Wikimedia Armenia/Reports/2024-12
Wikiclubs
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As of December 31, there are 239 registered members in all 9 active Wikiclubs (Goris, Ddmashen, Lernapat, Kirants, Koghb, Hatsik, Jermuk, Kajaran, and Ijevan).
In December, “New Year in Wikiclubs” project initiated specifically for the Wikiclubs was launched. During this project, participants created articles on New Year and Christmas. The Wikiclub member who created the most quality articles received a prize from Wikimedia Armenia and four other participants received certificates.
Within the frames of the project, 28 participants created 72 articles with a volume of 921,295 bytes.
Wikiedits
editThroughout December, out of 239 Wikiclub members 79 contributed to Wikipedia. In total, they have created 168 articles and made 824 edits with a volume of 3,360,724 bytes.
During the month of December, 53 Wikiclub members contributed to Wikidata, by making 430 edits in total.
Other events
editBesides editing, the following events were organized in Wikiclubs:
- During the month, Lernapat Wikiclub collaborated with the 4th and 10th grade students from the secondary school of the village. The 4th graders improved the “Christmas card” article as part of their project work in the Fine Arts class. The 10th graders improved the article about Lernapat as part of their project work
- The Wikiclub members played “Secret Santa” and in December, they presented information on Laplandia and created articles on this topic: Siida and SnowCastle of Kemi.
- The Koghb Wikiclub also summarized the year by announcing the best editor who received a certificate and a wiki t-shirt.
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“Memoirs of Veterans” edit-a-thon results, awards ceremony
editOn December 16, the awards ceremony of the “Memoirs of Veterans” edit-a-thon held on Armenian Wikipedia from October 15 to November 15 took place in the Union of Veterans Named after Marshal Baghramyan. Representatives from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Union of Veterans Named after Marshal Baghramyan, Wikimedia Armenia and Armenian wiki community attended the awards ceremony.
The 26 participants who took part in the edit-a-thon created and improved 316 articles with a volume of 4,678,003 bytes from the suggested list of articles.
During the awards ceremony, certificates and prizes (in the form of money) were awarded to nine participants, who won 12 awards in four categories.
Armenian-Iranian edit-a-thon
editBy mutual agreement between the Armenian and Iranian Wikimedia communities, joint, thematic edit-a-thons were organized on Armenian and Persian Wikipedias from November 20 to December 10. Throughout the 20 days of the edit-a-thons, 20 participants from the Armenian wiki community created 241 articles with a volume of 3,773,812 bytes about Armenian-Iranian relations, Iran’s culture, sports, mythology, and monarchs.
Accordingly, editors of Persian Wikipedia created articles on Armenian topics. As a result of evaluation, considering the quality and quantity of edits, two editors from each wiki community will be selected who will have an opportunity to visit the neighboring country as their reward. The Armenian winners and the other best editors will be announced on Wikipedia’s birthday anniversary ceremony on 15 January 2025.
Decorating New Year tree
editOn December 17, Wikimedia Armenia was filled with festive mood. More than 20 young Wikimedians decorated the New Year tree and created a “Wiki” with lights on the wall. Last year December Wikimedia Armenia received a present from Jermuk Wikiclub, a natural fir tree Jermik, which found its home at Wikimedia Armenia, was also decorated.
The activity was filled with festive music and mood. The day ended with pizzas and sweets.
Wikipedia training for students from the Brusov State University
editOn December 18, Wikimedia Armenia welcomed 15 students from the Faculty of Translation of the Brusov State University. During a special training the participants were introduced to Wikipedia, the history of the Wikimedia movement, and the basics of editing Wikipedia. They also registered and created accounts on Wikipedia.
The training is a long-term one and will last until April 2025. A special list of articles from English Wikipedia was prepared for the students; they chose articles from the list and will translate them, afterwards they will publish them on Armenian Wikipedia. As per the agreement between the university and Wikimedia Armenia, the created articles per person should add up to 30,000 bytes.
Gift-articles for Wikipedia’s birthday
editOn 15 January 2025, the global Wikimedia community will celebrate Wikipedia’s 24th anniversary. Wikimedia Armenia initiated an edit-a-thon of gift-articles suggesting the Armenian wiki community to create articles starting from December 15 as gifts for Wikipedia’s birthday. The idea is that each participant can make a target of creating 24 articles with a volume of 10 thousand bytes each. It is possible to create less articles as well, however, those who will create 24 or more articles will receive special certificates and the best ones will be awarded some souvenirs.
Participants can create any article they want. The list of suggested articles is only as a help to those who cannot decide what to write.
The edit-a-thon started on December 15 and will last until January 14. The results will be announced on January 15.
“Wikified fight against corruption” project
editIn September Wikimedia Armenia and Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center started a joint collaboration within the framework of the “Wikified fight against corruption” project. It included Wikipedia training during which Wikimedia Armenia employees introduced to volunteers how to edit Wikipedia and Wiktionary. As a result, the volunteers create wikicontent on the negative consequences of corruption manifestations, as well as the methods of preventing and/or combating them.
The Wikipedia training and the editing workshops were organized from September through December.
Within the frames of the project, 29 thematic word items and 23 articles with a volume of 418,006 bytes were created and improved. The collaboration will end in January when seven more articles will be created on Armenian Wikipedia.
Wiki Community Meetup
editFrom December 5 to 8, Wikimedia Armenia organized its annual offline wiki community meetup which took place in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. The four-day meetup brought together Armenian wiki community members, staff and organization members: around 30 people.
The participants were introduced to Wikimedia Armenia’s activities, projects, international Wikimedia movement news, statistics on Armenian Wikipedia and Wikiclubs. In order to gather ideas and thoughts about Wikimedia Armenia’s strategy for the next year, a brainstorming activity was organized for the participants. They were separated into three groups and after some discussion presented their joint recommendations․
A special part was dedicated to the presentation of the CEE Youth Group and its future plans. The participants asked questions and shared their ideas.
