User:Pavan (CIS-A2K)/Impact Report 2017-18
Content Enrichment Activities[edit]
Activity[edit]
Village pages of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States of India have been a concern for Telugu Wikipedia for a long time. Thousands of pages have remained stubs since their creation, more than a decade ago.The re-organisation of the state, Districts and sub districts added to the issues. A2K community advocate took initiative to address these issues by collecting data from the Census of India and adding that content to these pages. He created a project for this and drawn up a plan to improve these pages. Some users actively participated in the project and added content to these pages. He coordinated the efforts and helped project to progress towards the set objectives.Almost 80% of these pages have been improved and the work is still going on.
A2K participated in Conceptualization, Co-organization and support of Telugu Village articles project. We majorly took the role of growing ideas into concept and shape, helped community to visualize how data can turn into knowledge and co-ordination task between one of the coordinator and participants. Conducted workshops, meetups and regular calls to actualize the work. A2K continued to provide resources to Community members per request and need. As Telangana Cultural department which planned to fund and host a physical library for Telugu Wikipedians changed plan to a general library which is established by department this year, plans to create a physical resource center is not actualized. A2K supported Project Tiger Edit-a-thon in Telugu, especially worked on improving quality of the articles accepted. In Local preference list, added Machine translated articles came out of prioritization exercise and awaiting for improvement. We created guidelines to improve quality of translation and language style guide. A2K conducted Wikidata Workshop to Andhra Loyola College students and provided support to Hyderabad Wikidata Workshop conducted by Asaf Bartov.
Learning[edit]
As providing resources to community members found to be excellent way to improve quality and content, should scale up its current activity (resource exchange) and in the scale of requirement providing access upon individual request can't sustain. A2K should look into different possibilities of making reference material which is not under freely licensed but can be in open access to make available online and create a sustainable model to do it. This inturn helps both Wikipedia and Wikisource too.
Impact[edit]
I started contributing to Telugu Wikisource after learning about project in Telugu Wikisource Workshop. I am also a participant in Telugu language classical commentators' whatsapp group - Padya Soundaryam. I started digitizing classical Telugu work Ramayanam by Katta Varadaraja Kavi in Telugu Wikisource and simultaneously commenting on this work in Padya Soundaryam group. This is very satisfying and bliss as I am contributing to Telugu Literary World in multi-fold. Apart from the original work, I am planning to publish this work with commentary in Telugu Wikisource under a free license too.
Telugu Village articles project resulted in improvement of tens of thousands of village articles in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Improved tens of thousands of articles with content about Educational, Health, Irrigation, Geographical, Demographic and other aspects of the village. These articles were considered as the most serious quality concern of Telugu Wikipedia right from their creation using a bot in 2006-07. They were stubs for several years and community considered these articles as important and quality issue at the same time. Improving them with content is effecting quality of project positively. Regarding Project Tiger community improved existing articles with good quality.
Follow-up[edit]
- With the collaboration of co-organizer Chaduvari and major contributor Ramarao, A2K could figure out next phase of this project which will be improving articles qualitatively with diverse and unique content like toponymic explanations, historical aspects, and other details. A2K will help community by making unique and authentic content available (Ex: Re-licensing and digitizing works like Kadapa Oorla Perlu, Paschima Godavari Jillalo Mahatmuni Sancharam, etc.,) and will conduct capacity building activities for this.
- Basing on our learning in Resource exchange, A2K would like to invest in making more quality content available online. Hosting the digitized reference content actively by collaborating with some organizations like Google Books. Also need to support efforts of magazines like Misimi which are going to provide their entire content in open access.
Skill Building[edit]
Activity[edit]
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A2K conducted several individual training activities to Yarra Ramarao who registered as early as 2012 but only made very few edits. Basing on his interest in Telugu Village articles and expertise in Village revenue stream, We could successfully help him learning various aspects of Telugu Village articles project along with Wikipedia basic and advanced editing (Like improving templates, basics of category tree, etc.,) Supported Wikidata Workshop conducted by Asaf Bartov and conducted individual training to User:Chaduvari about Wikidata quick statements. This collaboration in Wikidata with Chaduvari aimed at creating structured database about Telugu Villages in Wikidata which might help further updating the information for further census. A2K supported #1Lib1Ref Workshops conducted by User:KCVelaga in Warangal and Guntur by providing resource person and helping in planning.
A2K collaborated with organizations, groups, and people working on thematic aspects like Wildlife photography, Subaltern History, Classical Poetry, and Free Software. Worked with them and could bring them to Wikimedia projects where their expertise and current activities fit. Wildlife photographer User:Shiv's fotografia and History enthusiast User:Adbh266 have photo collection in their respective thematic fields. They have committed to 100WikiCommonsDays and released their content to Commons. Padya Sowndaryam is a group of classical poetry enthusiasts and experts and creating commentary on Telugu Classical texts in their Whatsapp group. A2K participated in their annual conference "Saraswatha Jyotsna" in 2017 and 2 members of Padya Sowndaryam group were introduced to Telugu Wikisource and trained by A2K. A2K collaborated in activities of Telugu Free Software organization - Swecha and tried working with them by improving content about free software in Telugu Wikipedia.
A2K conceptualized and conducted series of workshops known as "Mahilavaranam" focusing on improving Women participation in Telugu Wikipedia. A2K conducted Mahilavaranam events in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam.
Impact[edit]
I made very few edits in 2012 and made some in 2016. Those edits are about my village Ponugupadu. But, I never thought of contributing to Wikipedia seriously until I got mail via Wikipedia Mail Service and later phone call. I started contributing to Telugu Village project and working on improving thousands of Village articles in Telugu Wikipedia from almost one year. Reaching out to new users who made constructive edits and didn't continue in Wikipedia pays off and my Wikipedia journey is a good example for that.
Yarra Ramarao successfully improved thousands of Village articles. Morethan 10,000 articles which are in need of improving with factually correct administrative data after Reorganization of Telangana districts, got improved both with administrative reorganization information and census info. User:Chaduvari could improve thousands of items about Telugu Villages in Wikidata. Telugu Village Project coordinators realized benefits of improving structured data for Villages to change data in thousands of village articles by changing data in Wikidata. This is being built up for upcoming Indian census which happens in 2021.
Activities with thematic groups and people resulted sustained engagement, better retention, and specialized content to the projects. While User:Shiv's fotografia completed his 100WikiCommonsdays which benefited project with more than 100 images related to Wildlife and Tribal life, on the other hand User:Adbh266 continued after 100 days and went on till 365 Days of Commons contribution (inspired by Pranayraj's 365Wikidays). Padya Sowndaryam group members - Ramesam and GSVS Murthy become part of Telugu Wikisource Community and retained their contributions to community for more than 10 months. Ramesam also participated in Train-the-trainer 2018. He started digitizing and proofreading "Sri Ramayanam" by Katta Varadaraja Kavi on hand in hand writing and sharing commentary in Padya Sowndaryam Group which inturn going to be re-licensed into CC-BY-SA, which gives an example for perfect synergy.
Learning[edit]
When we plan events with women or exclusively for women, there must be different approach especially in the preference of place and time. As Indian Working Women typically have additional burden of taking care of entire family and working competently in office, one should have different expectation and should be patient in following-up them. While on other hand, working with cult organizations those which wanted to push their content especially into Wikipedia need to be handled with utmost care.
Following up good edits made by New comers and learners in Wikipedia and supporting them by training (online/offline) will be fruitful. Interested Volunteers come out of such intervention will have more retention.
Follow-up[edit]
A2K participated in consecutive annual conference of Padya Sowndaryam group known as "Saraswatha Jyotsna" in July 2018 and planning to conduct workshops for the members of group which will potentially scale up collaboration with the group. A2K is mapping cultural organizations in parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana which will help as first point to scale up entire idea of working with thematic groups which will follow Workshops, Collaborations, Content Donation and other activities to interested organizations and groups.
A2K will conduct an advanced Wikidata session to Telugu Wikipedians which will improve collaboration between both the projects. Conducting a small project which will improve Telugu Wikipedia using structured data created in Wikidata will further enhances more contribution to Wikidata from Telugu Wikipedia Community.
Institutional Partnership[edit]
Activity[edit]
A2K supported community's efforts to voice in World Telugu Conference 2017. Along with other Digital Telugu activists, Telugu Wikipedians participated in Digital Telugu conference conducted by Digital Media Wing of Telangana state IT department. Telugu Wikipedians represented and explained about free knowledge movement in Telugu to various other stakeholders of larger Digital Telugu movement.
Impact[edit]
IT and Cultural Departments of Telangana Government started releasing photo content into CC-BY-SA license which provided a basis for further content donation. Department of Culture is providing free venue in Ravindra Bharathi (Hyderabad) with working lunch which helps sustainability of the community activities in Hyderabad. Another partner organization Annamayya Library located in Guntur is also providing venue for Wikipedia events which help increasing activity around the region.
Learning[edit]
Follow-up[edit]
A2K is collaborating with Government departments to conduct events to improve awareness about CC licenses and get more government content (especially books which has resource value) into free licenses. Trying to get more free and friendly spaces for Wikipedia meet ups and events in other cities.
Increasing reach[edit]
Improving reach was considered one of the important aspects because getting more users into Wikipedia leads more editors naturally. Activities were planned to improve Telugu Wikipedia presence in Social media and traditional media.
Activity[edit]
A2K initiated discussions around Social Media Policy of Telugu Wikimedia handles and pages. Provided framework to look into and adopt according to community needs. Upon discussion and considering priorities into account Telugu Wikipedians adopted "Telugu Wikimedia Social Media Strategies and Guidelines". Some of these strategies were partially been into reality in handling Telugu Wikipedia Facebook Page. A2K created a master page to update and request for posts in Telugu Wikipedia Social media channels, especially Facebook Page. A2K created a guiding page that helps community members to write features in News media and coordinates probable opportunities to write about Wikipedia in Telugu media. Discussed ways to publish about Telugu Wikipedia and its activities with some e-Magazine editors and started creating some articles' series which can be taken further.
Learning[edit]
Impact[edit]
More than 100 posts which follow guidelines framed in Telugu Wikipedia gathered interest of thousands of its followers. 460 photos released into commons by Adbh266 who took 100 Wiki Commons days challenge and then continued further to more days because of a social media engagement in which he was requested to upload one of his pictures into commons. 4 special items and features about volunteers/wiki projects/overall project were published in various print and e-magazines.
Follow-up[edit]
A2K is planning to conduct skill building activities to interested Wikipedians which will help them to improve their skills in writing features, special stories for magazines. A2K would like to felicitate a conference between other Digital Telugu activists and Telugu Wikipedians to improve synergy and sustain communities' efforts to reach wider Telugu community. Out of this synergy there can be a collaborative podcast, monthly meetups, features and other aspects which can improve reach efforts of both Wider Digital Telugu movement and Telugu Wikimedia Movement part of it.
News mentions[edit]
- Eenadu coverage about Hyderabad Wikidata Workshop. This item got covered in 2nd page in main edition. (Link)
- Sakshi Newspaper covering Celebrations of 365 Wikidays of Pranayraj1965 in Wikidata Workshop, Hyderabad (Link)
- Coverage about Digital Telugu conference which mentions discussion about Telugu Wikipedia (Eenadu News coverage, NT News coverage),
- MoU between CIS-A2K and Digital Media Wing of Telangana State IT Department. (Namaste Telangana Coverage,)
Activities planned and conducted[edit]
| Proposed Program | Actual |
|---|---|
| Reach out wider Telugu community | Telugu Wikimedia Social Media Strategies and Guidelines got created Created and updated a master page to co-ordinate Telugu Wikipedia Social Media channels and posts Created a guide for Wikipedians on how to write op-eds and features Support from celebrities and Reaching out using electronic media - Not actualized |
| Creating Movement Resources | Partially done |
| Grooming Community leaders | Supported community by improving sustainability in organizing events and helping them voicing their work to larger digital language community. |
| Training existing and budding Wikipedians | Conducted Wikisource Session Supported Wikidata Workshop Conducted Individual Training sessions to Wikipedians |
| Energizing Wikipedia Meetups | Not actualized |
| Quality improvement efforts | Tens of thousands village stubs got improved with more than 10 kb data from 2011 census Created reading list to further assessment of the existing content. Created pages for policies already discussed and got an agreement but don't have a page and lacking enforcement. A2K supported and helped community to conduct workshop and meetups to improve quality |
| Technical support | Not actualized |
| Working with Communities of Interest | Identified and worked with persons and groups interested in classical Telugu literature, history and photography. |
| Diversifying community | Conducted Series of Workshops to improve participation of Women in Wikipedia. |
| Resource Exchange Program | Physical resource center is not actualized, but continued to provide digital resources. |
| Relicensing into CC-BY-SA and digitizations | Could re-license photos and got them into Commons. But plan to re-license books didn't actualized. |
| Wikipedia Education Program | Conducted Wikidata Workshop for students Felicitated WEP review in Andhra Loyola College Approaching educational organizations basing on Thematic activities |
In-kind Support[edit]
Please use the exchange rate in your APG proposal. Table 2 Please report all spending in the currency of your grant unless US$ is requested.
- Please also include any in-kind contributions or resources that you have received in this revenues table. This might include donated office space, services, prizes, food, etc. If you are to provide a monetary equivalent (e.g. $500 for food from Organization X for service Y), please include it in this table. Otherwise, please highlight the contribution, as well as the name of the partner, in the notes section.
- Table 2Please report all spending in the currency of your grant unless US$ is requested.
- Please also include any in-kind contributions or resources that you have received in this revenues table. This might include donated office space, services, prizes, food, etc. If you are to provide a monetary equivalent (e.g. $500 for food from Organization X for service Y), please include it in this table. Otherwise, please highlight the contribution, as well as the name of the partner, in the notes section.
Revenue source Currency Anticipated Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Cumulative Anticipated ($US)* Cumulative ($US)* Explanation of variances from plan Volunteer support INR 9600- 2700 2700 3200 Travel & Stay INR - 2000 800 Event organization and logistics INR 16000- 1600 10500 4500 Revenue source Currency Anticipated Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Cumulative Anticipated ($US)* Cumulative ($US)* Explanation of variances from plan A B C D E F G H I J K
* Provide estimates in US Dollars