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Requests for comment (RFC for short) are processes by which broader input can be requested. This is typically required for policy changes that are broad in scope. It may also be useful to gain wider input regarding conflicts or unresolved issues on other Wikimedia projects with the hopes of obtaining resolution. Add a link to the proposal page or disputed page or create a new subpage requesting comments here (please use {{Rfc subpage}}). Anyone is welcome to give his or her opinion on the requests listed below. See also: all RfC pages and more Wiki-wide elections and votings.


Request for Comments is a discussion place where we are starting a few discussions and inviting you to share comments/views.

Guidelines
Here are the basic guidelines to follow.

  • Everyone is welcome: Everyone is welcome to comment, from all communities, and all Wikisource projects.
  • Duration: This RfC will be open for at 21 March 2021 - 20 April 2021
  • Detailed comment: Please write in details, and avoid brief comments without explanations.
  • Friendly discussion: Keep the discussion friendly, avoid personal remarks and personal attacks.

Why RfC?: To support each 12 Indic Wikisource community we have to identify their basic need to be fulfilled. So we believe that your comments/inputs/suggestions will help in planning in the future Wikisource outreach. So we believe that your comments/inputs/suggestions will help in planning in the future.

Rfc for Status of Indic Wikisource community language wise

This is a Request for Comments ( RfC) for 12 Indic Wikisource communities as per their different scale factor. This drive is for each language community to need assessments for their project status in terms of quality, community strength, and their primary need for the project developments.


Community Health Status

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Please state what is the Community Health Status of your project concerning adopting the Wikisource standard workflow and having a good interface to work. Your answer may be "Support Support" or "Oppose Oppose" with your explanation and what remedy we should follow.

Comment Comment, Support Support, Oppose Oppose

  1. Comment Comment Sanskrit Community: For Roman script languages, it may be sufficient to run the matter in font size 10. But for Devanagari based languages, the font size required is 14, instead of 10, as at present. Puranastudy (talk) 10:56, 23 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Community Strength

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Please state your community strength with respect to the daily active user and explain how to increase it. It may be promoted to outreach whatsoever.


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Proofreadthon participated

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Please state whether the contest is fruitful for your community or not. Your answer may be "Support Support" or "Oppose Oppose" with your explanation and what remedy we should follow. Comment Comment, Support Support, Oppose Oppose

  1. Support Support Assamese Community: Proofreadthonৰ বাবেই অসমীয়া ৱিকিউৎসৰ বহুখিনি কাম আগবাঢ়িল। Communityৰ সদস্য সকলে চলোৱা প্ৰচাৰ আৰু আহ্বানৰ প্ৰতি সঁহাৰি জনাই এই সময়ত বহু কেইজন নতুন লেখকে তেওঁলোকৰ কিতাপ ৱিকিউৎসলৈ দান কৰে। We are thankful for this type of proofreadthon, kindly try to give more gift for boosting the motivation of the participants.Nayan j Nath (talk) 16:22, 23 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support Support malayalam Community:പ്രയോജനകരമാണീ ഉദ്യമം proofreadthon is very useful --pakalon (talk) (talk) 12:37, 25 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support Support Sanskrit Community: proofreadthon is very useful.--Soorya Hebbar talk 04:17, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wikisource Quality

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As per latest updated Quality(Wikisource QualityI) percentage Language Wise on March 2021

Please state your quality contest in terms of percentage. Are there all texts supported by the scan proofread page. If not please explain why. How we can improve and what you want from other communities and CIS-A2k.Your answer may be "Support Support" or "Oppose Oppose" with your explanation and what remedy we should follow.

The "percent" calulated the percentage of texts backed with scans, from the total:

Comment Comment, Support Support, Oppose Oppose

Workshop for community

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Please state what kind of workshop offline/Online workshop and skill-building interaction need your community. It may be “Basic” “Mid-level” or “Advance”. It may be a segmented workshop like Index file creation, proofreading, Templates selection, Validation, Transclusion, etc. Your answer may be "Support Support" or "Oppose Oppose" with your explanation and what remedy we should follow.

Comment Comment, Support Support, Oppose Oppose

Infrastructure for the Community

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Please state what kind of infrastructure is needed for your community. It may be a laptop, scanner, Internet booster etc.


  1. Comment Comment: Assamese Community: I am an active user. But since I do not have a laptop, I work from mobile,Nayan j Nath (talk) 16:35, 23 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]