[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : Prajavani : ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ: ಬಹು ಭಾಷೆ- ಬಹುಜ್ಞಾನ :" Wikipedia : Multiple languages : Source of knowledge " ( Kannada)

2011-02-01 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Prajavani : ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ: ಬಹು ಭಾಷೆ- ಬಹುಜ್ಞಾನ :" Wikipedia : Multiple languages : Source of knowledge " ( Kannada) http://beta.prajavani.net/web/include/story.php?news=485§ion=141&menuid=13 Can somebody give a brief translation? Regards Tinu Cherian http://wikimedia.in/wiki/In_the_news#February_20

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India chapter

2011-02-01 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Hi Jyothis, AFAIK, this MW is privately hosted by a chapter exec com member on his personal webhosting, as of now. Enabling file uploading is costlier, hence probably. My suggestion is to move it to the Wikimedia servers ( like some other chapters), so that we needn't wo

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikimediaIndia-l list description

2011-02-01 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
The question is not English Wikipedia or Indic language Wikipedias. This list is primarily for discussions related to *anything* related to Wikimedia projects in India, Indic language Wikipedias, chapter , Wikipedia related news in India , Wikimedians from & in India etc Something on the lines of

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India chapter

2011-01-31 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
That is an excellent idea, Sue. But I believe the site , as of now, doesn't allow file uploads. Time to move to Wikimedia servers, so that commons images can be reused directly? Will also help if we are hosting our future India newsletters on wikimedia.in ... I have also added the office positio

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Developers list for India specific discussions

2011-01-31 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
I strongly conjure with Hari's thoughts on this. -Tinu Cherian On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Hari Prasad Nadig wrote: > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Siebrand Mazeland > wrote: > >> Dear Hari and others, >> >> I think there is no obvious need whatsoever for an "Indian language >> developer

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WikiX-l] 10 Wikipedia @ Bikaner ( India)

2011-01-30 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Great job by folks in Bikaner. I believe it was the Srishti Sethi & Supriya Chaudhary, students from Rajasthan who came to Bangalore and attended both FOSS.in & Bangalore Wikimeetup23. Nice to see more woman Wikipedians coming for

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India chapter

2011-01-29 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
we still trying to find our feet here. Suggestions are welcome, > please. > > As for membership, as soon as we have our bank account which should > happen in four weeks or so. > > Best, > > Gautam > > http://social.prathambooks.org/ > > > > > On

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Can we aggregate news related to wikipedia / wikimedia in India in one place

2011-01-29 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Are you referring to http://wikimedia.in/wiki/In_the_news ? - Tinu Cherian On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Nikhil Sheth wrote: > Hi All, > > Wouldn't it be great if there was a single wiki page where all such links > and news could be posted by wikipedians? Maybe we can make one and then > pro

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India chapter

2011-01-29 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Changed the subject line again.. ( Subject deviation again :) ) Hi Praveen, May I ask , what is not really clear about the chapter ? Wikimedia India chapter is registered now as a legal entity in India [1] in Jan 2010 ; there is an Executive committee with 7 members , the office bearers are [2] Ar

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-Exec] 'The Hindu' on Mangalore Wikipedia meetup

2011-01-29 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
y admitted." > - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture > > > *From:* Hari Prasad Nadig > *To:* CherianTinu Abraham ; Wikimedia India List < > wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; "Kannada Wikipedia Discussion List > wikik...@wikiped

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-blr] Wikipedia meetup at Mangalore

2011-01-27 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
no offence, but can we restrict the discussions on the mailing list to Wikipedia/Wikimedia issues only ? -Tinu Cherian On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:31 AM, gokul das wrote: > Hi,Mangalore Wikis, > > Three Cheers! Have a nice 29th Jan'11.evening. > Save the blogger Hosse

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Indian Wikipedias and various stats

2011-01-27 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Changed the subject line :D . The discussion has deviated very much from the original subject. :P Percentage of bot edits is interesting. Is it possible to differentiate interwiki & non-inter-wiki bot edits on a Wikipedia ? Thoughts ? - Tinu Cherian On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Shiju Alex

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Malayalam wikipedia crossed the 10 Lakh/1 million edits milestone

2011-01-27 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Hey, nobody said Malayalam Wikipedia or any other Wikipedia is irrelevant. :P Each has a different style of functioning. A metric of high regard on one Wikipedia may not be applicable on another, at all. A general policy on one Wikipedia may not be applicable to another. Nevertheless, we need Wiki

[Wikimediaindia-l] The Hindu : "One among the clan of Wikipedians"

2011-01-26 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
The Hindu : "One among the clan of Wikipedians", featuring Achal Prabhala http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-neighbourhood/article1128553.ece Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org ht

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Malayalam wikipedia crossed the 10 Lakh/1 million edits milestone

2011-01-26 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
uot;Depths above 300 for >> Wikipedias<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias#Notes>below 100 >> 000 articles have been automatically dismissed as irrelevant." >> * >> When we focus on number of articles, some end up creating useless stubs. >> The sa

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Malayalam wikipedia crossed the 10 Lakh/1 million edits milestone

2011-01-26 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
What probably Arjuna meant was that, some of Wikipedias are more welcoming to the creation of stub articles. I am not saying that Malayalam Wikipedia doesn't though... -Tinu Cherian On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Shiju Alex wrote: > *Number of edits per article measure* may not be meaningful c

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : Gulfnews : Five questions to Sue Gardner

2011-01-26 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
[Press] : Gulfnews : Five questions to Sue Gardner http://gulfnews.com/business/media-marketing/connection-five-questions-to-sue-gardner-1.752627 *What is your expectation for the first office in India?* *Our office in India will be the first time the Wikimedia Foundation has opened an official p

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : Hindustan Times : " Living to tel the tale"

2011-01-23 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Hindustan Times , Kolkata Ed : " Living to tel the tale" on 22-Jan-2011 http://twitpic.com/3suw7k featuring Jayantha Nath, Achal Prabhala , Bishakha Datta etc. Please note that the image is of copyright of HTMedia / Hindustan Times and used here for representation of the story only. Regards Tinu

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : Indian Express : "Wiki changes the world "

2011-01-23 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
[Press] : Indian Express : " Wiki changes the world " http://www.indianexpress.com/news/wiki-changes-the-world/740173/0 Regards Tinu Cherian If you come across news articles about Wikipedia India or Wikipedia on Indian media , please add them here http://www.wikimedia.in/wiki/In_the_news#January

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] Bangalore Mirror : "Bangalore’s the place for Wiki"

2011-01-23 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Bangalore Mirror : "Bangalore’s the place for Wiki" Bangalore Mirror , a sister publication of Times of India, interviewed me on Wikipedia :) http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/81/20110123201101230156213933b1603fb/Bangalore%E2%80%99s-the-place-for-Wiki.html Regards Tinu Cherian _

[Wikimediaindia-l] The Hindu : Happy birthday Wikipedia!

2011-01-22 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
[Press}: The Hindu : Happy birthday Wikipedia! http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/internet/article1108880.ece Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] A Wikimedia Foundation Fellow from India

2011-01-22 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
There is an interesting but unfortunately ridiculous discussion regarding this on the foundation list. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2011-January/thread.html Sharing this with those who are not subscribed to the foundation-l alias. Regards Tinu Cherian On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 a

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-blr] Photos from WP10 Celebrations in Bangalore and Mysore

2011-01-18 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Whew, I have finally uploaded all the Wikipedia10 Bangalore photos to Commons ! http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_10_Bangalore ( If you have an username on commons, enable Slideshow from MyPreferences >Gadgets ) http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press]: Deccan Chronicle , Bangalore Ed : "Fact of the matter"

2011-01-17 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
[Press]: Deccan Chronicle : Fact of the matter http://www.dc-epaper.com/DC/DCB/2011/01/18/INDEX.SHTML , Bangalore Chronicle page http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/fact-matter-096 (Text only) Regards Tinu Cherian http://wikimedia.in/wiki/In_the_news#January_2011

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : BBC Documentaries : Wikipedia at 10

2011-01-16 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
BBC Documentaries : Wikipedia at 10 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2011/01/110111_wikipedia_at_10.shtml Featuring Sue, Jimmy, Charles Mathews, Steven and our very own Utkarsh & Bishakha Datta ( around minute 18-19) Regards Tinu Cherian

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] IBNLive : 10 lesser known facts about Wikipedia >> Features 95 WP10 events in India & Gangadhar Bhadani, the most prolific Indian Wikipedian

2011-01-16 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
IBNLive : 10 lesser known facts about Wikipedia >> Features 95 WP10 events in India & Gangadhar Bhadani, the most prolific Indian Wikipedian http://ibnlive.in.com/news/10-lesser-known-facts-about-wikipedia/140543-11.html Regards Tinu Cherian http://www.wikimedia.in/wiki/In_the_news _

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : The Economic Times: "Wikipedia turns 10, looking towards India"

2011-01-16 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
The Economic Times: "Wikipedia turns 10, looking towards India" http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/wikipedia-turns-10-looking-towards-india/articleshow/7294909.cms Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lis

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : Times of India : "Wikipedia to boost vernacular content" , "Wikimedia's India chapter in Bangalore" , "India to be a key player"

2011-01-16 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Times of India : "Wikipedia to boost vernacular content" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Wikipedia-to-push-vernacular-content/articleshow/7294325.cms "Wikimedia's India chapter in Bangalore" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Wikimedias-India-chapter-in-Bangalore/

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : DNA : "Bangalore celebrates Wikipedia’s 10th birthday"

2011-01-16 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
[Press] : DNA : "Bangalore celebrates Wikipedia’s 10th birthday" http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_bangalore-celebrates-wikipedias-10th-birthday_1495105 http://epaper.dnaindia.com/dnabangalore/epaperpdf/16012011/15sunday%20bangalore-pg5-0.pdf Page 5 Some mistakes : 1) It is National Instit

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-Exec] Wikimedia Chapter Registered

2011-01-14 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Feel free to express you views at the comments section http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Chapter_Registration_accomplished Regards Tinu Cherian On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Arjuna Rao Chavala < arjunar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Sorry for the potential muting of some responses with remarks a

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [press] : IBNLive : In pics: Indians behind Wikipedia

2011-01-14 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
And they missed you , Alolitha and Achal Prabhala too :) Regards Tinu Cherian On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Mani Pande wrote: > On 1/14/11 5:12 AM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: > > > > > [press] : IBNLive : In pics: Indians behind Wikipedia > http://ibnlive.in.com/p

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : DNA : "Wikipedia India chapter to become a reality"

2011-01-14 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
[Press] : DNA : "Wikipedia India chapter to become a reality" http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_wikipedia-india-chapter-to-become-a-reality_1494302 Please note some of the factual errors with the article : 1) The 10th anniversary gathering is on Saturday , not Thursday 2) I will forgive the

[Wikimediaindia-l] [press] : IBNLive : In pics: Indians behind Wikipedia

2011-01-14 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
[press] : IBNLive : In pics: Indians behind Wikipedia http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/3117.html Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] Times of India : "Wikipedia to increase local language content"

2011-01-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
[Press] Times of India : "Wikipedia to increase local language content" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Wikipedia-to-increase-local-language-content/articleshow/7279863.cms Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimedi

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] Redorbit: " Wikipedia Looks To India For Growth"

2011-01-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
[Press] Redorbit: " Wikipedia Looks To India For Growth" http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1978725/wikipedia_looks_to_india_for_growth/ Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikime

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : Kerala IT News : Kannur to host Wikipedia Tenth Anniversary Celebrations

2011-01-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Kerala IT News : Kannur to host Wikipedia Tenth Anniversary Celebrations http://keralaitnews.com/other-it-news/foss/1919-kannur-to-host-wikipedia-tenth-anniversary-celebrations Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press]: The Hindu : "Wikipedia's birthday bash in Bangalore"

2011-01-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
The Hindu : "Wikipedia's birthday bash in Bangalore" http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-opportunities/article1082136.ece Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : Metro Toronto : " At ten years old, Wikipedia sets its sights on India"

2011-01-12 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Metro Toronto : " At ten years old, Wikipedia sets its sights on India" http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/world/article/740739--at-ten-years-old-wikipedia-sets-its-sights-on-india--page0 Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-hyd] Anniversary event in Hyderabad

2011-01-12 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
> not available. So its better we dont further allow such edits on our page, > by the way i was unaware of the changes. > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 10:13 AM, CherianTinu Abraham < > tinucher...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> With email & phone number available in the eal

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Anniversary event in Hyderabad

2011-01-11 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
With email & phone number available in the ealier page ( http://ten.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyderabad,_India&diff=prev&oldid=12164 ) , it may be a good idea for someone from the hyd wikicommunity or the chapter to reach them and tell the changes. We should be extra careful in those bogus e

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] OneIndia.in : Wikipedia 10th ann iversary in Chennai : சென்னை யில் விக்கிப்ப ீடியா பத்தாம் ஆ ண்டு விழா ( Tamil )

2011-01-10 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Need a brief translation of the article into English, for the understanding of the rest of the people. Volunteers? Regards Tinu Cherian 2011/1/10 Srikanth Lakshmanan > > http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/news/2011/01/10/celebrating-10th-anniversary-wikipedia-in-chennai.html > > Thanks Ravi for mak

[Wikimediaindia-l] OneIndia.in : Malayalam Wikipedi a 8th anniversary in Kannur : മലയാ ളം വിക്കി 8-‍ാം വ ാര്‍ഷീകം കണ്ണൂ രില്‍ ( Malayalam )

2011-01-10 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
OneIndia.in : Malayalam Wikipedia 8th anniversary in Kannur : മലയാളം വിക്കി 8-‍ാം വാര്‍ഷീകം കണ്ണൂരില്‍ ( Malayalam ) http://thatsmalayalam.oneindia.in/news/2011/01/10/kerala-wikipedia-anniversary-in-kannur.html Brief Translation: "Kannur celebrates the 8th anniversary of Malayalam Wikipedia & 10

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : OneIndia.in : Wik ipedia Anniversary commons photo walk Bangalore ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ ಮುಕ್ ತ ಚಿತ್ರ ಖಜಾನೆಗಾ ಗಿ ನಡಿಗೆ ( Kannada)

2011-01-10 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
OneIndia.in : Wikipedia Anniversary commons photo walk Bangalore http://thatskannada.oneindia.in/news/2011/01/09/wikipedia-anniversary-commons-photo-walk-bangalore.html Short Summary : "Bangalore is one of the active hubs for Wikipedians in India. As a run-up to 10th Anniversary of Wikipedia on

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press]: The Hindu : Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!

2011-01-08 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
The Hindu : Happy Birthday, Wikipedia! http://hindu.com/2011/01/09/stories/2011010952311000.htm Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : MyBangalore.com : Wikipedia to celebrate 10th anniversary with a meet-up in Bangalore

2011-01-07 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
[Press] : MyBangalore.com : Wikipedia to celebrate 10th anniversary with a meet-up in Bangalore http://www.mybangalore.com/article/0111/wikipedia-to-celebrate-10th-anniversary-with-a-meet-up-in-bangalore.html Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mai

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Banner designers required

2011-01-07 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
I am bccing Rajesh Odayanchal & Junaid P V who helped in the newsletter design ( they might be already in the mailing list), who may be able to help us. Regards Tinu Cherian On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 5:47 AM, Srikanth Lakshmanan wrote: > Hi, > > We are planning to have banner printed for the Wikipe

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [[Press]] : Oneindia.in : Wikipedia celebrating its tenth anniversary [Telugu]

2011-01-07 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
FYI -- Forwarded message -- From: రహ్మానుద్దీన్ షేక్ Date: 2011/1/7 Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-in-hyd] [[Press]] : Oneindia.in : Wikipedia celebrating its tenth anniversary [Telugu] To: CherianTinu Abraham bengaluru: This month's 15, wikipedia's 10 year celebrations

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-hyd] [[Press]] : Oneindia.in : Wikipedia celebrating its tenth anniversary [Telugu]

2011-01-07 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Yes, please :) -TC 2011/1/7 రహ్మానుద్దీన్ షేక్ > want it in english? i'll do it. if you want > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, CherianTinu Abraham > wrote: > >> Oneindia.in : Wikipedia celebrating its tenth anniversary [Telugu] >> >> >> ht

[Wikimediaindia-l] [[Press]] : Oneindia.in : Wikipedia celebrating its tenth anniversary [Telugu]

2011-01-07 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Oneindia.in : Wikipedia celebrating its tenth anniversary [Telugu] http://thatstelugu.oneindia.in/news/2011/01/07/wikipedia-celebrating-its-tenth-anniversary-070111.html Can somebody help in a little translation ? :) Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimedia

[Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [Press] : SiliconIndia : Wikipedia aims to expand reach through local languages

2011-01-05 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
SiliconIndia : Wikipedia aims to expand reach through local languages http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Wikipedia_aims_to_expand_reach_through_local_languages-nid-76706.html Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lis

[Wikimediaindia-l] [[Press]] : The Hindu : Using Wikipedia to change the language of the Web

2011-01-05 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
* The Hindu : "Using Wikipedia to change the language of the Web"* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-opportunities/article1033478.ece Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://l

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] The Economic Times : 20 there, 20 more: Wikipedias in local language to bloom

2011-01-03 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
The Economic Times : 20 there, 20 more: Wikipedias in local language to bloom http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/20-there-20-more-wikipedias-in-local-language-to-bloom/articleshow/7213598.cms Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mail

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2011 registration and scholarship application to begin on January 1st!

2011-01-02 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Wikipedians from India, Please note that this year has special focus & considerations from participants from countries like India , even for the consideration of scholarships. http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships#Scholarship_Selection so do make good u

[Wikimediaindia-l] Happy new year...

2010-12-31 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Wishing all Wikipedians in India & from India , a very happy & prosperous new year ... Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

[Wikimediaindia-l] Indic languages & unicode issues.

2010-12-26 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Hi all, Happened to see Gerard's blog post on issues with Malayalam Wikipedia & Unicode upgrade to 5.1 http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/2010/12/malayalam-enigma.html While traffic to websites ( yes, including Wikipedia ) is primary driven by search traffic ,apparently this had a negative effect

[Wikimediaindia-l] Contribute to Kannada Wikipedia to strengthen namma Kannada

2010-12-26 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Contribute to Kannada Wikipedia to strengthen namma Kannada http://www.mahesh.com/2010/12/26/column-contribute-to-kannada-wikipedia-to-strengthen-namma-kannada Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org ht

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Community Newsletter

2010-12-23 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
9:39 AM, CherianTinu Abraham < > tinucher...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The breakdown budget of the grants usage is explained in the same link. >> The grant is approved as of now and pending payment. >> > > Observed one thing on the grants page though: > >

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Community Newsletter

2010-12-23 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
The breakdown budget of the grants usage is explained in the same link. The grant is approved as of now and pending payment. Regards Tinu Cherian On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Hari Prasad Nadig wrote: > I contributed to the Kannada section of the newsletter last time and going > by my experie

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Note on Wikimedia stall at FOSS.in

2010-12-23 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
This is possibly the last of FOSS.in , as heard ... -TC 2010/12/23 shirish शिरीष > > > Wow, nice. I have to confess, always wanting to be at FOSS.in (as its > supposed to be the mecca of all GNU/Linux lovers ) but haven't managed > as of yet. I just wish I was there. GNU/Linux+wikipedia - deadly

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-blr] Kannada Wikipedia meet-up on 25th, Saturday in Bangalore

2010-12-22 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
A mirror page on English WIkipedia also created here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore24 Already pre-event coverage on media : http://thatskannada.oneindia.in/news/2010/12/21/kannada-wikipedia-meet-up-wiki-community-bengaluru.html Regards Tinu Cherian On Tue, De

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Project and volunteer directories

2010-12-21 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Sundar, Can't say more that we think alike so much. :) I was just setting up another page at the same time .. http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Geographical_distribution_of_Indian_Wikipedians One of main problems we saw that is that we don't know who is where to contact .. folks, Please let us k

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Bangalore Wiki-meetup 23

2010-12-21 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
+1 http://cis-india.org/advocacy/openness/blog/wikipedia-meet-up-bangalore -TC On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 5:52 PM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: > Please find the photos of the Wikimeetup Bangalore 23 @ > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bangalore_Meetup_18Dec2010 > > Regards &g

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Bangalore Wiki-meetup 23

2010-12-20 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Please find the photos of the Wikimeetup Bangalore 23 @ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bangalore_Meetup_18Dec2010 Regards Tinu Cherian Correction: Please read as " B. G. Mahesh ( oneindia.in ) " below On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 12:55 PM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: >

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Bangalore Wiki-meetup 23

2010-12-19 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Blog post by BGMahesh ( one india) on the 23rd meetup. http://www.mahesh.com/2010/12/18/wikimedia-meetup-in-bangalore-my-first-one Regards Tinu Cherian On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 11:18 AM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: > Just a gentle reminder regarding the Bangalore Wikimeetup23 today @ 3

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Wikimeetup1 @ Kolkata, Dec 2010 Photos

2010-12-19 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
ght, is a truth generally admitted." > - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture > > > *From:* CherianTinu Abraham > *To:* wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > *Sent:* Sun, December 19, 2010 5:41:32 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Wikim

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Calling interested Indore-wallas and folks from near-by

2010-12-19 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
There were 2 Indore guys whom I meet at the Bangalore meetup yesterday. They were very keen in helping a meetup at Indore. I will forward their contact ids to you on a private email. Regards Tinu Cherian On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 4:41 PM, guru brahma wrote: > Hi all, > > I have recently relocated

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Wikimeetup1 @ Kolkata, Dec 2010 Photos

2010-12-19 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
e current meetup on the > relevant page. I met her at a conference in Bangalore recently and got to > know this. We may want to exercise caution in branding events as the first > meet-up etc., "meet-up" should suffice. > > Regards, > Srinivas Gunta. > > ---

[Wikimediaindia-l] Bangalore Wiki-meetup 23 today @ 3 PM , TERI , Domlur , B'lore

2010-12-17 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Just a gentle reminder regarding the Bangalore Wikimeetup23 today @ 3 PM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore23 Danese Cooper, Chief Technical Officer, Wikimedia Foundation, Alolita Sharma, Engineering Programs Manager, Wikimedia Foundation will be attending this mee

[Wikimediaindia-l] [PRESS] One India : Wikipedia enhances its Bong connection

2010-12-16 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
One India : Wikipedia enhances its Bong connection http://news.oneindia.in/2010/12/16/wikipedia-enhances-its-bong-connection.html Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mail

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Wikimeetup1 @ Kolkata, Dec 2010 Photos

2010-12-16 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
;> >>>> Thanks you both for images of Kolkata Meetup 3. >>>> >>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kolkata_Meetup_Dec2010 >>>> >>>> Warm regards, >>>> >>>> Jayanta Nath >>>> >>>> >>>>

[Wikimediaindia-l] "Wikimedia-in-WB" created.

2010-12-15 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Hi all, A new mailing list "Wikimedia-in-WB" was created to co-ordinate Wikipedia/Wikimedia activities primarly in West Bengal & also Bengali Wikipedia in India. Please feel free to join the list, if you are interested. https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-wb If you a

[Wikimediaindia-l] Media : Hindustan Times : "Making Wikipedia popular, in Bengali "

2010-12-14 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Hindustan Times : "Making Wikipedia popular, in Bengali " - article of first Kolkata Wikimeetup on last saturday. http://twitpic.com/3g294a ( click on full size if needed ) The web link is not available yet, I will send it across one I get it. Regards Tinu Cherian ___

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Bangalore Meetup on Saturday- leaving at 2:30

2010-12-14 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Hi Erik, We will miss you for the meetup. Anyways I will be coming early for the arrangements , so will meet you when you are there. Regards Tinu Cherian On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Erik Moeller wrote: > Hi folks, > > Unfortunately my flight out of Bangalore leaves at 520 on Sat

[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Wikimeetup1 @ Kolkata, Dec 2010 Photos

2010-12-14 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Wikipedia Wikimeetup1 @ Kolkata, Dec 2010 Photos http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kolkata_Meetup_Dec2010 There were around 18+ attendees for the first Wikimeetup @Kolkata . I would like to express my sincere thanks to Jayanata Nath, Indranil Das Gupta & Shiju Alex for all the efforts in

[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimeetup 3 Pune photos

2010-12-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Please find Wikimeetup 3 Pune photos at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pune_Meetup_13Dec2010 Thanks to Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay for uploading to flickr with CC license. I have cross uploaded to commons. Regards Tinu Cherian __

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Media : Mid-day: Loads of potential in India: Wikipedia

2010-12-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
> > "That headline might have actually ended up getting readers to read the > news article and help in publicizing in some way." > I agree to that. As some PR folks says, there is nothing like bad or good publicity . The article anyways attracted lots of eye balls , that helped in our outreach. -

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-mum] Fwd: [WikiX-l] Fwd: [Internal-l] Wikipedia 10th Anniversary Commemorative Postmark

2010-12-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Excellant ! On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 1:00 AM, Srikanth Lakshmanan wrote: > Hi, > > I had posted this tweet [1] and got a positive response by DM. > "Dear Srikath, forwarded yr proposal to concerned Division (i.e. > Philately). You can follow-up with them directly, if send yr postal > address." >

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Media : Mid-day: Loads of potential in India: Wikipedia

2010-12-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
bears some remote resemblance to anything I actually said :-). > But it's not too bad, except for the "staff checking things round the > clock" part ;-) > > Erik > > 2010/12/13 CherianTinu Abraham : > > Mid-day: Loads of potential in India: Wikipedia > >

[Wikimediaindia-l] URI oceanography students target Wikipedia entries

2010-12-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Interesting news..Thought to share ... Wish if we could get this Wikiculture to India , among our students & academia ... *URI oceanography students target Wikipedia entries* http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2010/12/12/uri_oceanography_students_target_wikipedia_entries/ *Uni

[Wikimediaindia-l] Media : Business Standard : Britannica to give Wikipedia a run for its money ( in India )

2010-12-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Business Standard : Britannica to give Wikipedia a run for its money ( in India ) http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/britannica-to-give-wikipediarun-for-its-money/417969/ Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@l

[Wikimediaindia-l] Media : Mid-day: Loads of potential in India: Wikipedia

2010-12-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Mid-day: Loads of potential in India: Wikipedia http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/dec/131210-Erik-Moller-Wikipedia-Pune.htm Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/lis

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Danese Cooper at FOSS.in , Bangalore Dec 15

2010-12-13 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
GerardM > > On 13 December 2010 07:55, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: > >> >> Danese Cooper, CTO, Wikimedia Foundation will be delievering the key note >> at the annual FOSS.in conference , Bangalore on Dec 15th Wednesday, 12 PM . >> Details here : http://foss.in/20

[Wikimediaindia-l] Danese Cooper at FOSS.in , Bangalore Dec 15

2010-12-12 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Danese Cooper, CTO, Wikimedia Foundation will be delievering the key note at the annual FOSS.in conference , Bangalore on Dec 15th Wednesday, 12 PM . Details here : http://foss.in/2010/schedules/ Also note that she & Erik will be addressing the Wikipedians / Wiki enthusiasts on Dec 18 in Bangalore

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-mum] Wikipedia:Meetup /Mumbai / Mumbai 5 on 11th Dec'10 @6:30pm

2010-12-11 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Photos here http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mumbai_Meetup_Dec2010 Regards Tinu Cherian On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Kundan Amitabh wrote: > Hi ! > > A Meet up has been organised on 11th December, 2010 at Mumbai. > > *Erik Möller,Deputy Director,Wikimedia Foundation Danese Cooper

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Sharing Presentations

2010-12-10 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
I am re-using your presentation for Kolkata meetup today... Regards Tinu Cherian On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Srikanth Lakshmanan wrote: > Hi all, > > More and more presentations are being made at meetups which have become > frequent in various parts of the country and talks at other places.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Wikimeetup @ Kolkata - Dec 11, 2010 Saturday

2010-12-10 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
kata Wikimeetup ... Regards Tinu Chefrian On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 5:01 PM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: > Please find the venue details for the first Kolkata Wikimeetup. > > *Venue:* > The Computer Society of India (CSI) > 5, Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani (Elgin Road), > 4th Floor > Kolkata, &g

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Bangalore 23rd Wikimeetup on Dec 18 , with Erik / Danese / Alolita

2010-12-02 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
y Director , Wikimedia Foundation) , Danese Cooper ( Chief Technical Officer, Wikimedia Foundation) and Alolita Sharma (Engineering Programs Manager, Wikimedia Foundation). Regards Tinu Cherian On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 3:48 PM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: > Hi all, > I am extremely pleased

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Wikimeetup @ Kolkata - Dec 11, 2010 Saturday

2010-12-01 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
hardwork done in getting the venue. Please do spread the news .. If you know any publications / reporters in Kolkata , kindly share the news. Regards Tinu Cherian On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 5:08 PM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: > The first Wikimeetup @ Kolkata ( first one in eastern side of India)

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] indiawikipedia ?

2010-11-30 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
s worth reading http://wikipediaart.org/legal/032309-Isenberg.jpg Regards Tinu Cherian On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Anirudh Bhati wrote: > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:03 AM, CherianTinu Abraham > wrote: > > Please see this website http://www.indiawikipedia.com/ > > Do you thin

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia tech fact-finding visit to India

2010-11-29 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Welcome to India :) Regards Tinu Cherian On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Erik Moeller wrote: > Hi all, > > this is just to update you all on an upcoming visit to India by Danese > Cooper, Alolita Sharma, and myself. Danese is our Chief Technical > Officer, and Alolita program-manages the featu

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] indiawikipedia ?

2010-11-29 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
; templates, there's barely any relevant content. "Represent India" is > included as a meta description. > > http://www.domaintools.com/historic-thumbnails/indiawikipedia.com > > > Regards > > > Salmaan > > > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Ga

[Wikimediaindia-l] indiawikipedia ?

2010-11-29 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Please see this website http://www.indiawikipedia.com/ Do you think the website violates Wikipedia / WMF copyrights ? The site has nothing to do with Wikipedia or its cause too. Just bringing into the attention of all. Now that Mike is away, who is the next in charge for legal affairs ? Regards Ti

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Wikimeetup @ Kolkata

2010-11-29 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: > Hi Wikipedians, > We are planning for Wikipedia Wikimeetup @ Kolkata in > near future. If you are from the city or can help in Wikimeetup or > interested to attend the same, please drop me a personal mail. > > If you would like t

[Wikimediaindia-l] Press : Times of India: " If Wikipedia is to be believed .."

2010-11-29 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Times of India : " If Wikipedia is to be believed .." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/book-mark/Cyber-galaxies-make-the-world-go-round/articleshow/7002642.cms Interesting thought... So how many of you think that Media houses believe Wikipedia ? We have seen lots of news articles

[Wikimediaindia-l] Press: Mid-Day : "Come, give Wikipedia a hand"

2010-11-29 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Mid-Day : "Come, give Wikipedia a hand" http://www.mid-day.com/specials/2010/nov/281110-wikipedia-monthly-meeting.htm Nice photo, Kundan Amitabh :) Small correction: Wikipedia is available in 20 Indic languages and another 20 are in incubation . Thanks to Shiju Alex , who recently enlightened me

[Wikimediaindia-l] Bangalore 22nd Wikimeetup on Dec 18 , with Erik / Danese / Alolita

2010-11-29 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Hi all, I am extremely pleased to announce the 22nd Wikipedia /Wikimedia Wikimeetup , Bangalore on *Dec 18, Satuday* with *Erik Möller *( Deputy Director , Wikimedia Foundation) , * Danese Cooper* ( Chief Technical Officer, Wikimedia Foundation) and* Alolita Sharma* (Engineering Programs M

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Inbuilt Tamil typing tool added in Tamil Wikimedia projects

2010-11-25 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Excellent case study of collaboration between different language Wikipedia communities. Great going, folks ! Regards Tinu Cherian On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 6:37 AM, Shiju Alex wrote: > What is the nature of the effort involved say to >> > extend this to Telugu, kannada, Hindi etc. >> > > Junaid

[Wikimediaindia-l] Press : The Hindu : "Looking to India"

2010-11-21 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
The Hindu : "Looking to India" http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/11/21/stories/2010112150040200.htm Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Wikimeetup @ Chennai /Bangalore Nov 14

2010-11-16 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Thanks Ravi.. All for Wikipedia & Wikipedia for All :) -TC On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Ravishankar wrote: > Hi Tinu, > > Thanks for the excellent pictures. Guys like you, Shiju coming from > Bangalore for this is great gesture. > > I also appreciate the effort you take to kick start meetup

[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Wikimeetup @ Kolkata

2010-11-15 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
Hi Wikipedians, We are planning for Wikipedia Wikimeetup @ Kolkata in near future. If you are from the city or can help in Wikimeetup or interested to attend the same, please drop me a personal mail. If you would like to see a Wikimeetup @ also in your town /city and can possib

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