Translations:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Sources/Cycle 3/Final summary by language/9/en

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  • During Hindi Wikipedia WhatsApp discussion (25s) community stressed that we should not change our encyclopedic model $tl1 and audio-visual should complement the text. $tl2 We should collaborate with social media instead of trying to become a social media platform. $tl3 One person suggested the creation of an encyclopedia for children. $tl4 One participant mentioned Wikilore and said that there should be new project $tl5 where readers/writers can verify the oral knowledge $tl6 where a rating system can be introduced to know how many people trust a source. $tl7 We should keep a check on paid editors $tl8 and trolls $tl9 and that the majority does not decide everything. $tl10 It was discussed that we should decide between right and wrong sources $tl11 and also that events covered by just one newspaper should not be included. $tl12 While in Hindi community one-on-one discussions (36s) It was discussed that we should not compete with social media $tl13 although we should integrate social media with Wikipedia. $tl14 They also talked about documentation of oral cultures in text $tl15 and audio-visual formats. $tl16 They also talked about hiring reviewers $tl17 and starting a new project. $tl18 Hindi community members talked about using multiple sources $tl19 and blacklisting poor sources. $tl20 They also suggested investing more into mobile technology $tl21 and easily translatable images. $tl22