We're looking to fill 4 or 5 "production" roles for the fundraiser this
year. Please help spread the word.
This job is perfect for Wikipedians with a little bit of HTML and Javascript
experience. Production Coordinators are the people who make the banners and
landing pages that drive the fundraiser. The ideal candidate is detail
oriented, hard working, and good at taking feedback and corrections. They
must be able to work remotely and follow written instructions carefully.
Please send potential applicants here to apply:
http://survey.wikimedia.org/index.php?sid=62616&lang=en
Zack
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Juhara,
We have just finished the 4th Meetup for Odia Wikipedia and this was the 2nd
Odia Wiki Meet up in Bengaluru on Sunday 2011April22.
Totally 7 interested folks attended the event.
Odia Wikipedians Ashutosh Kar & Subha Pa headed the event and started the
event with a primary introduction of the present status and main agenda of
the meetup. Subha Pa demonstrated the basics of Wikipedia, Five pillars, How
to Edit Odia Wikipedia, sign up, photo upload and alignment along with basic
introduction of syntax for the new users.
Then the Wikipedians talked about the issues which came across in the recent
days and how they can be solved out. As most of the Wikipedians were either
students or working professionals time constraint is one of the biggest
huddle, many haven't learn the use of typing tool which will also improve in
the coming days. We discussed about Usage of Templates, when and how which
template could be used and how new templates which are not there in the En
Wiki could also be made.Wikipedians also discussed how much impact the
recent Meetupas/Workshops had on the Odia Wikipedia and how such outreach
campaigns can boost the growth of the Odia Wikipedia.
Odia Wikipedia has announced the first Odia Wki project, to reach 1000
articles before 1 June. Individuals attended the event divided the the whole
project based on the user's interest and taken charge of several different
aspects. And also we have set the target to add more and more pictures in
the coming days related to Odia under the template "*Odia loves
Wikipedia"*which will also inspire more people to join in this
movement will cover many
of the heritage sites which still don't have a photo in Commons, We're
motivating more people to upload in Commons so that anyone can access them
and use them.
Here is the 2nd Bengaluru Wikipedia Odia Meetup link
http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WPOMBLR2
and 1000 Articles before 1 June 2011
http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Wikiprojects/June/1000_Articles
And Odia Wikipedia few new users who already have started working,
Mrutyunjay Kar (Enormous contribution for Odia Cinema), Dr. Subhransu Mishra
(has written the most extensive article of a medicinal importance) and
Sourav Mohanty.
And also congratulations to the youngest Odia Wikipedian for contributing
maximum amount of templates and making considerable edits.
Thanks Royson for the CIS Space and Tinu for the support.
Cheers!
*
ସୁଭପାSubhashishPanigrahi
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ
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wikipedia-or(a)lists.wikimedia.org
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-orfacebook.com/OdiaWiki
Tweet @OdiaWiki
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Hi Wikimedians,
After I posted this Sue reminded me that we haven't done a time and topic
that is best for people in Asian time zones. If we moved this office hours
to later San Francisco time in order to make it more convenient for you,
might people attend?
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From: Steven Walling <swalling(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, May 23, 2011 at 1:33 PM
Subject: IRC office hours with Sue Gardner, this Thursday at 17:00 UTC
To: foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to give some prior notice that this Thursday at 17:00 UTC there
will be an office hours in #wikimedia-office on freenode. Local time
conversion and other links are in the usual place on Meta.[1] A topic has
not yet been set, so watch the wiki page if you're interested and feel free
to propose something.
Thanks for reading,
--
Steven Walling
Fellow at Wikimedia Foundation
wikimediafoundation.org
1. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours
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Steven Walling
Fellow at Wikimedia Foundation
wikimediafoundation.org
<http://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0:…>
The first ever workshop on Wikipedia in North Karnataka is being organized
by Wikipedia volunteers on 28th May, 2011 (Saturday) at *Karnataka
University, Dharwad*. The focus will be on Kannada projects of Wikimedia.
Writers, academicians, students and all wiki enthusiasts in Hubli/Dharwad,
we invite you to participate.
*Date:* Saturday, 28, May 2011
*Time:* 10.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
*Venue:* Auditorium, Mass communication and Journalism Department, Karnataka
University, Dharwad
*Schedule:*
Session 1: Introduction to the projects of Wikmedia, their present status.
Session 2: Editing Kannada Wikipedia, contributing to projects of Wikimedia
in Kannada language.
More information about the workshop at:
http://bit.ly/myg0NS
--
Hari Prasad Nadig
http://twitter.com/hpnadighttp://flickr.com/hpnadig
Cross Posted on India/Mumbai/Pune Mailing Lists:
Minutes of WikiMeet Mumbai 21 May 2011 held at office of Pinstorm, Santacruz:
1. Hisham gave a presentation on the Campus Ambassador program pilot that was much discussed.
2. Was decided to write to chapter Executive Committee as to what is exactly required of them (Has been done)
3.
We had written to Jimbo asking him to pencil us in his diary for the
said dates of the WikiConference - an event in the UK has beat us to
that. It was discussed that it is very important to have him around as
it is the first Indian National WikiConference. An email will be sent to
him in the next few days with other possible dates (other weekends in
November)
4a. It was felt important that to move forward we need an
Event Organising Committee for the WikiConference. Whoever is interested
in being on the OC or any of the sub-committees, kindly write to the
Mumbai list (wikimedia-in-mum(a)lists.wikimedia.org). Kindly note
we are not looking for people who just lend their names but people who
will actually come forward and put in time and effort in the entire 6
month preceding period.
4b. Sub-Committees suggested:
•Conference Programming
(Includes Themes, Tracks, Keynote Speakers and Scheduling)
•Finance (Includes both budgeting, raising finances and
scholarships)
•Conference Venue and Catering
•Major Events (Attendee Party/Mega Event)
•Press and Media coordination
•Accommodation and Registration
•Promotion and Advertisement
•Technical and IT
•Volunteer
5. Possibility of having full time support
Kind Regards,
User:AroundTheGlobe
[[This is a lengthy mail and is cross-posted on all mailing lists. Kindly
bear]]
Dear Wikimedians,
We interact with the government on multiple occasions. The problems are all
too familiar - complex systems, official apathy, corruption - just to name a
few.
Some trivia and stats to qualify these claims:
* Entrepreneurs identified increasing the speed and ease of issuing permits;
lowering taxes; and reducing the time it takes to start a business as key
issues. (Note - All issues relate to government interactions; Source -
Legatum Institute)
* In Mumbai, there are 37 procedural hoops to jump through to gain approval
to build a warehouse. (Source : World Bank)
* On the Corruption Perception Index (2010), India ranks 87th of 178
countries
* Indians are highest ranked in volume of search for terms such as
government rules, passport and registration (Source - Google Trends)
Here's where WikifyIndia - a wiki of government procedures - kicks in.
If Wikipedia is the Thinkers Encyclopedia, WikifyIndia is the Doer's
Encyclopedia
We (the founders) are ardent believers of the Wikipedia model and want to
apply it to government procedures. Our belief is that ordinary citizens
suffer for two reasons – the process is complex and accurate information is
unavailable. WikifyIndia addresses the latter. Agents distort information to
suit themselves. Officials are rarely friendly. The best solution has always
been to ask someone who has ‘been through the grind’. WikifyIndia does it on
a national level.
The scope of the Project is wide ranging. From getting into the armed forces
to filing a Right To Information request, from complaining about a broken
traffic signal to opening a restaurant, from changing your name to adopting
a child, from applying for euthanasia to marrying in court, from getting a
gun permit to filing your taxes, from getting a permit to climb peaks to
getting a gas connection, it will all be there.
www.wikifyindia.com
Every article is expected to have a short intro, requirements/eligibility,
procedure, list of documents, timings, fees, application form, sample
certificate among other details. Unlike Wikipedia, WikifyIndia is also a
forum. There is merit in aggregating experiences (for ex. visa experiences
can be quite varied).
Current approaches on the internet are inadequate. Information is retrieved
from Q&A forums, blog posts, agent or government sites. It is incomplete and
outdated. Wikipedia has proved that a bottom approach is far more suitable
in some areas than any top down approach (where a group is formally trying
to organise information). Even if someone did a good job, they wouldn't be
able to distribute it for free.
WikifyIndia complements Wikipedia. The article on Civil Marriage in
Wikipedia is written differently from the same article on WikifyIndia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_marriagehttp://www.wikifyindia.com/wiki/Civil_Marriage
When WikifyIndia has adequate accurate content, it will reduce what
economists call 'transaction costs'. Any tool to improve productivity of
citizens, entrepreneurs and organisations will be directly contributing to
the Indian economy. To the best of our knowledge, there is no other site
with a similar approach in any other country. We urge you to jump in and
make a difference.
WikifyIndia is a non-profit initiative free of advertising and is being run
by a small fund created by the Founders.
We (the founders) have cribbed about a @#$% and rotten system for far too
long. WikifyIndia is our way of doing something about it. We ask for your
complete support in adding content, sharing experiences, creating templates
and technical support. The goal is for every government procedure to be
available in every Indian language with complete and accurate guidelines. If
a farmer's wife in Manipur wants to get employed under Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme, she should have all the information and forms on the site
in her language.
Thank you for your time and patience,
Anish and Sohel [User:Sbohra]
Hello,
I am so glad to inform you that, today, Bengali Wikipedia [1] reached the
milestone of 1 million edits [2]. Bengali is the 3rd Indic language
Wikipedia (after Hindi and Malayalam) to reach this milestone. Currently it
has 22,224 articles and counting. Congratulations to all contributors of
Bengali Wikipedia!
Regards,
--
Tanvir Rahman
http://bit.ly/wikitanvir
[1] http://bn.wikipedia.org
[2] http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics?uselang=en
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From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Sat, May 21, 2011 at 12:49 AM
Subject: [Foundation-l] Grant Advisory Committee: Deadline here
To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hello, everyone.
Today is the deadline to volunteer to serve on the Grant Advisory
Committee[1]. If you were interested but forgot to actually apply, please
do so within the coming 24 hours.
Thanks,
Asaf Bartov
Wikimedia Foundation
[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee
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