Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Help with an WP outreach event in Gujarat

2011-12-04 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
hi, Responding to the conduct of WikiAcademy question inline. We could have a photography event (which we call Wiki loves monuments) and get students to get us images. We already have rules for the event and we can arrange a small prize or swags. That way, you don't have to specially call

[Wikimediaindia-l] Any Wikipedians in Bharuch?

2011-12-04 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
hi, In between the conference preparations, I got a job offer and moved to Bharuch, a town situated in between Surat and Baroda. Just wondering if there are any Wikipedians from here. Would be lovely to meet up. I went to the K J Choksi Public Library today. It's like an oasis in the middle of

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Help with an WP outreach event in Gujarat

2011-12-04 Thread Arnav Sonara
Hisham, THANKS A LOT Headed towards home right now, ll get back to you all with more details as soon as I get them. Once again, thanks everyone. On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Hisham his...@wikimedia.org wrote: On Dec 4, 2011, at 2:35 PM, Pradeep Mohandas wrote: However, each

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] A new mailing list for Wikipedians working on India related content on English Wikipedia related projects.

2011-12-04 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan
Yes, we shall no longer spam this list. -- On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 10:38 PM, Ramesh N G rames...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks.. At least now those discussions (talk) related to articles even will not come to india mailing list, which is supposed to be in the talk page of the article.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia XI 2012

2011-12-04 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan
Bala, I was wondering, if we could organise a scanvenger hunt in Kovai on the 15th of Jan ??? -- On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Srikanth Lakshmanan srik@gmail.comwrote: On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 11:17, wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com wrote: I thought this is similar to a photowalk,

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia XI 2012

2011-12-04 Thread Abhilash
Is there an APK or App in the Android Market, which I can use to upload pictures directly to creative commons from my Android Phone? Sorry for this naive question, what is uploadwizard, is that a desktop application alone, do we have a similar Android App, or Can I customize or is there

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Any Wikipedians in Bharuch?

2011-12-04 Thread Arun Ramarathnam
Pradeep, You may want to connect with D S Vyas. He is familiar with the Gujarati wkimedians. regards Arun On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com wrote: hi, In between the conference preparations, I got a job offer and moved to Bharuch, a town

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia XI 2012

2011-12-04 Thread Béria Lima
https://market.android.com/details?id=nl.michiel1972.main (still beta, but works fine) _ *Béria Lima* http://wikimedia.pt/(351) 925 171 484 *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia XI 2012

2011-12-04 Thread Yuvi Panda
Source available here (https://github.com/michiel1972/shareWithCommons) + I've already contributed some patches to it during the hackathon. I think plan is to eventually make the official wikipedia app do uploads, but I think a standalone app will always be necessary. P.S. You can file issues

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia XI 2012

2011-12-04 Thread Abhilash
Hey, Thanks all. Will try using this and upload stuff. Abhi On 05-Dec-2011 12:54 AM, Yuvi Panda wrote: Source available here (https://github.com/michiel1972/shareWithCommons) + I've already contributed some patches to it during the hackathon. I think plan is to eventually make the official

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IEP Pilot - Preliminary Analysis

2011-12-04 Thread Anivar Aravind
On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 1:05 AM, Tory Read t...@toryread.com wrote: Dear Sudhanwa, My sincerest appologies. In my effort to be transparent, I made a mistake. In the report, attribution by name will not occur. Thank you for answering the chapter question. OSM = open source movement. Thanks

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IEP Pilot - Preliminary Analysis

2011-12-04 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
hi Anivar, Wikipedians like us call it the Open Source Movement. Since, we're all on the Wikipedia list, the acronym is acceptable. We don't have to adjust for the FOSS guys and be specific. Please understand and adjust. Just feel that your email was not needed. I know you had good intentions and

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IEP Pilot - Preliminary Analysis

2011-12-04 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
hi Anivar, Wikipedians like us call it the Open Source Movement. Since, we're all on the Wikipedia list, the acronym is acceptable. We don't have to adjust for the FOSS guys and be specific. Please understand and adjust. Just feel that your email was not needed. I know you had good intentions and

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IEP Pilot - Preliminary Analysis

2011-12-04 Thread Ashwin Baindur
There is no such thing as FOSS guys and us, Pradeep. Quite a lot of us are FOSS guys.There is no we vs them. In the event where acronyms are used loosely without expansion, clarification is always preferable. BTW OSM (Open Street Maps) is a term which came up in the WikiConference also. Warm

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IEP Pilot - Preliminary Analysis

2011-12-04 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
hi Ashwin, I only replied in that manner since Anivar made use of the 'in the FOSS movement' term which implies seperation. Given that, please advise me in how my email could be worded otherwise. It becomes difficult to make sentences where a temporary seperation might be needed to make an

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia XI 2012

2011-12-04 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan
Hari Prasad Nadig has uploaded a few pcitures using this app. You can ask him if you need help. -- On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 1:04 AM, Abhilash abhilashu...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, Thanks all. Will try using this and upload stuff. Abhi On 05-Dec-2011 12:54 AM, Yuvi Panda wrote: Source

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IEP Pilot - Preliminary Analysis

2011-12-04 Thread Anivar Aravind
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com wrote: hi Anivar, Wikipedians like us call it the Open Source Movement. Since, we're all on the Wikipedia list, the acronym is acceptable. We don't have to adjust for the FOSS guys and be specific. Please understand

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IEP Pilot - Preliminary Analysis

2011-12-04 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
hi, Since I am creating noise on the list, I apologise and resign from the list. Hope the signal levels go back up. If there is no article on OSM, please WP:BEBOLD and create one. Wikipedian vocabulary is not limited by the content of Wikimedia projects but rather by day to day usage. Again,

[Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Update on City/language SIG

2011-12-04 Thread Arjuna Rao Chavala
-- Forwarded message -- From: Arjuna Rao Chavala arjunar...@gmail.com Date: Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 12:02 PM Subject: Re: Update on City/language SIG To: wmin-memb...@googlegroups.com Dear Members, I am glad to inform you about further updates to City/Language SIGs. The following

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IEP Pilot - Preliminary Analysis

2011-12-04 Thread Ashwin Baindur
My dear Pradeep, Please accept my apolodies. My intention was just to bring to your notice that many of us who you may consider Wikipedians and not FOSS are also FOSS guys. This is just a small issue which I did not want to snowball. Please dont quit from the list. Your hard work speaks for you.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IEP Pilot - Preliminary Analysis

2011-12-04 Thread Vickram Crishna
Relax, Pradeep. The confusion/noise is only from the fact that OSM has been a longstanding acronym for Open Street Maps, which is an important facet of Open Knowledge Culture. To be very frank, I was completely unaware of the term OSM for Open Source Movement, and also read Tory's acronym as Open