A few additional data points:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/bloggers-call-content-regulation-a-gag-on-freedom/articleshow/7659593.cms
And CIS's RTI on the ban last week:
http://www.cis-india.org/advocacy/igov/blog/rtis-on-website-blocking
A question: Should/could we as a comm
I loved that email of Mayo's also. I wonder if the same trends will
hold in India... --SJ
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Nagarjuna G wrote:
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> From: Fuster, Mayo
> Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:34 PM
> Subject: [fcf_discussion] Why don’t more scientist
Really interesting to read, Bala - thanks for taking the time to write
this up!
On 3/7/2011 11:05 PM, BalaSundaraRaman wrote:
> Let's please document such reports at
> http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page and/or wikimedia.in apart
> from emailing to the list.
In terms of documentation,
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From: Fuster, Mayo
Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:34 PM
Subject: [fcf_discussion] Why don’t more scientists contribute to
Wikipedia?: Survey to find out
To: "fcforum_discuss...@list.fcforum.net"
Why don’t more scientists contribute to Wikipedia?
The Wikime
I completely agree with Bala's views.
I have done around 5 Wiki workshops and intentionally never used any
Powerpoint presentation or handout though resource material were available
in plenty. People get frozen with these resources and do not connect to the
speaker well. I have seen anecdotes, sto
*Malayala Manorama :* " Santhosh Thottingal Wikimedia Bhasha Commitiyil " (
malayalam)
http://silpa.smc.org.in/wiki/Santhosh?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=Santhosh_News.jpg
Malayala Manorama is the largest regional language newspaper in India , also
the newspaper in Malayalam with the largest c
SETT browser for Android can display Tamil and Sinhalese Unicode pages
well.
Someone can try it for all indic languages
http://code.google.com/p/sett-browser/
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The next meetup of Pune wikipedians, WikiPuneri, is planned for Saturday 12
Mar 2011, from 1830 to 1930 hrs at Symbiosis Institue of Computer Science
and Research, Atur Centre, Model Colony (near Om Supermarket), 7th Floor,
Room Room No 704.
The intended purpose of the meetup is:
to set up a long-
On 8 March 2011 15:15, CherianTinu Abraham wrote:
> "Objectionable content" ? Anything like PoK, Indian maps, Indo-Pak wars
> should easily fall into this for the government.
It's something that I worry about Tinu - it's incredibly broad.
Pranesh's comments are well worth reading.
http://www.
Heard lots of news of Government of India planning to "regulate" blogs and
user generated content.
http://www.medianama.com/2011/02/223-indias-draft-blogger-guidelines/
It will interesting to read this in the light of Wikipedia also works on
user generated content.
"Objectionable content" ? Anyth
On Tue, March 8, 2011 2:33 pm, CherianTinu Abraham wrote:
> Wikipedia Rises on mobile usage in India >> See
>
> http://www.medianama.com/2011/03/223-opera-jan-2011-wikipedia-rises-mobile2day-emerges-getjar-zedge-decline/
>
>
> ".. Wikipedia has been the highest gainer, up three positions from last
On Tue, March 8, 2011 2:33 pm, CherianTinu Abraham wrote:
> Wikipedia Rises on mobile usage in India >> See
>
> http://www.medianama.com/2011/03/223-opera-jan-2011-wikipedia-rises-mobile2day-emerges-getjar-zedge-decline/
>
>
> ".. Wikipedia has been the highest gainer, up three positions from last
Wikipedia Rises on mobile usage in India >> See
http://www.medianama.com/2011/03/223-opera-jan-2011-wikipedia-rises-mobile2day-emerges-getjar-zedge-decline/
".. Wikipedia has been the highest gainer, up three positions from last
time.."
Regards
Tinu Cherian
Thank you, Bala.
> The best way to grab their attention is to switch off/use sparingly the
> powerpoint presentation and talk to them about the articles they understand.
Really interesting - I would have thought that an slidedeck
introduction would work but your point is something I shall
incorpo
Hisham and Gautam,
The following are my conclusions from my limited (3 workshop) experience:
The best way to grab their attention is to switch off/use sparingly the
powerpoint presentation and talk to them about the articles they understand.
I have to make it clear upfront, i am not a faculty/sta
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