Wikipedia:Oral citations experiment/Call for participation


 * 1) Prospective participants adopt at least one open topic from the article list below, first come, first served. They use written sources to develop the article in main space as far as possible. In the event that there are no usable written sources at all, prospective participants document briefly on the list itself why the topic has to remain a red link for now (e.g. only passing mentions instead of coverage, only primary sources, only unreliable sources, no Google / Scholar hits, etc). Due date: 22 July 2014, 23:59 UTC, responsible: all prospective participants
 * 2) *Please use the doing template next to the article entry below if you decided on a topic, and sign.
 * 3) *If you are finished, please send an email to pgallert@undefinedpolytechnic.edu.na, stating:
 * 4) *#your name and sex as they appear on your passport
 * 5) *#which article from the article list you developed
 * 6) *#whether you have registered for PDC 2014 or not (Note: If you only attend the workshop but not the conference, you need not register for the conference. Conference fees (about 300US$, TBD) are not refunded by me.
 * 7) *#your Wikipedia username and home wiki, if any
 * 8) *#your nearest bus terminal or airport
 * 9) *#if you don't live in Namibia or in a country neighboring Namibia: How you will raise the funds that exceed 1,000US$
 * 10) *#whether you require an invitation letter to obtain a visum
 * 11) *#any special requirements (dietary, accommodation, access, etc)
 * 12) *#a phone number to contact you
 * 13) The workshop facilitator vets the entries that have been produced, as well as the general Wikipedia experience of the applicants. Prospective participants must, as a minimum, have produced content on English Wikipedia that still exists, and that even after thorough scrutiny would not be deleted or be peppered with maintenance templates. The amount of contributions is only a secondary criterion, a proof of concept (even if provided only during step 1) is sufficient to pass this stage. For the adopted entry on the list, a reasonable effort must have been made to develop content, or to document the impossibility thereof. Due: 28 July 2014, responsible: User:Pgallert
 * 14) The workshop facilitator briefly vets the Wikipedia decorum of prospective participants. Editors in long-term conflict with the Wikipedia community will not be invited. Due: 28 July 2014, responsible: User:Pgallert
 * 15) If there are more than 12 prospective participants that pass the vetting stage the workshop facilitator will categorise and rank them to determine who will be invited. The categories are a) researcher / scientist, b) Wikipedian. People belonging to the intersection of a) and b) may accumulate their score. Criteria for a high ranking are:
 * 16) * How certain is it that they will indeed attend? For researchers: Are they presenting at PDC? Have they paid the registration fee? Have they attended PDC in the past? For Wikipedians: Will the scholarship cover their S&T expenses? Do they have other funding to cover the gap, if any?
 * 17) * How much help would they likely need to produce standard (i.e., non-orally referenced) English Wikipedia content? For researchers: Are there indications of advanced computer literacy? How well-published are they? Did they ever contribute to tertiary sources of information, including Wikipedia? For Wikipedians: Are they of the 'content contributor' type? Is there any featured content they developed? Do they hold the 'autopatrolled' permission? For all: Does the adopted article from the list meet Wikipedia requirements?
 * 18) Scholarships will be awarded as follows: all people in Category b (Wikipedian), highest ranking first, then people in category a (researcher / scientist), highest ranking first.

Article list

 * Specific topics:
 * Otjinene -- Isla Haddow (talk) 08:05, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Otjinene Constituency hfordsa (talk) 09:38, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Eiseb (the river on which Otjinene is situated)--Mompati Dikunwane (talk) 12:57, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
 * C22 road (Namibia) the national road on which Otjinene is situated)-- There's no published works or internet links of this topic to reference from Bobby shabangu   talk  01:14, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
 * M85 road (Namibia) the main road on which Otjinene is situated)
 * D3806 road (Namibia) the district road on which Otjinene is situated)
 * Sangoma (What's the difference to a traditional healer, to which it currently redirects?)--Mompati Dikunwane (talk) 13:37, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Omuroi (a verb in Otjiherero Language, translate to a night-flyer, a form of witch where a person fly at night) Flixtey (talk) 13:25, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Herero people, section Politics
 * Herero people, in section Politics: Red Flag (traditional custom)
 * Mbanderu people, section Politics:--Mompati Dikunwane (talk) 14:53, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Mbanderu people, in section Politics: Green Flag (traditional custom)
 * Mbanderu people, in section Politics: White Flag (traditional custom)
 * Mbanderu people, in section Politics: Green-White-Black Flag (traditional custom)
 * Herero people, section domestic animals --Shoodho (talk) 13:37, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Hunting, in section National traditions: OvaMbanderu -- Part (talk) 00:40, 9 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Common topics: In one or all of the three articles Herero people, Mbanderu people, Himba people (because these properties are largely shared among all three tribes), a section on:
 * Homestead
 * Holy fire
 * Family trees (ejanda, plural omaanda)
 * Wedding rituals
 * Funeral rituals
 * Hunting rituals and hunting practices
 * Cattle
 * Other domestic animals
 * Homestead
 * the relationship between the three tribes


 * Lists
 * List of rules of the Herero people (develop 5 entries)--Rberchie (talk) 13:12, 2 July 2014 (UTC)-- Bobby shabangu  talk  01:14, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
 * List of medicinal plants of the Herero people (develop 5 entries)--Rberchie (talk) 13:12, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Important dates

 * Due date to respond to the Call for Participation: 22 July 2014, 23:59 UTC, responsible: all prospective participants
 * Notification of acceptance of participants: 28 July 2014, responsible: User:pgallert
 * Notification of acceptance of invitation to the workshop, and provision of travel information: 4 August 2014, 23:59 UTC, all prospective participants
 * Notification of readiness of the workshop to PDC: 5 August 2014, responsible: User:pgallert