Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 15th @ 9pm IST (Indic Languages) & Thursday March 29th @9pm IST (Outreach & Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

Hi Pradeep Thanks for sharing this. I've been thinking about what you say and i agree with you. Based on your ideas, here's what I suggest. Going forward, one day before the IRC, we will publish a brief opening statement (which will be relevant to the topic, e.g., Indic Languages) which will

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 15th @ 9pm IST (Indic Languages) & Thursday March 29th @9pm IST (Outreach & Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

Here's the link that gives the log of this meeting - for those who couldn't attend. As planned, the major topic of discussion was the Indic Languages initiatives. We talked about the overall approach that Shiju has been following with several dozen community members. We walked through the Me

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 15th @ 9pm IST (Indic Languages) & Thursday March 29th @9pm IST (Outreach & Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

Pradeep, do remember it's a multiway chat system. If you feel it is one sided, all you need to do is ask a question. A simple question can lead to an interactive session leaving everyone satisfied. Sankarshanan, thanks for the links. I guess we could implement something like that. -- Regards, Sri

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 15th @ 9pm IST (Indic Languages) & Thursday March 29th @9pm IST (Outreach & Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Pradeep Mohandas wrote: > To clarify: I have nothing against IRC. Just the way it was conducted on > IRC. Please share best practices on how to do an IRC chat well! Some of the projects use to help stick to the agenda as well as en

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 15th @ 9pm IST (Indic Languages) & Thursday March 29th @9pm IST (Outreach & Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

To clarify: I have nothing against IRC. Just the way it was conducted on IRC. Please share best practices on how to do an IRC chat well! User:prad2609 Handheld On Mar 16, 2012 5:00 PM, "Srikanth Ramakrishnan" wrote: > Pradeep, while I haven't used Google Hangout, or done videocalls with > Skype,

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 15th @ 9pm IST (Indic Languages) & Thursday March 29th @9pm IST (Outreach & Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

Pradeep, while I haven't used Google Hangout, or done videocalls with Skype, I'd just like to state that, IRC is nothing but a text chat. Like using an Instant Messenger. True, sharing files isn't easy, but you could use a workaround. I'm now tempted to attempt a Virtual Workshop over IRC. -- Reg

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 15th @ 9pm IST (Indic Languages) & Thursday March 29th @9pm IST (Outreach & Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

hi, I agree, Vickram. The more we use it the more we'll learn. My intention of stating our discomfort with IRC was that the meeting on it becomes more complicated if many people are not used to the platform. It then becomes the question of both following a discussion and understanding and learning

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 15th @ 9pm IST (Indic Languages) & Thursday March 29th @9pm IST (Outreach & Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

Just to chime in with some observations (empirical, possibly OT) about means of communication. IRC is one of those elegant solutions that just aren't everyone's cup of tea, but sometimes because they haven't tried. Actually, it is the nearest thing to a physical meeting, with the same rules of cond

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 15th @ 9pm IST (Indic Languages) & Thursday March 29th @9pm IST (Outreach & Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

hi, I hope some of the IRC-veterans can pitch in here. Not everyone is comfortable with IRC. I think these sessions will be more helpful for all involved if we had a statement put up on a wiki or on the mailing list by individuals who want to make these statements and then have a round of questio

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 15th @ 9pm IST (Indic Languages) & Thursday March 29th @9pm IST (Outreach & Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

Reminder that we are starting in 15 minutes. Do join in! Details below. hisham On Mar 15, 2012, at 8:38 AM, Hisham wrote: > Gentle reminder. Do join in. > > hisham > > On Mar 11, 2012, at 6:41 AM, Hisham wrote: > >> Hi Folks >> >> One of the essential things that India Program needs to con

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Programs-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 15th @ 9pm IST (Indic Languages) & Thursday March 29th @9pm IST (Outreach & Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

Gentle reminder. Do join in. hisham On Mar 11, 2012, at 6:41 AM, Hisham wrote: > Hi Folks > > One of the essential things that India Program needs to constantly work out > is keeping the community informed of the work that we are doing - so that > this work is clearer but also to help cross-p