Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikita-l] Salem Wiki Workshop Report

[Surya Prakash]

As a part of this Workshop a small photo-walk was conducted, the attendees
took photos all along their way in the market streets of Salem.

The images now categorized here.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedian_meetups_in_Salem,Dec2011

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On 12 December 2011 21:28, Srikanth Lakshmanan  wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 17:55, Surya Prakash wrote:
>
>> A Wiki workshop in Salem was conducted on December 11, 2011 by the Tamil
>> Wiki community
>>
>
> Kudos to all behind this. I would call this mini conference, Sodabottle
> travelled from land of Cheras, Essar from land of Pandyas for this
> meetup/. Also more awareness/outreach/meetups is required in
> tier-2 cities / towns and community(especially Indic will gain a lot from
> it).
>
> Please scroll down, mail isnt complete.
>
>  1) Workshop page and talk page in ta wiki:
>>  Event page<
>> http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE:%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D_11,_2011_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88
>> >
>>  Talk Page<
>> http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81:%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D_11,_2011_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88
>> >
>
>
> This is why one needs ShortURL. Will this bug bugzilla.wikimedia.org/1450 ever
> get some attention that its due? Note:- Tamil Wiki generally uses 
> tawp.inshortened URLs, there is an open bug in it, I thought we will wait for 
> the
> official extension rather than spending time to fix it. I think its safe to
> assume that ShortURL will not see end of tunnel atleast for few more
> months, So I would look around fixing it. There seems no point in waiting
> for deployment. I am disappointed.
>
> --
> Regards
> Srikanth.L
>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikita-l] Salem Wiki Workshop Report

[Srikanth Lakshmanan]

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 17:55, Surya Prakash wrote:

> A Wiki workshop in Salem was conducted on December 11, 2011 by the Tamil
> Wiki community
>

Kudos to all behind this. I would call this mini conference, Sodabottle
travelled from land of Cheras, Essar from land of Pandyas for this
meetup/. Also more awareness/outreach/meetups is required in
tier-2 cities / towns and community(especially Indic will gain a lot from
it).

Please scroll down, mail isnt complete.

1) Workshop page and talk page in ta wiki:
>  Event page<
> http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE:%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D_11,_2011_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88
> >
>  Talk Page<
> http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81:%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D_11,_2011_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88
> >


This is why one needs ShortURL. Will this bug bugzilla.wikimedia.org/1450 ever
get some attention that its due? Note:- Tamil Wiki generally uses
tawp.inshortened URLs, there is an open bug in it, I thought we will
wait for the
official extension rather than spending time to fix it. I think its safe to
assume that ShortURL will not see end of tunnel atleast for few more
months, So I would look around fixing it. There seems no point in waiting
for deployment. I am disappointed.

-- 
Regards
Srikanth.L
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikita-l] Salem Wiki Workshop Report

[Hisham]

On Dec 12, 2011, at 5:55 PM, Surya Prakash wrote:

> A Wiki workshop in Salem was conducted on December 11, 2011 by the Tamil
> Wiki community.

Thanks for sharing this, Surya.  Thank you to you and to ParvathiSri, 
Thagavaluzhavan, Sodabottle, Essar for your time and effort.  It sounds like a 
wonderful session!  

I especially like the fact that you explained the basic ideas of Wikipedia 
first and then also had hands-on editing session.  Sodabottle's part about why 
it's important to improve / increase local language content is an important 
point and it's great to see it was covered. Often times, something like this - 
even though it sounds very simple - is a powerful and critical part of the 
message.  They way I often say it is that even if one might be conversant in 
English, more times than not, one counts and thinks and dreams in one's mother 
tongue.  ...and the conversation at home over dinner is largely in the 
respective mother tongues.  ...therefore the critical importance of Indic 
content.

It'll be wonderful if folks who attended are kept in touch with so that they 
could get some hand holding as they start their journeys as newbies.

Warmest Regards,

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