Grants:IdeaLab/Ideas/Participants
WikipediaSummitIndia edit
WikipediaSummitIndia
last updated: 01 March 2015
Wikipedia has been popular in India since its initial years, especially as a source of information. Though a major number of edits from India are anonymous IP edits, India has produced some excellent editors as well. These editors have worked hard to improve and increase India related content on Wikipedia over the years. WikiConferenceIndia 2011 was successful in many ways, and we need such conference for national integration.
created by: User:AbhiSuryawanshi
Encourage formal diversity training by trained presenters edit
Encourage formal diversity training by trained presenters
last updated: 01 March 2015
Diversity training is a practice which teaches people how to be more accepting of differences in others, and how to minimize the risk of offending others. In-person Wikimedia community groups should have access to this.
created by: User:Bluerasberry
Inspire Grants – Gender gap campaign edit
Inspire Grants – Gender gap campaign
last updated: 28 February 2015
A grantmaking campaign requesting new proposals for projects aimed at addressing Wikimedia's gender gap
created by: User:Siko (WMF)
A "Listen" Button edit
A "Listen" Button
last updated: 28 February 2015
Add a listen button that uses a text-to-speech program to read the article
created by: User:Doc James
Gender-gap admin training edit
Gender-gap admin training
last updated: 27 February 2015
To ask the Ada Initiative to train 20 (or more) admins on the English Wikipedia to increase awareness of issues that affect women editors, and to enable those admins to moderate and close discussions that have gender-gap implications.
created by: User:SlimVirgin
Newsletter extension for MediaWiki edit
Newsletter extension for MediaWiki
last updated: 26 February 2015
Creation and management of newsletters on top of MediaWiki, allowing users to subscribe and receive notifications when new issues are published.
created by: User:Qgil-WMF
GLAM GHANA edit
GLAM GHANA
last updated: 25 February 2015
Promoting contents from Ghanaian Libraries, Archives, Monuments and Museums
created by: User:Rberchie
Annual training for Administrators, ArbCom, Wikimedia, and Chapter leaders edit
Annual training for Administrators, ArbCom, Wikimedia, and Chapter leaders
last updated: 23 February 2015
Develop a New Administrator and annual training program for Admins and require its completion prior to getting the tools and annually thereafter in order to keep the tools.
created by: User:Rosiestep
Wikipedia Gender Concerns Reporting Tools edit
Wikipedia Gender Concerns Reporting Tools
last updated: 23 February 2015
Create a tool which makes it easy to report gender-related concerns and compile data, while maintaining necessary confidentiality.
created by: User:Djembayz
Examination of gender in biographies edit
WikiProject Women edit
WikiProject Women
last updated: 17 February 2015
An on-wiki area for women only (those who identify as women) to recruit, encourage, and support other women editors.
created by: User:Lightbreather
Art+Feminism Editathon expansion edit
Art+Feminism Editathon expansion
last updated: 16 February 2015
The organizers of the February 2014 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon seek support to expand the success of this highly successful bootstrapped event into an ongoing series, with training materials.
created by: User:Theredproject
Code of conduct synchronization edit
Code of conduct synchronization
last updated: 16 February 2015
Synchronize the Wikimedia community's code of conduct with those of other online communities
created by: User:Bluerasberry
Develop a peer-to-peer counseling forum edit
Develop a peer-to-peer counseling forum
last updated: 16 February 2015
Participation in Wikimedia projects can bring stress to its volunteers. Modeled from other peer-to-peer counseling services, the Wikimedia community develops its own support group.
created by: User:Bluerasberry
WikiProject Men edit
WikiProject Men
last updated: 14 February 2015
An on-wiki area for men only (those who identify as men) to recruit, encourage, and support other men editors.
created by: User:207.244.77.232
Wiki Rickshaw edit
Wiki Rickshaw
last updated: 14 February 2015
To provide training sessions on some Internet basics along with Wikipedia especially to women and kids across the country
created by: User:Dineshkumar Ponnusamy
WIGI: Wikipedia Gender Index Tools edit
WIGI: Wikipedia Gender Index Tools
last updated: 14 February 2015
An ongoing statiscal presentation of gender in articles by date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, ethnicity, and Wikipedia language.
created by: User:Maximilianklein
Public relations panic button edit
Public relations panic button
last updated: 14 February 2015
The Wikimedia community would benefit from having a community member available to address public relations issues.
created by: User:Bluerasberry
Gender gap on the mainpage edit
Gender gap on the mainpage
last updated: 14 February 2015
There's a gender gap on the mainpage with statistically fewer links to women's biographies than men's, except for the month of March (Women's History Month).
created by: User:Rosiestep
Gender Gap Allies training edit
Gender Gap Allies training
last updated: 14 February 2015
In Gender gap strategy 2013 and Gender gap, ally training is mentioned as a strategy to build more civil responses to disruptive responses to gender gap issues.
created by: User:Slowking4
Tools for using wikidata items as citations edit
Tools for using wikidata items as citations
last updated: 13 February 2015
Wikidata items for sources, such as a journal article, contain metadata that could be used to generate a citation from that item to be used on a wiki.
created by: User:Mvolz
Wiki Goes Goethe edit
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Wiki Goes Goethe
last updated: 12 February 2015
Increasing quantitiy and quality of articles about German culture (literature, film, art, etc.) in other Wikipedia language versions
created by: User:Jensbest
Inspire Grants – Games for global microcontributions edit
Inspire Grants – Games for global microcontributions
last updated: 10 February 2015
A competition with prizes for new games that encourage useful micro-contributions to Wikimedia projects
created by: User:Siko (WMF)
Training structure for new editors edit
Training structure for new editors
last updated: 03 February 2015
An online and offline workshop series to teach Wiki mark up and computer programming languages related to MediaWiki.
created by: User:EGalvez (WMF)
Wikisource training conference or videos edit
Wikisource training conference or videos
last updated: 03 February 2015
Hold a conference with training on Wikisource
created by: User:Econterms
Open Badges for off-wiki credentials edit
Open Badges for off-wiki credentials
last updated: 30 January 2015
I've been seeing other movements and programs use Open Badges as a way of giving users certification and micro credentials for skills or accomplishments on specific platforms (like Mozilla's Webmaker) that can be exported and used in other contexts like online CVs and social media sites.
created by: User:TFlanagan-WMF
Indic Language Wikipedia Outreach in United States edit
Indic Language Wikipedia Outreach in United States
last updated: 27 January 2015
Hindi,Marathi Wikipedia Outreach in U.S for Indians.
created by: User:AbhiSuryawanshi
Archiving Wikimania Story Videos edit
Archiving Wikimania Story Videos
last updated: 27 January 2015
Archiving stories shared by Wikimedians at Wikimanias into a central point for accessing whenever wherever, easily.
created by: User:Nkansahrexford
Rapid video tutorial creation edit
Rapid video tutorial creation
last updated: 25 January 2015
Demonstrating how easy it is to create tutorial videos.
created by: User:Quiddity
Cultural videos for Wikipedia edit
Cultural videos for Wikipedia
last updated: 21 January 2015
A team of professional filmmakers creates encyclopaedic videos about cultural topics - released under free licenses.
created by: User:Spinster
Reform of citation structure for all Wikimedia projects edit
Reform of citation structure for all Wikimedia projects
last updated: 20 January 2015
Wikimedia projects get legitimacy from the sources they cite. The Wikimedia citation infrastructure needs an update to maintain integrity.
created by: User:Bluerasberry
Copyvio Detection edit
Copyvio Detection
last updated: 15 January 2015
This is a proposal for a simple system to detect copyright infringement, and make it simple to figure out whats wrong and how to fix it.
created by: User:Jeblad
Human resources sharing in the open movement edit
Human resources sharing in the open movement
last updated: 14 January 2015
Multiple non-profit organizations with overlapping mission pool their resources to provide a unified response to online harassment for their respective communities
created by: User:Bluerasberry
Add Indian Classical Music to Wikipedia edit
Add Indian Classical Music to Wikipedia
last updated: 11 January 2015
Let's bring classical Indian music to Wikipedia!
created by: User:Arunasank
Increasing health care contributors edit
Increasing health care contributors
last updated: 07 January 2015
Wikipedia is one of the most consulted sources of healthcare information. However, the number of active contributors is falling. How do we change this?
created by: User:Doc James
Investigation about wikimedia projects in Tunisia edit
Investigation about wikimedia projects in Tunisia
last updated: 01 January 2015
The project is to conduct a investigation with Tunisians to know the impact of wikipedia and other wikimedia project the Possible use of wikimedia project Tunise, involve more people in the use of wikimedia project.
created by: User:Touzrimounir
Human resources complaint receiving edit
Human resources complaint receiving
last updated: 24 December 2014
Community complaints, such as of harassment, are not currently documented. They should be and the community needs this done by a professional outside the WMF.
created by: User:Bluerasberry
Global Economic Map edit
Global Economic Map
last updated: 23 December 2014
Essential economic data for monitoring an economy
created by: User:Mcnabber091
Translation platform: Minority Translate edit
Translation platform: Minority Translate
last updated: 19 December 2014
Developing a tool, that speeds up the article creation process in smaller Wikipedias and helps to provide a better coverage of various topics in bigger wikis.
created by: User:Kruusamägi
Wikipedia Metrics for Institutions edit
Stock photos for health organizations edit
Stock photos for health organizations
last updated: 15 December 2014
A photo shoot at Wikimedia 2015 creates stock photography for health organizations, which draws attention to Wikipedia as a resource for health organizations.
created by: User:Bluerasberry
Human resources complaint processing best practices edit
Human resources complaint processing best practices
last updated: 12 December 2014
Suppose that a personal complaint is received. Best practices should be developed to respond to it.
created by: User:Bluerasberry
Idea lab idea lab edit
Idea lab idea lab
last updated: 01 December 2014
Develop the idea lab for cross-chapter, etc. idea support and discussion. Use tagging for filtering.
created by: User:Sjgknight
Wiki Loves Pride 2014 edit
Wiki Loves Pride 2014
last updated: 24 November 2014
International edit-a-thon and training session to improve and expand LGBT-related content across several Wikimedia projects.
created by: User:Another Believer
Meetup Page Creation Tool edit
Meetup Page Creation Tool
last updated: 24 November 2014
Tool for creating meetup pages easily
created by: User:Another Believer
Meetup Creation Tool edit
A place to work together edit
A place to work together
last updated: 24 November 2014
Give the users of dozens private WMF wikis a chance to work together.
created by: User:Nemo bis
OTRS Improvements edit
OTRS Improvements
last updated: 22 November 2014
What improvements could be made to OTRS?
created by: User:Siko (WMF)
Wikilabs edit
Wikilabs
last updated: 22 November 2014
The idea is based in the creation of labs where people can experience Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, can find trainers, have workshops and experiment the collaboration.
created by: User:Ilario
find sources 2.0 edit
find sources 2.0
last updated: 02 November 2014
Locate resources with reliable sources, both online and offline, to improve content and citations across Wikipedia and its sister projects.
created by: User:Hanteng
AI Helper edit
AI Helper
last updated: 02 November 2014
Create an artificial intelligence bot/helper which users can 'chat' to for help
created by: User:Kinkreet
Countering systemic bias through Wikidata authority control edit
Countering systemic bias through Wikidata authority control
last updated: 02 November 2014
Determine what notable topics are represented in other databases, but not Wikipedia, using Wikidata for joins
created by: User:Superm401
Reading Wikipedia by inline explanation for internal links edit
Reading Wikipedia by inline explanation for internal links
last updated: 02 November 2014
reading Wikipedia by inline explanation for internal links
created by: User:Shangkuanlc
Complaint resource research management edit
Complaint resource research management
last updated: 27 October 2014
Complaints are a resource which should be made available to researchers without harming the person complaining or the target of the complaint.
created by: User:Bluerasberry
Import and adapt open textbooks edit
Import and adapt open textbooks
last updated: 24 October 2014
There are some excellent open textbooks which ought to be imported into Wikimedia projects for development and distribution.
created by: User:Bluerasberry
Community accounting services edit
Community accounting services
last updated: 24 October 2014
People who receive WMF grant funding typically do poor financial reporting. It would be nice to have international accounting services to help with reporting.
created by: User:Bluerasberry
Cross-language Crossproject Wikiproject hub edit
Cross-language Crossproject Wikiproject hub
last updated: 24 October 2014
Make sure that people can organize a wikiproject across different-language Wikipedias.
created by: User:94.118.68.146
OSMdata: a Wikidata-like editor for OpenStreetMap edit
OSMdata: a Wikidata-like editor for OpenStreetMap
last updated: 21 October 2014
Create a new editor for OpenStreetMap (OSM) using a MediaWiki + Wikibase install
created by: User:CristianCantoro
Transform LaTex formulas in spoken words and make it readable with text to speech programs. edit
Transform LaTex formulas in spoken words and make it readable with text to speech programs.
last updated: 01 October 2014
Create a software that transforms LaTex's code in spoken words in order to make mathematics and the listening of formulas accessible to blind and dyslexic people who normally use speech programs to access to the knowledge.
created by: User:MassimoGiordano
Tamil Grammar checker edit
Tamil Grammar checker
last updated: 29 September 2014
Integrating "Check Wikipedia with LanguageTool " and normal editing space
created by: User:Commons sibi
Community Leadership Mentoring edit
Community Leadership Mentoring
last updated: 19 September 2014
We should mentor current content contributors to help them become community leaders (WikiProject coordinators, conference speakers, etc.).
created by: User:Sumanah
Making a Wikimedia-produced feature-length documentary film for theatrical release edit
Making a Wikimedia-produced feature-length documentary film for theatrical release
last updated: 18 September 2014
Wikimedians will come together to decide on a scientific or historical topic suitable for documentary treatment, then collaboratively script and film a feature length documentary on this topic.
created by: User:BD2412
Using Social Media to recruit new editors edit
Using Social Media to recruit new editors
last updated: 16 September 2014
Get people who are active on social media to also become active on Wikipedia
created by: User:Wuselig
Proofread Edit in view mode edit
Proofread Edit in view mode
last updated: 11 September 2014
To use a simplified edit interface for minor editings of wikisource nsPage text in view mode
created by: User:Alex brollo
a micro-editing suite for newbie editors edit
a micro-editing suite for newbie editors
last updated: 06 September 2014
Most new comers to editing feel uneasy about the fear of possible rejection. To encourage a smooth entry to the editor’s club, a micro-editing capsule/suite may prove encouraging.
created by: User:Nabbas14
Integration with geotagx.org edit
Integration with geotagx.org
last updated: 06 September 2014
Work with Wikipedians such as those involved with WikiProject_Geographical_coordinates to see how we can integrate Wikimedia projects with http://geotagx.org.
created by: User:Alixos
Kicking Kickstarter edit
Kicking Kickstarter
last updated: 05 September 2014
Create infrastructure for asking people on Kickstarter who create free content to make their content Wikimedia compatible and actually upload it.
created by: User:Bluerasberry
A citation a day edit
A citation a day
last updated: 03 September 2014
Use template tags in articles to a) resource a literacy game, including the ability to find citations, and b) contribute answers back to the encyclopaedia
created by: User:Sjgknight
Similar Articles edit
Similar Articles
last updated: 03 September 2014
Similar Articles is different from "See also" page. This shows the closely similar articles in the side bar or at the bottom so that the users will be benefitted.
created by: User:Naga2raja
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Integrating "Purchase Items related to the topic" from online merchandise to wikimedia
last updated: 03 September 2014
For example, if a person reads about a book, we can show "Purchase this Book at
created by: User:Naga2raja
Open Wiki Alliance edit
Open Wiki Alliance
last updated: 02 September 2014
OWA Open Wiki Alliance fait l'objet d'un projet d'union libre de tous les wiki.
created by: User:Grind24
Gamified Microcontributions on Wikipedia edit
Gamified Microcontributions on Wikipedia
last updated: 02 September 2014
Quick, easy, fun tasks that enable people to contribute to Wikipedia in under 30 seconds.
created by: User:Ocaasi
READERS’ DASHBOARD edit
READERS’ DASHBOARD
last updated: 26 August 2014
Allowing users to customize the way they navigate and use Wikipedia will help them extract added value for a richer and more rewarding experience.
created by: User:Nabbas14
Wikipedia School (Athens, Greece) edit
Wikipedia School (Athens, Greece)
last updated: 18 August 2014
Teach students, teachers and adults how to write Wikipedia articles - hosted by public school in Athens, Greece.
created by: User:ManosHacker
cancroinformazione edit
cancroinformazione
last updated: 18 August 2014
informare le persone su tutto quello che riguarda il cancro, attraverso presentazioni, conferenze nelle scuole, donazioni ai centri di ricerca, stesura di pubblicazioni e libri
created by: User:151.33.92.91
Gaming Microcontributions on Wikipedia edit
Gaming Microcontributions on Wikipedia
last updated: 16 August 2014
Make microgames that take small, discrete contribution needs and feed them to users in a way that they can ‘play’ in short, easy 2-20 second rounds.
created by: User:Ocaasi
WikiFinance edit
WikiFinance
last updated: 12 August 2014
Provide the necessary tools to understand finance from bank interest to various forms of investment and more.
created by: User:84.222.110.65
New RC Framework edit
New RC Framework
last updated: 09 August 2014
Our idea is to add another state to the current recent changes patroller system, that will tell whether the change was checked for quality and verifiability
created by: User:Bharel
Friendly Help pages edit
Friendly Help pages
last updated: 09 August 2014
Help pages on Wikimedia projects are mostly written like Wikipedia articles. The are not easy to read or understand, and sometimes are just written by advanced users, for advanced users.
created by: User:Trizek
Wiki Bibliographies edit
Wiki Bibliographies
last updated: 09 August 2014
A goto page which lists where to find bibliographies on a particular subject, area, or field.
created by: User:Ocaasi
Application scoring system edit
Application scoring system
last updated: 26 July 2014
Build a scoring system that allows multiple reviewers to score IEG proposals against a set of predefined criteria. System should be flexible enough to be reused for other types of applications (event scholarships, etc) later on.
created by: User:Siko (WMF)
WM NYC, NE inter-chapter event and travel compensation edit
WM NYC, NE inter-chapter event and travel compensation
last updated: 25 July 2014
This idea is for Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia NE to jointly apply for a Project and Event Grant (PEG) for funds to facilitate inter-chapter support and to grow the network of Wikipedians in the Northeast Area.
created by: User:OR drohowa
Commons and backlog buster speed upgrades edit
Commons and backlog buster speed upgrades
last updated: 23 July 2014
Grants for prolific backlog busters and Commons editors to upgrade Internet speed
created by: User:Djembayz
Better Wikisource onboarding edit
Better Wikisource onboarding
last updated: 07 July 2014
Improve onboarding materials for new Wikisource editors
created by: User:Siko (WMF)
Funding for contest prizes and meetups for local cultural heritage content ingestion edit
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Funding for contest prizes and meetups for local cultural heritage content ingestion
last updated: 04 July 2014
I would like to expand the contest-based idea of "Wiki Loves Monuments", which is mostly about uploading photos on Wikimedia Commons, into a formula that works also in other areas of cultural heritage, and specifically, other projects such as Wikipedia, Wikisource, and Wikivoyage.
created by: User:Jane023
Translanguage noticeboard edit
Translanguage noticeboard
last updated: 16 June 2014
Create or improve a place for the discussions between the different projects, maybe on wikidata or maybe on meta-wiki, or any somewhere else.
created by: User:Nouill
Hackerspace edit
Hackerspace
last updated: 03 June 2014
A central meeting place for people to find coders to help build tools and make projects happen.
created by: User:Ocaasi
WikiWomen's March edit
WikiWomen's March
last updated: 08 May 2014
Piloting an integrated campaign aimed at closing the gender gap.
created by: User:Siko (WMF)
New and better ways to edit Watchlists edit
New and better ways to edit Watchlists
last updated: 12 April 2014
Watchlists can be cumbersome to manage. New options for organizing and pruning watchlists would make their use more efficient.
created by: User:Anne Delong
Open Access Reader edit
Open Access Reader
last updated: 01 April 2014
A process to systematically have every piece of notable open access research cited in Wikipedia.
created by: User:188.222.109.211
Wiki free music edit
Wiki free music
last updated: 31 March 2014
The idea was conceived for the only purpose of creating a free music community
created by: User:Logiwebs
Cartelloni elettronici contro il fuorigioco edit
Cartelloni elettronici contro il fuorigioco
last updated: 20 March 2014
Un sistema elettronico che permetta, nel gioco del calcio, di poter segnalare i fuorigioco con estrema precisione.
created by: User:93.66.142.54
Wikipedia Quiz edit
Wikipedia Quiz
last updated: 14 March 2014
A quiz based that requires one to search through and read Wikipedia articles to figure out the answers.
created by: User:Soni
Medicine Translation Project Community Organizing edit
Medicine Translation Project Community Organizing
last updated: 08 March 2014
English Wikipedia's Wiki Project Medicine has translated millions of words of medical articles into smaller languages; some of these translations are just sitting there waiting to be integrated into local language versions. This project will organize a community team around making that happen.
created by: User:Ocaasi
Edit annotation edit
Edit annotation
last updated: 06 January 2014
Want to thank for an edit? Want to undo but too lazy to add comment? Vandalism warning templates and WikiLove too dry and generic? Too much anti-vandalism manual work? Do it server-side.
created by: User:Gryllida
External Translate edit
External Translate
last updated: 29 December 2013
Translate tab to translate to a different wiki instance.
created by: User:Gryllida
WikiProject Mental health edit
WikiProject Mental health
last updated: 28 December 2013
The purpose of this project is raise awareness and understanding of contributors with mental health challenges, to support volunteers who have mental health challenges, and to empower all editors to work with editors who have mental health challenges constructively and productively.
created by: User:Msannakoval
Medi-Graphics edit
Medi-Graphics
last updated: 12 December 2013
Medi-Graphics is a project aimed at creating graphics relevant to articles related to medicine and healthcare.
created by: User:Netha Hussain
Culture of appreciation for volunteers edit
Culture of appreciation for volunteers
last updated: 20 November 2013
Investigate ways that the movement recognizes core volunteers, create a culture of appreciation where it doesn't exist yet, and ensure that volunteer recognition is an integral part of any new volunteer programme.
created by: User:Bdamokos
Writing Class for readers of Wikipedia edit
Writing Class for readers of Wikipedia
last updated: 10 November 2013
Writing Class about how to use Wikipedia correctly for collage students.
created by: User:AddisWang
Independent fact checkers to counter systemic bias edit
Independent fact checkers to counter systemic bias
last updated: 26 October 2013
Hire one or more independent fact checkers to analyze and independently assess research on systemic bias in Wikipedia and make concrete recommendations for improvement.
created by: User:EllenCT
Labs2 edit
Labs2
last updated: 26 October 2013
A set of infrastructure, coordination resources and regular meetups aimed toward increased collaboration between individuals interested in data analysis of Wikimedia projects (academics, WMF staff and community members).
created by: User:EpochFail
Provide public database replication edit
Provide public database replication
last updated: 20 September 2013
Provide publicly database binary dumps and logs so that other parties can use them as a replication feed.
created by: User:Tim.landscheidt
Accessibility - reading, reusing, and contributing edit
Accessibility - reading, reusing, and contributing
last updated: 17 September 2013
Improve technology or do social outreach to encourage people with disabilities to read, reuse, or contribute to Wikimedia content.
created by: User:Sharihareswara (WMF)
Reimagining WP Mentorship edit
Reimagining WP Mentorship
last updated: 15 September 2013
Mentorship program designed around a high-touch on-boarding process and a curated user experience allowing for proper matching of newcomers (newbies) and senior editors. The program will address known challenges by focusing on specific modalities for user engagement and retention known to work in other settings.
created by: User:Slventura
Edit your replica edit
Edit your replica
last updated: 07 September 2013
Edit an article—without changing Wikipedia! There are many cases where editing the live article is not possible, or is not desired.
created by: User:Adamw
Portals - doorways to engagement edit
Portals - doorways to engagement
last updated: 04 September 2013
To research Portals, and develop better tools for creating and maintaining them.
created by: User:The wub
facilitate some actions on Commons for wikiArS participants edit
facilitate some actions on Commons for wikiArS participants
last updated: 04 September 2013
Facilitate (automatize, guide, ... ¿?) action of wikiArSers in Commons
created by: User:Dvdgmz
Research: GLAM Institutions support educational Programmes in Botswana edit
Research: GLAM Institutions support educational Programmes in Botswana
last updated: 30 August 2013
Museum publications as part of GLAM Institutions can be used by teachers as supplementary resources on a wide range of heritage topics related to the curriculum as a great way of disseminating information to student thereby giving each student an opportunity to have something to write about on Wikipedia. Outreach programs such as these will encourage everyone to develop learning attitude and sharing collections within the encyclopedia and also they could be used in a variety of lesson plans from social studies to science by teachers to mentor students or even be uploaded on Wiki Varsity as a learning material. Children would be responsible for bringing knowledge, maintaining frequent displays and gathering more information, as a way of developing their research and analytical skills hence growing the great encyclopedia.
created by: User:Oarabile Mudongo
Research: The psychology of collaborative editing edit
Research: The psychology of collaborative editing
last updated: 15 July 2013
This project aims at finding the answer to the research question, "How does group pressure affect decision making of unbiased users in achieving consensus in Wikipedia?"
created by: User:Netha Hussain
WikiProject Community Health edit
WikiProject Community Health
last updated: 10 July 2013
Developing a framework for a cross-language WikiProject focused on sharing findings and implementing improvements to editing communities in multiple languages
created by: User:Siko (WMF)
Secret-Shopper edit
Secret-Shopper
last updated: 10 July 2013
Developing a new way to asses admin. editors. activities and allow "secret-shoppers" to volunteer to collect data and information, and allow evaluation of what that data means for the health of Wikipedia. The risk of the project is the potential loss of active editors and valuable admin. who could potentially be offended enough to leave. So mitigating that would also be a goal.
created by: User:24.0.133.234
Flash card extension edit
Flash card extension
last updated: 10 July 2013
spaced repetition/flash card extension feeded with example sentences and their respective translations from various Wiktionary
created by: User:Serpicozaure
Create a plain English course (text and audio) for all the Wikiversity (french, italian...) edit
Create a plain English course (text and audio) for all the Wikiversity (french, italian...)
last updated: 10 July 2013
Plain English for all.
created by: User:Xhungab