Tinu works with AWB. All these articles are done ON Enlgish, so we translate it from EN.. :D Regards.
On 30 March 2010 17:52, BalaSundaraRaman <sundarbe...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Dear Gerard, > > Ganesh originally wrote his bot to create articles on census data from a > fixed template and spreadsheet data. You can find the details at > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval/Ganeshbot_0(Ganesh's > anyway on this list, so he can add more details.) His articles > where translated to Portugese (using AWB, I think) and Bishnupriya Manipuri > among others. We also translated a the template into Tamil and created a > small subset of those articles in Tamil Wikipedia. > > As to your question on maps, yes. Ganesh K took the census data and joined > with data from fallingrain to get the latlong and put it on a map for each > town. > > Tinu works with AWB, I think. > > - Sundar > > "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium > for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted." > - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture > > --- On *Tue, 3/30/10, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Integration with OpenStreetMap > To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 3:52 PM > > > Hoi, > I would love to know more. How do GaneshK and Tinucherian create their > articles, do they use maps, do they have maps with all the Indian places on > them.. do they have maps with all of them on it.. do they have maps with the > names in many countries.. including English.. Do they have maps with > articles and or pictures on them. > > How does this process of translation work for the other Indian languages? > Is there a plan to translate to English as well ?? > Thanks, > GerardM > > On 28 March 2010 16:27, Srikanth Ramakrishnan > <rsrikant...@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=rsrikant...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> 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<http://mc/compose?to=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<http://mc/compose?to=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<http://mc/compose?to=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<http://mc/compose?to=wikimediaindi...@lists.wikimedia.org> >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Your friend in time, >>>> >>>> Cherian/Srikanth/R/ >>>> >>>> Wikipedia on YOUR MIND? 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