Konkani Wikipedia
 Logo of the Konkani Wikipedia | |
Type of site | Internet encyclopedia |
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| Available in | Konkani |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| URL | gom |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Open read access. No registration needed for general editing, but necessary for certain tasks including
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| Launched | July 2015 |
Konkani Wikipedia is Konkani language edition of Wikipedia, run by Wikimedia Foundation. It was started in July 2015.[1] Currently there are 3,593 content articles in the project.
History
Konkani Wikipedia went live in July 2015. Earlier in September 2013, 4 volumes of Konkani vishwakosh (encyclopedia) were relicensed under Creative Commons Licenses.[2] Information from these volumes of encyclopedias were used to write articles on Konkani Wikipedia.[3] In the same year a Wikipedia-related workshop was organized at Goa University.[4] In April 2014, two introductory sessions on editing Wikipedia were conducted at Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work in Goa.[5]
In July 2015 the Wikipedia went live. Before that it was in Wikimedia incubation for 9 years. At the time of the official inauguration the Wikipedia contained 2500 articles. The project was supported by Goa University and Nirmala Institute of Education. Madhavi Sardesai, a professor of Goa University, played an important role to launch the project. Prakash Parienkar, head of department of Konkani department of Goa University told at that time:[6]
We will assign projects to our students and writers too, to write articles on different subjects related to Goa and upload them on the Wikipedia. This will include information on local food, its culture, tradition, tourist spots and much more.
In January 2016, a one-day edit-a-thon was organized at Krishnadas Shama Central Library, Goa. Rahmanuddin Shaik, a Center for Internet and Society representative trained the participants about Wikipedia editing and policies. Almost 100 articles were created during this one-day event.[7]
References
- ^ "Konkani Wikipedia goes live". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Konkani Wikipedia from Goa University in 6 months". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Konkani Vishwakosh relaunch tomorrow". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Konkani Wikipedia climbing up the Indian language ladder". DNA. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Workshops to teach Wikipedia editing". The Hindi. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Konkani Wikipedia goes live after nine-year delay". Herald Goa. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "100 Konkani Articles Added to Wikipedia in One Day". The Times of India. 15 January 2016.
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