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introductions

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I JethroBT (WMF)

As a community organizer for the Wikimedia Foundation, I spend a good deal of time elevating and helping develop great ideas here on IdeaLab and across the WMF grant programs.

skills: GLAM and partnerships with institutions, new editor engagement, mentorship models, grant budgeting, statistical analysis, conflict resolution, mediation, copyright and permissions questions

AWang (WMF)

I work for the Wikimedia Foundation as Program Officer for the Project and Event Grants Program. I'm interested in increasing diversity in the community and on-wiki projects, addressing the gender gap, and supporting innovative ideas....

skills: connecting and mentoring....

MCruz (WMF)

I work with program leaders to bring forward their stories, learnings and wiki adventures!...

skills: I speak Spanish and English, I am good at content management, writing and copy-editing....

Violetova

I am admin and editor on MKWK, Board Chair of Shared Knowledge, coordinator of GLAM for Macedonia, member of GAC....

skills: I'm trained to create a projects, as well to prepare budget for a project. I speak Macedonian, English and some Slavic languages....

Flixtey

I have been a Wikipedian since 2012, I am a leader for the Ghanaian Community and am interested in projects that provide free access to education. I also volunteer as an account coordinator for TWL and am I like to make sense out of data.

skills: Grant writing, budgeting, project management, outreach, analysis and community building.

Hasive

I am Admin and active Wikipedian since 2008. Contributing to Wikimedia projects and involved in a number of open source movement. Director of Wikimedia Bangladesh, member of GAC, IEG and Ambassador of Open Knowledge Bangladesh....

skills: Outreach, Project Management, Community Building, Event Management, Translation and Localization, Writing & Blogging, Social Media engagement...

FloNight

I've been editing Wikimedia projects for almost 10 years. I'm proud to have created over 50 articles about notable women. I enjoy working as a Wikipedia in Residence at Cochrane Collaboration. Working on the global WMF Fund Dissemination Committee has be fascinating....

skills: Mentoring and coaching, Dispute resolution, Wikimedia Foundation grant review...

Wertuose

I am an active wikipedian since 2008. I like this project, I like wiki-knowledge. I am a sysop in az-wiki and a leader of Azerbaijani Wikimedians User Group....

skills: audit, organizational skills, reporting, language skills (English, Russian, Turkish, Azerbaijani)...

Thepwnco

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skills: cultural heritage management, copyright and intellectual property, documentation, grant development and reporting, project management, research and research ethics, HCI, user experience, information architecture...

Jtmorgan

I like to research online community dynamics, build nifty little tools, and edit articles about Pacific Northwest history and culture....

skills: Design research; data analysis; project management; peer review; bot-herding (Python); wiki templates (Lua); bottleneck guitar; corrupting the youth, profaning the divine, and making the weaker argument appear the stronger....

Samrat Kiranjeet

I'm a civil engineering student, but my interest in history and language is more.I know languages such as HINDI,PUNJABI,URDU,ENGLISH and SANSKRIT(almost lost language on earth). I'm trying to learn RUSSIAN....

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ceesarextreme

me gusta cosas sobrenaturales de hecho la serie también y puedo mover cosas con la mente algunas veces no lo puedo controlar...

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V anizh edathitta

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Facundo

Vivo en Bolivia, utilizo wikipedia por la información que dan, y puedo ayudar a añadir información a partir de la antroipología y ayudar a generar cambios con las diferencias de género y desigualdades. Me gusta escuchar música, hacer ejercicio, me gustan los animales y vuajar...

skills: Soy antropólogo y técnico en proyectos sociales de desarrollo. Hablo inglés, estoy realizando un diplomado en educación superior. Realicé investigaciones en el área rural de Bolivia, en el departamento de La Paz. Realicé gestión municipal y comunal en diferentes municipios de Bolivia....

Facu

Hola, mi nombre es Facundo, soy antropologo, utilizo wikipedia porque da información necesaria. Soy crítico en la información que obtengo. Me gusta leer, hacer ejercicios....

skills: Hablo inglés, vivo en Bolivia y veo estos procesos coyunturales que viven las personas, tanto de la ciudad como del área rural. Soy técnico en proyectos sociales de desarrollo con el método del marco lógico....

Er. Soumia

I'm a teenager girl who loves music, painting, singing, playing on guitar, piano their actually my talents and passions....

skills: I speak English, French, Arab, Merghribi, Italian and leaning Spanish....

Ladybesttruthful

Hello. My name is Thaw Tar Win, 16 years old. I'm a Burmese. I'm a daughter of Myoma Myint Kywe (Writer & Historian). I started to edit at some articles in Wikipedia (Eng & Myanmar) when I was 14 years old. My hobbies are reading and writing. And guess what? I am trying to be a writer! ;)...

skills: I am a Karate girl because I learned Karate (Shotokan Style) from my father since 2007. I attained black belt 1st dan in 2013 and 2nd dan in 2015. And writing skills, too! I know how to write grammatically in Burmese. Then, my father taught me Ethics and Buddhist teachings....

gyarados3278

I can help with mithology, stories and i can design with images very well...

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Dr.Rohit Bhamoura

I am a Homeopathic physician and I use Wikipedia easy and also editing or correction articles, I proud to part of Wikipedia family, Editor of Indian Wikipedia,...

skills: I am sharing article which i know very well....

Alex Bey

yo particpo porque en realidad quiero ver el mundo de forma distintas y primero empiezo con la paz en todas las personas del mundo...

skills: Yo hablo español, soy considerada, sincera, amigable, educada, estudiosa....

sajoraleirbag

Estudiante de periodismo. Venezuela...

skills: Estudiante de Periodismo, con inclinaciones por el teatro, la música y la lectura....

Mashkawat.ahsan

Contributing different open source projects for five+ years. Creating/editing Wiki information of Mozilla, Tech, Painting, Arts, Nature, Bangladesh and so on subjects. Love photography and enjoy uploading photos to Commons. Mozilla Reps mentor and member of ISOC Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter....

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simsar009

I am a Btech Computer Science and Engineering student and a Theoretical Physicist. I love sharing my ideas. My driving forces are Determination , Dedication and Curiosity....

skills: I speak English and Malayalam. I am a programmer , data analyst and a thinker....

ALEJANDRA TENORIO

me gusta hablar de la naturaleza, de los recursoso naturales de mi pais y su proteccion y cuidado, Tambien sobre las actividades y derechos de la mujer...

skills: MOTIVAR LA PARTICIPACION con la DENUNCIA, la mujer mexicana no denuncia, no levanta la voz , no cree que alguien pueda escucharlas y ese es el proyecto CREAR un sitio donde se escuche y apoye a la mujer con sus denuncias, con orientacion y haciendo valer la ley y que las autoridades la cumplan....

jota rv

As a regular Wikipedia user, I believe in the importance of values that Wikipedia and his fundation defends, free access to a global and multicultural encyclopedia in which any human being can contribute as well as equality in gender, race and religion....

skills: I speak Spanish and (non-native) English, I am a web developer with experience in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and PHP...

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Ocaasi

I want editing Wikipedia to be easy, fun, rewarding, and impactful, for all users....

skills: Experience managing groups online and leading development of community engagement projects...

alexhache

At Tactical Tech, Alex coordinates the project "Securing Online and Offline Freedoms for Women: Expression, Privacy and Digital Inclusion." She is a sociologist and a researcher on ICT for the public good, and holds a PhD in social economy....

skills: i speak spanish, french and catalan. Good at managing pluridisciplinary projects and teams....

amerikita12

Hola, me llamo América, me gusta leer, la música, etc. Me gusta investigar, odio tener una pregunta en la cabeza, y no me siento bien hasta contestarla....

skills: Como mencione antes, amo saber de todo, investigo lo que puedo, la historia femenina es sorprendente, el papel que desarrollan el la historia, es algo impresionante...

Superzerocool

I'm currently an IEG committee member and I've a Wikipedia editor from 2005(!). I think that the great ideas come from the simplest discussion...

skills: I speak Spanish and English (en-2), I'm a computer engineer and web developer in my free time...

Abiyoyo

Editor of Russian Wikipedia...

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Netha Hussain

I am here because I care a lot about diversity on Wikimedia. I've been supporting GLAM projects and conducting outreach sessions apart from writing content for Wikipedia for the last five years. I mostly work on projects that increase the representation of women and LGBT people on Wikimedia....

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Anilakeo

As a Wiki editor, I enjoy creating/editing a lot of entries about Cambodia, especially Cambodian women who have contributed a lot to the country. I love photography and enjoy uploading photos to Commons, and organising Wikipedia editing sessions with Khmer women/students. Journalist by profession....

skills: I speak Khmer, Thai, and English. Skills I can bring to the project: journalistic writing, communications, social media....

Masssly

I'm an active participant at Wikiproject Ghana and a graduate student researching Academic Perceptions of Wikipedia, and the Impact of Wikipedia on Online Research. I am a part-time data analyst with ample experience in conducting and analyzing consumer experience surveys and developing monitoring evaluation instruments....

skills: I've conducted and analyzed surveys to predict loyalty and measure satisfaction of customers for a leading mobile manufacturing company that seek to retain existing customers and add new ones. I hope to relay that experience here to better understand and help improve Wikipedia gender gap issues. I'm mostly a content creator on Wikipedia but do sometimes help out arresting vandalism and engaging New Editors....

nasirkhan

Contributing to Wikimedia projects for about 7 years, involved in a number of open source and free couture movement. Founding member of Wikimedia Bangladesh, member of GAC, Public Lead Creative Commons Bangladesh....

skills: software developer and project manager by profession, also skilled in data analysis, project planning, analysis, implementation,...

KomalPatel

I participate in campaigns and enjoy editing articles. I am a student. I skill in Drawing, researching and knowing more about past!...

skills: I speak English, Hindi and Sanskrit and I am a volunteer local programs. I usually edit articles and add images. I also am good in designing, drawing etc!...

Yann

I am keen to work on images regarding women. I have already selected and nominated many c:COM:VI...

skills: I speak English, French, and Hindi. I am an experienced contributor, and an admin on several projects....

ali

I'm a data journalist focused on gender issues. I address the "gender gap" from different perspectives, using data. I research women's representation in the mediascape and in the social reflection of these stereotypes (like women in tech jobs, in film, the salary gap in college sports..)...

skills: I'm a data journalism, but i see myself more as a researcher on a deadline. like to train others in understanding how to scrape previously unavailable data, analyze it and visualize it to communicate efficiently. I believe in the highly empowering potential of these data related skills...

PEarley (WMF)

I'm a Community Advocate with the WMF, as well as a admin on English Wikipedia, where I edit as "The Interior"....

skills: I'm trained as a librarian, and I love research and helping others find things. I'm a fairly good copy editor and writer, and love helping people improve the clarity of their writing....

the wub

Long-time editor on English Wikipedia. Interested in helping to make life easier for users (both new and experienced)....

skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, wikimarkup, copy-editing....

User:Mssemantics

I'm a PhD student researching the gender gap. When I have time, I like to edit articles about Namibia....

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Romaine

Writing articles, organising projects, and especially helping editors and organisations in working & collaborating with Wikipedia/Wikimedia.

skills: speaking English, Dutch and some German and some French. Organiser of various projects, including Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves Earth, publisher of Wikimedia nesletter This Month in GLAM, teach & assist cultural institutions in working with Wikipedia/etc, and lecturer of courses (for students) at universities.

Ruslan

I am a steward, English Wikipedia sysop and an active article writer and contributor since 2007. I am a theoretical physicist in real life and have some experience with grant making processes in science context. In 2016 I was also a member of the Wikimania Scholarship Committee.

skills: Fluent Russian. Experience with scientific research projects. Significant cross-wiki experience. I known what it means to work in a Wikimedia volunteer committee.

Ravi

Until recently I served as Program Director for Wikimedia India where I ran programs through an FDC grant. I contribute as sysop/bureaucrat to many Tamil Wikimedia projects since 2005. I have an interest in the pan-Indian Wikimedia community dynamics and organizational issues. I have a specific interest in community building, policy discussions, outreach, and partnerships.

skills: Partnerships, Outreach, Strategy, Program Evaluation, Organizational development, Community organizing, Research and Project management