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Bikol Wikipedia Community

Bikol Wikipedia Community is a community of Wikimedians supporting the Bikol Wikipedia project in the Philippines, the activities of PhilWiki Community on Bikol Wikipedia, and the mission and vision of Wikimedia Foundation in general.

Bikol Wikipedia
Community

Map of the Bikol languages and languages spoken in the Bicol Region
Location
Philippines
Official language(s)Central Bikol
Other language(s)English
AffiliationsPhilWiki Community, ESEAP
FacebookBikol Wikipedia

Who can join?

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Anyone who participates in improving and promoting the Bikol Wikipedia thru online and in-person events and initiatives can join the community. Feel free to add your name to the interested members list below and to ask any questions on the discussion page.

Projects and activities

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The community initiates and supports the following activities:

  • Edit-a-thons to help new Wikipedians learn basic editing, to enrich content about Bicol or any topic they are interested in on Bikol Wikipedia and other Bikol language based Wikimedia projects including Bikol Wiktionary, Rinconada Bikol Wikipedia and Bikol Wikisource.
  • Meetings for the Wikimedians to exchange ideas and to discuss strategies to sustain the editing activity on Bikol Wikipedia.
  • Editing contests to encourage existing users to continue edit and to encourage non-users join Bikol Wikipedia and other Bikol language based Wikimedia projects.
  • Anniversary celebrations to celebrate the birthday of Bikol Wikipedia in order to promote the project and to build camaraderie in the community.

Activities in 2024

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  • Memorandum of Understanding signing of Nueva Caceres Heritage Movement Inc., Philippine Wikimedia Community Inc., and the Bikol Wikipedia Community to promote heritage advocacy and preservation through Wikimedia projects, programs and activities happened on February 18, 2024. The signing was then followed by a meeting with Wiki Loves Manuscripts team on the Bikol Wikisource activity which Bikol Wikipedia Community is planning to organize in partnership with PH-WC and NCHMI.
  • WILMA Learning Partners Network trainings and workshops concluded. Twelve community members successfully finished the course, which ran from October 10, 2023 to March 14, 2024 showing interest to expand the Wikisource Loves Manuscripts project to their language including the Central Bikol language.
  • Feminism and Folklore on Bikol Wikipedia was conducted from February 1 to March 30, 2024. The project aims to address gender gaps on Wikipedia by exploring the dynamic intersection of folk culture and diverse gender perspectives. A total of 249 articles were created on Bikol Wikipedia. A total of 249 new articles were created on Bikol Wikipedia.
  • Exploring the Local Colors 2.0 lecture on poetry and open knowledge by Irvin Sto. Tomas was held at Felix O. Alfelor Sr. Foundation College Inc. in Sipocot, Camarines Sur. It was attended by BSED students taking Panulaang Filipino and Languge Programs and Policies in Multilingual Societies subjects under the Arvy James B. Aquino. Last year, Aquino who attended the Bikol WikiConference also invited Sto. Tomas to discuss Bikol poetry and Wikipedia in his class.
  • Represented the community at the ESEAP Conference 2024 held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on 10–12 May 2024.
  • Bikol Wikisource was created on October 14, 2025 becoming the first Philippine-language based Wikisource edition.

Activities in 2023

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Culminating program at Jazz Bar, Crown Hotel on October 31, 2023
 
Bikol Wikipedia Community joins Sorsogon Heritage Tour with Nueva Caceres Heritage Movement Inc.
 
Bikol Wiki Weekend August 12, 2023 episode
 
Bikol WikiConference 2023
 
Feminism and Folklore 2023 campaign on Bikol Wikipedia last April 15
  • Bulan kan Asya nin Wikipedia 2023 A total number of 343 articles were created during the month-long campaign in November 2023.
  • 15th Bikol Wikipedia anniversary celebration was celebrated from December 2022 to October 2023.
  • Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 in the Philippines ran from October 1 to 31 and was co-organized by Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group, Commons Photographers User Group, and Bikol Wikipedia Community
  • Wikimania 2023 and ESEAP Strategy Summit 2023 participation - ESEAP Strategy Summit 2023 took place as a side event of Wikimania 2023 from August 15 to 16, 2023 while the Wikimania 2023 happened from August 16 to 19, 2023.
  • Bikol Wiki Weekend on 97.5 OK FM was a one-hour weekly radio program on Bicol culture, history and Wikipedia every Saturday 10:00-11:00am over 97.5 OK FM.
  • Bikol WikiConference 2023 was a 3-day conference and training for teachers held on August 4, 5 and 6 in Naga City, Philippines. The conference included presentations on indigenous languages revitalization, connecting Wikipedia and education, and trainings on basic Wikipedia editing, and Wikipedia content translation tool. The event was supported by the Wikimedia Foundation and was in partnership with the city government of Naga, and Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group.
  • Feminism and Folklore in the Philippines 2023 runs from February 1 to April 15 to create content on folklore and topics related to women.
  • Wiki Loves Art is a campaign on Bikol Wikipedia with the aim to enrich the content on subject around the arts. Three months are dedicated to feature different artists in the fields of visual arts (February), literary arts (April), and performance arts (June).
  • Wiki Rescue was conducted on February 24 to 25, 2023 to add content on Bikol Wikisource. Featured for its inaugural activity is a rare copy of the 1986 Philippine Constitution in the Bikol language.

Activities in 2022

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Webinar on Wikimedia event poster featuring LiAnna Davis and Satdeep Gill as resource speakers
  • Webinar on Wikimedia was a 2-hour virtual seminar conducted at James O'Brien Library in Naga City on December 2, 2022 as part of the celebration of the 15th birthday of Bikol Wikipedia in partnership with the Ateneo de Naga University. The webinar featured two topics on Wikipedia and Education, and Wikisource. Three invited reactors gave insights and commentaries on the topics.[1]

Activities during Pandemic (2020 - 2021)

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Early activities (2008 - 2019)

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Reports

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Promotion

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    Bikol Wiki Weekend, July-October 2023
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    Webinar on Wikimedia,
    2 December 2022
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    Resource speaker at PIChE-JCL Fair 2021,
    19 June 2021
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    Guest on Home Radio 95.1,
    29 August 2020
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    Reactor at 3rd Annual James O Brien SJ Lecture Series,
    6 September 2019
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    Guests on DWOK 97.5 OK,
    27 July 2019
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    Promotion of Bikol Wikipedia in Catanduanes,
    25 May 2019
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    Promotion of Bikol Wikipedia in Catanduanes,
    19 May 2018
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    Tutorial during 10th Bikol Wikipedia Day in CBSUA
    25 November 2017
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    Guests on DWRJ 96.1 Naga,
    18 March 2016
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    Guest on DWRN 657 khz Naga,
    21 Febrruary 2015
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    Sponsor at Padurunongan 2013,
    10 August 2013

Participation

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    Irvin and JP at ESEAP Strategy Summit 2023 held in Singapore on 16 August 2023
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    Participant at Bikol Wikisource event,
    24-25 February 2023
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    Participant at Wiki Loves Food 2022 editing session,
    30 November 2022
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    Participant at Wikipedia+Education Conference 2019,
    6 April 2019
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    Participant at ESEAP Conference 2018,
    6 May 2018
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    Participant at Philippine WikiConference 2013
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    Participant at Philippine WikiConference 2012

Discussions

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    1st virtual meeting with Sipocot Wikipedia Community last 13 August 2023
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    22nd Naga Meet up,
    28 December 2022
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    21st Naga Meetup,
    14 August 2022
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    20th Naga Meetup,
    25 May 2022
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    19th Naga Meetup,
    15 June 2021
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    18th Naga Meetup,
    18 January 2021
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    17th Naga Meetup during 13th Bikol Wikipedia Day,
    30 November 2020
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    16th Naga Meetup,
    2 February 2020
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    15th Naga Meetup,
    24 November 2017
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    Bikol Wikipedia Forum during 10th Bikol Wikipedia Day in ADNU,
    18 November 2017
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    14th Naga Meetup during 10th Bikol Wikipedia Day in ADNU,
    11 November 2017
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    13th Naga Meetup,
    1 June 2017
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    12th Naga Meetup,
    9 September 2015
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    11th Naga Meetup
    29 April 2015
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    10th Naga Meetup,
    21 December 2014
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    9th Naga Meetup,
    14 August 2014
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    8th Naga Meetup,
    22 November 2013
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    Naga Wiknic 1 aka 7th Naga Meetup,
    6 January 2013
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    6th Naga Meetup during 5th Bikol Wikipedia Day,
    24 November 2012
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    5th Naga Meetup,
    30 June 2012
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    4th Naga Meetup,
    15 April 2012
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    2nd Naga Meetup,
    19 October 2009

Celebrations

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    Bikol Wikipedia Community meet up organized by Ramon Olaño Jr. on August 5, 2023
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    15th Bikol Wikipedia anniversary celebration during the Bikol WikiConference, 4 August 2023
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    Year-end celebration,
    28 December 2022
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    13th Bikol Wikipedia Day aka 17th Naga Meetup,
    30 November 2020
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    10th Bikol Wikipedia Day in CBSUA,
    25 November 2017
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    10th Bikol Wikipedia Day in ADNU aka 14th Naga Meetup,
    11 November 2017
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    5th Bikol Wikipedia Day aka 6th Naga Meetup,
    24 November 2012

Past activities

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The activities in which the Bikol Wikipedia community organized are as follows:

Classification Event Partners Date
Editing Open Web Day ADNU Ateneo de Naga University, James J. O'Brien SJ Library, Bicol Reigion Librarians Council, Mozilla Philippines, Wikimedia Philippines June 30, 2012
Editing Bikol Wikipedia Editing Marathon Local Government of Canaman, Canaman Municipal Library, Wikimedia Philippines August 15, 2012
Anniversary 5th Bikol Wikipedia Anniversary Local Government of Naga, Ateneo de Naga University, James J. O'Brien SJ Library, Parasurat Bikolnon, Biggs, Tribo Bikolano, Mytreatcity, Wikimedia Philippines November 24, 2012
Meetup Naga Wiknic 1 January 6, 2013
Photowalk Legazpi Photo Walk January 12, 2013
Anniversary Open Web Day UNC University of Nueva Caceres, Bicol Region Librarians Council, Mozilla Philippines, Wikimedia Philippines November 23, 2013
Anniversary Wikipedia Takes Rinconada Local Government of Iriga, Iriga City Public Library, Nueva Caceres Heritage Movement, Burikbutikan Artists Collective, Sumaro Bikolnon, Tribo Bikolano, PhilWiki Community December 19, 2015 - January 16, 2016
Wikipedia 15 Rinconada Bikol Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Local Government of Iriga, Iriga City Public Library, PhilWiki Community January 16, 2016
Anniversary 10th Bikol Wikipedia Anniversary Ateneo de Naga University, James J. O'Brien SJ Library, Central Bicol State University of Agriculture, Sumaro Bikolnon, PhilWiki Community November 11, 18 and 25, 2017
Anniversary Webinar on Wikimedia Ateneo de Naga University, James J. O'Brien SJ Library December 2, 2022
Session Wiki Rescue/Wiki Salbar PhilWiki Community February 24-25 & March 18, 2023
Symposium Wikimedia forum on Preservation of old publications through Bikol Wikisource University of Nueva Caceres, PhilWiki Community March 4, 2023
Symposium GLAM outreach activity at University of Nueva Caceres University of Nueva Caceres, PhilWiki Community July 1, 2023
Radio program Bikol Wiki Weekend 97.5 OK FM July 15, 2023 - September 30, 2023
Conference Bikol WikiConference 2023 Local Government of Naga, PhilWiki Community August 4, 5 & 6, 2023

Interested Members

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  1. Filipinayzd (talk) 05:23, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Maffeth.opiana (talk) 03:57, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Jp2593 (talk) 15:43, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Firth m (talk) 18:24, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Jerome2017 (talk) 08:28, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  6. ArvyJames (talk) 11:04, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  7.   ShiminUfesoj 🌏 (🦜)  17:27, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  8. ChisoyWasabe (talk) 10:15, 04 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Sigridtaurien (talk) 11:01, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep in touch

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References

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  1. ↑ Announcement of Webinar on Wikimedia on Bikol Wikipedia Facebook page November 30, 2022
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