Submissions/Getting Newbies to Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects
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This is a rejected submission for Wikimania 2012. |
- Submission no.
15
- Title of the submission
- Getting newbies to Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects
- Type of submission (workshop, tutorial, panel, presentation)
- presentation
- Author of the submission
- Ram Shankar Yadav
- E-mail address
- ramshankaryadav@gmail.com
- Username
- Ramshankaryadav
- Country of origin
- India
- Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)
- Personal homepage or blog
- www.ramshankaryadav.com
- Abstract (at least 300 words to describe your proposal)
A year back I joined the Wikipedia movement and my life has a dramatic impact with that. I got selected as Campus Ambassador for India Education Program and worked with more than 300+ students, 10+ faculties, 2 Directors and 30 fellow Campus Ambassadors. I've also participated in Outreach activities and interacted with 100+ folks . I would love to share my experience and observations on
- Why people few folks join this movement with passion and others leave it after a while?
- How to identify the selected few/perspective editors who will definitely go and "edit" after you Wiki sessions?
- How to bring the sense of belonging in the virtual world of Wikipedia?
- How to do an effective outreach and measure it?
- How existing community members can help newbies at the initial stage before they learn to fly on their own?
- How to encourage women editors to contribute to Wikipedia?
- How to encourage the participation on language Wikipedia, and creating the sense of pride for language editors?
- Last but not the least, my experiences and stories, successes and failures and most important part the FUN I get by doing this :)
- Track
- WikiCulture and Community;
- Length of presentation/talk
- 20-25 minutes 25 Minutes
- Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?
Yes, I've applied for the scholarship and would definitely attend Wikimania if I get it.
- Slides or further information (optional)
- Special request as to time of presentations
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