Would you believe that??
Well, if you don't know who Jimmy Wales is, I'd like you to go to Wikipedia and do a search for his name!
There's a reason I told you to do that!
So do it, come back and continue reading!!
He was here to launch the Wikipedia Academy, in Kiruba's office! Along with him came Sue Gardner.. Wow, you don't get to meet such great people very often!
Jimmy Wales was very casual and he had a really nice talk with me while having lunch! He patiently answered our questions and also gave us a lot of hope saying Wiki grew a lot during the dot come burst and if it was not for the dot com burst, Wiki would have become moderated and hence, it would not be as famous as it is now.. He told that presently all countries are in recession and this could be the time for young entrepreneurs to step in and grab their opportunities! Also when asked about what plans he had for web 3.0, he told a simple "I don't know"!! :)
He was such a cool fellow with no airs about him, that I had to wonder if I had actually met the FOUNDER of WIKIPEDIA! :):):)
That's Jimmy Wales (Jimbo) and Sue talkin to us at the Wikipedia Academy!
It was an "unconference" style Wiki Academy!!
It was quite an interactive session with Sue joining in!
That's Ravi and Kiruba! Ravi did the small session on how to contribute to Wikipedia!It was quite an experience! Thanks a lot to Kiruba Shankar ( my cousin) for this really great opportunity!
P.S: I have a photo with him, which is with my cousin! For now I'll post photos from the Wikipedia Academy unconference! START CONTRIBUTING TO WIKIPEDIA
Btw, for those who wanna know what the Wikipedia Academy does, check these out
1) Kiruba's post on Wikipedia Academy
2) The Hindu's report
The opening sentence.
ReplyDeleteAm I the cause for it?
Or more appropriately, my dumbness? :)
that is damn cool ... more often than not .. a lot of 'hot shots' in the field don't have that air of superiority and are pretty easy to talk with .. i guess that is also what makes then the 'big shots' in the first place .. kinda like a necessity may be .. hmmm contributing back to the wiki ... maybe i will .. though i dont know what i should change first .. ahhh i have an idea .. :D *evil smile*
ReplyDeleteI read this on yor facebook status..O mane...I'm so jealous! :D
ReplyDeletePS-I love those Henry cartoons up the wall..:P
Lucky you yar!
Hey Shravan, you seem to be having an intellectually stimulating time.
ReplyDeleteBut ya, how does one contribute to wikipedia and what about false info? I've been thinking about this since i saw a cartoon clip where the student rights something in his exams and then goes home to
Oops. stranded midway.
ReplyDeleteYa, i mean the student goes home and tries to modify wikipedia to confirm with his answer in the hope that even his examiner refers to wikipedia for checking the papers.
So how does one prevent that?
@divinediu, Know what?? Not many people actually know Jimbo!! That's the cause for the opening sentence!! :);):)
ReplyDeleteand you dumb?? you're highly intellectual!! :)
@ Joel, I totally agree!! All these big shots never seem to have an air about them, like what you said, I guess it's a necessity..
ReplyDeleteLOL @ the evil smile, if you're gonna change something wrongly, you'll get a warning from Wiki!! (i.e., if you use an account, else you're ip will be warned for a few times before being banned!)
@ crystal, for once, you're jealous of me!! I've always been jealous of the way you write:):)!
ReplyDelete@P.S: It's my cousin's co working office!! :):)
Yaa.. lucky me!!
@ Rakesh, I guess you should join the Academy!! Guess what, you can't do any stupid changes in Wiki! Like there's a log of changes for every page and there's a rollback feature! so if you change Delhi to be in Pakistan, the next moment, it shows in someone's log and it is rolled back or the change is eliminated!! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's why Wiki is amazingly spam free!
inte-what? :P
ReplyDelete;p;p!! i know you can act as well!
ReplyDeleteOMGGGGGGGGG i cant believe this Shrav..
ReplyDeletei just read this in a bk tht its a notion tht busy ppl r reserved and unapproachable and snooty :)
and u r no less than a celebrity man! u have such wonderful ppl dropping by :P
WOW how lucky r ya!!
ReplyDeleteKeshi.
@ swats, I'm stunned as much as you are to be fair!! It was an unexpected opportunity, but still, I feel great and famous after meeting him! LOL!
ReplyDelete@ keshi, how lucky am I!! I'm still wondering at my luck!:):)!!
ReplyDeleteCoooooooool man
ReplyDeleteThats gr8!i knw hw good tht must hav felt. The best abt such gr8 ppl is tht they don't realise or show their greatness and thts precisely why they r there! :)
ReplyDeleteBe careful!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mywikibiz.com/Criticism_of_Jimmy_Wales
umhmmm...
ReplyDeletenow ths wen luck jumps into one's lap :P
Hey Shrav...
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this with us.. I would like to participate in it as im an IT professional too... well... just stepped into professional life... you know I'm from pakistan... any way i can join in? I would love it if you could get me some info on this :)
I would check the links you gave here :)
@ Think tank, :):):):)
ReplyDelete@ Ria, exactly!! you just voiced the same opinion as Joel!! I totally agree..
ReplyDelete@ greg, I checked the link out, and it had loads of crap about Jimbo!!
ReplyDeleteBut I never told I was having a business partnership with him! So why should I be careful?
P.S: He's one of the biggest person in the web 2.0, and so I'm really happy on meeting him!
No regrets after reading that!
@ Richa, lolz! don't think I'm bragging but it had a bit of hardwork as well:):) I'm doing a small internship with Kiruba, remember!
ReplyDelete@ Mehreen, Hey!! What if you're in Pakistan?? it's not a single academy! anyone can start a wikipedia academy! Just that the intent must be to contribute to Wiki!
ReplyDeleteyou need not have an office or something, you can organise meets at the cafe (with Wifi access)!
and btw, it's not just for IT professionals, it is for the common man as well!
I'd be glad to help you, just send a mail across to shravanvijayaprasad@gmail.com
wowwwww.. that's sooo damn kewl :) i heard of him- got sound bytes off him for our show on radio..
ReplyDeleteseeing these pics. he looks very down to earth!:)
whoa!! :D amazing...
ReplyDeleteall i wanna say is- u look smarter than jimmy wales :P
ReplyDeletewow! cool :)
ReplyDeleteread about the academy in the Hindu.
Awesome, I'm so impressed!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures too.
( I did have to follow your wiki link tho :P)
Hi,
ReplyDeleteYour blog is really interesting... Good Luck... You are welcomed to my blog…….
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woah.. it ain't surprising for me. The guy's unfamiliar. I'm from the Philippines. I ust dropped by to say hi! thanks..
ReplyDeleteBisyoso
btw wut does 'lono' mean? :)
ReplyDeleteKeshi.
Ah! That should have been some wonderful experience :)
ReplyDeletewow:)
ReplyDeleteShravvie
ReplyDeleteI texted ya!
:D
Whre art thou? :O
ReplyDeleteThat's really great!Way to go :)
ReplyDelete@ jane, :):) he is down to earth:):) all big people have this amazing quality i guess!
ReplyDelete@ phoenix, :):)
ReplyDelete@ lukkydivs, no one can be as sweet as you in lying:):)!! lolz! as i told you, i laughed a whole day at your comment:) Thanks!!
ReplyDelete@ Divya, it was on in most newspapers and news channels! Hindu had the best article though!
ReplyDelete@ lelly, when I came to know that I was to meet him, I did a google search as well:):)
ReplyDelete@ Femin, thanks for droppin by.. I'd definitely leave a visit soon!
ReplyDelete@ royalty, only the guy's unfamiliar, wiki is really well known!! So that makes it surprising for me!
ReplyDelete@ keshi, Iono == I don't know!
ReplyDelete@ shalini, it sure was!
ReplyDelete@ vignesh, :):):)
ReplyDelete@ divinediu, Shravvie sounds cool!!
ReplyDelete@ crystal, aww.. someone asked that at last:) I'm sorry.. Was kinda busy!
ReplyDelete@ sameera, :):) i know;p!
Whoah :O
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
btw, What is a Wikipedia academy? would like some details.
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