விக்கிப்பீடியா:தமிழ் விக்கி ஊடகப் போட்டி/English version

 ==RFC==
 *[[விக்கிப்பீடியா:தமிழ் விக்கி ஊடகப் போட்டி/கருத்து வேண்டல்|RFC discussion conducted at Village Pump]]
 
 ==Proposal==
 
 ===Name===
 '''TamilWiki Media Contest'''
 
 ===Goals===
 # To increase the quality media content related to Tamil and Tamilians in Wikimedia projects 
 #To attract non-text contributors like photographers, graphic artists, animators, map makers and videographers to Tamil wiki projects
 #To create a model precedent for cooperation with WMF in organising projects.
 
 ===Rules===
 1) Uploaded files must own works of uploaders. Copyvios will be tagged and deleted&lt;br/&gt;
 2) A contestant can upload any number of images; they is no upper limit&lt;br/&gt;
 3) Files that will be eligible for prizes:
 Files that can be used in pages/articles related to Tamil and Tamilians: &lt;br/&gt;
 *Photos of places where Tamils live, Photos of Tamils and people related to Tamil studies&lt;br/&gt;
 *Photos of Tamil heritage symbols, Tamil institutions, Species (plants and animals) in Tamil livingspaces&lt;br/&gt;
 *Photos of Tamil heritage places, temples, places of worship, buildings etc&lt;br/&gt;
 *Educational resources in Tamil; Files that can be used for teaching in Tamil - Maps, graphs, illustrations, diagrams, charts, audio and video files that contain explanation in Tamil&lt;br/&gt;
 *Pronunciation files for Tamil words and phrases. Audio recordings of Tamil literary works&lt;br/&gt;
 *Audio and Video recordings of Tamil cultural practices, arts, dances, sports&lt;br/&gt;
 4) Only the files ought to be related to Tamil and Tamilians. The contestants need not be Tamil. Non-Tamils can participate in the contest.&lt;br/&gt;
 5) File Formats that can be uploaded to commons: Images: jpg, png, svg, xcf, TIFF, Video:.ogg theora, Animations: gif), Audio .ogg vorbis, .midi, &lt;br/&gt;
 6) Files should be directly uploaded to Commons (see upload methodology)&lt;br/&gt;
 7) Coordinators and their close relatives can take part in the contest. But their entries will not be considered for prizes. They will be in-effect dummy contestants.&lt;br/&gt;
 8) Judging criteria weightage: 50 % quality  (resolution, clarity, elegance), 50 % utility value (How useful they will be in illustrating Tamil wiki pages and pages in other wikis)&lt;br/&gt;
 9) Prizes: 
 *First: 200 US$
 *Second : 100 US$
 *Third : 50 US$
 *Consolation prizes: 25 X 2 = 50 US$
 *Continuous contribution prizes :  100 X 3 = 300 US$
 *Certificates for prize winners and winning entries will be displayed in front pages of Tamil wiki projects.
 &lt;br/&gt;
 
 10)Coordinators will form the jury. The evaluation/judging will be done on wiki.
 
 ===Budget and Grant application===
 Total:  800 US $ &lt;br/&gt;
 2) Prizes: 700 US$&lt;br/&gt;
 Postage and Certificates : 50 US$&lt;br/&gt;
 Outreach:  50 US$&lt;br/&gt;
 3) Goals for contest: 3000 Files ; 100 new contributors&lt;br/&gt;
 
 ===Time line===
 1) Formulation of rules and selection of coordinators (7 days){{done}}&lt;br/&gt;
 2) Grant application process (1-2 months)&lt;br/&gt;
 While grant application is in progress create help pages, tutorials, logos, banners, templates, categories, email, social media pages and other publicity documents; Also [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UploadWizard/Campaigns UploadCampaigns extension customisation]&lt;br/&gt;
 3) Image categorisation/tagging drive in Ta wiki (details below)&lt;br/&gt;
 4) When Grant is approved, contest announcement and outreach (15 days)&lt;br/&gt;
 5) Contest  (3 months)&lt;br/&gt;
 6) Contest results (15 days)&lt;br/&gt;
 7) Awarding prizes and mailing certificates  (15 days)&lt;br/&gt;
 8) Preparation of contest report (in Tamil and English) &lt;br/&gt;
 9) Categorising files uploaded, using them in Ta wiki projects&lt;br/&gt;
 
 ===Upload methodology ===
 * [[:Commons:Special:UploadWizard| Commons upload wizard]] campaign extension (made for Wiki loves monuments will be used). 
 * It is simple and has the facility to upload multiple files at once
 * Detailed help pages and documents for uploading and licensing will be created.
 
 ===Outreach===
 ====Outside Wiki====
 1) Flickr Groups&lt;br/&gt;
 2) Tamil blogosphere, Blog aggregators, individual blogs, e-Zines&lt;br/&gt;
 3) Tamil e-Mail groups&lt;br/&gt;
 4) Educational institutions&lt;br/&gt;
 5) Social media - Facebook, Twitter, Buzz&lt;br/&gt;
 4) Announcements in print and electronic magazines (with the help of media contacts) &lt;br/&gt;
 
 ====== Organisations to be contacted ======
 :For outreach help - sitenotices, announcements and ads.
 * [http://www.noolaham.org/wiki/index.php?title=%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D Noolaham Foundation] {{ஆச்சு}}
 * [http://infitt.org/ Infitt] {{ஆச்சு}}
 * Thamizhmanam {{ஆச்சு}} &lt;small&gt;(Have offered to display free ads in the front page )&lt;/small&gt;
 * Other blog aggregators
 * Nudpam {{ஆச்சு}}
 * Thamizham
 * [http://infitt.org/ www.projectmadurai.org Project Madurai]
 * [http://www.tamilheritage.org/ Tamil heritage foundation]
 * [http://thaiveedu.com/ Thai veedu magazine]
 
 ====Inside wiki====
 1) Site notices and VP announcements in Ta wiki projects&lt;br/&gt;
 2) Targeted sitenotices in En wiki, announcement in India project page&lt;br/&gt;
 3) An english version of the contest page will be created for potential contestants who can't read Tamil
 
 ===Coordinators===
 *Sodabottle (Lead coordinator / Grant contact)
 *Natkeeran
 *Kalai
 *Sanjeevi Sivakumar
 *Srikanth
 
 ====Responsibilities==== 
 #Publicity
 #Responding to contestants queries, guiding them (onwiki, email and social media) 
 #Maintain contest portal and pages
 # Jury duty (judging and identifying+tagging copyvios)
 
 ====Lead coord's extra responsibilities====
 #Handling Grant money.
 #Casting vote in case of differences amongst coordinators
 
 ====Conduct rules for Coordinators====
 #Coordinators and their close relatives can take part in the contest. But their entries will not be considered for prizes. They will be in-effect dummy contestants.
 
 ===Ta wiki File cleanup drive===
 1) Examine all files&lt;br/&gt;
 2) Identify, check and delete copyvios&lt;br/&gt;
 3) Add correct FUR tags and rationale&lt;br/&gt;
 4) Move files for which copyright + licencing is appropriate and clear to Commons&lt;br/&gt;
 5) Create more help files on Copyright and file usage. Copyright awareness drive&lt;br/&gt;
 
 === Learning resources ===
 * [http://shijualex.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/malayalam-loves-wikimedia-event-2011-april-report/ Malayalam loves wikimedia event 2011 April – report]