Dehalvi Wikimedia User Group/Meetups/February 2021

The Dehalvi Wikimedia User Group members met online on Feb 5, 2021 09:00 PM IST. TIssues surrounding the Urdu Wikipedia and associated projects, and the Indian Urdu Wikipedia community were discussed.

Discussion venue

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The meet lasted for more than an hour, from 09:00 PM IST to 10:15 PM IST.

Registered Participants

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Sr.No Username Name City State
1 User:Hindustanilanguage Muzammil Hyderabad Telangana
2 User:TheAafi Aaqib Anjum Aafī New Delhi Delhi
3 User:faismeen Mohammad Faisal Hyderabad Telangana
4 User:Ulubatli Hasan Parvez Alam Mumbai Maharashtra
5 User:Faranjuned Juned Ahmad Noor Bahraich Uttar Pradesh

Discussion Points

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  • Policy Discussions
  • Wikipedia Education Program for Urdu.
  • Strategy planning for Urdu Workshops.
  • History, past and Future of Urdu Wikipedia.
  • Discussions about possible collaboration with government as well as institutes.
  • More Urdu Meetups Planning.
  • CIS - WMIN - WMF Structure and how Urdu Wikipedians can work with movement partners.

Challenges

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  • Contacting old members.
  • Finalizing venue(s) with cheaper rates for offline meetups.
  • Pre-event on Wiki Discussion Management.

What Next

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  • Wikipedia Education Program for Urdu
  • Conference preparations in the background.
  • On-wiki discussion about policies.
  • Community follow-up for review of designed program.
  • Next tentative meet-up in Mid-April.