User:HandsomeBoy/Nigeriginality contest

Nigeriginality contest is a content contest centered around adding and improving resources on Nigerian topics on Wikipedia. "Nigeriginality" is a portmanteau for "Nigeria" and "Original", which is essentially the aim of the project. "Original" implies the addition of free images, videos and text that doesn't violate any copyright policy on Wikipedia.

The name and objectives
The name is Nigeriginality contest. It is an awareness, editing and image competition organized by Wikimedia Hub, Ibadan chapter and supported by Wikimedia UG Nigeria. It will run from October 1st to October 31st. This is a strategic time frame that coincides with the independence of Nigeria. As the name implies, which is a portmanteau of "Nigeria" and "Originality", it will be generally concerned with improving the level of indigenous articles and media files on Wikipedia. This will be achieved by:


 * 1) Encouraging new editors to contribute to Wikipedia through off-wiki means
 * 2) Stir up existing WP editors to add more value to Nigerian articles
 * 3) Improve the general understanding of editors in our growing WM community in Ibadan on how contribution to the encyclopaedia works.
 * 4) Visit places of interest and take photographs of value to be contributed to Commons.

Eligibility for participants
Irrespective of nationality, everyone is invited to partake in the contest.

Rewards
A commendation note from Wikimedia Nigeria will be awarded to the first, second and third positions in two categories, which are for article creation or improvement category and multimedia category. Article of interest to this contest are text, images and videos that are within the scope of Nigerian indigenous content. Text eligible for the contest could mean expansion/wikification of an existing Nigerian article or creation of a new one.