kushal , Actually I already had registered and use my account, but the problem was persistent. Ankur
On 3/20/07, Amar Gurung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hei sushil, > > I do agree with you. But we have to start somewhere. Why don't you start > with writing about places and culture you know about? For instance, it would > be great to see articles on Mohoriya tole, Bhimsen tole, the barha barshe > bhairab naach, bindhyebasini, etc. > > ;-) > > amar > > On 3/20/07, sushil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Yes dai. We Nepalis definitely need to promote our country in Wiki. I > > also feel the necessity. The problem, I think, is that we young > > Nepalese lack knowledge or interest on the properties of our country. > > I prefer reading english novels to nepali or watching english or hindi > > movies to nepali. And yet we complain about quality or lack of > > materials. > > > > The main reason behind this might be the culture we are brought up > > with. I was given english book when I could read, I watched hindi > > serials and movies when tv was in my home. Nowadays, small kids don't > > know the rastriya gaan of Nepal but some theme song of "K series" > > hindi soap or an item song from a hindi movie. > > > > Nepal is losing her identity. Nobody is aware of that. > > > > On Mar 18, 7:26 pm, "sarose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks ankur. We need guys like you. > > > > > > Among my recent non-stub are 1974 AD Band. ( > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974AD > > > ) > > > and soon be working other well-know bands. > > > > > > I want someone here to help me to expand this. You must have some good > > > > > band or anything among your favorite. Go and do something. > > > > > > Among my recent nepal related edits are in artist, literature, film > > > industry, well known personality, places and history. > > > > > > You really don't need gut to give something. Its about compilation > > > and references and of course some boring bit knowledge of wiki edits. > > > > > > You gotta understand why our people places and culture need a place in > > > > > wikipedia. We have damn poor rating articles. What you guys are > > > doing? > > > Don't you have any really inspiring Nepalese artist personality? don't > > > you want to make some stub on this... > > > > > > On Mar 16, 10:59 pm, "Ankur Sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Today is March 16th, and it is about 11:45 pm now, so less left for > > today, > > > > so lets start a new festival from tomorrow (for me it begins in next > > 20 > > > > mins) and declare upcoming week 17-24th of March as ne.wiki week, > > lets pour > > > > atleast one article per day , lets start from our own interest. What > > do you > > > > all think?? (whatever you all think I am gonna post atleast one > > non-stub > > > > article per day in wikipedia about nepal and related topic). > > > > > > > On 3/16/07, sarose < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I agree with you. Very few people aware about wiki. We definitely > > far > > > > > behind but we haven't missed it. > > > > > > > > My major concern was how we all together bring awareness among us, > > > > > > > among > > > > > our intellectual community. > > > > > > > > Who will take initiative to make sure that we will not miss this > > > > > revolution. It sound like i'm over scaling. I know less than 0.5%of > > > > > the total population has easy accessible to the net. Its hard to > > say, > > > > > we can get everything on wikipedia as those our friendly neighbors > > > > > has. My each paragraph emphasize each of our sector that need at > > least > > > > > some small space in the cyber. The world should know who is > > Devkota. > > > > > Who is Arniko. > > > > > > > > Many media house and university are fully equipped with modern > > > > > computer with internet. This is where all new idea begins. > > > > > > > > Wikipedia is all about intellectual people work. Well leaving some > > > > > expectational cases of recent scandal like that Essjay :) > > > > > > > > I firmly believe even if small community are fully aware of this > > open > > > > > knowledge repository, they will surely contribute everything they > > can. > > > > > They just need some training > > > > > > > > Our favorite poet, novelist, novel, films, actor, actress, > > politician, > > > > > places, heritage whatever that signifies its presence should have > > > > > right to get in wikipedia. > > > > > > > > It will take time but i am optimistic. Our bold presence will > > remain > > > > > in wikipedia. > > > > > > > > On Mar 16, 7:22 pm, "depace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > well the reason i believe is due to lack of knowledge about the > > wiki > > > > > > site.. you and i know that this site exits but wat about the > > guys back > > > > > > in nepal who hardly could manage to get online. they go to cyber > > and > > > > > > use internet...well most of them... and when you pay to use the > > > > > > > > internet who cares about writing a long article and who would > > even > > > > > > care to find the sites like wiki. and the people who already > > know the > > > > > > site might not even know that they can post some of their as > > well... > > > > > > > > > for the upcoming generations the IT means a computer with good > > > > > > graphics card and play the ***kin game whole day ... well i'm > > not > > > > > > against playing game.. but why wud you waste energy playing game > > all > > > > > > the time... and also in a country hit my load shedding > > problem... save > > > > > > energy.., let someone else use it who knows how to use it in a > > proper > > > > > > way... n those who know how to utilize it .. and caught in > > between > > > > > > career and good times ... there are millino of lost souls in our > > > > > > country... haha... > > > > > > > > > n' regarding our actors and so ... i have no clue... it wud be > > better > > > > > > if we write about our poets... i would personally like to read > > an > > > > > > article about the great Laxmi Prasad Devkota... having said > > that.. you > > > > > > can judge my mentality... i'm not willing to write it.. i want > > to read > > > > > > it ... reasons: there "are not enough" articles accessible to... > > there > > > > > > isn't any access... > > > > > > i would like to see articles about our remote places.. like > > dailekh > > > > > > humla jumla ... there are thousands of places like ... i > > remember once > > > > > > in "lonely planet" (program in discovery channel)... mr wright > > was in > > > > > > humla or somewhere.. it was so pleasing to see that part.. it > > really > > > > > > was... > > > > > > > > > i have to run now.. not allowed to do these things from office > > he > > > > > > he .. may bei'll continue it someday soon.. > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
