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August

Wikimania 2024

Wikimania 2024 was held in the city of Katowice, Poland from 7–10 August as a partnership between the Wikimedians of the Central and Eastern European region and the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikimedia MKD, as well as Macedonia, was represented by five activists of the association, who shared experiences, ideas and visions with other Wikimedians from around the world. It is interesting to note that one of the members of Wikimedia MKD who was part of the team went to Poland left by bicycle on the route Skopje - Katowice. The journey of Toni Ristoski with the 1,100 kilometers traveled was highly respected and praised.

The Macedonian Wikipedians discussed on different topics with Wikipedians from all over the World, so experiences and acquired skills are shared in the field of community development, the GLAM program, education, but also topics such as reducing gaps in relation to the content of Wikimedia projects, improving technical and technological characteristics for better creation of free content and a special reference to volunteering as a basic driver in the creation of free knowledge.

Wikamania 2024 was a great experience for Wikimedia MKD and for Macedonian Wikipedians who, apart from being fascinated by this event, in the future will be able to pass on experiences that will benefit the Macedonian Wiki community.

Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos

Wikimedia MKD continues with campaigns aimed at enriching the content of Wikipedia, but also creating a well-written article, with well-introduced references and good illustrations. The lack of illustrations in the articles leaves room for further editing of the article, and that is exactly what we aimed for this time, that's why we join the international campaign named: Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos.

The campaign ran from July 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024. The prizes were provided for the most prolific participants, who have uploaded an illustration of at least 100 different articles on Wikipedia in the Macedonian language. Points were calculated according to the principle: one article one point for the illustrations, regardless of how many illustrations were placed in that article. It is important to note that illustrations were inserted on already existing articles, newly created articles for the purpose of inserting photos were not taken into account. There was no limit to the number of illustrations that could be used. The photo that was used had to be uploaded under a free license or in the public domain. Contributors also included the #WPWPMK entry on every save change when they uploaded an illustration, and on every article they uploaded an illustration to. So the award winners are:

- 1st prize - winner is Тиверполник: 1622 points

- II prize - the winners are the following users:

SirGoldenBlade: 160 points
Lili Arsova: 155 points -
P. Nedelkovski: 152 points

In total 5 editors participated and 2165 illustrations were uploaded.

Editing Days

Editing days is an activity that lasts for the whole year in organization of Wikimedia MKD. Each Tuesday and Thursday different topics are given and the participants create or improve existing articles. In August 2024 there were in total 9 editing days, where participants edited on different topics in order to enrich the content of Wikipedia. The editing days and the topics were:

1.8.2024 - History paintings
6.8.2024 - Law enforcement
8.8.2024 - Napoleon
13.8.2024 - Ruthenian people
15.8.2024 - Fishing
20.8.2024 - Churches in Bosnia and Herzegovina
22.8.2024 - Government ministries of the Ottoman Empire
27.8.2024 - The Muppets
29.8.2024 - Mosques in Greece

Cumulatively, 3 different users took part in these calls and edited. In total, 37 new articles were created during the editing days in August 2024.

Fourth WikiExpedition for 2024 – Minicipality of Brvenica

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Wikiexpeditions projects of Wikimedia MKD are with a significant contribution to the exploration of Macedonian landscapes and the enrichment of Wikipedia content.

After the third WikiExpedition in which our team explored the Municipality of Tetovo, we used the fourth WikiExpedition to explore the Municipality of Brvenica. This WikiExpedition was conducted on the religious holiday of the Great Virgin Mary (August 28).

The first village on the expedition was the most remote mountain village, Gurgurnica. From there, the team went to the village of Stenče, and visited the church "St. Petka" (towards the village of Blace) and the basilica at the Stenčevo Fortress, which is one of the best preserved in Macedonia. Then our team headed to the new church "St. Ekaterina", where they were welcomed by local residents, who helped them get to the main village church "St. Ilija" and enter inside, because the church was locked, and not only the church, but also the entrance gates in the yard. After this, the central primary school "Goce Delchev" was photographed and the team continued to the neighboring village of Volkovija. From there, the Wikipedians returned to Brvenica, but previously turned off the regional road, to reach the historical village of Gorno Falishe, which today enters the area of Stenče. Only the village church "St. Athanasius" has been preserved from the village.

Then the team visited the village of Tenovo, where there are four religious buildings and a primary school and one of the most unusual architectures of new houses. After Tenovo, the village of Radiovce followed, where the village church, mosque and primary school are located in close proximity. From here, our team headed to the village of Miletino, where they spent some time photographing the five churches and one mosque located in various locations.

Immediately after Miletino, the village of Čelopek followed. Between Miletino and Čelopek, houses are being rebuilt today, and in the past, the historic village of Mlaki was located here. In Čelopek, two village schools, a post office, and two village mosques were photographed. To end the expedition, our team visited the municipal center of Brvenica, which, in addition to numerous social facilities, also had two village churches that were also photographed, and in the neighboring village of Dolno Sedlarce, the district school and the village church, which are located in the immediate vicinity, were photographed.

This Wikiexpedition significantly enriched Wikipedia with new photos and data about the villages, churches, mosques and other landmarks of this part of Macedonia.

Editing Weekends

Editing weekends is another project that is organized during the whole year. During weekends (Saturday and Sunday) user are welcomed to take part in this project activity and improve or enrich Macedonian Wikipedia content. During these weekends, the participants are expected to edit articles on given topics. In August 2024 the following editing weekends were organized:

3-4 August 2024 - Literature
10-11 August 2024 - Andorra
17-18 August 2024 - Types of administrative division
24-25 August - Cotton
31 August - 1 September 2024 - Association football

In total, during these weekends there were 3 different users editing on the given topics and they created 39 new articles on the Macedonian Wikipedia.

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