Great Initiative! Hasive
On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 2:34 AM, Bodhisattwa Mandal < bodhisattwa.rg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Kiril, > > Wikitongues videos are uploaded primarily in their Youtube channel and only > few of them are under CC-BY-SA license. Although they depend on > crowdsourcing, still it's not a wiki, so the number of uploads are not so > frequent. > On Jan 14, 2017 1:19 AM, "Kiril Simeonovski" <kiril.simeonov...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Bodhisattwa, > > > > It is great to know that Wikitounges are working on documenting all > > languages in the world under free licence. Their repository may be > another > > major source for uploads on Wikimedia Commons that will be later used in > > Wikipedia articles. Thus, we will achieve the goal of our initiative and > > improve the article quality, while they will also benefit from the > > increased use of their files. > > > > Best, > > Kiril > > > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 20:30 Bodhisattwa Mandal < > > bodhisattwa.rg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > 1) Similar initiative by Wikitongues - http://wikitongues.org/ > > > 2) Some files were uploaded under CC-BY-SA license - > > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikitongues > > > > > > > > > > > > On 13 January 2017 at 22:55, Kiril Simeonovski < > > > kiril.simeonov...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I am pleased to announce the launch of the Wiki Speaks Your Language > > [1] > > > > initiative with the goal of enriching the Wikimedia projects with > > freely > > > > licensed audio and video files documenting spoken examples of every > > > > language, language variety and dialect in the world. > > > > > > > > The idea originates from the curiosity of many readers viewing > language > > > > articles not only to read about the language but also to hear how > does > > it > > > > sound. In most of the cases, our language articles lack such files > and > > > > readers usually end up searching videos on YouTube, notwithstanding > > that > > > we > > > > have the capacity as a movement and the resources to meet their wish. > > > > > > > > The initiative lists three possible ways of acquiring freely licensed > > > audio > > > > and video files: > > > > > > > > 1) by adapting existing files on Wikimedia Commons (mostly from the > > > Spoken > > > > Wikipedia projects [2]); > > > > 2) by liberating existing files from the repositories of GLAM and > > > > educational institutions; and > > > > 3) by engaging Wikimedia communities, GLAM and educational > institutions > > > in > > > > the recording of new files. > > > > > > > > In the first phase, the plan is to work with the available resources > we > > > > have and adapt the existing videos from the Spoken Wikipedia projects > > > > (there > > > > are some useful tips [3] on what the existing files should be adapted > > > to). > > > > > > > > I will be very thankful if members of this list help in spreading the > > > word > > > > about the initiative through other channels to the communities > > and`other > > > > parties in our movement. > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Kiril > > > > > > > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Speaks_Your_Language > > > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisound > > > > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Speaks_Your_ > > > > Language/Tips#Qualities_of_files > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ > mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Bodhisattwa > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- *Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) **:: **নুরুন্নবী চৌধুরী (হাছিব)* User: Hasive <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hasive> | GSM/WhatsApp/Viber: +8801712754752 Administrator | Bengali Wikipedia <http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:Hasive> Board Member | Wikimedia Bangladesh <http://www.wikimedia.org.bd/> fb.com/Hasive <http://fb.com/NCHasive> | @nhasive <http://www.twitter.com/nhasive> | www.nhasive.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
