Wikimedia Armenia/Reports/2020-04

2020
April

Musical Project edit

 

In April, an active member of Wikimedia Armenia and Wiki community Angel X has started a project in Armenian Wikipedia which covered topics concerning music. Members of Wikimedia Armenia and Wikiclubs participated in the project and had their contribution to the development and creation of various articles on music. The purpose of the project was to improve and create musical articles in Armenian Wikipedia.

During the 30 days of the project, 27 editors created 274 articles and improved 4 articles. A total of 4,912,522 bytes were added to Armenian Wikipedia. The most active participants were TheBabushka (65 articles, 1,553,424 bytes), Angel X (63 articles, 678,934 bytes), and Daughter of Billie (44 articles, 819,564 bytes). Wikimedia Armenia will award prizes to the most active participants of the project.

Wikipedia course for Enlight Public Research Center edit

 

Wikimedia Armenia has started a collaboration with Enlight Public Research Center since April 20. An online Wikipedia course is held for 9 members from the Enlight Research Center. The purpose of the Wikipedia course is to introduce participants to Wikipedia tools, Wiki movement, and other wiki platforms, as well as teach them how to edit in the Armenian Wikipedia.

The online meeting is organized 3 times a week for 1-1.5 hours via the Zoom program. The team of international relations specialists, economists, and philologists got acquainted with wiki tools and acquired skills in editing Armenian Wikipedia. Participants have already created a number of articles by doing translations from English and Russian Wikipedia. The course will continue in May.

A new format for Saturday workshops edit

Due to the pandemic in the world, Wikimedia Armenia had to move its work to the online domain. All the events in April were organized online. So the Saturday workshops also had to be carried out online. By the way, people participated in these online workshops more actively.

Saturday workshops, with this new format, took place on April 10, 17, and 24. The training is done through a video call, during which the trainers share their computer screen and explains the topic of the day. The workshop is divided into two major groups: the first for experienced editors and the second for beginners.

For the participants of the first group, one topic is prepared every week, about which more in-depth information and knowledge is given, then the participants discuss various projects that are going on in various wiki platforms. During the month of April, a training course on Wikimedia Commons was held with experienced participants. During the workshop, the participants discussed the Infobox template which is one of the most used templates in Wikipedia.

The second part of the workshop is intended for new editors. During these workshops, beginners are introduced to various wiki tools; trainers teach how participants can edit Wikipedia by showing them on their shared screens. A total of 48 experienced participants and 9 newcomers took part in the Saturday workshops in April.

Armenian Wikipedia Ckeck-a-thon edit

 
Join, Edit, and Check

The number of articles in the Armenian Wikipedia is increasing day by day, but the quality of the articles depends on the verifiability of information and literacy. Wikimedia Armenia started the “Armenian Wikipedia check-a-thon” initiative which is aimed at improving the quality of articles in Wikipedia. Both experienced and beginner editors participated in the initiative. By registering on the check-a-thon’s page, the participants have started checking articles by selecting them from lists prepared beforehand. Checking an article involves several actions:

  • Checking and correcting grammatical errors, misprints, and syntax,
  • Adding pictures that are important for the article and are available in other languages in the corresponding Wikipedia articles,
  • Checking and adding categories,
  • Checking the availability of sources, in case of absence, finding and adding as much as possible.

In total, 24 people, both beginners and experienced editors took part in the check-a-thon. In order to facilitate the experience of the new editors concerning the registration and editing on Wikipedia, videos have been made, which show how to register on the Armenian Wikipedia, how to become a participant in the check-a-thon, and how to edit articles.

WikiClubs' report edit

In April 2020, Wikiclubs participated in many projects organized in the Armenian Wikipedia. During the month, the 27 clubs jointly had a contribution of 1,373,918 bytes in the Wikisource, and created 1,574 articles in Wikipedia, making 1,085 edits, with a total of 17,169,566 bytes. The club members participated in "CEE Spring 2020", "Art+Feminism 2020", "Music Project", "Armenian Wikipedia Checkathon", "One Article per Week" and other projects. Wikiclubs continue to work online, and workshops are done via video calls.

On April 24, the members of Hatsik Wikiclub made a video dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, which was posted on the club's Facebook page.

An edit-a-thon dedicated to the International Day for the Preservation of Monuments was organized for the Koghb Wikiclub members on April 18, during which 2 articles were created: Sendai Daikannon and Leshan Giant Buddha. On April 29, articles dedicated to World Dance Day were created.

Goris Wikiclub organized an online event on April 2 dedicated to International Children's Book Day, during which they took pictures with children's books and uploaded on Wikimedia Commons. Through a video call, the club conducted a training-discussion on the topic of Wikidata pages and categories.

An online discussion was held at the Alaverdi Wikiclub on April 10 dedicated to Siblings Day. During the discussion, the participants touched upon such issues as how the birth order influences a person’s character and their psychology, in particular, what kind of impact it has on the characters of the older, middle, younger children, and twins. The Wikiclub also celebrated various other holidays by writing articles dedicated to them:

  • April 8 - the International Day of Gypsies
  • April 17- the International Day of Hemophilia
  • April 22 - the most famous photo of the planet Earth.

WikiClub statistics edit

Wikiclubs Participants Community population Bytes+ (Wikipedia) Bytes- Edits Articles Bytes+ (Wiktionary) Bytes- Edits Articles Bytes+ (Wikisource) Bytes- Edits Created Proofread Confirmed
Gyumri (Khrimyan Hayrik 46) 12 121976 606540 -64744 86 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Alaverdi Wikiclub 33 13000 2290211 -35602 674 149 13659 -1641 374 7 0 -3 1 0 0 0
Arevatsag Wikiclub 63 960 1409987 -1900 940 124 0 0 0 0 65535 0 27 25 27 0
Gyumri Wikiclub (KASA) 79 121976 78101 -131 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goris Wikiclub 19 20300 392692 -23466 572 56 0 0 0 0 12 -41 3 0 2 0
Ddmashen Wikiclub 22 2876 1699234 -37373 2645 179 0 0 0 0 15684 -2 8 6 8 0
Lernapat Wikiclub 70 2279 2875560 -199530 3326 263 0 -360 1 0 107800 -35987 386 49 3 358
Koghb Wikiclub 33 5300 384910 -2487 98 29 12379 0 29 19 373 0 1 1 0 0
Hatsik Wikiclub 21 1044 972503 -14591 270 78 120685 -935 405 220 383899 -1295 237 139 168 64
Mrgavan Wikiclub 61 1725 1323045 -1180 355 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spitak Wikiclub 40 13000 83540 -289 43 13 0 0 0 0 498941 -3621 394 162 147 240
Stepanakert Wikiclub 243 55200 2287802 -15713 750 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vanashen Wikiclub 49 2573 17180 -6 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vardenik Wikiclub 68 9880 251940 -322372 510 64 8 -2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Togh Wikiclub 39 700 115656 -9414 41 19 0 0 0 0 20712 -9599 46 2 18 28
Karvachar Wikiclub 33 500 1071791 -22800 252 156 0 0 0 0 13537 0 7 6 7 0
Aygedzor Wikiclub 7 2608 31781 -477 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Archis Wikiclub 11 1109 144399 -528 64 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berd Wikiclub 26 7800 125403 -174 7 6 0 0 0 0 9466 -181 25 0 13 9
Gandzakar Wikiclub 7 3656 8904 -12 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gosh Wikiclub 14 1218 42247 -3134 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lusahovit Wikiclub 14 390 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37693 -192 57 12 0 45
Kirants Wikiclub 12 298 23992 -300 32 5 0 0 0 0 220264 -4 90 79 80 0
Noyemberyan Wikiclub (2-nd school) 15 5000 149641 -4496 83 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noyemberyan Wikiclub (high school) 16 5000 355856 -1397 156 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarigyugh Wikiclub 6 1253 36152 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Verin Karmiraghbyur Wikiclub 8 1837 398193 -3656 93 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1021 403458 17169566 -765772 11085 1574 146731 -2938 812 246 1373918 -50925 1283 481 473 744

Newsletter articles edit

This month Wikimedia Armenia has submitted one article in the Educational Newsletter of Wikimedia Foundation. The article “Wikipedia Reveals New Sides of Translation” represents the experience of students from Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences who spent their internship at Wikimedia Armenia.