Archives Challenge

Images and documents from the Bulgarian State Archives are very valuable and Wikimedians' of Bulgaria cooperation with the Bulgarian Archives State Agency is incredibly important for the improvement and expansion of Wikipedia's encyclopaedic content. Up to November 2015, more than 5500 archive materials have been digitized and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.

Language

English version - Версия на български - Deutsche Version - Versión en español

Aim

This "Archives Challenge" is a cross-border GLAM-cooperation, which aims at:

• improvement in the file descriptions in different languages, because that would make the documents accessible to people around the globe,
• addition of more categories, because that would make the documents easier to find,
• addition of the images to articles, and creation of articles, based on the images.

Here are the starting points for people, accepting the challenge:

• c:COM:BASA - coordination page
• c:Category:Images from the Bulgarian Archives State Agency - all images

Quantitative aims are hard to be defined beforehand, since this is the first challenge of this kind, to the best knowledge of the organisers.

Images

• Then and Now
• years 2012–2014
• year 2015 (1)
• year 2015 (2)
• year 2015 (3)
• After 15-th November 2015

Rules

The challenge starts on November 15th 2015 and ends on December 15th 2015.

• Writing descriptions of images - 1 point per language and image
• Editing (correcting, extending) the descriptions of images - 0.5 pts per language and image
• Adding categories to images - 0,5 pts per category and image
• Adding images to articles - 3 pts per language and article
• Finding pairs of photos for inclusion to the "Then and Now" gallery - 3 pts per pair
• Creating an article about an object from an image - 10 pts + 1 pt per 1000 bytes of information

Every participant will count their own points in a table like the following:

Participant	Created descriptions 1 pt	Edited descriptions 0.5 pts	Added categories 0.5 pts	Added images in articles 3 pts	"Then and Now" gallery	Created articles 10+ pts	Points
name	10	5	6	2	2	1 (+ 6 pts)	43.5 pts

Prizes

Except for barnstars on talk pages, we will try to give away a few small souvenirs.

Organisers

• Spasimir - Wikimedians of Bulgaria
• Lord Bumbury - Wikimedians of Bulgaria

Participants

• Spiritia - Wikimedians of Bulgaria
• Msannakoval
• Lilitik22
• Macruzbar
• David1010
• 6AND5
• Ochilov - Wikimedians of Uzbekistan Community
• Лорд Бъмбъри – not really a participant, because I am a co-organiser, but still... (Wikimedians of Bulgaria)
• Armineaghayan
• Miljan Simonović
• Nickispeaki
• Алиса Селезньова
• Мико
• Litev
• Ilikeliljon
• Лавеол
• Чигот
• Nauka
• Аз
• Gikü
• Renessaince
• ... write down your name

Results

Participant	Created descriptions 1 pt	Edited descriptions 0.5 pts	Added categories 0.5 pts	Added images in articles 3 pts	"Then and Now" gallery 3 pts	Created articles 10+ pts	Points
David1010	98	0	0	0	8	0 (+ 0 pts)	122
Spiritia	0 (0)	11 (5.5)	11 (5.5)	22 (66)	12 (36)	7 (70+33)	216
6AND5	203	6 (3)	18 (9)	2 (6)	0	1 (10 + 1 = 11)	232
Ochilov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Лорд Бъмбъри	9 ( 9)	8 ( 4)	2 ( 1)	4 (12)	0 ( 0)	0 ( 0)	25
Lilitik22	1614 (1614 pts)	25 (12.5 pts)	405.5 pts	1 (3 pts)	0	1 (10+9 pts)	2054
Armineaghayan	480(480)	10 (5 pts)	26 (13 pts)	64 (193)	18 (54)	51 (510+249)	1504
Miljan Simonović	124	0	0	13 (39)	0	3 (30+19)	212
Litev	0	0	64	123	6	10 (100+33)	558
Алиса Селезньова	577	202	1455	359	25	20 (200+105.5)	2863
Ilikeliljon	1	6	0	9	0	1 (10+5)	46
Gikü	100	0	0	0	0	0	100
Renessaince	10	0	0	0	0	0	10

New articles

Please record in the table below the articles you have written within the Challenge, so that we can keep track of them. Also, this can serve as inspiration for other people who can translate your articles in their languages.

Date (MM-DD)	Language code	Article	Short description in English
11-15	bg	Боян Константинов	Boyan Konstantinov, Bulgarian violinist
11-15	bg	Владимир Балючев	Vladimir Balyuchev, Bulgarian journalist
11-15	bg	Борис Мандушев	Boris Mandushev, Bulgarian public figure
11-16	bg	Скопски акведукт	Skopje Aqueduct
11-16	bg	Стефан Стойчев	Stefan Stoychev, Bulgarian revolutionary
11-16	bg	Любомир Дойчев	Lyubomir Doychev, Bulgarian writer
11-17	bg	Елисавета Йовович	Elisaveta Yovovitch, Bulgarian opera singer
11-18	bg	Енрико ди Мазей	Enrico di Mazzei, Italian opera singer
11-18	bg	Щипска крепост	Hisar stronghold, fortress in Shtip
11-19	bg	Павел Елмазов	Pavel Elmazov, Bulgarian opera singer
11-19	bg	Никола Паунчев	Nikola Paunchev, Bulgarian revolutionary
11-20	bg	Кристи Солари	Christy Solari, Italian opera singer
11-21	bg	Живоин Мишич	Zhivoin Mishich, Serbian Field Marshal
11-22	bg	Мирко Стиепич	Mirko Stiepich, Serbian politician and revolutionary
11-22	bg	Просветно единство	Prosvetno edinstvo, Bulgarian educational newspaper in the period 1934/35 - 1943/44
11-23	bg	Велизар Пеев	Velizar Peev, Bulgarian military officer and businessman, founder of the first chocolate factory in Bulgaria
11-17	hy	Սկոպյեի ջրանցույց	Skopje Aqueduc
11-17	hy	Իվան Ցիբուլկա	Czech cellist, composer, educator
11-17	hy	Բուլղարիայի օպերայի և բալետի ազգային թատրոն	National Opera and Ballet of Bulgaria
11-18	hy	Դորա Գաբե	Bulgarian Jewish poet
11-18	hy	Ելիզավետա Բագրյանա	Bulgarian poet
11-19	hy	Զորկա Յորդանովա‎	Bulgarian actress
11-19	hy	Կոստա Մանոյլովիչ	Serbian composer, ethnomusicologist, educator and choral conductor
11-19	hy	Ռիլայի վանական համալիր	the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria
11-20	hy	Յանա Յազովա	Bulgarian intellectual and writer
11-20	hy	Չավդար Մութաֆով	Bulgarian architect and writer
11-21	hy	Ասեն Ռազցվետնիկով	Bulgarian poet, writer and translator
11-21	hy	Պոիբրենե	A village in the Panagyurishte municipality, western Bulgaria
11-22	hy	Տասոս	Greek island
11-22	hy	Ասենի ամրոց	Asen's Fortress
11-23	hy	Ալեքսանդրովսկա համալսարանական հիվանդանոց	Aleksandrovska University Hospital
11-23	hy	Սուրբ Սոֆիայի եկեղեցի (Օխրիդ)	Church of St. Sophia, Ohrid
11-23	hy	Տրան	Tran, small town in Bulgaria
11-23	hy	Վասիլ Լևսկու հուշարձան (Կառլովո)	Vasil Levski Monument (Karlovo)
11-23	hy	Մարին Վասիլև	Bulgarian sculptor
11-24	hy	Ալեքսանդր II-ի հուշարձան (Սոֆիա)	Equestrian monument in the centre of Sofia
11-24	hy	Լյուդմիլա Պրոկոպովա	Chech-bulgarian opera singer
11-24	hy	Նադյա Նոժարովա	Bulgarian Operetta singer and actress
11-25	hy	Պլովդիվի միջազգային տոնավաճառ	International Fair Plovdiv
11-25	hy	Դիմիտր Դոբրովիչ	First academically-trained Bulgarian painter
11-26	hy	Ստեֆանա Գանդևա	Bulgarian actress
11-26	hy	Իվան Վազովի անվան ազգային թատրոն	Bulgaria's national theatre
11-26	hy	Իվան Վազովի անվան ազգային գրադարան	Ivan Vazov National Library
11-27	hy	Գեորգի Աթանասով	Bulgarian composer
11-27	hy	Պենչո Սլավեյկով	Bulgarian writer
11-27	hy	Վրանա պալատ	Vrana Palace
11-28	hy	Դոխոդնո զդանիե	Dohodno Zdanie
11-28	q:hy	Ֆերդինանդ I (Բուլղարիայի թագավոր)	1300th article in armenian Wikiquote - Ferdinand I
11-29	hy	Ցվետան Ռադոսլավով	Tsvetan Radoslavov, author of the national anthem of Bulgaria, Mila Rodino.
11-30	hy	Մուսալա	Musala, the highest peak in the Balkan Peninsula
12-01	hy	Լյուբա Վելիչ	Bulgarian-Austrian operatic soprano
12-02	hy	Վենելին Գանև	Bulgarian lawyer, diplomat, and politician, one of the regents of underage tsar Simeon II
12-03	hy	Ռակովսկու անվան ռազմական ակադեմիա	Rakovski Defence and Staff Colleg, Bulgaria's oldest military institution of higher education.
12-03	hy	Ռուժա Դելչևա	Bulgarian stage and film actress
12-04	hy	Նիկոլայ Լիլիև	Bulgarian writer. Member of Bulgarian National Academy
12-04	hy	Անգել Կարալիյչև	Bulgarian writer of children's literature
12-05	hy	Մոիսեյ Զլատին	General conductor of National Opera and Ballet of Bulgaria (1922-1924, 1929, 1932-1936)
12-06	hy	Կենտրոնական ռազմական ակումբ (Սոֆիա)	Central Military Club
12-07	hy	Իվան Լազարով (քանդակագործ)	Bulgarian sculptor and academician Ivan Lazarov
12-07	hy	Դրագոմիր Կազակով	Bulgarian opera singer, actor
12-07	hy	Արծիվների կամուրջ (Սոֆիա)	Eagles' Bridge, Sofia
12-08	hy	Ֆրանտիշեկ Ստուպկա	Czech violinist and conductor. Honored Artist of Chekhosovakia
12-09	hy	Դեչկո Ուզունով	Bulgarian painter Dechko Uzunov
12-10	hy	Սերբ-բուլղարական պատերազմում զոհվածների հուշարձան (Վիդին)	Memorial of Victims in Serbo-Bulgarian War in Vidin
12-10	hy	Ադրիանա Բուդևսկա	Bulgarian actress
12-11	hy	Ռայկո Ալեքսիև	Bulgarian caricaturist, and writer of feuilletons
11-26	bg	Бата	Global footwear and fashion accessory manufacturer and retailer
11-27	bg	Щернова консерватория	Private music school in Berlin with many notable tutors and alumni
11-30	bg	Централна фотографска занаятчийска кооперация	Central Photographic Craftsman Cooperation in Sofia
11-30	bg	Каснаковски нимфеум	Nymphaeum in Kasnakovo, Bulgaria
12-01	bg	Феликс Граф фон Ботмер	German general
12-01	bg	Херман Кьовес фон Кьовесхаза	Commander-in-Chief of Austria-Hungary
12-02	bg	Стамболов мост	Famous bridge and historical landmark in Beliko Tarnovo
12-06	bg	Св. св. Константин и Елена (Варна)	Monastery in Bulgaria
12-06	bg	Армин Хегедюш	Hungarian architect
12-13	bg	Симеон Андреев	Bulgarian writer
12-11	hy	Դիմիտր Միխալչև	Bulgarian philosopher, member of Bulgarian Academy of Science
12-14	hy	Շտերնի անվան կոնսերվատորիա	Private music school in Berlin
12-15	bg	Илия Куртев	Bulgarian public figure and revolutionary

Helpful tools

EditDescriptions

• User:MarkTraceur/editDescriptions.js – A tool for fast editing of descriptions on Commons. Import it by adding importScript( 'User:MarkTraceur/editDescriptions.js'); to your common.js on Commons (e.g. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Лорд_Бъмбъри/common.js).

Cat-a-lot

• Used for: Mass categorization / recategorization / uncategorization of files in Commons.
• Activation: Every user can activate it from their Preferences >> tab "Gadgets" >> Tools for categories >> Cat-a-lot
• How to use it: c:Help:Gadget-Cat-a-lot

CatScan

• Used for: Generating on demand category tree intersections of a category with/without another category, with/without templates, namespaces, various parameters related to byte size, time of last edit, links, red links, redirects, etc.
• Address: https://tools.wmflabs.org/catscan3/catscan2.php

GLAMorous

• Used for: Checking which files from a Commons category are used in which project
• Address: https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php
• Example:
  • Category on Commons = Wiki Expedition Dimitrovgrad - Dragoman 2015
  • Search depth = 2
  • ☑ Show details ☐ Show limited details ☐ Main namespace only
  • Projects ☑ all

GLAMify

• Used for: Helping other/smaller Wikipedias make good use of those collections based on the already existing usage of those images on Wikipedia in another language.
• Address: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ijon/GLAMify
• Example: Request

  # sr; bg; Wiki Expedition Dimitrovgrad - Dragoman 2015 Day 2; Spiritia

  has yielded the following result: User:Ijon/GLAMify/2015/10/Wiki Expedition Dimitrovgrad - Dragoman 2015 Day 2 sr bg
• How to use it:
  • Checks for only two languages at a time, and the results for

    # sr; bg; ...

    will be most probably different from the results for

    # bg; sr; ...

  • It only checks the category that has been given as parameter, no traversing its subcategories
  • Multiple requests are handled.

GeoLocator

• Used for: Finding geolocation coordinates of objects
• Address: http://tools.freeside.sk/geolocator/geolocator.html
• How to use it:
  • Browse the map and place the location marker using [Ctrl+click] or [Alt+click]
  • Specify the type of the object from a dropdown menu
  • Any change in the parameters immediately leads to change in the automatically filled in "Basic wikipedia/commons templates:": Coord (@ English Wikipedia), Location (@ Commons), Object location (@ Commons)
  • Click on coordinate markup in preferred format to copy it to clipboard.