Read again. Awareness about *editing Wikipedia. *I know everyone knows what Wikipedia is :)
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 8:30 PM, Anirudh Bhati <anirudh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Noopur, > > Our websites are top 10 in terms of use and access in this country. A > large proportion of Internet users in India are aware of Wikipedia, if > not more of our projects. So, to characterize the movement as nascent > would be inaccurate. :-) > > Most of us, when invited to speak at institutions and organizations > are treated quite well, all over the country. This is primarily > because of the popularity of our projects among Internet users. As you > gain more experience with Wikipedia, you will also find that it is not > very difficult to identify potential long-term contributors for our > project - they are usually very smart and inquisitive people who will > seek you out themselves; and they are everywhere. This is not to say > that all smart people will be interested in contributing, Wikipedia > only attracts a particular kind. What they need is simply a nudge in > the right direction, not "hand-holding" or persistent efforts at > community-building. People who contribute to our projects - both > online and offline - generally do it for the joy of it, and not for > any other lofty moral ideals. > > When a contributor undergoes what Srikanth R and Sohan experienced at > one place, it is generally a cause of concern since incidents like > these will deter our volunteers to expend their precious time and > energies in the future. > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 7:44 PM, Noopur <noopur.ra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Regarding the chapter signing an MoU, I wasn't even aware of this and am > > frankly quite surprised they managed to sign one so quickly. I will > refrain > > from commenting on that. > > I hope you will appreciate that the agreement with NIT was an informal > one that simply stated that Wikimedia India will conduct a workshop > during the course of their event. > > anirudh > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > -- Noopur Raval Student Arts and Aesthetics Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Ph: 9650567690
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