Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wikipedia Outreach (2008)

Our goals
I've created this section so we can discuss each suggested goal point-by-point and start hammering out the hows and whos. // roux   20:35, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Recruiting

 * Reach out to new editor constituencies; go off-wiki to recruit new editors, especially experts and older people who have more time, experience, and less likely to be interested in the minutiae of popular culture and more interested in obscure/niche subjects;

Sister projects

 * Coordinate & serve as parent to related projects such as WP:SUP and WP:WPCC; coordinate & work with with local chapters, WikiMania, Welcoming Committee, etc;

Classes/training

 * With the above, conduct classes and training sessions (probably online, but could be expanded to live depending on location) for 'recruited' editors to give a crash course in how WP operates on a peer-to-peer level and basics of article writing, WP:5, MOS, etc. This is especially important for recruiting academics, as their mode of writing and discourse is a different paradigm;
 * You mean something like an improved version of adoption, maybe to a general standard with some guidelines?  C h a m a l  talk 11:56, 20 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Also conduct training sessions for incoming school projects, and set some policy/guidelines around how we handle them, assigning experienced mentors to keep an eye on their contribs, etc.

Realworld outreach work

 * Work with meatspace orgs to get the word out. Talks in libraries would be great, and maybe even something like The Learning Annex;

WMF involvement

 * Coordinate all of the above with whoever at WMF handles PR; they can provide materials, legitimacy, point of contact for any off-wiki groups we speak to.
 * If we involve WMF with this, wouldn't this be better handled in Meta to make it a more global effort?  bibliomaniac 1  5  22:47, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * That's a great question, I hadn't thought of it. I guess I'm thinking for now let's see how it works on enwiki, and then globalise it. What do you think of that? Mostly as far as WMF involvement goes it would just be nice to be able to give an official name/contact info if, e.g., I decide to go to a school to talk about Wikipedia. That way the school would have someone official to call and verify, and we would have WMF-sanctioned materials to work with. // roux   22:53, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject X is live!


Hello everyone!

You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

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Harej (talk) 16:58, 14 January 2015 (UTC)