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India noticeboard

This page exists as a resource for Indian Wikipedians to assist their contributions to Wikipedia.

1 Conventions
2 IRC channels
3 Vandal alert!
4 Missing articles
5 Shortcuts
6 Stub Messages
7 Welcome templates
8 New initiatives wishlist
- 8.1 Portal wishlist
- 8.2 Project wishlist

[edit] Conventions

All authors editing India related topics are requested to use Indian English per Wikipedia conventions for India. Use Template:Indian English convention
All measurements should be in SI units. Imperial units or US customary units can be added in parenthesis.
All monetary values should be in Indian Rupees, with the approximate US Dollar amount indicated in parenthesis.
Do not refer to Indian personalities by their honourary titles. Article 18 of the Indian Constitution bans the usage of titles. Example: (Correct: Jyotiraditya Scindia Incorrect: Maharajah Jyotiraditya).
Where applicable, a pronunciation guide in IPA format should accompany the names of cities, districts, states, personalities, etc.
Transliteration of vernacular text should be italicised, per Manual of Style. Example: The Tibetan name for Sikkim is Bras mo ljongs, which means the "valley of rice".

Discussion of policies and conventions for India-related articles can be found here.

More information on best practices can be found at Wikipedia Manual of Style.

[edit] IRC channels

Indian editors can meet up for India-related discussions in the following channels on Freenode.

You will need to download an IRC client to connect to Freenode servers. The following clients are recommended for use –

[edit] Vandal alert!

To check for vandalism to India-related articles, check for suspicious changes on Special:Recentchangeslinked/List of India-related topics and revert as necessary. For instructions on how to revert changes, please read Wikipedia:Reverting.

[edit] Missing articles

Requested articles

[edit] Shortcuts

The following are shortcuts created specifically for Wikipedians working on articles related to India.

You can find more shortcuts to navigate around Wikipedia at Wikipedia:WP

[edit] Stub Messages

There is a general India-related stub message. If you include the following tag in the body of an article:

The stub is listed in Category:India stubs and the article itself displays the following:

This India-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

For a list of other India related stubs, see Category:India stubs.

[edit] Welcome templates

There are two templates which may be used to welcome new Wikipedia contributors interested in India-related articles.

1. {{India quick links}}, which displays

	Links for Wikipedians interested in India content
Newcomers: Welcome kit \| Register: Indian Wikipedians \| Network: Noticeboard \| Discussionboard Browse: India \| Open tasks \| Deletions Contribute content: Collaboration Dashboard - India WikiProject - Wikiportal India - Indian current events - Category adoptions

or 2. {{India Links}}, which displays

Links for Wikipedians interested in India content

Welcome kit

Welcome kit - Swiss Army Knife for newcomers

Register

Category:Indian Wikipedians - Indian Wikipedians category

Network

Notice board for India-related topics - Forum for India content discussions and Networking. (Shortcut: WP:INWNB)

Contribute content

WikiProject India - Join the group and help improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to India.
Portal:India - India Kaleidoscope on Wikipedia
Indian current events - India events page (Shortcut: WP:INCE)
Notice board for India-related topics/INCOTW - Vote for the Indian Collaboration of the week. (Shortcut: WP:INCOTW)
Notice board for India-related topics/Category Adoptions - Adopt an India category and better it.
WikiProject Deletion sorting/India - Articles related to India for listed for deletion
WikiProject Indian cinema - Join the project and contribute to articles on Indian cinema.
WikiProject History of India - Join the project and contribute to articles on History of India.
WikiProject Politics of India - Join the project and contribute to articles on Politics of India.

[edit] New initiatives wishlist

[edit] Portal wishlist

A list of topics that all Indians and the world should know indepth about India through the Wikipedia platform. The following is a wishlist of future Indian Wikiportals.

Indian Classical music
Indian philosophy
Ancient Indian texts and culture
Indian contribution to Science and Technology

[edit] Project wishlist

Indian metro pages - Better and standardise content pages for the 7 large metros.
Indian city content - Detailed city content on the lines of Category: London and Project Melbourne.
Arts and entertainment
Climate
Cuisine
Culture
Demographics
Economy
Education
Foreign relations
Geography
Geology
Government
Languages
Law
Literacy
Religion
Sports
Transport