# விக்கிப்பீடியா:ஆலமரத்தடி/தொகுப்பு127

## புதிய கூகுள் திட்டம் குறித்த வாக்கெடுப்பு

### Proposal

(மேற்கண்ட முன்மொழிவின் ஆங்கில மொழியாக்கம்)  
The Tamil Wikipedia community welcomes and accepts Google's invitation to collaborate on content development and community growth.  
Tamil Wikipedia takes pride in creating the highest number of quality articles among Indian-language Wikipedias. In 2010, during the Google Translate project for all Indian languages, the Tamil community played a leading role in coordinating with other language communities. In 2018 and 2019, Tamil Wikipedia secured top-two positions in the Google-supported pilot project, Project Tiger, and the subsequent GLOW article contest based on its success. Tamil Wikipedia organically creates approximately 7,000+ articles every year. Building on this established operational capacity, Tamil Wikipedia aims to undertake unique, novel, and comprehensive projects to achieve the ambitious goal of creating an additional 5,000 articles on selected topics proposed in the Google project.  
Studies reveal that in various global Wikipedia projects operating for over 23 years, more than 70% of articles are created by just 1% of active users. Similarly, in Tamil Wikipedia, the top 100 contributors have created over 70% of the articles. This longstanding dedication to Tamil language development and free knowledge dissemination, going beyond mere volunteerism, truly qualifies as an intellectual work, reflecting the encyclopedic nature of Wikipedia.  
Therefore, in addition to attracting new users, we propose a "Wikimedia Fellows" program to support not just the currently active contributors, but also to recognize and support the work of those who have contributed to Tamil Wikipedia for years but are no longer active or alive. By securing annual grants for at least 20 Wikimedia Fellows, we can focus on creating articles across diverse fields like science, history, and law throughout the year. Under this Google initiative, we can also focus on Wiktionary, Wikisource, and MediaWiki technology to support Wikipedia article creation.  
Tamil Wikipedia aims to bridge the content gap between itself and English Wikipedia, based on discrepancies in information availability in Google searches. However, recognizing that information needs may differ for users searching in English from Tamil Nadu versus those searching in Tamil, we wish to adopt a nuanced approach to content needs for Tamil Wikipedia. Beyond creating new articles, we also aim to leverage this project to update and improve existing articles, many of which were created by Google in 2010 on important topics.  
It would be immensely helpful if, apart from direct funding, Google could also provide access to Google services like Gemini and Classroom, Google Vision API, and YouTube & Google Ads credits for article creation, Wikisource proofreading, Wikipedia in educational institutions, article contests, creating online training videos for new users, and promotional activities for contributing to Tamil Wikipedia.  
Jointly signed certificates from Google and the Wikimedia Foundation for participants in various training programs, including "Wikipedia in educational institutions," would greatly encourage and increase participation.  
We anticipate Google's flexible cooperation with these suggestions from the Tamil Wikipedia community. Direct and close interaction between Google representatives (under the supervision of the Wikimedia Foundation) and the Tamil Wikipedia community would be appreciated to foster collaboration.  
We estimate a minimum requirement of INR 35 lakhs (excluding CIS-A2K organizational development funds and Indian government taxes) to achieve the minimum target of 5,000 new articles set by Google. This budget would cover grants for the Wikimedia Scholar program, article contests, training workshops, award ceremonies, and potentially the salary for a full-time coordinator. Therefore, in light of these considerations, Tamil Wikipedia seeks to explore opportunities for additional funding and other resources to support its year-round projects.  
Should Google be unable to fully meet these expectations, we request the Wikimedia Foundation consider a special grant for additional funding and resources, given Tamil Wikipedia’s track record of excellence.  
With the hope that Google and the Wikimedia Foundation will support these proposals and funding requests, the Tamil Wikipedia community welcomes and endorses Google's initiative. Thank you.