KOLLAM: From the seven-year-olds Achu Kulangara, Aswin and Sai Ram to the 70-year-old A J Johnson, all delegates were busy attending sessions.
The Malayalam wikipedia community’s meet, ‘Wikisangamotsavam’, saw the get together of wikipedia enthusiasts cutting across age, educational and professional barriers.
The man most excited about the meet was perhaps Barry Newstead, Chief Global Development Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, who flew down to attend the two-day programme which began at the District Panchayat Hall here on Saturday.
Barry Newstead was all praise for the Malayalam Wikipedia Community for sticking on to quality and education oriented content.
“The good thing about Malayalam community members is that they don’t focus on politics or personal gains and instead are volunteers who engage productively. They build these projects with the prime motive to share knowledge with the next generation,” he said.
The Malayalam wikipedia community’s meet, ‘Wikisangamotsavam’, saw the get together of wikipedia enthusiasts cutting across age, educational and professional barriers.
The man most excited about the meet was perhaps Barry Newstead, Chief Global Development Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, who flew down to attend the two-day programme which began at the District Panchayat Hall here on Saturday.
Barry Newstead was all praise for the Malayalam Wikipedia Community for sticking on to quality and education oriented content.
“The good thing about Malayalam community members is that they don’t focus on politics or personal gains and instead are volunteers who engage productively. They build these projects with the prime motive to share knowledge with the next generation,” he said.
