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Happy editing! Prad2609 (talk) 18:13, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Heya Harriet, this is just to let you know that if there is anything that I can do to support WP:WWWM from the backend, do let me know. I'd love to help you out. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 15:00, 22 October 2012 (UTC) Thanks Srikanth..I have a lot to learn here.[reply]

WikiWomen's Collaborative

WikiWomen Unite!

Hi Outofindia! Women around the world who edit and contribute to Wikipedia are coming together to celebrate each other's work, support one another, and engage new women to also join in on the empowering experience of shaping the sum of all the world's knowledge - through the WikiWomen's Collaborative.

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Can't wait to have you involved! SarahStierch (talk) 18:28, 30 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks just beginning to find my feet here. Prefer "a thousand words" to writing text!

Your submission at Articles for creation

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Nimuaq (talk) 15:28, 19 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

An award for you!

		Women's day award
		Thank you for all of the effort you put into the International Women's day edit-a-thon! I am presenting you with the Women's day award for your contributions to the edit-a-thon. Your contributions are highly appreciated!-- Netha (talk) 20:37, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in an interview!

Hello Harriet!

My name is Jadine, and I am an undergraduate researcher from the University of Toronto. I'm currently looking to get in touch with female Indian editors for my research on the Indian Wikipedian gender gap. I saw your name on the list of participants on the Wikipedia page for the co-ordination of the International Women's Day events happening in India (http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/International_Women's_Day,_India), and I'd be really interested in talking to you about your experiences as an editor and your insight into the gender gap, if you are willing!

If you're interested in speaking to me about this, or just want to find out more about my research (or if you just want to say "hi!"), please contact me by replying on my talk page. Thanks! Bluujayy (talk) 09:20, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/International Centre Goa concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/International Centre Goa, a page you created, has not been edited in 6 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 02:03, 14 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An award for you!

		The Hardworking Wikiwoman Award
		Hi , Thank you for all of the effort you put into the Women's History Month (India), 2014! I'm presenting you with the Hardworking Wikiwoman Award for creating biographies of women on English Wikipedia. Your contributions are always highly appreciated. Cheers, -- Netha (talk) 18:46, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/International Centre Goa

Hello Outofindia. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "International Centre Goa".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. HasteurBot (talk) 08:01, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Akai Padmashali

Hello Outofindia,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Akai Padmashali for deletion, because it doesn't appear to contain any encyclopedic content. Take a look at our suggestions for essential content in short articles to learn what should be included.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Unician ∇ 08:29, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Re-initiating INCOTM

It's been almost an year since "Indian collaboration of the month" was active. Firstly we need to restart this as soon as possible for development of India-related articles to greater heights. The members page was blanked, where many of them are inactive. This mass message is to all the members of WikiProject India, about this and interested editors interested will sign up. After this message gets delivered, we'll wait for 7 days before we start a discussion under a thread on the collaboration's talk page, among the members. The discussion will include what to clean-up of sub-pages, a new set of guidelines for smooth and uninterrupted functioning of the collaboration etc. Please keep all the discussions under this thread only, so that it will easier for future reference. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:19, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Re-initiating INCOTM

It's been almost an year since "Indian collaboration of the month" was active. Firstly we need to restart this as soon as possible for development of India-related articles to greater heights. The members page was blanked, where many of them are inactive. This mass message is to all the members of WikiProject India, about this and interested editors interested will sign up. After this message gets delivered, we'll wait for 7 days before we start a discussion under a thread on the collaboration's talk page, among the members. The discussion will include what to clean-up of sub-pages, a new set of guidelines for smooth and uninterrupted functioning of the collaboration etc. Please keep all the discussions under this thread only, so that it will easier for future reference. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:19, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join the Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Incubator/Indian military history

You are invited to join the Indian military history work-group, an initiative of the Military history WikiProject. This group is to exclusively deal with the topics related to Indian military. If you're interested, please add you name to the participants list. Ignore if you are already a member. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:06, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Loves Indian defence services

You are requested to participate in the discussion of Wiki Loves Indian defence services on the talk page of WikiProject India. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:44, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan

Hello Outofindia,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 22:33, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India)

Greetings,

It is being planned to organize Wikigraphists Bootcamp in India, please fill out the survey form to help the organizers. Your responses will help organizers understand what level of demand there is for the event (how many people in your community think it is important that the event happens). At the end of the day, the participants will turn out to have knowledge to create drawings, illustrations, diagrams, maps, graphs, bar charts etc. and get to know to how to tune the images to meet the QI and FP criteria. For more information and link to survey form, please visit Talk:Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:45, 15 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Supporting Indian Wikipedia Program resource distribution

In 2017 - 2018, the Wikimedia Foundation and Google working in close coordination with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Wikimedia India chapter (WMIN) and user groups will pilot a program encouraging Wikipedia communities to create locally relevant and high-quality content in Indian languages. This program (Code name: Project Tiger) will:

(a) Support active and experienced Wikipedia editors through the donation of laptops and stipends for internet access and

(b) Sponsor a language-based contest that aims to address existing Wikipedia content gaps.

The objective of the program is to provide laptops and internet stipends for existing editors who need support to contribute more actively. 50 basic model Acer Chromebooks and Internet stipends for 100 contributors are available for distribution. Provided resources are the sole property of the beneficiaries and should be used for the betterment of the movement.

If you're an active Wikimedian, and interested to receive support from this project, please apply. It will take around 10 minutes of your time, and will ask descriptive questions about your contribution to Indic Wikimedia projects.

Apply at: Supporting Indian Language Wikipedias Program#Apply for support
Last date for submitting applications is 11th February 2018, 11:59 IST.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:12, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Project Tiger Writing Contest

In 2017 – 2018, the Wikimedia Foundation and Google working in close coordination with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Wikimedia India Chapter (WMIN) and user groups from India, are piloting a program encouraging Wikipedia communities to create locally relevant and high-quality content in Indian languages. This program will (a) support active and experienced Wikipedia editors through the donation of laptops and stipends for internet access and (b) sponsor a language-based contest that aims to address existing Wikipedia content gaps.

Phase (a) has been completed, during which active contributors were awarded laptops and internet stipends. Phase (b) will be a contest in which editors will come together and develop a writing contest focused on content gaps. Each month three individual prizes will be awarded to each community based on their contribution for the month. The prizes worth 3,000 INR, 2000 INR, and 1,000 INR, will be awarded to the top contributors for each month. The contest started at March 1, 2018, 0:00, and will end at May 31, 2018, 23:59 (IST). Useful links are as follows:

Sign up at: Wikipedia:Project Tiger Writing Contest/Participants
List of the articles can be referred at: Wikipedia:Project Tiger Writing Contest/Topics
Submit/report your articles/contributions at: https://tools.wmflabs.org/fountain/editathons/project-tiger-2018-en
For more details, rules, FAQ etc. kindly refer: Wikipedia:Project Tiger Writing Contest

Looking forward your participation, all the best. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) at 22:21, 21 March 2018 (UTC).[reply]

WikiProject India

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Namaste, Outofindia. We would like to inform you about the recent changes to the WikiProject. As you may know, the old newsletter for WikiProject India ceased circulation in 2010. Now we have re-launched the newsletter in a new way. As a member, you are cordially invited to subscribe to the newsletter. Thank you.

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WikiProject India 10,000 Challenge

Hello Outofindia. You are invited to join the new WikiProject India 10,000 Challenge, a challenge which aims to see 10,000 improvements, destubs, and creations for Indian articles, covering every state of India and topic. Articles on all related topics are welcome. We need numbers to make this work and do something extraordinary for India on Wikipedia! Every 100 articles submitted will be copied into the wider Asian challenge. Sign up on the page if interested and start contributing!
If you know someone who might be interested, please invite them by:

{{subst:WikiProject India/The 10,000 Challenge Invite|~~~~}}

Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:47, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please support the Sustainability Initiative!

Hello Outofindia, thank you for listening to my lightning talk at WikiMeet India 2021. I wanted to ask you to check out the Sustainability Initiative page on Meta and to add your name to the list of supporters so that we can demonstrate the community's support for this effort. Thanks! --Gnom (talk) 15:37, 20 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You have been pruned from the Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Members list.

Hi outofindia! You're receiving this notification because you were previously listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Members, but you haven't made any edits to the English Wikipedia in over 1 year.

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== Agreed Ive been off the grid for over a year. plan to jump back in soon! Thank you

Nomination of Renu Kumari for deletion

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MarioGom (talk) 12:54, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Carlton Braganza moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Carlton Braganza, is not suitable as written to remain published. It appears there is a WP:UPE or WP:COI conflict. Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, and have addressed the UPE/COI issue, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. As per WP policy, please do not move into mainspace yourself. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 11:13, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've been away from editing for a while due to personal committments, and am now back wanting to get back to helping in wikipedia. My primary interest is photography and am not a great writer. But would like to create article where I feel the persons arenoteable and deserving of a wikipedia page. Am looking at this page now. Requesting help to improve this.

I am a voluteer wikipedian for many years now and definitely do not write for pay! How does one prove or defend ones self against such allegations. I have articles on women who I consider notable that have been deleted and I have let it go as I have no idea where to begin to follow through. Happy to learn and be mentored by a senior wikipedian. And definitely not one to break rules. Thanks Outofindia (talk) 19:18, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Outofindia/sandbox/Eric Ozario

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A tag has been placed on User:Outofindia/sandbox/Eric Ozario requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://www.manddsobhann.org/mandd-sobhann/the-founders. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Thank you for this explanation. I hope to be able to correct it and continue working on thiis.Eric has since received several awards for his work. Unfortunately most are in Konkani language which I cannot read and will need to get help in translating the references. Outofindia (talk) 19:23, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

April 2023

As previously advised, your edits, such as the edit you made to Carlton Braganza, give the impression you have a financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. You were asked to cease editing until you responded by either stating that you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits, or by complying with the mandatory requirements under the Wikimedia Terms of Use that you disclose your employer, client and affiliation. Again, you can post such a disclosure on your user page at User:Outofindia, and the template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=Outofindia|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. Please respond before making any other edits to Wikipedia. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 18:03, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies. I just did a monor edit after ages and saw this.. I do not get paid directly or indirectly for anything I do on wikipedia. I am not employed by anyone either. The template (Paid :) referenced implies an employer. I have none so how and where can I make the disclosure to be able to continue to edit? Outofindia (talk) 19:31, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]