Hi all,

Following the recent Wiki meet in Bangalore, Sundar (Tamil Wikipedian) brought 
to our notice that Google is contributing to various Indian language Wikis 
using Google translation kit and paid translators. In Tamil Wiki, we feel a 
strong need to corordinate / organize this activity andwe hope it is the same 
situation in many Indian language wikis.

So, may I propose that we discuss this in this mailing list and send a common 
notification from Indian language wikis to Google India? To begin with I 
propose the following. Please add to the list. 

1. Google should appoint one coordinator each for every Indian language wiki 
where they contribute articles. This coordinator should be available to reach 
by mail and be adequately responsive (Say, once a week at least). He will take 
feedback from the wiki community and pass it to the paid contributors. 

2. If Googe policy allows, they should know us the time frame and scale of this 
operation so we can plan accordingly.

3. Google should not translate existing articles because they are over riding 
previous contributions.

4. Each Wiki can submit a list of needed articles and the translators can 
consider giving priority from them.

5. Each Wiki can draft an essential Manual of Style which the translators shall 
follow.

6. Based on the responses for above, we shall periodically re-evaluate how we 
can continue to cooperate with Google.

After we finalise the list , some one of us who has links with Google India 
team can take this forward.

Thanks,

Ravi

(Tamil Wiki)



      
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