The goal of WikiChecks is to help improve the credibility, readability and authenticity of information on Wikipedia.
| Wiki Checks | |
|---|---|
| A WikiCred 2022 Grant Proposal | |
| Project Type | Event |
| Author | (Favourdare123) |
| Contact | Shobowalelekan50@gmail.com |
| Requested amount | $6,350 |
| Award amount | Unknown |
- What is your idea?
In the academic sphere, Wikipedia is not believed to be a reliable source for vital information. The idea of this project is to help complement the #1LIb1Ref bi-annual campaign to vet existing information.
The goal is to train new editors and to also empower experienced Wikipedian to the Wiki Fact Checkers.
- Why is it important?
It is important because many articles on Wikipedia are not credible enough for consumption of an average individuals, my point here is cogent due to a Nigeria average individual approached recently who isn't Interested in using wikipedia to read Nigerian articles, because it isn't well stationed (lack proper spellings, without infoboxes,the use of gargantuan grammars,etc). And this project is focusing on improving the credibility, readability and authenticity of Nigeria informations on Wikipedia.
- Link(s) to your resume or anything else (CV, GitHub, etc.) that may be relevant
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Favourdare123
- Is your project already in progress?
No, the project is still in its ideation phase
- How is this project relevant to credibility and Wikipedia?
According to the academic sphere, Wikipedia is not believed to be a reliable source for vital information. The idea of this project is to help complement the #1LIb1Ref bi-annual campaign to vet existing information of Nigeria Wikipedia articles and add more citations to The Nigeria contents on Wikipedia.
- What is the ultimate impact of this project?
The goals of WikiChecks is to help create and improve the credibility, readability and authenticity of information of Nigeria contests on Wikipedia.
The goal is to train new editors and to also empower experienced Wikipedian to the Wiki Fact Checkers, and also empower them on improving the contents of Nigeria related topics on Wikipedia sister Project.
- Can your project scale?
Going by the general view of how relevance Wikipedia is to the academic sphere. The project is targeted at making a huge impact to Wikipedia information in terms of credibility, and will also bring more reliability and authenticity to information on Wikipedia by empowering and training new and existing volunteer editors. Building a community which can be trusted as an encyclopedia with reliable information in the academic sector.
- Why are you the people to do it?
Due to enough research made by our team on the wiki fact check, we believe that with our goal targeted at making Wikipedia more reliable. I and my team members will put in tremendous effort to achieve the goal for this project. Also, our team has experienced editors to train and empower both new and existing editors on Wiki fact checkers through this project.
Favourdare123 - I am an experienced Wikipedian, and the currently under Wikipedian fan club of University of Ilorin, Kwara state Nigeria. I have organised various campaigns in Nigeria such as; 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon In Kwara state,Nigeria and Wikivibrance International youth day 2022 in Nigeria(Done in Four different communities in Nigeria which includes Universities of ilorin,Owerri Hub,Kwara state University and University of Ibadan). I will be facilitating the Physical meetings and selection of trainers for new members.
Aderiqueza - (Trainer and Coordinator) - She is an experienced Wikipedian and also under the Wikipedian fan club of University of Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria. She has over Three thousand edit count on Wikipedia among other sister project making her edit count a total of Fifteen thousand edit count on her global contributions, and she has also won various prices from various edit a thons such as Wikiquote In Kwara state, Nigeria, Wikipedia Pages Wanting Pictures at the local Level. She will be the one who will train the new Wikim(p)edians and also help in the coordination of the project.
Dammy Kaka -(Communication and Publicity)- He is an experienced Wikipedian who is having over two thousand edit count on his global contributions, he has also won various prizes from local events In Nigeria. He will be the one to engage the created WhatsApp group with frequent information pertaining to the project.
- What is the impact of your idea on diversity and inclusiveness of the Wikimedia movement?
1.WikiChecks welcomes all willing contributors, and it is in its interest to engage volunteers from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Regarding Nigeria content on Wikipedia.
2. WikiChecks aims to Improve Credibility and Authenticity of Nigeria Articles on wikipedia.
3. WikiChecks as a Project topic under The Wikipedia sister project is Working on Improving 250 Articles on Wikipedia Relating to Nigeria Content Both on Food,culture, People, states,etc.
- What are the challenges associated with this project and how you will overcome them?
1. The first challenge is the Challenge of Readability,Some of The Nigerian Articles by Research aren't Readable Enough for an Average Nigeria man,And It will be Improved By Simplifying Word used during the article Creation.
2. The second challenge is the challenge of quality Articles on Nigeria content which was discovered during our research, Many Nigeria Contents on Wikipedia lacks Infoboxes which makes Is less quality for Fast Collection of Informations about The articles.Our Aim is to Work with 50 New and Existing editors to Help in creating Infoboxes on Many Nigeria articles on Wikipedia.
3. The third challenge which seems to be last is the challenge of authenticity of Nigeria Articles on Wikipedia, during the recent research we discovered some grammatical errors in some Word used during the article creation, we will train editors to be able to point out this errors and Will be done by the editors.
4. In order to overcome these challenges, we will be hosting 5 in-person events in 5 different locations in Nigeria. These meetups will enable my team and I, train and empower editors on how to contribute to the credibility of Wikipedia articles. Below are the places we will be having the physical events; Ilorin, Imo State, Epe, Osun State and Ogbomosho.
- How will you spend your funds?
There will be five physical events and two online training sessions. Event space rentals = $150 x 5 = $750 Data packages and reimbursement for team members and participants = $1000 Logistics and local travels = $750 Refreshments = $15 x 30participants x 5physical event = $2,250 Branding (graphic design, banner, stickers etc) = $150 Social media promotion = $200 Branded T-Shirts for team members and top editors = $100 Jotters and pen = $10 x 30participants = $300 Administrative charges = $250 Airtime for communications = $200 Contingency = $350 Bank charges = $50
- How long will your project take?
3 Months
- Have you worked on projects for previous grants before?
Yes
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Rapid/2022_Wiki_Hackathon_in_Kwara_State https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Community_Fund/Rapid_Fund/WikiVibrance_International_Youth_Day_(IYD)_2022_(ID:_21908836). https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Community_Fund/Rapid_Fund/WikiVibrance_International_Youth_Day_(IYD)_2022_(ID:_21908836)