Hi, great show :) Hope to see more, and wishing the best for the same!
Thanks! On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Bishakha Datta <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks for this wonderful report, and congrats to all of you for > surmounting the hurdles and pulling off the workshop. > > Best > Bishakha > On Oct 6, 2012 1:04 PM, "swetapadma d. satpathy" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> >> Greetings!! >> >> >> I am Swetapadma Satpathy working as a programme Manager in RD department, >> Govt. of AP. I am staying in Hyderbad since 1.6 yrs. Though I knew about >> Wikipedia, but since last 6 months I started writing articles for Wikipedia >> thanks to the motivation of Subhashish Panigrahi, one of the Odia >> Wikipedian working in Wikipedia foundation. In Hyderabad city large >> population of Odias reside and work in various sector. We have several >> Odia friends who write very good articles in Odia language too. This led >> us to plan for a Wikipedia workshop for the Odias staying in Hyderabad. >> With the help and guidance of Subhashish, we planned to organize the Odia >> Wikipedia workshop in Hyderabad. The date was finalized, so was the venue. >> But it came as a matter of concern, when I came to know that roads would be >> blocked due to Ganesh idol immersion followed up by Telangana Bandh. But >> Shree Ganesh, being considered as the destroyer of evils and all >> obstacles , how could He create problem for our workshop ? To our utter >> surprise11 people turned up for the workshop. (yeah!! It was no less number >> as per the wikipedian Subhashis) . The workshop though scheduled at 4.00 >> PM started at 4.30 PM as several participants got late due to road blocks >> and continued up to 7.00 PM >> >> >> Another Odia Wikipedian Amaresh also supported for the event. We started >> the workshop around 4.30 pm. We both introduced ourselves and asked our >> participants to introduce themselves. We started the programme by >> explaining the basic question” WHAT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKSHOP?” >> >> Then a ppt was presented and print out of the ppt was also distributed >> to the participants for future reference.( >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Outreach_Document_or.pdf) the >> History and current status of Odia Wikipedia and how it evolved. During the >> course of presentations participants were encouraged to ask various >> questions e. g. If there is any Admin from Wikipedia group for approving >> the article etc. >> >> >> >> To create more enthusiasm among the participants, we asked them to come >> forward and create their user account. We wanted the programme to be more >> participatory rather a preaching session. Then we started demonstrating >> them editing Odia wikipedia. 6 of the participants created their accounts >> and started editing various articles from their home town to eminent >> personalities such as P. Gopichand. This session continued for 2.30 hrs. >> After the end of the session it was demonstrated how they can ask >> questions in Chatasabha (http://or.wikipedia.org/s/3h), a newbie support >> desk on Odia Wikipedia after they go back home. >> >> All of them were invited to join facebook group ( >> https://www.facebook.com/groups/OdiaWiki) and share their ideas and take >> help. For this emails and contacts were exchanged among the participants. >> >> >> >> >> >> And of course, at the end we shared hot* samosas* with hot tea cuppas >> available in *Lamakaan* >> >> This was the first Wikipedia workshop we have conducted and it was just >> so fulfilling. We hope to conduct a bigger event in near future with more >> number of volunteers joining the Odia Wikipedia group. >> >> >> >> Wishing you peace and love, >> >> >> >> Swetapadma Satpathy >> >> Hyderabad >> >> Reference >> OdiaWikipedia presentation: >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Outreach_Document_or.pdf >> Chatasabha,HelpdeskonOdiaWikipedia: http://or.wikipedia.org/s/3h >> Odia Wikipedia on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OdiaWiki >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > -- Thanks and regards, (User:Karthikndr <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Karthikndr>) *Karthik Nadar.*
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