Giving Indian places an article is being done by GaneshK and Tinucherian. :D Translation is being done by others..
On 28 March 2010 19:32, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hoi, > Localisation is a project where there is a lot to win for the usability of > the Indian Wikipedias.. in my opinion, this is something that in my opinion > an Indian chapter could and should champion. For your information OSM also > gets localised at translatewiki.net. > > Giving all the Indian places an article in the many Wikipedias is another > big project, a project that will benefit from cooperation and a project that > makes the Indian chapter very much an all India chapter. > Thanks, > GerardM > > > On 28 March 2010 15:48, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <rsrikant...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I don't get it. What does localisation have with OSM? Unless OSM has to be >> localised? >> >> On 28 March 2010 18:46, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hoi, >>> I have been so bold to write about getting information out about the >>> villages, towns and cities of India. There are several problems that I see: >>> >>> - there are many villages, towns and cities in India >>> - there are many Wikipedias that should be interested in all these >>> places >>> - the integration of OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia needs to get an >>> initial product out >>> >>> In my blog I have written that in order to achieve the third objective we >>> need a project manager. In order to achieve the first two, you need to make >>> this one of your objectives.. It is with the localisation of the Indian >>> languages a perfect objective for the Indian chapter.. >>> >>> I know that it is not my place, but hey, may I dream of something that >>> will be worthwhile ? >>> Thanks, >>> GerardM >>> >>> >>> http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/2010/03/integration-of-openstreetmap-and.html >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Your friend in time, >> >> Cherian/Srikanth/R/ >> >> Wikipedia on YOUR MIND? Join us on Twitter.... >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- Regards, Your friend in time, Cherian/Srikanth/R/ Wikipedia on YOUR MIND? Join us on Twitter....
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