm Regards JyotiPrakash Nath SSL-Guwahati +919864917706 ___ Wikipedia-AS mailing list wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-as ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Photography and Article Competition of Assamese Wikipedia
Dear All, I am very glad to share a news on behalf of Assamese Wiki Community that a Photography and Article Competition is declared to encourage the contribution and improvement of photographs and good articles on Assamese Wikipedia. There will be prizes for the winners like... * First, Second and Third: Book Packs * Consolation prizes: Certificate of Merit from Assamese Wikipedia * Certificates for prize winners and winning entries will be displayed in front pages of Assamese wiki projects. The prizes will be distributed on the 4th Assamese Wiki meetup and the celebration ceremony of the 10th anniversary of the Assamese Wikipedia which is going to be held on the Auditorium of The S.K.Hazarika College, Guwahati on Sunday 1PM (10th June 2012). You are all cordially invited to the meetup. Warm Regards JyotiPrakash Nath SSL-Guwahati +919864917706___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Program: Community Monthly Report: Feb 2012
Dear Wikipedians, This is my first mail to this list and I am from the Assamese Wikipedia Community, so please excuse me if made a mistake. My user name is jpnath008. Reading this discussion I just feel the need to inform you about the growing development of Assamese Wikipedia. The last year and the current year can be considered as mile stones in the growth of As Wiki. At the end of the last year about 4 to 6 active editor join to the community and the result is 900 articles. The two wikimeetups held at Guwahati and Tezpur university respectively able to attract more than 10 people to the community. The Guwahati meetup is the first Assamese Wikipedia meetup. I faced many problems to find a suitable place to arrange the meetup, because from the beginning I decided to make this meeting like an workshop more than a meet. I contacted Guwahati university’s concerned persons with this proposal but they were asking me about a formal letter from the authority (for them it is Wikipedia authority). At the very moment Mr. Shiju Alex come to help me and he contacted directly with the IT department of the university. He made it so easy for me to arrange such a good hall with projector and internet connection in free of coast. I specially targeted the media people and the university students with some new interested people were present at that meet. Therefore the need of a projector was must. There are now 3 active administrators working very hardly and 18 editors including the administrators in As Wiki. Presently one of the active member, Anjal Bora wrote an article on a famous Assamese magazine “PRANTIK” about the Assamese Wiki, and now he is getting calls and emails from various persons who are willing to contribute to As Wiki. I wrote an article for an online e-magazine, for a news paper and a letter in answering the Anjal Bora’s article and all this are waiting for publishing. We are expecting more active people to join the community after this. I have some more plans to attract Assamese people to join to the As Wiki. Regards JyotiPrakash Nath SSL-Guwahati +919864917706 From: Shiju Alex shijualexonl...@gmail.com To: Wikimedia India Community list wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2012 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Program: Community Monthly Report: Feb 2012 I am replying to this mail as a Malayalam wikimedia community member. Fact: Subhashish, former volunteer, and now paid consultant with India Programs. What do you mean by this? I Shiju Alex is a Indic language wikipedian now close to 6 years. According to Mr. Anirudh (an EC member of India chapter) I am a former volunteer. is this is the official position of wikimedia India chapter? As a community member I require an explanation for this. Shiju Alex (An Indic language wikipedian) On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudh...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Hisham his...@wikimedia.org wrote: Nothing is conducted solely by India Program - and hence I said supported. Everything is conducted by the community - sometimes under the aegis of the Chapter and sometimes independently. The support that we have provided varies - from getting the actual event fixed up to providing presentation material to interested community members to participating in these events. Can this be clearly specified in the report? That is more helpful than simply supported. For instance, when you say Supported the community to get a venue in Guwahati University, it would help us understand more if you could tell us how. On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:45 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Pranav, In India, it is extremely difficult to hairline separate who has done which event. - Chapter, Community and WMF India Programs. I agree it's not possible to do that, but it is entirely possible to list out the work done in specific. This enhances our accountability and transparency towards the community. Let us take the case of the Trichy event, the request came to a community member Rsrikanth to the chapter. Nitika was actively involved along with me and Naveen. The chapter signed the MoU and supplied some goodies. Nitika was actively involved in coaching Sohan, a chapter member and Rsrikanth. One must not also forget that both Hisham Nitika are also chapter members. Fact: Nitika is a paid employee of the WMF India Programs and is not a chapter/community volunteer. Another event in Chennai (Jaya eng college) , where Subha led, his travel expenses was reimbursed by the Chapter, Subha is a Chapter SIG Chair .. The event is supported by Hisham Nitika too. Subha is also an India Programs executive. Fact: Subhashish, former volunteer, and now paid consultant with India Programs. I actively organize Bangalore Meetups and support several others ..
