Grants talk:Programs/Wikimedia Alliances Fund/Understanding our past:using Wikipedia as a tool to support local history in Tāmaki Makaurau

Support from members of the Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand editing community

Support I strongly support this funding application. This application fits within the strategic goals of Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand in that it will increase the number of trained editors in the Auckland region and also build on the usefulness of Wikipedia for schools in the Auckland region looking for resources to assist with teaching the new History curriculum. James Taylor and Wikipedian in Residence Marty Blayney have been in close contact with the committee of Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider community of editors in New Zealand to develop this application. The work they are doing in developing templates and workflows, improving content, providing support for a regular Auckland meetup of editors, as well as this funding proposal to build on previous work in addition to training 4 new editors as part of this application should be supported by the funding committee. Einebillion (talk) 01:09, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Support I too support this funding application for the reasons expressed above by Einebillion. I have been particularly impressed with the Wikipedian in Residence, Marty Blayney's work in developing templates and workflows to improve English Wikipedia for use by schools in the Auckland region who will be looking to teach the new History curriculum. This work is and will continue to guide editors around the New Zealand keen to emulate Blayney's efforts. This funding proposal is also particularly welcome as if granted it will involve training 4 new editors in the Auckland region. -Ambrosia10 (talk) 03:02, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Support Wikimedia Aotearoa is one of the most productive groups. WMF should be ramping up funding in accordance with the strategic plan. --Slowking4 (talk) 20:51, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Support this work. Stuartyeates (talk) 21:10, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Support I have observed and connected to some of their past work and have been very impressed. In addition the team is extremely well set up to make lasting and impactful additions to New Zealanders access to relevant local knowledge and history and this is a step in this. The timing of this project and focus around the very recent change to the curriculum makes it more relevant and will support educational people (teachers and staff in schools) and places (schools, tertiary, other related institutions and organisations such as branch libraries). Pakoire (talk) 09:31, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Support This is a timely application by a very well-respected organisation. Teachers will be looking for reliable resources for the compulsory Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum, which rolls out across high schools in 2023.Noracrentiss (talk) 07:04, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Support strongly. This project has the potential to be a major asset for Aotearoa as it has wider applications beyond the immediate need of the secondary school history curriculum. Gaining traction on this project across the many localities and suburbs that make up Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland) is an important first step to improving Wikipedia coverage across the whole country. I am always keen to support iniatives that give tools to people to develop critical thinking and this project is certainly one of those. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 08:30, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Support for the reasons outlined by User:Einebillion. Very impressed by what that team has already done, and I look forward to what they could achieve when funded. Schwede66 (talk) 23:11, 16 October 2022 (UTC)