Arctic Knot Conference 2021/Submissions/Scots Wiki - moving forward

Submission no.: 28

Title of the submission: Scots Wiki - moving forward

Author of the submission: Dr Sara Thomas

Submission format: Live video presentation (30 minutes)

Language of presentation: English

E-mail address: sara.thomaswikimedia.org.uk

Country of origin: Scotland

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.): Wikimedia UK

Personal homepage or blog

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)

How do you recover after a crisis?

This session will reflect on the work done by and with the sco.wiki community to recover and rebuild after the negative international press attention that surrounded the wiki in 2020. I’ll talk about on- and off- wiki community development, partnership development, the challenges that still face the project, and hopes for the future. I’ll also reflect on care in volunteer management, and why we should always remember that there are real people behind keyboards.

As Scotland Programme Coordinator for Wikimedia UK, I’ve been involved in supporting the community post-crisis, and have been impressed and heartened by the volume of work which has taken place since sco.wiki hit the headlines. I’d like to take this opportunity to tell the story of a group of editors and Scots speakers who are determined that the wiki should survive, grow, and thrive.

What will attendees take away from this session?

An insight into what happened on sco.wiki and why

An understanding of what the community have done to fix the wiki, and the progress they’ve made

Ideas around how community and partners can work together for mutual benefit

Theme of session: Empowering wiki communities

Slides or further information (optional)

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Is this Submission a Draft or Final?: Final

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