Wikipedia:One World Birthday

One World Birthday was an event honoring Wikipedia's 20th birthday. Beginning with the first edit to Wikipedia in 2001, we all grew a little closer; for the first time in history, it was possible for truly enormous numbers of people to build something together and learn together. We will mark this occasion with a look back at Wikipedia's first 20 years, and a look at what the next 20 might bring. We will consider related milestones, too: About 25 years of wiki software, 10 years of Wikidata, and 10 years of Federated Wiki.

First up was a "Park Bench" discussion. (see video.) Six people with different perspectives discussed the significance of 20 years of Wikipedia in a series of one-on-one interviews. Imagine a bench in a beautiful park, which seats two people. Our speakers take turns sharing the "bench," and then take questions and comments from participants.

Later we held a "Wikidojo," a similar format for editing wiki pages. (We did not record the Wikidojo.) One person (the "navigator") guides another (the "pilot") as the pilot edits a wiki for a few minutes. Then the navigator becomes the pilot, and somebody new becomes the navigator. We encourage participants to explore various wikis: Wikipedia, Wikidata, Federated Wiki, etc. We will all learn something by watching others edit, whether they are novices or veteran wiki editors.

We celebrated Wikipedia, consider its importance to society, and how to improve Wikipedia's impact in its next 20 years. We considered how Wikipedia connects to global issues like climate change and social justice, and how we might use it in our efforts to address them.

Context on our topic and our speakers

 * Video: Panel discussion from Wikipedia's 15th birthday. (1 hr, 2016)
 * Video: Ward Cunningham on his original goals with wiki & how they have played out. (20 min, 2014)
 * Jackie Koerner is an editor of the book Wikipedia @20 and of WikiJournal of Humanities''.
 * Mac Smiff, social justice advocate in Portland, in interviews: 7 min, 7/20; 2 min, 7/20; Editorial, 12/20
 * Wikidojo: Learn about this enjoyable method of editing and learning about wiki.

Social media links

 * YouTube playlist or One long YouTube video


 * LinkedIn
 * Wiki Strategies blog
 * Twitter
 * Facebook

Partners and contributors
In addition to our speakers, thank you to the following for their invaluable contributions:
 * Lane Rasberry (co-organizer, and Wikidojo co-host)
 * Nic Boudreau (artist, created logo for this event)
 * Sabia Urdes (webinar co-administrator)
 * David Bovill (inspiration and strategic planning)
 * Inger-Mette Stenseth (inspiration and strategic planning)