Grants:Project/Rapid/Addis Wang - UGCN/Wikipedia Asian Month 2016
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statusFunded
Addis Wang - UGCN/Wikipedia Asian Month 2016
Repeat Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon in 2016
targetAll Wikipedia projects
start dateSeptember 22nd
end dateMarch 1st
budget (USD)1282.96
grant typeindividual
Please see the sample Contest application before drafting your application.
Project Goal
editSuccessfully repeat and improve the Wikipedia Asian Month, with following key goals:
- Invited more than 50 Wikipedia project involve, which 25 will be Wikipedia with less than 10k articles.
- Having more than 1,500 Wikipedians involved
- Creating more than 7,000 high-quality articles
- Organizing Offline Edit-thon in more than 15 places all over the world.
Project Plan
editActivities
editTell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
- Online Editathon
- Onsite Editathon
1. What content will the contest focus on, and why is it important to your community?
- Asian content, under-represented in Wikipedia
2. How will you let people know about the contest?
- Social media, site notice, etc.
3. How will you judge the contest and award prizes?
- Through a judging tool, run by each local organizer. The participants who create more than three qualified articles will get a postcard, and whoever creates the most articles on one Wikipedia will get a certificate recognizing them as a Wikipedia Asian Ambassador.
Impact
editHow will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets and feel free to add more:
Goals:
- Number of participants: 1,500
- Number of articles created : 7,000
- Improve the organization of the event, reduce delays
- Improve the tools and reduce the labor work
- Have more outreach
Resources
editWhat resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).
- International Team: Addis Wang, Liang, Kevin Payravi, Kenrick, Josh Lim, Pharos
- Local Orgnaizers: Listed on this page
We will utilize the remaining postcards and stamps from last year's WAM event.
| Affiliations | Postcards (USD) | Stamp (USD) | Bank fee (USD) | Unforseen | Total (USD) | Remain Fund | Final Request | Except to send postcard | Contact person | Sign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG-CN | 25 | 60 | 15 | 10 | 110 | 7 | 103 | 80 | User:AddisWang | AddisWang (talk) |
| WMTW | 20 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 65 | N/A | 65 | 60 | User:Shangkuanlc User:Reke |
Reke (talk) |
| WMPH | 117 | 29.46 | 10 | 10 | 166.46 | 49.46 | 117 | 90 | User:Sky Harbor | Sky Harbor (talk) 14:07, 12 September 2016 (UTC) |
| WMHK | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 70 | N/A | 70 | 40 | User:SusanLai | Rover Wong@WMHK (talk) 15:47, 23 August 2016 (UTC) |
| UG-PAN | 15 | 75 | 10 | 10 | 110 | N/A | 110 | 50 | User:Satdeep Gill | Satdeep Gill (talk) 03:40, 31 August 2016 (UTC) |
| UG-JP | 10 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 90 | 56.45 | 33.55 | 80 | User:Takot | Example |
| UG-KO | 13.5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 38.5 | N/A | 38.5 | 20 | User:Motoko C. K. | Motoko C. K. (talk) 13:32, 30 August 2016 (UTC) |
| WMBD | 31 | 63 | 10 | 10 | 113 | N/A | 113 | 20 | Nahid Sultan | ~ Nahid Talk 06:22, 22 July 2016 (UTC) |
| Total | 762.96 | 112.91 | 650.05 | 440 |
| Item/Affiliations | Request | Note |
|---|---|---|
| UGCN | 110 | |
| WMTW | 65 | |
| WMPH | 166.46 | |
| WMHK | 70 | |
| UG-PAN | 110 | |
| UG-JP | 90 | |
| UG-KO | 38.5 | |
| WMBD | 113 | They will use Express Mail company rather than National Mail service |
| WAM Button | 40 | |
| Certificate Printing | 30 | Will send copy of the certificate |
| Certificate Shipping | 250 | First-class international
will not use if the price exceeds $5 |
| Social Media Ad & Unforeseen | 200 | Total amount for all affiliates, mostly on Facebook; Each affilate will not exceed $20, remaining amount will be unforeseen |
| Total Request | 1282.96 | |
| Actual Amount | 1170.05 | 1282.96-112.91 |
Other requests:
- Would like to get some bookmarks, and some Wikipedia stickers (100pc). I will take other out-dated/ left-over paper based souvenir is there are remains.
- Three Wikimedia Store discount code that awarding the participant (top 3) who created most articles in global event to pick one Wikipedia 15 T-shirt and free shipping. (50 qualified articles will be the minimum requirement)
Endorsements
editCommunity members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
- Yes I will do support this Idea before this we all Asian Wikimedian run successfully such a project. I organized WAM-15 on Sdwiki, this year also intends to do so. Jogi don (talk) 02:15, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
- Having helped organize last year, the event was very successful in content creation and bringing international communities together online. I look forward to this year's event! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 16:16, 31 August 2016 (UTC
- Collaborate B20180 (talk) 13:43, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
- Happy to endorse, having spoken to the organisers at WMCON and seeing the great work they did in previous years. I look forward to WAM 2016 and seeing how I can help or assist :) Orderinchaos (talk) 05:16, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
- I feel very excited to have another Wikipedia Asian Month this year. Thanks to Addis to take care of everything and handle the grant writing. Let's do it together :D --Liang(WMTW) (talk) 07:19, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
- Having participated last time, and appreciated Addis' organizing work. Being WAM ambassador from Vietnamese wikipedia, I am happy to endorse this event. Tuanminh01 (talk) 16:16, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
- I will do support this Idea. Its really a great project in Asian countries. Hasive • talk • 08:41, 27 October 2016 (UTC)