Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, Pune on 7th February 2017

Project Scope

The goal of Wikipedia Workshop is to build resources in the field of Education & Community Development on Marathi Wikipedia and equip its participants with the process of contributing to Wikipedia, and to introduce it as a concept to them. Another focus of the workshop will be on village articles.

Project Aim

Primary goals

1. To introduce Wikipedia as an encyclopedia for research and a concept to new editors.
2. To Promote Marathi Wikipedia Community & promote the use of regional languages in Wikipedia.
3. To have an open interaction within the editors, existing as well as new.
4. To spread the awareness of Wikipedia as a powerful tool.
5. To develop articles on education & development related issues

Active new editors

Organisers

• 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee and CIS-A2K

Launch

• Date : 7th February 2017
  
• Time : 11am to 2PM
  
• Venue & Place : 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee,Pune,Maharashtra,India
  
• Participants : 6

Smartphone editing

Output

Following articles were created/edited -

• कल्याण (पुणे) - https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/2ve9
• लव्हार्डे - https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/30dv
• मेट पिलावरे - https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/30ds
• कोलंबी (वेल्हे) - https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/30dq
• मांजरी खुर्द - https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/30dr

Participants

1. --विवेक गिरिधारी (चर्चा) १३:५३, ७ फेब्रुवारी २०१७ (IST)
2. --सागर शिंदे (चर्चा) १३:५५, ७ फेब्रुवारी २०१७ (IST)
3. --राम डिंबळे (चर्चा) १३:५७, ७ फेब्रुवारी २०१७ (IST)
4. --निलेश धायरकर (चर्चा) १३:५९, ७ फेब्रुवारी २०१७ (IST)
5. --धर्मराज वीर (चर्चा)
6. --मेघा नगरे (चर्चा)

• TRAINER - --सुबोध कुलकर्णी (talk) 09:23, 11 February 2017 (UTC) (Subodh Kulkarni, Marathi Community Advocate, CIS-A2K)