User:Hindustanilanguage/Charan Gill

1. How did you reach Punjabi Wikipedia?
Found it while scrolling English Wikipedia
2. Why did you decide you must contribute to Punjabi wikipedia?
After finding out that there are many single lined articles about many famous authors.
3. What is the primary difference you find in the editing cultures on Punjabi and any other Wikipedia that you are aware of? Less number of editors.
4. How do you find fellow editors? Are there conflicts?
Not much controversy.
5. Indian Wikipedians joined hands for various editathons such as http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ Lilavati's_Daughters_Edit-a-thon. Has there been such other special editathons on Punjabi Wikipedia?
No
6. Where are most of the Punjabi Wikipedians located (geographically, if you’ve done some analysis)?
Most of them are from Patiala
7. Have you attended or organized Punjabi Wikipedia community meet-ups?
None held yet
8. Are there any institutions that are either promoting or likely to promote Punjabi Wikipedia? Is there possibility of exchanges or collaboration with Punjabipedia?
No to both the answers
9. What has been your experience in adding content or encouraging content on specific topics with fellow editors?
No experience yet.
10. How are the technical challenges/issues been for your language? Now, is it easy for a new user to start contributing in the wiki easily?
It is okay. There are some font based issues.
11. How about interface translation and other things?
It is okay
12. Are there any Pakistani Contributors on pa.wikipedia.org?
No
13. In addition to Punjabi Wikipedia, do you plan to contribute to any other language Wikipedia?
I contribute to English and Hindi. I plan to work in Urdu and Shahmukhi Wikipedia
14. Are you aware of any software/ online website to convert Gurmukhi to Shahmukhi and vice-versa?
Yes, i am very well aware of it.
15. What are the prevalence/ knowledge levels of Shahmukhi script in India?
Not much
16. Do you foresee or would like to be part of any collaboration / friendly association with Shahmukhi (pnb.wikipedia.org) Wikipedians?
Yes, i feel there should be.
17. What is your view about the stub class articles on Punjabi Wikipedia/? Also, does Punjabi Wikipedia in general adhere to the Neutral Point of View (NPOV) rule?
Stubs help in increasing the number but they must not be one-liners. There are a few issues regarding NPOV yet. But we try to keep it that way.
18. Some of the other Wikipedia projects such as Punjabi Wiktionary and Wikibooks do not have enough contributors. Is there any effort to rejuvenate these projects? Also, what is your view about starting Punjabi Wikiquote and Punjabi Wikisource?
The community is small. But we plan to increase the number of editors then it can be done.
19. Could you share any and all ideas - small or big, successful & not-so-successful - that you think can help drive Punjabi and other language projects?
We need to collaborate more with the Media.

20. Could you give us a personal introduction of yourself?
My name is Charan Gill. Master of Arts in Punjabi Honours from Punjabi University, Patiala. I am 60 years old. I live in Patiala. Working almost as a whole-timer on Punjabi Wikipedia.