Wikimedia chapters/Reports/Wikimedia Österreich/November 2020

November 2020
Report

Pilot project: Cultural Broadcasting Archive

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: pilot project for transferring audio files (edited to be suitable for Wikipedia articles) from Austria's Cultural Broadcasting Archive to Wikimedia Commons
  • volunteer organizer: MattMan144
  • what we contributed to this activity: initiative and technical support
Program
Free Content
Metrics
  • newly registered  : 1
More information
Cultural Broadcasting Archive website

Wikipedia Cultural Ambassadors coordination meeting

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: online community meeting for reviving Germany's Wikipedia Cultural Ambassadors initiative including Austria and Switzerland
  • what we contributed to this activity: staff time
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 32
More information
Event page in German-language Wikipedia
Wikipedia Cultural Ambassadors concept I (in German)
Wikipedia Cultural Ambassadors concept II (in German)

Regional European Affiliates Transition Event

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: preparation meeting for the global strategy event with all interested European stakeholders. The event was a co-initiative of the WMNL, WMDE and WMAT boards.
  • volunteer organizers: Braveheart
  • what we contributed to this activity: volunteer and staff time, design, coordination, communication
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 23
  • diversity  : 7 (female, LGTB+)
More information
Event page on Meta

German-language GLAM Meeting

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: two-days online meeting of the Wikimedia GLAM communities in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, hosted by WMDE
  • what we contributed to this activity: staff time, contributions to the program
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 18
More information
Event page in German-language Wikipedia
Documentation of Wikimedia Commons

Volunteer Supporters Network Meeting 2020

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: 4th international meeting dedicated to volunteer support in the Wikimedia movement, held online and hosted by WMPL
  • what we contributed to this activity: staff time, contributions to the program
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 17
  • diversity  : 15 (15 foreigners)
More information
Volunteer Supporters Network/Online Meeting 2020

33rd Wikipedia Writing Competition (de)

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Basics
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Metrics
  • participants  : 24
  • content pages   without media files and pages using media files: 25 (new or improved German-language Wikipedia articles)
  • quality  : 6 (2 quality articles + 4 featured articles) – last checked: 2021-02-14
More information
Project Page on de.wikipedia

Wartungsbausteinwettbewerb Autumn 2020

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: recurring German-language Wikipedia writing contest for removing cleanup templates
  • volunteer organizers: HvW
  • what we contributed to this activity: awards
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Metrics
  • participants  : 32
  • quality  : 1,327 (1,327 improved German-language Wikipedia articles)
  • content pages  : 1,327
More information
Project Page on de.wikipedia

14th Miniaturenwettbewerb

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: writing contest for small articles (max 15,000 Byte) in German-language Wikipedia, the "small brother" of the writing competition.
  • volunteer organizers: Achim Raschka
  • what we contributed to this activity: prizes
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Metrics
  • participants  : 45
  • content pages   without media files and pages using media files: 79 (new or improved German-language Wikipedia articles)
More information
project page on de.wikipedia (German)

Denkmal-Cup

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: Denkmal-Cup ("Monuments Cup") is an annual German language Wikipedia writing competition for cultural heritage monuments
  • volunteer organizers: Gripweed
  • what we contributed to this activity: original concept, prizes
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Metrics
  • participants  : 14
  • content pages   without media files and pages using media files: 426 (new or improved articles in German-language Wikipedia)
More information
Denkmal-Cup 2020 in the German-language Wikipedia

WikiDienstag 2020-11-03

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up, usually in WMAT's office but due to the pandemic in the form of an online conference; this time with our monthly public Wikipedia consultation for newbies with experienced users
  • volunteer organizers: Regio
  • what we contributed to this activity: online platform, technical hosting
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 3
  • diversity  : 1 woman
More information
Archive of WikiDienstag in 2020 (in German)

WikiDienstag 2020-11-10

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up, usually in WMAT's office but due to the pandemic in the form of an online conference; this time about the question how people, who can not edit Wikipedia themselves (due to age, disabilities etc.), could be supported and enabled to contribute
  • what we contributed to this activity: online platform, technical hosting
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 11
  • diversity  : 3 women
More information
Archive of WikiDienstag in 2020 (in German)

WikiDienstag 2020-11-17

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up, usually in WMAT's office but due to the pandemic in the form of an online conference; this time also the public kick off meeting of the Austrian community's commitee planning the festivities for Wikipedia's 20th anniversary in 2021
  • what we contributed to this activity: online platform, technical hosting
Program
Community Support
Reach / Free Knowledge Awareness
Metrics
  • participants  : 7
  • diversity  : 2 women
More information
project page on de.wikipedia
Archive of WikiDienstag in 2020 (in German)

WikiDienstag 2020-11-24

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up, usually in WMAT's office but due to the pandemic in the form of an online conference; no special topic, an invitation to share experiences and ideas around Wikipedia, Commons, RegiowikiAT etc.
  • what we contributed to this activity: online platform, technical hosting
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 6
More information
Archive of WikiDienstag in 2020 (in German)

Online workshop: Women in politics

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: meet-up of female Wikipedians focussing on women in politics; using WMAT's video conferencing platform
  • volunteer organizers: Leserättin
  • what we contributed to this activity: technical platform and hosting
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 5
  • diversity  : 6 (6 foreign women)
More information
project page Wikipedia-Stuttgart on de.wikipedia

Newcomers & diversity expert group meeting 2020-11

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular online meeting on how to reach, hold and welcome Wikipedia/Commons newcomers and to broaden the Austrian community's diversity
  • volunteer organizers: Regiomontanus
  • what we contributed to this activity: facilitation, video conference tool
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 4
  • diversity  : 3 (1 woman, 2 foreign women)
More information
WMAT's expert groups in members wiki (in German)

Organisational development expert group meeting 2020-11-04

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: video conference of one of WMAT's expert groups; drafting a text for WMAT's rules of internal procedure in order to refine the responsibilities regarding behavioral standards
  • volunteer organizers: UlliZ
  • what we contributed to this activity: facilitation, video conference tool
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 5
  • diversity  : 2 (1 women, 1 foreigner)
More information
WMAT's expert groups in members wiki (in German)
WMAT's rules of internal procedure (in German)

Organisational development expert group meeting 2020-11-25

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: video conference of one of WMAT's expert groups; preliminary work for WMAT's new multi-year strategy
  • volunteer organizers: UlliZ
  • what we contributed to this activity: facilitation, video conference tool
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants  : 5
  • diversity  : 2 (1 women, 1 foreigner)
More information
WMAT's expert groups in members wiki (in German)

WikiDaheim 2020 jury meeting

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: online meeting of the main jury for WikiDaheim 2020
  • what we contributed to this activity: technical platform and hosting
Program
Free Content
Metrics
  • participants  : 5
  • diversity  : 2 (2 women)
More information
Project page on de.wikipedia

Supported media files and pages using media files

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Basics
  • in a nutshell: supported media files uploaded on Wikimedia Commons from 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30
  • volunteer organizers: Isiwal, Herzi Pinki, Tsui, Robert Heilinger; Krd, Svema, Pistenwolf, MarkusFelix and 2eight for Festivalsommer
  • what we contributed to this activity: equipment from our tech pool, accreditations for events, travel grants, post-processing software, skill transfer activities and/or support related to other activities
Program
Free Content
Metrics
  • new files  : 991
  • pages with files  : 296
  • quality  : 5 (quality: 5)
  • useful content  : 106
  • versatile content  : 322

– last checked: 2021-02-13

More information
Category:Supported by Wikimedia Österreich on Wikimedia Commons
 
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