Grants talk:IdeaLab/DYK Posters

Comments from AGomez (WMF)

Thanks for your idea! It reminds me of the project in Johannesburg, South Africa called JoburgpediA. I bet they learned a lot that could be relevant here. AGomez (WMF) (talk) 17:25, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

@AGomez (WMF): Hi Gomez, thanks for sharing that. I'll see what we can adopt from that. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk — mail) 10:33, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Comments from I JethroBT (WMF)

Hey Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, thanks for this idea. Drawing upon DYK information and creating posters in public places is an interesting idea. I wanted to ask a few questions about what you've written so far:

• I think to start, it would be helpful to know a few specific places you want to use to test out this idea. What specific places or institutions have you considered displaying DYK posters at?

• Considering various factors, if these posters need to have the intended impact, the places that we display must be those, where people get enough time to sit and look around. Potential points include airport waiting areas, rail coaches, public libraries, restaurants, museums etc. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk — mail) 16:29, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

• Related to the above, do you think it will be possible to create some posters where the DYK information is related to that specific place?

• Yes, we can create. I don't think there'll be any issue with that. But as we are looking at the overall awareness, we need to display those hooks which are very catchy, we can do it at a standard ratio of 1:3 or 1:5. Also we can display poster with DYK Hooks of Wikipedia itself. For example, Did you know that you can edit Wikipedia? Following that, we'll place a QR Code linking to our basic editing manual/tutorial. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk — mail) 16:29, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

• In terms of getting government permission to put up posters, can you describe the usual process that people go through to obtain this permission? Is this permission needs for all the kinds of places you've described in this idea (i.e. airports, railway stations, bus stations, museums, and libraries)?

• Yes, permission is required for all kinds of places. But the permitting authority doesn't necessarily need to be the government, if we're targeting a museum, the museum's director general can issue the permission. But taking permission from the Government comes with its own advantages in a long run, and if we're planning to execute this at a larger scale. For example, if we can get the permission from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (under the Government of India), we can use it to place the posters at any civil airport in India. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk — mail) 16:29, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

I'll also be contacting you via e-mail shortly to see if we can setup a time to chat about your idea further. Thanks, I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) 21:58, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

@I JethroBT (WMF): Hi Chris, thanks for the comments. I have just replied to your email. We can discuss further over the call. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk — mail) 04:51, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

• @I JethroBT (WMF): Hi Chris, please go through my replies. We'll discuss more during our call. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk — mail) 16:29, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Next steps to develop your idea

Thanks for submitting your idea, DYK Posters, for the New Readers Inspire Campaign. In order to help develop your idea further, we want to ask you to respond to the following questions here on the discussion page. Please refer to this document, which contains examples and resources to help you answer these questions:

1. Describe one or two versions of this idea that are smaller than your initial one.

2. List three assumptions about your project and why you think those assumptions are true (see the document for some examples).

3. List three skills or resources you don’t have, that you need for this project to succeed.

4. How can you determine if your project is successful?

Please contact me on my talk page if you have any questions. I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) 21:58, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Rapid Grant applications due March 15th

Thanks for starting your idea with the New Readers Inspire Campaign. I'm Chris Schilling (User:I JethroBT (WMF)), a community organizer supporting the campaign.

If you think you may need funding for your idea, Rapid Grants are available for ideas submitted during this campaign. Grant applications for ideas related to new readers are due by March 15th, 2018 (23:59 GMT). You can convert your idea into a Rapid Grant proposal by clicking on the Expand into a Rapid Grant button at the bottom of your idea page. Please review the guidelines and criteria before starting your grant application. If you need help completing your grant application, please contact me at cschillingwikimedia.org.

While applications for Rapid Grants can normally be submitted at any time, we have implemented a deadline for ideas on this specific topic. The reason for this deadline is because we plan to develop specific criteria later in 2018 for grant applications related to new readers and awareness-building activities. The applicants and project plans we receive from you in the coming weeks will help us define these guidelines and set expectations for future work in inviting people to use Wikimedia projects generally.

Also, if you do not need funding but would like to discuss other questions or needs for your idea (such as on-wiki volunteers or advising), please feel free to contact me on my talk page or at cschillingwikimedia.org, and we can discuss your needs over e-mail or schedule a time to have a conversation about your needs over Skype / Hangouts / IRC. Thanks, I JethroBT (WMF) 15:47, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Inspire Campaign Rapid Grant applications due today

This is a final reminder that the deadline for Rapid Grant applications for ideas submitted for the New Readers Inspire Campaign are due today (March 15th 2018) by 23:59 GMT. IF you think you need funding for you idea, please review the following instructions:

If you haven't drafted your Rapid Grant proposal: Click on the Expand into a Rapid Grant button at the bottom of your idea page and fully respond to all the questions. Once you've answered the questions and are ready for your proposal to be formally reviewed, submit your draft proposal and change the status=draft to status=proposed in the {{Probox}} template.

If you've already drafted your Rapid Grant proposal: Be sure to fully respond to all questions regarding your activities, measures of impact, and budget, and then change the status=draft to status=proposed in the {{Probox}} template.

If you're not sure you know how to change the status of your proposal or aren't sure if you've changed it properly, please contact me at cschillingwikimedia.org or on my talk page and I can make the changes for you. Thanks, User:I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) 15:54, 15 March 2018 (UTC)