Agree.
And, from point of view of underdeveloped wikis (almost all Indic wikis),
its not just doing our bit to highlight the achievement, but its also an
opportunity to rope in more and more people towards wiki, as online search
will immediately rise, and keeping the article in good shape will help in
re-visits of readers and eventually some of them becoming editors.
So, its utmost necessary to update these articles on especially on all
Indic Wikis.
Regards and all the best.
On Aug 18, 2016 9:50 PM, "Abhinav Srivastava" <
abhinav.srivastava(a)wikimedia.in> wrote:
Hi,
Today, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu from India has advanced into the finals of
Women's Badminton Single at Rio Olympics 2016. Sakshi Malik also won a
Bronze medal today in the 58kg wrestling category.
I urge everyone to create and expand articles on them in every Wikipedia
language. As Wikipedians lets do our bit to highlight the achievements of
our Indian Women.
Post Script : The India at Rio Olympics 2016 Edit a Thon is already in
progression. You may find more details here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMIN/Events/India_At_Rio_Olympics_2016_Edit-a-thon>.
Thanks
On 4 July 2016 at 16:47, Abhinav Srivastava <
abhinav.srivastava(a)wikimedia.in> wrote:
Dear All,
As you all remain aware the world's biggest sporting event 'The
Olympics' is set to knock the door, this August. At present, 111 athletes
from India have qualified, the largest ever contingent. More than 311
National Coaching Camps have been held across India as a part of their
pre-tournament preparation. To celebrate this sporting festival we at
Wikimedia India have decided to promote a virtual-edit-a-ton.
During the primary research, It was observed that a lot many areas on
Indian Sports and 'India at Olympics' for which no article exist. Even if
they do, there presence on Indian languages remain negligible. Considering
this event would be in progression soon, we have decided to promote this
activity. A draft note could be found here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMIN/Events/India_At_Rio_Olympics_2016_Edit-a-ton>
although this is still in the development stage.
While working on Olympics we have made attempts to promote virtual
edit-a-ton on a different theme altogether, we also decided to make the
awards different. For every 15 good articles created by an editor,
Wikimedia India would be planting trees on their behalf in their name
symbolising '*Wikipedia* *India Supports India at Olympics, tree
planted by Wikipedian......*'. Considering tree plantation involves
significant time and human labour, we have partnered with a tree plantation
organisation SankalpTaru <https://www.sankalptaru.org/>. They would be
our sponsors for this event. Pomegranate trees in Barmer, Thar Desert
Rajasthan would be planted. These trees will be planted on a rural farmer's
land who would further nurture these trees under the supervision of
SankalpTaru. Once the harvest starts, the local inhabitants would start
earning livelihood by selling fruits (based on the consent of Wikipedia who
is awarded the respective tree). A virtual forest could also be monitored
online here. <http://www.sankalptaru.org/c/642> This is a novel idea
of English Wikipedian Mr. Rudra Pratap Sinha (User:JimCarter)
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jim_Carter>. Wikimedia India is
further bringing this this idea into practice, more information here
<http:///>.
Besides this, we are happy to inform, Niyogi
<http://www.niyogibooksindia.com/> Books has decided to sponsor the
biography of Mr. Prakash Padukone, 'Prakash Padukone Story' <http:///>and
Sir Sunil Gavaskar, 'Cricket's Little Master'
<http://www.niyogibooksindia.com/showcase/259/>. Every participants who
completes 15 good articles would also be awarded a book.
We plan to roll out this event between 29th July, 2016 and 25th August,
2016. In the meantime we request you all to please provide suggestions on
how to make this event effective.
*Disclaimer : This event is totally a zero-budget exercise.*
Thanks
--
Srivastava
Executive Committee Member|Wikimedia India
Ph - +91-9711739003|Skype: abhinavsrivastava619
Wiki Username - abhinav619
--
Srivastava Abhinav
Executive Committee Member|Wikimedia India
Ph - +91-9711739003|Skype: abhinavsrivastava619
Wiki Username - abhinav619
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