This is great! Thank you. Will you be at Wikimania?
Thank you, Daniel Bögre Udell Co-Founder Wikitongues Every language in the world wikitongues.org • @bogreudell • +1 (917) 975 1410 On Jun 8, 2019, 09:47 -0400, Subhashish Panigrahi <[email protected]>, wrote: > fyi > > Subhashish > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> > > Date: June 7, 2019 at 3:30:11 AM GMT+5:30 > > To: Wikimedia India Community list <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: New tutorial video on submitting media via > > OTRS + request for help > > Reply-To: Wikimedia India Community list > > <[email protected]> > > > > FYI. > > > > A. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > > From: Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> > > Date: Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 12:58 AM > > Subject: New tutorial video on submitting media via OTRS + request for help > > To: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List <[email protected]>, > > Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > > > > > > Hello. > > > > We have released a comprehensive tutorial video -- as one medium-length > > video and as several shorter clips -- aimed at helping non-Wikimedians > > submit media to Wikimedia Commons via OTRS. > > This video is the result of a pilot project within the framework of the > > Community Capacity Development[1] program at the Wikimedia Foundation. It > > was led by Asaf Bartov[2], from the Community Development team, with the > > active involvement of an advisory committee made up of experienced OTRS and > > Commons volunteers. The script development and video production were done > > by contractor Victor Grigas[3], and reviewed by the advisory committee. > > > > The video is intended to be useful to OTRS agents, Commons volunteers, and > > Wikipedia volunteers in various languages, for helping non-Wikimedians > > submit media via OTRS. It is hoped that being able to refer people to the > > video, in whole or in part (to the introduction plus a specific scenario, > > perhaps), would save at least some of the very common back-and-forth > > correspondence many OTRS agents have to conduct with non-Wikimedian > > contributors struggling to understand copyright and Commons norms. > > > > The video is designed to be easy to translate and localize, with no speech, > > and a lot of interstitials, which should facilitate preparing localized > > versions of the video(s). > > > > The page describing the video, including links to the various versions, the > > script, and even B-roll material, is here: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Video_tutorial_on_how_to_submit_media_to_Wikimedia_Commons_using_OTRS > > > > I request your help in three ways: > > > > 1. Spread the news in your communities, and ensure your fellow volunteers > > are aware of the availability of this resource. > > > > 2. Translate the video (the page itself is much less important) into your > > language, if not English. > > > > 3. Provide feedback on the video, or on your use of it, ideally on-wiki, in > > the talk page of the page linked above. > > > > Thanks, > > > > A. > > > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Capacity_Development > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF) > > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:VGrigas_(WMF) > > > > -- > > Asaf Bartov > > Community Development > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > > sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > > https://donate.wikimedia.org > > > > > > -- > > Asaf Bartov > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > > sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > > https://donate.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > _______________________________________________ > Wikipedia-OR mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or _______________________________________________ Wikipedia-OR mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or
