We made it! The first edition of Wikipedia Asian Month has successfully ended! While your efforts are still needed since the wrap up stage is another big challenge for us. I understand everyone is busy in December, I will trying to cover everything we need in this message, hopefully can make this easier. Guideline
Check all submitted articles before 15th December, 2015.
When you do so, please make a category that includes all articles of WAM. My approach is using the {{WAM talk 2015}} on the talk page of all articles, and generate a category for talk page.
If you already submitted result on this page, please take a look that I add another column for articles selected for DYK. It could take a while for DYK process, you can fill that column later.
You don't need to provide bytes column since I'm looking for a easy way to not brother us too much.
When you checking articles, if you ever find an article submitted about Bashkortostan, Russia, please list them out. Bashkortostan community would like to send a postcard to whoever create that article.
List all qualified organizers, up to five on each Wikipedia. Qualified organizers are ones who work actively; those who only have their name on the page or just made a few constructive edits for the event (less than, say, 5-10 edits) will not be counted. Due 20th December, 2015. Use this page to submit organizers.
As you submit the qualified participants on this page, please also use P, O and A to mark them so I can know how many postcards should they receive. P(Participant), O(Organizers), A(Ambassadors). Please review the page if you submitted already. This is due 25th December, 2015 as previously mentioned.
We will make a barnstar for whoever contribute to Wikipedia Asian Month, a user box for whoever accomplish the mission, and a ribbon bar for Ambassadors. It will be distribute after we have all qualified editors.
You can find me on Facebook as Addis Wang, easiest way to talk with me for any questions or need my assistance. Leaving a message on meta is another option.
Further Actions
You are welcome to submit an blog post draft for Wikimedia Blog at here about Wikipedia Asian Month in your local community, a specific story is more welcomed. I will help on that, and maybe integrate stories from different communities together to make a enough length articles. So don't hesitate to submit a short paragraph.
A specific story about WAM. Like how some volunteers contribute in the event makes them special.
A one sentence statement from you or participants about how you feel about Wikipedia Asian Month; why you like the event; what do you think we need to improve next year
A short introduction about your community if it has not been introduced yet on Wikimedia Blog. Goals, current problems, why your community special etc.
Sorry for the rough pages on meta. I will make a more beautiful page for all organizers and Ambassadors to honor their great contribution for Wikipedia.
Next year: Many communities show their interest to hold this event again next year. We want to plan it in advance. If you represent a Wikimedia affiliate in Asia, please considering to include around 100 U.S. dollars in your annual grant application or similar. So Wikipedians around world can have a taste on your country or region next year! A mail list will be set up and inform you in next update. We will definitely make this event easier to participant next year, and improve our tool to give a better experience for both organizers and participants.
We are now at the final stage of the Wikipedia Asian Month, which means, we are collecting the address and ready to send postcards. There are basically three things left.
The survey of address collecting is ready, please consider to translate the survey at this page if you are not sure all qualified participants have capability to finish this English survey.
After you translate it, or not, please distribute the survey link with, or without, the page of tranlsation to qualifeid particpants on your Wikipedia. Please make sure the list are also in this page so we can know who is the qualified participants who are organizers. Please update this page once you finish the distribution.
We have a barnstar for whoever submit one article in the event. Please consider to distribute this on your Wikipedia if it haven't done yet. And please update this page as well.
Sorry for all the delays and thank you for being part of it. Please subscribe the mail list for future collaboration in Asia, and for Wikipedia Asian Month in 2016.
The Wikimedia Foundation is currently running a consultation on the value and planning process of Wikimania, and is open until 18 January 2016. The goals are to (1) build a shared understanding of the value of Wikimania to help guide conference planning and evaluation, and (2) gather broad community input on what new form(s) Wikimania could take (starting in 2018).
Please help us improve our judging tool of the Wikipedia Asian Month, and make it better to use in 2016 Edition. It may take around 5 minutes to Fill The Survey, and you will get an additional postcard if you submit your mailing address already. BTW, if you receive question regarding the postcard questions, here is a small updating page for your reference.
Hope you receive your postcard successfully! Now it's a great time to sign up at the 2016 WAM, which will still take place in November. Here are some updates and improvements we will make for upcoming WAM. If you have any suggestions or thoughts, feel free to discuss on the meta talk page.
We will launch a pre-event, which is new-user exclusive training event, that will help new users get involved in the Wikipedia community and contribute more in the Asian Month.
We want to host many onsite Edit-a-thons all over the world this year. If you would like to host one in your city, please take a look and sign up at this page.
We will largely improve the tool, that participants can directly report their contribution on the tool, and will be easier for judges to use.
We will try to send Ambassador certificate physically this year, as well as awarding second and third participants with a WAM button.
We will pre-made all postcards and souvenirs, so we can send them all immediately after the event.
If you no longer want to receive the WAM organizer message, you can remove your username at this page.
As always, reach me at meta talk page if you have any questions.
Thanks again for organizing Wikipedia Asian Month. There are only 7 days before it starts. Here are some notices and guidelines for organizing.
Page Set up
Our Sample page with the new logo is ready to be translated. There are only a few adjust if you had this page for 2015 already.
Article Requirement is 4
Article criteria is 3k bytes and 300 words. NO 2k bytes for smaller Wikipedia.
According to the tool's limit, IP users can not participate. Please encourage them register an account.
Localization
Please localize this template and used on sign up page. I will update the template once the tool is ready to be used.
You can also localize this template and use as an invitation letter. en:Template:WAM Welcome
You may localize this Q&A page, but you can also just put a link towards the meta page. m:Wikipedia Asian Month/QA
Stragety
You may want to invite some of your Wikipedia friends or active Wikipedians from your home WIKI to help you organize.
You may want to send some invitation to last year participants, active Wikipedians, and Wikipedians who has a special interest.
Central Notice will be used but the effect could be limited due to the active Wikimedia Fundraising Campaign. You may use the Site Notice if you don't see the CN is deployed.
Reward
We will keep sending postcards (new design) this year, and as an organizer you will receive an additional postcard as well.
We will send the Ambassador a regular paper copy of the certificate through the basic mail.
Question
Please feel free to contact me on my meta talk page, send me an email by Email this User or chat with me on facebook.
Only four days left before we enter November, the Wikipedia Asian Month!
We are going to set up the Central Notice, which will help you achieve more sucess in upcoming WAM event and attract more people join your home Wikipedia.
Step 2, translate the banner at here, make sure tranlsate the link to the event page of your home wiki.
Step 3, when you finish the two steps, update this page. When both "Main Page" and "CN"(tranlsation) marked as done, I will enbale the CN in your language all the way to the end of November.
You can find me on facebook by searching Addis Wang, and feel free to add me as well as chat with me for any question. Feel free to contact me with other language, I will try to understand it by google translate.
Here are some recent updates for you, and as always, let me know if you have any idea, thought or question.
IMPORTANT: Asian Language Wikipedia will exclude the language speaking country from the Asian Month so we can encourage editors write something about other part of Asia. E.g., Chinese Wikipedia will exclude Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Indian language Wikipedia will exclude India. If you have problems with that, please let me know.
I've posted the tool instruction and newest postcard rules on each Wiki' event page. Make sure you translate it. In short: 4 articles get one card, 15 get another one (Special one), and the Ambassador gets another one.
We will still allow two Ambassadors if top and second contributors have more than 30 accepted articles, just like last year. Please send this information to high-quantity participant to encourage them.
Please create this talk page template and linked in Wikidata. Judging tool will add this template to submitted articles automatically.
The judging tool should work fine. If not, talk to me.
Optional: Judging Tool Interface may not available in your language. If you feel needed, you can translate the interface at here.
Invite some active contributors from your wiki to participate. And please encourage editors who can speak more than one language participate to other WAM edition.
Indic Community: CIS-A2K will provide fund if you would like to organize an offline event of Wikipedia Asian Month. Apply at here.
Here are some recent updates for you, and as always, let me know if you have any idea, thought or question.
Additional souvenirs (e.g. Stickers, bookmarks) will sent to Ambassadors and active organizers.
I'm doing some basic statistics at Result page every week, in case you are interested.
I've already sent noticfication to global top 20 users that WMF will give global top 3 contributors a free Wikimedia T-shirt. Here are the rules:
A participant's article count is combined on all language Wikipedias they have contributed to
Only Wikipedia Asian Month on Wikipedia projects will count (no WikiQuote, etc.)
The global top 3 article count will only be eligible on Wikipedias where the WAM article requirement is at least 3,000 Bytes and 300 words.
Please make sure enforce the rules, such as proper references, notability, and length.
International organizers will double check the top 3 users' accepted articles, so if your articles are not fulfilling the rules, you might be disqualified. We don't want it happened so please don't let us make such a decision.
Rest of Global top 10 users will also get some WAM souvenirs.
Hi WAM organizers, due to unexpected maintenance on wmfLabs, which host our judging tool, the tool is currently down and can not be used in around next 48 hours or less. Please inform local participants for such problem, and tell them they can submit their contribution after the maintenance. I will send another update when the tool comes back. If you have further questions regarding the tool, please feel free to reach me or the tool developer Le Loi. Best, Addis Wang/ sent by MediaWiki message delivery（留言） 2016年11月14日 (一) 22:07 (UTC)
Update (Nov. 16)
Hi WAM organizers! It's now half way! Good job! Here are some updates:
As many of you may notice, that the judging tool has came back to normal.
I've set up a result page with some numbers in it. It may not accurate, just as a reference at this time.
WAM should get more media coverage. If you can help (either locally or internationally), please let me know!
Please considering start judging articles if you have not yet. it's really important to give feedbacks to participants so they can improve articles or get motivated.
With your help, I may start the first round of address collection before WAM ends for who already have four accepted articles and organizers, as I promised to improve the postcard sending process this year.
Feel free to reach out to me for any question! At my meta talk page.
Congratulations! The Wikipedia Asian Month is almost ending and you've done amazing work of organizing. What we've got and what's next?
Here are some number I would like to share with you (by UTC Nov. 30 2am)
Total submitted: 7289; 669 unique users
Tool problem
If you can not submit articles via judging tool, use this meta page to do so. Please spread this message with local participants.
Here are what will come after the end of WAM
Make sure you judge all articles before December 5th, and participants who can improve their contribution (not submit) before December 10th.
Participates still can submit their contribution in November before December 2nd at this page. Please let your local wiki participates know. Once you finish the judging, please update this page after December 5th
There will be three round of address collection scheduled: December 2nd, December 7th, and December 20th.
Please report the local Wikipedia Asian Ambassador (who has most accepted articles) on this page, if the 2nd participants has more than 30 accepted articles, you will have two ambassadors.
I will announce the name of Wikipedians who will able to pick a Wikimedia T-shirt from Wikimedia Store for free after I re-check their contributions.
There will be a progress page for the postcards.
Some Questions
It could be a case that local organizer does not agree on an article if shall accept it or not. In this situation, the judging tool will highlight the conflict articles in the "article's list". Please review other's opinion, and resolve the conflict by changing your decision or discuss with other judges.
In case you wondering how can you use the WAM tool (Fountain) in your own contest, contact the developer Le Loi for more information.
Congratulations! You have more than 4 accepted articles in Wikipedia Asian Month! Please submit your mailing address (not the email) via this google form. This form is only accessed by me and your username will not distribute to the local community to send postcards. All personal data will be destroyed immediately after postcards are sent. Please contact your local organizers if you have any question. Best, Addis Wang, sent by MediaWiki message delivery（留言） 2016年12月3日 (六) 07:58 (UTC)
Address Collection
We are starting collecting address! Please fill this form to receive an additional postcard as being a WAM organizer. You may receive this message because you on the receipt list. You don't have to fill the form if you are not organizing this year. This form is only accessed by me and your username will not distribute to the local community to send postcards. All personal data will be destroyed immediately after postcards and other souvenirs are sent. Please help your local participants in case they have any problem understanding the survey. If you have any question, feel free contact me on my meta talk page. You can remove yourself from the list at this page.
Some deadline:
Dec. 5th: Finish Judging
Dec.10th: Last day to improve the content and change the judge
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