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The Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Wikipedia Academy is NOT a brick and mortar entity. It's a concept that embodies the spirit of sharing. It's a simple initiative that anyone can start in their office, homes, community halls, schools or colleges. It's simple. Arrange for a place where people who are knowledgeable about Wikipedia will help people who want to learn about Wikipedia.

If Wikipedia can be such a treasure trove of knowledge with less than 0.1% of the readers contributing it, imagine how powerful it will be if the percentage increase multi-fold. That's exactly the motive behind Wikipedia (Tamil Nadu) Academy. It's a simple, honest effort to change Wikipedia usage from 'Read Only' to 'Read Write'. It's an effort to educate people about wiki editing and to give the confidence that anyone can edit and add information to the site.

Feel free to spread the word around. We need help from Wikipedians in Tamil Nadu who can come volunteer to teach about Wikipedia and how it functions. We'd like to learn more about how Wikipedia keeps itself remarkably clean with relevant information. How does it ward away spam and edit conflicts? How can one start a new topic and what are the do's and dont's that one should know before starting off? It'll be a good way to learn and share.