User:Marta Malina Moraczewska/Sandbox-creators-materials

Materials and links for the "Creators and Wikipedia" workshops (working notes)

1. Creators and... Wikipedia

 * The rules of Wikipedia, five pillars, notability, reliable sources
 * Problems to avoid (self-promotion, unreliable sources, lack of proportion);
 * Articles needing expansion/illustration (20th, 21st century, lists of missing articles, thematic Wikiprojects)
 * Communication and conflict resolution

2. Creators and... Wikimedia Commons

 * Basic licensing of non-PD works
 * Friendly instructions and explanation of the VTRS system
 * Images needed - 20th, 21st century, portraits for biograms, ephemeral art, documentation of activism, performative art, folklore and regions.
 * How to properly caption derivative works
 * Freedom of panorama
 * Best practices (for example: 'choose fewer, higher-quality images suited to Wikipedia')

3. Contribute and Reuse

 * Where to find high quality reusable images within Wikimedia Commons
 * Where to find images from GLAM collaborations
 * The category system in Wikimedia Commons
 * Illustrating Wikipedia - best practices
 * Open content outside Wikipedia: for example, Europeana's GIF it up, CC Remix, contests run by museums)

4. Get involved

 * Help out! Get involved with Art and Feminism, Women in Red, Wiki loves SDG, Wikipedia and Human Rights, Documenting Ukraine's Cultural Heritage online, Wiki loves Folklore (information and links)
 * Local and regional initiatives - document your region, help document intangible heritage
 * Creators and GLAM Wiki

5. Your contribution matters

 * The role of equal access to reliable information
 * Images and media an important part of global communication
 * Goals of the Wikimedia community.