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Revision as of 21:17, 24 August 2015
Intro about the wide variety of photo contests and events. What will the links below do?
Short-term, Specific Topic
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Goals: Increase content, motivate experienced Wikipedians Timeline: Begin promotion a few weeks before the contest. Contests about a current event (such as a comic conference, or sports event) should happen the week before or durring the event. Request funding or support from chapters at least one month before the contest begins. Target Participants: Mostly experienced Wikipedians, some new editors Promotion: Use social media to reach new users, let the community know by posting messages on village pumps, or on project pages that are related to the contest topic Scoring/Judging: Simple self-scoring systems, automated judging using bots Prizes: Small prizes such as books or gift cards that are easy to deliver Tools: Post redlinks on the event page Examples: |
High Edit Volume
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Goals:Improve the quality of Wikipedia content, motivate communities to work toward goals in a fun way Timeline: Participants: Experience Wikipedians Promotion:Village pumps, project pages, IRC, user pages Scoring/Judging: Use a bot or automated tool to score and only review a sample of contributions in the judging phase. Prizes: Small prizes, Barnstars Tools: Automated tool for tracking submissions, subpages for participant contributions Examples: Tyop Contest, Stub Contest |
Content Gap
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Goals: Fill content gaps, engage new users Timeline: One to three months Participants:Experienced Wikipedians, new editors, students, content experts Promotion: Banners, WikiProject pages, partner mailing lists, posters, social media Scoring/Judging: Invite content experts to be judges and comment on articles Prizes: Apply for event or annual grants from WMF or ask contest partners/sponsors to provide prizes. Tools: Identify Content Gaps, Redlink List, Examples: PhysiWiki, WikiWomenPrize, Mujeres IberoAmericano Advice: |
Long-term, General topic or action
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Description: Goals: Timeline: 6 to 12 months Participants:Experienced Wikipedians Promotion: Banners, WikiProject pages, partner mailing lists, posters, social media Scoring/Judging: Experienced Wikipedians, perhaps past contestants or administrators Prizes: Tools: Examples: WikiCup, Producer Prize |
Cross-Wiki or Regional Contest
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"Competitions with other Wikipedias work well, because there is a natural rivalry between the two groups, because it creates a sense of community." Description: Goals: Timeline: Participants:Experienced Wikipedians Promotion: Banners, WikiProject pages, partner mailing lists, posters, social media Scoring/Judging: Prizes: Tools: Examples: |
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