Dear all, Apologies for link error. Here<http://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:Wikimedia_India_Newsletter/2011_June>is how the Nepali Wikipedia compiled Wikipatrika last time.
[1] http://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:Wikimedia_India_Newsletter/2011_June Thanks Regards Noopur On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Noopur Raval <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I'm writing with regard to Wikipatrika. For the folks who don't know, > this is the community newsletter which has come out twice (in September > 2010<http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Wikimedia_India_Community_Newsletter_2010_September.pdf> > & June 2011 <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06>) It's a > really wonderful way documenting and celebrating the amazing work done by > so many community members across so many communities in the various > projects. It helps share ideas with and helps pick up ideas from other > communities. > > I think Wikipatrika is something that could be more frequent - given the > range of activities across communities - and I'd like to support it. In > this regard, I approached all the editors who were involved in the previous > 2 issues to ask their interest in bringing out the next one in end April > covering Jan - Mar 2012, and to see if we can make it more regular > (potentially every quarter.) 5 community members from different languages > have already offered to help. Another community member will setup a > template that all languages can use (on wiki.wikimedia.in) > I have also started reaching out to editors who might not have been > involved before, and hence this mail. > > The template for Wikipatrika will be ready only by April 2nd week. In the > meantime, can I ask whoever is interested to create a page on > their respective languages wikipedias and start sharing stories and updates > on this page. I'd encourage everyone to write these in whatever language > they are comfortable in to begin with. (Once the template is set up on > wiki.wikimedia.in, these individual pages could then be posted there.) > To start off, you could start with the following sections (which I'm > illustrating using the > Bengali<http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/Community_News/bn> page > from a previous Wikipatrika), and just start adding content. > > 1. General overview > 2. Bengali Wikipedia > 3. Bengali Wikisource > 4. Bengali Wiktionary > 5. Bengali Wikibooks > 6. News reports > 7. Any other section(s) you want to add > > Please do add as much as you want on > > - Updates on the various projects > - Landmarks, birthdays, celebrations, events, conferences, etc > between Jan-Mar 2012 > - Reports on outreach sessions conducted > - Links to meetups and where to find the next ones > - Please feel free to add sections that you think would be nice. I > could suggest "Featured Wikimedians" and "Featured Newbies" as examples. > > Here > <http://This%20should%20go%20on%20India%20and%20Indic%20mailing%20lists%20%28except%20for%20Marathi%20&%20Urdu%29%20and%20the%20respective%20village%20pumps%20%28except%20for%20Marathi%20&%20Urdu%29%2E%20%20In%20addition,%20the%20mail%20can%20then%20be%20forwarded%20by%20Noopur%20to%20as%20many%20editors%20as%20possible%20%28and%20by%20Shiju%20too%2E%29%20%20I%27m%20writing%20with%20regard%20to%20Wikipatrika%2E%20%20For%20the%20folks%20who%20don%27t%20know,%20this%20is%20the%20community%20newsletter%20which%20has%20come%20out%20twice%20%28in%20September%202010%20&%20%20June%202011%29%20%20It%27s%20a%20really%20wonderful%20way%20documenting%20and%20celebrating%20the%20amazing%20work%20done%20by%20so%20many%20community%20members%20across%20so%20many%20communities%20in%20the%20various%20projects%2E%20%20It%20helps%20share%20ideas%20with%20and%20helps%20pick%20up%20ideas%20from%20other%20communities%2E%20%20%20%20I%20think%20Wikipatrika%20is%20something%20that%20could%20be%20more%20frequent%20-%20given%20the%20range%20of%20activities%20across%20communities%20-%20and%20I%27d%20like%20to%20support%20it%2E%20%20In%20this%20regard,%20I%20approached%20all%20the%20editors%20who%20were%20involved%20in%20the%20previous%202%20issues%20to%20ask%20their%20interest%20in%20bringing%20out%20the%20next%20one%20in%20end%20April%20or%20early%20May%20covering%20Jan%20-%20Mar%202012,%20and%20to%20see%20if%20we%20can%20make%20it%20more%20regular%20%28potentially%20every%20quarter%2E%29%20%205%20community%20members%20from%20different%20languages%20have%20already%20offered%20to%20help%2E%20%20Anther%20community%20member%20will%20setup%20a%20template%20that%20all%20languages%20can%20use%20%28on%20the%20chapter%20wiki%29%20%20I%20have%20also%20started%20reaching%20out%20to%20editors%20who%20might%20not%20have%20been%20involved%20before,%20and%20hence%20this%20mail%2E%20%20The%20template%20for%20Wikipatrika%20will%20be%20ready%20only%20by%20April%202nd%20week%2E%20%20In%20the%20meantime,%20can%20I%20ask%20whoever%20is%20interested%20to%20create%20a%20page%20on%20their%20respective%20languages%20wikipedias%20and%20start%20sharing%20stories%20and%20updates%20on%20this%20page%2E%20%20I%27d%20encourage%20everyone%20to%20write%20these%20in%20whatever%20language%20they%20are%20comfortable%20in%20to%20begin%20with%2E%20%20%20%28Once%20the%20template%20is%20set%20up%20on%20Chapter%20Wiki,%20these%20individual%20pages%20could%20then%20be%20posted%20there%2E%29%20%20To%20start%20off,%20you%20could%20start%20with%20the%20following%20sections%20%28which%20I%27m%20illustrating%20using%20the%20Bengali%20page%20from%20a%20previous%20Wikipatrika%29,%20and%20just%20start%20adding%20content%2E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20General%20overview%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Bengali%20Wikipedia%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Bengali%20Wikisource%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Bengali%20Wiktionary%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Bengali%20Wikibooks%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20News%20reports%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Any%20other%20section%28s%29%20you%20want%20to%20add%20%20Please%20do%20add%20as%20much%20as%20you%20want%20on%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Updates%20on%20the%20various%20projects%20%20%20%20%20Landmarks,%20birthdays,%20celebrations,%20events,%20conferences,%20%20etc%20between%20Jan-Mar%202012%20%20%20%20%20Reports%20on%20outreach%20sessions%20conducted%20%20%20%20%20Links%20to%20meetups%20and%20where%20to%20find%20the%20next%20ones%20%20%20%20%20Please%20feel%20free%20to%20add%20sections%20that%20you%20think%20would%20be%20nice%2E%20%20I%20could%20suggest%20%22Featured%20Wikimedians%22%20and%20%22Featured%20Newbies%22%20as%20examples%2E%20%20After%20you%20set%20up%20the%20page,%20please%20do%20post%20this%20on%20your%20respective%20village%20pumps%20or%20mailing%20lists%20and%20any%20other%20forums%20so%20that%20all%20community%20members%20know%2E%20%20Please%20do%20share%20the%20page%20with%20me%20%28offlist%29%20so%20I%20can%20help%20out%20too%2E%20%20If%20you%20are%20facing%20any%20difficulties,%20please%20do%20not%20hesitate%20to%20contact%20me%20%[email protected]%29/>is > how the Nepali community did it last time. After you set up the page, > please do post this on your respective village pumps or mailing lists and > any other forums so that all community members know. Please do share the > page with me (offlist) so I can help out too. > > If you would like to help but are not sure how, or if you are facing any > kind of difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact me ( > [email protected]) > > > Regards > Noopur > -- Noopur Raval Consultant-Communications WMF-India Programs +91-9650567690 _______________________________________________ Wikihi-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikihi-l
