CIS-A2K/Train-a-Wikipedian/Store/Proposed Chennai

This is a proposed session at Chennai at the end of April 2016. However a) this session is not confirmed still, b) topics may change

Interesting and useful Wiki tools and gadgets

These tools will be discussed in brief.

Citation tools

Citation creation tools:

• Indian English Newspaper search tool, a simple but useful tool to search Indian English newspapers
• Google Books Citation tool: how does it work with quick demonstration;
• Web citation tools and refmakers The available refmakers, although none of these work perfectly, demo of the best available option

Editing tools

• QuickWikiEditor: install, right click, replace text easily. trmendously useful for minor fixes
• Converters: Different converters such as Excel to Wiki-table, Word doc to Wikicreole etc.

Copyvio detection tools

• Copyvio detector Less known, nut works for Indian languages
• DupDet Works for everything

Articles and editor's contribution analysis tools

• Available editor contribs analysis tools those work for Indic Wikipedias including article blamer;
• Available editor contribs analysis tools those work for Indic Wikipedias;

Specific advanced topics

• URAA and PD-1996: How can these help Indic Wikipedias?
• Personality rights: What is it? Do we need to worry about it?

Common confusions

• Wikilinks and interwiki links: It is simple, but I always see "wikilinks" are referred as "interwiki links".
• en:Wikipedia:Don't abbreviate "Wikipedia" as "Wiki"!: Don't say "in our Wiki".