Jimmy “jimbo” Wales was in Chennai for the wikicamp ...India’s first wiki unconference.....Around 300 people participated in the event including Sandeep (sandy) varma representing Adformula (Sandeep and the guys in mirth with Jimmy can be seen in the pic appeared in 'The Hindu' today)......
He talked about how Wikipedia began, about the lessons learnt and the future plans.
Kiruba Shankar, a well known Indian blogger, podcaster and one of the main brains behind the event kick started the camp. There were famous wikipedians from U.S, Banglore and Chennai.
Then came Jimmy and talked about his experience. There were workshops for wiki beginners, about media wiki and whole lots of topic related to wikis.
The hero was, as expected by all, Jimmy Wales. He talked to almost all the guys present, posed for fotos, and gave autographs
Jimmy Wales came, saw and conquered the Hearts of the participants...
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