Wikipedia:Wikipedia Treks Madhyamaheshwar/Guidelines

These are the basic guidelines for the event.

Backdrop activities:

 * Spread word through social media
 * Get contact details
 * Encourage new people from outside the community to join.

Hiking Equipment requirements

 * Rucksac
 * Sleeping Bag ( If you have none, bring some light blankets)
 * Trekking shoes (Sports shoes are also O.K.)
 * Walking poles (If you have none, try some long wooden sticks from the trail.)
 * Tents (may be needed, if staying outside in the wild is planned)
 * Sunglasses.
 * Torches

Photographic requirements:

 * Digital Camera.
 * Disable on-image timestamps or other data that appears over-top of images.
 * Please empty the memory card.

Activities:

 * Brief the participants about the purpose of the exploratory trek.
 * Start the trek from Uniyan at scheduled date and time.
 * Upload the pics on Wikimedia Commons after completion.
 * Create new articles or improve old articles in English and at least one Indic language Wikipedia.

Do's:

 * Its a 42 km long trek through hilly areas. So, use walking poles and trekking shoes.
 * Porters will not be hired. So, distribute the weight of the entire luggage of the team equally to each members.
 * If someone in the team gets tired, others stop, rest and then walk.
 * Always look for the weather. If it turns bad, look for natural shelters.
 * Click at will. Do not worry about the angles/ nitty gritties of the photo or your camera skills!
 * Try and take a clear shot.
 * Note down the list of places, temples and other landscapes that you photograph.
 * If you learn something new, do pass on the info. It would be very useful to update in the Wikipedia pages.

Do not:

 * Do not run or leave others behind. This is not a race.
 * Do not take pictures of people without permission - Always maintain a level of decency and try not to breach privacy
 * Remember that all photos will be used for Wikipedia, hence do not include personal photos.
 * Do not take photos where it is prohibited to do so.
 * Do not watermark the images you wish to upload to the Wikimedia Commons.
 * Do not leave behind any garbage in the mountains. Collect them in a waste bag and when you return to Haridwar, dump them in a dust bin.