Wikimedia chapters/Reports/Wikimedia Österreich/May 2018

May 2018
Report

Wikidata Workshop edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: second Wikidata workshop of four in 2018; for newcomers and experienced users
  • volunteer organizers: Tobias1984 and Jean-Fred
  • what we contributed to this activity: event organization, snacks/drinks and external facilitator
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Reach / Free Knowledge Awareness
Metrics
  • participants  : 16
  • newly registered  : 3
  • content pages   without media files and pages using media files: 213 (Wikidata items)
  • diversity  : 8 (7 women, 1 non-binary)
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Wikidata workshop
Event on Wikidata

wiki ♥ vielfalt Edit-a-thon edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: monthly event series (3rd edition) for inclusive community building in Linz, Upper Austria
  • what we contributed to this activity: organization (incl. travel costs for 2 staff members), snacks and drinks, give-aways
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Reach / Free Knowledge Awareness
Metrics
  • participants  : 5 (Edit-a-thon)
  • diversity  : 3 (3 women)
  • content pages   without media files and pages using media files: 8
More information
Edit-a-thon in the German language Wikipedia

WMAT Strategy Meeting edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: meeting to prepare the general assembly and get the board support for the documents that were prepared by the organisational development working group (new bylaws, internal procedures, and Good Governance Codex)
  • what we contributed to this activity: staff time, travel costs for the board, catering
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 10
  • diversity  : 3 (3 women)
More information
Link to the GA event page that also includes links to the documents mentioned above

Wikimedia Hackathon in Barcelona edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: hackathon in Barcelona where we supported the local team with our know-how from last year and fostered our own tech community building with scholarships
  • what we contributed to this activity: travel costs for a contractor and scholarship holders
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 3
  • content pages   without media files and pages using media files: 84 (84 Wikidata items improved/added)
  • diversity  : 1 (1 woman)
More information
Report about the Hackathon on our website (in German)
Wikimedia Hackathon 2018 on Mediawiki.org

Open Commons Kongress edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: participation in Open Commons Kongress in Linz, Upper Austria
  • what we contributed to this activity: presentation about Wikipedia and participation in panel discussion about “nescience eats democracy”
Program
Reach / Free Knowledge Awareness
Metrics
  • participants  : 40
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Wikiversity Edit-a-thon: Europaforum Wachau edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: edit-a-thon as introduction to Wikipedia editing for students of a Wikiversity Austria course at the University of Vienna
  • volunteer organizers: Agruwie, Karl Gruber, Regiomontanus
  • what we contributed to this activity: organization
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Metrics
More information
Project page in German-language Wikiversity

Wikiversity Edit-a-thon: KinderUniKunst edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: edit-a-thon as introduction to Wikipedia editing for students of a Wikiversity Austria course at the Vienna University of Applied Sciences
  • volunteer organizers: Agruwie, Karl Gruber, Regiomontanus
  • what we contributed to this activity: organization
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Metrics
  • participants  : 14
  • content pages   without media files and pages using media files: 1 (new Wikipedia article de:Barbara Putz-Plecko)
  • diversity  : 10 (10 women)
More information
Project page in German-language Wikiversity
Images on Wikimedia Commons

KulTour Steinhof edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: second of three guided tours to cultural institutions in and around of Vienna for Wikipedia authors and photographers; a community-building activity: bringing together newer editors/editors who don't know other editors and our "regulars"
  • volunteer organizers: Geolina, Regiomontanus
  • what we contributed to this activity: organization including invitations and entry fees
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Metrics
  • participants  : 7
  • content pages   without media files and pages using media files: 0 (Pictures were taken for Wikimedia Commons)
  • diversity  : 6 (6 women)
More information
Project page in the German language Wikipedia
Images on Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia CEE Spring 2018 edit

Basics
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Metrics
  • participants  : 403
  • newly registered  : 53
  • content pages   without media files and pages using media files: 9394 (9394 new/improved Wikipedia articles in 24 Wikipedia language versions)
  • diversity  : 36 (36 editors declaring to be female)
  • retention  : too early to collect data
More information
Wikimedia CEE Spring 2018 on Meta
Wikimedia CEE Spring blog

Wartungsbausteinwettbewerb Spring 2018 edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: contest for removing cleanup templates in the German-language Wikipedia, held four times a year
  • what we contributed to this activity: prizes
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Metrics
  • participants  : 31
  • content pages   without media files and pages using media files: 721 (721 improved Wikipedia articles)
More information
Wartungsbausteinwettbewerb Spring 2018 in the German-language Wikipedia

28th Wikipedia Writing Competition edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: traditional contest for high-end articles in the German-language Wikipedia
  • what we contributed to this activity: prizes
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Metrics
  • participants  : 39
  • content pages   without media files and pages using media files: 40 (40 new/improved Wikipedia articles)
More information
Wikipedia Writing Competition in the German-language Wikipedia

WikiDienstag 2018-05-01 edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up in WMAT's office; this time the monthly public Wikipedia consultation for newbies with experienced users
  • volunteer organizers: Gugerell
  • what we contributed to this activity: equipped room in our office, snacks/drinks
Program
Community Support
Reach / Free Knowledge Awareness
Metrics
  • participants  : 6
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WikiDienstag in the German-language Wikipedia

WikiDienstag 2018-05-08 edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up in WMAT's office; this time report by an Austrian participant of Big Fat Brussels Meeting
  • volunteer organizers: Austriantraveler
  • what we contributed to this activity: equipped room in our office, snacks/drinks
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 9
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WikiDienstag in the German-language Wikipedia
Minutes in the German-language Wikipedia

WikiDienstag 2018-05-15 edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up in WMAT's office; this time open editing
  • volunteer organizers: Agruwie
  • what we contributed to this activity: equipped room in our office, snacks/drinks
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 4
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WikiDienstag in the German-language Wikipedia

WikiDienstag 2018-05-22 edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up in WMAT's office; this time portrait photography workshop
  • volunteer organizers: Granada
  • what we contributed to this activity: equipped room in our office, snacks/drinks
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 6
More information
WikiDienstag in the German-language Wikipedia

WikiDienstag 2018-05-30 edit

Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up in WMAT's office; this time visit by an Armenian Wikipedian
  • what we contributed to this activity: equipped room in our office, snacks/drinks
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 4
More information
WikiDienstag in the German-language Wikipedia

Supported media files and pages using media files edit

Basics
Program
Free Content
Metrics
  • new files  : 4,167
  • pages with files  : 493
  • quality  : 44 (featured: 4, quality: 40)
  • useful content  : 351
  • versatile content  : 720

– last checked: 2018-06-27 and 2019-02-15

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Category:Supported by Wikimedia Österreich on Wikimedia Commons
 
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