Wikipedia:WikiProject Bangladesh/Deshipedian 2008

The enrollment period for the Deshipedian 2008 competition is now over. The contestants listed below have successfully enrolled for the competition.

List of Participants
Please enlist below, newer enlistments should go to the bottom of the list.
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 * selected Biodiversity of Bangladesh →
 * selected Bengal Province →
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What will happen next

 * The contestants should start working on their articles immediately. The assessment will begin from August 1, 2008. So only edits made before that date will be considered for evaluation.
 * To be eligible for any award the selected article must be close to meeting the  Good article criteria and must be worthy for a Good article nomination by July 31, 2008. If the article can be "quick failed" from GA candidacy due to serious lacking in any GA criteria (especially incomplete coverage, poor text, inadequate sourcing/citation and use of materials with unclear copyright status), the respective contestant will not be considered for any award. if none of the 14 articles get to this standard by July 31, 2008, there will be no award and the competition will be closed.
 * If contestants have any question regarding the competition or in general regarding how to edit the article, they should post it on the Noticeboard page also linked from the top of this page.
 * For all matters relating to the award, the decision of the organizing committee will be final.

The competition
The first phase will last for 4 months starting from the date of announcement. This timeline has been extended by 1 month from previously announced 3 months considering the convenience of the contestants. During this time each participant should work on the selected article to promote it to Good Article or better even Featured Article status.

After the completion of this phase, if clear winners emerge then the results will be announced immediately. Otherwise the top 5 performers may be requested to compete in a second phase which would help to identify the best performer.

Regarding the selection of winner the decisions taken by the competition organizers will be the final.

Who will be judging
The organizing committee will also serve as the judging panel. The panel is chaired by a seasoned wikipedian and an admin on wikipedia.

The reward
The best "Deshipedian" identified from this competition will be entitled "Deshipedian 2008" and will be awarded a cash prize of Tk. 5,000/-. Four (4) runner-ups will be entitled to cash prize of Tk. 1,000/- each. However, all awards are subject to a "minimum qualification", which is, being close to meeting the "Good Article Citeria" for the selected article.

Organizing Committee

 * User:Armanaziz (Coordinator)
 * User:Tarif Ezaz (Secretary)
 * User:Ragib (Chair, Judging Panel)
 * User:Aditya Kabir (Member)
 * User:Niaz (Member)
 * User:NAHID (Member)

Advisory Committee

 * User:Bellayet
 * User:Nichalp
 * User:Dwaipayanc
 * Munir Hasan (from BDOSN)

Further queries
For any clarification, please feel free to leave a message on the FAQ page, the Helpdesk or on email address deshipedian@bdosn.org (deshipedian At bdosn Dot org). The query will be answered as soon as possible.

Background
This is a competition to promote wiki culture among the student community of Bangladesh and recruit new Wikipedians to work for Wikiproject Bangladesh. A group of active wikipedians from Bangladesh as of December 2007 have organized this competition.

Who can Participate
Any student studying at the undergraduate level (HSC+ or A level+) or higher of Bangladesh is eligible to participate. This includes all degree colleges, university level institutions and universities, from grades 13-16.

Enrollment procedure
NOTE: One individual should enlist only once and select one article other than articles selected by earlier competitors. Multiple enlistment and/or manipulation of other participant's enlistment entry may result in disqualification.
 * 1) Create a wikipedia account with a valid email address. (Not needed if you already have one). The email address is important because the same email address will be used for all competition related communications.
 * 2) Familiarize yourself with Wikipedia policies. A good place to start is: Introduction.
 * 3) Select an article from Category:Bangladesh articles needing attention, on which you would like to work for the competition.
 * 4) Enlist your name in the list of participants below along with the name of the selected article. For example your entry may be:
 * User:Competitor1 selected Topic1

When was the last time for enrollment
Last date of enrollment was March 26, 2008. The organizing committee will soon announce the next steps in the competition.