NWR 2011:R. Loganathan

=Noteworthy Wikimedian - Nomination form= (for contributions till 2010)

Nomination summary
Nomination Submitted by: Sodabottle

Nomination type: Nomination

Nominee Details
Nominee name: R. Loganathan

Wikipedia User Name: தகவலுழவன் (Thagavaluzhavan)

User page(s): Tamil Wiktionary Tamil Wikipedia

Start of contributions (date): October 18, 2007

Wikimedia Projects
(please list project, role, from date)
 * Tamil wiktionary - admin since December 5, 2009
 * Tamil Wikipedia
 * Commons

History of Contributions

 * SUL contributions page
 * Tamil Wiktionary - >42k edits
 * Tamil Wiktionary - Operator of TamilBOT which has >400 k edits


 * Tamil Wiktionary - active for four years. Takes care of bulk uploads from word donations, page design, maintenance and other routine activities. Off wiki engages Tamil translator community and has spent his own time and money travelling to many places to convince people to donate words / help Tamil Wiktionary


 * Commons - >1600 edits.  . Has uploaded images, animations and videos. Travels in TN to take images not freely available already.


 * Tamil Wikipedia - >2800 edits   Creates good quality articles related to Biology, languages and Tamil. Excellent content creator

Key contributions (till 2010)
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 * 1) Verification, formatting and uploading of the 70,000 words donated by Tamil Virtual University to Tamil Wiktionary
 * 2)  Verification, formatting and uploading of the 2,000 words donated by Canadian Sorkovai group to Tamil Wiktionary
 * 3) Revamp and ongoing maintenance of Categories in Tamil Wiktionary
 * 4) Lead coordinator of "Word a Day" front page section in Tamil Wiktionary

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