Great initiative. Keep it up! *Muhammad Ramzy Muliawan* Reporter/photojournalist, LN North Star <http://northstaronline.org/staff/?writer=Ramzy%20Muliawan> Editor and administrator, id.wp - min.wp - meta.wiki <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Muhraz> Blog <http://ramzym.blogspot.com/> / Medium <https://medium.com/@ramzym> / Twitter <https://twitter.com/ramzymuliawan> / Public PGP Key <https://keybase.io/ramzy/key.asc>
On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Brion Vibber <bvib...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > That's great! If you have any troubles with the media uploading or playback > let me know. There are a number of still-open issues with audio/video, so > don't be shy about filing bugs on phabricator.wikimedia.org. :) > > -- brion > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:25 AM, Kiril Simeonovski < > kiril.simeonov...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I am pleased to announce the launch of the Wiki Speaks Your Language [1] > > initiative with the goal of enriching the Wikimedia projects with freely > > licensed audio and video files documenting spoken examples of every > > language, language variety and dialect in the world. > > > > The idea originates from the curiosity of many readers viewing language > > articles not only to read about the language but also to hear how does it > > sound. In most of the cases, our language articles lack such files and > > readers usually end up searching videos on YouTube, notwithstanding that > we > > have the capacity as a movement and the resources to meet their wish. > > > > The initiative lists three possible ways of acquiring freely licensed > audio > > and video files: > > > > 1) by adapting existing files on Wikimedia Commons (mostly from the > Spoken > > Wikipedia projects [2]); > > 2) by liberating existing files from the repositories of GLAM and > > educational institutions; and > > 3) by engaging Wikimedia communities, GLAM and educational institutions > in > > the recording of new files. > > > > In the first phase, the plan is to work with the available resources we > > have and adapt the existing videos from the Spoken Wikipedia projects > > (there > > are some useful tips [3] on what the existing files should be adapted > to). > > > > I will be very thankful if members of this list help in spreading the > word > > about the initiative through other channels to the communities and`other > > parties in our movement. > > > > Best regards, > > Kiril > > > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Speaks_Your_Language > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisound > > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Speaks_Your_ > > Language/Tips#Qualities_of_files > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
