Wikipedia Treks Madhyamaheshwar/Guidelines

These are the basic guidelines for the event.

Guidelines for the event

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Backdrop activities:

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  • Spread word through social media
  • Get contact details
  • Encourage new people from outside the community to join.

Hiking Equipment requirements

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  • Rucksac
  • Sleeping Bag ( If you have none, bring some light blankets)
  • Trekking shoes (Sports shoes are also O.K.)
  • Walking poles (If you have none, try some long wooden sticks from the trail.)
  • Tents (may be needed, if staying outside in the wild is planned)
  • Sunglasses.
  • Torches

Photographic requirements:

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  • Digital Camera.
  • Disable on-image timestamps or other data that appears over-top of images.
  • Please empty the memory card.

Activities:

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  • Brief the participants about the purpose of the exploratory trek.
  • Start the trek from Uniyan at scheduled date and time.
  • Upload the pics on Wikimedia Commons after completion.
  • Create new articles or improve old articles in English and at least one Indic language Wikipedia.

Dos and Don'ts for the event.

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Do's:

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  • Its a 42 km long trek through hilly areas. So, use walking poles and trekking shoes.
  • Porters will not be hired. So, distribute the weight of the entire luggage of the team equally to each members.
  • If someone in the team gets tired, others stop, rest and then walk.
  • Always look for the weather. If it turns bad, look for natural shelters.
  • Click at will. Do not worry about the angles/ nitty gritties of the photo or your camera skills!
  • Try and take a clear shot.
  • Note down the list of places, temples and other landscapes that you photograph.
  • If you learn something new, do pass on the info. It would be very useful to update in the Wikipedia pages.

Do not:

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  • Do not run or leave others behind. This is not a race.
  • Do not take pictures of people without permission - Always maintain a level of decency and try not to breach privacy
  • Remember that all photos will be used for Wikipedia, hence do not include personal photos.
  • Do not take photos where it is prohibited to do so.
  • Do not watermark the images you wish to upload to the Wikimedia Commons.
  • Do not leave behind any garbage in the mountains. Collect them in a waste bag and when you return to Haridwar, dump them in a dust bin.