Hardware donation program/Suyash.dwivedi

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Suyash.dwivedi

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Tell us about how you contribute currently, and how you would contribute if WMF were to gift a used laptop to you.

I use to contribute with the laptop I had (Which is currently dead since January 2023) so now I sometimes contribute from my office and with the other laptop, I borrow from my family members, this significantly affects my contribution work.

I am an electronics engineer from India, I have been a Wikimedian since 2013 with more than 130,500 Global edits. I mostly edit on Fiji-Hindi Wikipedia, Wiktionary (I am Admin on both), Commons (Contributions) (uploaded 127 quality images ) and Wikidata. I am a member (Vice-Chair and Treasurer) of Affiliations Committee, Vice-Chair Commons Photographers User Group founder member of Hindi Wikimedians User Group and Ex-EC member of Wikimedia India chapter. Developing new electronic gadgets, photography, interacting with people, learning new things, listening to Indian classical music, and watching plays are my hobbies. I was a full scholarship recipient of Wikimania 2019, Stockholm, and GLAMWiki Conference 2018, Tel Aviv. I am a COT member of WikiConference India 2023 (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023) and leading Partnerships.

Currently, I am working on the Internet in a Box (IIAB) hardware to make this device easy to install and control in public places. I also contribute to various like-minded projects to the Wikimedia movement, such as ‘Common Voice’ by Mozilla. Raspberry Pi Foundation (JAM organizer), OpenCon, and Internet Archive.

I am volunteering in various UN Environment Programme and campaigns, Google Local Guides (Level 9), and a member of the National Ataxia Foundation.

I get a good quality hardware laptop

• It will increase my Quality image contributions (as many images require Post processing).
• Effective contribution to projects like Lingua-Libre. and also a Hardware hack on how to make a simple DIY low-cost soundproof chamber (I am working on that)
• As I am involved in hardware development of IIAB (Internet in A Box) and other hacks related to photography and sound recording and other Hardware Hacks which require a good laptop with high processing and RAM and currently I can not afford it.
• I am also actively involved in outreach programs Click here to see my offline involvement where I need to do presentations and not having a Laptop is always a big challenge recently I faced during my presentation in Wikiconference India.
• I am presenting 4 sessions in Wikimania Singapore 2023 and organising Photowalk, where one of my sessions will be on 'Internet-in-a-Box + Hardware Addons'.

So I will use this laptop to increase the quality of my photography, Hardware hacks, outreach, and during partnership presentations, etc.

Affected projects

Add the existing Wikimedia projects (Wikipedia, Commons, etc.) and language versions that you seek to impact with this equipment.

• Commons, I am also contributing as Jurey member for many photo competitions Recently for Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in India
• Internet in A Box. Offline Wikipedia hardware development (PCB designing and simulations) to provide Wiki content for education without spending on the Internet.
• Hardware hacks related to Sound recording, scanning, etc.
• Outreach programs
• Partnership presentations and Workshops.
• Maintaining Wikipedia projects. Fiji Wiki (I am Admin)
• Learning Mediawiki software

Work you're proud of

Show us (through links) some of your best Wikimedia work, on or off Wiki, to help us get a sense for the kind of work you do. (no more than 3 or 4 links at most, please.)

• Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in India - I was the Lead organiser and the winning entry was from India
• Represented Wikipedia and hosted stall in "11th World Hindi Conference 2018" Mauritius - Report
• Paper Presentation in "National Seminar on Disaster Preparedness and Post Disaster Management" : Organized By: NMNH (Govt. of India), ICOM (India), DMI (Govt. of Madhya Pradesh)
  • Presentation Details
  • Press Coverage
• Click here to see all my offline involvement

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Endorsements

1. --Ailura (talk) 20:28, 24 July 2023 (UTC) Please support this great work!
2. Suyash contribute Wikimedia projects in various roles. Not only as an active editor, but also as an organisator of outreach activities and work related to governance, all his contributions requires him use a laptop. I endorse providing such hardworking contributor getting supported by hardware donation.Basak (talk) 20:39, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
3. As a hard-working contributor, Suyash needs his tools to perform his WIkimedia-related duties and that's a strong point already. As he works with imagery as well (so do I, with my concert photography contributions) I totally understand his need for a robust platform that will make photo editing painless. His other commitments also make him a solid recipient of a hardware donation in the form of a laptop. Full support. Wojciech Pędzich Talk 21:45, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
4. Suyash is active in projects and in the Wikimedia movement and therefore deserves it. --Mehman 22:33, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
5. Support. —DerHexer (Talk) 23:11, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
6. Support. --Saroj Uprety (talk) 03:11, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
7. Support -- Janak Bhatta (talk) 04:41, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
8. Support. Active movement leader and prolific contributor. --Netha Hussain (talk) 05:05, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
9. Support Nawaraj Ghimire (talk)
10.  Strong support. Suyash is an active contributor in Commons, he is volunteering in AffCom and a community leader, we absolutely need to give him the right tools to do it's work. --Camelia (talk) 08:10, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
11.  Strong support - Suyash has been a long-time and very active contributor across the entire Wikimedia movement; having a computer he can devote to Wikimedia projects full-time would be a win-win for all of us. --Maor X (talk) 09:18, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
12.  Strong support - One of the most visible editor and organizer from south asia. The hardware will help maximizing his contribution in his wikimedia leadership roles. - BIDROHI ^Hello.. 09:48, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
13.  Strong support Chinmayee Mishra (talk) 16:56, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
14.  Strong support -Satdeep Gill (talk) 08:01, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
15.  Strong support He is definitely deserve this support -J. Ansari Talk 16:02, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
16.  Strong support A right tool will definitely help him to add more value to the project's growth. Satnam S Virdi (talk) 17:03, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
17.  Support - Nilamkarn (talk) 13:21, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
18.  Support - Having worked with Suyash on a number of volunteer efforts, I can speak to his commitment to the Movement. FULBERT (talk) 15:16, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
19.  Strong support --Aliva Sahoo (talk) 13:59, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
20.  Strong support - Experienced Wikipedian and person with quality contribution to the movement and its projects. In my opinion, I believe he deserves to have a better computer. This will help him a lot to contribute more frequently and improve them further. NikosLikomitros (talk) 23:26, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
21.  Strong support - Bhuvana Meenakshi (talk) 17:13, 7 August 2023 (UTC) All the very best Suyashji, keep continuing your great works!
22.  Strong support --Dhanalakshmi .K. T (talk) 15:56, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
23.  Support, good works so far. Kind regards, Tulsi 24x7 02:20, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
24.  Strong support -- Brahmavadini (talk) 09:43, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
25.  Strong support - Jagseer S Sidhu (talk) 15:00, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

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