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

2011-12-13 Thread Pradeep Mohandas 
agreed. I was just responding to Noopur's specific question.

I did mean an environment that enables Wikipedian activity, by my email.

Pradeep
Handheld

On 13/12/2011, Srikanth Ramakrishnan  wrote:
> Prad, this isn't what we spoke about last night. What we spoke about
> was setting up a network of helpers, volunteers, supporters, etc. so
> that we can have more outreach programs thru a mutually beneficial
> system. Or I understood you wrongly.
>
> On 12/13/11, Pradeep Mohandas  wrote:
>> hi Noopur,
>>
>> We already have Wikipatrika. Would any student be interested on
>> working on it to help Tinu?
>>
>> Pradeep
>> Handheld
>>
>> On 13/12/2011, Noopur  wrote:
>>> Why are we discussing it on different threads and not doing it then! :)
>>> Let's have a press team and let's have a newsletter for the internal
>>> communication purpose!
>>>
>>> 2011/12/13 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) 
>>>
 I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect
 ourselves.

 We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own
 home islands!

 Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic
 Wikipedias,
 we have a lot that can be shared together.

 Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and
 means are mostly same.

 [Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*)  is automatically a subset of
 (in.wiki*)]

 So,

 let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically and
 collectively.

 Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a tool,
 we
 at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google
 Buzz/Plus/
 Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate
 content and quality of ml.wiki*.

 (As an example, see this spreadsheet  (Geodesic Coords for
 ml.wikipedia),
 It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for
 GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same data
 can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If only
 we
 had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and
 wider!!)

 *What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship
 circles (Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems,
 solutions and ideas)?*


 Viswam 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha


 On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
 parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone
> today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter
> and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the
> responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an
> initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have
> said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India,
> organically.
>
> On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas  wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various
> > things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable
> > of
> > building the community using these resources.
> >
> > Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media,
> with
> > social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area,
> > but
> more
> > hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having
> more
> > coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having
> more
> > people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the
> > Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each
> > city
> > through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing
> > community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
> >
> > I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that
> > we
> > must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that
> > will
> > support the community.
> >
> > warm regards,
> > Pradeep Mohandas
> >
> > --
> > Pradeep Mohandas
> > How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
> >
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
> Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th.
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Towards improving infrastructure or resource people on Wikipedia

2011-12-13 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan 
Prad, this isn't what we spoke about last night. What we spoke about
was setting up a network of helpers, volunteers, supporters, etc. so
that we can have more outreach programs thru a mutually beneficial
system. Or I understood you wrongly.

On 12/13/11, Pradeep Mohandas  wrote:
> hi Noopur,
>
> We already have Wikipatrika. Would any student be interested on
> working on it to help Tinu?
>
> Pradeep
> Handheld
>
> On 13/12/2011, Noopur  wrote:
>> Why are we discussing it on different threads and not doing it then! :)
>> Let's have a press team and let's have a newsletter for the internal
>> communication purpose!
>>
>> 2011/12/13 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) 
>>
>>> I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect
>>> ourselves.
>>>
>>> We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own
>>> home islands!
>>>
>>> Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic Wikipedias,
>>> we have a lot that can be shared together.
>>>
>>> Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and
>>> means are mostly same.
>>>
>>> [Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*)  is automatically a subset of
>>> (in.wiki*)]
>>>
>>> So,
>>>
>>> let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically and
>>> collectively.
>>>
>>> Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a tool,
>>> we
>>> at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google Buzz/Plus/
>>> Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate
>>> content and quality of ml.wiki*.
>>>
>>> (As an example, see this spreadsheet  (Geodesic Coords for
>>> ml.wikipedia),
>>> It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for
>>> GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same data
>>> can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If only
>>> we
>>> had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and
>>> wider!!)
>>>
>>> *What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship
>>> circles (Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems,
>>> solutions and ideas)?*
>>>
>>>
>>> Viswam 
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
>>> parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
 Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone
 today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter
 and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the
 responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an
 initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have
 said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India,
 organically.

 On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas  wrote:
 > hi,
 >
 > We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various
 > things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable
 > of
 > building the community using these resources.
 >
 > Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media,
 with
 > social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but
 more
 > hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having
 more
 > coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having
 more
 > people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the
 > Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each
 > city
 > through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing
 > community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
 >
 > I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that
 > we
 > must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that
 > will
 > support the community.
 >
 > warm regards,
 > Pradeep Mohandas
 >
 > --
 > Pradeep Mohandas
 > How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
 >


 --
 Regards,
 Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
 Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th.
 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore

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

2011-12-13 Thread Ashwin Baindur 
Great jpsh, Noopur. Just for that you get a COOKIE! I second Noopur taking
over responsibilities for WikiPatrika and help relieve Tinu from a huge
responsibility.

Warm regards,

Ashwin Baindur
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On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Noopur  wrote:

> *raises hand* ME! :) And, I spoke to Srikeit a couple of days ago. He has
> fine pagemaking and presentation skills. We could collaborate and do our
> bits.
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Pradeep Mohandas <
> pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hi Noopur,
>>
>> We already have Wikipatrika. Would any student be interested on
>> working on it to help Tinu?
>>
>> Pradeep
>> Handheld
>>
>> On 13/12/2011, Noopur  wrote:
>> > Why are we discussing it on different threads and not doing it then! :)
>> > Let's have a press team and let's have a newsletter for the internal
>> > communication purpose!
>> >
>> > 2011/12/13 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) 
>> >
>> >> I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect
>> >> ourselves.
>> >>
>> >> We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own
>> >> home islands!
>> >>
>> >> Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic
>> Wikipedias,
>> >> we have a lot that can be shared together.
>> >>
>> >> Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and
>> >> means are mostly same.
>> >>
>> >> [Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*)  is automatically a subset of
>> >> (in.wiki*)]
>> >>
>> >> So,
>> >>
>> >> let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically
>> and
>> >> collectively.
>> >>
>> >> Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a
>> tool, we
>> >> at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google
>> Buzz/Plus/
>> >> Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate
>> >> content and quality of ml.wiki*.
>> >>
>> >> (As an example, see this spreadsheet  (Geodesic Coords for
>> >> ml.wikipedia)<
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AkzufXP7aCjEdGxvdmw5U2VwTThiUFVLZjVVWVY0dUE&output=html
>> >,
>> >> It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for
>> >> GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same
>> data
>> >> can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If
>> only
>> >> we
>> >> had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and
>> >> wider!!)
>> >>
>> >> *What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship
>> >> circles (Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems,
>> >> solutions and ideas)?*
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Viswam 
>> >>
>> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
>> >> parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone
>> >>> today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter
>> >>> and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the
>> >>> responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an
>> >>> initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have
>> >>> said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India,
>> >>> organically.
>> >>>
>> >>> On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas  wrote:
>> >>> > hi,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with
>> various
>> >>> > things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are
>> capable
>> >>> > of
>> >>> > building the community using these resources.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the
>> media,
>> >>> with
>> >>> > social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area,
>> but
>> >>> more
>> >>> > hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having
>> >>> more
>> >>> > coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects,
>> having
>> >>> more
>> >>> > people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the
>> >>> > Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each
>> city
>> >>> > through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing
>> >>> > community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is
>> that we
>> >>> > must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that
>> will
>> >>> > support the community.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > warm regards,
>> >>> > Pradeep Mohandas
>> >>> >
>> >>> > --
>> >>> > Pradeep Mohandas
>> >>> > How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
>> >>> >
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Regards,
>> >>> Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
>> >>> Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th.
>> >>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
>> >>>
>> >>> ___
>> >>> Wikimedia

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

2011-12-13 Thread Noopur 
*raises hand* ME! :) And, I spoke to Srikeit a couple of days ago. He has
fine pagemaking and presentation skills. We could collaborate and do our
bits.

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Pradeep Mohandas <
pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> wrote:

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

2011-12-13 Thread Pradeep Mohandas 
hi Noopur,

We already have Wikipatrika. Would any student be interested on
working on it to help Tinu?

Pradeep
Handheld

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

2011-12-13 Thread Noopur 
Why are we discussing it on different threads and not doing it then! :)
Let's have a press team and let's have a newsletter for the internal
communication purpose!

2011/12/13 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) 

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

2011-12-12 Thread വിശ്വപ്രഭ 
I would like to stress again that what we need first is to interconnect
ourselves.

We, at various Indic Wikipedias, are still working very much on our own
home islands!

Images, references, PR personnel, media - Among various Indic Wikipedias,
we have a lot that can be shared together.

Beyond the singular difference of native language, our needs, ends and
means are mostly same.

[Not to mention that (in.en.wiki*)  is automatically a subset of (in.wiki*)]

So,

let us think aloud how to interconnect ourselves more systematically and
collectively.

Though many may have reservations in using social networking as a tool, we
at Malayalam Wikipedia have been using Facebook, Blogs, Google Buzz/Plus/
Docs/Maps/Calendar etc. somewhat effectively to improve and accelerate
content and quality of ml.wiki*.

(As an example, see this spreadsheet  (Geodesic Coords for
ml.wikipedia),
It has been just created today as an upcoming collaboration tool for
GeoTagging our articles in a massive way. We envisage that the same data
can be later shared with other Wikipedias in some automated way. If only we
had a larger national network, we could achieve this much faster and
wider!!)

*What if we setup some similar acts for Inter-Indic Wiki friendship circles
(Where every in.wiki user can join and share their problems, solutions and
ideas)?*


Viswam 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viswaprabha

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 23:20, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone
> today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter
> and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the
> responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an
> initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have
> said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India,
> organically.
>
> On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas  wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various
> > things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of
> > building the community using these resources.
> >
> > Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media,
> with
> > social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but
> more
> > hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having more
> > coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having
> more
> > people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the
> > Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city
> > through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing
> > community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
> >
> > I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we
> > must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will
> > support the community.
> >
> > warm regards,
> > Pradeep Mohandas
> >
> > --
> > Pradeep Mohandas
> > How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
> >
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
> Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th.
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Towards improving infrastructure or resource people on Wikipedia

2011-12-12 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan 
Interestingly this was what you and I spoke about over the phone
today. I think this should be of the highest priority. If the chapter
and foundation are unable to focus on this it becomes the
responsibility of the community aka us, to take forward such an
initiative. We shall talk more on this soon Pradeep. What you have
said could very well accelerate the growth of the movement in India,
organically.

On 12/12/11, Pradeep Mohandas  wrote:
> hi,
>
> We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various
> things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of
> building the community using these resources.
>
> Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media, with
> social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but more
> hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having more
> coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having more
> people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the
> Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city
> through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing
> community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
>
> I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we
> must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will
> support the community.
>
> warm regards,
> Pradeep Mohandas
>
> --
> Pradeep Mohandas
> How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
>


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Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore

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

2011-12-12 Thread Ashwin Baindur 
Pradeep has come up with a wonderful idea. We do need networking and
expertise in every field possible.

I see this need not just in the activities he mentions but for the very
basic task of editing too. Every one has faced the problems while editing
on Indian topics. We lack images - try finding out of copyright images of
India's contemporary painters and their works? Reliable sources are
difficult to find. How many of us have access across a pay-wall or into a
database? How many of us can find someone to make a diagram, a recording, a
spoken version?

On many occasions these skills/items/opportunities may be available, not in
our city but elsewhere. We need networking and effort to get resources
which we can use.

So I feel that Pradeep's ideas can best be brought into fruition by pooling
our knowledge, skills, resources, effort together. We need a kind of
Cooperation Central for Indian Wikipedians where we can ask for help and
get it. We need to list our expertise in the field of knowledge - if I'm an
expert on the military, there must be a way for you to find me and ask for
help and advice on military matters . If I hold a whole collection of
books, I do by the way - there must be some way for you to know what I hold
so that you can ask me about it.  If I have a useful skill, eg in making
diagrams, ability to provide references or to guide anyone in GAN, FAR or
DYK, you must be able to find me and ask.

The challenge is how to make all this a reality. For that we will surely
need to overcome the latent inertia which characterises us Indians in so
many ways. And we can only do that by being more bold, more helpful, more
cooperative, one edit at a time.

Warm regards,

Ashwin Baindur
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On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Pradeep Mohandas <
pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> wrote:

> hi,
>
> We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various
> things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of
> building the community using these resources.
>
> Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media, with
> social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but more
> hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having more
> coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having more
> people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the
> Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city
> through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing
> community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.
>
> I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we
> must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will
> support the community.
>
> warm regards,
> Pradeep Mohandas
>
> --
> Pradeep Mohandas
> How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
>
>
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Towards improving infrastructure or resource people on Wikipedia

2011-12-12 Thread Pradeep Mohandas 
hi,

We must encourage having resouce persons who can help us with various
things and who are networked. We need multiple people who are capable of
building the community using these resources.

Specifically, we need more people who can communicate with the media, with
social media (I know the sterling job that Tinu does in this area, but more
hands, do not hurt), with setting up internet infrastructure, having more
coders, having more people who are aware of the legal aspects, having more
people who are aware of copyright, who are aware of workings in the
Government and the Police. Such people may currently exist in each city
through personal networks currently, but it might help for a growing
community like Wikipedia's to have them in multiple places.

I am not sure if this makes sense, but in short, what I mean is that we
must now, as a community work towards infrastructure building that will
support the community.

warm regards,
Pradeep Mohandas

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How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
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