Pavanaja

Welcome to Meta!

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-- ɑηsuмaη ^«T» 11:23, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Remove IP throttle for account creation!

Hi, just wanted to let you know about this bugzilla:25000, actually this extension mw:Extension:ThrottleOverride is meant for users with Admin, and Account Creator access/rights. Admins and Account Creators can create more than 6 accounts, within 24 hours and this can't be done for other users. You may need to refer Mass account creation. Also there is an another way to create accounts at tools:~acc (being migrated to wmflabs), where we volunteers handle account requests, abide by the Username Policy, IP Blocks and other guidelines. More info at en:WP:Request an account. I hope this'd be useful to you. -- ɑηsuмaη ^«T» 12:03, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Write summary

Hey, please write detailed editing summary about the changes you make on Wikimedia, especially on meta. And also when you make section edits. It'd help the users a lot about the updates easily. Thanks. -- ɑηsuмaη «Talk» 12:24, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Superprotect status

Dear Pavanaja, since you are an administrator on a wiki from which no user participated in this discussion, I'd like to make sure you are aware of some recent events which may alter what the Wikimedia Foundation lets you do on your wiki: Superprotect.

• Request for comment: Requests for comment/Superprotect rights
• An open letter about its implementation: Letter to Wikimedia Foundation: Superprotect and Media Viewer

Peteforsyth 09:36, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

Work plans and drafts

Hi Pavanaja,

I saw that you have created some pages like India Access To Knowledge/Work plan July 2014 - June 2015/Konkani. However there is already India Access To Knowledge/Draft Work plan July 2014 - June 2015/Konkani. So I am going to delete those "work plans" and leave "draft work plans" if that's fine for you? Those "work plans" were marked as duplicates. I didn't want to delete those pages before making sure it's fine for you and since I saw this edit from you. Also, if you prefer to use "work plans" instead of "draf work plans" then I would suggest you to use the "move" tool to move pages to another name. If you need any help or have any question, feel free to ask. Best regards, --Stryn (talk) 19:30, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

Yes, those "Work plan..." pages marked for deletion have to be deleted. I have already updated the "Draft.." pages with the content form the "Work plan..." pages. Once these pages are deleted, we will move all "Draft..." pages as "Work plan..." pages. Sorry for the little confusion created.--Pavanaja (talk) 05:34, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you

Train the Trainer 2015 barnstar

This barnstar is awarded to you in recognition of your leadership and presentation skills in the Train the Trainer 2015 program. We hope to have enriched your Wiki-experience and would like to see active contribution from you towards outreach and other Wiki-activities. Thank you once again for your enthusiastic participation. -- CIS-A2K team (talk) 10:28, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Ready for translation: VisualEditor News #4—2015

Hi! This is an invitation to join translators working on the August's issue of the VisualEditor multilingual newsletter, which will be widely delivered at the end of this workweek. Among other things, this month it features the names of the top contributors for the recent VisualEditor 2nd Translathon. Thanks a lot for your support, as usual! Elitre (WMF), 16:49, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

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MediaWiki Train the Trainer 2015 barnstar

MediaWiki Train the Trainer 2015 barnstar

Thanks for joining the event as a resource person. This barnstar is awarded to you in recognition of your leadership and presentation skills in the MediaWiki Train the Trainer 2015 program. We hope to have enriched your Wiki-experience and would like to see active contribution from you towards MediaWiki and other scripts, gadgets and tools-related activities. Thank you once again for your enthusiastic participation. -- CIS-A2K (talk) 15:07, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Ready for translation: VisualEditor News #5—2015

Hi! This is an invitation to join translators working on the October's issue of the VisualEditor multilingual newsletter, which will be widely delivered at the end of this workweek. Thanks a lot for your support, as usual! Elitre (WMF), 18:00, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

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PPS: We are maintaining a list of editors who have worked on VE-related content (such as newsletters). We only use it to notify them of translation opportunities, to make sure they don't miss Translathons, etc. If you would like messages like this one to be delivered on your talk page at a different WMF project, need any help with translations related to VisualEditor or would like to remove your name from that list, please contact me directly.

Ready for translation: VisualEditor News #6—2015

Hi! This is an invitation to join translators working on the last issue of the VisualEditor multilingual newsletter for 2015, which will be widely delivered on Thursday (end of the day in Europe). Despite being a bit shorter than usual, it does feature important announcements, like the one about the single edit tab system, which people can already test and give feedback about. Thanks a lot for your support, as usual! Elitre (WMF), 14:15, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

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Ready for translation: VisualEditor News #1—2016

Hi! This is an invitation to join translators working on the upcoming issue of the multilingual newsletter for the visual editor, which will be widely delivered as usual on Friday (end of the day in Europe). This time it features, among other things, updates about tables and about the single edit tab system (if you're looking for more translation opportunities, please consider the related overview). Thanks a lot for your support, as usual! Elitre (WMF), 21:37, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

PS: Here are some instructions. Please go to the translation page: your language should be available from the drop-down menu on the right. Once you've selected it, you'll see the document in English side by side with any translation work already done in your language. You can add new translations or modify existing ones. Please let us know about difficulties you experience with the translation memory system.

Ready for translation: VisualEditor News #2—2016

Hi! This is an invitation to join translators working on the upcoming issue of the multilingual newsletter for the visual editor, which will be widely delivered this Sunday (end of the day in Europe). The "future changes" section is particularly interesting this time, and you're welcome to join and spread the word about the Community Taskforce. Thanks a lot for your support, as usual! Elitre (WMF), 10:53, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

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WikiConference India 2016 updates

WikiConference India 2016 is here!

Hi,

Thanks for signing up as a volunteer for WikiConference India 2016 (WCI 2016). Here are some updates regarding the event:

• WCI 2016 will take place on 5th, 6th, and 7th of August 2016 at Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran (Mohali). Please save these dates. We will open conference registration soon.

• PEG request for WCI 2016 has been approved. We appreciate WMF PEG team's support and decision in facilitating this. We thank all community members who endorsed and contributed to this initiative. We are excited and look forward to an intensive month planning and executing WCI 2016.

• Phase 1 filtering of scholarship applications has been done. Among 450+ applications, 200+ applications have been shortlisted for final review. We are expecting to announce the results by July first week.

• WCI 2016 Call for Participation is open now. Please submit your proposals for paper presentations, lightning talks, and workshops.

• Please take WCI 2016 Program Survey and help us design the conference based on community's needs.

• Please initiate and participate in the Punjab edit-a-thon. It is a gift from all Indian language communities for the Punjabi community which is hosting the conference. The community that adds most number of bytes or words will be awarded a trophy.

• Please review our conference Code of Conduct.

• Please place any feedback regarding the event at the meta talk page. You can also join us for the weekly IRC sessions we hold every Wednesday and Saturday at 2130 IST at #wikiconferenceindia channel. You may also find frequent updates through our Facebook group and mailing list.

Regards,

Ravi,

WCI 2016 Team.

P.S. If you wish to stop receiving such updates, please remove your name here.

WikiConference India 2016 program

Congratulations again on your proposal being selected!

We hope you have registered for the conference. If not please follow the instructions at: http://wci2016.doattend.com/ If you are a scholarship recipient - use the Wikimedia Registration option. In case you are not attending or unable to attend, please let us know at the earliest so that the schedules can be readjusted accordingly.

The program schedule is available here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Programs

Please make sure you read the presenter guidelines. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Presenter_guidelines

We look forward to seeing you in Chandigarh!

For program committee

Shyamal

en:User:Shyamal

Hi Shyamal, Thanks for accepting my proposal for presentation. I will do my best.-Pavanaja (talk) 16:33, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Reporting and other updates for WikiConference India 2016 scholarship recipients

WikiConference India 2016 reporting and other updates!

Hi,

Glad to get in touch with you after the conference!

• Please give your feedback for the conference through this survey before 25th August 2016.
• As part of the scholarship agreement, please document your learnings and experience using the form here before 31st August 2016.
• If you haven't claimed reimbursement yet, please fill this claim form and post it to the following address before 18th August, 2016. Please attach original bills and boarding passes. Please note that we won't be extending the date any further.

Address:

The Centre for Internet and Society,

Attention: Mr. Ajoy Kumar,

No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru, 560071.

• Please upload your conference presentations at Commons under WikiConference India 2016 presentations category.
• Please upload pictures, videos you shot during the conference at Commons under an appropriate subcategory of WikiConference India 2016 category.

Message posted by Ravi

Congratulations

Congratulations on becoming the admin of Tulu Wikipedia. --Muzammil (talk) 19:47, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. A lot has to be done now--Pavanaja (talk) 00:56, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

That's great! --Muzammil (talk) 17:55, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Ready for translation: VisualEditor News #3—2016

Hi! This is an invitation to join translators working on the upcoming issue of the multilingual newsletter for the visual editor, which will be widely delivered this weekend. The goal this time is getting translations in over 20 languages, maybe even 25! Thanks a lot for your support, as usual! Elitre (WMF), --08:55, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

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Maithili Wikimedians Mission 10

Hello,

Did you know...?
Maithili Wikimedians volunteer members has taken a challenge in itself i.e. Mission 10. The focus and aim of the challenge is to complete 10,000 articles on Maithili Wikipedia before the end of this year 2016. As of November 30, 5,555 articles were made on Maithili Wikipedia. From the 1^st of December until the 31^st of December the challenge will run on Maithili Wikipedia. The challenge is divided on 2 basic parts Online and Offline events. The online event is focused on creating articles and offline parts is about meeting with Maithili speakers from different parts of Nepal. For more info, Please see project page here on meta-wiki as well local page on maiwiki. Kind Regards, TBhagat (talk) --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

New message

You have a new message at CIS-A2K request page. -- Tito Dutta (talk) 08:49, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Ready for translation: Editing News #1—2017

Hi! This is an invitation to join translators working on the upcoming issue of the multilingual newsletter for the visual editor, which will be widely delivered when it's end of Friday in Central Europe, and that features, among other things, rumours about a much-desired syntax highlighting tool... Thanks for your help with this, it feels great to be back. --Elitre (WMF), 17:27, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

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Wikimedia Diversity Conference: We need your help!

Dear User:Pavanaja,
Thank you for signing up to be an ambassador for Wikimedia Diversity Conference 2017! Some of the conference pages are now marked for translation. Please consider translating these pages to the languages you know so that people around the world can read about Wikimedia Diversity Conference in the languages they are familiar with. Please click on the 'Translate this page ' link on top of the main page of the conference to start translating! We are grateful that ambassadors like you are striving to make the Diversity Conference truly global and multi-linguistic. --Netha Hussain (talk) 17:40, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Last minute search for jurors for the upcoming Wiki Science Competition

Hi, I don't know if you crossed some the messages I left on wikipedia, wikidata commons and wikiveristy about this event.

I am checking with Ivo Kruusamägi from Wikimedia Estonia the composition of the final jury. We did our best to keep it balanced by continent, gender, field etc but in the end it is still a little bit eurocentric. I mean, it is good they are not all from Estonia and Italy, but of course it could have been better. Finding 15 names (and other ones for more national juries) to help was not easy... I did gather some "maybes" from China and India in private that might be used next time, including people in national juries that we can promote, but so far I could only reduce the gender unbalance.

I hope that the results will promote science around the globe in any case. As a last appropriate effort now that more urgent issues have been addressed and we are finalizing the main organization, I am looking all the profiles of active wikimedians from or related to Africa, South American Oceania or Asia with a possible public name and surname (as a form of transparency, jurors should be public figures) and a scientific or technological education or position. Like yours.

Would you be interested in joining us to be a juror in the second-level jury? I am sure that next time we will find new additional contacts and I will not contact you at the last minute. Of course, if we can finally get two or three new names, we can promote one of them to the final jury too.

Even you don't have time, could you help us also in promoting the event amongst people you know or mailing lists or groups you have joined? This will be also useful to promote more national juries next time. It was already hard to organize one in parallel to this, we did our best to promote initiatives on all the continents.

In any case thank you in advance.--Alexmar983 (talk) 13:50, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

Dear Alexmar983, it is an honour to get recognised this way. I will be happy to help you in this endevour.--Pavanaja (talk) 17:03, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

Good! I create a wikidata item with your ID and ask Ivo to put it on the website! Stay tuned! thank you!--Alexmar983 (talk) 02:35, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

I improved d:Q15718517 with a scientific ID, it should be fine. Can you give Ivo your email? Send him a message. Thank you. Maybe we can put you in the main jury, especially if we get another name for the lower one.--Alexmar983 (talk) 02:42, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

You are part of the team see.--Alexmar983 (talk) 08:07, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

I cannot find your email, I am so busy. Can you send it to me? Thank you!--Alexmar983 (talk) 07:38, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

pavanaja vishvakannada.com --Pavanaja (talk) 06:58, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Wikimedia diversity - What happened at the conference and how to follow up

Hello Pavanaja,
We are messaging you now because you signed up as an ambassador for Wikimedia Diversity Conference 2017. We are sharing this message far and wide, so apologies in advance if you are receiving this message twice.

During the conference, we dedicated a full afternoon to discussing the strategic direction and what it means for the work on diversity in the Wikimedia movement. Compiling the outcomes of those conversations, we summarized the key problems and solutions identified, and we created a summary statement. But the conversation is far from over! We still need to hear from diversity ambassadors: (1) what does working for diversity mean at your local context?; (2) what are the needs that should be addressed; (3) what resources are relevant for these identified needs?

We know that diversity gains meaning in context, and this is why we need to hear every voice. Please take a few minutes to go over to the diversity conversation page and add your comments.

If you’d like to stay in touch, and share your experience working for diversity with others, add your profile on our group here.

Thank you and see you on the wiki,
Sara (talk)

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:40, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

Vote WSC2017

Hi, you haven't voted yet in India. do you have problems? just late? let me know.--Alexmar983 (talk) 03:57, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

How much time do you need? I keep postponing the deadline but we should be done in one month and it takes some time to analyze so many pictures.--Alexmar983 (talk) 15:36, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

It looks to me like you don't have time to do the task, it's getting late. Should I remove your name? It probably mean i have to restart everything,l that's quite a delay... but if just had logged 10 minutes every week you have done by now... just try. it's "yes" and "no".--Alexmar983 (talk) 12:20, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

I have been struggling with the tool. It was not at all opening for me. Finally it opened. But takes long time to load images. Sometimes the next image does not load at all.--Pavanaja (talk) 16:24, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

ok you start, that's perfect. Now all can be solved easily. The frozen interface was a temporary problem when I was checking the results, and it's gone... about the other question it's just that you wait 6 weeks to vote, statistically many images were deleted because the quality was not good. If this happen, since we have not a lot of time, just put yes. It's only 12 files. If they are selected by 2 juror out of three, we will sort them at the next step. But they were deleted so they are terrible and this shouldn't have occured.--Alexmar983 (talk) 02:59, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Ready for translation: Editing News #1—2018

Hi! This is an invitation to join translators working on the upcoming issue of the multilingual newsletter for the visual editor, which will be widely delivered when it's end of Friday in Central Europe. Thanks in advance for your help with this: getting to interact with fellows so skilled like the translators are is among my favorite things about my job :) Best, Elitre (WMF) 10:29, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

PS: Here are some instructions. Please go to the translation page: your language should be available from the drop-down menu on the right. Once you've selected it, you'll see the document in English side by side with any translation work already done in your language. You can add new translations or modify existing ones. Please let us know about difficulties you experience with the translation memory system.

Translation: VisualEditor newsletter October 2018

Thank you for offering to help with translations. m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2018/October is ready to translate now. /Whatamidoing (WMF)

18:20, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

[Wikipedia & Education User Group] Updates: November 2018

Greetings,

Integrating Wikimedia with education is a powerful strategy for the outreach of Wikimedia projects. Realising this concept, a group of leaders promoted this and formed the Wikipedia Education Collaborative. After some time, this evolved to become a user group, officially recognised by the Affiliations Committee in June 2018. The user group had its first board elections earlier in September. In the process to formalise activities and give a shape the user group for long-term sustainability, we are now revamping our processes. Thanks for supporting us during incubation stages, we are now inviting you to formally join the user group by following the instructions on the members' page. Being a member will allow you to be a part of this wonderful collaboration and also do interesting stuff.

Kind regards
On behalf of Wikipedia and Education UG, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:44, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Kannada Wikipedia Education Program Conference and Training

Thank you for Guide and support.--Vishwanatha Badikana (talk) 12:20, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Wikimania Ambassador

Hi!

I noticed that you have signed up as a Wikimedia Diversity Ambassador, after the Diversity Conference held in Stockholm 2017. In August this year, Wikimania will take place in Stockholm, and our goal is to use Ambassadors to reach out to local communities, to spread the news about the conference and the outcomes afterwards. The conference theme (still to be announced) will connect closely to diversity. If you would like to be involved as a Wikimania ambassador, please sign up at the Ambassador page at the Wikimania wiki!

A first thing to do, if you would like to help out, would be to translate the scholarship page at the Wikimania wiki into the language(s) you speak!

Best, Eric Luth (WMSE) (talk) 09:14, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

Workshop and Editathons to accomplish Tulu offline Wikipedia to schools

Dear @Pavanaja:,
Thank you for answering previous questions. I have added few more comments which I got from team in discussion section. Please feel free to response. --Gopala (CIS-A2K) (talk) 07:31, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

I have answered the queries.--Pavanaja (talk) 09:46, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

Thank you and Happy Diwali

		Thank you and Happy Diwali
		"Thank you for being you." —anonymousHello, this is the festive season. The sky is full of fireworks, the houses are decorated with lamps and rangoli. On behalf of the Project Tiger 2.0 team, I sincerely thank you for your contribution and support. Wishing you a Happy Diwali and a festive season. Regards and all the best. -- Tito Dutta (talk) 16:28, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

Sunday August 23: Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Strategic flock of Wikimedians heading in a new direction.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a proposed forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

The idea is to follow up on the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting and other strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates, and you are all invited to RSVP here.--Pharos (talk) 23:25, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Sunday September 20 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Birds of a feather flock together.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August SWAN meeting and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates, this month we are meeting on Sunday September 20, and you are all invited to RSVP here.--Pharos (talk) 02:10, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Sunday October 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Friendship is a movement value.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the September and August SWAN meetings, and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including the recent proposed changes to the Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws, this month we are meeting on Sunday October 25, and you are all invited to RSVP here.--Pharos (talk) 16:45, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Community Wishlist Survey 2021: Invitation

The 2021 Community Wishlist Survey is now open! This survey is the process where communities decide what the Community Tech team should work on over the next year. We encourage everyone to submit proposals until the deadline on 30 November, or comment on other proposals to help make them better. The communities will vote on the proposals between 8 December and 21 December.

The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors. You can write proposals in any language, and we will translate them for you. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing your proposals!

SGrabarczuk (WMF)

18:25, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

Sunday November 29 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Take flight with us.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, and October SWAN meetings, and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including the recent proposed changes to the Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws, this month we are meeting on Sunday November 29, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(Note that the UTC times of 03:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC are the same as before, although a number of places have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 01:30, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Community Wishlist Survey 2021

We invite all registered users to vote on the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey. You can vote from now until 21 December for as many different wishes as you want.

In the Survey, wishes for new and improved tools for experienced editors are collected. After the voting, we will do our best to grant your wishes. We will start with the most popular ones.

We, the Community Tech, are one of the Wikimedia Foundation teams. We create and improve editing and wiki moderation tools. What we work on is decided based on results of the Community Wishlist Survey. Once a year, you can submit wishes. After two weeks, you can vote on the ones that you're most interested in. Next, we choose wishes from the survey to work on. Some of the wishes may be granted by volunteer developers or other teams.

We are waiting for your votes. Thank you!

SGrabarczuk (WMF)

16:09, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Sunday January 10 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Into the blue.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, and November SWAN meetings, and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including SWAN input on Interim Global Council and Movement Charter, this month we are meeting on Sunday January 10, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

To start the exchange of ideas on the IGC early, and to help prepare before the SWAN calls, we have set up and invite everyone to participate at this etherpad. If you like a more interactive way of discussing, we have also made a jamboard. Check here for more details.

--Pharos (talk) 15:06, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 Program Schedule: You are invited 🙏

Hello Pavanaja,

Hope this message finds you well. Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 will take place from 19 to 21 February 2021 (Friday to Sunday). Here is some quick important information:

• A tentative schedule of the program is published and you may see it here. There are sessions on different topics such as Wikimedia Strategy, Growth, Technical, etc. You might be interested to have a look at the schedule.
• The program will take place on Zoom and the sessions will be recorded.
• If you have not registered as a participant yet, please register yourself to get an invitation, The last date to register is 16 February 2021.
• Kindly share this information with your friends who might like to attend the sessions.

Schedule : Wikimeet program schedule. Please register here.

Thanks
On behalf of Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 Team

Sunday February 21 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

We are a mosiac.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, and January SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates, this month we are meeting on Sunday February 21, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

To help set priorities for the SWAN agenda, and also to help manage which global conversations should be a focus in general, we have set up and invite everyone to participate at this SWAN priorities form. Possible topics include Community Board seats, Interim Global Council, Strategy prioritization follow-up events, Branding, Universal Code of Conduct, Grant strategy, and WMF CEO search. That is a lot of things, which are most important to cover in our upcoming SWAN meeting?

Following the regular call, in SWAN after hours: Wikimedia Meet Jitsi social event with brainstorming for possible Nano Charter ideas, plus any other topics.

--Pharos (talk) 17:59, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Sunday March 21 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Community as a hand-carved gem.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, and February SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Grants relaunch, Universal Code of Conduct/Discussions, Wikimedia Enterprise / OKAPI, Community Board seats, Interim Global Council + Movement Charter, and WMF Executive Transition

This month we are meeting on Sunday March 21, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(Note that the UTC times of 03:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC are the same as before, although some places have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 19:40, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Sunday April 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swanlings grow up together.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, and March SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Interim Global Council + Movement Charter, WMF Resolution about the upcoming Board elections, Community Resilience and Sustainability role in Movement Strategy coordination, Grants Strategy Relaunch, and WMF Executive Transition

This month we are meeting on Sunday April 25, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(Note that the UTC times of 03:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC are the same as before, although some places may have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 04:19, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Sunday June 6 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swan of healing.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, and April SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter + Movement Strategy/Events, WMF Board elections, Wikimania 2021, and Grants Regional Committees.

This month we are meeting on Sunday June 6, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC – *Note that we have shifted the second call an hour earlier in UTC time due to popular demand and to accomodate daylight savings*.)--Pharos (talk) 20:47, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Sunday July 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

The swan or the egg?

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, and June SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter + Drafting Committee, WMF Board elections, Wikimania 2021, and Grants Regional Committees.

This month we are meeting on Sunday July 25, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC – *Note that we have shifted the second call an hour earlier in UTC time due to popular demand and to accomodate daylight savings*.)--Pharos (talk) 15:08, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

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Sunday September 26 SWANniversary Party and All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting

Celebrate our first anniversary with SWAN-shaped desserts!

Join the SWANniversary on September 26 as we mark the first year of the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network!

We will have the regular All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting, to be followed by a SWANniversary Party in the after hours session, likely through spatialized chat on WorkAdventure.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, June, and July SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, we'll look together at strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter + Drafting Committee, WMF Board elections, Wikimania 2021, and Grants Regional Committees.

This month we are meeting on Sunday September 26, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC.)--Pharos (talk) 18:13, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Sunday October 31 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

A swan reflects.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, and June, July, and September SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter Drafting Committee Set Up Process, Next Steps for Brand Work, 2021, Wikipedia Asian Month 2021, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday October 31, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:30 UTC – *Note that we have shifted the second call a half-hour later in UTC time due to WikidataCon*.)--Pharos (talk) 01:46, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Sunday November 28 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Chart a new course on the swan ferry.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Hubs+Hubs Workshop, Movement Charter+Drafting Committee, WMDE's 'Future of Wikimedia Governance' proposal, Wikipedia Asian Month 2021, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday November 28, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 15:58, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Sunday February 27 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

To dance is to fly.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Hubs+Dialogue, Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct+Enforcement Voting, Brand, International Women's Day+Gender Gap and WikiForHumanRights campaigns, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday February 27, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).----Pharos (talk) 03:17, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Sunday April 3 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Bots in precious metals are part of our community too.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including UCoC Voting, Hubs Global Conversation held + CEE Hub update, Movement Charter + Leadership Development Working Group, Desktop Improvements, Celebrate Women in March + International Women's Day, Wikimania 2022 survey concluded + Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 May 20-22 + local events, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday April 3, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 12:45, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Sunday May 8 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swans are musical creatures.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including 2022 Board of Trustees Call for Candidates, Movement Charter/Content preliminary narrative, Human Rights Policy Community Conversations, Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan Feedback, IP blocking and Open Proxies discussion, Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 May 20-22 + local events, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday May 8, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 18:57, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Sunday June 5 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swan impressions.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter, Hubs Global Conversation this June, WMF Proposal for Movement Strategy Forum, New rounds of WMF Conference Funds including in-person events, WMF Proposal for Sound Logo Contest, WMF Elections Analysis Committee selection, wikimania:Program submissions due June 10 (scholarship and local event grants due June 3) and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday June 5, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).--Pharos via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:20, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Sunday July 3 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swan celestial.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter, Hubs Global Conversation last week, Affiliate voting period to shortlist WMF Board candidates (July 1-15), Wikimania updates, Desktop improvements, Wikimedia Enterprise first customers, Call for program submissions and updates for a global diversity of regional/linguistic Wiki-Conferences, Wikidata:Wiki Mentor Africa and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday July 3, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).--Pharos via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:58, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Sunday November 13 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Wikimedia Research Fund, 2023 Ombuds commission and Case Review Committee appointments process, feedback on consultation and community session of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee, various Wikimania topics: (ideas/suggestions for Wikimania 2023, expressions of interest for Wikimania 2024 and beyond, expressions of interest to join Wikimania Steering Committee), and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday November 13, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 02:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC
UTC times are different from before, and also note that some areas may have recently experienced daylight savings time changes.).--Pharos via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:59, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Membership renewal

Dear Wiki Project Med Supporter, you are receiving this message as you were a member in 2022. As 2023 approaches it is time to renew. There are no associated costs for active participants. We are close to elections and only members can nominate themselves for the board and vote!

ReJoin Wiki Project Med Foundation

Thanks again :-) Avicenno and the team at Wiki Project Med Foundation 19:56, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Sunday July 16 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (Global Council focus, now available in ar, es, fr!)

SWAN: The Next Generation

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Wikimania Singapore, Future of SWAN, Movement Charter/Content new sections (particularly Movement Charter/Content/Global Council), other activities you submit, and we will top it all off with a grand finale AI Happy Hour / Doom Hour!

This month we are meeting on Sunday July 16, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

UTC meeting times are 02:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC
Note that we are now meeting on Zoom, with interpretation in the 2nd session in (Arabic) (Spanish) (French)--Pharos (talk) 02:44, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Membership renewal

Dear Wiki Project Med Supporter, you are receiving this message as you were a member in 2023. As 2024 approaches it is time to renew. There are no associated costs for active participants. We are close to elections and only members can nominate themselves for the board and vote!

ReJoin Wiki Project Med Foundation

Thanks again :-) Avicenno and the team at Wiki Project Med Foundation 19:51, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Invitation to Subscribe and Contribute to the Wikimedians of Kerala Newsletter

Hello Pavanaja,

Thanks for being a member of Wikimedians of Kerala UG. I would like to extend a warm invitation to you to subscribe to the Wikimedians of Kerala Monthly Newsletter that we have informed during our last user group's monthly meetup. Our newsletter aims to keep the user group members informed about the latest developments, events, and achievements within the Wikimedians of Kerala usergroup and other related updates. It serves as a valuable resource for staying updated on important discussions, collaborations, and initiatives taking place by the user group.

To subscribe to the newsletter, simply click the link below and follow the instructions to receive regular updates directly in your talk-page.

Subscribe to the Newsletter

We also encourage you to contribute to the newsletter by sharing any notable activities, projects, or insights that you believe would be of interest to our community. Your contributions will play a vital role in making the newsletter a comprehensive and engaging source of information for all UG members.

(This is a one-time invitation as you have signed up as a member of Wikimedians of Kerala UG)

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Wikimedians for Kerala - January 2024 Newsletter

This is Wikimedians of Kerala UG's first newsletter.

User group news

• On 20th January 2024, we had our first user group meeting held online this year.
  • Shared updates about the WikiConference Kerala and 21st Birthday Celebration of Malayalam Wikipedia held on 23 Dec 2023 at Thrissur.
  • Shared updates about the Wikisource digitization program held at St. Mary's GHSS Pala.
  • Discussed about the Monthly newsletter of UG....(Read more at...)
• On-going events & activities
  • Astrophotography Campaign 2024
  • Book Digitization

Other news

• Feminism and Folklore 2024 - Ongoing edit-a-thon in Malayalam Wikipedia

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Wikimedians of Kerala - February 2024 Newsletter

This is Wikimedians of Kerala UG's first newsletter.

User group news

• On 17th February 2024, we had our second user group meeting held online at Google Meet platform this year.
  • Shared updates about the ongoing Book Digitization by User:Tonynirappathu.
  • Discussed about the Tamil-Malayalam Community Collaboration plans and invited members to join the initiate.
  • Discussed the technical issues in the Malayalam Wikipedia and shared updates about the Wikimedians of Kerala technical group (Read more at...)
• On-going events & activities
  • Astrophotography Campaign 2024
  • Book Digitization

Other news

• Shared updates about Feminism and Folklore 2024 - Ongoing edit-a-thon in Malayalam Wikipedia

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Wikimedians of Kerala - March 2024 Newsletter

This is Wikimedians of Kerala UG's third newsletter.

User group news

• On 30th March 2024, we had our third user group monthly meeting held online at User Group's Telegram platform.
  • Shared updates about the ongoing user group activities and plans for organising some Wiki campaigns.
  • Discussed about Wiki loves Earth campaign and usergroup's interest in organising it in India level.
  • Discussed about WikiFunctions and members shared updates about their views. (Read more at...)

Eevents & activities

• On-going events & activities supported by User Group
  • Indian general election edit-a-thon 2024 has been started on April 15th to create and updated articles in Malayalam Wikipedia related to the Lok Sabha election.
  • Astrophotography Campaign 2024
  • Book Digitization

Other news

• User group is planning to participate in Software Collaboration for Wikidata

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Wikimedians of Kerala - April-May 2024 Newsletter

This is Wikimedians of Kerala UG's fourth newsletter.

User group news

• On 27th April, we had our monthly meeting held online at Jitsi platform.
  • Shared updates about the ongoing user group activities and plans for organising some Wiki edit-a-thons and hack-a-thons.
  • Discussed about recent happenings in Malayalam Wikipedia.( Read more at...)
• On 25th May, we had our monthly meeting held online at Jitsi platform.
  • Discussed about India election 2024 edit-a-thon running in Malayalam Wikipedia.
  • Discussed about technical training for editors in Malayalam Wikipedia.
  • Discussed about Indic Media Wiki Developers user group Hackathon happened at Tinkerspace, Kalamassery.( Read more at...)

Events & activities

• On-going events & activities supported by User Group
  • Indian general election edit-a-thon 2024 has been started on April 15th to create and updated articles in Malayalam Wikipedia related to the Lok Sabha election.
  • Astrophotography Campaign 2024
  • Book Digitization

Other news

• User group has proposed an application to participate in Software Collaboration for Wikidata

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Sunday June 23 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (WMF BoT statement on Movement Charter ratification)

A group of SWANs heading to the meeting

Hello everyone!

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas about current developments in the Wikimedia Movement. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for further Wikimedia 2030 strategy process work.

At this meeting we will focus on the recent statement by the WMF Board of Trustees liaisons statement on the Movement Charter in which the liaisons stated that they will be recommending the Board of Trustees not to ratify the final draft of the Movement Charter. The community and affiliate votes on the ratification are supposed to start on Tuesday, 25 June. This meeting offers a venue to discuss the situation and formulate the "next steps".

This month, we are meeting on Sunday, June 23, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC

Nadzik (talk) 16:35, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Reminder to vote now to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Please help translate to your language

Dear Wikimedian,

You are receiving this message because you previously voted in the 2021 Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) election.

This is a reminder that if you have not voted yet on the ratification of the final Wikimedia Movement Charter draft, please do so by July 9, 2024 at 23:59 UTC.

You can read the final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter in your language. Following that, check on whether you are eligible to vote. If you are eligible, cast your vote on SecurePoll.

On behalf of the Charter Electoral Commission,

RamzyM (WMF) 15:24, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedians of Kerala - June 2024 Newsletter

This is Wikimedians of Kerala UG's fifth newsletter.

User group news

• On 15th June 2024, we had our user group monthly meeting held online at Jitsi platform.
  • Shared updates about the MC final draft version and voting procedure. Suggested open voting in meta to select the offical voter of the Wikimedians of Kerala UG.
  • Shared updates about Technical Consultations 2024 program by Indic MediaWiki Developers UG and discussed how community members can get involved.
  • Shared updates about the Wiki Loves Onam Rapid grant by User:Gnoeee and discussed the focus of the event with the members. (Read more at...)
• On 29th June 2024, we had a special meeting held online at Jitsi platform to discuss with the UG members and Malayalam community about the MC voting.
  • User:Ranjithsiji was selected as official voter of UG after open voting in meta and asked the community about the feedback before voting.
  • Discussed about Movement Charter and members shared updates about their views. UG members invloved in translating the MC page to Malayalam. (Read more at...)

Events & activities

• Past events & activities supported by User Group
  • Indian general election edit-a-thon 2024 has been ended on June 15th and nearly 87 articles has been created/updated.
• On-going events & activities supported by User Group
  • Astrophotography Campaign 2024
  • Book Digitization

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Sunday July 28 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (Results of Movement Charter ratification)

SWANs gathering for a conversation

Hello everyone!

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas about current developments in the Wikimedia Movement. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for further Wikimedia 2030 strategy process work.

At this meeting we will focus on the results of the Movement Charter ratification. We will also discuss the aftermath of the Board of Trustees' decision to veto the Movement Charter, including their recent proposals. We will also cover updates about upcoming Wikimania 2024.

This month, we are meeting on Sunday, July 28, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC

Nadzik (talk) 19:55, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedians of Kerala - July 2024 Newsletter

This is Wikimedians of Kerala UG's sixth newsletter.

User group news

• On 20th July 2024, we had our user group monthly meeting held online at Jitsi platform.
  • User:Akhilan presented the idea about photo documentation that aims to document a village and a photo scavenger hunt. The more details about it can been seen at Village Documentation - Thalavoor and Wikipedia Takes Kollam pages.
  • User:Gnoeee shared updates about the Wiki Loves Onam grant proposal which got approved for in FY 2023-24 (Round 6) that aims to document videos and photos in Wikimedia platforms. Planning to share more updates in the month of August.
  • Discussed about the user groups upcoming months plan. User:Ranjithsiji and User:Manojk shared plans for submitting grant proposals for organising some events in upcoming months.
  • Community members User:Irvin calicut, User:Akhilan, User:Tonynirappathu was elected for auditing the grants involving the user group.(read more at...)

Events & activities

• On-going events & activities supported by User Group
  • Astrophotography Campaign 2024
  • Book Digitization

Other news

• User group members User:Gnoeee and User:Ranjithsiji will be travelling to Wikimania this year from Kerala and User:Mujeebcpy will be joining from Austria.

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Wikimedians of Kerala - August 2024 Newsletter

This is Wikimedians of Kerala UG's sixth newsletter.

User group news

• On 17th August 2024, we had our user group monthly meeting held online at Jitsi platform.
  • User:Gnoeee and User:Ranjithsiji shared their experience in attending Wikimania 2024 at Katowice, Poland from Kerala. The other known Malayali Wikimedians attended this years Wikimania in-person are User:Mujeebcpy, User:Jsamwrites and User:Leaderboard
  • User:Ranjithsiji presented a talk on Schoolwiki project and presented the poster describing activities of Wikimedians of Kerala UG. User:Gnoeee presented the poster describing the activities of OpenDataKerala community.
  • User:Ranjithsiji and User:Mujeebcpy worked on a tool named 'Vcutcli' to create small videos by cutting a large video using starting and ending timestamps during Wikimania.
  • User:Gnoeee shared updates about the Wiki Loves Onam 2024 campaign. The photography campaign in Wikimedia Commons and Edit-a-thon in Malayalam Wikipedia was discussed.
  • Discussed about organising Wikidata Birthday celebration and Wikimedians of Kerala Annual Meetup this year.
  • Discussed about the IndiaFOSS 2024 event at Bangalore and two representatives of User-group was planned to attend the event.
  • Community members are encouraged to apply for Train the Trainer (TTT) 2024, which will be held in Odisha.
  • Community members User:Gnoeee, User:Irshadpp, User:Manojk and User:Ranjithsiji shared their selection to participate in the Wiki Technology Summit taking place on 4th and 5th Oct at Hyderabad. (Read more...)

Events & activities

• On-going events & activities supported by User Group
  • Astrophotography Campaign 2024
  • Book Digitization
  • Wiki Loves Onam 2024 - the photography campaign at Wikimedia Commons
  • Wiki Loves Onam 2024 - Edit-a-thon at Malayalam Wikipedia

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Wikimedians of Kerala - September 2024 Newsletter

This is Wikimedians of Kerala UG's eighth newsletter.

User group news

• On 21st Sept 2024, we had our user group monthly meeting held online at Jitsi platform.
  • User:Gnoeee started the meetup welcoming everyone and shared the agenta for this months meetup as listed in the event page.
  • User:Ranjithsiji shared the UG's grant proposal details and the plans for upcoming months.
  • User:Ranjithsiji shared his experience in attending IndiaFOSS along with Naveen Francis. Both of them represented the reperentative of Wikimedians of Kerala UG at IndiaFOSS. User:Gnooee's workshop on OpenRefine has been accepted for IndiaFOSS, but due to his absence for personal reasons the workshop was taken by User:Ranjithsiji and Ayushi, an Outreachy intern who has worked with the OpenRefine team.
  • User:Gnoeee has been reminded about the last date to submit the Technical Consultations form that was shared in the Village pump, mailing list and other social media platforms.
  • User:Gnoeee shared updates about the Wiki Loves Onam 2024 campaign.
  • Discussed about organising Wikidata Birthday celebration and Wikimedians of Kerala Annual Meetup this year.
  • User:Ranjithsiji shared an update about the online workshop 'Introduction to Wikipedia' he did for SFLC Delhi.
  • The Sacharam project idea was discussed. Participants mentioned it would good to discuss with the person who proposed it in the next meeting.
  • User:Tonynirappathu shared update about his Book Digitization work.
  • Shared the discussion that is going on about the planned WCI 2025

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Events & activities

• On-going events & activities supported by User Group
  • Astrophotography Campaign 2024
  • Book Digitization

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Wikimedians of Kerala - October 2024 Newsletter

This is Wikimedians of Kerala UG's nineth newsletter.

User group news

• On 12th Oct 2024, we had our user group monthly meeting held online at Google meet. 17 members attended the meeting.
  • User:Gnoeee started the meeting welcoming everyone and shared the agenda for this months meetup as listed in the event page.
  • User:Gnoeee shared the updates about Wiki Loves Onam campaign, highlighting that over 4,000 files were uploaded by more than 100 participants between September 1st and 30th.
  • User:VSj (WMF) shared the updates about Sancharam project. During the discussion, participants actively contributed by sharing valuable feedback and raising questions to clarify specific aspects of the initiative. Challenges were noted, including technical support for uploading, handling licenses, and managing the content.
  • User:Ranjithsiji shared an update on organizing Wikidata birthday with a community gathering and workshop in Kerala, with the potential to collaborate with the OpenStreetMap (OSM) community for greater engagement and shared learning opportunities.
  • User:Gnoeee shared an update on Wikidata's 12th Birthday celebrations led by the Wikimedians of Kerala UG on Wikidata Oct 13th-19th. One week focusing on improving hospital and health center data.
  • User:Manojk shared an update on the WikiConference Kerala that is planned to be hosted at Thrissur during the month of December. More details will be shared soon. Also shared update on up-coming Malayalam Wikisource activities.
  • During the discussion, participants explored the idea to submit a bid for hosting the WCI 2025 in Kerala. The participants expressed their support for the idea, and decided to form a dedicated group was to work on the bid proposal and submit the bid for Kochi location.

Other news

• User:Athulvis and User:Jameela P. got selection to attend Train-the-Trainer (TTT) program that is being hosted at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
• User:Gnoeee has received an invitation from the WikiArabia Conference team to attend the conference and to organize an OpenRefine workshop during the conference in Oman.

Events & activities

• On-going events & activities supported by User Group
  • Astrophotography Campaign 2024
  • Book Digitization
  • Wikidata Twelfth Birthday datathon

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Upcoming meeting: 9th November 2024 - Register for the event

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AffCom application next steps

Hello,

Thank you for submitting your application to the Affiliations Committee. Please send an email to cst@wikimedia.org with a link to your candidates' page to confirm your submission and to coordinate next steps as soon as possible.

Best,

RamzyM (WMF) 17:59, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedians of Kerala User group Annual General Meetup 2024: You are invited 🙏

Hello Pavanaja,

Hope this message finds you well. Wikimedians of Kerala User Group Annual General Meetup 2024 will take place on 29 December 2024 (Sunday) at Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur. Here is some quick important information:

• A tentative schedule of the program is published and you may see it here. There will be discussions about bylaw, future projects etc. And also there will be reports about past major events conducted by Wikimedians of Kerala User Group.

• Register here

Thanks
On behalf of Wikimedians of Kerala User Group
--Ranjithsiji (talk) 17:28, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedians of Kerala - November 2024 Newsletter

This is Wikimedians of Kerala UG's tenth newsletter.

User group news

• On 9th Nov 2024, we had our user group monthly meeting held online at Google meet. 15 members attended the meeting.
  • User:Gnoeee started the meeting welcoming everyone to the meeting and shared the agenda for this months meetup.
  • User:Gnoeee shared the updates about Wiki Loves Onam Video documentation, that features a collection of 10 videos documented in Commons that capture key events and customs associated with the festival.
  • User Gnoeee shared the update about the selection of the Kochi venue for the WikiConference India 2025 bid proposal submitted by the User Group.
  • User:Irvin calicut shared an update of Wiki Loves Birds in India photography campaign dedicated to celebrating and documenting the remarkable avian biodiversity across India.
  • User:Gnoeee shared his experience participating in WikiArabia 2024 and providing training on OpenRefine to the participants. He also shared an update on his discussion with User:VSj (WMF) during the event about the Sancharam project.
  • User:Akhilan shared the update on പള്ളിക്കൂടത്തിലേക്ക് വീണ്ടും (Back to School) campaign which focus to digitize old Malayalam textbooks in Malayalam Wikisource. Members User:Tonynirappathu and User:Manoj also part of the discussion of the project.
  • User:Ranjithsiji and User:Gnoeee shared the update on celebrating Wikidata's 12th Birthday in collabration with OSM community during SoTM Kerala 2024 event.
  • User:Athulvis shared his experience in attending TTT 2024 at Bhubaneswar.
  • User:Ranjithsiji and User:Gnoeee shared the update on submitting Grant proposal for organsing User group events and collabrating with other communities.
  • User:Ranjithsiji shared the update on starting a workspace page at Phabricator for UG.
  • User:Ranjithsiji shared the update on bringing Wikivoyage Malayalam out of the Incubator. User:Gnoeee also invloved in the discussion about the futhur plans that needs to be carried out. (Read more at)

Other news

• User:Athulvis, User:Gnoeee and User:Ranjithsiji got selected to attend Indic Wikimedia Hackathon organized by Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group in collaboration with the Odia Wikimedians User Group that is being hosted at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Events & activities

• On-going events & activities supported by User Group
  • Astrophotography Campaign 2024
  • എന്റെ ഗ്രാമം 2024 (My Village 2024) - Edit-a-thon in Malayalam Wikipedia.

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Upcoming meeting: Annual General Body Meetup 2024 - 29th December 2024 - Register for the event

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