Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Report on First Wiki Academy organised by Wikimedia Chapter
On Sep 13, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Arjuna Rao Chavala wrote: I am happy to share the report on the first Wiki Academy organised by Wikimedia Chapter. http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wiki_Academy/Department_of_Public_Libraries,_Bangalore#Report Please spread the word around and help in identifying other institutions for co-hosting future events Chapter will be happy to send the brochures and provide any other assistance. Congratulations on this. It's really good to see the level of interest it's generated. I especially loved reading the bit about them being shown the basics of editing and being encourage to start editing and actually starting 3 new articles. Wonderful stuff. I'm sure we'll see many more of this. hisham ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Copyright Violations by (some) Students: Wikipedia India Education Program
Hi Folks (Some) students in the Pune pilot have copy-pasted copyright material onto their articles. We are taking these copyvios extremely seriously and here's a summary of the action that we have taken. a) Conducted classroom sessions in all 3 colleges where the program is running and conveying the importance of not making this mistake - and the fact that they will be caught - and that too quickly. Between Nitika and I, we've conducted sessions in at least 10 separate classes last week (along with Campus Ambassadors.) b) Conducted meetings with the directors and faculty members to convey the gravity of the issue and asking them to pass on the message to their students in the strongest possible terms. c) Almost doubling the number of Campus Ambassadors to provide more on-ground support for students. We will be sending out an update on this soon. The issue of copyvios was taken up specifically during the training for these Campus Ambassadors. d) Started work on establishing an Online Ambassador program (http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-September/004299.html) to provide additional support e) Disabled the leaderboard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:India_Education_Program/Leaderboard) so that we make sure that recognition is given only to deserving students. Controlling the copyvio issue is the single biggest issue for the program and we will continue to do everything it takes to minimize it. Of course, some students who will still try and cut corners and the actions listed above should hopefully reduce the problem. Having said all this, we must not cloud the fantastic work of many students by the errors committed by (some) newbies who are unfamiliar with Wikipedia. Do continue to support and celebrate the work of the good guys! Thank you for you continued support on this. Best hisham ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Copyright Violations by (some) Students: Wikipedia India Education Program
hisham On Sep 12, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Béria Lima wrote: There are another way (who works fine in Brazilian program): Treat then as adults they are and the articles as projects. If I cheat in a project in any college in Brazil my professor would give me a zero. In some brazilians college I may be expelled for do that (without count the fact that is also a crime in Brazil). We (and they) need to realize how serious copyright violations are. But to make sure, i'm not saying you people to threat your students, but to make them realize how serious that is. Hi Beria Agree with you - and my intention and actions are precisely to do what you said: to convey to students that this is a serious matter and they need to treat it with the seriousness that it deserves. (In terms of the specific academic approaches to be taken, that is a call that faculty and directors of the colleges will take; not us.) ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Copyright Violations by (some) Students: Wikipedia India Education Program
hisham On Sep 12, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Gautam John wrote: On 12 September 2011 13:16, Hisham Mundol hmun...@wikimedia.org wrote: (Some) students in the Pune pilot have copy-pasted copyright material onto their articles. We are taking these copyvios extremely seriously and here's a summary of the action that we have taken. You know, Hisham, it's nice that the WMF takes this seriously but we might be over blowing it a tad too far. The WMFs policies work really well in a 1st world environment where there is great sensitivity to copyright and violations. In India, it's a different kettle of fish and we need to treat it as such. Yes, it is important to explain why copyvivos are important (and from an academic, plagiarism point of view too) but the bigger issue if intellectual honesty. I think they'll do just fine! I'm sure they'll do fine! I continue to remain optimistic and refuse to get cynical about it. …and I'll continue to celebrate some awesome awesome work. Maybe the tone of my message conveyed the wrong impression. The primary goal is to explain what a copyvio is, convey why copyvios are not to be done and how to write good quality articles - all in the context and spirit of better learning, more fun, intellectual honesty and the need to avoid academic plagiarism - so I'm with you on that. ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Copyright Violations by (some) Students: Wikipedia India Education Program
hisham On Sep 12, 2011, at 2:48 PM, Ashwin Baindur wrote: Hisham, Nice to hear the comprehensive way in which the copy violation issue is being addressed. Its better to nip this in the bud otherwise it could grow beyond control and also sully the good work being done by hundreds of students. :-) ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Copyright Violations by (some) Students: Wikipedia India Education Program
On Sep 12, 2011, at 4:47 PM, Theo10011 wrote: I am not sure if Intellectual honesty means ethics in this context but I would disagree if that is what WMF and other Wikipedians would be concerned about, it's really the legal liability that they expose WMF and projects to. Maybe Hisham can clarify. To be fair, the actions taken were in in the context that this is an education program - and it's important that the benefits that students can accrue - of stronger research, better writing and improved critical thinking skills - are actually realized by students. This is what we are trying to encourage. Copy-pasting will not add any value to students. I am well aware of your position as a open-source book publisher and a Creative commons hero along with someone I respect, that was why I found your position very surprising on this issue. Also, Hi Hisham, Nice to see you avoided replying to my comment alone. ;) Hello Theo! I shall shortly make amends for this remiss... Theo [1]http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Category:DMCA ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Copyright Violations by (some) Students: Wikipedia India Education Program
On Sep 12, 2011, at 3:33 PM, Theo10011 wrote: I beg to differ Gautum. Since, it was made part of the curriculum this almost constitutes as cheating. I am not sure about lofty first world standards but I would be failed for cheating just about anywhere in the world. It's taking a while for some newbie student editors to figure out how to edit Wikipedia - and aspects like citation and paraphrasing. They're working at - and I have personally met a bunch of them who're working really hard at it. Some are struggling with English. Some are struggling with getting computer / Internet access. Some are struggling with markups. …but they're working at it! Second, if we don't uphold the WMF policies (they are actually project policies, not the foundation's) in an officially sanctioned and financed program, then who will? If we were to take this idea further, why respect any local copyright at all? or at least the one in Global South. We can just add copyrighted images and books right off from anywhere, forget about CC or any attempt at working on Open-source licenses. As always, I agree with Beria. If those student were to be graded for this project, they should be failed. This aspect is solely at the discretion of the faculty - as it should be. I do know that faculty members are taking it seriously. ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Copyright Violations by (some) Students: Wikipedia India Education Program
On Sep 12, 2011, at 5:01 PM, Naveen Francis wrote: Hi Hisham, Can you please inform the people who are regularly editing Indian Articles about the Online Ambassador program before closing the dates for the same ? Sure, Navin. The application form is at https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEdtdG5ObU9mMm5oZno3MExDc3lEZHc6MA For context on this, pls see http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-September/004299.html ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Press Coverage: Request for Voices Faces!
On Sep 12, 2011, at 11:29 PM, Vivek Murarka wrote: Hello Hisham, Everyone, Could the Times Group be requested to also carry the Times Crest article on an open site. Respecting copyrights and then given the title/headline of the article, I would not like to copy-paste the text from the said previous post. Yet, I'd like to share it with a few academics in one or two schools and colleges who, I think, would be interested, but may not have read the article. [Posting the text on this list though is Fair Use, imho.] Meanwhile, though probably off-topic on this list, may I share with you in the celebration of the lives of two memorable Mumbaikars, recently passed; with this : http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/erratica/entry/conqueror-of-maladies . Not sure about asking the Times Group. If you notice the small print when you logged in, it said Crest is free for now - but they'll charge later. Thanks for sharing the blog link.___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Santhosh Thottingal joins the Foundation Engineering Team and Gerard Meijssen as technology outreach consultant.
Welcome to both Santhosh Gerard. We're in exciting times and it's awesome to have you guys. Warmest Regards, hisham On Sep 7, 2011, at 2:07 PM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: Santhosh Thottingal joins the Foundation Engineering Team and Gerard Meijssen as technology outreach consultant. Gerard Meijssen , if I may call as an indophile, is very dear for many of us and others who reads india mailing list :) Special congratulations and best wishes to both of them. Regards Tinu Cherian ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Malayalam Wikipedia crosses 20, 000 articles.
Congratulations All Malayalam Wikipedians. What a wonderful way to celebrate Onam! Malayalam Wikipedia is a shining example of building a community and driving quality of content. Now, it's leading the way in using social media to encourage participation and promote projects. Hats Off! Happy Onam! hisham On Sep 7, 2011, at 11:22 AM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: Hi all, I was waiting for one of the active Malayalam Wikipedia editors to announce it here .. with no such signs, let me do the privilege on their behalf. :) I am delighted to announce that Malayalam Wikipedia ( ml.wikipedia.org) crossed 20,000 articles 2 days back. Interestingly an article stub on Reality by Abhishek Jacob is the 20,000 th article to be created. The 15,000th article was born almost a year back in Nov 2010. Malayalam Wikipedia currently has 261 active users, 17 admins and 4 b'crats. http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics There was a coordinated effort fby the Malayalam Wikipedians to organically reach the 20,000 article milestone before Onam and the target was achieved 4 days ahead of Thiruvonam Apart from the discussion pages, the ML Wikipedians used social media networking sites like Facebook groups ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/mlwiki/ ) and twitter extensively to coordinate and encourage this campaign. This will be also an interesting case study of Wikipedia discussions happening off-wiki and the use of networking sites to promote Wikipedia. Congratulations and best wishes to all the ML Wikipedians behind this achievement. Regards Tinu Cherian ___ 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
[Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs Team: Starting Selection Process for New Team Members
Hi Folks I'm writing to update you that the selection process of 2 more team members of the India Programs team has commenced. (As I mentioned a few weeks ago, we've selected Shiju Nitika for our efforts on Indic languages and Participation.) The 2 positions I'm referring to in this mail are the remaining members of the team: Communications. This person will manage all communications, public relations/media, social media digital outreach. Team Support. This person will manage all the backend (but essential) operations of the team - such as office administration and basic accounting and personnel management. Details on the positions as well as the application process are available on the Wikimedia Foundation site :- http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Communications_-_India_Programs http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Team_Support_-_India_Programs Similar to the process that we followed for the earlier selections, these have been posted on linkedin. (I'll be cross posting this mail on local wikimedia mailing lists, as well as the main FOSS India mailing list.) Can I request the following from as many of you as possible: We'd love to have existing Wikimedians on board. Please do apply if you're interested! Please share this mail with anyone you know who might be interested. Pls broadcast these links on your social networks, mailing lists, bulletin boards, etc. fyi, last date is 10 September. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any clarifications. Many thanks. Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] Pune August 2011 Meetup
It's really sweet to see these report. …For those of you who don't know, Rishabh is really really really young. …and so I can say in total honesty, Well Done, Young Man! hisham On Aug 30, 2011, at 10:43 PM, Ashwin Baindur wrote: A write up by Rishabh Tatiraju, the youngest member of Pune community! Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- 29 August 2011 Heavy rains lashed the city and we were expecting very less people in the meetup. Despite the torrential rain, ten of our brave WikiPuneri enthusiasts managed to join the meetup on time. We had two new young faces joining our meetup, both pursuing their higher studies in Sinhagad College. The meetup commenced a little late than the scheduled time of 6:00 PM. Ashwin Baindur enlightened us with some facts about the Oral Citations Project. The Oral Citations Project is a strategic research project intiated byAchal Prabhala of Bangalore community and funded by the Wikimedia Foundation to help overcome a lack of published material in emerging languages on Wikipedia. A video presentation of the same was also seen (View Video Here). In the final moments of the meetup, Mandar Kulkarni orated about Wiki Conference India which is to be held in Mumbai in November 2011. He educated us about the different ways in which we can participate in the conference and be a part of it. With this, we ended the meetup by about 8:00 PM. ___ Wikimedia-IN-PUN mailing list wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-pun ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WikiHI-l] Hindi Wiki crossed 1 lakh Article milestone
On Aug 30, 2011, at 10:50 PM, mayur wrote: Dear all, With about 50,000 registered user, 250 active users , 14 million edits and a depth of 34http://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7:StatisticsHindi Wikipedia crossed 1 lakhs articleshttp://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7:Statisticsmilestone today. Regards (User:Mayur) This is wonderful to hear. Congratulations to the Hindi community. Many thanks for sharing this, Mayur. Mayur I'd like to +1 to the following comments made on this thread:- a) shall we try and get some PR around this for the community in Hindi print TV? b) can you share learnings and experiences for other language communities? Shall we catch up on these? hisham ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] 3rd Bangalore Odia Wiki Meetup- Odia Wikipedia reaches 1500 articles
Heartiest congratulations to the Odia community. It's wonderfully inspiring to see a small Indic wikipedia build up so systematically. I love the fact that you are focused on building the community and - as a result - able to build quality. Onwards to the next milestone! …which is going to be sooner than you plan for, I'm sure. Warmest Regards, Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! On Aug 29, 2011, at 2:41 PM, Subhashish Panigrahi wrote: Hi folks, Good morning from Odia Wiki Community. Yesterday we had a small meetup to celebrate the 1500 articles Celebration attended by 6 old and 1 new Wikipedians. Agenda: Current status: The substantial growth and the initiatives taken to improve the status of Odia Wikipedia was discussed. Odia Wikipedia was dormant for almost 8 years which just started reviving itself in the beginning of this year and made a leap of almost 1000 well written articles in this short span with the bandwidth of a small community with less active members. Bangalore was the stepping stone for the revival of Odia Wikipedia and in the 3rd Bangalore Wikipedia Meetup we have celebrated 1500 articles. Projects: Discussion regarding 2 ongoing projects. Odia loves Wikipedia: An event in Commons to bring out media files uploaded by Odia Wikians. This event has reached 351 media files. Wikipedia for Odia Literature: An event which is created to uplift the presence of Odia language and literature in Wikipedia, chronological documentations and media files collection. This is running in both in the Wikipedia as well as Commons. Under this event Odia Wikipedia has attained 131 articles in Odia Wikipedia and 37 images in Commons. Further plans: The next target was set up with attaining 500 more articles to beat Gurumukhi Wikipedia which presently has 2003 articles as both of these Wikipedias took birth in the same time. We also have discussed to discourage creation of stubs without taking care of them for further expansion, creation and used of templates, categories, good citaions. Plans for more outreach programs by collaborating the Odia literature departments of several known colleges and universities was also talked of. Wikipedians debated how Wikipedia could be a fair and reliable source and at times how much beneficial it'd be when most of today's generation are moving out of books and internet has become a repository of unending knowledge and its regional context when an ancient language like Odia is considered, whether or not it is needed to work for Wikipedia, or find any better alternative. Thank you all for reading. Expecting your valuable feedback and comments ସୁଭପାSubhashishPanigrahi ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ___ Wikipedia Odia (Oriya) mailing list wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or facebook.com/OdiaWiki Tweet @OdiaWiki ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WMF, India Office and Chapter - Update
Naveen: There's a project page already in place for the Wikipedia India Education Program. It's WP:INDIAEDU Srikanth : Thanks for clarifying Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! On Aug 26, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Naveen Francis wrote: Yup Srikanth, But we can discuss in WP:INEI talk and create new projects for this purpose. I believe many in WP:INEI or WP:IND will be happy to help this new project. Naveen Francis Signature powered by WiseStamp On 26 August 2011 12:02, Srikanth Lakshmanan srik@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 11:57, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.org wrote: On 26 August 2011 11:50, Naveen Francis navee...@gmail.com wrote: If it is English, WikiProject Education in India will give a try, we are 40 in numbers now .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:INEI Oh! Thanks Naveen. We'll definitely keep you guys involved with this. Err, both of you are totally disconnected. Naveen, Education program is about interacting with colleges about use of Wikipedia included in teaching learning process, like Campus Ambassador program where people edit as part of curriculum. Gautam, WP:INEI is a WikiProject aiming improvement of articles in English wikipedia related to education in India and has goals like improving coverage of Indian education related articles. Ofcourse, if one student who participates from each college on education program writes / improves his/her own college article, WP:INEI can also improve ! -- Regards Srikanth.L ___ 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 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WMF, India Office and Chapter - Update
On Aug 26, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Naveen Francis wrote: Can community use the same ? Then this will be easy :) Not sure I understand the question, Naveen. It's an open page for everyone. Students and teachers and Campus Ambassadors use it to plan the program, manage their activities, get help and track progress. Right now, we've put in only the participants from the Pune pilot but eventually, i see this page expanding to include other cities as the program rolls out. Naveen Francis Signature powered by WiseStamp On 26 August 2011 16:36, Hisham Mundol hmun...@wikimedia.org wrote: Naveen: There's a project page already in place for the Wikipedia India Education Program. It's WP:INDIAEDU Srikanth : Thanks for clarifying Hisham Mundol Signature powered by WiseStamp ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Minutes of the Wikipedia Mumbai Meetup 12
Just to clarify, Naveen, the project page is WP:INDIAEDU
Also, though I suggested otherwise, the template you've put up is going onto
pages of people who already are participating in the project and is redirecting
them to a different page. Apologies for my oversight in my earlier mail.
On Aug 23, 2011, at 12:29 PM, Hisham Mundol wrote:
Great idea, Naveen. Will do.
Hisham Mundol
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On Aug 22, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Naveen Francis wrote:
Sure Hisham,
Can you please ask all those who are involved in this project to keep {{User
WikiProject India Education Program}} in there user page ?
I have passed this message to few via following template.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:India_Education_Program/Invite
Naveen Francis
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On 22 August 2011 09:14, Hisham Mundol hmun...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thanks for the kind words, Naveen! I agree fully (though I may be slightly
biased! :-)) ...Don't forget the superstar Campus Ambassadors!!! Details
at WP:INDIAEDU! Send them some WikiLove as well!
Hisham Mundol
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On Aug 21, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Naveen Francis wrote:
There are many star students and star teachers from India Education
Programme.
Just loves how the program is turning out.
Naveen Francis
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On 21 August 2011 17:44, Hari Prasad Nadig hpna...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Pradeep Mohandas
pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com wrote:
[..snip..]
5. After the round of introductions, Hisham Mundol from the Wikimedia
Foundation India office provided an update.
5. a. He said that two members were added to office staff - Nitika Tandon
and Shiju Alex. Nitika would be working with the Pune Education Program.
Shiju will join them in the end of October.
5. b. He said that the Educations Program was successful. They expected 250
students but have now got about 1000 students. They are working on how to
manage this larger than expected outcome. One of the things they are
considering is having more Campus Ambassadors in Pune.
5. c. The office is also (hopefully) to be registered as a public trust
soon.Various options were considered before they reached this decision.
They are also looking for premises in the National Capital Region.
(emphasis mine)
This is big news!
Thanks for the update, Pradeep.
5. d. Hisham introduced Nitika Tandon to the members present.
6. Nitika provided an update on the India Education Programme.
6. a. She said that she had recently taken up her work at posting in Pune.
6. b. She has also been talking to 2-3 colleges in Pune but they have been
taking it slow since they have to manage the current student count.
7. Hisham suggested that one of the star students is user:basic.atari
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Basic.atari) who has been great and
requested Mumbai community members to send him some wikilove. (How? - Once
you log in, click on the heart in the top right of the user page to whom
you want to send wikilove and be led through some steps to send people
wikilove)
8. Achal gave a small talk on Oral Citations project. We were (Again) not
able to show the video.
8. a. Achal said that the Wikipedia before ~2004 did not have citations and
they grew as the Wikipedia project grew over the years.
8. b. He said citations currently was currently done from the publications
industry which has stronger and wider presence in European and North
American countries.
8. c. This combined with the limitations on what are rules on what could
get cited, could be one of the reasons for decrease in the growth of new
editors on Wikipedia.
8. d. The limitation on citation and deletion of articles without good
citations turned off new Wikipedia users and also took away some of the
revolutionary ideas around which Wikipedia was born. Other form of
citations were thus to be considered.
8. e. Wikipedians in India and South Africa worked on the Oral Citations
project - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Oral_Citations
9. The meeting was concluded at 6 pm.
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WMF, India Office and Chapter - Update
inline On Aug 26, 2011, at 1:23 PM, Hari Prasad Nadig wrote: About the Foundation update, The number of students involved sounds great and sets up huge expectations about the program. There has been tremendous publicity for the program. Like mentioned on the update, it does require great deal of effort to retain this enthusiasm in the campuses -- however the addition new staff, Shiju and Nikita should boost the efforts. I personally would like to see more people like Srikeit (who's presently helping out with the program) who've contributed immensely on Wikipedia, and have known the community for quite sometime being given opportunities to help steer this program. I met Srikeit during Wikimania and he was mighty excited about his role where he could put to use his long time experience being part of Wikipedia. Absolutely. The more Nitika and I look at the program, the more we are convinced that full time Fellowships (maybe of a 3 month duration) will be required when we move to other cities. Getting this kind of a program going is back breaking stuff and requires enormous co-ordination and follow-up. Experienced Wikipedians can make enormous contributions. I would be extremely keen to know more about the conversations happening between the mobile companies and the Foundation. What is the current picture? As more and more people increasingly access information from mobile here, this is going to be an important channel worth exploring rigorously, and with focus on Indian languages. I'll be keeping the community posted on this, as always. And the independent public trust -- I know that I'll be hitting a sensitive topic by even stirring this, but I can't help but wonder how the dual power house model would work. A common Wikipedian from here would have several unanswered questions, and few very simple and obvious questions like whether two different entities are actually required for the same region, or about whom to approach for help in improving projects in the region or for assistance of any kind. It sort of puts up good deal of confusion for the community. Between just the chapter and the foundation's office (transformed into a legal entity of 'trust'), while there's just too many things to be done in this nascent community, isn't co-ordination going to be unnecessary overhead and something that is eating up into each of your's time? How do you plan to address these? And when the chapter was established, it was decided to go for a 'society' model for obvious reasons, and for of how democratic it would be. The potential in India is massive - and so is the effort required to realise this opportunity (as you indicated.) It will require resources and capabilities and the Chapter and Foundation will both contribute. As far as who should be reached for assistance of any kind, do reach out to whoever and however many you want to reach out to. (An email to this mailing list for example is a great way - or feel free to reach out to the Chapter directly or to me directly or both!) Co-ordination between the Chapter and the Foundation is not an overhead; we need to do it and it will be well worth the investment of time and effort. There are several more questions that would prop in the minds of Wikipedians who've seen times when there was no chapter, no WMF assistance during the earlier years (2002 - ) to the years now of conspicuously towering interest in the region. There were times when we put our own money to organize Wikipedia related activities, not having anyone here to help. So, this change is welcoming, the kind of interest we're seeing now in India is huge for every Wikipedian from this country. However, there is uncertainty about where this is headed. Loud +1 to Gautam's point on this. Cheers, -- Hari Prasad Nadig http://hpnadig.net http://twitter.com/hpnadig http://flickr.com/hpnadig ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WMF, India Office and Chapter - Update
On Aug 26, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Gautam John wrote: On 26 August 2011 11:08, Naveen Francis navee...@gmail.com wrote: Expression of interest by colleges is in English or other Indic languages ? Naveen, thus far English but perhaps Hisham might have had queries for Indic support. Not received any so far ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Minutes of the Wikipedia Mumbai Meetup 12
Great idea, Naveen. Will do.
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On Aug 22, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Naveen Francis wrote:
Sure Hisham,
Can you please ask all those who are involved in this project to keep {{User
WikiProject India Education Program}} in there user page ?
I have passed this message to few via following template.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:India_Education_Program/Invite
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On 22 August 2011 09:14, Hisham Mundol hmun...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thanks for the kind words, Naveen! I agree fully (though I may be slightly
biased! :-)) ...Don't forget the superstar Campus Ambassadors!!! Details
at WP:INDIAEDU! Send them some WikiLove as well!
Hisham Mundol
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On Aug 21, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Naveen Francis wrote:
There are many star students and star teachers from India Education
Programme.
Just loves how the program is turning out.
Naveen Francis
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On 21 August 2011 17:44, Hari Prasad Nadig hpna...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Pradeep Mohandas
pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com wrote:
[..snip..]
5. After the round of introductions, Hisham Mundol from the Wikimedia
Foundation India office provided an update.
5. a. He said that two members were added to office staff - Nitika Tandon
and Shiju Alex. Nitika would be working with the Pune Education Program.
Shiju will join them in the end of October.
5. b. He said that the Educations Program was successful. They expected 250
students but have now got about 1000 students. They are working on how to
manage this larger than expected outcome. One of the things they are
considering is having more Campus Ambassadors in Pune.
5. c. The office is also (hopefully) to be registered as a public trust
soon.Various options were considered before they reached this decision. They
are also looking for premises in the National Capital Region.
(emphasis mine)
This is big news!
Thanks for the update, Pradeep.
5. d. Hisham introduced Nitika Tandon to the members present.
6. Nitika provided an update on the India Education Programme.
6. a. She said that she had recently taken up her work at posting in Pune.
6. b. She has also been talking to 2-3 colleges in Pune but they have been
taking it slow since they have to manage the current student count.
7. Hisham suggested that one of the star students is user:basic.atari
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Basic.atari) who has been great and
requested Mumbai community members to send him some wikilove. (How? - Once
you log in, click on the heart in the top right of the user page to whom you
want to send wikilove and be led through some steps to send people wikilove)
8. Achal gave a small talk on Oral Citations project. We were (Again) not
able to show the video.
8. a. Achal said that the Wikipedia before ~2004 did not have citations and
they grew as the Wikipedia project grew over the years.
8. b. He said citations currently was currently done from the publications
industry which has stronger and wider presence in European and North
American countries.
8. c. This combined with the limitations on what are rules on what could get
cited, could be one of the reasons for decrease in the growth of new editors
on Wikipedia.
8. d. The limitation on citation and deletion of articles without good
citations turned off new Wikipedia users and also took away some of the
revolutionary ideas around which Wikipedia was born. Other form of citations
were thus to be considered.
8. e. Wikipedians in India and South Africa worked on the Oral Citations
project - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Oral_Citations
9. The meeting was concluded at 6 pm.
--
Pradeep Mohandas
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] [Press] : Sakaal Times : 1, 000 city students selected to write for Wikipedia
On Aug 22, 2011, at 4:35 AM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: It is actually tricky. Words do mean differently in different parts of the world... Even the foundation sometimes uses the word recruit officially. Last seen at Sue Gardner's keynote address at Wikimania Haifa too. http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=File:Wikimania_2011.pdfpage=18 sometime back , I had tried to convince that the word recruit in India carries a different meaning in Comm-com list. Well, I guess the headline is usually the creative of the editors, and not the privilege of the actual reporter who writes the article. Or the words of the person they actually spoke to!!! :-) -TC On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Hari Prasad Nadig hpna...@gmail.com wrote: The article and the title specifically sounds like the students have been 'commissioned' to edit Wikipedia. Doesn't this send a wrong statement across? On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:46 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com wrote: -- Hari Prasad Nadig http://hpnadig.net | http://twitter.com/hpnadig http://flickr.com/hpnadig ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Minutes of the Wikipedia Mumbai Meetup 12
Thanks for the kind words, Naveen! I agree fully (though I may be slightly biased! :-)) ...Don't forget the superstar Campus Ambassadors!!! Details at WP:INDIAEDU! Send them some WikiLove as well! Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! On Aug 21, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Naveen Francis wrote: There are many star students and star teachers from India Education Programme. Just loves how the program is turning out. Naveen Francis Signature powered by WiseStamp On 21 August 2011 17:44, Hari Prasad Nadig hpna...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com wrote: [..snip..] 5. After the round of introductions, Hisham Mundol from the Wikimedia Foundation India office provided an update. 5. a. He said that two members were added to office staff - Nitika Tandon and Shiju Alex. Nitika would be working with the Pune Education Program. Shiju will join them in the end of October. 5. b. He said that the Educations Program was successful. They expected 250 students but have now got about 1000 students. They are working on how to manage this larger than expected outcome. One of the things they are considering is having more Campus Ambassadors in Pune. 5. c. The office is also (hopefully) to be registered as a public trust soon.Various options were considered before they reached this decision. They are also looking for premises in the National Capital Region. (emphasis mine) This is big news! Thanks for the update, Pradeep. 5. d. Hisham introduced Nitika Tandon to the members present. 6. Nitika provided an update on the India Education Programme. 6. a. She said that she had recently taken up her work at posting in Pune. 6. b. She has also been talking to 2-3 colleges in Pune but they have been taking it slow since they have to manage the current student count. 7. Hisham suggested that one of the star students is user:basic.atari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Basic.atari) who has been great and requested Mumbai community members to send him some wikilove. (How? - Once you log in, click on the heart in the top right of the user page to whom you want to send wikilove and be led through some steps to send people wikilove) 8. Achal gave a small talk on Oral Citations project. We were (Again) not able to show the video. 8. a. Achal said that the Wikipedia before ~2004 did not have citations and they grew as the Wikipedia project grew over the years. 8. b. He said citations currently was currently done from the publications industry which has stronger and wider presence in European and North American countries. 8. c. This combined with the limitations on what are rules on what could get cited, could be one of the reasons for decrease in the growth of new editors on Wikipedia. 8. d. The limitation on citation and deletion of articles without good citations turned off new Wikipedia users and also took away some of the revolutionary ideas around which Wikipedia was born. Other form of citations were thus to be considered. 8. e. Wikipedians in India and South Africa worked on the Oral Citations project - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Oral_Citations 9. The meeting was concluded at 6 pm. -- Pradeep Mohandas How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9 -- Hari Prasad Nadig http://hpnadig.net | http://twitter.com/hpnadig http://flickr.com/hpnadig ___ 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 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Rescheduling of Monthly IRC / Introductions for Shiju Nitika
On Aug 21, 2011, at 4:03 PM, Hari Prasad Nadig wrote: Hisham, What channel on is this on? #wikimedia-office For those on this mailing list, you can use this link: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-office I'll send out an invite soon for the Thursday chat. -- Hari Prasad Nadig http://hpnadig.net | http://twitter.com/hpnadig http://flickr.com/hpnadig ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] [Press] : Times of India : Editing Wiki is now part of CoEP's syllabi
Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! On Aug 18, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Anirudh Bhati wrote: Thank you for posting this, Tinu. Hisham, it is really heartening to know that we are making inroads into the higher education system of India beginning with these institutes. Can you tell us more about the agreement that the WMF has entered into with the colleges? Thanks so much. :-) Strictly speaking, there's not been any agreement between WMF and any of the colleges. It's an MoU between WMF and individual teachers / professors. It outlines what we'd like them to do as part of the program and, on sucessful conclusion, we award them recognition in the form of a honorary Wikipedia Teaching Fellowship. This is to acknowledge the additional efforts they have put in. ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Rescheduling of Monthly IRC / Introductions for Shiju Nitika
Hi Folks I had initially suggested that we'd hold the monthly India Programs IRC at 9pm on Thursday Aug 18th - to formally introduce Shiju Nitika.. ...I'm requesting a change in this because there are some urgent meetings with the Campus Ambassadors at Pune that have come up which unfortunately can't be rescheduled. Can I therefore propose Thursday August 24th at 9pm IST pls. (I'll send out a reminder closer to the day.) Sorry about this. Best Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju Nitika
Yes we do, Gaurav! Someone from the community in Delhi will be in touch with you shortly! btw, if there's anyone else on the list in Delhi who's interested in getting to know more about the movement and projects and the community, do shout out! ...I'm marking the Delhi community list as well. Best Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! On Jul 29, 2011, at 6:10 PM, Gaurav Garg wrote: Guys do u have any community members in Delhi to meet and learn from? Sent on my BlackBerry® from Vodafone -Original Message- From: Subhashish Panigrahi psubhash...@gmail.com Sender: wikimediaindia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:22:52 To: Wikimedia India Community listwikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Reply-To: Wikimedia India Community list wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju Nitika ___ 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 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Update on Wikipedia India Education Program Invite to Meet Campus Ambassadors @ Monthly India Programs IRC (Thursday July 28th @ 9pm IST): #wikimedia-office
Hi Folks I wanted to share an update on the Wikipedia India Education Program. As of today, we have 15 teachers from 4 colleges participating. The most exciting part is that we have nearly 800 students (and counting) who are going to work on about 1200 articles in this semester. (Do note these numbers may fluctuate as the actual editing in classrooms starts - which is only to be expected.) Please see the project page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:India_Education_Program - and do go through the sub-tabs for Ambassadors and courses.) I think it will be a great idea if the Campus Ambassadors had a chance to introduce themselves to you and you had a chance to interact with them. Can we do it on the India Programs Monthly IRC this Thursday (July 28th) at 9pm IST on #wikimedia-office. (I apologise that we are late on this month's IRC.) You can also hear from them about their experiences. They've having 1-on-1 discussions with faculty members to identify potential articles to work on and conducting editing workshops for students in classrooms. I look forward to as many of you attending as possible - and for a wonderful interaction with the Campus Ambassadors. They are great guys and have done amazing stuff so far. They're going to need your help and encouragement. Drop in and say hello, and a little more! Warmest Regards, Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Offline-l] Wikipedia Offline Opportunity: ~20k laptops to reach potentially 200k people: Need Help!
Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol On Jun 23, 2011, at 4:05 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: Hisham Mundol, 23/06/2011 11:54: T*here are 19,000 laptops*that will be distributed in this initiative. (These are on Ubuntu Linux - and very reasonably configured.) How much disk space do they have? It shouldn't be too difficult to add a Kiwix installation with English language (and indic languages) Wikipedias ZIMs, if there's space enough. 320GB so space isn't a problem. Assam has traditionally had a problem with infrastructure and Internet access is a problem. Someone who is supporting Amtron has asked the Foundation if we can give them an offline version of Wikipedia to pre-load onto these computers. Given that it is for 15-16 age group, it does need to be of appropriate content. Uh? What sort of Wikipedia content could ever be unappropriate for 15-16 years old boys and girl? I can't imagine any. :-/ :-) Would suggest we err on the side of caution. majorly on the side of caution. Nemo ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Update on Wikipedia India Education Program: Report Project Page
Hi Folks Here's a report on the Wikipedia India Education Program: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs/India_Campus_Program_Reports#Roll_Out_Visit:_May_31st_.E2.80.93_June_17th.2C_2011 In (very) short summary, it's been an action packed 4-5 weeks, the team has done a huge amount of groundwork - and there appears to be significant potential. Do go through the report for further details. ...I've tried to make the report as interesting to read as possible - and focus on the learnings and implications for a national roll-out (instead of making it a random list summarising various activities.) Do let me have your views on the mailing lists or the Talk Page. (A project page has also been set up at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pune but I hasten to add that it is in early stages of construction. ...but do keep visiting it. Finger crossed, it's going to get very busy, very soon!) I'd like to thank everyone from the community who have helped out so amazingly! Best Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiPatrika is now released - Volume 2 , Issue 1 - 2011 June
This is a tremendous effort - and the output is wonderful! Congratulations to everyone who've been involved! Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol On Jun 8, 2011, at 6:59 PM, WikiPatrika Newsletter wrote: Hi Wikipedians, The first community newsletter from the Wikimedia India community was released in September 2010. Since that time, various community members have been involved with creating a regular version of the newsletter; today, we are pleased to announce the commencement of WikiPatrika, a monthly newsletter of Wikimedia community, chapter and foundation updates from India. 'Patrika' is the closest pan-Indian word that has roughly similar meaning across the country that also conveys the right spirit; it has a multitude of meanings, but is broadly understood to mean 'journal' or 'magazine'. WikiPatrika is an independent publication which is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation or the Wikimedia India chapter. We sincerely thank the Wikimedia India chapter for allowing us to host this newsletter on wikimedia.in . The first edition of WikiPatrika is now released - Volume 2 , Issue 1 - 2011 June http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika Community News : This month: hear what's happening from Wikimedians in Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia , Sanskrit, Tamil, Telegu http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/Community_News Meetups and Events : Meetups in Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and Mumbai http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/Meetups_and_Events Press Coverages : As usual, a flood of articles; check in to see where Wikimedia is covered and how http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/In_the_news Free culture news : Copyright law changes, government initiatives, and the latest in licensing http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/Free_culture_news FOSS-MediaWiki Tech news : Google Summer of Code, India and Mediawiki. Plus Berlin Hackathon, Wikimedia Commons and UploadWizard http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/Tech_News WMIN Chapter News: Chapter membership opens! http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/WMIN_Chapter_News WMF India Office news : Campus ambassadors hit Pune: find out all about it. http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/WMF_India_Office_News You can subscribe to wikimedia-in-newslet...@lists.wikimedia.org to receive the WikiPatrika newsletters ( If you are not subscribed to wikimediaindia-l mailing list). We are are also working on user talk page delivery to your home Wikis in future . We hope that you find this useful. Going forward, this exercise will only be possible with *your* involvement, so if there is something you see that you would like to contribute to, change, or start - tell us! Write to us at wikimedia-in-newsletter-editors [at] lists [dot] wikimedia [dot] org Regards WikiPatrika Newsletter Team ___ 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
[Wikimediaindia-l] Introducing Campus Ambassadors to the Pune India Community
Hi Pune / India As you are aware, India Programs has been working on kicking off the Wikipedia India Education Program. As part of this, we received a huge response from hundreds of interested volunteers and we have selected 22 bright, passionate and motivated Campus Ambassadors. They come from an incredibly diverse background - and all have impressed us with their potential. I'm writing to formally introduce the initial set of 22 Pune Campus Ambassadors to you. Their names are (in no particular order) Gurudas Nulkar Gurmeet Singh Arnav Sonara Prateek Saxena Ram Shankar Yadav Kailasam B Seva Panda Arnav Chaudhary Rohit Patnaik Wasim Mogal Deepti Chaudhari Sandeep Pherwani Poonam Deshpande Pallavi Agarwal Mihir Khatwani Kiran Attal Parag Tambe Raghavendra RG Rao Sagar Makode Abhishek Suryawanshi Alex James Deepesh Chaudhari As we go along, I'm sure they will need your help and support and advice and guidance and motivation. Do welcome them into your fold as you have warmly welcomed everyone else. (I've marked PJ, Srikeit, Annie Frank on this mail) Warmest Regards, Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs IRC : Thursday June 2nd 2011 @ 9pm IST (GMT + 5:30) : #wikimedia-office
Hi Folks We conduct a monthly IRC on India Programs on the first Thursday of every month. I'm writing to invite you to attend tomorrow's IRC. I've scheduled it for 9pm IST - based on feedback I've gotten from the community when discussing this at the various meet-ups I've been attending that this time slot might be more convenient. Something different that I thought we would do in the IRC tomorrow is to have some guests. Specifically, I wanted to invite Frank, Annie, PJ Srikeit - all of who are supporting the Wikipedia India Education Program's Pune Pilot. Frank Annie are with the Foundation. PJ is from the Campus Ambassador program in the US - and has offered to come down to Pune to support this initiative for just under the next 3 months. Srikeit is an existing Wikipedia and has offered to support the program for the next 1 year. I thought it would be a great way of getting to know them and for you to interact with them and to discuss the (very early) signals that we would have on the program (given that we are starting formal outreach today.) We'd love to hear your views as well. As always, we will also give a quick summary of India Programs and discuss any other issues you'd like to. Do join us! Best Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Media Contacts: Pune
Hi All Do any of you have contacts with local media in Pune? Would love to get name of correspondents, name of publication / radio or TV channel as well as email IDs or phone numbers. Could you share these with me and Moka offline? We are looking at providing a diverse mix of media with the opportunity to cover the Wikipedia India Education Program - and the Campus Ambassadors who are associated with this. I'm particularly keen on getting local publications (especially Marathi) and local radio channels. Many thanks Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs IRC : Thursday June 2nd 2011 @ 9pm IST (GMT + 5:30) : #wikimedia-office
Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol On Jun 1, 2011, at 12:29 PM, Surya Prakash wrote: Hi Hisham Mundol Can you make it in-advance? instead of 9 PM, can yo make it 8 PM ? Hi Surya Can I request that we keep it at 9pm because I have got feedback from multiple people requesting this? Many thanks! If you can easily finish it, think about it. Otherwise ignore this message. $U∩ http://goo.gl/RoMyo.com ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Update on Meetings
We have a couple of interesting meetings yesterday with 2 Symbiosis institutes (SIMC SIBM) I know I had said we would write daily updates this week - but I'd like to change that to a weekly summary because that is probably going to be a better way of providing a comprehensive picture. Trust that's ok! Best Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] Important : WikiPuneri Meetup No 14 - Date changed to 04 Jun 2011 and a special invite to the community
Dear Pune Community I'm writing to update you on the Wikipedia India Education Program. We (Frank, Annie, Srikeit and I) are starting our outreach with universities and colleges in Pune today and will be doing this for the next few days. The following link is our agenda. http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Campus_Program_kick-off_trip_agenda (Tomorrow, we'll be joined by PJ.) We'll be sharing a daily update to you on progress - every day from tonight to Monday (June 6th.) Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to invite everyone in the community to come and attend the social dinner we would like to host on Saturday night (June 4th). Please refer Ashwin's mail below. Best Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol On May 28, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Ashwin Baindur wrote: Hello friends, There is a lot happening in Pune next week. We have a lot of visitors in town who would especially like to interact with the Pune Community. Our help and cooperation has been sought for the Campus Ambassador training event next weekend. Our MEETUP DATE IS NOW CHANGED FROM 11 JUN TO 04 JUN 2011 (Saturday) at 1800 hours at SICSR, Atur Centre, Model Colony. Room No 704. 7th floor. Hisham Mundol, National Program Coordinator, who is leading the Campus Ambassador programme, will be in Pune for a week for masterminding the event. Bishakha Datta, Trustee, will be gracing the event on Saturday. Tinu Cherian, the quintessential Indian outreach activist, will also be coming for and participating in the meet - a rare treat for us. I spoke to Arjuna Rao Chawala and he has promised to confirm attendance by an Indian Chapter representative soon. We have a number of people visiting us from abroad. Frank Schulenburg, Head of Public Outreach and Annie Lin, who leads the Ambassador Program are visiting Pune for the Campus Ambassador training event on 04-05 Jun 2011. We also have P.J. Tabit coming down to India between June 1st and August 21st to support the launch of the Wikipedia India Education Program. PJ is a Campus Ambassador in the US and is on the Ambassador Steering Committee for Wikipedia. We, the Pune community, welcome Frank, Annie PJ to Pune and hope they have a wonderful stay. We also welcome any members of the Wikimedian community in India from outside Pune who are going to be with us for this event. Do let us know if we can help you in any way. Broadly speaking, the campus ambassadors will be trained on 4th and 5th Jun by the outreach team comprising lndian and foreign Wikipedians. In the evening on Saturday, the campus ambassadors and the outreach team will be present for our meetup. After the meetup, the Outreach Team has invited the Pune Wikipedia community for a SOCIAL EVENING WITH DINNER. Venue for social evening will be indicated at the meetup. Coming to another issue, the Campus Ambassadors themselves. The first batch of Campus Ambassadors has been selected. To those selected, we say - heartiest congratulations, you will shortly be learning to edit and to evangelise Wikipedia. It is a most challenging task and we assure you of the community's support. We invite you to be part of our community and we promise to help you, guide you and partner you in this extraordinary journey you will undertake. We also know that some other aspirants have not been selected this time round. In most cases, this is due to their lack of Wikipedia skills. To all of them we say - there will be another round of selection coming up in a few months, so have a great heart and wait. The fact that all of you stood tall and came forth means you already belong to the select batch of people who are doers and achievers. We, the Pune community, invite you to join us for this meetup and become part of us. We will help you get the skills to make you ready for the next round of selections. Many of you all who are interested in becoming Wikipedians are requested to join all of the above : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mr-wiki/ (Marathi Wikipedia Group) https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l (Mailing list for Wikimedians in Pune, India) https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-pun (Mailing list for Wikimedians in Pune, India) Also please join the following groups on Facebook Wikimedia India WikiPuneri IMPORTANT: All those attending the meetup from Pune (excepting those selected for the Campus Ambassador program or those organising the event or visiting from outside Pune) need to confirm attendance so that we can plan accordingly. Send your
[Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: India Education Program: Update to Pune Community
Hi I'm sharing an update that I just sent to the Pune community. Warm Regards, Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Begin forwarded message: From: Hisham Mundol hmun...@wikimedia.org Date: May 18, 2011 3:51:00 PM GMT+05:30 To: India Mailing list for Wikimedians in Pune wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: PJ Tabit pjta...@gmail.com, Srikeit srik...@gmail.com, Jessie Wild jw...@wikimedia.org, Annie L. Lin a...@wikimedia.org, Frank Schulenburg fschulenb...@wikimedia.org Subject: India Education Program: Update to Pune Community Dear Pune Community This is a long mail but there is much to cover. I'm writing with an update on the India Education Program - and to ask for support from you as we roll it out. a) Campus Ambassadors We have finished going through the ~70 applications we have received from Pune for Campus Ambassadors. I have interviewed more than half of them. I am pleased to report that we have asked 22 to join us at this stage in becoming Campus Ambassadors. There are other opportunities for the other applicants, as well as the ~20 others who enquired but didn't apply. We will be in touch with them shortly regarding starting Student Clubs or WikiClubs or other means of participation. In any case, we invited all of them the (very successful) Pune community meet-up last Saturday. My guess is that at least 40 people attended from the Campus Ambassador applicants/enquirers. This is the first batch of Campus Ambassadors and we will have subsequent batches. Indeed, I have asked some people from the ones who applied to learn more about Wikimedia projects, learn about Wikipedia editing, try their hands at editing and (on your behalf) invited them to join the community - and then consider reapplying if they are not currently ready. I'd like to thank Pune Community for making an incredible effort to invite and welcome all applicants/enquirers into your fold. Ashwin in particular has been amazing! I know many others have also helped out, so thank you to everyone! b) Additional Support We have received 2 offers of help from PJ Tabit and Srikeit Tadepalli. PJ [[User:Pjthepiano]] is from Georgetown University in the US, is an existing Campus Ambassador for the Public Policy Initiative and is part of the Campus Ambassador Council in the US. In between academic years, PJ has offered to come down to Pune for 2 3/4 months starting June 2011 to support the India Education Program. Srikeit [[User:Srikeit]] is a long-time Wikipedia and is probably known to many of you. He is pursuing an academic course in Pune and has offered to work part-time for 1 year starting June 2011. We are extremely pleased to have both of them support us and you in what is an exciting and challenging program. Please feel free to reach out to them! In addition, Jessie Wild supports Student Clubs at WMF and she's eager to help establish them in India. Please feel free to reach out to Jessie! c) Campus Ambassador Training We plan to hold a 2 day Campus Ambassador training session on June 4-5. In this, we hope to cover the basics of Wikimedia projects, How to Edit Wikipedia, how to teach students to edit Wikipedia, how to work with professors to implement Wikipedia-editing assignments, tips around conducting outreach on campus, public speaking classroom management skills as well as other subjects. d) Meetings Visits I am planning to come down to Pune next week between May 17th to 20th to do some more groundwork for the India Education Program. Frank Schulenberg (who heads up the Global Education Program for WMF) and Annie Lin (who heads up the Global Ambassador Program for WMF) will be visiting Pune from May 31st to June 7th. They are coming to help out with the Campus Ambassador training as well as to hold meetings with education authorities, professors teachers as well as students to support the Pune Pilot of the India Education Program. It would be really nice if I could host a community get together while they are here. I'll be in touch on this. Please feel free to reach out to them! Professor Bob Cummings is also visiting Pune between June 13th - 17th. He is Director of the Center for Writing and Rhetoric and the University of Mississippi, has participated as a Professor in the Public Policy Initiative and is also on the the Advisory Board for WMF's Public Policy Initiative. He'll be here to hold meetings with education authorities, professors teachers as well as students to support the Pune Pilot of the India Education Program. It will be useful to establish the credibility of the program with authorities and teaching staff by having a Professor who has actually conducted the program in his class talk to them about it. While he is here, I am going to try and organise 1
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Can I apply for this job
Hi Gerard Thanks for your mail. There are inspiringly passionate people writing in both Indic and English Wikipedias. I'd urge you to look at both postings, i.e., the one for Participation and the one for Indic Initiatives in conjunction with each other - because that's how I'm looking at them. You'll notice that in the Indic Initiatives posting, online ambassadors for Indic languages are specifically called out. It is specifically because the nuances and context and challenges of Indic Wikipedias are different from English - and I wanted to make sure we don't lose out out on the attention and capability that they require. (Indeed, even within the various Indic Wikipedias, they are in different stages of evolution - so there isn't a broad brush for them.) p.s. please don't be amazed that you can apply. Apply! Would love to have Wikimedians in the team - and am using this reply as a shameless plug to call for (even) more interest from the community! Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On May 8, 2011, at 6:43 PM, Gerard Meijssen wrote: Hoi, I read the opening for Consultant, Participation - India Programs. To my amazement I find that I can apply for this job. I think I qualify because I have ample qualification when it comes to Wikimedia, projects and what not. I am a well known Wikimedian in India because of my frequent writing about issues with supporting India for the WMF projects. Given that the job states that the online ambassadors are to write in English only ... eh ... I can even do their training. But wait a moment, Hisham WHY English only ?? If you ask me the most passionate people about Wikipedia are the ones writing in the languages of India. Why may the languages of India not benefit from the ambassadors program ??? Hisham, when you hire me as the Consultant Participation, I will certainly train people in English but I promise you that I will tell people that the same techniques, the same abilities the students are learning apply equally to their mother tongue. You know Hisham, the people championing the languages of India would even welcome me because they know they can expect this of me. So even though I am European and have never been to India, I can apply for this job. What do you say? Thanks, GerardM ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Advice Help Sought: Potential Additions to the Community
HI Vickram Many thanks for your comments. My responses below Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On May 1, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Vickram Crishna wrote: On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Hisham Mundol hmun...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi All (cross-posting to make sure I reach as much of India as possible), As you're aware, we had invited applications for Campus Ambassadors for the upcoming Pune Pilot of the India Campus Program. The response has been fantastic: we've received ~500 applications/enquiries from across India, ~70 of which were from Pune. This has been really heartening - indicating the desire of many to support the Wikimedia movement. It's also been overwhelming because we need to process all the applications, respond to applicants, etc.! I think, most critically, it also presents an amazing opportunity for us to introduce new people to Wikimedia projects (especially Wikipedia) - and invite them to join the community.I've interviewed quite a few and there is a recurring theme I hear from many of them. It goes something like, I've been using Wikipedia for years and years, and I love it. I want to contribute back to it - but I wasn't sure how. Then I saw the banner and decided this was a great way to help. The overwhelming common trait I have noticed in the applicants is that they are bright, well-intentioned and eager to contribute. I personally would like to see the nomenclature change: from 'campus ambassadors' etc to 'Knowledge Facilitators', befitting by far two goals. One is the democratisation of knowledge, core to this initiative, and the other is the recognition of anyone of any age as a contributor (implicit in Hisham's characterisation of 'no-one left behind'). I think both could work. Personally, I think campus ambassador is a slightly less formal term than Knowledge Facilitator but that's just my opinion. ...As we've already announced the term Campus Ambassador for the campus program, I'd suggest we remain with it. THere are multiple other roles that people can play (student clubs, etc.) and I'm sure we will have appropriate titles for these. i) they could form student clubs in their respective educational establishments ii) they could form Wikipedia clubs in their workplaces/social groups (as a number of applicants are working professionals, and no longer on campus) iii) they could become individual editors Each community, be it one based on educational establishments or any other, could organise informal camps, which we could call wikiups, implying a quickly put together 'camp', where a tiny group, 3 or 4 persons, could collaborate on original contributions or editing. If such meetings could be held on a weekly basis, then perhaps they could alternate between writing and editing, to give each skill a good workout. I am emphasising the importance of working in groups as a way forward from a concern expressed some months back in our meeting in Mumbai, that many youngsters need a helping hand to overcome the fear of failure - that translates into a reluctance to take part - that is unfortunately instilled in much of our school system. Agree with you and that's what I tried to bring out for those towns where wiki academies aren't planned. However, you've articulated it far better than me. Frequent regular meetings would also help build an impetus to attend some of the additional work-focused suggestions, attending an 'Academy' session or running 'incubation' programs. It would also lessen the disadvantage of not being able to make it to some infrequently held local Wiki-meetups. It also lends itself to the ease of adding a visiting 'trainer' who can create lively sessions of tips and tricks. Could not agree more with you. Needless to say, this is dependent on available community time but it's certainly a powerful idea. Apologies for the delay; I thought I had replied earlier but just noticed this in my drafts folder. -- Vickram Fool On The Hill ___ 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
[Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs: Team Selection: Call for Talent!
Hi All I'm writing to inform you that the selection process for 2 of the 4 potential new team members of the India Programs team has started. These have been posted on Office as well as LinkedIn. They can be seen at the at the following locations: Wiki http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Participation_-_India_Programs http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Indic_Initiatives_-_India_Programs LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=jobId=1592308 http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=jobId=1592351 Can I request a few things. a) India Programs is extremely keen on having existing Wikimedians on board in the team. I therefore invite and urge anyone from the existing community to respond to either / both of these. As you will make out from the wordings, there is a clear preference for those who are already involved in the community. b) Please do forward this mail to anyone you know who you think might be interested. While they may not be from the existing community, you are best placed to know your who would fit into the movement and who might be interested. c) Please do broadcast these links on any other mailing lists, bulletin boards, various social networks (twitter, facebook, etc.), etc. so that we can reach more potential candidates / remind potential candidates. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any clarifications. Many thanks. Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Advice Help Sought: Potential Additions to the Community
for you, that also can be arranged (though it will put some strain on already stretched resources.) I look forward to hearing from you. (Please note that we have received applicants from every corner of the country - so please don't assume that the applicants are only from Pune or only from large cities or only interested in English Wikipedia. (They are literally from everywhere, and no one should be left behind!) Kind Regards, Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Office Location Update
Hi All I've updated the office location discussions and recommendation. Please do have a look at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs/Office_Location You'll notice that I've kept the initial discussion document unchanged for ease of comparison. This is under the section Initial Discussion. The subsequent sections are the new ones I've added:- Assessment and Recommendation I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed on this mailing list, Talk Pages, offlist and offline. Really appreciate all the inputs received so far. Please have a look at the above link and do please share your comments and inputs - through whichever channel you feel most comfortable with. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] MediaWiki selects eight students for Google Summer of Code 2011
Congratulations to all of you, and a special one to the Indian guys! Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 26, 2011, at 8:21 AM, Santhosh Thottingal wrote: http://techblog.wikimedia.org/2011/04/mediawiki-selects-8-students-gsoc-2011/ * Akshay Agarwal‘s “Account Creation, Login Screens and AJAX-ification of everything” (mentor: Brandon Harris) * Kevin Brown’s “Working Archival for Web References/Citations,” “to facilitate the archival of external links used as references in the English Wikipedia” (mentor: Neil Kandalgaonkar) * Devayon Das‘s “Improving Semantic Search/Semantic Query usability issues in SMW” (mentor: Markus Krötzsch) * Ankit Garg‘s “Semantic Schemas extension” (mentor: Yaron Koren) Salvatore Ingala‘s “AMICUS: Awesome Monolithic Infrastructure for Customization of User Scripts” (mentors: Brion Vibber and Max Semenik) * Aigerim Karabekova‘s “Extension Release Management” (mentors: Sam Reed, Priyanka Dhanda, and Chad Horohoe) * Yuvi Panda‘s “Making Offline Wikipedia Article Selection Easier with Mediawiki Extensions” (mentor: Arthur Richards) * Zhenya Vlasyenko‘s “MediaWiki Extension: SocialProfile – UserStatus feature” (mentor: Jack Phoenix) Out of 8, 4 students are from India!. Congrats and best wishes to Akshay Agarwal , Yuvi Panda, Devayon Das and Ankit Garg. Thanks Santhosh ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] The Marathi language Wikipedia has reached 33, 333 articles on April 24.
Congratulations to everyone involved! It's a nice milestone to celebrate as you move on to even bigger and better ones. Warm Regards, Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 26, 2011, at 7:38 AM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: The Marathi language Wikipedia has reached 33,333 articles on April 24. http://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7:%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80 Regards Tinu Cherian ___ 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
[Wikimediaindia-l] Geo/Central Notices : Campus Ambassador Pune Pilot
Hi All The Notices for Campus Ambassador have now been taken down. We've had a really positive response - getting in a total of 390 applicants of which 50 were from Pune. We're now in the process of shortlisting resumes, conducting preliminary discussions and having final selection rounds. I'll keep you posted on progress - but this is a good start. Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Added a video Tutorial for How to edit Odia Wikipedia
Hi Subha This is a fantastic initiative. I just saw the video and it's a really well put together. Even though it's Odia centric, I'd really advice everyone in other language projects to take a look at it. It shows how to edit, basic wiki markups, etc. - in an Odia context. I love the call-out buttons! couple of comments. a) Not sure if it's designed that way, but I don't get sound when I saw it. If it's meant to be that way, that's great because it is really clear even without a voice over b) Would be great if you provide access to it in on the odia wikipedia homepage, all you social networks (eg, you odia wikipedia facebook page, etc.), use it in all your outreach sessions (which I'm sure you're planning) and socialise it far and wide! This is really really really impressive, Subha. Hats off to you - and the rest of the Odia Community. All the very best! Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 18, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Subhashish Panigrahi wrote: Here is the link of the file in commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tutorial-How_To_Edit_Odia_Wikipedia.ogv The file thumbnail is added to Odia Wikipedia [ http://or.wikipedia.org ] Subha ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : The Telegraph , Calcutta : Regional Wiki
we were quietly hoping you didn't notice... :-) Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 19, 2011, at 2:08 PM, Bishakha Datta wrote: And with my name misspelt, as usual. :) Bishakha ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] 3rd Odia (Oriya) Wikipedia Academy/Workshop Cuttack, April 17, 2011 at 10 AM
Hi Subhashish Will be my pleasure to join in. Thanks Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 16, 2011, at 2:45 PM, Subhashish Panigrahi wrote: Congratulations and wish you all the best for the event. Just, a quick update. Susant Patnaik, a young innovator, awarded by former president of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, TEDx Speaker and recently secelcted fror a NASA event, hailing from the Temple City of Bhubaneswar is going to speak about opensource and Wikipedia movement in betwen the first and 2nd session, so, please update the same in the event page. Secondly, please try to webcast the event so that some of the interested people like me can view it remotely. And I would love Mr. Hisham Mundol to share some of his valuable time and ideas with the audience after the editing session is over. Tomorrow Odia Wiki community is going to inaugurate the Tutorial for How to Edit Odia Wikipedia in Odia with callouts for further help. This is the first version of the tutorial which will also feature voice over describing the commands. I am uploading and updating you all by this evening. Once again wish you all the best again for all your noble effort. ___ Wikipedia Odia (Oriya) mailing list wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or facebook.com/OdiaWiki Tweet @OdiaWiki ___ 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
[Wikimediaindia-l] India Campus Program-Pune Pilot: Inputs for College/University Selection:
Hi Frank, Annie Jessie have started a page to get inputs to select which specific colleges/universities to approach for the Pune pilot:- http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Selection_of_schools_for_the_Pune_pilot Could you help out and provide your inputs / comments? Please feel free to edit the page and not restrict yourself to the Talk page. Many thanks. Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Cheat-Sheet for Fellowships: Campus Program Pilot in Pune
Hi Folks It's probably slightly ill-adivised to use the word cheat-sheet in connection with a campus activity - but this comes dangerously close to that! :-) I've received a bunch of queries regarding Fellowships (and Campus Ambassadors) for the upcoming Pune pilot of the Campus Program. The document Fellowships Proposal Template outlines the Fellowships that are required for this pilot. I thought I would make it easier for those who wish to apply for Fellowships by making this document in the format that you can use for a Fellowship Proposal. Some additional context and the process is outlined in Fellowships. You could write Design, Implement, Manage Monitor Campus Program Pilot in Pune, India in the Create Proposal option at the bottom of the Fellowships page. You can then cut and replace the proposal from my document. I have left comments in my document to additional material that you can (and ought to) add. It's really important that your individuality and thinking comes through in your proposal so please do amend at will while you are submitting your proposal. If you're interested, please do submit proposals as early as you can because the timelines are short for the pilot. Please do share this email with whoever else you think might be interested but are not on this mailing list. As always, feel free to reach out to me if you need any help/clarifications. Many thanks. Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Cheat-Sheet for Fellowships: Campus Program Pilot in Pune
Absolutely. Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 12, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Anivar Aravind wrote: Some of my friends are involved in Designing Training a FOSS elective in COEP , Pune http://www.fosscommunity.in/wiki/Pune/COEP/FOSS_Devel_Elective May be we can use those networks for popularizing Campus Ambassadors programme through students in such networks to invite more quality applications Anivar ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Campus Program - Pune Pilot: Update
I've updated the India Programs page (towards the end of the Campus Program section) with the wording/design of the banner as well as the landing page. As always, do share any comments on the Talk Page, or on this mailing list or directly with me. Many thanks. Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 13, 2011, at 9:23 AM, Hisham Mundol wrote: Hi Folks Just thought I'd let you know that the goe-targetted banners we are planning for Campus Ambassador recruitments are going live tonight (India time.) Thanks Hisham Mundol Wikimedia Foundation India Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] A brief Report on OSSCamp at Lucknow, Dated 26-27th March, 2011
Hi Piyush Many thanks for your efforts. Your report is interesting and insightful. You sound like you had a good time too, and that's great! I'm curious about what the student profile was - age, kind of college (IT, engineering, arts, commerce, etc.), location of college, and anything else on the profile of the students. It'll be really good if you can stay in touch with those who you met and see how they are getting along on editing. Sometimes, newbies want to edit but run into difficulties and need a bit of hand holding. Thanks, once again. Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 10, 2011, at 8:38 AM, Piyush Aggarwal wrote: A brief Report on OSSCamp at Lucknow, Dated 26-27th March, 2011 On 26-27th march there was an OSSCamp organised at Babu Banarasi Das Group of Educational Institutions at Lucknow. College has taken the initiative to invite the representatives of various OpenSource communities like Wordpress, Joomla, Mozilla Firefox, Drupal, Php etc. Wikimedia volunteers were also invited for the event. The purpose of the event was to make students aware of the various open source technologies and their advantages. Also, it was an effort to motivate students to come forward and contribute. Students from various colleges were gathered to learn and explore new and different technologies. I went there to represent Wikipedia. My presentation was scheduled on 26th of March, 2011 in the post lunch session. I talked about the different projects of Wikimedia foundation, some Wikipedia statistics, Wikimedia India chapter and discussed the role of volunteers and in the end I tried to motivate them to contribute. Over there, I was surprised to know that awareness of the students towards Wikimedia foundation was minimal. Most of the students over there were not even aware that they can actually edit the contents of Wikipedia. Only couple of them knew about the other projects of Wikimedia foundation other than Wikipedia like Wikitionary , Wikiquotes, commons etc. After the talk, on special request of students I demonstrated the editing process in Wikipedia and took hands on workshop of interested students. Students were very keen and enthusiastic to learn about Wikipedia. The session went on for almost ninety minutes and I had one to one interactions with the students. The inquisitive questions and their high level of interest made me more motivated to explain. Pic1: http://tiny.cc/stu1 Pic2: http://tiny.cc/stu2 Even after the hands on session, many students contacted with different queries. For me also, it was wonderful learning experience. The college authorities and student organisers namely Nitesh Sinha and Abhinav Upadhyay deserves huge round of applause for their tireless effort for organising a successful OSSCamp. Regards, Piyush Aggarwal ___ 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
[Wikimediaindia-l] India Office Location: Selection Criteria Invite to Comment
Hi Folks As many of you are aware, one of the decisions India Programs needs to take is where to locate the office. On a sub-page tof India Programs (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs/Office_Location), I've put together the selection criteria that are currently going into the decision, as well as the list of towns/cities to be evaluated. Can I request you to have a look these, and share your views on the Talk page (or directly with me, if you prefer.) I'd appreciate any kind of comments, and from as many community members as possible. For instance, you could mention if any additional criteria should be included, or if some existing one(s) should be deleted, or if any particular weightage(s) is high/low. Also, I've put down the list of towns/cities currently being considered. I've deliberately kept an additional column for any other location. Please discuss the name(s) of any other town/location. You'll notice that I haven't actually put the scores down for each town/city; that's the next step. Thanks! Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Tamil Wikipedia crossed the 30, 000 articles milestone
This is fantastic. Great show, Tamil Wikipedians! Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 8, 2011, at 11:03 PM, Shiju Alex wrote: Today Tamil Wikipedia has crossed the 30,000 article milestone. With this it has become the 6th Indic language wikipedia that crosses this milestone (after Newari, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, and Bishnupriya Manipuri) Congrats for Tamil wiki community on this achievement. Shiju ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia:Meetup /Pune12 on Saturday 9 April 2011, 6:00 pm @ SICSR
Hi Sudhanwa I would love to be able to attend this but had planned to be in Pune next weekend (as was proposed in the IRC meeting last evening.) Is there any chance I could skype in tomorrow? ...and meet you folks in person next weekend? (I did have a few things I wanted to convey on the campus program and the proposal for the Pune pilot, and i'd love to be able to address any queries, etc. - and take on board suggestions.) Many thanks. Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 8, 2011, at 2:02 AM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar wrote: Hi, This is a confirmation of the Wikipedia meetup Pune12 on Saturday 9 April 2011, 6:00 pm @ SICSR. We will be discussing about the Wikipedia campus ambassador project. Read this for reference : http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs#Campus_Program And also this : http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs/IRC_meeting_2011-07-04 Do join in. Best regards, -Sudhanwa ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia:Meetup /Pune12 on Saturday 9 April 2011, 6:00 pm @ SICSR
Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 8, 2011, at 3:51 PM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar wrote: Hi Hisham, On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Hisham Mundol hmun...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi Sudhanwa I would love to be able to attend this but had planned to be in Pune next weekend (as was proposed in the IRC meeting last evening.) Is there any chance I could skype in tomorrow? ...and meet you folks in person next weekend? (I did have a few things I wanted to convey on the campus program and the proposal for the Pune pilot, and i'd love to be able to address any queries, etc. - and take on board suggestions.) I am not so sure if we can do a skype session tomorrow. I will have to check out for the net connection and skype availability. However, if you can be online during the meeting time, that could be great. If not skype, we can do just a gmail chat session. You are most welcome to come over to Pune and we will be happy to meet you in person. We have decided to conduct meetups every month on second Saturday around 6-6:30 pm. So, anybody wants to join in, can plan their visit accordingly. I am forwarding your mail to the Pune list. Thanks and regards, -Sudhanwa sure, will be available online. many thanks! Many thanks. Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 8, 2011, at 2:02 AM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar wrote: Hi, This is a confirmation of the Wikipedia meetup Pune12 on Saturday 9 April 2011, 6:00 pm @ SICSR. We will be discussing about the Wikipedia campus ambassador project. Read this for reference : http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs#Campus_Program And also this : http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs/IRC_meeting_2011-07-04 Do join in. Best regards, -Sudhanwa ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs IRC : Thursday April 7th 2011 @ 8pm IST (GMT + 5:30) : #wikimedia-office
Hi Folks As I had mentioned earlier, we're having a monthly IRC meeting on India Programs on the 1st Thursday of every month. Please do join the IRC meeting this evening on India Programs . (The details are in the subject of this mail.) The basic agenda is to discuss the India Plan which I shared with you all a couple of days ago as well as anything else that you wish to go through. I look forward to as many of you as can make it. Many thanks. Warm Regards, Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs: Updated India Plan
Hi Folks I've updated and detailed out all the sections on the India Plan. * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs*http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs Thank you so much to all who've engaged and contributed to this - on the talk pages and 1-on-1. Some key highlights of what I've added: - Based on queries I've received, I've added a Strategic Thinking section that sets out the some guiding ideas for the plan. - Updated the various initiatives with learnings and experience from around the world (e.g., Public Policy Initiative, Wiki Guides, incubation or greenhouse as used in Russian Hebrew Wikipedias) - Detailing out the Campus Program, including a proposed pilot city - Updated the sections on Outreach Impact and Digital Outreach (formerly titled Social Media) - Updated team structure / roles responsibilities - Updated timelines. (These continue to remain somewhat ambitious, but using it at as a starting point.) Please do take time out and read the page. As always, I'd love to hear from you. Please feel free to share your views on this mailing list or on the talk page or offlist with me or any other channel you prefer! Something that I think would be useful would be to present this plan face-to-face with as wide a group as possible. If you could let me know (offlist please) when your next community meet-ups are scheduled (across the country), I'd love to be able to come down and share the plan with you in person. (Also, as agreed in the first India Programs' IRC, there's a monthly IRC scheduled for this Thursday evening India time. We could discuss the India Plan in addition to anything else. I'll send out a note on that separately) Kind Regards, *Hisham Mundol* *India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation* *http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs* skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Report: 2nd Odia Wikipedia Workshop, Bhubaneswar, 2011April03
Thank you, Subhashish and everyone else involved. I know you all have put in considerable efforts. It's inspiring to note that 30-35 people attended your workshop. That's pretty impressive! It's great to see that you folks have set in motion ongoing outreach and content contribution activities - beyond the the workshop day. It'll be really interesting and useful to see how those who attended this session are getting along. If I could request you to share an update every once in a while, I think it'll tell a fascinating tale. All the very best to all those in the Odia Wikipedia community. Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 4, 2011, at 3:41 PM, Subhashish Panigrahi wrote: Hi, here is the report of the 2nd Odia Wikipedia Workshop, Bhubaneswar, 2011April03 The 2nd Odia Wikipedia Academy has been organized on 3April 2011 at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhubaneswar. This was the first outreach academy of Odia Wikipedia in Odisha to bring an awareness andmotivate common mass from different educational and social background. Odia Wikipedia was started way back in 2002 and was one of the four Indian languages, Asamese, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi. But because of the lack of proper awareness and activism there was a snail movement for almost 8 years. Shiju introduced Odia Wiki projects to many fellow Odias which later motivated them to bring the Wiki movement back to the first Odia Wikipedia Academy, conducted in Bengaluru on. Odia Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia in Odia language to make knowledge available freely for masses. Dhanada Mishra of Human Resource Development Management Studies has formally inaugurated this event. A FAQ Booket was released by and distributed among the first time participants of the Wikipedia Workshop. Wikipedians Shiju Alex and Tinu Cherian were also took active part in facilitating the event. The workshop was conducted by Odia Wikiali (Odia version of an Wikipedian/User) Subha Pa. The whole Academy/Workshop was conducted in 2 main sections, Subha introduced Odia Wikipedia to the audience, said about the history and the development and current status. The second session was focused on how to type in Odia using the transliteration/Inscript tool which was newly incorporated, solving typing issues, searching existing articles, creating articles and editing for enhancement of old article. In this session he has demonstrated how to add content using the commonly used syntaxes, adding pictures and other media files. This was an interactive session where the audience interacted with the demonstrator and each other and several discussions went on based on the major issues. Several participants from from the nearby management colleges, engineering students, entrepreneurs, college students have also participated. At the end of the session a lotion based core group of active users was formed which will be promoting the Wikipedia movement and bringing more and more contributors to enhance it, make it more user friendly and make it reach to masses. Contributors came with several suggestions such as motivating more and more students and freelancers to contribute and also monitor the ongoing activities and discussing them through the mailing list of Odia Wikipedia. [ http://bit.ly/ormail ]. More and more such activism are expected in the coming future with the involvement of people who are eager for the development of Odia language on web. Odia Wikipedia can be accessed at or.wikipedia.org and the Facebook page for Odia Wikipedia is facebook.com/OdiaWiki As of now there are 700 articles in Odia Wikipedia, but many of them are to be enhanced with more information and references. There was a discussion about how to build a strong community to enhance the articles in both quality and standard wise, stop vandalism and monitor the activities. Photos • In News • Facebook ସୁଭପାSubhashishPanigrahi ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ___ Wikipedia Odia (Oriya) mailing list wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or facebook.com/OdiaWiki Tweet @OdiaWiki ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Kannada Wiktionary reaches 1,00,000 words
Congratulations, KN wiktionarians! 25k in 6 months is remarkable! Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia gtalk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Apr 4, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Bala Jeyaraman wrote: Hello all, Kannada wiktionary has reached the 1,00,000 words milestone, becoming the second indic wiktionary (after Tamil) to achieve 100k. The statistics page is here (http://kn.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B6%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B7:Statistics) Kannada wiktionary has been growing at a phenomenal pace in recent times (25k words in 6 months). Congratulations to all KN wiktionarians who have made this possible. regards Bala ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] 1 million edits in Hindi wikipedia !
This is a really big milestone and congratulations are well-deserved by all Hindi wikipedians. It also lays the platform for a deeper expansion of participation and quality. That's actually one of the things that I would like India Programs to focus on - given the sheer number of Hindi speakers. ...If there are any thoughts, please do share them on this mailing list or feel free to write to me directly or google chat me on hmun...@wikimedia.org Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia google talk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Mar 29, 2011, at 4:47 PM, Bala Jeyaraman wrote: Hindi wikipedia has reached 1 million (10 lakh) page edits some time in the past week, becoming the second indic language to reach that mile stone (malayalam made it first on January 22) Congratulations to all Hindi wikipedians regards Bala ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] 2nd Odia (Oriya) Wikipedia Academy/Workshop Bhubaneswar, 2011April03, 10 AM
Hi Subhashish This is an excellent agenda. I also went through the facebook page and it's really good to see you using digital outreach/social networks (whatever you want to term it) to increase attendance of the workshop. I thought I'd share a few comments with you (and I'd love to chat with you and Shiju and anyone else who's interested) about them a) Given that (as I suspect) we might have complete newbies attending, you might want to consider having a basic intro to Wikipedia and a how to edit wikipedia session planned in. The how to edit Wikipedia is the session that is most likely to be the most engaging to the audience so I would suggest that we have it relatively early on (and have a how to edit Wikipedia Odia later in the schedule as well - to discuss specific Odia language aspects.) b) Though it is probably not intended to be so, and it is probably not coming out in the agenda - it is crucial to not just inform but also inspire the audience to participate in Wikipedia. The tone of the sessions ought to, therefore, be inspiring and fun. (My personal view and happy to discuss c) I think a specific aspect you could also incorporate is what to edit? ...This would serve to provide some examples for those who want to start editing but are not sure where to begin. As I'm going to be articulating on the India Programs page, the thought I had for the country is to message Edit Bharat as an overall message. I'll add more details on the India Programs page - but in summary it serves as a big campaignable idea which will serve as an umbrella for participation. You could interpret it as Edit Odisha. It could be brought to life by stuff like suggesting editing pages on the state, or districts or the larger towns and cities or Odia culture or Odia monuments, etc. etc. etc. d) It would really be useful to understand from the audience what is the takeout of the session. This could be done by simply asking people to write out their take-out in 5 words and having them feedback on the session with a simple Very Good - Good - Average - Below Average - Poor scale. e) Not sure what you have planned to keep in touch with the participants after the session but taking their email IDs and on a very carefully chosen frequency (maybe once a month for the first 3 months) - asking them how they were getting along and if they needed help might be something you considered. Needless to say, this would only happen with their consent. f) The last point I have is that, in my experience, outreach sessions work best when there is a single message that is constantly reinforced during the session. If you chose to have YOU CAN EDIT ODISHA - then do consider repeating this message multiple times during the academy/workshop - and weaving all the sub-topics within it. g) You might want to consider involving the local media / press to provide publicity to the workshop to increase attendance. h) You might also want to consider increasing the digital outreach and on-ground outreach to increase attendance. The former could be done by activating social networks in schools and colleges in Bhubanewswar and the latter could be done by posters and word-of-mouth in these schools and colleges. I'm really happy and eager to explain/clarify and work with you on all these points. I'm going to be reaching out to you. Last, and most certainly not the least, Good Luck! I'm sure it will go great. Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs skype: hisham.wikimedia google talk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Mar 25, 2011, at 9:24 PM, Subhashish Panigrahi wrote: Hi All, This is Subhashish from Odia (Oriya) Wikipedia. It is my pleasure to inform you all about the 2nd Odia (Oriya) Wikipedia Academy/Workshop is going to be organized in Bhubaneswar on 2011April03 at 10 AM, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. This is the first of its kind of workshop in the home state Odisha. The first workshop was conducted by Malayalam Wikipedian Shiju A in Bengaluru. Main Agenda: Session1: - Introduction about Wikipedia and Wikipedia Odia - Recent developments and new features added in Wikipedia - Why Wikipedia Odia? - Future deveopment and possible opportunities with Wikipedia Session2: - Discussion of common problems raised (And by audience) - Display and typing issues and solution - Building community - Translation issues possible measures to solve them - Incubation of new projects for students in Odia Wikipedia - Future Projects for Odia Wikipedia Anyone from any other language Wikipedias are most welcome to this event to share their thoughts and ideas for the development of Odia Wikipedia. This is an open event and free for all. Anyone who has some ideas to share can also share them here or here. Thanks Regards ସୁଭ ପା/ Subhashish Panigrahi
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : The OPEN mag : Vernacular Wikipedia
Hey Tinu I wouldn't worry too much about the errors. It's a good article because it talks about the range of languages as well as calling out a number of editors. Those are both strong messages. Thanks, as always, for doing a wonderful job with media. Hisham Mundol India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation skype: hisham.wikimedia google talk: hmun...@wikimedia.org twitter: @mundol On Mar 25, 2011, at 11:21 AM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: + more.. * Shiju and me are referred as Tamil Wikipedians. * Jim Wales instead of Jimmy Wales * 22 Indian lang Wikipedias instead of 20 Honestly, It is very rare we can get a completely error free media article , how much ever we help and participate closely. Can't always help it but unfortunately it is the way it is. Sometimes they make lots of goof-ups that I myself is embarrassed to send it to the mailing list. However glad to see this article at least tried to cover Indian language Wikipedias in focus. I was told, that the print edition is already available in Delhi, but for other locations, it may hit the news stands by the weekend. Regards Tinu Cherian On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.org wrote: Thanks, as always, Tinu. And sometimes, the journalists stiill get it wrong. :D And as Arun Ramarathnam, executive committee member, Wikipedia’s Indian chapter Should be Wikimedia, no? That the Indian chapter of Wikipedia is now registered with the Registrar of Companies also helps greatly. Eh?! Karnataka Registrar of Societies. Thank you. Best, Gautam http://social.prathambooks.org/ ___ 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 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs Update: Draft India Plan (WIP)
Dear All One of the first tasks that I've been working on as part of India Programs is to prepare a preliminary plan for India. The first (incomplete, and still work-in-progress) draft is up on meta athttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_programs As you'll notice, I've provided some context, outlined objectives and purpose and wrote out the top 3 initiatives. I've also left placeholders for some additional sections that I'm working on. I'm hoping to have more stuff on it in another day or two. I'm sharing this because it will be wonderful to get your opinions and ideas, and also to give you a sense of how the plan's being evolving.. Please feel free to comment on what's in the plan, but also elements that you think should be in the plan but are not.. Kind Regards, -- /hisham/ *India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation* skype : hisham.wikimedia google talk: hmun...@wikimedia.org ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Next meetup of Pune Wikipedians - 12 March 2011
Hi Ashwin This agenda sounds great and I'm sure the meetup will be very productive. I'm sorry I won't be able to attend, but do let me know if any particular ideas/initiatives emerge for which you require support from India Programs All the Best! / hisham/ *India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation* skype : hisham.wikimedia google talk: hmun...@wikimedia.org On 3/8/2011 4:26 PM, Ashwin Baindur wrote: The next meetup of Pune wikipedians, WikiPuneri, is planned for Saturday 12 Mar 2011, from 1830 to 1930 hrs at Symbiosis Institue of Computer Science and Research, Atur Centre, Model Colony (near Om Supermarket), 7th Floor, Room Room No 704. The intended purpose of the meetup is: to set up a long-term plan for a year's worth of activities, with detailed planning for photo outreach activities for Wikimedia Commons. The detailed planning for each project will be done, one project at a time. The next project for which planning will be done, Marathi Wikipedia, will be discussed in detail in the April 2011 (Pune 12) meetup. Please sign up here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Pune/Pune11#Participants This is a very interesting and important meet so be sure to be present to push your ideas about what you would like to do! Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- ___ 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
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs Update: Draft India Plan (WIP)
a) I must not blindly rely on spell check b) I must not blindly rely on spell check c) I must not bindly rely on spell check... ...just as a matter of abundant clarification, i was referring to the minutes invested by the community, and not any weapons of violence. :-) // /hisham/ *India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation* skype : hisham.wikimedia google talk: hmun...@wikimedia.org On 3/10/2011 9:19 PM, Pradeep Mohandas wrote: One of the biggest constraints on existing outreach efforts is the availability of volunteer time. It is therefore imperative *that every mine invested* by the community in outreach has the maximum possible impact Sounds like a terrorist plot! :) warm regards, Pradeep Mohandas On 10 March 2011 20:08, hisham mundol hmun...@wikimedia.org mailto:hmun...@wikimedia.org wrote: Dear All One of the first tasks that I've been working on as part of India Programs is to prepare a preliminary plan for India. The first (incomplete, and still work-in-progress) draft is up on meta athttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_programs As you'll notice, I've provided some context, outlined objectives and purpose and wrote out the top 3 initiatives. I've also left placeholders for some additional sections that I'm working on. I'm hoping to have more stuff on it in another day or two. I'm sharing this because it will be wonderful to get your opinions and ideas, and also to give you a sense of how the plan's being evolving.. Please feel free to comment on what's in the plan, but also elements that you think should be in the plan but are not.. Kind Regards, -- /hisham/ *India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation* skype : hisham.wikimedia google talk: hmun...@wikimedia.org mailto:hmun...@wikimedia.org ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto: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 ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] Fellowships: Invite for India Proposals
Hi Folks I'm writing regarding the Fellowships Program, and specifically to invite proposals for Fellowships in India. For those who might not be aware of the program, these links are useful:- 1). http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Fellowships 2). http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2010/09/15/wikimedia-foundation-fellowship-program/ As part of India Programs, Fellowships will play an important role in designing, initiating and accelerating initiatives to support the community and the various projects. If you look at the existing Fellowships, you will get a sense of the kind of proposals approved in the past. However, please do not limit yourself to these areas alone. If there are areas outside these that you might be interested in, go right ahead and send a proposal. Also, please see if you can submit them as early as is convenient - so they can be commenced as soon as possible. As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you need any help clarification on anything. Kind Regards -- /hisham/ *India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation* skype : hisham.wikimedia google talk: hmun...@wikimedia.org ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs IRC: Today 8pm IST (#wikimedia-office)
Just thought I'd drop you a quick reminder invite to the IRC today (Thursday March 3rd) at 8pm (IST) at #wikimedia-office The broad agenda is to discuss a) initial thinking on how to improve outreach b) ideas and suggestions on how the Foundation can support existing and proposed community initiatives c) any other relevant areas Looking forward to interacting. Kind Regards, -- /hisham/ *India Programs - Wikimedia Foundation* mobile : +91 750 300 1971 skype : hisham.wikimedia google talk: hmun...@wikimedia.org ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs: Update
Dear Folks, I'm writing to update you on the community meets held last week. (I had visited Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore along with Barry.) First of all, thank you to everyone who came over. Appreciate your time and also the educative, informative, engaging and wide-ranging discussions we had. I look forward to carrying on these conversations going forward. I also look forward to meeting up with the community across a wider set of towns and cities. I also wanted to share some initial thoughts that I had. a) Communication I think it will be useful to open a regular channel of communication. My current thinking is that this could be in the form of a monthly IRC, as well as periodic emails (probably once a fortnight, but more or less frequently depending on relevance.) Would be good to get your thoughts. Also, would 8pm (India time) for 1 hour on the first Thursday of every month work well for the IRC? In addition to the above, my contact details are the bottom of this mail. Do feel free to reach out; I'd love to hear from you. b) Outreach A lot of the discussions that we had were centered around outreach activities. There were 3 stories that I thought were particularly insightful which I wanted to share with you. * A 67 year old gentleman in Chembur (Mumbai) heard about Wikipedia in Kannada from a Wikimedian. He started contributing because he thought it would be an novel way of spending his free time. He said that it now keeps him occupied doing something that interests him - and it has reignited his family's respect for him. * A young student of Symbiosis in Pune said he discovered that he could edit while playing an online computer game - when some Japanese gamers told him how he could pitch in and contribute articles on the game's characters. * A young guy in Bangalore spoke about how a friend of his attended the 10th do - and came back and told him that he could contribute articles in Oriya. He's started contributing. These 3 stories are familiar to many of you, and they are but 3 of 100s if not 1000s of similarly awesome tales. They are also illustrative of the kind of impact that outreach has. Personally, I found them both inspiring and thought-provoking. Here's what they have triggered in my head. (...and I must confess I have more questions than answers right now!) * Outreach takes time and effort. Given that it conducted by volunteers such as yourselves, there's always going to be limits to how much you can be devote; you all have day jobs/personal lives to lead. Therefore, how can we improve the odds of impact? It starts of with saying every single outreach activity must be regarded as precious and every attempt must be made to help realize the fullest potential of the initiative. If that's the philosophy, then how does one better understand the audience and, therefore, calibrate messages as appropriately as possible. (Also, and this is from my personal experience in community mobilization and outreach messaging, it's very easy to get tempted into providing multiple messages. ...even more so when it comes to Wikimedia when there are so many incredible stories to tell. ...but audiences very rarely take out more than 1 or 2 key points.) /Given this, how does one identify and focus on these key messages? For instance, should the message be different when talking to IT versus arts students? Should the tone of the message be different when talking to 18 years olds as opposed to 30 year olds? Can outreach kits be developed? Can these include some kind of capability building?/ * Outreach requires a feedback loop. Currently, while outreach is happening frequently and widely, it is physically difficult to stay in touch after the event. (I heard about an event in Trichy where 65 people attended. It'd be physically impossible for one or two individuals to regular communicate with all of them.) /Is there a way that we can open some kind of simple and low-resource channel to stay in touch with people who have attended outreach meets. This feedback loop could potentially include what message they took out from the event, whether that got them going to start contributing (and if not, why), and if they started, how things were going. Can this be done online in some manner? How do the results get shared with those who conducted the outreach?/ * Potential contributors are everywhere. They're not only in IT colleges, though these are significant. Anecdotally, I suspect there
