Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] FW: Update about TTT selection

[Ravishankar]

Please assume some good faith.

Even if all 60 candidates who applied are eligible, they still need to
select 25 people.

Even if only two people are selected from each community, it can easily
fill the 25 seats.

The selection criteria listed by CIS-A2K is good.

May be they can also display how they ensured diversity in terms of gender,
region, language, wiki project, and wiki age of the candidates.

On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 12:44 PM Vishwanatha Badikana 
wrote:

> Good luck.
>
> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020, 6:20 PM subodh kulkarni 
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Wikimedians,
>>
>> We are thankful for the response to TTT this year. We received total 60
>> applications, out of which 25 participants were selected.
>>
>> Two jury members from the community and A2K team selected the
>> participants. The selection criterion were as follows -
>>
>>- Wikimedian from India
>>- Minimum 800 edits on zero-namespace before 31 December 2019.
>>- Should not be previous TTT participant
>>- Should be active recently, for last one year preferably (Aware
>>about present active community and happenings)
>>- Who has the interest to conduct offline/real-life Wiki events and
>>to train others.
>>- Should not be too experienced (already leading the community or
>>user groups or any affiliate)
>>- Should not be involved in any vandalism, abuse etc.
>>
>>
>> Thanks & regards,
>>
>> A2K team
>> Centre for Internet & Society - Access to Knowledge Programme
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 23, 2020 at 10:07 AM  wrote:
>>
>>> I think this email did not reach the India mailing list. Hence I am
>>> fwd-ing it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Pavanaja
>>>
>>> *From:* Vishwanatha Badikana 
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 19, 2020 3:26 PM
>>> *To:* kishoresheni69 ; Pavanaja U B <
>>> pavan...@gmail.com>; Bharathesha A B ; Dr.
>>> Manavpreet Kaur ; Kavitha Ganesh <
>>> gkav...@gmail.com>; Dhanalakshmi K. T. ; Rohini
>>> Lakshané ; Kannada Wikipedia Discussion List
>>> ; Wikimedia India Community list <
>>> wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; subodhki...@gmail.com; Vikas
>>> Hegde ; vinoda jaya prasad <
>>> vinu.jayapra...@gmail.com>
>>> *Subject:* Fwd: Update about TTT selection
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What is going on the TTT Selection.  I don't want future TTT selection.
>>> The Kannada Community members depressed.  I think the selection committee
>>> have lot of politics.  Who are the selection committee?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- Forwarded message -
>>> From: *subodh kulkarni* 
>>> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 at 22:14
>>> Subject: Update about TTT selection
>>> To:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear applicant,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We are thankful for showing interest to participate in TTT 2020. We are
>>> sorry to inform you that your application was not selected in the process.
>>>
>>> We value your contribution to the Wikimedia movement and looking forward
>>> to work with you in future.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Subodh Kulkarni
>>>
>>> on behalf of
>>>
>>> Centre for Internet & Society - Access to Knowledge Programme
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> *Dr. Vishwanatha Badikana*
>>>
>>> *Assistent Professor, Department of Kannada*
>>>
>>> *St. Aloysius College(Autonomous), Light House Hill, Mangalore - 575 003*
>>> *9449615474, 9141676453*, 8618361841
>>>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Project Tiger 2.0 - Overall winners and monthly top contributors

[Ravishankar]

Hearty congratulations to all the communities who participated with
enthusiasm.

On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 1:38 PM Suswetha Kolluru 
wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> It has been exactly one month since Project Tiger 2.0 article writing
> contest has ended. The writing contest began on 10 October 2019 and ran
> till 11 January 2020.
> The contest witnessed 331 editors who participated from 16 communities in
> India :)
> We are happy to announce that the project saw 12406 articles from all the
> communities and the Tamil community stands top with 2924 articles
> created/expanded followed by the Punjabi (Gurumukhi)  community with 1747
> articles!
>
> The list of monthly top contributors list from all the languages is
> published here[1]
>
> We sincerely thank and appreciate all the Wikipedians who have contributed
> time and effort to create articles and increase content in their respective
> Indic language Wikipedias, jury members of both hardware support and
> article writing contest, Wikipedians who have conducted offline events as
> part of Project Tiger and last but not the least, User:Neechalkaran from
> Tamil community for creating statistics tool
> 
>  and
> making it easier for everyone to understand the numbers!
>
> We will get back to the top contributors from each community & winner and
> runner up communities via an IRC soon.
>
> Overall stats:
> Language Articles submitted Articles Accepted
> Assamese 205 175
> Bengali 1460 1194
> Gujarathi 202 201
> Hindi 417 253
> Kannada 249 199
> Malayalam 229 229
> Marathi 220 97
> Odia 155 154
> Punjabi (Gurumukhi) 1768 1747
> Punjabi (Shamukhi) 3216 3216
> Sanskrit 19 19
> Santali 566 566
> Tamil 2959 2924
> Telugu 416 24
> Tulu 32 32
> Urdu 1377 1376
>
> Total number of articles accepted
> 12406
>
> [1]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Growing_Local_Language_Content_on_Wikipedia_(Project_Tiger_2.0)/Writing_Contest/Winners
>
>
> *NOTE:*
> Following the discussion on bulk article creation
> 
>  by
> different community members about using a tool and articles being evaluated
> by the same volunteer who has created them, we are withholding rewards to
> Punjabi (Shamukhi) community.
>
> --
> *Best,*
> *Team Project Tiger.*
>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Santhosh Thottingal wins the President's Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman for 2019

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Awesome! Congrats, Santhosh!

On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 3:20 PM balaji  wrote:

> Congrats Santosh and Rajeev.
>
> On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 8:44 AM Arun Ramarathnam 
> wrote:
>
>> Kudos to Santosh and Dr. Rajeev for this amazing honour!!!
>>
>> Regards
>> Arun
>>
>> On Thu, 15 Aug, 2019, 22:27 manoj k, 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Santhosh Thottingal
>>> 
>>> has won the Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman by the Hon. President of India
>>> .
>>> This is in recognition of his substantial contribution in the field of
>>> Malayalam language. The award, instituted in 2016, is given to the
>>> substantial contributions to languages such as Sanskrit, Persian, Arabi,
>>> Pali and Classical Oriya, Classical Kannada, Classical Telugu, and
>>> Classical Malayalam. This is given to young scholars in the age group
>>> of 30 to 45 years
>>> .
>>> The Presidential award carries a certificate of honor, a memento and a
>>> one-time cash prize of Rs.1 lakh.
>>>
>>> Santhosh is one of the most active contributors of Swathanthra Malayalam
>>> Computing and a principal engineer in Wikipedia's language computing
>>> department. He has designed and released several algorithms and tools that
>>> serve computing needs in many Indian languages including Malayalam. He
>>> heads the maintenance of a dozen or so of the popular Malayalam fonts.
>>> Santhosh (along Kavya) designed two of these fonts, Chilanka and Manjari
>>> .
>>> He has contributed
>>> 
>>> tools that serve a broad range of language computing needs - input tools,
>>> layout tools, fonts, font rendering, text to speech, translation,
>>> localization are just a few of these areas. He has also contributed and
>>> presented papers at several international conferences.
>>>
>>> Dr. Rajeev R. R from the e-governance and training department of ICFOSS
>>> has also been selected for this award along with Santhosh.
>>>
>>> We hope this award inspires Santhosh and Rajeev to push the boundaries
>>> of Language computing.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://blog.smc.org.in/santhosh-thottingal-wins-the-presidents-maharshi-badrayan-vyas-samman-for-2019/
>>>
>>> --
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Tamil Wikipedia elects 10 sysops at a time

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Hi Anirudh,

Thanks for sharing the recent developments in enwiki regarding sysop
selection. As far as I have checked, fewer sysops getting elected every
year seems to be a global trend.

After the first three months period, bureaucrats automatically renew
adminship

* For next 6 months
* After that, for next year
* After that, permanent adminship is granted.

Sysops don't need to go through another election or file a request. It
automatically gets renewed as long as there are no major unresolved
complaints against the sysop which merits a desysop discussion.

I am also adding the qualifying criteria to nominate one for adminship:

A potential candidate seeking adminship should have

* At least 1000 mainspace edits

and/or

* At least 50 articles creation

and should have

* contributed actively in at least some of the months in the past one
year in general, be cordial with other users
* in general, contributed to the overall development of Tamil Wikipedia
by helping other users, conducting workshops etc.,
* in general, show inclination to learn Tamil Wikipedia rules, culture
and abide by that.

In general indicates one's general behavior excusing one or two incidents
where they behaved to the contrary.

All the 10 candidates got elected with almost unanimous votes.

All candidates who got their adminshipin January 2019 have renewed it for
the next 6 months.

This shows that the community was willing to trust in many users but was
limited by a lack of process to elect them.


Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] New User Contest creates 918 articles in Tamil Wikipedia

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Tamil Wikipedians conducted an essay contest encouraging new editors.

We created 918 articles over a period of 3 months where 25 new editors
participated.

The total prize money was 52,000 INR.

More details can be found at our contest portal here
.

Feel free to leave a message for us in our contest talk page if you need
help in running a similar contest your Wikipedia.

Thanks,

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Tamil Wikipedia elects 10 sysops at a time

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Hi,

Tamil Wikipedia elects 10 sysops at a time after a gap of almost 5 years.

After 2013, we hit a policy deadlock where we couldn't agree on how to
elect a new sysop, what are the qualities of an ideal sysop, etc.,

Even after repeated attempts, we could not solve this as the fear of being
not able to easily desysop someone made us look for higher and higher bars
for a perfect admin.

So, how did we solve?

Recently, MediaWiki allows someone to get sysop access for limited periods
of time like 1 month, 3 months, etc., This is how Stewards grants adminship
in many small wikis.

We felt when there is the possibility of granting adminships for trial
periods and renew them thereafter, we don't need to keep the bar for
adminship very high.

We also proposed to start a Wiki Admin School where others can mentor the
new admins.

So, after a month long discussion and community consensus, we conducted our
sysop elections and elected 10 sysops at a time.

Right now, we have 42 sysops  with one of the highest sysops per users
ration among all global Wikis.

We plan to elect 6 new sysops every quarter and are discussing a similar
policy for bureaucrat election.

We strongly believe having a diverse pool of sysops makes them feel
empowered to serve the Wikimedia movement for a long period of time.

If you are interested in knowing more, take a look at the policy here
 and the discussion in the related talk
page.

Thanks,

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Government of Telangana Re-licensed content and Felicitated Wikimedians

[Ravishankar]

Hi Telugu Wikimedians,

Great news. Congrats for all the Wikimedians who won the honour and worked
towards the re-licensing of works.

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Thank You :-)

[Ravishankar]

Hi Tanveer,

It was a pleasure working with you for the last few years in various
capacities.

WCI 2016 and Project Tiger will remember you for all the great support you
gave.

Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors.

Ravi

On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 6:26 AM Abhinav srivastava 
wrote:

> Thank You Tanveer.
>
> Wish you the very best for your days ahead with The Wikimedia Foundation.
>
> ABHINAV
>
> On Sat 1 Sep, 2018, 8:47 AM Tanveer Hasan, 
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Wikimedians and Friends,
>>
>> I would like to thank all of you for your support and wishes. I do not
>> wish to crowd the mailing list and hence not responded to individual emails
>> (except for email from Abhinav, to which reply will be posted shortly).
>>
>> I am grateful for the love that I have received and wishes that have come
>> my way.
>>
>> Thank you and Regards,
>>
>> Tanveer Hasan,
>>
>> ಭಾನು, ಆಗ 26, 2018 ರಂದು 11:55 ಅಪರಾಹ್ನ ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ರಂದು Tanveer Hasan <
>> hasanrememb...@gmail.com> ಅವರು ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ:
>>
>>> Dear Wikimedians and Friends,
>>>
>>> I am writing to inform all of you that I will be stepping down as Senior
>>> Program Manager of  Access to Knowledge (A2K Team) at The Centre for
>>> Internet and Society, Bangalore on 31 August, 2018.
>>>
>>> It has been an honour to have worked with amazing Wikimedians during my
>>> time with the A2K team. I have learnt immensely during my interactions with
>>> Wikimedians, WMIN members and the WMIN EC, various user groups and WMF
>>> staff.
>>>
>>> The last three and half years have been an amazing experience and have
>>> helped me grow intellectually and I have been lucky to make friends for
>>> life. I wish to thank all the Wikimedians for their questions, feedback,
>>> advice and ideas. I also thank WMIN and User Groups and Partner
>>> Institutions for their unflinching support during this time.
>>>
>>> I request all of you to extend your support to the A2K team for the
>>> current plan year and for activities that shall be proposed in the upcoming
>>> plan as well. I would also like to take this opportunity to apologise for
>>> any inconvenience that I might have caused during my time at CIS-A2K.
>>>
>>> I will continue to be associated with the A2K team as an advisor. I
>>> would love to be in touch and be of any help that I can, please feel
>>> free to write to me on 'hasanrememb...@gmail.com'.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hello everyone,

Thanks a lot for your kind words. I thought it was needless to say that I
will always remain a Wikimedia community member. You know where to ping me
:)

Signing off today!

Ravi


On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 3:49 PM Mourya Biswas 
wrote:

> There can be no second opinion about the incredibly valuable role, you
> played over the past few years in taking the Movement ahead, across
> multiple spheres in this subcontinent.
> Expressing gratitude for all the guidance and help you provided, my
> heartfelt wishes to you for your future endeavours.
>
> Mourya
>
> *Mourya Biswas* "*মৌর্য্য বিশ্বাস*"
> Phone: +91-8184877240
> *LinkedIn* : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mouryabiswas
> *Wikimedia* *address *: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mouryan
> *Twitter* : @themouryan
>
> On 7 July 2018 at 23:35, Suyash Dwivedi  wrote:
>
>> All the best.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Suyash Dwivedi
>> (U:Suyash.dwivedi)
>> sent from mobile, please consider any typos
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018, 12:43 PM Jnanaranjan Sahu 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for your contributions to Indian Communities. Hope to see you in
>>> another form with same kind of role.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> *Jnanaranjan Sahu  (Gyana)*
>>> *Bhubaneswar*
>>> *jsahu.me <http://jsahu.me>*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 12:41 PM Satdeep Gill 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ravi,
>>>>
>>>> It has always been a pleasure working along with you over the years. I
>>>> hope we keep working together no matter where we are.
>>>>
>>>> All the very best for better things in life :)
>>>>
>>>> Best
>>>> Satdeep
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 12:37 AM, balaji 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Best wishes for your next assignment. You are destined for even bigger
>>>>> things!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> J. Balaji.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 2:36 PM Dhaval S. Vyas 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Ravi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> India wiki movement will surely miss you, you have made a great
>>>>>> impact on the wikimedia within the subcontinent. Wish you all the very 
>>>>>> best
>>>>>> in your next assignment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Dhaval Vyas
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2 Jul 2018 11:17 pm, "Ravishankar Ayyakkannu" <
>>>>>> rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Hi, I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to pursue other ideas and
>>>>>> opportunities. I will be working until 15th of July 2018. During my time
>>>>>> here, it was my honor to work alongside many brilliant colleagues from 
>>>>>> all
>>>>>> the Asian Wikimedia communities, User Groups, chapters, and CIS-A2K. I am
>>>>>> especially proud that, in collaboration with my team and partners, I had
>>>>>> the opportunity to design, launch, and implement the very successful 
>>>>>> pilot
>>>>>> partnership called Project Tiger
>>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Program>.This
>>>>>> project and many other initiatives for the Asian region will be continued
>>>>>> according to our team's Annual plan. Please contact
>>>>>> globalre...@wikimedia.org  to learn more.
>>>>>> Thanks, Ravi*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Regional Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Asia & Eastern Europe
>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mobile: +974-3009 8261 (Qatar), +91-98849 71523 (India)
>>>>>> Skype: ravidre...@gmail.com
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

*Hi, I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to pursue other ideas and
opportunities. I will be working until 15th of July 2018. During my time
here, it was my honor to work alongside many brilliant colleagues from all
the Asian Wikimedia communities, User Groups, chapters, and CIS-A2K. I am
especially proud that, in collaboration with my team and partners, I had
the opportunity to design, launch, and implement the very successful pilot
partnership called Project Tiger
.This
project and many other initiatives for the Asian region will be continued
according to our team's Annual plan. Please contact
globalre...@wikimedia.org  to learn more.
Thanks, Ravi*

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[Wikimediaindia-l] Come cheer us for the Grand Finale of Project Tiger. It is Punjabi Vs Tamil.

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Hi,

Come cheer us for the Grand Finale of Project Tiger here
.
It is Punjabi (1248) Vs Tamil (1177).

170 contestants have created or expanded 4181 articles so far.

Contest ends midnight today UTC.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] [Project Tiger] Final overs of the Wiki Premier League! Punjabi leads!

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

At the end of 12 weeks (22:10, 24 May 2018 (UTC)) after the Project Tiger
writing contest went live,

149 users have created 3230 articles adding at least 1,34,802 pageviews
through newly created articles.

Punjabi leads the contest with 908 articles followed by Tamil, Urdu,
Bengali and Malayalam.

More stats here.


The upcoming week is the final week. We request all communities to
participate with enthusiam and make this contest a great success. Even if
10 members from each community write one or two articles a day, we can add
another 1000 articles.

The contest runs until May 31st, 2018.

Thanks,

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] [Project Tiger]: Week 10 Stats update. Punjabi leads the contest.

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

At the end of 10 weeks (18:41, 9 May 2018 (UTC)) after the Project Tiger
writing contest went live,

131 users have created 2231 articles adding at least 87,852 pageviews
through newly created articles.

Punjabi leads the contest with 597 articles followed by Tamil, Urdu,
Bengali and Malayalam.

Besides these community accomplishments, we are happy to note that the
following Wikipedians have completed more than 100 articles so far.

More stats here.


The contest runs until May 31st, 2018.

Thanks,

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] [Project Tiger]: Week 8 Stats update - Punjabi leads ! Many users complete 100 articles!

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

At the end of 8 weeks (20:29, 25 April 2018 (UTC)) after the Project Tiger
writing contest went live,

104 users have created 1345 articles adding at least 42,374 pageviews
through newly created articles.

Punjabi leads the contest with 413 articles followed by Tamil and
Malayalam.

Besides these community accomplishments, we are happy to note that the
following Wikipedians have completed more than 100 articles so far.

* Charan Gill  - 172* (Punjabi Wikipedia)
* Jagmit Singh Brar - 108* (Punjabi Wikipedia)
* Dsesringp - 118* (Tamil Wikipedia)

More stats here.


The contest runs until May 31st, 2018.

Thanks,

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] [Project Tiger]: Week 7 Stats update - Punjabi leads the contest!

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

At the end of 7 weeks (18:27, 19 April 2018 (UTC)) after the Project Tiger
writing contest went live,

89 users have created 1121 articles adding at least 36,927 pageviews
through newly created articles.

Punjabi leads the contest with 335 articles followed by Tamil and
Malayalam.

More stats here.


The contest will runs until May 31st, 2018.

Thanks,

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[Wikimediaindia-l] [Project Tiger]: Stats update - Punjabi leads the contest!

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

After 45 days (11:41, 15 April 2018 (UTC)) since the Project Tiger writing
contest live,

172 users have created 1121 articles adding at least 32,464 pageviews
through newly created articles.

Punjabi leads the contest with 304 topics.

More stats here.


Please note that Top 3 winners in each participating community will win
prizes worth 3,000 INR, 2,000 INR, and 1,000 INR every month. Besides
monthly prizes for individual editors, the community that creates the most
number of articles will win a *community capacity training prize which is
worth 10,00,000 Indian Rupee budget to train 40 people for 3 days*. The
training will be facilitated by CIS-A2K and the Wikimedia Foundation.

The contest will runs until May 31st, 2018.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] [Project Tiger] More topics added for the contest

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Based on feedback from community members, we are adding more topics for the
contest.

Besides topics that were already provided based on readership of English
Wikipedia, now you can also write articles based on following lists:

* List of 10,000 articles every Wikipedia should have
* List of articles every Indian language Wikipedia should have
* Up to 500 topics based on specific locally relevant themes as determined
by the local community organizers following local community discussion.

Please check the list of topics for your language

and contact your local organizer for more clarification.

Thanks,

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] [Project Tiger] Week 4 stats - Tamil, Punjabi, and Malayalam continue to lead

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

At the end of Week 4 (21:25, 28 March 2018 (UTC), Tamil, Punjabi, and
Malayalam continue to lead the Project Tiger Writing Contest.

110 users have created 583 articles adding at least 23,757 pageviews.

More stats here.


Please note that Top 3 winners in each participating community will win
prizes worth 3,000 INR, 2,000 INR, and 1,000 INR every month.

The contest will run for 8 more weeks until May 31st.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Creating a list of articles that every Indian language Wikipedia should have

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Please see a proposal to create a list of articles that every Indian
language Wikipedia should have
.
Special focus is on educational needs of a common school / college student
or a common man from India / South Asia who uses Wikimedia content as a
reference to enrich his/her day to day knowledge.

The idea is to generate a long term wish list by community consensus. The
list will also have its immediate utility in encouraging participants of
Project Tiger writing contest to write articles from this list of topics.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] [Project Tiger] Week 3 stats: Tamil, Punjabi, and Malayalam lead the contest

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

At the end of Week 3 (18:40, 21 March 2018 (UTC), Tamil, Punjabi, and
Malayalam lead the Project Tiger Writing Contest.

76 users have created 326 articles.

More stats here.


Besides monthly prizes for individual editors, the community that creates
the most number of articles will win a *community capacity training prize
which is worth 10,00,000 Indian Rupee budget to train 40 people for 3 days*.
The training will be facilitated by CIS-A2K and the Wikimedia Foundation.

The contest will run for 9 more weeks until May 31st.

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Project Tiger: Article writing contest for addressing content gap in Indian language Wikipedias

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

The contest starts from today. All the best for all participants and
communities.

Ravi

On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 7:27 PM, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu <
rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> As part of the program for Supporting Indian language Wikipedias, we are
> glad to announce an article writing contest to address the content gap that
> exists online. This contest has a special focus to create articles that are
> most sought out by users online but not yet present in Indian language
> Wikipedias.
>
> * Each month three individual prizes will be awarded to each participating
> community based on their contribution for the month. The prizes will be
> worth 3,000 INR, 2000 INR, and 1,000 INR respectively.
>
> * At the end of the three-month-long contest, the community with the
> maximum number of articles expanded or created will win a community prize.
> This will be an exclusive 3-day capacity training event for the winning
> community.
>
> To learn more and coordinate the contest on behalf of your community,
> please visit the contest portal page
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Program/Contest>
> .
>
> Regards,
>
> Partnerships & Global Reach Team, Wikimedia Foundation
> The Center for Internet and Society - Access to Knowledge
> Wikimedia India &
> Indian language Wikimedia communities and User Groups
>
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] User:Bhadani has passed

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

I am sad to know this news about User:Bhadani's demise.

I knew him as a very wise person with an open mind.

That he chose to write his autobiography as a Wikipedian
 shows
how much he valued the movement.

My heartfelt condolences to his family.

Ravi
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From: Md. Ibrahim Husain 
Date: Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 4:56 AM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] User:Bhadani has passed
To: Wikimedia Mailing List 


Our fellow Wikipedian Gangadhar Bhadani has passed away 8th February 2018.
He was one of the active Indian Wikipedians on English passionately
contributing since 2005.
May his soul rest in peace.

Mohammad Ibrahim Husain Meraj
Member, Wikimedia Bangladesh
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Project Tiger: Article writing contest for addressing content gap in Indian language Wikipedias

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

As part of the program for Supporting Indian language Wikipedias, we are
glad to announce an article writing contest to address the content gap that
exists online. This contest has a special focus to create articles that are
most sought out by users online but not yet present in Indian language
Wikipedias.

* Each month three individual prizes will be awarded to each participating
community based on their contribution for the month. The prizes will be
worth 3,000 INR, 2000 INR, and 1,000 INR respectively.

* At the end of the three-month-long contest, the community with the
maximum number of articles expanded or created will win a community prize.
This will be an exclusive 3-day capacity training event for the winning
community.

To learn more and coordinate the contest on behalf of your community,
please visit the contest portal page

.

Regards,

Partnerships & Global Reach Team, Wikimedia Foundation
The Center for Internet and Society - Access to Knowledge
Wikimedia India &
Indian language Wikimedia communities and User Groups

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Supporting Indian Wikipedia Program resource distribution: Applications open

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Considering that we have more resources available (especially, for internet
support) and that we may not have reached all contributors, we are planning
to extend the time for applying until 25th Feb.

Please help us spread the word and help your fellow community members to
apply for this support.

Thanks,

Ravi


On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 1:17 PM, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu <
rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just 2 days left to apply for laptop and internet support for Wikimedians
> in India. Please encourage and help those who are in need to apply.
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_
> Language_Wikipedias_Program/Support
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ravi
>
> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 8:19 PM, Tito Dutta <trulyt...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Indic WIkimedians,
>> Hope this email will find you well. I want to inform you that Supporting
>> Indian Wikipedia Program resource distribution.
>> Please see details on the event page here:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_
>> Wikipedias_Program
>> and
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_
>> Wikipedias_Program/Support
>>
>> Please share this information with your community members. Thanks a lot
>> for your support.
>>
>> Please feel free to ask questions.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Tito Dutta
>> Note: If I don't reply to your email in 2 days, please feel free to
>> remind me over email or phone call.
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Supporting Indian Wikipedia Program resource distribution: Applications open

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Just 2 days left to apply for laptop and internet support for Wikimedians
in India. Please encourage and help those who are in need to apply.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Program/Support

Thanks,

Ravi

On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 8:19 PM, Tito Dutta  wrote:

> Hello Indic WIkimedians,
> Hope this email will find you well. I want to inform you that Supporting
> Indian Wikipedia Program resource distribution.
> Please see details on the event page here:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_
> Language_Wikipedias_Program
> and
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_
> Language_Wikipedias_Program/Support
>
> Please share this information with your community members. Thanks a lot
> for your support.
>
> Please feel free to ask questions.
>
> Thanks
> Tito Dutta
> Note: If I don't reply to your email in 2 days, please feel free to remind
> me over email or phone call.
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Launch of pilot project supporting Indian language Wikipedias

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi everyone,

The Wikimedia Foundation, in partnership with Google and the Centre for
Internet and Society, is launching a pilot project to address local online
knowledge content gaps in India. The project is designed to engage and
support active Wikipedia volunteers to produce valuable new content in
local Indian languages. The pilot will run from November 2017 to May 2018
and will collaborate with Wikimedia India chapter, Wikimedia user groups,
and may involve up to ten Indian language Wikimedia communities based on
their interest and participation.

The overall goal of the project is to increase the number, depth, and
relevance of Wikipedia articles in Indian languages. We will evaluate
success along these dimensions and will share results with the Wikimedia
community after the pilot’s completion.

You can learn more about the pilot here

.


All the best,

Partnerships & Global Reach Team, Wikimedia Foundation

The Center for Internet and Society

Wikimedia India &

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Invitation for office hours with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Partnerships & Global Reach team (INDIA)

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi Manoj, Abhinav, and Pavanaja

We conducted a discussion during the scheduled time as few community
members were able to attend.

Unedited etherpad notes can be seen here
<https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/P%26GR_India_Office_hours>.

I will be glad to convene another office hour soon to have this discussion
with more community members.

Thanks,

Ravi

On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 12:58 PM, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja <
pavan...@vishvakannada.com> wrote:

> Did this happen finally? If yes, any recording available?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Pavanaja
>
>
>
> *From:* Dr. U.B. Pavanaja [mailto:pavan...@vishvakannada.com]
> *Sent:* 29 September 2017 10:12 AM
> *To:* 'Wikimedia India Community list'
> *Subject:* RE: [Wikimediaindia-l] Invitation for office hours with the
> Wikimedia Foundation’s Partnerships & Global Reach team (INDIA)
>
>
>
> I also agree that 30th is not a suitable date. In fact, I will be
> traveling to Mangaluru for participating in the Tulu,  Kannada editathon.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Pavanaja
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Wikimediaindia-l [mailto:wikimediaindia-l-
> boun...@lists.wikimedia.org <wikimediaindia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org>]
> *On Behalf Of *Abhinav srivastava
> *Sent:* 29 September 2017 08:12 AM
> *To:* Wikimedia India Community list
> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Invitation for office hours with the
> Wikimedia Foundation’s Partnerships & Global Reach team (INDIA)
>
>
>
> +1 Manoj Khurana Jee
>
> On Friday, September 29, 2017, Manoj Khurana <he...@manojkhurana.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Ravi,
>
> I'm afraid 30th evening may not be a suitable date/time as it's coinciding
> with Dashahara/Durga Puja.
>
> Pls seek opinion from others also and take appropriate action.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Manoj
>
> U:Anamdas
>
>
>
> On 28-Sep-2017 11:47 PM, "Ravishankar Ayyakkannu" <
> rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Partnerships & Global Reach team,
> we invite all Indian language Wikimedia communities to our office hours to
> discuss our India partnerships plan for 2017-18
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Reach/India_Partnerships_plan>.
>
>
>
> *Meeting Details*
>
>
>
> Date: Saturday, 30th September 2017
>
>
>
> Time: 15:00 UTC/20:30 IST
>
>
>
> Duration: 90 minutes
>
>
>
> Language: English
>
>
>
> Location: Google Hangout
> <https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/wikimedia.org/rayyakkannu?authuser=0>
>
>
>
> Please join 15 minutes before the scheduled time to sort out possible
> technical issues.
>
>
>
> Agenda
>
>
>
> ·  Presenting India Partnerships plan 2017-18
>
> ·  Introducing a content creation partnership for Indian languages
>
> ·  Q
>
>
>
> Please feel free to add your questions, comments, and expectations in this
> etherpad <https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/P%26GR_India_Office_hours>
> document. You can also reach out to rayyakka...@wikimedia.org for any
> clarification. Please share this invitation in community social media
> channels to spread the word.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Ravi
>
>
>
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Invitation for office hours with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Partnerships & Global Reach team (INDIA)

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Partnerships & Global Reach team,
we invite all Indian language Wikimedia communities to our office hours to
discuss our India partnerships plan for 2017-18
.



Meeting Details



Date: Saturday, 30th September 2017



Time: 15:00 UTC/20:30 IST

Duration: 90 minutes



Language: English



Location: Google Hangout




Please join 15 minutes before the scheduled time to sort out possible
technical issues.

Agenda


   -

   Presenting India Partnerships plan 2017-18
   -

   Introducing a content creation partnership for Indian languages
   -

   Q


Please feel free to add your questions, comments, and expectations in this
etherpad 
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clarification. Please share this invitation in community social media
channels to spread the word.

Thanks,

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Installing Tamil Text-to-Speech system from IITM Donlab

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi Shrini,

This is great news. I am excited to imagine the benefits for Wikisource and
other similar projects.

Ravi

On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 7:40 AM, balaji  wrote:

> ​Heard the voice. really nice.. keep doing the project. Hope we would get
> a working TTS soon for Tamil.
>
> Regards,
> J. Balaji​
>
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 2:36 AM, Shrinivasan T 
> wrote:
>
>> -- Forwarded message --
>> From: Shrinivasan T 
>> Date: 2017-09-20 2:35 GMT+05:30
>> Subject: Installing Tamil Text-to-Speech system from IITM Donlab
>> To: il...@freelists.org
>>
>>
>> IITM donlab is working on TTS system for various Indic Languages.
>> SSN Engineering college provided them the TTS system for Tamil.
>>
>> Few months ago, filed a RTI to get the source and install it in local
>> systems
>> https://goinggnu.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/filed-a-rti-to-get
>> -info-on-tamil-tts-by-iitm-and-ssn/
>>
>> They replied promptly and they told that all their TTS systems are
>> already open source. :-)
>>
>>
>> IITM released it as OpenSource here -
>> https://www.iitm.ac.in/donlab/tts/voices.php
>>
>>
>> After following up with IITM team in few mail threads,
>> On August 12, 2017, Myself, Mohan and Padmakumar visited IITM Donlab.
>>
>> Prof Hema and Anju Thomas welcomed us.
>> We spent an entire day, trying to build the entire TTS system.
>>
>> As the documentation was suitable for the preconfigured systems there,
>> we can not proceed further.
>>
>> In the evening, we discussed and found that we dont need to build the
>> entire system.
>> They have already providing voice model files for festival.
>> We have just to download them and compile them to make them work with
>> festival.
>>
>> we can download the voice models from
>> https://www.iitm.ac.in/donlab/tts/voices.php
>>
>> This seems easier for us.
>>
>> Then, we were trying to compile the voice models. Again, with lesser
>> documentation,
>> we can not proceed much.
>>
>> On Sep 15, Invited mohan to my home to work on this.
>> We spent a day with no much result.
>>
>> Today, I mailed Anju of IITM and asked for help.
>> Viola.
>> We have compiled it already and we need to know where the tts script is.
>>
>> It really works well.
>>
>> Here is the demo - https://soundcloud.com/shrinivasan/tamil-tts-demo
>>
>> Full Details of the installation script -
>> https://goinggnu.wordpress.com/2017/09/20/how-to-compile-tam
>> il-tts-engine-from-source/
>>
>> Automated all the installation and make a single script to do all the
>> magics - https://github.com/tshrinivasan/tamil-tts-install
>>
>> There are still few improvements needed.
>> Currently it reads upto empty line.
>> Have to make to read entire page or chapter.
>> Will work on this.
>>
>> Tons of thanks for IITM team, SSN team, Prof Hema, Anju, Mohan,
>> Padmakumar for all their great support on this.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> T.Shrinivasan
>>
>>
>> My Life with GNU/Linux : http://goinggnu.wordpress.com
>> Free E-Magazine on Free Open Source Software in Tamil :
>> http://kaniyam.com
>>
>> Get Free Tamil Ebooks for Android, iOS, Kindle, Computer :
>> http://FreeTamilEbooks.com
>>
>>
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>> T.Shrinivasan
>>
>>
>> My Life with GNU/Linux : http://goinggnu.wordpress.com
>> Free E-Magazine on Free Open Source Software in Tamil :
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>>
>> Get Free Tamil Ebooks for Android, iOS, Kindle, Computer :
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Job post - Program Officer: Rapid Grants.

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Job post - Program Officer: Rapid Grants
.
Candidates having experience working with grants programs in the emerging
regions like India are encouraged to apply.

Please let me know if you need any clarification.

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[Wikimediaindia-l] Job post: Contract Community Outreach Coordinator for India

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Please help us spread the news about a job opportunity for a Contract
Community Outreach Coordinator for India

.

Please let me know if you need any clarification.

Thanks,

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[Wikimediaindia-l] Diversity Conference

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Hi,

Check https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference_2017

You can apply for a scholarship now.

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Invitation for office hours with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Partnerships & Global Reach team (ASIA)

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Just a reminder!

The office hours start in the next 45 minutes. Please arrive early to sort
out technical glitches.

Thanks,

Ravi

On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 7:09 PM, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu <
rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Partnerships & Global Reach team,
> we invite all Asian Wikimedia communities to our office hours to discuss
> findings from the ongoing Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy discussions.
>
> Meeting Details
>
> Date: Friday, 30th June 2017
>
> Time: 15:00 UTC/20:30 IST
>
> Duration: 90 minutes
>
> Language: English
>
> Location: Google Hangout
> <https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/ytl/GknWPyp26CCCSLNkVOlZ1l1_S60DH0hI7I-gxxasSFk=?hl=en_US=0>
>
>
> Please join 15 minutes before the scheduled time to sort out possible
> technical issues.
>
> If you are not able to join the hangout, you can watch the live stream
> with a few seconds lag here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhONE1SFAEU>.
>
> Etherpad: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Office_Hours
> <https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Asia_Office_Hours>
>
> Agenda
>
>
>-
>
>Sharing insights we have gathered from the Wikimedia 2030 Movement
>Strategy exercise in the Asian region.
>-
>
>Planning for affiliate-salon
>
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/Reach/Partner_event>
>events
>-
>
>Q
>
>
> Please feel free to add your questions, comments, and expectations in the
> Etherpad document shared above. You can also reach out to
> rayyakka...@wikimedia.org for any clarification. Please share this
> invitation in community social media channels to spread the word.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ravi
>
> --
> Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Asia
> Wikimedia Foundation.
>
> Mobile: +91-9986993336
> Skype: ravidre...@gmail.com
>



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[Wikimediaindia-l] Creative Commons community activities fund

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Hi,

Check this!

Creative Commons community activities fund
.

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[Wikimediaindia-l] Invitation for office hours with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Partnerships & Global Reach team (ASIA)

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Partnerships & Global Reach team,
we invite all Asian Wikimedia communities to our office hours to discuss
findings from the ongoing Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy discussions.

Meeting Details

Date: Friday, 30th June 2017

Time: 15:00 UTC/20:30 IST

Duration: 90 minutes

Language: English

Location: Google Hangout



Please join 15 minutes before the scheduled time to sort out possible
technical issues.

If you are not able to join the hangout, you can watch the live stream with
a few seconds lag here .

Etherpad: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Office_Hours


Agenda


   -

   Sharing insights we have gathered from the Wikimedia 2030 Movement
   Strategy exercise in the Asian region.
   -

   Planning for affiliate-salon
   

   events
   -

   Q


Please feel free to add your questions, comments, and expectations in the
Etherpad document shared above. You can also reach out to
rayyakka...@wikimedia.org for any clarification. Please share this
invitation in community social media channels to spread the word.

Thanks,

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Using Content Translation tool for new editor retention

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

I participated in the Language Engineering team's office hours today to
tell how the Tamil Wikipedia community has been using the content
translation tool for outreach campaigns. We created 787 articles in just
one week all coming from new editors.

You may want to listen to it when you find the time.

Starts here <https://youtu.be/8Euhu4Q7HF4?t=4m38s> and goes on till 36
minutes.

Ravi

2017-06-16 15:39 GMT+05:30 Ravishankar <ravidre...@gmail.com>:

> Hi,
>
> Have you tried the Content Translation tool
> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation#Try_the_tool>? I
> recommend encouraging the use of this tool for new users trained through
> outreach programs.
>
> The Tamil Wikipedia community has started promoting the usage of this
> tool for new editors
> <https://ta.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81:RecentChanges=500=0=30=contenttranslation>,
> and we are getting 100s of quality articles in just a few days. The tool
> solves more issues beyond translation like:
>
> * Choosing the right topic (If it is in English Wikipedia already, it is
> less likely be deleted for notability and other reasons)
> * Providing quality content for translation
> * Users don't need to spend time learning Wikipedia Manual of Style, Wiki
> Markups, etc.,
> * Providing proper attribution
> * Avoiding copyright violation
> * Adding Wikidata links
>
> Once the new users understand how to use this tool, we are getting
> continuous engagement and quality contributions which were not possible
> before because of the long learning curve.
>
> The only thing that you need to emphasize and take care is that they don't
> submit machine translated texts without correction.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ravi
>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Opportunity to conduct a Wikimedia Movement Strategy discussion

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

The deadline for submitting an application to conduct an affiliate salon
has been extended until *July 15*.

Ravi

On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu <
rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just a reminder that the deadline for submitting the application is *June
> 15*. Just three more days left!
>
> If you are looking for some inspiration, please check this event report
> from Wikimedia Poland
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Sources/Cycle_2/Wikimedia_Polska_Strategy_Dinner_-_Warsaw_June_5,_2017>
> .
>
> Event coordinators who are submitting the application on behalf of a
> community, please present the details in your village pump and get it
> endorsed from fellow community members.
>
> Even if you need more time to plan and conduct the event, please consider
> submitting the application first to register your interest.
>
> Please feel free to ping me if you need more help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ravi
>
> On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 6:02 PM, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu <
> rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> As part of the Movement Strategy discussions, the Wikimedia Foundation
>> welcomes Wikimedia affiliates and communities to host local discussions.
>> There is a quick grant
>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmTBRP50g4l1dkS-nYZyErxO0RzBndeYquEVYwApoSKcun9g/viewform>
>>  available.
>> You can find more details here
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/Reach/Partner_event>
>> .
>>
>> Let me know if you need any help or clarification.
>>
>> Ravi
>>
>> --
>> Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Asia
>> Wikimedia Foundation.
>>
>> Mobile: +91-9986993336
>> Skype: ravidre...@gmail.com
>>
>
>
>
> --
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> Wikimedia Foundation.
>
> Mobile: +91-9986993336
> Skype: ravidre...@gmail.com
>



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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Opportunity to conduct a Wikimedia Movement Strategy discussion

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Just a reminder that the deadline for submitting the application is *June
15*. Just three more days left!

If you are looking for some inspiration, please check this event report
from Wikimedia Poland
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Sources/Cycle_2/Wikimedia_Polska_Strategy_Dinner_-_Warsaw_June_5,_2017>
.

Event coordinators who are submitting the application on behalf of a
community, please present the details in your village pump and get it
endorsed from fellow community members.

Even if you need more time to plan and conduct the event, please consider
submitting the application first to register your interest.

Please feel free to ping me if you need more help.

Thanks,

Ravi

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 6:02 PM, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu <
rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> As part of the Movement Strategy discussions, the Wikimedia Foundation
> welcomes Wikimedia affiliates and communities to host local discussions.
> There is a quick grant
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmTBRP50g4l1dkS-nYZyErxO0RzBndeYquEVYwApoSKcun9g/viewform>
>  available.
> You can find more details here
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/Reach/Partner_event>
> .
>
> Let me know if you need any help or clarification.
>
> Ravi
>
> --
> Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Asia
> Wikimedia Foundation.
>
> Mobile: +91-9986993336
> Skype: ravidre...@gmail.com
>



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[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikidata Conference

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Wikidata Conference is being organized this October.

A limited number of scholarships are available.

Check https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2017 for more
details.

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[Wikimediaindia-l] Using Content Translation tool for new editor retention

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Have you tried the Content Translation tool
? I
recommend encouraging the use of this tool for new users trained through
outreach programs.

The Tamil Wikipedia community has started promoting the usage of this tool
for new editors
,
and we are getting 100s of quality articles in just a few days. The tool
solves more issues beyond translation like:

* Choosing the right topic (If it is in English Wikipedia already, it is
less likely be deleted for notability and other reasons)
* Providing quality content for translation
* Users don't need to spend time learning Wikipedia Manual of Style, Wiki
Markups, etc.,
* Providing proper attribution
* Avoiding copyright violation
* Adding Wikidata links

Once the new users understand how to use this tool, we are getting
continuous engagement and quality contributions which were not possible
before because of the long learning curve.

The only thing that you need to emphasize and take care is that they don't
submit machine translated texts without correction.

Thanks,

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[Wikimediaindia-l] Invitation to join the community review team for Wikipedia awareness campaign in India

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

We are beginning a unique creative project in India, and we would like your
help.

As you may know, recent research has shown that Wikipedia awareness is low
across India. How low? Just 25% of 9,200+ Indians said they had heard of
Wikipedia

in a phone survey last year. Now, the Wikimedia Foundation is piloting ways
to change this trend.

Our goal is to measurably raise awareness for Wikipedia in India, so more
people know what it is, and more people use it. This will help further
power growth in Wikipedia’s relevance, adoption, and familiarity- all of
which help our movement grow.

So what is the Foundation doing? We are piloting the development of
entertaining web videos that explain and promote Wikipedia. These short
clips will work as videos on social media or as ads on promotional blogs,
sites, and possibly TV.

Why make videos? A consultation with Indian Wikimedians in December &
January highlighted “social media posts” and “TV advertisements” as the top
suggestions for promoting Wikipedia

in India, after in-school activities. Because the Foundation is already
working on education partnerships, we have decided to explore the combined
impact of a social media + TV approach, and that requires videos.

How can you help? Today, we are looking for volunteers to inform and review
these promotional web videos. What does that mean specifically:

   -

   Reading script ideas and providing topics that seem entertaining and
   informative
   -

   Making sure creative choices (from characters to Wikipedia articles
   shown) are on-brand for Wikipedia in India
   -

   Suggesting ways for making the web videos more applicable to community
   needs and use

Volunteers would be on a small “promotion team” of 4-6 total people. They
will work closely with Foundation staff like me and Zack McCune who is
leading this project.

What’s the commitment? About 1-2 hours a week for six weeks.

How will we communicate? Mostly via email, with 1-2 video calls (Skype or
Google Hangouts).

What language will these promotional videos be in? Hindi! And that means
volunteers do not need to speak English to participate in this pilot
project.

While we will have to choose only a few folks for this first pilot, we hope
to expand the size of review teams as this becomes a more practiced
process. We are looking for community members who have experience working
in the media, are proficient in Hindi, and share a passion for registering
diverse voices speaking for the movement.  We would prefer that interested
volunteers nominate themselves at the Hindi Wikipedia village pump

and be endorsed by fellow community members to represent them.

Thanks,

Zack and Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Opportunity to conduct a Wikimedia Movement Strategy discussion

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

As part of the Movement Strategy discussions, the Wikimedia Foundation
welcomes Wikimedia affiliates and communities to host local discussions.
There is a quick grant

available.
You can find more details here

.

Let me know if you need any help or clarification.

Ravi

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[Wikimediaindia-l] Tamil Wikipedian T. Shrinivasan wins Tamil Computing award

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

T. Shrinivasan , a Tamil Wikipedian, wins
2016 Sundara Ramaswamy award for Tamil Computing for his contributions to
Free Tamil Ebooks and Indian language Wikisource projects.

This is the fourth year in a row that people supporting Tamil Wikimedia
projects are winning this honor. This award includes a cash price of 1000
Canadian dollars and is being presented by the diaspora Tamils organization
called Tamil Literary Garden based in Canada.

He is a passionate advocate and an exemplary contributor to Tamil computing
related FOSS (Free and Open Source) software. He has been promoting Free
Culture movements in Tamil for over ten years. He has developed tools
related to OCR, which enabled transcribing thousands of Tamil books, adding
more than 500,000 pages to Tamil Wikisource and Noolaham Digital Library.
His tools also support the growth of other Indian languages. He is the
former coordinator for the Indian Linux Users Group Chennai and the founder
of non-profit community project FreeTamilEbooks, which publishes DRM-free
ebooks in Tamil under Creative Commons licenses. Till date, it counts more
than 4.7 million ebook downloads.

He started an online magazine run by volunteers for Free Software in Tamil,
Kaniyam. Kaniyam has published several technical Tamil books such as “எளிய
தமிழில் GNU/Linux”, “எளிய இனிய கணினி மொழி – ரூபி” and “எளிய தமிழில் MySQL”.
He has written numerous technical articles in Tamil, covering emerging
programming languages, tools, and technologies. He has trained and mentored
numerous individuals such as Thagaval Uzhavan who in turn contribute back
to community projects.

He is a technical contributor to Noolaham Foundation. His contribution
includes helping to build the multimedia platform, extracting templated
metadata from MediaWiki, and research into next-generation digital
preservation infrastructure.

Shrinivasan serves as the coordinator for INFITT’s India Chapter. He is
currently working as a Systems Architect in a private software services
firm at Chennai. You can follow him on Twitter at @tshrinivasan or contact
him at tshriniva...@gmail.com.

About FreeTamilEbooks

Free Tamil Ebooks is a non-profit initiative providing hundreds of free
ebooks to readers in the Tamil language. This is a unique project in the
South Asian languages. Volunteers compile Creative Commons-licensed
writings by popular bloggers and authors into ebook format. Started in
2013, they have released 280 ebooks till date counting 3.9 million
downloads. Each book gets downloaded at least 500 times, but a few books
have crossed the 1,00,000-download threshold. True to his FOSS ethos, Free
Tamil Ebooks source code is freely availble at:
https://github.com/kishorek/Free-Tamil-Ebooks Learn more from the Interview
in Pressbooks

About OCR tool for Wikisource projects

OCR for Wikisource is a game-changing tool that converts Pdf or Djvu files
to text using Google OCR and uploads the content automatically to
Wikisource. Since December 2015, this tool is under active development with
intense collaboration from various Indian language Wikimedia communities.
By September 2016, the tool has added more than 900,000 pages to Bengali
and Tamil Wikisource projects. Addition of 2000 nationalized books to Tamil
Wikisource is a significant milestone. This also catapulted Tamil in to the
list of Top 10 Wikisources in the word by page count. The same tool is used
by Noolaham project to OCR Tamil works from Sri Lanka and make it
searchable online.

Let us join in wishing him to serve more :)

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] "Marathi Bhasha Din" celebrated on 27 February

[Ravishankar]

Hi Sudhanwa and all Marathi Wikimedia community members,

This is great news. Getting the State Government to spread awareness about
Marathi Wikipedia is a brilliant move.

Congratulations for all who were involved in this effort.

Ravi

2017-02-28 1:57 GMT+05:30 Sudhanwa Jogalekar :

> Every year, Marathi Bhasha Din is celebrated on 27 February. This year
> also it was celebrated across Maharashtra and also within the Marathi
> community across the world.
>
> Maharashtra Government took a great initiative this year to promote
> Marathi Wikipedia. Government published many advertisements featuring
> various celebrities who were asking to edit Marathi Wikipedia on the
> occasion of "Marathi Bhasha Din" This is a major boost for raising
> awareness of Marathi Wikipedia among the "aam janata". Marathi Wikipedia
> community is expecting a considerable contribution to mrwp because of the
> Government support. Lets see how things work out.
>
> Please check out the Marathi Wikipedia (https://mr.wikipedia.org ) where
> you can get most of the videos and other material related to this.
>
> Warm regards,
> -Sudhanwa
>
>
> --
>
> ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
> web: www.sudhanwa.com  blog: www.sudhanwa.in
> Twitter: sudhanwa Check on FB, Linkedin for more.
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Invitation for Office Hours with WMF's Global Reach team

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

We thank everyone for participating in the Office hours with WMF's Global
Reach team. Meeting notes can be found here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Reach/Office_Hours#Office_Hours_for_South_Asia:_Jan_19.2C_2017>.
You can also watch the YouTube recording here
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD-VCpQkVSk=6m8s>.

Ravi

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 4:58 PM, Ravishankar Ayyakkannu <
rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On behalf of Wikimedia Foundation’s Global Reach Team
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Reach>, we would like to invite
> all the South Asian Wikimedia communities to our office hours to discuss
> our work in the region.
>
> Meeting Details
>
> Date: Thursday, 19th January 2017
>
> Time: 16:00 UTC/21:30 IST
>
> Duration: 1 hour
>
> Language: English
>
> Google Hangout Location:
>
> https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/ytl/w5sE6IZTXERWH0VvK
> tDRiAm9WE1eZ5mYcnQm0h7dHok=?hl=en_US=0
>
> If you are not able to join the hangout, you can watch the live stream
> with a few seconds lag at
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD-VCpQkVSk
>
> Etherpad: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Global_Reach_South_Asia_Off
> ice_Hours
>
> Agenda
>
>
>-
>
>Introduction of Global Reach Team and office hours
>-
>
>Research around New Readers
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers> and our partnership
>themes
>-
>
>Feedback for next office hours
>-
>
>Q
>
>
> We plan to hold these office hours at regular intervals. FYI, office hours
> for South East Asia and Central Asia/Eastern Europe will be held
> separately; given the size of communities, we needed to break down the
> regions.
>
> Please feel free to add your questions, comments, and expectations in the
> Etherpad document shared above. You can also reach out to
> sgu...@wikimedia.org and rayyakka...@wikimedia.org for any clarification.
> Please share this invitation in community social media channels to spread
> the word.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ravi
>
> --
> Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Asia
> Wikimedia Foundation.
>
> Mobile: +91-9986993336
> Skype: ravidre...@gmail.com
>



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[Wikimediaindia-l] Need more moderators for this mailing list

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Could we please add more moderators to this list?

I understand this is a low traffic list and current admins/moderators are
quick to respond when we reach out to them. But, I have seen many new users
who are confused why their first emails are not getting published at once.

There are many well-recognized users across various languages who are
currently active in this list. It will be good to add them as moderators.

If you are interested in volunteering as a moderator, please do reply.

Thanks,

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[Wikimediaindia-l] Invitation for Office Hours with WMF's Global Reach team

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

On behalf of Wikimedia Foundation’s Global Reach Team
, we would like to invite all
the South Asian Wikimedia communities to our office hours to discuss our
work in the region.

Meeting Details

Date: Thursday, 19th January 2017

Time: 16:00 UTC/21:30 IST

Duration: 1 hour

Language: English

Google Hangout Location:

https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/ytl/w5sE6IZTXERWH0VvKtDRiAm9WE1eZ5
mYcnQm0h7dHok=?hl=en_US=0

If you are not able to join the hangout, you can watch the live stream with
a few seconds lag at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD-VCpQkVSk

Etherpad: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Global_Reach_South_Asia_
Office_Hours

Agenda


   -

   Introduction of Global Reach Team and office hours
   -

   Research around New Readers 
   and our partnership themes
   -

   Feedback for next office hours
   -

   Q


We plan to hold these office hours at regular intervals. FYI, office hours
for South East Asia and Central Asia/Eastern Europe will be held
separately; given the size of communities, we needed to break down the
regions.

Please feel free to add your questions, comments, and expectations in the
Etherpad document shared above. You can also reach out to
sgu...@wikimedia.org and rayyakka...@wikimedia.org for any clarification.
Please share this invitation in community social media channels to spread
the word.

Thanks,

Ravi

-- 
Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Asia
Wikimedia Foundation.

Mobile: +91-9986993336
Skype: ravidre...@gmail.com
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Announcing Ravishankar Ayyakkannu as Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Asia

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Thanks a lot for all your wishes.

The Global Reach team will focus on increasing the readership of Wikimedia
projects in the Indian region by building strategic partnerships with
government, non-profit, educational and private institutions. I am very
keen to evolve partnership models that ensure the active participation of
Wikimedia communities and affiliate organizations. Please feel free to
reach out to me (rayyakkannu AT wikimedia DOT org) if you want to
understand more about our work and partner.

Ravi

P.S. Replying from my personal email to keep the email thread intact.

2016-12-22 18:32 GMT+05:30 Abhinav srivastava <abhinav...@gmail.com>:

> Congratulations !
>
> On 22 Dec 2016 15:36, "omshivaprak...@gmail.com" <omshivaprak...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Awesome, Congratulations Ravi.
>>
>> On 22-Dec-2016 3:05 PM, "Dhaval S. Vyas" <dsv...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Very good news,
>>>
>>> Congratulations Ravi,
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Dhaval
>>>
>>> On 22 Dec 2016 5:14 am, "Adele Vrana" <avr...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Wikimedia India community,
>>>>
>>>> I am thrilled to announce that Ravishankar Ayyakkannu is joining the
>>>> Global Reach team as a Partnerships Manager Contractor for Asia for the
>>>> Wikimedia Foundation.
>>>>
>>>> As many of you may already know, earlier Ravi served as the Program
>>>> Director for the Wikimedia India Chapter. He played a significant role in
>>>> two recent developments from the Indian region, namely, the WikiConference
>>>> India 2016 and the Government of Tamil Nadu issuing an order releasing all
>>>> its content in CC-BY-SA license. Ravi is also a proud Wikimedian
>>>> contributing to many Tamil Wikimedia projects since 2005 and has a specific
>>>> interest in community building.
>>>>
>>>> The Global Reach team will focus on growing Wikimedia projects along
>>>> the themes of awareness, affordability and offline solutions in the Indian
>>>> region. Working closely with Smriti Gupta who leads our work in the region,
>>>> Ravi will strive to build strategic partnerships with government,
>>>> non-profit, educational and private institutions to achieve this goal. He
>>>> is very keen to evolve partnership models that ensure the active
>>>> participation of Wikimedia communities and will appreciate your support on
>>>> doing so.
>>>>
>>>> Please join me in congratulating Ravi!
>>>>
>>>> Warm regards,
>>>> Adele
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> *Adele Vrana*
>>>> *Strategic Partnerships - Global Reach*
>>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>>> +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6773 <(415)%20839-6885>
>>>> avr...@wikimedia.org
>>>>
>>>> *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
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>>>> <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>*
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Survey: How to better explain Wikipedia?

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

How to better explain Wikipedia for Indians? Please participate in this
survey .

Please help by sharing the link across social media channels for various
Wikimedia communities in India.

Thanks,

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Indic Wikisource Update September 2016

[Ravishankar]

Jayanta,

Thanks for compiling these stats.

Glad to see Indian Wikisource projects gathering steam.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Signpost's Focus on India—WikiConference produces new apps; state government adopts free licenses

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

The recent edition of Signpost focuses on India.

WikiConference produces new apps; state government adopts free licenses

.

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Government of Tamil Nadu orders its departments and institutions to release content under CC-BY-SA

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Thanks for the wishes.

Signpost has covered this news in detail at

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2016-08-18#News_and_notes

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Government of Tamil Nadu orders its departments and institutions to release content under CC-BY-SA

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Tamil Development and Information Department of Government of Tamil Nadu
has issued a Government Order (Number: 105, Date: 01. 07. 2016) to Tamil
University, Thanjavur and all other government departments and institutions
to release all their publications, archives and collections under Creative
Commons by Share-Alike license.

This Government Order has got the approval from the TN Government's Legal
Department and issued by the order of Governor of Tamil Nadu. The order can
be seen here
.
We have asked for a copy of this order in English.

This order comes as part of the public policy initiatives undertaken
through the collaboration between Global Tamil Wikimedia Community and
Tamil Virtual Academy  (TVA).

The community recognizes this as a significant milestone in spreading free
knowledge for the benefit of Tamils. We also hope that this sets a good
precedent for all government institutions across the country. We thank the
Government of Tamil Nadu, former director of TVA Mr. T. Udhayachandran I.
A. S., and Assistant Director of TVA Mr. Thamizhpparithi Maari who played a
key role in getting this order issued.

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference India 2016: media coverage, blogs and reports

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Please add any WCI2016 news report you find at

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Press

Ravi



2016-08-07 22:29 GMT+05:30 Nurunnaby Hasive :

> WikiCon news published today at The Daily Prothom Alo (Leading Bengali
> daily) written by me!
>
> bit.ly/2aLkVkv
>
> Hasive | @nhasive
> WMBD
>
> On Saturday, 6 August 2016, Subhashish Panigrahi 
> wrote:
>
>> South Asia's Largest Wikimedia Conference Kicks Off in India <
>> https://globalvoices.org/2016/08/05/south-asias-largest-
>> wikimedia-conference-kicks-off-in-india/>
>>
>> Best!
>> Subhashish
>>
>> --
>> *From: *"Subhashish Panigrahi" 
>> *To: *"Wikimedia India Community list" > dia.org>
>> *Sent: *Friday, August 5, 2016 11:28:50 PM
>> *Subject: *[Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference India 2016: media
>> coverage,blogs and reports
>>
>> Creating this thread to share the media coverage, blogs and reports, etc,
>> related to WikiConference India. Please keep sharing more here. Also, if
>> you are a blogger or author, do write about this huge gathering.
>>
>> Below are my two cents:
>>
>> Community digest: Konkani language speakers are separated by scripts but
>> unite by Wikipedia; news in brief, Wikimedia Blog (there are two short
>> updates; one about WCI and the other one about the Punjab edit-a-thon> <
>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/08/04/digest-konkani-unite/>
>>
>> The largest Wikipedia gathering in South Asia kicks off <
>> https://opensource.com/life/16/8/wikipedia-conference-india-2016>
>>
>> Best!
>> Subhashish Panigrahi
>> Programme Officer, Access To Knowledge
>> Centre for Internet and Society
>> @subhapa / https://cis-india.org
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wiki conference india 2016

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

We faced unexpected issues with our accommodation, food and pickup
arrangement today. On behalf of the organizing team, we sincerely apologize
for the inconvenience.

The host institution has owned responisbility for this shortcoming and has
agreed to lodge us at
http://www.royalorchidhotels.com/regenta-almeida-zirakpur-chandigarh/overview
, a 4 star accommodation for all scholarship recipients.

Women who stay at CGC campus will continue to stay there. We thank everyone
for being patient, understanding and supportive for us during this crucial
moment. Let us resolve to make full use of ‪#‎WCI2016‬
.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Last day for WikiConference India program submissions

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Today is the last day for WikiConference India program submissions.

Please submit your proposals for a presentation, workshop or a lighting
talk at

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Call_for_Participation

Please help us spread this news.

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Scholarship decision for WCI 2016 participation has been finalized

[Ravishankar]

Sudhanwa,

Except for few people who are on the waiting list, scholarship decision has
been conveyed to everyone.

We will confirm the final list of recipients by tomorrow.

Ravi

2016-07-14 13:32 GMT+05:30 Sudhanwa Jogalekar <sudhanwa@gmail.com>:

> Hi,
>
> Congrats to the scholarship recipients !!
>
> Is there any regret mail sent to other applicants?
>
> Regards
> -Sudhanwa
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 2:34 PM, Ravishankar <ravidre...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Scholarship decision for WCI 2016 participation has been finalized.
>>
>> We have offered 103 scholarships covering 20 language communities and
>> five different Wikimedia projects. Among them, 25 recipients are women.
>>
>> The recipients have been informed about the decision through email.
>> Please check your email inbox (or even spam folder) and respond to it. We
>> will publish a final list of scholarship recipients on 16th July 2016.
>>
>> Please visit
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Scholarships
>> for more details.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ravi
>>
>> WCI 2016 Team
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Scholarship decision for WCI 2016 participation has been finalized

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Scholarship decision for WCI 2016 participation has been finalized.

We have offered 103 scholarships covering 20 language communities and five
different Wikimedia projects. Among them, 25 recipients are women.

The recipients have been informed about the decision through email. Please
check your email inbox (or even spam folder) and respond to it. We will
publish a final list of scholarship recipients on 16th July 2016.

Please visit
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Scholarships for
more details.

Thanks,

Ravi

WCI 2016 Team
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[Wikimediaindia-l] WCI 2016 Updates

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

* PEG request for WCI 2016

has been approved. We appreciate WMF PEG team's support and decision in
facilitating this. We thank all community members who endorsed and
contributed to this initiative. We are excited and look forward to an
intensive month planning and executing WCI 2016.

* Phase 1 filtering of scholarship applications has been done. Among 450+
applications, 200+ applications have been shortlisted for final review. We
are expecting to announce the results by July first week.

* WCI 2016 Call for Participation

is open now. Please submit your proposals for paper presentations,
lightning talks, and workshops.

* Please take WCI 2016 Program Survey
 and help
us design the conference based on community's needs.

* Please place any feedback regarding the event at the meta talk page
. You can
also join us for the weekly IRC sessions we hold every Saturday at 2130 IST
at #wikiconferenceindia channel
.

Regards,

Ravi
,
WCI 2016 Team.
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[Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference India 2016 Programs Survey

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Please take this WikiConference India 2016 Programs survey
 and help us learn more about WCI
2016 participants capabilities, needs, interests and expectations regarding
conference programs.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Call for Scholarship applications to attend WikiConference India 2016

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

We welcome scholarship applications to attend WikiConference India 2016.

Please check
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Scholarships for
details.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Meetup with WMF's Langauge Engineering team in Bangalore

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Please join us for the next Bangalore meetup on 20th April 2016 6 PM.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore62

WMF's Langauge Engineering team is in Bangalore, and they are very keen to
meet the community and receive our feedback.

If you are not able to attend, you can join us virtually for a translathon
during the same day :)

Please also feel free to leave questions and comments for the team at

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore62#Questions.2FComments_from_pan-Indian_community

Phabricator bugs that need priority, Community wishlist items related to
Indian languages are good points to raise.

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] WCI PEG Draft - Pending

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Satdeep,

Thanks for the alert.

How about doing a PEGathon (!) for the next 24 hours and wrap this up?

I welcome everyone to be available at

http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikiconferenceindia

to discuss the draft proposal live.

Thanks,

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Updates regarding WikiConference India 2016

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

* Chandigarh will host WikiConference India 2016.

* Tentative date for the event is last weekend of July 2016.

* Please sign up for team roles at

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Community_and_Team/Team_Role
.

Each one may join two teams to ensure diversity and manageable workload.

* We will proceed to file a separate PEG application on behalf of the
Community of Wikimedians organizing this event.

* Please help us spread this message and follow

https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikiConferenceIndia2016/

for more frequent updates.

Thanks,

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Signing off as WMIN Program Director

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Effective 01 February 2016, I have changed the nature of my engagement with
Wikimedia India (WMIN) from staff to volunteer.

I joined WMIN when the overall scene in the Indian Wikimedia movement was
tumultuous. It wasn’t easy getting things back on track. In the last 16
months, I hope I have succeeded in restoring the trust of all stakeholders
including WMF, CIS-A2K, and the community. It was an honour to represent
the movement in India, and I thank all who have helped me shoulder this
responsibility. I know that I have played my part in empowering at least
one Wikimedian to contribute more actively and nurturing at least one
Wikimedia community. And that gives me immense satisfaction as I sign off
as WMIN’s Program Director.

At the moment, WMIN cannot hire or retain any staff until it gets FCRA
permanent registration and succeeds in securing next grant. I hope to
continue serving WMIN as a volunteer to the best of my abilities while it
undergoes this transition.  I will also be contributing to various
Wikimedia projects and events as usual in my capacity as a volunteer.

I wish WMIN all the best and look forward to it playing a bigger role in
the movement as it matures.

Thanks,
Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Next Bangalore meetup: Meet the WMF grants team

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Join us for the next Bangalore meetup.

*Date:* : Sunday, *31-January-2015* 4:00 PM IST


*Venue:* Center for Internet and Society,
No. 194, 2nd 'C' Cross, Domlur 2nd Stage,
Bangalore - 560071

Katy Love and Winifred Olliff from the WMF grants team are here. This is a
good opportunity to get familiar with the WMF grants program.

More details can be seen at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore61 .

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India welcomes Interns

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Wikimedia India offers internships for students and budding professionals
who would like to have an experience with the Wikimedia movement.

We hope this program will help us engage more talent in the Indian
Wikimedia community proactively.

We welcome User:Jim Carter as our first intern.

More details can be seen here .

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] WMIN, on behalf of Global Tamil Wikimedia Community, signs an MoU with Tamil Virtual Academy

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

On 09th January 2016, WMIN, on behalf of Global Tamil Wikimedia Community,
signed an MoU with Tamil Virtual Academy, Chennai.

We will collaborate with or seek support from Tamil Virtual Academy under
various domains including and starting with the following:

   - Policy initiatives for adoption of free content licenses in public
   institutions
   - Infrastructure support
   - Capacity building programs
   - Digitization of Galleries, Archives, Museums, Libraries in Tamil Nadu
   - Access to information for writing Wikipedia articles
   - Wikipedia content improvement
   - Outreach
   - Wikipedia in Education

Global Tamil Wikimedia Community approved this collaboration with
unananimous support. Full text of this MoU 
can be seen here.
*Tamil Virtual Academy* (TVA) is a high-profile
 autonomous
institution established by the Government of Tamil Nadu under its
Information Technology Department. TVA aims at providing Internet-based
resources and opportunities for the Tamil communities living in different
parts of the globe as well as others interested in learning Tamil, Science,
Technology, Tamil Computing software and acquiring knowledge of the
history, art, literature and culture of the Tamils and to identify,
establish, maintain and promote the solutions for the Tamil computing
requirements of Tamil Diaspora, Government, Educational, Media and Business
institution.

We believe that collaborations like these will help us set the precedent to
engage in free content advocacy works in other parts of the country.

Thanks,

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] 2000+ books nationalized by The Government of Tamil Nadu released in Public domain

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,


The Government of Tamil Nadu has declared all books that have been
nationalized so far and all books that will be nationalized in future will
be released under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication
license , when their
copyright has not already expired according to  Indian Copyright Act, 1957
and Indian Copyright Rules, 1958.


Nationalization of books written by eminent people who have worked for the
development of Tamil language and society is a pioneering scheme by Tamil
Nadu Government where copyright is acquired following due procedure and the
books are declared nationalized for public usage.


The Government of Tamil Nadu first acquired rights for the works of
Poet Subramania
Bharathi  in 1949 and
announced his works as nationalized in 1963. Since then it has nationalized
2000+ works written by 100+ authors.

In order to make these books fully available for public usage globally, it
is essential that these books are available under a free content license.

An official letter announcing this can be seen at

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tamil-Nadu-Nationalized-Books-Public-Domain-Declaration.jpg

This announcement was made possible owing to the collaboration between
Tamil Virtual Academy, Global Tamil Wikimedia Community and Wikimedia India.

Thanks,

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[Wikimediaindia-l] Appeal to let new Wikipedians attend Wikimania

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

Applications for Wikimania 2016 scholarships are accepted until Jan 09,
2016.

https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply

I have an appeal for Wikimedians from India who have attended Wikimania
more than two times.

As you all know, attending Wikimania is a very proud and motivating moment
in a Wikimedian's journey. But, we have only limited scholarships. There
are many deserving Wikimedians who have applied many times but never had
the chance to attend even once. We can increase the chance of new members
from our communities attending Wikimania by not applying again for a
Wikimania scholarship for the next few years.

We can also help by spreading the word and encouraging more members to
apply. There is a global mentorship program too this year  -
https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarship_committee#Ambassadors

Thanks,

Ravi

P.S. This is just a personal appeal. I first attended Wikimania in 2011 and
waited till 2015 to apply again. I am not applying for a scholarship for
the next few years. At this moment, I also don't know if I can afford to
attend it by personal or professional means :)
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] OCR4wikisource

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Shrini,

Thanks for this awesome work.

Wikisource is available in the following Indian languages:

1. Assamese
2. Bengali
3. Gujarati
4. Kannada
5. Malayalam
6. Marathi
7. Odia
8. Sanskrit
9. Tamil
10. Telugu

We need help to test this tool in all these languages.

You will need:

1. Linux system with python installed.
2. Proofread extension installed in your Wikisource.

We have a Facebook chat group with representatives from all these languages
testing and improving this tool. Please feel free to join us.

Let us know if you need help doing this. You can run the test in a sample
pdf file in commons.

Once you are done testing, please run this script using an user account
with BOT status.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia 15 Celebrations in Indian cities

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Wikipedia turns 15 on Jan 15, 2016.

Wikimedia communities across various cities in Indias are celebrating this.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_15_events_in_India

Please check https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15 for details and
to arrange an event in your city.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Reviving Bangalore Wikimedia Community Meetups

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

We welcome you all to gather on December 13th for the next Bangalore
Wikimedia community meetup.

Asaf Bartov from the Wikimedia Foundation will be our guest for the meetup.
It will be a good opportunity to meet all other Wikimedians after a long
time and chart our plans for reviving the Bangalore Wikimedia community and
activities.

Please check
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore59 for
details.

Thanks,

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] State of the Commons 2015

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

State of the Commons 2015 report is live now.

Check out the translations from Creative Commons communities in India here
- https://stateof.creativecommons.org/2015/#translations .

More translations in other languages can be added. If you are interested,
please reach out to me.

This is the first time we are releasing such reports in Indian languages
and we hope this will help us to evolve discussions on free culture
movements in our own languages.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Requesting review on WMIN's PEG

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

WMIN will be applying to receive a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation
through its new Simple Annual Plan Grants program
 soon.

Until then, we are applying for a grant through its PEG program to support
our ongoing programmatic activities.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WM_IN/PEG_Bridge_Funding

I request the Wikimedia Community to take note of this application and
provide your comments in the talk page.

Thanks,

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Call for Host City Bids - WikiConference India 2016

[Ravishankar]

Ashwin,

Thanks for the announcement.

Bids can be posted at

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/City/First_Bids

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference India 2016

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

It is overwhelming to see that almost 50+ contributors (more through Google
form registrations) have signed to volunteer so far.

Let us gather in IRC on August 8th, 09:00 PM at #wikiconferenceindia to
take this forward.

More details can be seen at

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Community_and_Team/IRC#Upcoming_Planned_Session

Thanks,

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Phase 1 of Wiki Loves Food contest extended till May 7, 2015

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Voting for Wiki Loves Food Phase 1 Community award is open now at

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Food/Phase_1/Community_Award

Please participate and help us share the best picture for community award.

Thanks,

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] A report on WMIN activities during February to April 30, 2015

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Ashwin and Arjuna,

Thanks for sharing feedback on WMIN progress reports.

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania '15 social events

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Dhaval,

Netha Hussain has initiated this already at

https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Meetup

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Scanner machine

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Based on Omshivaprakash's recommendation, Wikimedians in Kolkata were
convinced about using Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600 after trying a demo.

This has been now bought as part of the GLAM for Kolikata Little Magazine
Library O Gabeshana Kendra grant

http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Grants/GLAM_for_Kolikata_Little_Magazine_Library_O_Gabeshana_Kendra

Thanks Omshivaprakash and everyone who gave their valuable inputs.

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of WMF Elections 2015

[Ravishankar]

Hi,

//Having least number of eligible voter among the community was a major
challenge to the Indic candidates. Mean time in future indic community
support is mostly important.//

We are missing the larger perspective here.

All three winning candidates and others who lost closely did not get those
votes because they came from some specific global region or promised to do
something if elected.

They got those votes for what they have *already accomplished* in the
Wikimedia movement.

Even if there are more eligible voters from India, one cannot assume they
will all vote for candidates from India because ultimately Wikimedia
ecosystem values meritocracy. All candidates from India have got more votes
than the number of eligible voters from India. So, it shows that the world
is willing to vote for us if we project the right candidates.

For any candidate, if this is the first time the world is hearing about her
or him with no proven track record in the movement, the chances of getting
selected is zero.

Diversity based on gender, region is good but that cannot occur over night.

Only 2 out of 36 stewards are from India. Why don't we groom more stewards?

Why don't we get engaged in various organizational activities like GAC,
IEG, Wikimania scholarship committee, AffCom, FDC? Even having experience
in the local chapter is valued.

Why don't we try to get consistent visibility by attending and adding value
to various movement related events like Wikimania, Wikimedia Conference,
GLAM conference and Wikimedia Hackathon?

Why don't we expand our contributions beyond our own language communities
and get involved in more national and international activities? One could
even simply start by organizing Wiki Loves Earth like contests in India.

We already do have many such contributors and should encourage to contest
next time.

We need to bring more eminent contributors from FOSS movements to Wikimedia
and Wikimedians should expand their contributions in other like minded
initiatives.

If someone hopes to get selected for 2017 elections, they better start
working now at least.

All the best :)

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Phase 1 of Wiki Loves Food contest extended till May 7, 2015

[Ravishankar]

Sudhanwa,

Here are few examples of professionally shot images received in Phase 1:

* https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kesari_bhath.jpg

* https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salt_lassi.jpg

Please follow our social media channels where we will publish more such
pictures in  the coming days:

* https://www.facebook.com/WikiLovesFood

* https://twitter.com/WikiLovesFood

* http://wikilovesfood.org/

Any public facing contest will receive contributions from professionals and
amateurs alike. The dynamics of Commons community will ensure that only
pictures within the scope of Wikimedia projects will be retained.

For example, the picture you pointed out has already been identified and
nominated for deletion.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ABSOLUTELY_TRADITIONAL_ODIYA_DISH-FROM_STATE_ODISHA-INDIA.jpg

We are also identifying possible copyright violations. For example, please
see

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Files_uploaded_by_Adichourasiya

Maintenance and cleanup work like these is also a part of our work and will
continue even after the contest is over.

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikipedia-BN] 10th year founding anniversary of Bengali Wikipedia

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi Hasive,

On behalf of Wikimedia community from India, my best wishes for the
Bangladesh Wikimedia community.

We look forward to more interaction between both the communities in the
coming months.

Thanks,

Ravi

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Hasive Chowdhury nhas...@wikimedia.org.bd
wrote:

 Hi All,

 We're happy to share another good news from Bengali Wikipedia Community.
 You already know that Bengali Wikipedia has reached It's 10 year journey.
 We celebrate a program on last February 10 and Jimmy Wales joined with us
 as Chief Guest.
 After that recently (May 30) we again successfully complete 'Bengali
 Wikipedia 10th year Founding Anniversary Conference' by Wikimedia
 Bangladesh. We are happy to run this anniversary program around the
 country. We conduct several series Wikipedia workshop/seminar seven
 division in our country. After that we arrange day long program in Dhaka.
 300+ registered Wikipedian from different part of country attend this
 conference. Few Wikipedians from Kolkata (India) also join with us to
 celebrate Bengali Wikipedia 10th year anniversary.

 ​In our final event we arrange day long event including Workshop,
 Seminar, Special workshop for women, discussion about outreach program,
 coloration discussion with Wikipedian from Kolkata etc. Our conference
 inaugurated by honorable state minister of ICT Division of Govt. Republic
 of Bangladesh Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak [1]. We give 10 best Wikipedian award
 and best three photographer who attend our Wikimedia Commons photo contest.
 All award handover by popular award winner writer and journalist Anisul
 Hoque [2].​

 ​All program photo available this link:
 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:10th_Anniversary_of_Bengali_Wikipedia,_Bangladesh

 Cheers!

 [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zunaid_Ahmed_Palak
 [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisul_Hoque


 Hasive

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 http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:Hasive
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 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Grant_Advisory_Committee
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Phase 1 of Wiki Loves Food contest extended till May 7, 2015

[Ravishankar]

Hi Sudhanwa,

Phase 1 of contest is a pilot conducted to understand the dynamics of
Commons community. It has helped us refine various aspects in Phase 2.

I agree that there are certain things that could have been done better in
the pilot phase. But, as far as we know, this is the first time any one has
conducted a pilot for a photo contest. So, we do have lot of learnings from
conducting this pilot which will be documented in our upcoming progress
report.

Phase 2 progress can be tracked at

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaign:wlf

In the last few days, we are getting around 500+ images uploaded every day
and most of them represent the diverse cuisine of Indian sub-continent.

1560 contestants have registered so far.

Commons:Wiki_Loves_Food
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Food has been viewed
128309 times in the last 30 days and we are trying various channels to
reach more people.

Based on GLAMorous tool
https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=1category=Wiki+Loves+Fooduse_globalusage=1ns0=1projects[wikipedia]=1projects[wikimedia]=1projects[wikisource]=1projects[wikibooks]=1projects[wikiquote]=1projects[wiktionary]=1projects[wikinews]=1projects[wikivoyage]=1projects[wikispecies]=1projects[mediawiki]=1projects[wikidata]=1projects[wikiversity]=1,
24.96% of uploaded images in Phase 1 are already being used in various
Wikimedia projects.

We request more volunteers to sign up at

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Food/Volunteers

to help us organize the images uploaded in Phase 2.

We will provide more stats once the contest is over.

Thanks,

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Scanner machine

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Shyamal, Omshivaprakash, Dhaval

Thanks for the feedback.

We are also seeking feedback from the global GLAM community.

Will appreciate if anyone can connect us to vendors who can provide demos
for various scanners in Bengaluru or Kolkata.

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of WMF Elections 2015

[Ravishankar]

Tito,

Feedback about elections can be posted at

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Post_mortem

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Report on WMIN activities and learnings at Wikimedia Conference 2015

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

One can find more about these topics at

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation

We hope to incorporate these learnings in upcoming WMIN activities.

Thanks,

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] A report on WMIN activities during February to April 30, 2015

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

A report on WMIN activities during February to April 30, 2015 can be read
at

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2013-2014_round1/Wikimedia_India/Progress_report_form/2

Thanks,

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Net Neutrality and Wikipedia

[Ravishankar]

Karthik,

Thanks for starting this discussion.

We may not have enough time or consensus or precedence to launch India
specific official / community led campaign regarding this by April 24th.

But, net neutrality debates are happening all over the globe and it will be
good for the global Wikimedia community to take an official stand on this.
One can recollect how the stand  taken by Flipkart and ClearTrip shaped the
recent debate in India.

Though Wikipedia Zero was welcomed widely during its launch and expansion,
it has become the elephant in the room for any Wikipedian talking about
net neutrality.  I don't recollect any community discussion / consensus
over this program apart from the blog post here by WMF -

http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/08/01/wikipedia-zero-and-net-neutrality-protecting-the-internet/

Presence of Wikipedia in Internet.org like programs also needs to be
explained.

A RFC in Meta discussing this as a global issue would be a good start .

Ravi

P.S.

This is my personal opinion written from my personal email id. Not to be
taken as official view of any community or organization that I am
affiliated with.
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimania 2015 participants from India

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

I request Wikimania 2015 participants from India to register at

http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wikimania_2015#Participants

Please correct me if I am wrong, but it looks like Indian citizens will
have to personally appear for an interview at the Mexico Embassy in New
Delhi. For people far away from New Delhi, to and fro flight charges plus a
day's stay plus Visa fee can easily come around 25,000 INR.

Since 14th April is the last day for accepting scholarships from WMF,
please be aware of this additional expense and inform Wikimania Scholarship
committee if you need additional funding to meet this expense.

We can discuss and summarize more such details at

http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wikimania_2015

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IRC with Indian language Wiktionaries communities

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Log for the IRC chat with Indian language Wiktionary communities can be
found at

http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chats/April_8,_2015

Thanks Bodhisattwa for organizing this.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] IRC with Indian language Wiktionaries communities

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

(forwarding)

Hi everybody,

Those who are interested and active in Wiktionary Projects, please feel
free to join at an Internet Relay Chat to be held on April 8, 2015 at
#wikimedia-in IRC Channel.

*Date and Time*
April 8, 2015, 9:00 pm

*Topic*
Status and growth of Indian language Wiktionaries

*Agenda*

   - Touching base with the community
   - Discussing status, proposed activities, exchange of best practices and
   formation of pan-Indian working group for the growth of Wiktionaries.


Details to be found at
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chats/April_8,_2015 link.

Thanks,

Bodhisattwa Mandal
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Need Copyright status advice for Nationalized books in Tamil Nadu

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Tito,

I am aware about the expectations from Commons Community.

That is why I am seeking legal interpretation for the current situation.

I will appreciate if anyone can connect us with Copyright experts in India.

Even if we are going to establish contact with the government and get
something in writing, this prior counsel will help to get it done in the
proper way.

Asaf,

Thanks for offering help.

Will get in touch off-list.

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Need Copyright status advice for Nationalized books in Tamil Nadu

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Shyamal,

Thanks a lot for your insightful comments on using archive.org facilities
for Wikipedians' needs.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Women's History Month activities in Indian language Wikipedias

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

You can track Women's History Month activities in Indian language
Wikipedias through the following stats pages.

http://2015.wikiwomen.in

http://ta.2015.wikiwomen.in/

http://ne.2015.wikiwomen.in/

http://bn.2015.wikiwomen.in/

http://od.2015.wikiwomen.in/

We are working on adding more languages to this stats portal.

Special thanks:

Jeph Paul for coding these exclusive stats portals

T. Shrinivasan for implementing the code for various Indian language
Wikipedias.

Netha Hussain, Chinmayi S K, Rohini Lashané
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rohini and Parul Thakur for kick
starting the WHM activities for this year through Wiki Women's
Collaborative, India.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_History_Month,_India-2015

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Need Copyright status advice for Nationalized books in Tamil Nadu

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Govt of Tamil Nadu regularly pays Tamil  Scholars and writers or their
legal heirs some lump sum amount and then declares that all their works are
nationalized. Then, everyone is free to publish and sell their works.

This is actually putting those works in public domain before they
automatically enter public domain by Indian Copyright laws.

For example, a press release from Government can be seen here -
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mintamil/B82Si_2oHDk

The problem is even after this process, the books continue to carry the
usual copyright declaration or at least they do not explicitly state that
the book is released in public domain.

So, when it comes to uploading these to Wikimedia Commons we do not have a
proper document that says these works are under public domain.

So, how do we handle this situation and give a proper legal interpretation
for this nationalized' status?

It is very difficult to get anything in written from Government regarding
this. Even if they give something, the right to declare public domain
status remains with the authors. Since many of the authors have passed away
and many are not reachable, it is near impossible to contact each author.

Scanned copies of 2218 nationalized books are made available here -

http://www.tamilvu.org/library/nationalized/html/index.htm

If only we can get a legal confirmation, we can proceed to upload them in
WikiSource or Wikimedia Commons.

Once we clarify about the situation in India, I can write to the legal
counsel of WMF or CC to have a global understanding of this issue.

Another interesting perspective is that this nationalization process has
been ongoing for decades even before concepts like Creative Commons
evolved. It is only proper that the licenses provide space for interpreting
these traditions instead of asking the age old traditions to comply under
new licenses.

Thanks,

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] IRC with Punjabi Wikipedia Community on March 11 at 9 PM (IST)

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

May I invite the larger Wikimedia community to join us for a chat with
Punjabi Wikipedia Community?

They have been displaying tremendous energy and doing interesting
activities recently. It will be a good opportunity for other budding
communities to learn from them. Such interactions will also boost their
morale and make way for further cross-community interactions.

The IRC is scheduled on March 11 (Wednesday) at 9 PM (IST).

Please see

http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chats#How_to_participate

which explains how to join this chat.

We look forward to your active participation at *#wikimedia-in* IRC channel.

Ravi
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiTrends - Most visited articles in Indian language Wikipedias

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Yes, Ashwin.

Tamil community has started working on these. Most of the topics seem
matching the popular interest (Our most visited article is Sachin
Tendulkar) and home work needs of school students :)

However,

http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikitrends/bengali-most-visited-this-month.html

doesn't make sense.

Bengali community needs to verify if the reporting is unusual.

I have also pinged the developer to get stats for all Indian language
projects.

Ravi
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Infrastructure Scholarship program for active Wikimedians

[Ravishankar Ayyakkannu]

Hi,

Are you an active Wikimedian?

Need an equipment or a service to contribute more and better?

( Example: Computer, Scanner, Camera etc, Monthly internet bill.)

Wikimedia India welcomes you to apply for a Infrastructure Scholarship *with
your community's recommendation*.

http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Infrastructure_Scholarship

The usual disclaimer:

Our funds are limited. We will try our best to support all applications
with potential. Community interest and impact regarding this program will
help us launch this in a bigger scale in the future.

Ravi
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