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2021

April

"World Famous People" Edit-a-thon

Wikimedia Armenia organized a new competition-edit-a-thon contest entitled "World Famous People" on April 9-23 within the framework of Wikiclubs. The aim of the competition was to create new articles about people of different nationalities in the Armenian Wikipedia through joint teamwork, trying to ensure the geographical diversity in the created articles.

The competition was divided into three stages, each lasting 5 days. Each stage was dedicated to people with different specialties. Teams of 5 people formed by Wikiclubs took part in the competition. Each Wikiclub could represent more than one team. The participants accepted the idea of the new project with great enthusiasm and took an active part in it.

In the first round, participants wrote articles about the Americas concentrating on travelers, sailors, and inventors, in the second stage, they wrote articles about writers from Africa, and in the third stage, they wrote articles about politicians, artists, and artists from Asia, Australia, and Oceania.

A total of 53 participants from 11 teams took part in the competition. The articles created by the participants were reviewed by their Wikiclub coordinators. During the competition, the participants were provided with lists related to the relevant topics.

As a result of the contest, 480 articles were created by the participants in the Armenian Wikipedia, with a total size of 3,747,874 bytes. During the edit-a-thon, 64 articles about women were created by the participants. During the competition, emphasis was placed on teamwork, the quality of the articles created, the quantity, the volume of work done, and the relevance to the topic of the competition. As a result of the edit-a-thon-competition, 142 new articles were created in the Armenian Wikipedia about the people of the Americas, 157 articles about the people of Africa, and 181 articles about the people of Asia, Australia, and Oceania.

The award ceremony of "Energy efficiency and renewable energy" edit-a-thon

Starting from March 1 Wikimedia Armenia Scientific-Educational NGO and Public Awareness and Monitoring Center has organized an open edit-a-thon dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy within the framework of #EnergyAwareness initiative.

On April 23 at the Wikimedia Armenia office, the organizers of the energy efficiency and energy conservation edit-a-thon, Wikimedia Armenia along with Public Awareness and Monitoring Center, announced the results of the competition, and handed the participants and winners certificates and thematic gifts.

During the event, the organizers talked about energy efficiency, energy-saving potential, the significance of energy efficiency, and conservation for the environment. It was also mentioned that Wikimedia projects play a great role in the environmental movement.

The participants who achieved good results in the group shared their positive experiences with those present. The presents and certificates of those who were not present were sent to them via the post office.

The event was held in compliance with the health requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic․ The temperature of all participants was checked and everyone wore masks. The social distance was maintained.

Wikiclubs' report

During the month of April, the Wikiclubs participated in the "World Famous People" edit-a-thon-contest specially organized for them, as well as in the "One Article per Week" and "CEE Spring 2021" projects. The clubs have organized and carried out numerous intra-club events. This month 5 new participants joined the Wikiclubs. Clubs have been very active on wiki platforms.

Karvachar Wikiclub continued to organize its work online during the month. On April 29, the International Dance Day, according to the club's tradition, an online "Meeting with Art event was organized, during which Gayane Margaryan, one of the club members, told the other editors about the world-famous "Giselle" ballet, its staging and choreography.

Hatsik Wikiclub continued cooperation with Shirak Regional Library․ This time, the club members took part in the discussion of Raquel Palacio's novel "Wonder", which was attended by psychologists, speech therapists, lawyers, and the library management. On April 1, the club members posted the "Talking Wikipedia" QR code board provided by Wikimedia Armenia.

On April 7, a small event dedicated to Motherhood and Beauty Day was held at the Lernapat Club, after which the participants jointly edited a thematic article. At the initiative of the participants, the club started to improve or create large articles, which are intended to be submitted for certain status. Articles by Luka Modric and Vladimir Vysotsky have already been improved.

Alaverdi Wikiclub has launched a new project entitled #Wikitour, within the framework of which the club members will visit various places and institutions in the city. It helps to increase the visibility of the club, as the club members get the opportunity to get acquainted with different professionals. The first visit was to the high school N8 after Sayat-Nova in Alaverdi. During the meeting, the participants were introduced to the club's activities and main projects. After that meeting, one person joined the club. In April, the club continued to write articles about important days of the month, including International Day of Remembrance of the Genocide in Rwanda (April 7), Finnish Day (April 9), and International Day of Human Space Flight (April 12).

Newsletter articles

This month Wikimedia Armenia has submitted one article in the Educational Newsletter of Wikimedia Foundation. The students of the Brusov State University prepared an article "Collaboration with Brusov State University" telling their experiences and achievements during the collaboration.

Wikiclubs' statistics

Wikiclubs	Participants	Community population	Bytes+ (Wikipedia)	Articles	Bytes+ (Wiktionary)	Bytes+ (Wikisource)	Created	Proofread	Confirmed
Alaverdi Wikiclub	40	13000	1038320	118	0	0	0	0	0
Arevstsag Wikiclub	66	960	169784	44	0	0	0	0	0
Goris Wikiclub	50	20300	308712	46	5	563	0	7	1
Ddmashen Wikiclub	25	2876	891384	55	0	150619	53	95	7
Lernapat Wikiclub	113	2279	1964706	147	0	161363	29	84	21
Kogh Wikiclub	60	5300	794354	117	0	54538	13	16	5
Hatsik Wikiclub	17	1044	840129	88	0	0	0	0	0
Spitak Wikiclub	48	13000	9537	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stepanakert Wikiclub	23	55200	57803	5	0	0	0	0	0
Karvachar Wikiclub	25	500	1154560	183	1	0	0	0	0
Archis Wikiclub	11	1109	74178	9	0	329	0	0	18
Berd Wikiclub	25	7800	0	0	0	6944	0	7	0
Gandzakar Wikiclub	6	3656	11084	1	0	0	0	0	0
Noyemberyan (2-nd school)	15	5000	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noyemberyan Wikiclub (high school)	16	5000	28588	1	0	0	0	0	0
Verin Karmiraghbyur Wikiclub	8	1837	256634	15	0	0	0	0	0
Kirants Wikiclub	12	298	37305	2	0	67220	23	26	0
Mrgavan Wikiclub	61	1725	18078	3	0	0	0	0	3
Total	695	268329	7655162	835	6	441576	118	235	55