Wikimedia Armenia/Reports/2021-11
CEE Online Meeting 2021 - Meet for a Better Future!
editTeaching Wikipedia in Armenia
Wikimedia CEE Online Meeting 2021 - Meet for a Better Future! the annual conference began on November 5 and was held online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Wikimedia Armenia staff participated in the conference with a lecture on "Teaching Wikipedia in Armenia", presenting the organization's long experience of teaching Wikipedia.
As it was decided during the planning stage, each speaker presented in detail a certain aspect of teaching Wikipedia: the background of Wikipedia training, the first steps taken and the selection of target groups, the extension of Wikipedia courses to other projects (for example, the “Financial-Economic Wikimonth” project). An interesting analysis was made of the best practices, failures, and lessons learned over the years. The lecture ended with the analysis of the changes conditioned by COVIDd-19, and the possibilities and limitations created by it.
About 30 people from wiki communities of different countries joined the lecture.
Khachaturian Days on Wikipedia
In addition to the 45-minute lecture, it was possible to present a 5-minute "lightning talk" with a very brief introduction to a project, a tool, or an idea. Using this format, Mher Bekaryan presented an ongoing project, "Khachaturian Days on Wikipedia," which is a long-term project.
During the talk, not only the project and its purpose were presented, but also the opportunities for cooperation with other wiki communities to translate and present reliable information in other-language Wikipedias about Aram Khachaturian and his activities. After the talk, some wiki community members expressed hope that such cooperation would be possible in the near future.
Wiki Loves Monuments 2021: Winners
editIn November 2021, Wikimedia Armenia launched the evaluation phase of the Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 photo contest.
In September 2021, the participants of the Armenian community uploaded photos of 5668 monuments from the list of immovable monuments of history and culture of Armenia to Wikicommons.
Before the evaluation phase, the selection of photos that are compatible with the rules of the contest took place. Volunteer participants removed all those photos, which were incorrect in composition, oblique, with the presence of people in the foreground, or extensively edited. When choosing, attention was paid to the size of the photos, the descriptions, the availability of the state monument’s corresponding number, and its authenticity.
The selected photos were evaluated by a jury. To improve the impartiality two active participants from the international wiki community were involved. The evaluation went through three stages, ten photos of six participants were selected, which are presented to the jury of the international competition.
Winners
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Photographer: User:Vahag851 -
Photographer: User:Vahag851 -
Photographer: User:Xelgen -
Photographer: User:Beko -
Photographer: User:Vahag851 -
Photographer: User:Hayastan Mkrtchyan -
Photographer: User:Vahag851 -
Photographer: User:Константинъ -
Photographer: User:Dav Sargsyan -
Photographer: User:Vahag851
A Walk Around the World: Asia and Oceania
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From November 6 to 14, the third stage of "A Walk Around the World" project took place on the Armenian Wikipedia, during which participants wrote articles about the continents of Asia and Oceania.
This stage also created a great interest among the editors, which is evident by their active participation. Participants were both from Wikiclubs and non-club editors.
In total, 22 participants created articles during this stage, as a result of which 85 articles were created about cities in different countries of the above-mentioned continents. Those 85 articles were about cities in 21 countries. A total of 756,434 bytes were contributed to Armenian Wikipedia.
WikiClubs' report
editIn November, the club members enriched the Armenian Wikipedia, during the month theը were active in other projects, as well. The clubs organized անդ carried out numerous intra-club events, participated in the third stage of the "Walk Around the World" project.
The Stepanakert Wikiclub members, together with the Karvachar club members, watched the movie "The Mermaid in Paris", after which they created articles about the movie and the actors in the movie. The series of articles about Artsakh also continued during the month. This month, the articles about Khndzorek and Aghdaban villages were created, and the articles about Arpagetik and Kanach Tala were improved.
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Alaverdi club members held a final workshop during the month, during which the most active club member and the best articles were selected. In November, the leading participant received a nominal cup from the Wikiclub. And the best articles were: Akhal-Teke, Business Idea, and Konfuz.
The Charentsavan wiki group reopened during the month and has already started its activities attracting new participants. Alaverdi Wikiclub with the reopened Charentsavan wiki group continues the "Wikifriend 2" project. In November, Alaverdi Wikiclub mentors continued to teach newcomers Wikipedia editing tools.
According to the tradition, Alaverdi Wikiclub wrote a joint gift-article - about Neilia Hunter Biden. During the month the club members invited their favorite teachers to tell them about the wiki world. During the meeting, they first taught the teachers the basic rules of editing, then with their help created or improved interesting articles (Flood, Voghji (river), Snowflake (gorilla), Father–Daughter Day).
On November 11, Lernapat Wikiclub members improved the article about Arno Babajanyan. During the month the club resumed cooperation with Lernapat secondary school. On November 25, seventh graders introduced a new topic to their classmates during a biology class based on their improved "Paramecium caudatum" and "Ciliate" articles.
The Hatsik Wikiclub had 7 new members during the month, who actively started working on wiki platforms, the club members also actively participated in various projects. All Wikiclubs had a total of 11 new members during the month.
| Wikiclubs | Bytes+ (Wikipedia) | Bytes- (Wikipedia) | Edits (Wikipedia) | Articles | Bytes+ (Wikisource) | Bytes- (Wikisource) | Edits | Created | Proofread | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaverdi Wikiclub | 287162 | -5224 | 168 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charentsavan Wiki group | 66268 | -35 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arevstsag Wikiclub | 232216 | -3487 | 116 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goris Wikiclub | 110150 | -4419 | 175 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ddmashen Wikiclub | 278156 | -5543 | 111 | 20 | 232609 | -462 | 139 | 81 | 121 | 13 |
| Lernapat Wikiclub | 1114727 | -38519 | 1303 | 96 | 12562 | -2186 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Kogh Wikiclub | 122749 | -32 | 42 | 15 | 11244 | -1385 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Hatsik Wikiclub | 281221 | -1886 | 138 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stepanakert Wikiclub | 274628 | -1775 | 51 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karvachar Wikiclub | 145485 | -14 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archis Wikiclub | 3870 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5101 | -472 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 48 |
| Verin Karmiraghbyur Wikiclub | 100590 | -346 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirants Wikiclub | 200165 | -1750 | 82 | 10 | 158663 | -18 | 64 | 55 | 64 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 3217387 | -63030 | 2261 | 304 | 420709 | -4523 | 285 | 144 | 194 | 64 |