Grants:IdeaLab/Empowering Self and the World

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Empowering Self and the World

The world we live in greatly rely on the experiences and understanding from the past. From the ages information that we learned and stored guided us to this time but there was a bottleneck in disseminating this stored data and it was the distributor/orator/speaker/teller. Because back then there were few tellers and more learners so information was disseminated very slowly and in limited manner. But today we stand in era where that small information made us so empowered that everyone is learner/receiver and teacher/distributor as well - it's era of Internet. Internet is way more powerful than we think it's not TV type lavish thing. It's as important as study and other things in our lives. Wikipedia is one of the tool that's changing how fast and efficiently we learn and get better at things. You can share, communicate and teach at the same time. There will be time in the future when Wikipedia going to teach us more than we learn at home and in school. The simple way to aware people to ask them to read and refer to Wikipedia and this way it will become a chain of learners and teachers.

idea creator• Dharam00000007

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created on11:51, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Audience

Who are the people you want to introduce Wikipedia to?

Try to be as specific as possible about this group.
Young generation around me and the villagers I know

In what languages do they search for information, online or otherwise?

English and Hindi

In what ways does this group communicate with each other?

This can include services and apps in social media, mailing lists, physical spaces like conferences or lectures, or at specific institutions like at a library.
apps and word of mouth

What are some reasons this group would use Wikipedia? How would they benefit from it, or what would they find useful?

Think about what they would be interested in reading and learning about; does Wikipedia provide better access to information this group cares about?
There are alien words, games , personalities and countries people most like to read on Wikipedia about. They directly jump to Wikipedia when they find something new that's not known to them.

Project idea

What language Wikipedia projects will you promote to new readers?

English and Hindi

How will you communicate with new readers? Will you be communicating with them online, in-person, or both?

Both

Describe your idea to engage new readers. How might it be implemented? What will you tell people about Wikipedia?

Think about the steps that might involved to make this idea happen, and what you might teach people about your experience or others' experiences using Wikipedia.
The best possible way to attract more readers to Wikipedia is to render the information in concise and simple language and by using boxes and colors. Maybe Wikipedia need a layout change and make it more attractive and informative while keep the old essence of simplistic overview.

How will you know if this project is successful? What are some outcomes that you can share after the project is completed?

If you’re not certain about how to respond to this question when starting your idea, you do not need to answer it right now. Campaign participants and Wikimedia Foundation staff can help you consider some options.
That can only be known from stats Wikipedia traffic page provides plus how many people we know that have started referring wiki.

Do you think you can implement this idea? What support do you need?

Do you need people with specific skills or resources to complete this idea? Are there any financial needs for this project? Do you need advising from Wikimedia Foundation staff?
I don't know as of now how Wikipedia operates but I do know it's very small team. But still they can run test trials and ask people to about new things. As user and contributor I can only add more information and write new articles. I can't do anything major with the Wikipedia look and the concise content.

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About the idea creator

I was in the school and college when internet was going through boom. I was new here and the internet greatly shaped and enhanced my experience online as well offline. Wikipedia is very common thing in school and colleges. Every teacher and students read Wikipedia so did I and I still read it every single day and contribute whenever I have better knowledge of it. Wikipedia is the only place where I donated money in the times when I didn't have much with me. Knowledge must be shared and exchanged it can improve things around us way more than one can think.

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