Event:WikiCon Australia 2024/Scholarships/Macholi

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Questions to consider in your application

• Will you still come if you receive a partial scholarship or no scholarship at all?

Yes, I shall attend virtually.

• What are you hoping to achieve?
  

1. Expand my network. As a Wikimedian, I shall connect with fellow Wikimedians, open knowledge enthusiasts and advocates to exchange ideas and forge collaborations thus advancing Wikimedia projects and access to open knowledge for all.
2. Attending the conference shall enable me gain new and improve my knowledge and skills in areas such as quality content creation, community engagement, and project management to contribute more effectively to Wikimedia projects.
3. Attending the conference shall enable me contribute to elevating the quality and breadth of Australian and First Nations content.

• What skills are you hoping to learn?
  

1. Attending the conference shall impart me with new methods for creating and refining high-quality Wikipedia articles and other Wikimedia content.
2. Acquire strategies for fostering engagement and collaboration within the Wikimedia community, especially in regional and international contexts involving a diversified background of people.
3. Attending this conference, I shall gain more insights into managing and leading Wikimedia-related projects, including organizing events and driving initiatives to improve content coverage.

• What are you hoping to teach?

I shall teach participants on how to use various tools to enhance their editing functionality and productivity.
These tools includes: Wikipedia citation/link tools (such as Citation Hunt, Citoid, Web2Cit, OABOT, Citer), Wikipedia contributor analysis tools (such as Wikiscan, Deep Wiki Inspector, Xtools), Wikipedia categorisation tools (i.e HotCat, PetScan), and Tool forge tools (like Verify, Pageviews Analysis, Event Metrics and XTool)

• What sessions have you proposed?

Yes

Harnessing the Power of Wikipedia Tools: Wikipedia Guide to enhanced editing functionality and productivity for Community Volunteers

• Will your contributions help Australian First Nations content?

My contributions shall help Australian First Nations editors improve the quality of content created through training them on the various tools that can help enhance their editing skills.

• Will your contributions help Australian content?

My contributions shall help Australian editors improve the quality of content created through training them on the various tools that can help enhance their editing skills.

• Are you from a minority group?

No

• Are you from regional or rural Australia?

No

• Are you a new editor?

No. I am an experienced editor.

The program is yet to be decided but current proposed sessions may be found here

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Macholi (talk) 13:21, 11 August 2024 (UTC)