Hi again,A few further WikiGap updates!
- We are launching the global campaign and the WikiGap Challenge with a virtual event on 8 March. Find out more on the page on Meta or in the Facebook event. Register here if you would like to take part. If you know of people you think should join, feel free to forward the information! The event will among other things include an introduction on how to edit using visual editor on English Language Wikipedia.
- We have now published some guidance on how to organize a successful WikiGap event virtually. As with all things Wikip/median, it is not finished – and I would love to have your thoughts and input, either here or on the talk page. You find the guidance here.
- We will run a WikiGap Challenge this year too, of course. We are also, with input from many previous attendees, re-doing the points system a bit. It is not fully established yet – so feel free to reach out with feedback and input also now.
BestEric LuthProjektledare engagemang och påverkan | Project Manager, Involvement and AdvocacyWikimedia Sverige+46 (0) 765 55 50 95Stöd fri kunskap, bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige.
Läs mer på blimedlem.wikimedia.seDen tis 2 feb. 2021 kl 10:26 skrev Eric Luth <eric.luth@wikimedia.se>:Hi again,I hope that you have had a good start to the year, in spite of the pandemic!I wanted to give a brief update on the WikiGap planning for this year.First, we just created a Facebook group. The idea is to use the group for quicker communication, sharing of ideas, and exchange between organizers in different parts of the world. Feel free to join if you like, or share the link with others who might be interested! It is of course not mandatory, and all other important information will go out via mail.Secondly, we are preparing a set of guidelines and ideas for doing a great virtual WikiGap event, as many most likely will have to do that. We hope to be able to share these guidelines in the upcoming week or two. If you have ideas and input on what such guidelines should include, please reach out!Last, we have just started the planning with the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, meaning that those who reached out previously and asked for contacts to the embassies should get that very soon. If you also would need new contacts to your embassies – feel free to reach out!Wish you a good week,Eric LuthProjektledare engagemang och påverkan | Project Manager, Involvement and AdvocacyWikimedia Sverige+46 (0) 765 55 50 95Stöd fri kunskap, bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige.
Läs mer på blimedlem.wikimedia.seDen fre 18 dec. 2020 kl 16:58 skrev Eric Luth <eric.luth@wikimedia.se>:Hi!
2020 is slowly drawing to a close. When we have now summarized the WikiGap Campaign in 2020, we see that – in spite of the ongoing pandemic! – the campaign has gathered almost 1,500 editors, and recruited at least 250 new ones, to edit 19,000 articles and create almost 2,000 new ones about women! The almost 30,000 edits (!) have been viewed by just short than 45 million times in 2020 alone. Several affiliates have held their first events, and we are happy to see that more and more people and organizations are interested in joining the campaign. We are, as always, completely astonished by the work! Well done, all WikiGap organizers.
With this email, we also want to announce that we are beginning preparations for the WikiGap Campaign in 2021. The world looks nothing like what we are used to, and we will do our best as global coordinators to find a model that can work for both digital and physical events.
If you already have good connections with the Swedish embassy and/or other local partners, it might be good to reach out soon after New Year! If you want help with new contacts, feel free to reach out to us!
If you already have decided that are taking part next year, you can list your event here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap/2021/Events
We also plan to experiment a bit next year with international partnerships and new concepts for international coordination. We are among other things coordinating with several UN agencies and other international organizations. Stay tuned – we think this will be a great opportunity!
Otherwise, we wish you happy holidays, a Merry Christmas for those who celebrate, and a happy new year.
Best,
Eric Luth
Project Manager, Involvement and AdvocacyWikimedia SverigeThis email is sent to previous organizers of the WikiGap Campaign. If the email should reach someone else instead, feel free to forward it or reply to us with the new contact person.