*Times of India : "Wiki league" , Hyderabad Ed, Hyderabad Times - 25 May
2011 *
*Who wrote my Wiki?*
*A group of Hyderabadi, techies, professors and students have turned
Wikipedia editors to write about everything from haleem to highways and
share it with the world*
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archiv…
*Wiki league*
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archiv…
*Whether you want to find out the latest dope on Arnold Schwarzenneger’s
love child or how Osama was really killed, all you need to do is just “Wiki
it” up. But the headquarters of this Web superhero that always comes to your
rescue, could just be your neighbour’s crib! *
*We know Wikipedia is the world’s largest free, collaborative encyclopedia
project where anyone can contribute. But how many of us actually do it? Head
to one session of the city’s “Wikipedia meet-up” and you’ll be surprised. *
*These ‘Wikipedians’ catch up regularly to talk about everything from
promoting India on this global platform to adding colour to our own city’s
entries. Srikanth Lakshmanan, proudly sporting a Wikipedia tee, says, “I
started by editing a page on my college and went on to write 50 articles on
Indian roads. If you spare time to write accurate info about something you
like, it becomes a point of reference for the world.” *
*For the Wiki page on Hyderabadi haleem, you have Randhir Reddy, a local
contributor, to thank. “When I realized there is no page on haleem, I
started one and it turned out to get a huge number of hits. My page on the
local Bathukamma Festival too was much read.” *
*Giridhar Rao, a professor of humanities in IIIT, Hyderabad, who contributes
to Wiki pages in Esperanto, an artificial international language with a
vocabulary based on word roots common to many European languages, says,“If
you don’t feel confident enough to start your own Wikipedia page, you can
contribute to existing ones.” *
*Seconding the opinion is Hisham Mundol a consultant to the Wikimedia
Foundation. “Since we think, dream and express best in our mother tongue,
contributing to the pages in Indian regional languages is also a great way
to share our knowledge.” Ashhar Farhan, the curator of Lamakaan, where the
meet was held, shares an experience. “The page on actress Tabu, who is a
dear friend, read, ‘Hindu film actress,’ instead of ‘Hindi film actress.’
She asked me to help her out, so I tried editing it. My edit was rejected as
I was considered a vandal who was sabotaging the article. So it’s important
to give reference to a newspaper article or a book while making any
change.” *
*Hyderabadi Wikipedia enthusiasts at the meetup*
Regards
Tinu Cherian
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/wiki/In_the_news#May_2011
Good step Srikanth. Looking forward to see regular meetups in Hyderabad too
Regards
Tinu Cherian
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Srikanth Lakshmanan <srik.lak(a)gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Wikimeetup 4 @ Hyderabad is scheduled to be held on May 15, 5 pm - 7 pm at
> Lamakaan,Banjara Hills.Plans to increase Wiki activities[read monthly
> meetups], outreach programs,increasing contributor base in the city will be
> discussed. As usual there will be an introductory session for all new
> comers. Hisham might be joining us to provide an update on India
> programs.Agenda will be updated in the coming days. Please refer meetup page
> for more details and sign up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:MHB4 .
> Would also be great if you could spread the word around. Looking forward to
> meeting as many Cyberabad folks at the meetup.
>
> Regards
> Srikanth.L
> http://srik.me
>
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Hi All
(cross-posting pan-india; apologies if you get this more than once.)
A few of you have reached out and suggested modifications / corrections in the postings. I've made these. Thank you for your inputs.
Please see the revised ones :
Wiki
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Participation_-_India_P…http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Indic_Initiatives_-_Ind…
LinkedIn
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592308http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592351
Many thanks
Hisham Mundol
Wikimedia Foundation India Programs
skype: hisham.wikimedia
gtalk: hmundol(a)wikimedia.org
twitter: @mundol
On May 4, 2011, at 10:06 AM, Hisham Mundol wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I'm writing to inform you that the selection process for 2 of the 4 potential new team members of the India Programs team has started. These have been posted on Office as well as LinkedIn. They can be seen at the at the following locations:
>
> Wiki
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Participation_-_India_P…
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Indic_Initiatives_-_Ind…
>
> LinkedIn
> http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592308
> http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592351
>
> Can I request a few things.
>
> a) India Programs is extremely keen on having existing Wikimedians on board in the team. I therefore invite and urge anyone from the existing community to respond to either / both of these. As you will make out from the wordings, there is a clear preference for those who are already involved in the community.
> b) Please do forward this mail to anyone you know who you think might be interested. While they may not be from the existing community, you are best placed to know your who would fit into the movement and who might be interested.
> c) Please do broadcast these links on any other mailing lists, bulletin boards, various social networks (twitter, facebook, etc.), etc. so that we can reach more potential candidates / remind potential candidates.
>
> Please do not hesitate to contact me for any clarifications.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Hisham Mundol
> Wikimedia Foundation India Programs
> skype: hisham.wikimedia
>
> gtalk: hmundol(a)wikimedia.org
> twitter: @mundol
>
Hi Folks
(cross-posting to reach all-India; apologies if you get multiple messages.)
Our regular monthly IRC on India Programs is on the 1st Thursday of every month. Please do join in this evening (details are in the subject of this mail.)
The agenda is to share an update on India Programs (such as the India Campus Program, the Campus Ambassadors initiative and building the team for India Programs.) Needless to say, we will also discuss any other areas that you wish to cover.
I look forward to as many of you as can make it.
Many thanks.
Warm Regards,
Hisham Mundol
Wikimedia Foundation India Programs
skype: hisham.wikimedia
gtalk: hmundol(a)wikimedia.org
twitter: @mundol
cross posting to local India lists
Hisham Mundol
Wikimedia Foundation India Programs
skype: hisham.wikimedia
gtalk: hmundol(a)wikimedia.org
twitter: @mundol
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Hisham Mundol <hmundol(a)wikimedia.org>
> Date: May 4, 2011 10:06:31 AM GMT+05:30
> To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Subject: India Programs: Team Selection: Call for Talent!
>
> Hi All
>
> I'm writing to inform you that the selection process for 2 of the 4 potential new team members of the India Programs team has started. These have been posted on Office as well as LinkedIn. They can be seen at the at the following locations:
>
> Wiki
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Participation_-_India_P…
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Indic_Initiatives_-_Ind…
>
> LinkedIn
> http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592308
> http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1592351
>
> Can I request a few things.
>
> a) India Programs is extremely keen on having existing Wikimedians on board in the team. I therefore invite and urge anyone from the existing community to respond to either / both of these. As you will make out from the wordings, there is a clear preference for those who are already involved in the community.
> b) Please do forward this mail to anyone you know who you think might be interested. While they may not be from the existing community, you are best placed to know your who would fit into the movement and who might be interested.
> c) Please do broadcast these links on any other mailing lists, bulletin boards, various social networks (twitter, facebook, etc.), etc. so that we can reach more potential candidates / remind potential candidates.
>
> Please do not hesitate to contact me for any clarifications.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Hisham Mundol
> Wikimedia Foundation India Programs
> skype: hisham.wikimedia
>
> gtalk: hmundol(a)wikimedia.org
> twitter: @mundol
>