Hello everyone,
Hope you all are doing well. I have some exciting news to share with you
regarding Wikidata's birthday celebrations and an opportunity to contribute
to the ongoing Wikidata data-thon to celebrate Wikidata's 11th birthday in
India.
On October 29th, Wikidata celebrated its birthday with a series of
fantastic events across different parts of India. These events were
organized by enthusiastic Wikidata contributors in India.
Here are some highlights from the past events:
*Bengaluru*: Wikidata's 11th birthday was celebrated by Wikimedians of
India who attended the IndiaFOSS 3.0 conference at
NIMHANS Convention
Centre on Oct 29th 2023. The event was marked by a festive atmosphere and
included various activities such as cake cutting and a Wikidata quiz. The
cake was specially designed to resemble the Wikidata logo, along with the
Wikidata India logo and the Wikidata birthday symbols.[1] Read more about
the event
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/India/Bengaluru>
*Hyderabad*: WikiClub at IIITH Hyderabad hosted an event to celebrate
Wikidata's 11th anniversary on 28th and 29th.
Training activity,
Label-a-thon, and cake-cutting ceremony took place as part of the birthday
celebration.[2] Read more about the event
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/Label-a-thon_IIITH>
*Delhi: *The Deoband Community Wikimedia members celebrated the Wikidata's
11th birthday at Jamia Nagar, New Delhi.[3] Read more
about the event
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deoband_Community_Wikimedia/Events/Wikidata_Anniversary_Editathon_2023>
*Bhubaneswar: *The Odia Wikimedians User Group celebrated the Wikidata
anniversary on 28th at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.[4] Read
more about the event
<https://twitter.com/ssgapu22/status/1718606117406924992>
Congratulations to the dedicated volunteers and organizers who played a
pivotal role in the success of these events, thereby enriching the
celebration of Wikidata's birthday. If you attended one of these events or
have additional insights to share, please do so on our mailing list or
social media channels using the hashtag #WikidataBirthday.
As a reminder, the ongoing *Wikidata Eleventh Birthday Datathon* on
Wikidata is still open for participation.[5] The datathon is a
collaborative effort where participants work on improving Wikidata items
related to a specific theme or domain. You can choose from a range of
topics that interest you and start contributing. Your efforts will not only
help enrich Wikidata but also benefit the other sister projects and those
who use the open data from Wikidata.
Thanks to all who have already joined the event and are contributing to the
datathon. If you haven't already joined the datathon, now is the perfect
time to get involved.
There are some new interesting tasks added for you at the tasks page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_Eleventh_Birthday#Tasks>
to
contribute.[6]
- Add images to WikiData using the WDFIST tool.
- Add images to Wikidata items using WikiShootMe.
- Add images to Wikidata items using Commons Mobile app.
You can find more information about the event, and how to participate on
the event page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_Eleventh_Birthday>.[5]
Your contributions will be greatly appreciated.
Let's continue celebrating Wikidata's birthday and make a positive impact
on its growth by participating in the ongoing datathon.
Best regards,
*Jinoy*
User:Gnoeee
[1] - Wikidata Birthday celebration at Bengaluru -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/India/Bengaluru
[2] - Wikidata Birthday celebration at Hyderabad -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/Label-a-thon_IIITH
[3] - Wikidata Birthday celebration at Delhi -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deoband_Community_Wikimedia/Events/Wikidata…
[4] - Wikidata Birthday celebration at Bhubaneswar -
https://twitter.com/ssgapu22/status/1718606117406924992
[5] - Datathon -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_El…
[6] - Tasks -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_El…
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On Thu, 26 Oct 2023 at 12:10, Jinoy Tom Jacob <jinoytommanjaly(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Greetings to all of you.
As you may be aware, we have commenced an 11-day Wikidata data-thon in
collaboration with the celebrations of Wikidata's 11th birthday in India,
starting today. As a part of this data-thon, we have listed some of the
tasks on the event page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_Eleventh_Birthday>[1]
you can engage with to enhance the information within Wikidata. (The tasks
related to this data-thon are not fixed. You can choose your own preferred
tasks and be part of the data-thon.)
We have a set of tasks designed to be completed at specific intervals,
occurring once every 11 days. Today, we have a minor task
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_Eleventh_Birthday/list#Day_based_specific_tasks>[2]
at hand, which involves adding the *original language of film* and *title
*for Indian origin films that are missing this information in their
respective Wikidata entries.
We kindly request you to take a moment to visit the event page and
participate in the datathon by including your name in the participants
section if you haven't already done so.
[1] - Datathon -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_El…
[2] - Day 1 task -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_El…
Regards,
*Jinoy*
User:Gnoeee
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2023 at 19:41, Jinoy Tom Jacob <jinoytommanjaly(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
Greetings to all of you.
As you are aware, Wikidata is celebrating its remarkable journey as it
marks its 11th birthday, reflecting on the remarkable transformation of the
past decade.
These birthday festivities span a wide array of events taking place both
online and offline across the globe
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/Events>,
attracting participation from Wikimedians, data enthusiasts, and open
knowledge advocates. Through activities such as edit-a-thons, workshops,
and meetups, these gatherings serve as a unifying force for contributors
and open data enthusiasts.
To celebrate Wikidata's 11th birthday, we've organized a series of
thrilling events and activities in India.
*Datathon*
A *11 day long Wikidata data-thon* is planned to celebrate Wikidata's
11th birthday in India.[1] The data-thon is organised to celebrate the
birthday of Wikidata along with learning how we can contribute to Wikidata
and make use of it in different Wikimedia projects.
The data-thon aims to enhance Wikidata items by incorporating labels and
descriptions in your native language, along with the addition of
references, qualifiers, and statements. Additionally, it encourages the
utilization of India-related properties within these items, ultimately
contributing to the improvement of structured data in Wikidata.
To stay updated and get involved, please have a look at the event page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_Eleventh_Birthday>
[1]
and join the datathon by adding your name in the participants section. The
page also provides details about the tasks and activities scheduled as part
of the datathon.
- *Date:* Oct 26th - Nov 5th 2023 (Online)
- *Event Page: *Wikidata:WikiProject India/Events/Wikidata Eleventh
Birthday Datathon
Your contributions play a pivotal role in shaping the success and impact
of the data-thon, and it will help enrich the shared knowledge that
benefits us all.
*Community Meetup and Birthday Celebration*
We *Wikimedians of Kerala UG
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Kerala> *is thrilled to
celebrate Wikidata's 11th birthday this year along with the OpenStreetMap
Community. Joining hands with the OSM Kerala Community meetup
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Kerala_Community_Meetup_2023>,
we're joyfully organising Wikidata's 11th birthday with a delightful
cake-cutting ceremony, enlightening talks, and engaging data-a-thons
We cordially invite you to join us for the in-person community event and
birthday celebration in Thrissur, Kerala.
We are pleased to announce that a limited number of scholarships for
travel and accommodation facilities are available for those traveling to
attend the event from India. Please check the event page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Kerala/Events/Wikidata_Eleventh_Birthday>
[2]
for more information on how to apply for these scholarships and register
for the event.
- *Event page: *Wikidata Eleventh Birthday celebration in Kerala
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Kerala/Events/Wikidata_Eleventh_Birthday>
- *Date:* Nov 4th - Nov 5th 2023
- *Venue: *Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Thrissur, Kerala, India
- *Registration: *
https://airtable.com/app2OaYApDXzm9ib5/shrneKnUQU4AHGzEF
Join us in celebrating Wikidata's birthday celebrations in Thrissur,
Kerala and let's continue to support and enrich the world of open knowledge.
*Discover More Celebrations*
We have a page to list all the birthday celebrations happening online
and offline in India
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/India>.[3] If
you're planning to host a Wikidata birthday celebration (virtual meetup, a
local gathering) in your community, please feel free to add it to the event
page.
Additionally if you or your community have created any presents for
Wikidata's birthday those can be presented online during the WikidataCon
2023. To register for a slot, please read the instructions and add your
project to this page
<https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataCon2023-BirthdayLTsession>.[4]
If you have any questions or need support, feel free to contact me.
[1] - Datathon -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_El…
[2] - Community Meetup and Birthday Celebration in Kerala -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Kerala/Events/Wikidata_E…
[3] - 11th Birthday Celebrations in India -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/India
[4] - Projects to present during WikidataCon
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataCon2023-BirthdayLTsession
Regards,
*Jinoy*
User:Gnoeee
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