Geographical Indications in India Edit-a-thon 2016 has started, here are a few updates:
- More than 80 Wikipedians have joined this edit-a-thon
- More than 35 articles have been created/expanded already (this may not be the exact number, see "Ideas" section #1 below)
- Infobox geographical indication has been started on English Wikipedia. You may help to create a similar template for on your Wikipedia.
- Become GI edit-a-thon language ambassador
If you are an experienced editor, become an ambassador. Ambassadors are community representatives and they will review articles created/expanded during this edit-a-thon, and perform a few other administrative tasks.
- Translate the Meta event page
Please translate this event page into your own language. Event page has been started in Bengali, English and Telugu, please start a similar page on your event page too.
- Ideas
- Please report the articles you are creating or expanding here (or on your local Wikipedia, if there is an event page here). It'll be difficult for us to count or review articles unless you report it.
- These articles may also be created or expanded:
- Geographical indication (en:Geographical indication)
- List of Geographical Indications in India (en:List of Geographical Indications in India)
- Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 (en:Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999)
See more ideas and share your own here.
- Media coverages
Please see a few media coverages on this event: The Times of India, IndiaEducationDiary, The Hindu.
- Further updates
Please keep checking the Meta-Wiki event page for latest updates.
All the best and keep on creating and expanding articles. :) --