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

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[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

[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:

{{India-stub}}

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

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

Register

Network

Contribute content

[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