Tell us about Punjabi Wikipedia

Questionnaire

Contributors

• Wikimedia Statistics can be difficult to interpret. What is your impression, how many steady contributors do you have?

I am unaware since I just joined and haven't contacted around. I used to contact off account before. RonnieSingh (talk) 22:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

• Are your contributors mostly native speakers?

Yes. RonnieSingh (talk) 22:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

• Where do your contributors live (regions/country)?

Mostly India, North America and U.K. RonnieSingh (talk) 22:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

• How common is it that your contributors meet in real life?

Other Wikipedias

• Do you have special contacts with other Wikipedias (maybe in related languages)?

I have mentioned it on Tell us about Hindi Wikipedia. RonnieSingh (talk) 22:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

• Do you translate a lot from other Wikipedias? Which ones?

I do translate sometimes from Hindi, Urdu and Western Punjabi Wikipedias. I do so with English too, but that's comparatively rarer. RonnieSingh (talk) 22:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Organization and support

• Is there a Wikimedia chapter in your country? How does your language relate to it?

No. RonnieSingh (talk) 22:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

• Are there work groups in other organizations about Wikipedia?

Your Wikipedia and the linguistic community

• Is there a language institution for your language, like an Academy, or a club of people interested in your language? Do you have contact with them?

Yes, but I'm ignorant of them. RonnieSingh (talk) 22:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

• Who (else) supports you?
• What does the public outreach for your edition look like? Do you have flyers, give lectures, training etc.?
• Do you get feedback from readers?
• What other encyclopedias exist in your language?

Punjabipedia and Wester Punjabi Wikipedia (in a different script) exist. RonnieSingh (talk) 22:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Content

• Does your edition concentrate on certain topics, like your region and language, or Latin Wikipedia on Roman history and Christianity?

Better articles are usually those which are about non-controversial topics in our community. RonnieSingh (talk) 22:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

• Did your edition enjoy text donations, for example from older encyclopedias?

Language

• Is there a generally accepted norm about your language (spelling, dictionary, pronunciation)?

Yes. It's mandatory to use it in formal work. One dialect dominates writing. RonnieSingh (talk) 22:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

• How do you deal with different spellings, dialects etc. (like B.E. lift and A.E. elevator)?

They don't occur usually, but when they do, spotting them is a little difficult. RonnieSingh (talk) 22:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)