User:Noroi/Wikimania2012Notes

Some notes from presentations in Wikimania 2012, Washington DC -- 7/14/2012

Opening talk by Sue Gardner
- Current state of Wikimedia Foundation (details to follow)

Developing projects:

 * Visual editor: editing interface which enables (semi-)instant editing on article text
 * mobile platform


 * Wikipedia Zero - no data charge for countries/areas where internet is limited or unafforadable for most


 * Internationalization - increasing chapters in India/ involvements
 * Upload Wizard - active & online since May/June 2012

2015 goals: Increase readership / Quantity & quality of material

Near-future: Broaden editor diversity <<===>> Global south
 * Increase participation (in decline)/ why active editors in decline/...


 * increase confidence - New editors
 * Kinder reversions with positive feedback-
 * more expression of (wiki-)love & support

A Room of One's Own: Virginia Woolf
by poupou l'quourouce, Wikimedia Deutschland
 * Nature of Wikipedia editing: research oriented, time-consuming activity
 * Essay: A Room of One's Own by V.W.

- Limitations of female writers - Women need education/access to edu. - Women need financial supports to be able to pursue personal careers

- Expected duties on household works, etc.... women are lack of spare time, just as in 1929

- Modern time: 80% of users on "Pinterest" - photo community - are women 52%/56% of users on facebook/flickr/.... are women


 * Most websites popular with female users appear to be more visually appealing/attractive may be one of things need to be improved on WP?

Outreach to Elders - Silberwissen/ Silver knowledge
- presentation by Wikimedians from European Chapters (Netherlands, Denmark, Deutsch, Switzerland..), on how-to's in outreach to Seniors


 * External collaboration - finding partnership: library, non-profit, senior universities/ clubs (ex. stamp collect.)/learning centers /senior computers-clubs....


 * Support and build a network / via actual invitation / build up personal contact


 * Mobilization of seniors for Wiki Loves Monuments - 2012

Conclusion:
TAO - www.en.wikiversity.org/wiki/TAO
 * Not without challenges
 * Start from invitation, build trust
 * Activate, guide, and reward the new users
 * Updates from Education Portal, collective Newsletter entries


 * www.outreach.wikimedia.org (details upcoming)

Feedback/ Comments:

 * Senior editors can provide valuable creations, still possible to execute and can be done with right arrangements


 * local chapters // conflicts vs. WMP

Uzbek Wikipedia: Governmental ban in the country // White bag Vulva: unrest & conflicts in and out of de.wikipedia
--details tbd--

Linksb/bResources on Commons
Commons:Wiki_Loves Monuments_2012 Outreach project
 * On topic discussed:

Commons:Category:Wikimania 2012 presentation slides
 * Other Conference presentations (partial):