Penny Richards

You are receiving this message because you participated in the Wikipedia Asian Month 2022 as an organizer or editor.

 

Dear all,

The Wikipedia Asian Month 2023[1] is coming ! The campaign start within a flexible 30 days from November to December. Following with the changes of the rules made by last year, the wish to have more people get to know Asia and Asian related topic is the same! Click "Here" to Organize/Join a WAM Event.

1. Propose "Focus Theme" related to Asia !

If you are based somewhere in Asia, or have specific passion on an Asian topic, please propose your "Focus Theme" by October 25th. The WAM international team will select 5 themes. Please propose your focus theme through this link[2].

2. Enhancing existing articles can also count as part of campaign contribution.

Any edits, including creating new articles or adding new content to existing articles, over 3000 bytes in total would be able to get a reward. Last year, due to this change of rules, the Programs & Events Dashboard was suggested. However, according to community survey of 2022, Fountain Tool is still the best platform for tracking edit and points. You don’t need to create any Dashboard. For the tracking of editing existing article, the international team is currently designing a form. Will soon publish to the main page of WAM 2023.

3. More flexible campaign time

The contribution duration would remain 30days, but we extended the overall campaign timeline to 2 months. All organizers can decide when to start their WAM as long as the whole duration is within November 1st to December 31th. It means that you can participate in WAM based on the needs of your local community.

Timetable

• October 1st, 2023 : Publish International Campaign Page of the Year
• October 5th to 25th, 2023 : Call for focus themes of WAM 2023.
• Before 29 October, 2023: Complete Registration [3] of Each language Wikipedia.
• November 1st, UTC 00:00 to December 31th, UTC 00:00, 2023: Running the Campaign. (Find your local campaign for the actual event date.)
• January 1st to March 15th, 2024: Auditing of each language Wikipedia.
• March 30th, 2024: Deadline of reporting statistics and eligible editors to the International Team
• April 1st to May 15th, 2024: The international team distributes Barnstars and Certificates to eligible editors of each event.

For your information, the main page of Wikipedia Asian Month is currently undertaking a reconstruction for archiving purpose. For the 2023 event please bookmarked this page. We hope you will enjoy Wikipedia Asian Month! If you have any inquiry, feel free to contact us by info@asianmonth.wiki [4]. We look forward to your participation.

Cheers!!!

WAM 2023 International Team

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Asian_Month_2023

[2] https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPLz8kvSP_0LlI4vGRHAP2ydJPnLY__1hb9-p8AsRcS2R2NQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Asian_Month_2023/Join_an_Event

[4] info@asianmonth.wiki

Dear Winner,

We are thrilled to announce that you have been selected as one of the prize winners in the 2024 Feminism and Folklore Writing Contest! Your contributions have significantly enriched Wikipedia with articles that document the vibrant tapestry of folk cultures and highlight the crucial roles of women within these traditions.

As a token of our appreciation, you will receive a gift coupon. To facilitate the delivery of your prize and gather valuable feedback on your experience, please fill out the Winners Google Form. In the form, kindly provide your details for receiving the gift coupon and share your thoughts about the project.

Your dedication and hard work have not only helped bridge the gender gap on Wikipedia but also ensured that the cultural narratives of underrepresented communities are preserved for future generations. We look forward to your continued participation and contributions in the future.

Congratulations once again, and thank you for being a vital part of this global initiative!

Warm regards,

The Feminism and Folklore Team

Women in Red | November 2024, Vol 10, Issue 11, Nos 293, 294, 321, 322, 323 Online events: New: Asian women | Geofocus: Islands Q-Z | Women in engineering Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements from other communities Annual Wikipedia Asian Month (WAM) is an online campaign designed to boost Asian content on Wikipedia each November. Unreferenced articles backlog drive. These Wikiproject clean-up lists offer a start to November's backlog drive, e.g. Women's History and Women writers Tip of the month: Looking for an image? Sometimes you can find openly licensed images at search.creativecommons.org/ Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media:   Instagram |   Pinterest |   Twitter/X

--Lajmmoore (talk 20:43, 29 October 2024 (UTC) via MassMessagingReply

 

On 31 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Margaret C. Waites, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the ghost of Margaret C. Waites is said to haunt an undergraduate suite at Harvard College's Cabot House, protecting her book collection? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret C. Waites. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Margaret C. Waites), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

		The Barnstar o'Lantern
		Thanks so much for writing Margaret C. Waites and helping out with this year's Halloween DYK set! Di (they-them) (talk) 15:33, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Wow, thank you! I love the Halloween barnstar! Penny Richards (talk) 15:37, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

 

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --12:49, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi Penny, I've just started on an article about the Harpoot Female Seminary, founded by Susan Anna Brookings Wheeler. I'm not sure I can scrape together enough to start her biography, but I did come across that she had been a non-graduate student at Mount Holyoke College. I tried finding a photo of her via Mount Holyoke's website but no success. I seem to recall that you have access to some historical yearbooks, particularly the Seven Sisters, so I was wondering if maybe you have better/different access and can locate a school photo of her? No worries if you're busy with other things; the seminary article will be fine without it. Thanks! -- Rosiestep (talk) 17:44, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

I'll have a look around! Penny Richards (talk) 21:59, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply