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Event:Event registration tool and Arabic Wikipedia
Event registration tool and Arabic Wikipedia
Start and end time
17:00, 16 April 2024 to 18:00, 16 April 2024
Location
Online event
Meetup to learn about the event registration tool and Arabic Wikipedia
Tuesday, April 16, 5 p.m. UTC
Welcome!
In this first ever meetup, We'll show you a new tool Developed by Wikimedia Foundation Campaign Team. This tool is a significant development in the field of organizing events for campaigns organized by the global community. Its goal is to facilitate the launch of events in a just a few minutes., with the help of the Foundation's developers. This meeting is an opportunity for the Arab community, both organizers and administrators, to learn more about it. We want to improve the user experience of the tool by allowing it to be used across all projects, and make the Wikimedia community stronger. Join us at this meetup!
Participation' Open to everyone, especially organizers, administrators, and members of the Wikimedia community. For both new and experienced Wikimedians. The meeting will take place online. All interested parties can join us via the link To participate, please register on this event page. It's a great opportunity for people who are new or familiar with Wikimedia to work together and learn. We're excited to see what we can do together!
About the tool
Never before has the Arabic Wikipedia seen such a large number of events and initiatives as these days, and organizers, whether regular volunteers or members of user groups, are intensifying their efforts to launch events of various kinds to enrich the encyclopedia.
Currently, as you have probably heard, the Campaigns team at the Wikimedia Foundation is working on a project to make event management easier. is working on a project to make event management easier, and they've already created a event registration tool with cool dashboard-linked options that protect privacy and allow you to distribute forms, send emails to participants, and more, all with a few clicks.
The development team does not plan to stop there, as they are currently working on developing various features such as Event Invitations. Recently, the Arabic-speaking community's interest in this tool has increased, as has the global community's interest in it, with the number of registrations for some events exceeding 400 registrants, but there are some issues that Arabic-speaking organizers face, especially when it comes to managing two pages - one on Meta and one on Wikipedia - as well as the lack of simple Arabic language support on Meta, such as |here.
Event Registration Tool What is it?
- A new registration tool with functional options linked to the Dashboard.
- It respects privacy and allows the distribution of forms and emails to attendees.
- Different features are under development, such as event invitations.
What's wrong with Arabic and Wikipedia?
- The difficulty of managing two Pages (one on Meta and one on Wikipedia) for the organizers.
- Arabic language support on Meta is not easy.
Proposal to use the tool on Arabic Wikipedia
- Improve the cooperation between the organisers.
- Increased community involvement.
- Better local event and campaign management on Arabic Wikipedia.
- The new tool will not affect Arabic Wikipedia pages.
- Only organizers with organizer rights can create event pages (the community decides on the distribution of powers locally)
What are the Steps for the discussion on the deployment of the tool
- You can discuss here or in the AL Maydan to expand on the idea. We are available to answer all questions.
- An open meeting in mid-April involving both administrators and organizers,
Notes
Growing interest in Wikipedia's event registration tool
- Increasing interest from the Arab and international community as the number of events increases from year to year.
- The number of registrations for certain events exceeded 400 Registered.
How to participate?
- We are looking for your feedback on the use of the Wikipedia event registration tool on Arabic Wikipedia.
- Take part in the open meeting to discuss the topic in mid-April.