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Difference between revisions 139438 and 139829 on tcywiki== Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 Newsletter #3 == <div style="border:4px red ridge; background:#fcf8de; padding:8px;> Hello,<br> Happy New Year! The third edition of Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 newsletter has been published. We have opened proposals for session submissions. If you want to conduct a session during the event, you can propose it [[:m:Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/Submissions|here]] before 24 Jamuary 2021. There are other stories. Please read the '''[[:m:Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/Newsletter/2021-01-01|full newsletter here]]'''. To subscribe or unsubscribe the newsletter, please visit [[:m:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021|this page]]. -- [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:MediaWiki message delivery|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೧೪:೨೬, ೧ ಜನವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Titodutta@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2021&oldid=20756436 --> <!-- Message sent by User:Bodhisattwa@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2021&oldid=20915971 --> == Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 Newsletter #4 == <div style="border:1px #808080 ridge; background:Azure; padding:8px;> Hello,<br> Happy New Year! The fourth edition of Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 newsletter has been published. We have opened the registration for participation for this event. If you want to participate in the event, you can register yourself [[:m:Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/Registration|here]] before 16 February 2021. There are other stories. Please read the '''[[:m:Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/Newsletter/2021-16-01|full newsletter here]]'''. To subscribe or unsubscribe the newsletter, please visit [[:m:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021|this page]].[[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:MediaWiki message delivery|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೨೧:೪೨, ೧೭ ಜನವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Jayantanth@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2021&oldid=20977965 --> == [Small wiki toolkits] Understanding the technical challenges == Greetings, hope this message finds you all in the best of your health, and you are staying safe amid the ongoing crisis. Firstly, to give you context, [[m:Small wiki toolkits|Small wiki toolkits]] (SWT) is an initiative to support [[m:Small_and_large_wikis#Small_wikis|small wiki]] communities, to learn and share technical and semi-technical skills to support, maintain, and grow. In India, a [[m:SWT Indic Workshop Series 2020/Overview|series of workshops]] were conducted last year, and they received good response. They are being continued this year, and the first session is: '''Understanding the technical challenges of wikis''' (by [[m:User:BMueller (WMF)|Birgit]]): Brainstorming about technical challenges faced by contributors contributing to language projects related to South Asia. The session is on 24 January 2021, at 18:00 to 19:30 (India time), 18:15 to 19:45 (Nepal time), and 18:30 to 20:00 pm (Bangladesh time). You can '''register yourself''' by visiting [[m:SWT South Asia/Registration|'''this page''']]! This discussion will be crucial to decide topics for future workshops. Community members are also welcome to suggest topics for future workshops anytime at https://w.wiki/t8Q. If you have any questions, please contact us on the [[m:Talk:SWT South Asia/Overview/Overview|talk page here]]. [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:MediaWiki message delivery|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೨೨:೦೯, ೧೯ ಜನವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:KCVelaga@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/Indic_Village_Pumps&oldid=20957862 --> == [Small wiki toolkits] Upcoming bots workshops: Understanding community needs == Greetings, as you may be aware that as part of [[:m:SWT_South_Asia|Small wiki toolkits - South Asia]], we conduct a workshop every month on technical topics to help small wikis. In February, we are planning on organizing a workshop on the topic of bots. Bots are automated tools that carry out repetitive, tedious and mundane tasks. To help us structure the workshop, we would like understand the needs of the community in this regard. Please let us know any of * a) repetitive/mundane tasks that you generally do, especially for maintenance *b) tasks you think can be automated on your wiki. Please let us your inputs on [[:m:Talk:SWT_South_Asia/Workshops#Upcoming_bots_workshops%3A_Understanding_community_needs|'''workshops talk page''']], before 7 February 2021. You can also let me know your inputs by [[Special:EmailUser/KCVelaga|emailing me]] or pinging me here in this section. Please note that you do not need to have any programming knowledge for this workshop or to give input. Regards, [[User:KCVelaga|KCVelaga]] ೧೯:೧೫, ೨೮ ಜನವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:KCVelaga@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/South_Asia_Village_Pumps&oldid=20999902 --> == Call for feedback: WMF Community Board seats & Office hours tomorrow == ''(sorry for posting in English)'' Dear Wikimedians, The [[:m:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees|Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees]] is organizing a [[:m:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats|'''call for feedback''']] about community selection processes between February 1 and March 14. Below you will find the problem statement and various ideas from the Board to address it. We are offering multiple channels for questions and feedback. With the help of a team of community facilitators, we are organizing multiple conversations with multiple groups in multiple languages. During this call for feedback we publish weekly reports and we draft the final report that will be delivered to the Board. With the help of this report, the Board will approve the next steps to organize the selection of six community seats in the upcoming months. Three of these seats are due for renewal and three are new, recently approved. '''Participate in this call for feedback and help us form a more diverse and better performing Board of Trustees!''' <u>'''Problems:'''</u> While the Wikimedia Foundation and the movement have grown about five times in the past ten years, the Board’s structure and processes have remained basically the same. As the Board is designed today, we have a problem of capacity, performance, and lack of representation of the movement’s diversity. This problem was identified in the Board’s 2019 governance review, along with recommendations for how to address it. To solve the problem of capacity, we have agreed to increase the Board size to a maximum of 16 trustees (it was 10). Regarding performance and diversity, we have approved criteria to evaluate new Board candidates. What is missing is a process to promote community candidates that represent the diversity of our movement and have the skills and experience to perform well on the Board of a complex global organization. Our current processes to select individual volunteer and affiliate seats have some limitations. Direct elections tend to favor candidates from the leading language communities, regardless of how relevant their skills and experience might be in serving as a Board member, or contributing to the ability of the Board to perform its specific responsibilities. It is also a fact that the current processes have favored volunteers from North America and Western Europe. Meanwhile, our movement has grown larger and more complex, our technical and strategic needs have increased, and we have new and more difficult policy challenges around the globe. As well, our Movement Strategy recommendations urge us to increase our diversity and promote perspectives from other regions and other social backgrounds. In the upcoming months, we need to renew three community seats and appoint three more community members in the new seats. What process can we all design to promote and choose candidates that represent our movement and are prepared with the experience, skills, and insight to perform as trustees? <u>'''Ideas:'''</u> The Board has discussed several ideas to overcome the problems mentioned above. Some of these ideas could be taken and combined, and some discarded. Other ideas coming from the call for feedback could be considered as well. The ideas are: *<u>Ranked voting system.</u> Complete the move to a single transferable vote system, already used to appoint affiliate-selected seats, which is designed to best capture voters’ preferences. *<u>Quotas.</u> Explore the possibility of introducing quotas to ensure certain types of diversity in the Board (details about these quotas to be discussed in this call for feedback). *<u>Call for types of skills and experiences.</u> When the Board makes a new call for candidates, they would specify types of skills and experiences especially sought. *<u>Vetting of candidates.</u> Potential candidates would be assessed using the Trustee Evaluation Form and would be confirmed or not as eligible candidates. *<u>Board-delegated selection committee.</u> The community would nominate candidates that this committee would assess and rank using the Trustee Evaluation Form. This committee would have community elected members and Board appointed members. *<u>Community-elected selection committee.</u> The community would directly elect the committee members. The committee would assess and rank candidates using the Trustee Evaluation Form. *<u>Election of confirmed candidates.</u> The community would vote for community nominated candidates that have been assessed and ranked using the Trustee Evaluation Form. The Board would appoint the most voted candidates. *<u>Direct appointment of confirmed candidates.</u> After the selection committee produces a ranked list of community nominated candidates, the Board would appoint the top-ranked candidates directly. <u>'''Call for feedback:'''</u> The [[:m:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats|call for feedback]] runs from February 1 until the end of March 14. We are looking for a broad representation of opinions. We are interested in the reasoning and the feelings behind your opinions. In a conversation like this one, details are important. We want to support good conversations where everyone can share and learn from others. We want to hear from those who understand Wikimedia governance well and are already active in movement conversations. We also want to hear from people who do not usually contribute to discussions. Especially those who are active in their own roles, topics, languages or regions, but usually not in, say, a call for feedback on Meta. You can participate by joining the [[:m:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats#How_to_participate|Telegram chat group]], and giving feedback on any of the talk pages on Meta-Wiki. We are welcoming the organisation of conversations in any language and in any channel. If you want us to organize a conversation or a meeting for your wiki project or your affiliate, please write to me. I will also reach out to communities and affiliates to soon have focused group discussions. An [[:m:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats/Conversations/2021-02-02_-_First_Office_Hour|'''office hour''']] is also happening '''tomorrow at 12 pm (UTC)''' to discuss this topic. Access link will be available 15 minutes before the scheduled time (please watch the office hour page for the link, and I will also share on mailing lists). In case you are not able to make it, please don't worry, there will be more discussions and meetings in the next few weeks. Regards, [[User:KCVelaga (WMF)|KCVelaga (WMF)]] ೨೨:೦೧, ೧ ಪೆಬ್ರವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:KCVelaga (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/South_Asia_Village_Pumps&oldid=20999902 --> == Research Needs Assessment for Indian Language Wikimedia (ILW) Projects == Dear All, The [[:m:CIS-A2K|Access to Knowledge (A2K)]] team at CIS has been engaged with work on research on Indian language Wikimedia projects as part of the APG since 2019. This year, following up on our learnings from work so far, we are undertaking a needs assessment exercise to understand a) the awareness about research within Indian language Wikimedia communities, and identify existing projects if any, and b) to gather community inputs on knowledge gaps and priority areas of focus, and the role of research in addressing the same. We would therefore request interested community members to respond to the needs assessment questionnaire here:<br> {{Clickable button 2|Click here to respond|url=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9_RMEX8ZAH5bG0qPt_UhLakChs1Qmw35fPbFvkrsWPvwuLw/viewform|class=mw-ui-progressive}} Please respond in any Indian language as suitable. The deadline for this exercise is '''February 20, 2021'''. For any queries do write to us on the CIS-A2K research [[:m:Talk:CIS-A2K/Research|talk page here]] [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:MediaWiki message delivery|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೨೨:೩೮, ೩ ಪೆಬ್ರವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:Jayantanth@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indic_Wikisource_Helpdesk/VP_Wikipedia&oldid=20461525 --> * Hello, thanks to those who have submitted responses to this needs assessment. We want to inform you that <span style="background:yellow;">the deadline to share your response has been extended till 5 March 2021.</span> [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9_RMEX8ZAH5bG0qPt_UhLakChs1Qmw35fPbFvkrsWPvwuLw/viewform Click here to respond].Thanks. [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:BhuvanaMeenakshi(CIS-A2K)|BhuvanaMeenakshi(CIS-A2K)]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:BhuvanaMeenakshi(CIS-A2K)|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೧೨:೧೬, ೨೪ ಪೆಬ್ರವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) == Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 Newsletter #5 == <div style="border:1px #808080 ridge; background:Azure; padding:8px;> Hello,<br> Greetings!! The fifth edition of Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 newsletter has been published. We have opened the registration for participation for this event. If you want to participate in the event, you can register yourself [[:m:Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/Registration|here]] before '''16 February 2021'''. There are other stories. Please read the '''[[:m:Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/Newsletter/2021-02-01|full newsletter here]]'''. To subscribe or unsubscribe the newsletter, please visit [[:m:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021|this page]].<br>[[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:MediaWiki message delivery|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೨೩:೧೯, ೩ ಪೆಬ್ರವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Jayantanth@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2021&oldid=21052845 --> == Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 Newsletter #5 == <div style="border:1px #808080 ridge; background:Azure; padding:8px;> Hello,<br> Greetings!! The fifth edition of Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 newsletter has been published. We have opened the registration for participation for this event. If you want to participate in the event, you can register yourself [[:m:Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/Registration|here]] before '''16 February 2021'''. There are other stories. Please read the '''[[:m:Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/Newsletter/2021-02-01|full newsletter here]]'''. To subscribe or unsubscribe the newsletter, please visit [[:m:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021|this page]].<br>[[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:MediaWiki message delivery|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೨೩:೨೩, ೩ ಪೆಬ್ರವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Jayantanth@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2021&oldid=21052845 --> == Wiki Loves Folklore 2021 is back! == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{int:please-translate}} [[File:Wiki Loves Folklore Logo.svg|right|150px|frameless]] You are humbly invited to participate in the '''[[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2021|Wiki Loves Folklore 2021]]''' an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 28th of February. You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UploadWizard&campaign=wlf_2021 submitting] them in this commons contest. Please support us in translating the [[:c:Commons: Wiki Loves Folklore 2021|project page]] and a [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Translate?group=Centralnotice-tgroup-wikiloveslove2020&language=en&filter=%21translated&action=translate|one-line banner message] to help us spread the word in your native language. '''Kind regards,''' '''Wiki loves Folklore International Team''' [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:MediaWiki message delivery|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೧೮:೫೫, ೬ ಪೆಬ್ರವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Tiven2240@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tiven2240/wll&oldid=21073884 --> == [Small wiki toolkits] Bot workshop: 27 February == As part of the Small wiki toolkits (South Asia) initiative, we are happy to announce the second workshop of this year. The workshop will be on "[[:en:Wikipedia:Bots|bots]]", and we will be learning how to perform tasks on wiki by running automated scripts, about Pywikibot and how it can be used to help with repetitive processes and editing, and the Pywikibot community, learning resources and community venues. Please note that you do not need any technical experience to attend the workshop, only some experience contributing to Wikimedia projects is enough. Details of the workshop are as follows: *Date: 27 February *Timings: 15:30 to 17:00 (IST), 15:45 to 17:15 (NPT), 16:00 to 17:30 (BDT) *Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/vri-zvfv-rci | ''[https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MGxwZWtkdDdhdDk0c2Vwcjd1ZGYybzJraWcgY29udGFjdEBpbmRpY21lZGlhd2lraWRldi5vcmc&tmsrc=contact%40indicmediawikidev.org click to add your Google Calendar].'' *Trainer: [[:m:User:JHernandez_(WMF)|Joaquin Oltra Hernandez]] Please sign-up on the registration page at https://w.wiki/yYg. Note: We are providing modest internet stipends to attend the workshops, for those who need and wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. More information on this can be found on the registration page. Regards, [[:m:Small_wiki_toolkits/South_Asia/Organization|Small wiki toolkits - South Asia organizers]], ೧೫:೪೧, ೧೮ ಪೆಬ್ರವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:KCVelaga@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/South_Asia_Village_Pumps&oldid=20999902 --> == Proposal: Set two-letter project shortcuts as alias to project namespace globally == <div lang="en" dir="ltr"> {{int:please-translate}} Hello everyone, I apologize for posting in English. I would like to inform everyone that I created a new global request for comment (GRFC) at Meta Wiki, which may affect your project: [[:m:Requests for comment/Set short project namespace aliases by default globally]]. In this GRFC, I propose that two-project shortcuts for project names will become a default alias for the project namespace. For instance, on all Wikipedias, WP will be an alias to the Wikipedia: namespace (and similar for other projects). Full list is available in the GRFC. This is already the case for Wikivoyages, and many individual projects asked for this alias to be implemented. I believe this makes it easier to access the materials in the project namespace, as well as creating shortcuts like <tt>WP:NPOV</tt>, as well as helps new projects to use this feature, without having to figure out how to request site configuration changes first. As far as I can see, {{SITENAME}} currently does not have such an alias set. This means that such an alias will be set for you, if the GRFC is accepted by the global community. I would like to ask all community members to participate in the request for comment at Meta-Wiki, see [[:m:Requests for comment/Set short project namespace aliases by default globally]]. Please feel free to [[:m:User talk:Martin Urbanec|ask me]] if you have any questions about this proposal. Best regards,<br /> --[[:m:User:Martin Urbanec|Martin Urbanec]] ([[:m:User talk:Martin Urbanec|talk]]) ೧೯:೪೩, ೧೮ ಪೆಬ್ರವರಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Martin Urbanec@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Martin_Urbanec/MassMessage&oldid=21125035 --> == CIS-A2K Newsletter February 2021 == <div style="border:6px black ridge; background:#EFE6E4;width:60%;"> [[File:Envelope alt font awesome.svg|100px|right|link=:m:CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/Subscribe]] Hello,<br /> [[:m:CIS-A2K|CIS-A2K]] has published their newsletter for the month of February 2021. The edition includes details about these topics: {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 *Online Meeting with Punjabi Wikimedians *Marathi Language Day *Wikisource Audiobooks workshop *2021-22 Proposal Needs Assessment *CIS-A2K Team changes *Research Needs Assessment *Gender gap case study *International Mother Language Day {{Div col end|}} Please read the complete newsletter '''[[:m:CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/February 2021|here]]'''.<br /> <small>If you want to subscribe/unsubscribe this newsletter, click [[:m:CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/Subscribe|here]]</small>. </div> [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:MediaWiki message delivery|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೨೨:೫೪, ೮ ಮಾರ್ಚಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ananth_(CIS-A2K)/lists/Indic_VPs&oldid=19426666 --> == WMF Community Board seats: Upcoming panel discussions == As a result of the first three weeks of the [[:m:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Community Board seats|call for feedback on WMF Community Board seats]], three topics turned out to be the focus of the discussion. Additionally, a new idea has been introduced by a community member recently: Candidates resources. We would like to pursue these focus topics and the new idea appropriately, discussing them in depth and collecting new ideas and fresh approaches by running four panels in the next week. Every panel includes four members from the movement covering many regions, backgrounds and experiences, along with a trustee of the Board. Every panel will last 45 minutes, followed by a 45-minute open mic discussion, where everyone’s free to ask questions or to contribute to the further development of the panel's topics. *[[:m:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Community Board seats/Conversations/Topic panels/Topic panel: Skills for board work|Skills for Board work]] - [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1615572040 Friday, March 12, 18:00 UTC] *[[:m:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Community Board seats/Conversations/Topic panels/Topic panel: Support for candidates|Support for candidates]] - [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1615642250 Saturday, March 13, 13:30 UTC] *[[:m:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Community Board seats/Conversations/Topic panels/Topic panel: Board - Global Council - Hubs|Board - Global Council - Hubs]] - [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1615651214 Saturday, March 13, 16:00 UTC] *[[:m:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Community Board seats/Conversations/Topic panels/Topic panel: Regional diversity|Regional diversity]] - [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1615726800 Sunday, March 14, 13:00 UTC] To counter spamming, the meeting link will be updated on the Meta-Wiki pages and also on the [https://t.me/wmboardgovernanceannounce Telegram announcements channel], 15 minutes before the official start. Let me know if you have any questions, [[:m:User:KCVelaga (WMF)|KCVelaga (WMF)]], ೧೪:೦೬, ೧೦ ಮಾರ್ಚಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:KCVelaga (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/South_Asia_Village_Pumps&oldid=20999902 --> == [Small wiki toolkits] Workshop on "Debugging/fixing template errors" - 27 March == As part of the Small wiki toolkits (South Asia) initiative, we are happy to announce the third workshop of this year. The workshop will be on "Debugging/fixing template errors", and we will learn how to address the common template errors on wikis (related but not limited to importing templates, translating them, Lua, etc.). <div class="plainlinks"> Details of the workshop are as follows: *Date: 27 March *Timings: 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm (IST), 15:45 to 17:15 (NPT), 16:00 to 17:30 (BST) *Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/cyo-mnrd-ryj | [https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MjgzaXExcm9ha3RpbTBiaTNkajBmM3U2MG8gY29udGFjdEBpbmRpY21lZGlhd2lraWRldi5vcmc&tmsrc=contact%40indicmediawikidev.org ''click here to add this to your Google Calendar'']. *Trainer: [[:m:User:Jayprakash12345|Jay Prakash]] Please sign-up on the registration page at https://w.wiki/36Sg. prepare for the workshop in advance, we would like to gather all kinds of template errors (related but not limited to importing templates, translating them, Lua, etc.) that you face while working with templates on your wiki. If you plan to attend the workshop and would like your common issues related to dealing with templates addressed, share your issues using [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO4YRvqMaPzH8QeLeR6h5NdJ2B-yljeo74mDmAZC5rq4Obgw/viewform?usp=sf_link this Google Form], or [[:m:Talk:Small_wiki_toolkits/South_Asia/Workshops#Upcoming_workshop_on_%22Debugging_template_errors%22|under this section on the workshop's talk page]]. You can see examples of such errors at [[:c:Category:Lua script errors screenshots|this category]]. </div> Note: We are providing modest internet stipends to attend the workshops, for those who need and wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. More information on this can be found on the registration page. Regards, [[:m:Small_wiki_toolkits/South_Asia/Organization|Small wiki toolkits - South Asia organizers]], ೧೨:೩೧, ೧೬ ಮಾರ್ಚಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:KCVelaga@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/South_Asia_Village_Pumps&oldid=20999902 --> == Global bot policy changes == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> {{int:hello}}! I apologize for sending a message in English. {{int:please-translate}}. According to [[:m:Bot_policy/Implementation#Where_it_is_policy|the list]], your wiki project is currently opted in to the [[:m:Bot_policy#Global_bots|global bot policy]]. 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Best regards,<br /> —'''''<span style="font-family:Candara">[[User:Tks4Fish|<span style="color:black">Thanks for the fish!</span>]] <sup>[[User Talk:Tks4Fish|<span style="color:blue">talk</span>]]•[[Special:Contribs/Tks4Fish|contribs]]</sup></span>''''' ೦೦:೧೮, ೭ ಎಪ್ರಿಲ್ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Tks4Fish@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tks4Fish/temp&oldid=21306363 --> == [Small wiki toolkits] Workshop on "Designing responsive main pages" - 30 April (Friday) == As part of the Small wiki toolkits (South Asia) initiative, we would like to announce the third workshop of this year on “Designing responsive main pages”. The workshop will take place on 30 April (Friday). During this workshop, we will learn to design main pages of a wiki to be responsive. This will allow the pages to be mobile-friendly, by adjusting the width and the height according to various screen sizes. Participants are expected to have a good understanding of Wikitext/markup and optionally basic CSS. Details of the workshop are as follows: *Date: 30 April (Friday) *Timings: [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1619785853 18:00 to 19:30 (India / Sri Lanka), 18:15 to 19:45 (Nepal), 18:30 to 20:00 (Bangladesh)] *Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/zfs-qfvj-hts | to add this to your Google Calendar, please use [https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NmR2ZHE1bWF1cWQyam4yN2YwZGJzYWNzbjMgY29udGFjdEBpbmRpY21lZGlhd2lraWRldi5vcmc&tmsrc=contact%40indicmediawikidev.org click here]. If you are interested, please sign-up on the registration page at https://w.wiki/3CGv. Note: We are providing modest internet stipends to attend the workshops, for those who need and wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. More information on this can be found on the registration page. Regards, [[:m:Small wiki toolkits/South Asia/Organization|Small wiki toolkits - South Asia organizers]], ೨೧:೨೨, ೧೯ ಎಪ್ರಿಲ್ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:KCVelaga@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/South_Asia_Village_Pumps&oldid=20999902 --> == Intimation about the Research Proposal on Gender Gap == Dear Wikimedians, Hope you are doing well. We would like to inform you that we ([[User: Praveenky1589]] and [[User: Nitesh Gill]]) have proposed a research project for Project Grant. The study will focus on analyzing gender-based differences in leadership of Indian Wikimedia communities. The purpose of the research project is to analyse the growth of projects under different leadership, reasons behind the difference in engagement, contribution and iterations of the project. It also aims to study- How male and female leadership impacts volunteer contribution and their retention? The output of events under different leadership and the future of projects and leaders. The study will be conducted on the last 5 years of online and offline activities. For knowing more about the project please visit the [[:m:Grants: Project/Research Grant/A study on analysis of leadership wrt Gender and its impact on projects, individual and community growth in India|proposal page]] and share your valuable feedback and suggestions on the talk page. We look forward to refining it more following your valuable inputs and questions. Thank you [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:Nitesh Gill|Nitesh Gill]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:Nitesh Gill|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೦೧:೦೯, ೨೦ ಎಪ್ರಿಲ್ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) == Call for Election Volunteers: 2021 WMF Board elections == Hello all, Based on an [[:m:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Community Board seats/Main report|extensive call for feedback]] earlier this year, the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees [[:m:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/2021-04-15_Resolution_about_the_upcoming_Board_elections|announced the plan for the 2021 Board elections]]. Apart from improving the technicalities of the process, the Board is also keen on improving active participation from communities in the election process. During the last elections, Voter turnout in prior elections was about 10% globally. It was better in communities with volunteer election support. Some of those communities reached over 20% voter turnout. We know we can get more voters to help assess and promote the best candidates, but to do that, we need your help. We are looking for volunteers to serve as Election Volunteers. Election Volunteers should have a good understanding of their communities. The facilitation team sees Election Volunteers as doing the following: *Promote the election and related calls to action in community channels. *With the support from facilitators, organize discussions about the election in their communities. *Translate “a few” messages for their communities [[:m:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Election Volunteers|Check out more details about Election Volunteers]] and add your name next to the community you will support [[:m:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Election_Volunteers|'''in this table''']]. We aim to have at least one Election Volunteer, even better if there are two or more sharing the work. If you have any queries, please ping me under this message or [[Special:EmailUser/KCVelaga (WMF)|email me]]. Regards, [[:m:User:KCVelaga (WMF)|KCVelaga (WMF)]] ೧೦:೫೧, ೧೨ ಮೇ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:KCVelaga (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/South_Asia_Village_Pumps&oldid=20999902 --> == Wikimania 2021: Individual Program Submissions == [[File:Wikimania logo with text 2.svg|right|200px]] Dear all, Wikimania 2021 will be [[:wikimania:2021:Save the date and the Core Organizing Team|hosted virtually]] for the first time in the event's 15-year history. Since there is no in-person host, the event is being organized by a diverse group of Wikimedia volunteers that form the [[:wikimania:2021:Organizers|Core Organizing Team]] (COT) for Wikimania 2021. '''Event Program''' - Individuals or a group of individuals can submit their session proposals to be a part of the program. There will be translation support for sessions provided in a number of languages. See more information [[:wikimania:2021:Submissions/Guidelines#Language Accessibility|here]]. Below are some links to guide you through; * [[:wikimania:2021:Submissions|Program Submissions]] * [[:wikimania:2021:Submissions/Guidelines|Session Submission Guidelines]] * [[:wikimania:2021:FAQ|FAQ]] Please note that the deadline for submission is 18th June 2021. '''Announcements'''- To keep up to date with the developments around Wikimania, the COT sends out weekly updates. You can view them in the Announcement section [[:wikimania:2021:Announcements|here]]. '''Office Hour''' - If you are left with questions, the COT will be hosting some office hours (in multiple languages), in multiple time-zones, to answer any programming questions that you might have. Details can be found [[:wikimania:2021:Organizers#Office hours schedule|here.]] Best regards, [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:MediaWiki message delivery|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೦೯:೪೮, ೧೬ ಜೂನ್ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) On behalf of Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team <!-- Message sent by User:Bodhisattwa@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/VisualEditor/Newsletter/Wikis_with_VE&oldid=21597568 --> == Candidates from South Asia for 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board Elections == Dear Wikimedians, As you may be aware, the Wikimedia Foundation has started [[:m:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021|elections for community seats]] on the Board of Trustees. While previously there were three community seats on the Board, with the expansion of the Board to sixteen seats last year, community seats have been increased to eight, four of which are up for election this year. In the last fifteen years of the Board's history, there were only a few candidates from the South Asian region who participated in the elections, and hardly anyone from the community had a chance to serve on the Board. While there are several reasons for this, this time, the Board and WMF are very keen on encouraging and providing support to potential candidates from historically underrepresented regions. This is a good chance to change the historical problem of representation from the South Asian region in high-level governance structures. Ten days after the call for candidates began, there aren't any [[:m:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates#Candidate_Table|candidates from South Asia]] yet, there are still 10 days left! I would like to ask community members to encourage other community members, whom you think would be potential candidates for the Board. While the final decision is completely up to the person, it can be helpful to make sure that they are aware of the election and the call for candidates. Let me know if you need any information or support. Thank you, [[:m:User:KCVelaga (WMF)|KCVelaga (WMF)]] ೧೫:೩೩, ೧೯ ಜೂನ್ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:KCVelaga (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/South_Asia_Village_Pumps&oldid=20999902 --> {{clear}} == Editing news 2021 #2 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <em>[[m:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Newsletter/2021/June|Read this in another language]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]</em> [[File:Reply Tool A-B test comment completion.png|alt=Junior contributors comment completion rate across all participating Wikipedias|thumb|296x296px|When newcomers had the Reply tool and tried to post on a talk page, they were more successful at posting a comment. ([https://wikimedia-research.github.io/Reply-tools-analysis-2021/ Source])]] Earlier this year, the Editing team ran a large study of [[mw:Talk pages project/Replying|the Reply Tool]]. The main goal was to find out whether the Reply Tool helped [[mw:Talk pages project/Glossary|newer editors]] communicate on wiki. The second goal was to see whether the comments that newer editors made using the tool needed to be reverted more frequently than comments newer editors made with the existing wikitext page editor. The key results were: * Newer editors who had automatic ("default on") access to the Reply tool were [https://wikimedia-research.github.io/Reply-tools-analysis-2021/ more likely] to post a comment on a talk page. * The comments that newer editors made with the Reply Tool were also [https://wikimedia-research.github.io/Reply-tools-analysis-2021/ less likely] to be reverted than the comments that newer editors made with page editing. These results give the Editing team confidence that the tool is helpful. <strong>Looking ahead</strong> The team is planning to make the Reply tool available to everyone as an opt-out preference in the coming months. This has already happened at the Arabic, Czech, and Hungarian Wikipedias. The next step is to [[phab:T280599|resolve a technical challenge]]. Then, they will deploy the Reply tool first to the [[phab:T267379|Wikipedias that participated in the study]]. After that, they will deploy it, in stages, to the other Wikipedias and all WMF-hosted wikis. You can turn on "{{int:discussiontools-preference-label}}" [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|in Beta Features]] now. After you get the Reply tool, you can change your preferences at any time in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion]]. –[[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) </div> ೧೯:೪೪, ೨೪ ಜೂನ್ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/VisualEditor/Newsletter/Wikis_with_VE&oldid=21624491 --> == ಕರಾವಳಿ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯನ್ಸ್ ಯೂಸರ್ ಗ್ರೂಪುದ ಆನ್ಲೈನ್ ಕಜ್ಜಕೂಟ-೧ == ಕರಾವಳಿ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯನ್ಸ್ ಯೂಸರ್ ಗ್ರೂಪುದ ಒಂಜಿ ಸಭೆ ಆನ್ಲೈನ್ಡ್ ಎಲ್ಲೆ ಪಂಡ ಜೂನ್ ೨೭,೨೦೨೧ದಾನಿ ೧೧.೩೦ಕ್ ನಡಪೆರೆ ಉಂಡು. ಮಾತೆರ್ಲಾ ಪಾಲ್ ಪಡೆವೊಡು ಪಂಡ್ದ್ ಕೇನೊನುವೆ. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Karavali_Wikimedians/Meetups/Online_Meetup-1 ಸೀದಾ ಸೇರುಂಡ ಈ ಲಿಂಕ್ಡ್ ಸೇರೊಲಿ-https://join.videomeet.in/join?p=a3d1Z21lZXR1cHx8fHwwfHx8fDB8fHx8MTIzMjF8fHx8fHx8fA%3D%3D --[[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:Kishorekumarrai|Kishorekumarrai]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:Kishorekumarrai|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೧೭:೩೧, ೨೬ ಜೂನ್ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) == Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021 == [[File:Wikiloveswomen logo.svg|right|frameless]] '''Wiki Loves Women South Asia''' is back with the 2021 edition. Join us to minify gender gaps and enrich Wikipedia with more diversity. Happening from 1 September - 30 September, [[:m:Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021|Wiki Loves Women South Asia]] welcomes the articles created on gender gap theme. This year we will focus on women's empowerment and gender discrimination related topics. We warmly invite you to help organize or participate in the competition in your community. You can learn more about the scope and the prizes at the [[:m:Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021|project page]]. Best wishes,<br> [[:m:Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021|Wiki Loves Women Team]]<br>೨೩:೧೬, ೧೧ ಜುಲಾಯಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:MdsShakil@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:MdsShakil/sandbox/2&oldid=21717413 --> == [Wikimedia Foundation elections 2021] Candidates meet with South Asia + ESEAP communities == Dear Wikimedians, As you may already know, the 2021 Board of Trustees elections are from 4 August 2021 to 17 August 2021. Members of the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to elect four candidates to a three-year term. After a three-week-long Call for Candidates, there are [[:m:Template:WMF_elections_candidate/2021/candidates_gallery|20 candidates for the 2021 election]]. This event is for community members of South Asian and ESEAP communities to know the candidates and interact with them. * The '''event will be on 31 July 2021 (Saturday)''', and the timings are: :* India & Sri Lanka: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm :* Bangladesh: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm :* Nepal: 6:15 pm to 8:45 pm :* Afghanistan: 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm :* Pakistan & Maldives: 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm * '''For registration and other details, please visit the event page at [[:m: Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Meetings/South Asia + ESEAP]]''' [[User:KCVelaga (WMF)|KCVelaga (WMF)]], ೧೫:೩೦, ೧೯ ಜುಲಾಯಿ ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:KCVelaga (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/South_Asia_Village_Pumps&oldid=20999902 --> == Wikipedia 20th anniversary celebration edit-a-thon == <div style=" border-left:12px red ridge; padding-left:18px;box-shadow: 10px 10px;box-radius:40px;>[[File:WP20Symbols CAKE1.svg|thumb|80px|right]] Dear all, We hope you are doing well. As you know, CIS-A2K is running a series of mini edit-a-thons. Two mini edit-a-thons has been completed successfully with your participation. On 15 January 2021, Wikipedia has its 20th birthday and we are celebrating this occasion by creating or developing articles regarding encyclopedias including Wikipedia. It has started today (9 January 2021) and will run till tomorrow (10 January 2021). We are requesting you to take part in it and provide some of your time. For more information, you can visit [[:m: Wikipedia 20th anniversary celebration edit-a-thon|here]]. Happy editing. Thank you [[User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)|Nitesh (CIS-A2K)]] ([[User talk:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)|talk]]) 07:54, 9 January 2021 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Nitesh_(CIS-A2K)/Wikipedia/VPs&oldid=20942767 --> == ಕಜ್ಜ ಕೂಟ == ಜ್ಞಾನದ ಕರಜನ ದಿಂಜಾದ್ ಪಟ್ಟುನೆಡ್ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯದವು ಮಾಮಲ್ಲ ಸಾಧನೆ .ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಗ್ ಇತ್ತೆ ಇರ್ವವರ್ಸೊ ಆಯಿನ ಐಸಿರೊದ ಈ ಪೊರ್ತುನು ಗೌಜಿಗಮ್ಮತ್ತ್ ಡ್ ಆಚರಣೆ ಮಲ್ಪುಗ.ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಡ್ ಜ್ಞಾನೊನು ಪಟ್ಟೊನುನಂಚಿನ ಮಾಮಲ್ಲ ಬೇಲೆಡ್ ಪಾಲ್ ಪಡೆಯಿನ ಮಾತೆರೆಗ್ಲ ಸೊಲ್ಮೆಲು.ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಾ ನನಲಾತ್ ಬುಳೆವಡ್ ಜ್ಞಾನದ ಕರಜನ ದಿಂಜಿದ್ ಲೋಕೊರ್ಮೆಪಸರಡ್ ಪಂದ್ ಎಡ್ಡೆಪ್ಪುನು ಬಯಕೊಂದು ನಿಕುಲೆನ್ ಮಾತ ದಶಮಾನೋತ್ಸವದ ಈ ಲೇಸ್ ಗ್ ಎದ್ಕೊನೊಂದುಲ್ಲೆ. ಪಾಲ್ ಪಡೆಪುನಕುಲು ಈ ಪುಟೊಕ್ಕು ಪೋದ್ ಅಕುಲೆನ ಪಾಲ್ ಪಡೆಪುನೆನ್ ತೆರಿಪಾಲೆ. [[ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ:ಕಜ್ಜಕೂಟ-೧೦]] == Internet Support for Wikimedians in India 2021 == <div style=" border-left:12px blue ridge; padding-left:18px;box-shadow: 10px 10px;box-radius:40px;>[[File:Internet support for Indian Wikimedians.svg|thumb|110px|right]] Dear Wikimedians, A2K has started an internet support program for the Wikimedians in India from 1 June 2021. This will continue till 31 August 2021. It is a part of Project Tiger, this time we started with the internet support, writing contest and other things that will follow afterwards. Currently, in this first phase applications for the Internet are being accepted. For applying for the support, please visit the [[:m:Internet support for Wikimedians in India|link]]. After the committee's response, support will be provided. For more information please visit the event page (linked above). Before applying please read the criteria and the application procedure carefully. Stay safe, stay connected. [[User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)|Nitesh (CIS-A2K)]] ([[User talk:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)|talk]]) 14:09, 22 June 2021 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Nitesh_(CIS-A2K)/Wikipedia/VPs&oldid=20942767 --> == 2021 WMF Board election postponed until August 18th == Hello all, We are reaching out to you today regarding the [[:m:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021|2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election]]. This election was due to open on August 4th. Due to some technical issues with SecurePoll, the election must be delayed by two weeks. This means we plan to launch the election on August 18th, which is the day after Wikimania concludes. For information on the technical issues, you can see the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287859 Phabricator ticket]. We are truly sorry for this delay and hope that we will get back on schedule on August 18th. We are in touch with the Elections Committee and the candidates to coordinate the next steps. We will update the [[:m:https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021|Board election Talk page]] and [https://t.me/wmboardgovernancechat Telegram channel] as we know more. Thanks for your patience, [[:m:User:KCVelaga (WMF)|KCVelaga (WMF)]], ೦೯:೧೯, ೩ ಆಗೋಸ್ಟು ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:KCVelaga@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/South_Asia_Village_Pumps&oldid=20999902 -->⏎ == Invitation for Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021 == <div style = "line-height: 1.2"> <span style="font-size:200%;">'''Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021'''</span><br>'''September 1 - September 30, 2021'''<span style="font-size:120%; float:right;">[[m:Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021|<span style="font-size:10px;color:red">''view details!''</span>]]</span> ----[[File:Wiki Loves Women South Asia.svg|right|frameless]]'''Wiki Loves Women South Asia''' is back with the 2021 edition. Join us to minify gender gaps and enrich Wikipedia with more diversity. Happening from 1 September - 30 September, [[metawiki:Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021|Wiki Loves Women South Asia]] welcomes the articles created on gender gap theme. This year we will focus on women's empowerment and gender discrimination related topics.<br> We are proud to announce and invite you and your community to participate in the competition. You can learn more about the scope and the prizes at the [[metawiki:Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021|''project page'']].<br> Best wishes,<br> [[m:Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021|Wiki Loves Women Team]] </div>೦೦:೦೯, ೧೪ ಆಗೋಸ್ಟು ೨೦೨೧ (IST) <!-- Message sent by User:MdsShakil@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:MdsShakil/sandbox_1&oldid=21878984 --> All content in the above text box is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license Version 4 and was originally sourced from https://tcy.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=139829.
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