Wikimedia Czech Republic/Reports/May 2024

May 2024
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Programs for community

2024-05-09: The second edition of Wiki Loves Earth Czechia is here - show the world the most beautiful things from the Czech Republic

The second annual Wiki Loves Earth International Contest is here! You can upload your photos of protected areas until June 14. You can read more information in the last blog post.

Photo: Ledňáček říční, Autor: Verunecka007, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

2024-05-15: Wikipedia's Women's Month brought 565 created or expanded articles

March and the first week of April were again dedicated to women and women-related topics on Wikipedia. Thanks to the Women's Month on Wikipedia challenge, organised for the seventh time by Wikimedia Czech Republic, 91 male and female Wikipedians managed to create or expand 565 articles - 100 more than last year.

Educational programs

2024-05-06: We will be at the Media Education Fair

We cordially invite you to the DOX Contemporary Art Centre in Prague on 7 May for a full-day educational and networking event Media Education Fair. Feel free to visit us any time of the day!

You can expect workshops with experienced lecturers, panel discussions with experts and journalists and a wide range of materials and activities related to the topic of media education. Register on the portal of JSNS.CZ, the organizer of the event.

At the Wikimedia stand you can look forward to the "Wheel of Fortune & Prejudice", presenting Wikimedia Czech Republic publications, methodologies and training modules in the field of media literacy and basic orientation on Wikipedia - as a user, editor and educator.

2024-05-09: May Wikischool: User page and space on Wikipedia

What is Evening WikiSchool for seniors?
It is a series of regular, specialised workshops aimed mainly at seniors, especially graduates of the beginner (and advanced) Seniors Writing Wikipedia (SePW) courses.

What does Evening WikiSchool offer?
It offers the opportunity to focus on developing the specific skills that a good Wikipedian needs to do their job. We will focus on techniques and tweaks that can be used in editing practice that are not covered in detail in the Seniors Write Wikipedia courses.

In May, as part of Evening WikiSchool, we will take an inventory of user space or user spaces on Wikipedia (and its sister Wikimedia projects). A user page is the calling card of every contributor to Wikipedia, but many Wikipedians do not have one even after years of editing. What does your homepage look like and what do you find on it? Do you have a profile on Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata? And did you know you can have a personal profile on the International Wiki (Meta)?

The online workshop - Evening WikiSchool for Seniors: the Wikipedia User Page and Space - will take place on Tuesday 14 May 2024 from 17:00 to 18:30. You can register here, and find all the rest of the information and details there.

Do not hesitate to apply, the workshop has a limited capacity.

2024-05-03: A visit to the Planetarium was part of the National Library course

In April, within the framework of the long-term cooperation with the National Library, a training of Wikirectors from this institution took place, which was combined with a training of Wikimedia CR staff. The training on Wikipedia, from the basics to advanced editing or, for example, uploading images to Commons or linking to wikidata, also included a tour of the National Library premises, including the historical planetarium. A photo gallery of the event is available on Wikimedia Commons.

Autor: Skot - Vlastní dílo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Via Wikimedia Commons.