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{{Infobox website | {{Infobox website | ||
| name = {{Wiki favicon}} Punjabi Wikipedia | | name = {{Wiki favicon}} Punjabi Wikipedia | ||
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| logocaption = Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia | | logocaption = Logo of the Western Punjabi Wikipedia (above) and Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia (below) | ||
| screenshot = | | screenshot = | ||
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| url = {{URL|pa.wikipedia.org}} | | url = {{URL|pa.wikipedia.org}}<br />{{URL|pnb.wikipedia.org}} | ||
| commercial = No | | commercial = No | ||
| type = [[Internet encyclopedia project]] | | type = [[Internet encyclopedia project]] | ||
| registration = Optional | | registration = Optional | ||
| language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] | | language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] | ||
| num_users = {{NUMBEROF|USERS|pa|N}} | | num_users = Western: {{NUMBEROF|USERS|pa|N}} <br> Eastern: {{NUMBEROF|USERS|pnb|N}} | ||
| content_license = [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0] and [[GFDL]], Media licensing varies | | content_license = [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0] and [[GFDL]], Media licensing varies | ||
| owner = [[Wikimedia Foundation]] | | owner = [[Wikimedia Foundation]] | ||
| author = | | author = | ||
| editor = | | editor = | ||
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2002|06|03|df=no}} | | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2008|10|24|df=no}} (Western Punjabi)<br /> {{Start date and age|2002|06|03|df=no}} (Eastern Punjabi) | ||
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The '''Punjabi Wikipedia''' ({{lang-pa| | The '''Punjabi Wikipedia''' ({{lang-pa|{{Nastaliq|پنجابی وکیپیڈیا}} <small>([[Shahmukhi alphabet|Shahmukhi]])</small>; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ <small>([[Gurmukhī alphabet|Gurmukhi]])</small>}}) is the [[Punjabi language]] edition of [[Wikipedia]], the free encyclopedia.<ref name="yp">{{cite web | url=http://yespunjab.com/punjab/news/item/5274-punjabi-wikipedia-workshop-in-delhi-on-27th-ludhiana-on-28th-of-july | title=Punjabi Wikipedia workshop in Delhi on 27th, Ludhiana on 28th of July | publisher=[YesPunjab.com] | work=July 27, 2012 | access-date=October 14, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828072049/http://www.yespunjab.com/punjab/news/item/5274-punjabi-wikipedia-workshop-in-delhi-on-27th-ludhiana-on-28th-of-july | archive-date=August 28, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ti">{{cite news |title=Contribute to Wikipedia Punjabi, says representative |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120729/ldh1.htm |newspaper= [[Tribune India]]|date=July 29, 2012 |location= [[Ludhiana]] |access-date=October 10, 2012}}</ref> There are two Punjabi Wikipedia editions viz. [[:pa:|Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia]] (in [[Gurmukhi]] script) and [[:pnb:|Western Punjabi Wikipedia]] (in [[Shahmukhi]] script). | ||
== | == Eastern edition == | ||
The Eastern edition domain came into existence on June 3, 2002<ref name="ti"/><ref name="fe">[[:pa:Special:Permalink/1]]</ref> but the first three articles were only written in August 2004<ref name="ms">[[Wikipedia:Multilingual statistics (2004)]]</ref> In July 2012, it had reached 2,400 articles.<ref name="ti"/> | The Eastern edition domain came into existence on June 3, 2002<ref name="ti"/><ref name="fe">[[:pa:Special:Permalink/1]]</ref> but the first three articles were only written in August 2004.<ref name="ms">[[Wikipedia:Multilingual statistics (2004)]]</ref> In July 2012, it had reached 2,400 articles.<ref name="ti"/> | ||
Since August 2012, it has about 26 million readers from all over the world.<ref name="pne">{{cite web | url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/news/6296-Articles-can-be-compiled-in-the-Punjabi-Version-of-Wikipedia.aspx | title=Articles can be compiled in the Punjabi Version of Wikipedia | publisher=[PunjabNewsExpress] | work=News | date=August 18, 2012 | access-date=October 14, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016160538/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/news/6296-Articles-can-be-compiled-in-the-Punjabi-Version-of-Wikipedia.aspx | archive-date=October 16, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | Since August 2012, it has about 26 million readers from all over the world.<ref name="pne">{{cite web | url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/news/6296-Articles-can-be-compiled-in-the-Punjabi-Version-of-Wikipedia.aspx | title=Articles can be compiled in the Punjabi Version of Wikipedia | publisher=[PunjabNewsExpress] | work=News | date=August 18, 2012 | access-date=October 14, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016160538/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/news/6296-Articles-can-be-compiled-in-the-Punjabi-Version-of-Wikipedia.aspx | archive-date=October 16, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
The first Punjabi Wikipedia workshop was organized in [[Ludhiana]] on July 28, 2012<ref name="yp"/> and later another on August 16, 2012 | The first Punjabi Wikipedia workshop was organized in [[Ludhiana]] on July 28, 2012<ref name="yp"/> and later another on August 16, 2012 at the [[Punjabi University, Patiala|Punjabi University]] in [[Patiala]]<ref name="cis">{{cite web | url=http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/punjabi-wikipedia-workshop-at-punjabi-university-patiala | title=Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at Punjabi University, Patiala | publisher=[CIS-India.org] | work=News | date=September 28, 2012 | access-date=October 14, 2012}}</ref> to inform people how to edit and add to the Wiki. | ||
Wiki-events and workshops to improve this Wikipedia and increase number of editors are conducted on regular basis. In October 2015 a seminar was organised at an event in Amritsar, where 148 students from 17 schools participated. The aim of the seminar to increase awareness about Wikipedia among the students.<ref name="Maa Boli Mela">{{cite news|title=148 students attend Maa Boli Mela|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/148-students-attend-maa-boli-mela/152296.html|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref> | Wiki-events and workshops to improve this Wikipedia and increase number of editors are conducted on regular basis. In October 2015 a seminar was organised at an event in Amritsar, where 148 students from 17 schools participated. The aim of the seminar to increase awareness about Wikipedia among the students.<ref name="Maa Boli Mela">{{cite news|title=148 students attend Maa Boli Mela|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/148-students-attend-maa-boli-mela/152296.html|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref> | ||
There are currently {{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|pa|N}} articles on the Gurmukhi Punjabi Wikipedia. | There are currently {{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|pa|N}} articles on the Gurmukhi Punjabi Wikipedia. | ||
== Western edition == | |||
[[File:Anwar Masood's Statement.JPG|thumb|Punjabi-language writer [[Anwar Masood]] certifying the launch of the Western Punjabi Wikipedia.|left]] | |||
The Western edition was started on 24 October 2008 via the [[Wikimedia Incubator]], and its domain came into existence on August 13, 2009. The project was pioneered by Khalid Mahmood, a college professor from [[Islamabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/10/31/remembering-khalid-mahmood/|title=Remembering Khalid Mahmood|work=Wikimedia Blog|first=Ed|last=Erhart|date=31 October 2016|access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref> | |||
There are currently {{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|pnb|N}} articles on the Shahmukhi Punjabi Wikipedia. | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:31, 22 March 2022
  Logo of the Western Punjabi Wikipedia (above) and Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia (below) | |
Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
|---|---|
| Available in | Punjabi |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Website | pa pnb |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | Western: Eastern: |
| Launched | October 24, 2008 (Western Punjabi) June 3, 2002 (Eastern Punjabi) |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GFDL, Media licensing varies |
The Punjabi Wikipedia (Punjabi: پنجابی وکیپیڈیا (Shahmukhi); ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ (Gurmukhi)) is the Punjabi language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.[1][2] There are two Punjabi Wikipedia editions viz. Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia (in Gurmukhi script) and Western Punjabi Wikipedia (in Shahmukhi script).
Eastern edition[edit]
The Eastern edition domain came into existence on June 3, 2002[2][3] but the first three articles were only written in August 2004.[4] In July 2012, it had reached 2,400 articles.[2]
Since August 2012, it has about 26 million readers from all over the world.[5]
The first Punjabi Wikipedia workshop was organized in Ludhiana on July 28, 2012[1] and later another on August 16, 2012 at the Punjabi University in Patiala[6] to inform people how to edit and add to the Wiki.
Wiki-events and workshops to improve this Wikipedia and increase number of editors are conducted on regular basis. In October 2015 a seminar was organised at an event in Amritsar, where 148 students from 17 schools participated. The aim of the seminar to increase awareness about Wikipedia among the students.[7]
There are currently articles on the Gurmukhi Punjabi Wikipedia.
Western edition[edit]
Punjabi-language writer Anwar Masood certifying the launch of the Western Punjabi Wikipedia.
The Western edition was started on 24 October 2008 via the Wikimedia Incubator, and its domain came into existence on August 13, 2009. The project was pioneered by Khalid Mahmood, a college professor from Islamabad.[8]
There are currently articles on the Shahmukhi Punjabi Wikipedia.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Punjabi Wikipedia workshop in Delhi on 27th, Ludhiana on 28th of July". July 27, 2012. [YesPunjab.com]. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Contribute to Wikipedia Punjabi, says representative". Tribune India. Ludhiana. July 29, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ pa:Special:Permalink/1
- ↑ Wikipedia:Multilingual statistics (2004)
- ↑ "Articles can be compiled in the Punjabi Version of Wikipedia". News. [PunjabNewsExpress]. August 18, 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at Punjabi University, Patiala". News. [CIS-India.org]. September 28, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ↑ "148 students attend Maa Boli Mela". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ Erhart, Ed (31 October 2016). "Remembering Khalid Mahmood". Wikimedia Blog. Retrieved 8 January 2016.