Kannada Language Workshop/activity

Pre-event discussions

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29-11-2024

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29-11-2024 meeting notes
particpants: Anoop, Vikash Hegde, Bharathesha Alasandemajalu, Kavitha G Kana.
Discussion highlights: Bangalore event to planned for January month, Mangalore event will be conducted on St Aloysius college along with Wikimedia Asian Month event for Kannada and Tulu Wikimedians and Students of St. Aloysius Deemed to be University, Monthly community calls to be held for wiki topics discussion. Also Bharathesha expressed need of monthly community online meets to be held with inclusion community members of other languages to facilitate wiki discussions and May need Wikimedians gathering inperson events. Kavitha madam informed due to examinations around December some Education institutions should also moved post examination and also informed willingness of participation by wikimedians of Kasaragod.

December

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Mangalore

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Event Type Workshop Name Location Date Details
Wikipedia Asian Month event Wikipedia Asian Month offline event, Growth tool demonstration Event:WikipediaAsianMonth-Kannada&Tulu workshop-St.Aloysius,Mangalore-16-12-2024 16-December-2024 Wikipedia Asian month offline editing for students of St. Aloysius Deemed to be University, Explanation growth tools
Newcomer Homepage
A special page offering resources for newcomers, including a "newcomer tasks" feed and a link to a volunteer mentor for guidance.
Newcomer Tasks
A curated feed of suggested edits to help newcomers learn editing, featuring structured tasks and recommendations.
Help Panel
A resource platform integrated into the editing process, guiding newcomers as they complete tasks.
Mentorship
Tools to connect newcomers with experienced editors for advice and support.
Wikisource Workshop Advanced Wikisource Editing for community Event:Wikisource-workshop-Mangalore-15-12-2024 15-December-2024 Workshop aimed at experienced users to delve deeper into Wikisource-specific tools and advanced editing techniques.

Online

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Event Type Workshop Name Location Date Details
Wikidata Workshop Wikidata basics Google meet/zoom 26-12-2024, 7:15pm to 8:45pm IST Wikidata basics, some interesting tools for editing wikidata mainly wikidata-todo
Wikisource (Wikidata specific) Workshop Wikisource Editing Workshop Google meet/zoom 27-12-2024, 7:15pm to 8:45pm IST editing & use of Wikidata on Wikisource.
Pywikibot/PAWS Wikisource Editing Workshop Google meet/zoom 28-12-2024, 7:15pm to 8:45pm IST Pywikibot is a Python library and set of scripts that allows developers and contributors to interact programmatically with Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and others. It is primarily used to automate tasks such as editing pages, adding content, updating data, and querying the wiki databases. tools to access Pywikibot: PAWS

January

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Bangalore

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Event Type Event topic details Location & Date
community meetup Discuss Kannada related wiki topics Discuss Kannada Wikipedia and Wiktionary activities , Wikisource has recently gained momentum, it's time to focus on developing Kannada Wikiquote for growth of Kannada Wikimedia projects. To be decided
Wikidata Kannada label adding event Introduction to Wikidata Workshop covering Wikidata editing, focusing on Kannada language entries and structured data.
Wikipedia Template Editing Workshop for community A session focused on Kannada Wikipedia template creation, customizations, including local templates for Kannada ensuring proper formatting and coding.
Event Type Workshop Name Location Date Details
Wikisource Workshop Wikisource Editing Workshop Vijaya College, Mulki on hold , due to exams Focus on contributing and editing Kannada texts on Wikisource. Participants will learn the basics of Wikisource.
Wikisource Workshop Wikisource Editing Workshop Canara College, Mangalore on hold , due to exams A dedicated workshop for introduction to Kannada Wikisource including transcription and formatting.

February

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workshops to be scheduled