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WIKIPEDIA

Introduction to Contributing to Wikipedia

Barcamp Chennai 4 - 27 Jun 2010
Srikanth L (User:Logicwiki)

Introduction
Do I need to Introduce wikipedia ?

Introduction
Do I need to Introduce wikipedia ?

How many of you have contributed to wikipedia?

Introduction
Do I need to Introduce wikipedia ? How many of you have contributed to wikipedia?

Wikipedia in India

Introduction
Do I need to Introduce wikipedia ? How many of you have contributed to wikipedia? Wikipedia in India

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Introduction
Do I need to Introduce wikipedia ? How many of you have contributed to wikipedia? Wikipedia in India / / /

Need for growth on Indian (& Indic) content in WP

Ways to Help

Using it (Most of you here already do)

Ways to Help
Using it (Most of you here already do)

Contributing content

Ways to Help
Using it (Most of you here already do) Contributing content

Contributing code / Technical contributions {{Geeks}}

Ways to Help
Using it (Most of you here already do) Contributing content Contributing code / Technical contributions {{Geeks}}

Spreading the word -- Advocacy

Ways to Help
Using it (Most of you here already do) Contributing content Contributing code / Technical contributions {{Geeks}} Spreading the word -- Advocacy

Fund wikimedia through donations.

Contributing Content
Editing / Creating articles / Translation
opular myths P o I cannot create new articles in wikipedia. o Editing is too technical o Editing is TOUGH.

Contributing Content
Editing / Creating articles / Translation

Images / Illustrations / Maps. ( Photographers smile please :D)

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Please license at least some of your work under Creative Commons license. Please consider donating few of your works to Commons / wikipedia.

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to TKF, WP:WTCI

Contributing Content
Editing / Creating articles / Translation Images. ( Photographers smile please :D) Thanks to TKF WP:WTCI

Counter vandalism / Help protecting sanity by participating in discussions / process changes

Contributing Content
Editing / Creating articles / Translation Images. ( Photographers smile please :D) Thanks to TKF WP:WTCI Counter vandalism / Help protecting sanity by participating in discussions / process changes

Minor edit contributions

Contributing Content
Editing / Creating articles / Translation Images. ( Photographers smile please :D) Thanks to TKF WP:WTCI Counter vandalism / Help protecting sanity by participating in discussions / process changes Minor edit contributions

Create an audio article for accessibility

Contributing Code
Mediawiki Development

http://www.mediawiki.org/

Contributing Code
Mediawiki Development

Wikipedia Bots

Contributing Code
Mediawiki Development Wikipedia Bots

Toolserver utils, AWB, Wikicleaner and desktop tools

https://wiki.toolserver.org

http://sourceforge.net/projects/autowikibrowser/ -- C# based special browser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_tools

Contributing Code
Mediawiki Development Wikipedia Bots Toolserver utils, AWB, Wikicleaner and desktop tools

Statistical Analysis
http://code.google.com/p/wiki-analysis/

Contributing Code
Mediawiki Development Wikipedia Bots Toolserver utils, AWB, Wikicleaner and desktop tools Statistical Analysis

Tools for indic languages.

Rules of the game

Wikipedia is driven by policies and wiki culture
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Its a truely diverse entity with immense freedom to everyone for improving it.

Rules of the game

Wikipedia is driven by policies and wiki culture

Five Pillars of wikipedia ENCYCLOPEDIA NPOV , REF, NO OR COPYRIGHTS CIVILITY BREAK THE RULES

Community Collaboration
WikiProjects / Workgroup - Goals / FA / GA / recognised content. Case study WP:INDIA

Community Collaboration
WikiProjects / Workgroup - Goals / FA / GA / recognised content. Case study WP:INDIA

Wikimedia India Chapter (In the process of formation)

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https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

Community Collaboration
WikiProjects / Workgroup - Goals / FA / GA / recognised content. Case study WP:INDIA Wikimedia India Chapter

EN Wikipedia India Noticeboard / Mentors

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:INB

Community Collaboration
WikiProjects / Workgroup - Goals / FA / GA / recognised content. Case study WP:INDIA Wikimedia India Chapter EN Wikipedia India Noticeboard / Mentors

Key links
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:INDIA http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_India

Questions

Thank you

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