Wikipedia:Online Ambassadors/Apply/jaikanthp

The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a unsuccessful Online Ambassador application.

This role requires more Wikipedia experience than this user has so far.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 13:55, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

jaikanthp

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1. Why do you want to be a Wikipedia Ambassador?

   Wikipedia, for me, has always meant access to free and instant information. The future of this world will be dictated by the knowledge acquired in the present, and that makes the case of Wikipedia even stronger. And I want to be a part of this process.

2. In three sentences or less, summarize your involvement with Wikimedia projects.

   YOUR ANSWER (OPTIONAL)

3. Please indicate a few articles to which you have made significant content contributions. (e.g. DYK, GA, FA, major revisions/expansions/copyedits).

   A few minor edits only. I have just begun using Wikipedia as an editor.

4. How have you been involved with welcoming and helping new users on Wikipedia?

   I have encouraged people at my college, and my family members, to look at Wikipedia as an reliable source if information.

5. What do you see as the most important ways we could welcome newcomers or help new users become active contributors?

   In a country like India, there has never been a problem with getting people to use Wikipedia. But the challenge is getting them to 'edit' Wikipedia. I used to never do any editing myself, but I have started doing it recently. The most important thing is to involve the younger generation. India has thousands of Engineering colleges, with a huge student population. They have to be made aware of the importance of free information. For this, on-campus programs and workshops are the key. Although I think things are getting better, the pace has to quicken.

6. Have you had major conflicts with other editors? Blocks or bans? Involvement in arbitration? Feel free to offer context, if necessary.

   Nothing of that sort.

7. How often do you edit Wikipedia and check in on ongoing discussions? Will you be available regularly for at least two hours per week, in your role as a mentor?

   A few minor edits only. I have just begun using Wikipedia as an editor. But I am ready to take a more active role, and yes, I will be available for two hours+ per week.

8. What else should we know about you that is relevant to being a Wikipedia Ambassador?

   I'm an amateur writer, and have even won a prize for a Science fiction story. I have good editing and proof-reading skills, and am an amateur blogger. I have good knowledge of current technology. My blog is at www.aoak.wordpress.com.

Discussion

• Oppose you have only 9 edits and less then 24 hours of experience. --Guerillero | My Talk 10:25, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
• This is the application process for becoming an Online Ambassador, a role for experienced Wikipedians. If you're interested in applying to be a Campus Ambassador for our upcoming pilot project in India, you can do so by following the instructions here. The Campus Ambassador role is open to people without a lot of prior Wikipedia editing experience. Cheers --Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 15:20, 14 April 2011 (UTC)