WikiConference India 2011/Submissions/The Evolution and Importance of the Main Page in Tamil Wikipedia
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- Timestamp
- 18:28, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
- Title of the submission
If you show it, they will come - The Evolution and Importance of the Main Page in Tamil Wikipedia
- Type of submission (workshop, tutorial, or presentation)
Presentation
- Author of the submission
- E-mail address or username (if username, please confirm email address in Special:Preferences)
sodabottle@gmail.com
- State of your origin (Country, if you are not based in India)
India
- Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)
None
- Personal homepage or blog
None
- Abstract (maximum 500 words)
The Main page is the page that gets highest number of page views in the Tamil wikipedia. It garners roughly 3% of the daily page views the entire Wikipedia gets and is one of the main traffic drivers. In this paper, I plan to trace the evolution of front page design and its various sections. The various sections, the policies behind selecting content for front page and how it has changed over time and how ta.wiki differs from other wikipedias when it comes to front page will be covered in this paper. This paper will also show why main page maintenance is essential for smaller wikis strapped for man power.
- Track (Community/Knowledge/Outreach/Technology)
Knowledge
- Will you attend Wikiconference if your submission is not accepted?
Yes
- Slides or further information (optional)
I am listing Surya Prakash.S.A. as co-author of the paper, as he is helping with the research and preparation. But only i will be presenting the paper and coming to Mumbai as Surya cannot attend the conference due to his semester exams.