Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 37, Issue 41

2011-07-31 Thread anuj doshi
hey are we goin to have a age criteria box for the conference? On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 7:33 PM, < wikimediaindia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Wikimediaindia-l mailing list submissions to >wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wi

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 37, Issue 36

2011-07-31 Thread anuj doshi
i want to be a active member of a group where can i help? ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 37, Issue 41

2011-07-31 Thread Vickram Crishna
On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 1:19 PM, anuj doshi wrote: > hey are we goin to have a age criteria box for the conference? While one appreciates that it needs some fiddling with settings to prevent otherwise avoidable top-posting from some mobile devices, sending queries like this, without even editin

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 37, Issue 42

2011-07-31 Thread surendra reddy
>> > > >> *Hisham Mundol* > > >> * > > >> * > > >> *** > > >> > > >> Wikimedia <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> > > >> > > >>

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] New digest mail mails to India list

2011-07-31 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
The primary reason is that there is a huge newbie attraction and India mailing list sign up due to Wikimedia conference banner. When somebody signs up, they are given an option to have digest mails instead of regular mail on new message type. It is generally recommended to change the subject line

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] New digest mail mails to India list

2011-07-31 Thread Ashwin Baindur
Great idea, I think we should go for it. Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 5:00 PM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: > The primary reason is that there is a huge newbie attraction and India > mailing list sign up due to Wikime

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] New digest mail mails to India list

2011-07-31 Thread Vickram Crishna
On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 5:00 PM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote: > The primary reason is that there is a huge newbie attraction and India > mailing list sign up due to Wikimedia conference banner. When somebody signs > up, they are given an option to have digest mails instead of regular mail on > new m

[Wikimediaindia-l] Indian attendees at Haifa

2011-07-31 Thread wheredevelsdare
The Indian Contingent for Wikimania 2011 at Haifa, Israel leaves this week. Wishing all those attending have a great trip (when you come back we expect feedback that will be useful for WCI :) ). ___ Wikim

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] New digest mail mails to India list

2011-07-31 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
hi, Tinu that is a nice idea to implement. We cannot be sure of its implementation though since generally the welcome email is directly deleted by a newbie. However, this should not stop us from having a set of rules to share. warm regards, Pradeep ___

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] New digest mail mails to India list

2011-07-31 Thread Ashwin Baindur
In that case add a link to the Meta page too. Next to the Email group link. Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Pradeep Mohandas < pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> wrote: > hi, > > Tinu that is a nice idea to implement

[Wikimediaindia-l] Bookmarking articles in wikipedia

2011-07-31 Thread RadhaKrishna Arvapally
After logging-in, it would be good to have a bookmarking facility in wikipedia. (watch list is not meant for this purpose ...) -- Thanks & Regards, A.Radha Krishna http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Arkrishna ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediain

[Wikimediaindia-l] GLAM India Co-ordinator Fellowship

2011-07-31 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
hi, This is to let everyone know that I have submitted a proposal to the Wikimedia Foundation for a GLAM India Co-ordinator fellowship. You can find the same here - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Fellowships/Proposals/GLAM_India A need for such a position was felt during Liam's visit to

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] GLAM India Co-ordinator Fellowship

2011-07-31 Thread Ashwin Baindur
All the best, Pradeep. Great work done during Liam's Visit to Mumbai and the talk on "Creative Commons". We hope you get it! Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 10:54 PM, Pradeep Mohandas < pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> wrote

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Bookmarking articles in wikipedia

2011-07-31 Thread Siebrand Mazeland
Recently an extension called Favorites was added to the MediaWiki code[1]. is this (exactly) what you meant? [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Favorites ]What can this extension do? This extension is designed to create a list of Favorites per-user, similar to the Watchlist. It also a

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Bookmarking articles in wikipedia

2011-07-31 Thread Ashwin Baindur
Is this enabled on En:WP? Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Siebrand Mazeland wrote: > Recently an extension called Favorites was added to the MediaWiki code[1]. > is this (exactly) what you meant? > > [1]

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Bookmarking articles in wikipedia

2011-07-31 Thread RadhaKrishna Arvapally
Perfect! This is what I have been looking for. Thanks & Regards, RadhaKrishna On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Siebrand Mazeland wrote: > Recently an extension called Favorites was added to the MediaWiki code[1]. > is this (exactly) what you meant? > > [1]

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Bookmarking articles in wikipedia

2011-07-31 Thread Siebrand Mazeland
No, it is not. If it is something you like - best test it in a test wiki - you should propose it to be activated in your wiki community, and if they agree, you can create a request for enabling it in bugzilla.Wikimedia.org with reference to the consensus. -- Siebrand Mazeland M: +31 6 50 69 12

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Bookmarking articles in wikipedia

2011-07-31 Thread Ashwin Baindur
Thanks Siebrand! Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Siebrand Mazeland wrote: > No, it is not. If it is something you like - best test it in a test wiki - > you should propose it to be activated in your wiki commu

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju & Nitika

2011-07-31 Thread BalaSundaraRaman
Congrats Shiju and Nitika! I look forward to a good acceleration of wiki growth in India with your participation. Regards, Sundar   "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted." - George Boole, quoted in Iv

[Wikimediaindia-l] Official Page: WikiConference India 2011

2011-07-31 Thread wheredevelsdare
**Cross Posted on India/Mumbai/Pune Lists** Hiya, We received feedback last week on the official WCI 2011 page on meta not being up to date. We have been working on it since and the page is now up to date with relevant information. Things like registration are not up yet as it is still to ope