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== [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|28px]] WikiProject India Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 2 - November 2006== |
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*'''''The Performing Community''''': Thanks to many contributors like you, we're proud to share that our community is the third most performing community. It has more than 50 FAs related to India, to its credit, lagging only behing Wikiproject Biography and WikiProject Military History. <small> <div align="right">(Courtesy: [[User:Ganeshk|Ganeshk]] at [[Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics#Top_20_projects_with_highest_FAs| Discussion Board]]).</div> |
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* The Wikipedia 1.0 Assessment statistics for India related articles show there are 51 Featured Articles, 5 Class-A articles, 16 Good Articles, 101 Class-B articles, 167 Start-Class articles and more than 4000 Stubs. There were more than 10000 unassessed articles related to India. |
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*'''''Indian Administrators''''': There are [[:Category:Indian Wikipedia administrators|21 Indian Administrators]] in Wikipedia at the last count. The recent Wikipedians to be successful at [[WP:RFA|RFA]] were [[User:Lostintherush|Lostintherush]] and [[User:Shyam Bihari|Shyam Bihari]]. |
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*'''''Featured Articles''''': {{foa|West Bengal|November 2006}} and {{foa|Syed Ahmed Khan|November 2006}} were the last two articles from our WikiProject that were granted FA status. |
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*'''''Welcome'''''. It has been weeks and months since the idea of newsletter was mooted among the WikiProject India Community. This would be our first full-fledged edition of our Newsletter, and we'd like to start by saying we are very happy to have you among us. |
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*This is your newsletter, and we want you to be part of it as well. Provide us with news tips [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/Newstips|here]]. It can be anything related to the project, from discussions to calls for help, and other interesting stuff within our community. If you have received or given any barnstars recently, do let us know. |
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*Advertisements for recruitments within your WikiProject sub-groups are also welcome. We'll run special sections, and recurring columns in the coming issues. |
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*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian maps|Cartography Department]] (Shortcut:[[WP:INMAP]]):''' The [[WP:INMAP|Department of Cartography]] within the [[WP:INDIA|WikiProject India]] is a group of wikipedians who work on providing quality maps related to [[India]]. Their contributions gain more significance as we try to provide more information on places, districts and states of India. As a thumb rule, maps serve better if they are in [[SVG|SVG format]]. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Indian_maps#Using_locator_maps|location maps]] by the cartography department has helped us include location information based on latitudes and longitudes for a give place within India. The [[w:Image:India_roadway_map.svg|Indian Roadways map]] is a featured image, one amongst the few best road maps in the world. Still, there is more work to be done. There are 604 [[districts of India|districts]] in India (see [[List of districts of India]]), and each district page needs a map of that district. You can help too. Contact the Cartography Department to learn how you can help in making the best maps in Wikipedia to be India-related! |
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==Hello!== |
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Hi! Don't see you much nowadays. How are you? Busy in real life? I am also a bit infrequent these days.--[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 13:34, 13 November 2006 (UTC) |
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:Well, in fact, I have been somewhat frequent in last 15–20 days. [[West Bengal]] got featured status. Was busy with the FAC. And some trivial works here and there. Also launched [[Portal: West Bengal]]. Thanks to some good users, the portal is quite alive, I mean has not become static.--[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 07:01, 14 November 2006 (UTC) |
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== Hyderabad == |
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Tobais is one shrewed person. He intentionally picked on the time when I was away so that he could fire away his POV without having me contain him with the current proposal. Next, he chose a rather secluded spot in Hyderabad to enforce his views, rather than a a general page to discuss it, considering it has greater ramifications. I know for a fact that he has always shunned from discussing India related policies on Indian project wikipages. Lastly, he has been referred to Arbcom for his unilateral style in making changes without discussion. I dont know what has materialised out of it. |
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I was wondering if we can reopen the debate on the dab style? [[user:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">=Nichalp</font>]] [[User Talk:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">«Talk»=</font>]] 00:16, 21 November 2006 (UTC) |
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==R N Kao== |
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Yes I feel too that the articles need to be merged, can you do the needful? [[User:Legaleagle86|Legaleagle86]] 09:44, 27 November 2006 (UTC) |
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: I think the full name would be better so I would go for Rameshwar Nath Kao. [[User:Legaleagle86|Legaleagle86]] 09:51, 27 November 2006 (UTC) |
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== Roy Arundhati == |
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==Request to Look Into Arundhati Roy page== |
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Hi there, I have run into a content-dispute with another person, and asked him for opinions as to why he totally removed all my edits RV to a old version, including Images etc, and plain formatting over the Arundhati Roy article. If you do have time, please look into it. --பராசக்தி 06:59, 28 November 2006 (UTC) |
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==About "this" and Romila== |
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I was on dial-up the last two days, and couldnt get a page to load decently... |
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That edit on the Abdul Kalam page was an error. I thought I was removing vandalism, but actually the reverse happened. So I had to revert back. The Romila page seems to be in peace now. If there is any more probs, just ping me. And..er...[[Talk:Romila_Thapar#The_author_of_my_history_textbooks|ROTFL]]!!--[[User:Deepujoseph|thunderboltz]]<sup><font color="green">[[user_talk:Deepujoseph|(Deepu)]]</font></sup> 15:14, 28 November 2006 (UTC) |
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:Naa... it just tickled my funny bones. I thought you were being sarcastic on that comment.--[[User:Deepujoseph|thunderboltz]]<sup><font color="green">[[user_talk:Deepujoseph|(Deepu)]]</font></sup> 16:16, 29 November 2006 (UTC) |
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::So how is Remo coming up? Ready for a PR?--[[User:Deepujoseph|thunderboltz]]<sup><font color="green">[[user_talk:Deepujoseph|(Deepu)]]</font></sup> 16:16, 29 November 2006 (UTC) |
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== This month's winner is [[RNA interference]]! == |
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{{MCB AID|current=RNA interference|last=proteasome}} – [[User:ClockworkSoul|Clockwork]][[User_talk:ClockworkSoul|<b>Soul</b>]] 14:30, 2 December 2006 (UTC) |
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== [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|28px]] WikiProject India Newsletter: Volume I, Issue 3 - December 2006== |
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*'''''Name change of cities in Karnataka''''': A [[Wikipedia:Straw polls|straw poll]] was conducted on the proposal to change the name of cities in Karnataka, per the [[Nov 1]], [[2006]] decision by the Karnataka government to rename them from the current anglicised forms. The result of the poll was to change the names. As controversial as the decision may be in the real world, the article [[Bangalore]] in Wikipedia still reflects the old name. You may be interested in knowing [[Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics#Kannada_names_redux|why]]. Dig the archives. |
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*'''''New Project Noticeboard (Shortcut:[[WP:INB]]):''''' [[WP:IND|WikiProject India]] now sports a new colourful centralised noticeboard. An effort to make the noticeboard current and dynamic was mooted a few days back, and [[User:Ganeshk|Ganeshk]] came up with the new format. The new noticeboard will strive to be the one-stop shop for all project related information. The shortcut is [[WP:INB]]. |
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*'''''Members List''''': The [[Wikipedia:Notice board for India-related topics/Members|old]] members list is being phased out to give way for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Members|new members list]]. New members are requested to add their names to the new [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Members|members list]]. As the newsletter grows, further issues of the Project Newsletter will be delivered to those enlisted in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Members|new list]]. So dash down now, to check if ur name is in there. |
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<div align="right"> <small>[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/to do|v]] •</small> <small class="editlink noprint plainlinksneverexpand">[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Wikipedia:WikiProject India/to do|action=edit}} e]</small> <small>• [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject India/to do|d]] • [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/to_do&action=history h] • [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/to_do&action=watch w] </small></div> |
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'''People:''' [[Bapudeva Sastri]], |
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[[Barak Missile Deal Scandal]], |
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[[Asura (band)]], |
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[[Cultural liberalism in India]], |
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[[Energy policy of India]], |
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[[List of railway stations in India|Railway stations]], |
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[[Indian caste system|caste system]], |
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[[Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs. Union of India (Supreme Court Case)]] |
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[[14th Lok Sabha]], |
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[[Adithada]], |
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[[Ali Sardar Jafri]], |
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[[Bandhani work]], |
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[[But Marma Atti]], |
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[[Chikan (embroidery)]], |
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[[China Town, Kolkata]], |
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[[Essar Shipping]], |
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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Fair use|Fair use]], |
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[[G. N. Naidu]], |
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[[Hinduism in India]], |
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[[Imperial Bank of India|Imperial Bank]], |
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[[Inbuan Wrestling]], |
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[[Indian Copyright Act]], |
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[[A R Antule]], |
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[[Arjuna award]], |
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[[Army of India]], |
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[[Wikipedia:Notice board for India-related topics|Notice board]], |
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[[Wikipedia:Notice board for India-related topics/Category Adoptions|Category Adoptions]] |
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[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/india_crop_1973.jpg Major crops], |
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*'''''Welcome''''' to the [[December 2006]] edition of our newsletter. [[Time]] flies past like [[matter]] into the [[black hole]]. It is interesting to notice that we are already into the last month for the year of [[2006]]. 2006 saw [[WP:INB|discussions]] and [[WP:INFG|development]] beyond realisation. In the world of [[Wikipedia]] where quality counts than quantity, we have come a long way. We've made better than 'nothing', to say the least, and even that is an achievement. I take this opportunity to thank everyone including those who have dotted the i's and crossed the t's. |
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*As before, we'd like to stress, this is your newsletter, and we want you to be part of it as well. Provide us with [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/Newstips|news tips]]. It can be anything related to the project, from discussions to calls for help, and other interesting stuff within our community. If you have received or given any barnstars recently, do let us [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/Newstips|know]]. Sponsored content for recruitments within your WikiProject sub-groups are also welcome. We'll be very happy to include them here. |
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*Before we sign off, ''Advance New Year Wishes, everyone''. |
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*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Assessment|Assessment Department]] (Shortcut: [[WP:IN1]]):''' Are you one of those [[WP:GNOME|gnomes]]?? Or do you want to take some time off some brain-frying active editing on Wikipedia?? Then [[WP:IN1|Department of Assessment]] within the [[WP:INDIA|WikiProject India]] will be your forte. The department consists of a group of wikipedians who work on rating the India related articles to check if they are worthy enough to be included in the [[WP:1.0|CD (or print) version of Wikipedia]]. |
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*The rating process gains more significance as we try to sort out which articles and which topics need more attention to balance the India related [[systemic bias]] within [[WP:BIAS|wikipedia]]. As a thumb rule, anyone can rate any article based on the related criteria, within the [[WP:IN1#Quality_scale|Stub/Start/B/A levels]]. However, ratings for [[WP:GA?|Good Article Status]] and [[WP:FA?|Featured Article status]] go through the nomination processes. |
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*'''How to?:''' The "how to" part of assessment is very simple. Just head on to the talk page of any India related page and you'll find the <nowiki>{{WP India}}</nowiki> template. Simply classify the article based on the content and the criteria mentioned [[WP:IN1#Instructions|here]]. You can find the detailed instructions [[WP:IN1#Instructions|here]]. If you think it may qualify for [[Wikipedia:What is a good article?|GA]]/[[Wikipedia:What is a featured article?|FA]] status, first consider submitting the article for [[WP:PR|peer review]]. |
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== Thanks! == |
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Thanks for the birthday greetings. :) [[user:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">=Nichalp</font>]] [[User Talk:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">«Talk»=</font>]] 03:50, 10 December 2006 (UTC) |
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== IFD == |
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[[:Image:Murud janjira+above.jpg]] and [[:Image:Arnala side.jpg]] are copyrighted images. I would like to speedy it. I have personal replacements for the second image. [[user:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">=Nichalp</font>]] [[User Talk:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">«Talk»=</font>]] 17:30, 10 December 2006 (UTC) |
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:Speedied! [[user:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">=Nichalp</font>]] [[User Talk:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">«Talk»=</font>]] 15:51, 11 December 2006 (UTC) |
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== Yeah it is Him == |
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Hey Thanx. |
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Yes i am talking about same Movie,he was Ploice officer in it,do u have idea where i can find his picture and his new relise in market(with hindi\urdu version)? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Khalidkhoso|Khalidkhoso]] ([[User talk:Khalidkhoso|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Khalidkhoso|contribs]]) 05:47, 18 December 2006 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned --> |
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I could not find his Pic the Link you given to me. |
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[[User:Khalidkhoso|Khalidkhoso]] 05:59, 18 December 2006 (UTC) |
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== Removing picture == |
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Thanks for letting me know. Sincerely, [[User:Mattisse|Mattisse]] 18:16, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
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==Merry Xmas!== |
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[[Image:Wikisanta.jpg|thumb|Here's wishing you a wonderful Xmas and a great year ahead!--[[User:Deepujoseph|thunderboltz]]<sup><font color="green">[[user_talk:Deepujoseph|(Deepu)]]</font></sup> 09:32, 22 December 2006 (UTC)]] |
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Hi Hydkat! Thanks for the greetings and wish you too a Happy Christmas 2006, and Happy New Year 2007. [[user:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">=Nichalp</font>]] [[User Talk:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">«Talk»=</font>]] 12:58, 23 December 2006 (UTC) |
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Hey thanks! :-) All the best for '007 ahead...we have many *ahem* important stuff coming up, don't we?--[[User:Deepujoseph|thunderboltz]]<sup><font color="green">[[user_talk:Deepujoseph|(Deepu)]]</font></sup> 15:31, 31 December 2006 (UTC) |
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ROTFL. :-)) --[[User:Deepujoseph|thunderboltz]]<sup><font color="green">[[user_talk:Deepujoseph|(Deepu)]]</font></sup> 14:20, 15 January 2007 (UTC) |
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== Hyderabad pic == |
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I have deleted the Charminar pic. You sins have been atoned for this Christmas day! :) [[user:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">=Nichalp</font>]] [[User Talk:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">«Talk»=</font>]] 16:23, 25 December 2006 (UTC) |
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==All the Best!== |
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I thank you fro your New Year greetings and wish you all the best! Happy New Year to you and your family too. --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 04:19, 1 January 2007 (UTC) |
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== HNY == |
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Hi Hydkat! Thanks for the greetings. Wish you a very happy new year too! - [[User:Aksi_great|Aksi_great]] ([[User_talk:Aksi_great|talk]]) 14:15, 3 January 2007 (UTC) |
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== Thank you for your support == |
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Thank you for your support in [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/BostonMA|the RfA on my behalf]]. It is an honor to have received your expression of confidence. To be chosen as an administrator requires a high level of confidence by a broad section of the community. Although I received a great deal of support, at this time I do not hold the level of confidence required, and the RfA [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/BostonMA&diff=next&oldid=98190547 did not pass]. It is my wish that I will continue to deserve your confidence. Sincerely, --[[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]] <font color = "blue"><sup>[[User talk:BostonMA|talk]]</sup></font> 22:21, 3 January 2007 (UTC) |
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Hi i liked your pic... its got a much better resolution than mine (which was taken way back in 2001!). I was wondering whether you have other pics of Raiogad... i'd prefer a photograph sans the grills! <b><font color="saffron">[[User:AMbroodEY| Amey Aryan DaBrood]]</font></b><sup><b><font color="red">[[User_talk:AMbroodEY|©]]</font></b></sup> 17:58, 14 January 2007 (UTC) |
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== This month's MCB Collaboration of the Month article is Peripheral membrane protein! == |
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{{MCB AID|current=Peripheral membrane protein|last=RNA interference}} – [[User:ClockworkSoul|Clockwork]][[User_talk:ClockworkSoul|<b>Soul</b>]] 18:54, 14 January 2007 (UTC) |
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== [[WP:IND|WikiProject India]] [[Newsletter]]: Volume II, Issue 1 - January 2007 == |
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*'''''Usage of Vernacular scripts''''': Following extensive description at [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28policy%29&oldid=93825386#Use_of_vernacular_scripts_in_India_bio_articles_-_1 archived here] regarding inclusion criteria for vernacular scripts in [[India]]n biographies, [[Wikipedia:Vernacular scripts]] was set up to formulate usage guidelines. However, [[Wikipedia talk:Vernacular scripts|discussion appears to have dissipated without a conclusive result]]. |
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*'''''Project tagging''''':After a brief edit war over the addition of {{tl|WP India}} to ancient archaeological sites now located in [[Pakistan]], a "pre" parameter was introduced to remove the ROI flag from the template for pre-1947 articles, following [[Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics/archive19#template_logo|discussion]]. After another large [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive167#Nationalistic bot|discussion on ANI]] alleging that the automated tagging by [[User:Ganeshbot|Ganeshbot]] and [[User:LostBot|LostBot]] was "nationalistic", Ganeshbot was briefly blocked. Currently, the bots are again in action. |
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*'''''What is India?''''':Recently, there have been ongoing discussions [[Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics/India_disambiguation_discussion|here]] which discuss the stated issue of ''"India" the historical region is different from the [[Republic of India]]. It consisted also of modern [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]], but a search for "India" automatically redirects to the Republic of India. Should there not be a clarification? ''. This comes in light of clashes on articles such as [[Panini]], [[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar]], [[Muhammad Iqbal]] and [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], regarding the status of the individuals. |
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*'''''Swastika on Hinduism templates''''':Recently, an extremely large and at times emotional [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Hinduism|debate]] broke out regarding the use of the [[swastika]] on [[Hinduism]] templates, given its association with [[Nazism]]. As a result, {{tl|Hindu Links}} now contains an educational message about the use of the swastika, as discussion on a more permanent resolution continues. |
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*'''''Arbitration''''': [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Hkelkar]] regarding the activities of various editors on pages related to Indian religion topics closed recently, with [[User:Hkelkar|Hkelkar]], [[User:BhaiSaab|BhaiSaab]] and [[User:TerryJ-Ho|TerryJ-Ho]] all banned for one year. Currently, [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sathya Sai Baba 2]] regarding a dispute over the article of the religious teacher is in the voting phase. |
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*[[Image:Hoysala_emblem.JPG|right|75px|Symbol of the Hoysala Empire]]'''''Featured and Good Content''''': Two articles ({{foa|Indian Standard Time|November 2006}}) and ({{foa|Hoysala Empire|December 2006}}), were featured from our WikiProject recently, since our last edition. [[Irfan Pathan]], [[Hinduism]], [[Dinesh Karthik]], [[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]] were promoted to [[WP:GA|Good article status]]. |
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*'''''Welcome''''' to the [[January 2007]] edition of our newsletter. [[Time]] flies past like [[matter]] into the [[black hole]]. A ''Happy New Year'' to all. |
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* '''''Congratulations''''' to one of our administrators, [[User:Shanel|Shanel]], who [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2006-12-26/News_and_notes|was appointed with 98% approval]] to the office of [[Wikipedia:Stewards|Steward]] across the Wikimedia Project. |
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*'''''Weekly Collaboration (Shortcut:[[WP:INCOTW]]):''''' [[WP:INCOTW|Collaboration of the Week]] has fallen from its once high feats. Please drop by and help rejuvenate it. |
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*As before, we'd like to stress, this is your newsletter, and we want you to be part of it as well. Provide us with [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/Newstips|news tips]]. It can be anything related to the project, from discussions to calls for help, and other interesting stuff within our community. Sponsored content for recruitments within your WikiProject sub-groups are also welcome, including requests for copyediting, photographic work, peer review, etc. We'll be very happy to include them here. |
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*Before we sign off, ''Happy New Year, everyone''. |
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*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Translation|Translation Department]]:''' Can you read and write any [[languages of India]]? Do you know multiple languages and are looking to keep your skills at a high level or improve them? If so, the Translation Depeartment may be for you! |
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The '''translation department''' of the [[WP:IND|India WikiProject]] aims to utilize high-quality non-English material related to India for the goals of the project. This includes both translating articles from and to other-language Wikipedias as well as assisting contributors with non-English sources. The department aims to provide services in transliteration, formulating scripts for various languages, as well as translating articles from one language to another and validating sources in other languages to that of the encyclopedia article. If you are looking for a friendly translator here is your go-to point. Currently, we are still seeking representation for [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Oriya language|Oriya]], [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and [[Tulu language|Tulu]], as well as reinforcements in all other languages. |
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== INCOTW == |
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You voted for '''[[Ganges River|Ganges River]]''', this week's '''[[WP:INCOTW|Indian Collaboration of the Week]]'''. Please come and help it become a [[Wikipedia:Featured_articles|featured]]-[[Wikipedia:What is a featured article|standard]] article. - [[User:Aksi_great|Aksi_great]] ([[User_talk:Aksi_great|talk]]) 15:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC) |
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Happy Holi !!--[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 05:55, 3 March 2007 (UTC) |
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{{User:Da.Tomato.Dude/Happy Birthday!}} |
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Chocolate! '''YUM'''. Can I have just a teensy tiny piece?? PLEASE?!? |
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[[Image:Birthday candles.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Happy Birthday!!!--[[User:thunderboltz|thunderboltz]]<sup><font color="green">[[user_talk:thunderboltz|(TALK)]]</font></sup> 18:02, 27 March 2007 (UTC)]] |
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== [[WP:IND|WikiProject India]] [[Newsletter]]: Volume II, Issue 2 - March 2007 == |
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*'''''Plagiarism by the [[Times of India]]''''': Recently it was noticed that the [[Times of India]], the world's largest distribution daily had systematically plagiarised many of Wikipedia's biographies on members of the [[Indian cricket team]] among other cricketers on its website, sometimes with errors propagated ([[User:Blnguyen/Times of India|details]]). After [[Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics/archive22#Times_of_India|discussion]] and [[Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics/Archive_23#After_Times_of_india.2C_it_is_Vijay_Times|discovery of further plagiarisms in other fields]], the issue reached the [[WP:AN|admin noticeboard]] [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive77#Repeated_and_blatant_Plagiarism_by_Times_of_India_and_its_subsidiaries|archived here]]. |
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*'''''Jimbo's visit to India and the WikiCamp in [[Chennai]]''''': Jimbo recently visited [[India]] in late February and early March on wiki work. This included a trip to a WikiCamp in [[Chennai]]. The one day conference attracted 300 participants from across India and beyond dealt with issues facing wikis ([http://wikicamp.in/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page]). It was widely covered by the press, eg [[The Hindu]]( [http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/26/stories/2007022607290400.htm]), which cited the efforts of [[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] (edit count), [[User:Sundar|Sundar]] (leadership on [[:ta|Tamil Wikipedia]]) and [[User:Ganeshk|Ganeshk]] (Creation of [[User:Ganeshbot|Ganeshbot]] to create articles on Indian towns from census figures). Ganeshk himself travelled from [[California]] to attend the conference. |
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*'''''Wikipedia Weekly 15''''': Wikipedia Weekly, a informal Wikipedians' program that purports to give "A weekly audio roundup of Wikipedia happenings with news, interviews and roundtable discussions" recently interviewed two prominent editors [[User:Rama's Arrow|Rama's Arrow]] and [[User:Ragib|Ragib]]([http://wikipediaweekly.com/2007/03/14/wikipedia-weekly-15/ listen]). The entire 34 minute interview was entirely about the world of Indian subcontinent wiki-happenings, and was the first episode which was not entirely dominated by discussion of wiki-politics and wiki-bureaucracy, with the host [[User:Witty lama|Witty lama]] praising the efficiency of the project and its proliferation of [[WP:FA|featured]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Featured and good content|content]]. Rama's Arrow cited the team spirit, friendship and respect among project members in discussing its success and FA productivity, as well as discussing subcontinental wiki-conflict. Ragib talked also of his public campaign to raise awareness of the [[:bn|Bengali Wikipedia]] in his native [[Bangladesh]], which has seen a 30-fold increase in article count over the past year. |
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**[[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/India-Pakistan]] regarding the activities of various Indian and Pakistani editors on pages related to [[Indian subcontinent]] [[history of India|history]] topics, the national status of various pre-[[Partition of India|Partition]] figures, and edit-warring over [[Indic script]]s and WikiProject tags was held and concluded in late February- early March. As a result of this, four Pakistani users, [[User:Siddiqui|Siddiqui]], [[User:Szhaider|Szhaider]], [[User:Nadirali|Nadirali]] and [[User:Unre4L|Unre4L]] were all banned for one year for disruption via edit-warring and confrontationalism. |
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* '''''Congratulations''''' to one of our most respected writers, bureaucrats and administrators, [[User:Nichalp|Nichalp]], who is now entrusted with the [[WP:OVER|oversight]] permission. In addition [[User:Riana|Riana]] has joined the administrative ranks after a successful [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Riana dzasta|RfA]]. |
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* On a sad note, [[User:Nobleeagle|Nobleeagle]], who was responsible for the creation of the [[WP:PUNJ|Punjab WikiProject]], and was largely responsible for [[Indian cricket team]], [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]] becoming [[WP:GA|GAs]], as well as working heavily in Indian religious and [[cricket]] work, has left the project after [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive212#Damareinu.C2.A0.28talk_.E2.80.A2_contribs_.E2.80.A2_logs.29|having his identity revealed]]. |
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* More generally, certain Indian users have recently been subject to real life harassment by banned users, etc. If this is affecting you in real life, please do not hesitate to contact [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees Wikimedia board members] for assistance, or ask a senior Wikipedian to solicit help on your behalf if required. |
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* [[User:Nishkid64|Nishkid64]], a prolific contributor and administrator, is currently undergoing surgery to fix a [[congenital heart defect]]. You can '''wish him well''' [[User talk:nishkid64|here]]. |
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== [[Romila Thapar]] == |
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i removed the Arun Shourie stuff as negative information that is not fully sourced (after my request for a quote went unanswered). my concern is that Shourie might have broad-brushed - alleged broad misconduct by unspecified historians and restricted to much narrower and specific criticism of individuals, which is why i requested the quote. i'm particularly concerned after reading stuff like "''Arun Shourie '''proves''' that Marxist historians have controlled and misused important institutions like...''", ([[Eminent Historians: Their Technology, Their Line, Their Fraud|here]], emph mine) which i think is a misreading or overstatement of what a book like this does. don't u think it's better to get hold of a proper quote and then re-add the paragraph i deleted? [[User:Doldrums|Doldrums]] 06:34, 10 April 2007 (UTC) |
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:thanks hydkat. i'm aware of the controversy over this article. but i don't think "helps to stop edit warring" is a sufficient reason to keep doubtful, negative info about a living person. an alternative is removal is to retain something like "Shourie criticises T. in his ...", but remove the specifics of the criticism till we find a quote. that sounds ok? [[User:Doldrums|Doldrums]] 06:24, 11 April 2007 (UTC) |
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==[[WP:INCOTW|Indian collaboration of the week]] news== |
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As mentioned in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/March 2007|Wikiproject India newsletter of March 2007]], the [[WP:INCOTW|weekly collaboration]] of the Indian wikiproject has fallen from its once high feats. This message is to request the users to visit the collaboration page and help rejuvenate it. |
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The present collaboration of the week is [[Religion in India]]. Please go through the talk page of the article to see the proposed changes in the article. Regards.--[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 05:29, 17 April 2007 (UTC) |
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Hi! How are you doing? I see you have voted for Hyderabad in INCOTW. I hope it can at least be improved to be a [[WP:GA|Good Article]]. In fact, a few months back, I planned to work on the article, but could not be possible. During the week when it is INCOTW, could you please be available? Improving the article is needed asa we have a plan to go for a Featured Topic candidacy for Indian megacities. [[User:Sumanthk]] is also a regular contributor to the article. The article has moderate amount of content, and lacks citation. In fact, you can try to improve the article at any time, without waiting for the INCOTW :) Regards.--[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 17:05, 24 April 2007 (UTC) |
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==[[WP:INCOTW]] updated== |
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You voted for '''[[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh]]''', this week's '''[[WP:INCOTW|Indian Collaboration of the Week]]'''. Please come and help it become a [[Wikipedia:Featured_articles|featured]]-[[Wikipedia:What is a featured article|standard]] article. --[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 10:57, 29 April 2007 (UTC) |
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==Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Tubla N Flute.ogg== |
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:Dispute addressed :) -[[User:hydkat|h]][[User:Hydkat/Esperanza|<font color="green">y</font>]][[User:hydkat|dka]][[User talk:hydkat|<font color="black"><b>t</b></font>]] 07:43, 13 February 2008 (UTC) |
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Hi Hydkat! How are you? Yes, I have been really busy over the past months, and became very irregular in Wikipedia. What's at your end?--[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 05:59, 23 February 2008 (UTC) |
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== WikiProject India Newsletter Volume III, Issue no. 001 - June 2008== |
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* '''[[WP:IN1-T&A08|Tag & Assess 2008]]''', an assessment drive initiated by the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Assessment|assessment department]] began on [[June 7]], [[2008]] and will be running until July 2008. Many Wikipedians have started contributing to this mammoth task. This housekeeping activity will help manage articles in better way. You can also '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Assessment/Tag_%26_Assess_2008#.28A.29_Participants|get involved]]'''! |
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*'''[[Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics/Archive_34#Bot_Assisted_Assessment|Bot Assisted Assessment]]''' was successfully done using [[User:Bot0612|Bot0612]] in May 2008. 1744 articles (18.5%) of all India unassessed articles were marked if they had been assessed by some other project. |
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:*Five new articles were promoted to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] status in 2008: [[Western Chalukya architecture]], [[2007 Samjhauta Express bombings]], [[Akhtar Hameed Khan]], [[Preity Zinta]], [[Kannada literature in the Vijayanagara Empire]]. |
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*'''[[2008 Indian Premier League|IPL was hot]]''' on Wikipedia too!!! During the tournament, the article was among the [[Wikipedia:Most_frequently_edited_articles|most frequently edited articles]]. It is currently the only Indian article in top 100, occupying 58th spot. |
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*The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Outreach/Newsletter/March_2007|last newsletter]] was more than a year ago and after [[Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics#A_notice_to_all_WP:IND_members_for_comments|feeling the pinch]], we got together in working towards in renewing this feature for our members. Fresh pair of legs we are, and hence can greatly improve with your suggestions and ideas. Please feel free to let us know of your thoughts. We hope to release the newsletter on a monthly/bi-monthly basis as per our initial thoughts. |
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== WikiProject India Newsletter, Volume IV, Issue 1 – June 2009 == |
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<div style="float: right; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; border: 1px solid #a3bfb1; width: 195px;">[[File:India flag emblem.jpg|195px]]</div> Congratulations to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject West Bengal|West Bengal workgroup]] for having their [[West Bengal|flagship article]] featured on the [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 7, 2009|Main Page]]! The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian states|Indian states workgroup]] is also involved in maintaining articles about India's states and union territories. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Featured and good content|'''»''']] |
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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian roads|WikiProject Indian roads]] was recently started as a new [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Workgroups|workgroup]], to standardize and improve articles related to [[Indian Road Network|Indian roads]], mainly the [[National Highway (India)|National]] and [[State Highway (India)|State Highways]]. After all, India has the [[List of countries by road network size|second largest]] road network in the world. |
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[[Iravan]], the son of Arjuna, is now our 85<sup>th</sup> [[Wikipedia:Good articles|good article]]. How do we know this? Since last year, more processes have been automated, increasing productivity. [[Wikipedia:Article alerts|Article alerts]] update the project with [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Article alerts|what's happening]] to India-related articles, from copyright violations to featured article candidates. |
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Currently, [[:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in India|{{PAGESINCAT:Wikipedia requested photographs in India}} Indian articles]] need images. Please improve these pages, especially if you enjoy photography! We look forward to more contributions from you. To get started, go to the [[Wikipedia:Noticeboard for India-related topics|noticeboard]]. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/to do|'''»''']] |
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| style="color: #000;" | The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/June 2008|last newsletter]] was written a year ago. In June 2008, [[2008 Indian Premier League|Indian Premier League]] was "hot" on Wikipedia, but the article about this year's [[2009 Indian Premier League|IPL]] has attracted 477 editors, or 53% more than the previous year! Even the number of articles [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/India articles by quality statistics|in the scope of our project]] jumped by a whopping 18,500+ articles in an year. The 3.2-year-old [[Portal:India/Quiz|India quiz]] continues to attract old and new Wikipedians, so join in the fun! |
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Wikipedians are organizing a [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore3|meetup in Bangalore]] on July 4 or 5. If you are interested, head over to the page and add your name! Topics of discussion include Indian language editions of Wikipedia and [[:meta:Wikimedia India|Wikimedia India]]. |
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[[User:RegentsPark|RegentsPark]], one of the prominent members of our project, was [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/RegentsPark|promoted]] to [[Wikipedia:Administrators|adminship]] this year. If you'd like to know who are the most avid editors of Wikipedia by [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits|number of edits]], refer to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Indians WP|this list]]. |
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"While [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Scientology|this issue]] has been resolved, one asks the question – what happens when there is a conflict of opinions? What about a Wikipedia entry on India and Pakistan, or the LTTE and the Tamils? Who can edit? Will the information be true?" writes B. Narasimhan of ''[[MiD DAY]]'' as deeper implications of the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-06-01/Scientology arbitration|Scientology arbitration case]],<sup>[http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2009/jun/030609-Wikipedia-Controversy-Church-of-Scientology-IT-Adda-Bangalore.htm 1]</sup> reminding us of the core principles of [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]] and the [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]. |
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== WikiProject India Newsletter, Volume IV, Issue 2 – July 2009 == |
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[[Transport in India]] was promoted to '''[[Wikipedia:Good articles|good article]]''' status, thanks to the efforts of [[User:Rsrikanth05|Rsrikanth05]], [[User:SBC-YPR|SBC-YPR]] and [[User:GDibyendu|GDibyendu]]. |
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Several new '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Workgroups|workgroups]]''' have been formed: WikiProjects [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Railways in India|Railways in India]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Education in India|Education in India]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Transport in India|Transport in India]]. Please join us if you're interested in those topics! |
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These India-related articles are currently on '''[[Wikipedia:Featured article review|featured article review]]''': [[Kerala]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Kerala/archive1|FAR]]), [[Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport/archive1|FAR]]) and [[rail transport in India]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Rail transport in India/archive2|FAR]]). Would you allow these articles to lose their FA status? |
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'''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Chennai|Wikipedia Takes Chennai]]''' – a scavenger hunt and free-content photography contest – has started in Chennai, along the same lines as [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes The City|Wikipedia Takes The City]]. |
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We look forward to more contributions from you. To get started, go to the [[Wikipedia:Noticeboard for India-related topics|noticeboard]]. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/to do|'''»''']] |
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| style="color: #000;" |[[:Category:Wikipedians in Bangalore|Wikipedians in Bangalore]] organised a [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore3|'''meetup''' on 5 July 2009]]; thanks to [[User:Tinucherian|Tinu Cherian]] for hosting the event! [http://www.arunram.net/blog/2009/07/wikipedians-meetup-in-bangalore/ Arunram] and [http://tinucherian.blogspot.com/2009/07/indian-wikipedians-meet-in-bangalore09.html Tinu Cherian] wrote extensively about the meetup, which was also covered by ''[http://en.wikizine.org/2009/07/year-2009-week-28-number-111.html Wikizine]'', ''[http://www.headlinesindia.com/lifestyle-news/social-networking/indian-wikipedians-meet-in-bangalore-16714.html Headlines India]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-07-06/News and notes|The Wikipedia Signpost]]''. Photos have been uploaded to [[:commons:Category:Bangalore Meetup 2009|Wikimedia Commons]]. [http://cis-india.org/author/sunil Sunil Abraham] from the [http://cis-india.org/ Centre for Internet and Society] has offered to help host such events in the future. All in all, the meetup was a great success. Watch out for the [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore4|next meetup]]! [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore|»]] |
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[[User:Nichalp|Nichalp]], an Indian [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats|bureaucrat]] and major contributor to more than 23 India-related featured articles and lists, was [[User_talk:Nichalp#Paid_editing_and_Zithan|desysopped]] over allegations of '''[[Wikipedia:Paid editing|paid editing]]''' and using [[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry|sock puppets]]. An [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Paid editing|RfC about paid editing]] was opened as a result of this incident. |
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A prolific editor and [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrator]], '''[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]]''' is among the top ten Wikipedians by [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits|number of edits]] across the English Wikipedia. Congratulations to Bhadani for also making the most number of edits among [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/List of Indian Wikipedians by number of edits|Indian Wikipedians]]! |
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Are you subscribed to [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l wikimediaindia-l] to learn about the latest developments of forming the [[w:meta:Wikimedia India|Indian chapter of Wikimedia]]? Did you know that there are '''[[Wikipedia:IRC channels|IRC channels]]''' for Wikipedians interested in India like you? Check them out at {{IRC|wikipedia-in}} and {{IRC|wikimedia-in}}! |
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Wikipedia's '''[[Portal:India/Quiz|India quiz]]''' remains a hotspot of the community by continuing to attract old and new Wikipedians. You are invited to join in and have fun! |
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This is your newsletter, and you can be involved in the creation of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/Newstips|next issue]]. Any and all contributions are welcome – so feel free to join in! Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just [[Wikipedia:Be bold|start editing]]! |
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<div style="float: right;">— [[User:Ncmvocalist|Ncmvocalist]], [[User:RegentsPark|RegentsPark]], ['''[[User:Sd31415|<span style="color: black;">sd</span>]]'''] and [[User:Tinucherian|'''<em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu</em>''']] [[User talk:Tinucherian|'''<em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian </em>''']]<!-- Add your name if you edited this... --></div>{{-}} |
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WP:IND Newsletter is back! It's been nearly a year since the last edition, but we hope to bring out issues on a more regular basis now. The India Wikiproject was set up to increasing coverage of India-related topics on Wikipedia, and over the past few months the focus has been on improving [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Assessment|article quality]]. A number of the project's [[WP:FA|featured articles]] underwent [[WP:FAR|featured article reviews]] over the past year. Of these, [[Darjeeling]] and [[Flag of India]] survived the review process, while the rest were demoted. During the same period, [[Gangtok]], [[Harbhajan Singh]], Darjeeling and [[Mysore]] were featured on the main page respectively on August 20, September 17, November 6 and December 29, 2009. Meanwhile, articles on topics as diverse as [[Political history of Mysore and Coorg (1565–1760)]], [[Marwari horse]] and [[Iravan]] were promoted as featured articles, and respectively appeared on the main page on March 25, May 17 and May 28, 2010. Consequently, the number of FA-class articles under the project's scope dropped from 67 in August 2009 to 63 in June 2010. The number of [[WP:GA|good articles]], however, saw a more than 40% increase, from 91 to 130 during the same period, while the number of [[WP:FL|featured lists]] saw a 33% increase from 12 to 16. |
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Due to the recent policy changes regarding unreferenced [[CAT:BLP|Biographies of Living People]] (BLPs), an effort was started in January 2010 to source all unreferenced BLPs coming under Wikiproject India. 1200 such articles were identified initially and more were added to the list later. Due to the sourcing effort, the number of Indian unreferenced BLPs is down to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/DashBot Unreferenced BLPs|565]] currently. During February-April 2010, There was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ANoticeboard_for_India-related_topics&action=historysubmit&diff=361437108&oldid=361415052 large scale disruption] of [[Kerala]] related articles by a [[Thrissur]] based IP vandal. Editing from a dynamic IP [[BSNL]] connection, the vandal changed dates of birth, death and ages of a number of [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil]] film actors. Later he added a few international biographies to his list. He also marked some living people like [[Arvind Swamy]] as dead. A month long range block was imposed on his IP range two times and each time he came back to vandalise dates once the block expired. Currently the range has been blocked for three months till September 11, 2010. |
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*Wikipedians in Bangalore have been organising [[WP:MBL|periodic meetups]] over the past year, in collaboration with the [http://www.cis-india.org Centre for Internet and Society]. The '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore16|next meetup]]''' is scheduled for July 18, 2010. Indian and other Wikipedians from all Wikipedias in various languages are welcome to attend. |
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*Some unintended vandalism is going on at the Assamese Wikipedia by the [[:as:বিশেষ:অৱদানবোৰ/Anshuman.jrt|sole active editor]]. This is a request for Assamese-conversant Wikipedians to [[Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics/Archive_43#Large_scale_misspelling_in_Assamese_wikipedia|help resolve the issue]]. |
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*A discussion is in progress [[Talk:List_of_art_music_traditions#Move_proposal|here]] in order to determine whether non-Western (including Indian) forms of classical music should be referred to by the nomenclature of ''art music'' instead of ''classical music''. Please participate and add your comments. |
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* Watchlist the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/India| Articles for Deletions page]] for India related discussions. Opinions from more Indian Wikipedians are required in many of the discussions. |
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*The [[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010]] is at present underway in [[Coimbatore]], and the Tamil Wikipedia is actively involved at the event. A detailed report will follow in the next issue. |
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*[[Wikimania#Wikimania_2010|Wikimania 2010]] is happening in Poland from July 7-11. Indian Wikipedians attending include [[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]], [[:ml:user:Shijualex|Shiju Alex]], [[:ta:user:Ravidreams|Ravidreams]] , [[:ml:User:Santhosh.thottingal|Santhosh Thottingal]], [[User:Tinucherian|Tinu Cherian]], WMF Board member [[Bishakha Datta]] and Advisory Board member Achal Prabala. We wish them all the best! More on their experiences in the next issue. |
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[[Mahavidwan R. Raghava Iyengar]], |
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[[Wikipedia:Notice board for India-related topics/Version 1.0 assesment|Version 1.0 assesment]], |
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[[Portal:India|India Portal]], |
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[[Template:Life in India|Life in India]], |
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[[Ilaiyaraaja]], [[M. S. Subbulakshmi]], [[R. K. Narayan]], |
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After a missed issue, the WP:IND newsletter is back on track to being a regular bimonthly feature. The Indian WikiProject has seen plenty of online and off-line action, both in English as well as other Indian languages, and we now have a bigger, better format that intends to feature content and news from the English as well as other Indian language Wikipedias. |
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Reaching out to Indians has been the theme of the Indian Wikiproject over the past couple of months, aiming to involve a greater number of Indians in editing both the English and Indian language Wikipedias. To this end, efforts to set up [[meta:Wikimedia_India|the Indian chapter of Wikimedia]] have moved into their final stages, and registration of the society is currently pending. An effort is underway to push for "WikiMarathons" at meetups, where attendees will be encouraged to edit the English and/or Indian language Wikipedias. This is intended to popularise Wikipedia editing among the general public. In addition, a [https://github.com/srikanthlogic/WikipediaDYKTweeter bot] to post DYK's from the Indian Wikiproject to [http://twitter.com/dykindia Twitter] was created and launched by [[User:Logicwiki]]. |
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Regrettably, the number of Featured Articles has dropped from 63 in June to 58 at the end of October 2010. Several FAs came up for review and were delisted, while [[Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties of India]] was saved. Meanwhile, [[Chalukya Dynasty]] appeared on the main page on July 9, 2010. Hearteningly, the number of Good Articles increased from 130 to 136 during the same period, while the number of Featured Lists remained constant at 16. |
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The [[Wikipedia:Bot_requests#Replacement_for_the_late_Article_Alert_Bot|source code for the Article Alert Bot is now available]] and the bot itself is expected to be up and running very shortly. This means that [[WP:INAA|article alerts for the Indian Wikiproject]] will again be available, enabling editors to easily keep track of developments in respect of reviews, nominations, deletions etc. |
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The date change vandal mentioned briefly in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/Newsletter/June 2010|previous issue]] made a reappearance when the range block on his IP range expired in September. Consequently the block was extended till September 2011. |
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In October there was a heated [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ANoticeboard_for_India-related_topics&action=historysubmit&diff=393196649&oldid=392948652 discussion] in the India project noticeboard regarding the copyright status of the Indian party symbols. The discussion was triggered by the deletion of [[User:Wikiality123|Wiki San Roze]]'s party symbol images by [[User:Hammersoft|Hammersoft]] as copyright violations. No resolution was reached, partly because of our inability to explain to Hammersoft how election symbols in India differ from party logos. Comments are requested from anyone with a background in Indian copyright law to clarify this issue. |
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*The [http://bn.wikisource.org Bengali Wikisource], which contains the literary works of many prominent writers of Bengali language including Rabindranath Tagore, has crossed the 5,000 pages milestone. According to [[meta:Wikisource|List of Wikisource]] page, Bengali Wikisource is now at rank 21 among 56 Wikisource based on number of content pages. |
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[[File:Bala 026.jpg|thumb|right|The Tamil Wikipedia stall at the [[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010]] in [[Coimbatore]] in June 2010.]] |
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*The uploading of Tamil technical words donated by [[Tamil Virtual University]] to the [http://ta.wiktionary.org Tamil Wiktionary] was completed in October. The words were donated by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] due to lobbying efforts by Tamil Wikipedians during the runup to the [[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010]] (WCTC) in June. Nearly 70,000 words were uploaded increasing the word count in Tamil Wiktionary from 1,20,000+ to 1,90,000+. This has brought Tamil to the 10th place (from 17) in the list of [http://s23.org/wikistats/wiktionaries_html.php largest wiktionaries] and has earned it a place in the [http://www.wiktionary.org Wiktionary front page logo]. In addition, Tamil Wikipedians set up a stall at the WCTC and introduced Tamil Wiki projects to people from all walks of life. |
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[[File:2010-07-11-gdansk-by-RalfR-001.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jimmy Wales]] introduces the Malayalam Wikipedia CD of [[:ml:WP:Version 1|500 selected articles]] during his key note address at [[Wikimania 2010]] at Gdansk.]] |
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*The [[:hi:Wikipedia|Hindi Wikipedia]] and its sister wiki projects migrated to the new vector interface on September 1, 2010. In addition, Hindi is the first (and so far the only) Indian language to be incorporated into the [http://www.wikibhasha.com/ WikiBhasha] translation and contribution toolkit developed by [[Microsoft Research]]. |
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*Malayalam wikimedian [[:ml:user:Santosh.thottingal|Santhosh Thottingal]] has developed a software (Wiki2CD) for the creation of the [[ml:വിക്കിപീഡിയ:Version_1|Malayalam Wikipedia CD]], which was launched in 2010. In addition, Santosh, along with fellow Malayalam wikimedian [[:ml:user:Shijualex|Shiju Alex]] coordinated a panel discussion at Wikimania 2010 on [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/wikimania2010/wiki/Submissions/Creating_offline_version_of_Wiki_content_-_Solutions_and_Challenges creation of offline Wiki content]. |
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[[WP:MMU1|Mumbai]] and [[WP:MDH1|Delhi]] held their first meetups in September, where Wikimedia Board members Barry Newstead and [[User:Bishdatta|Bishakha Datta]] met up with Wikipedians and other interested members of the public in these cities. A month later, [[WP:MHB1|Hyderabad]] also held its first meetup. |
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[[File:Wikimeetup19_Blore_0540.JPG|thumb|left|240px|[[User:Arunram|Arun Ram]], [[:ml:user:Shijualex|Shiju Alex]] and Barry Newstead releasing the Wikimedia India community newsletter at the nineteenth Bangalore meetup on 24 September 2010.]] |
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Wikipedians in Bangalore continued their tradition of meeting up regularly at the [http://www.cis-india.org/ Centre for Internet and Society], with the [[WP:MBL19|nineteenth meetup]] in September featuring Barry and Bishaka as attendees, and marking the release of the [[meta:File:Wikimedia India Community Newsletter 2010 September.pdf|community newsletter]]. Along with Delhi and Mumbai, Bangalore is reported to be one of the three cities in contention for the Indian office of the Wikipedia Foundation. |
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[[File:Jimmy Wales Mumbai 31 October 2010.ogg|thumb|left|Jimmy Wales speech at the Mumbai Wikipedia Meetup #3 on 31 October 2010. Intro by [[User:Bishdatta]] & [[User:Arunram]]. (Recorded by [[User:AshLin]].)]] |
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Wikipedia founder [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimmy Wales]] had an interaction with Wikipedians followed by a [http://www.slideshare.net/HeadStart/jimmy-wales-at-wikipedia-mumbai-meet-3 presentation] to members of the public at the [[WP:MMU2|third Wikipedia meetup in Mumbai]] on October 31, 2010. |
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The first [[WP:IWM1|Wikimarathon]], where Wikipedians and members of the public were encouraged to contribute to Wikimedia projects onsite, was held simultaneously at the meetups in [[WP:MBL21|Bangalore]] and [[WP:MCH2|Chennai]] on November 14, 2010. Wikipedians in [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Delhi/Delhi2|Delhi]] also held a meetup the same day. |
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The Malayalam Wikipedia held several academies in different parts of Kerala over the past few months. |
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Wikimedia Foundation board member [[User:Bishdatta|Bishakha Datta]] and Indian Wikipedian [[User:Gurubrahma|Srinivas Gunta]] co-authored a panel presentation at Wikimania 2010 on the [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/wikimania2010/wiki/Submissions/Wikimedia_Asia_Project Wikimedia Asia Project]. |
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*Two current [[WP:FA|featured articles]], [[2007 Samjhauta Express bombings]] and [[Economy of India]] have been nominated for reviews [[Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/2007_Samjhauta_Express_bombings/archive1|here]] and [[Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/Economy_of_India/archive2|here]] respectively. Contribute and help prevent these articles from being delisted! |
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*[[Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics#Articles_about_India|This interesting discussion]] on the quality of editing in India-related articles has been underway for on the noticeboard a few days. Feel free to join in and express your opinion. |
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*A [[Talk:Famine_in_India|series of discussions]] are underway on the [[WP:NPOV|neutrality]] of the [[Famine in India]] article. Please comment and help resolve the disputes. |
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*Join the [http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l Wikimedia India mailing list] and the [irc://irc.freenode.org/wikimedia-in IRC channel] for regular updates and discussions. Links to language-specific forums are available [[:meta:Wikimedia_India#Other_mailing_lists.2Fgroups.2Fnoticeboards|here]]. |
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<small> This newsletter is automatically delivered by [[User:Od Mishehu AWB]], operated by [[User:Od Mishehu|עוד מישהו]] [[User talk:Od Mishehu|Od Mishehu]] 09:34, 24 November 2010 (UTC)</small> |
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==Invite to WikiConference India 2011 == |
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The First WikiConference India is being organized in Mumbai and will take place on 18-20 November 2011.<br> You can see our [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011 Official website], the [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183138458406482 Facebook event] and our [https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGNxSzAxUndoOHRGamdDSTFMVGNrd3c6MA#gid=0 Scholarship form]. |
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But the activities start now with the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011/Wiki_Outreach 100 day long WikiOutreach]. |
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As you are part of [[WP:IND|WikiProject India]] community we invite you to be there for conference and share your experience. Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/Hydkat|your contributions]]. |
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We look forward to see you at Mumbai on 18-20 November 2011 |
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== INCOTM March: APJ Abdul Kalam == |
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Hey! I saw that you've edited Dr Kalam's article extensively and had also proposed a collaboration to make it an FA. Well, it's still C class and finally at the India Wikiproject we've voted it as our monthly collaboration. Ignore my message if you know this already but it would be great if you can join in and help expand/improve the article! Cheers :) [[User:Noopur28|Noopur28]] ([[User talk:Noopur28|talk]]) 08:49, 1 March 2012 (UTC) |
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== WikiProject India Tag & Assess 2012 Contest == |
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Hello friends, we are a number of editors from WikiProject India have got together to assess the many thousands of articles under the stewardship of the project, and we'd love to have you, a fellow member, join us. These articles require [[WP:ASSESS|assessment]], that is, the addition of a WikiProject template to the talk page of an article, assessing it for quality and importance and adding a few extra parameters to it. |
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As of March 11, 2012, 07:00 UTC, WikiProject India has 95,998 articles under its stewardship. Of these 13,980 articles are completely unassessed (both for class and importance) and another 42,415 articles are unassessed for importance only. Accordingly, a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2012|Tag & Assess 2012]] drive-cum-contest has begun from March 01, 2012 to last till May 31, 2012. |
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If you are new to assessment, you can learn the minimum about how to evaluate from [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2012/Guide - Part 1|Part One of the Assessment Guide]]. |
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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2012/Guide - Part 2|Part Two of the Guide]] will help you learn to employ the full functionality of the talk page template, should you choose to do so. |
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You can sign up on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2012|Tag & Assess page]]. There are a number of awards to be given in recognition of your efforts. Come & join us to take part in this exciting new venture. You'll learn more about India in this way. |
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