Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia/Reports/2021
This page is the 2021 Annual Report for Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia (MYS) for the period of 10 September 2020 – 9 September 2021. This annual report is the fourth report submitted by the user group after its official formation and formal recognition on 10 September 2017.
Note: By default, all of the links written here are directed to Meta-Wiki pages. If not, then it will be directed to English Wikipedia pages, and some to Wikimedia Commons or third-party websites.
Background
[edit]This fourth year of the user group establishment saw some big milestone achievements in their presence in Malaysia. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is still impacting almost everyone around the globe, nevertheless the user group has been able to obtain a number of achievements.
On 24 September 2020, we've launched our official LinkedIn group for the user group. On 11 January 2021, two of our editors were featured in Malaysian local newspaper. Also in the same month on 20 January 2020, one of our editor were interviewed live on Malaysia local radio station. Also in the end of January 2021, one of the English-language Wikivoyage article about a city in Malaysia (which was heavily written and expanded by one of our editor) became Destination of the Month for January 2021, the first time for such achievement made by the Malaysian user group.
Committees
[edit]| Position | Name | Location | Job Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| President (2020–2021) | Dody Ismoyo | Johor | Liaise with Wikimedia Foundation Wikimedia Education Program in Meta-Wiki Outreach for meetups in Johor and Melaka Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia Facebook group admin |
| Vice President I (2020–2021) | SNN95 | Selangor | Malay language Wikipedia Multimedia/animation-related matters to Wikipedia Malaysia |
| Vice President II (2020–2021) | Sabre23t | Selangor | |
| Committee | WAqil (WMYS) | Kelantan | Malay language Wikipedia Jury in online Wikimedia events Outreach for meetups in Kelantan and Terengganu Wikimedia Malaysia social media admin |
| Committee | Exec8 | Singapore/Philippines | Adviser and liaise with Wikimedia Foundation |
| Committee – Legal and Strategy | Jayraj15 | Johor | Legal-related affairs Outreach for meetups in Johor |
| Committee | Jbtonystark | Johor | Tamil language Wikipedia |
| Committee | MYMMMC | Kuala Lumpur | Outreach for meetups in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Wikipedia researcher |
| Committee | Getterrobo | Kuala Lumpur/Penang | Chinese language Wikipedia |
| Committee | Tofeiku | Penang/Sabah | Malay language Wikipedia New Malaysia local language incubation Outreach for meetups in Penang and Sabah |
Editors
[edit]The following list is the new editors who joined the user group because of the outreach events made by the user group during the 2021 reporting period. Only those who have made their Meta-Wiki or Wikipedia username and user pages will be listed here.
Events
[edit]Note: By default, all of the events are meetups, unless specified otherwise; or if they are more detailed than just meetups. All locations are in Malaysia, unless specified otherwise. All events were organized by the user group or the second party we were dealing directly with, unless specified "(participated)", in which we took part in a larger event organized by the third party.
Completed
[edit]| Name | Type | Venue/Title | Location | Institution/Venue Type | Date | Language | Meetup Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia Online 3 | Online Meetup | Potential for Cooperation on Language and Linguistic Clusters of the Borneo Institute for Indigenous Studies of University of Malaysia Sabah with Wikipedia Malaysia | Online | University of Malaysia Sabah | 24 November 2020 | Malay | Malaysia Online 3 |
| Malaysia Online 4 | Online Meetup | STEAM: Is Arts Stream Important? | Online | Enlight Malaysia | 29 November 2020 | English | |
| Sabah 2 | Meetup | Residence | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | 24 December 2020 | Malay and Bajaw | Sabah 2 | |
| Sabah 3 | Meetup | Dapur Yasmeen | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | Restaurant | 30 December 2020 | Malay and Bajaw | Sabah 3 |
| Sabah 4 | Meetup | Dapur Yasmeen | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | Restaurant | 3 January 2021 | Malay and Bajaw | Sabah 4 |
| Malaysia Online 15 | Online Meetup | Pengakap untuk Warisan (PeWaris) Meetup | Online | Scouts Association of Malaysia | 19 August 2021 | Malay | Online Meetup 15 |
Note:
- Conference is a full-day event with detailed in-depth knowledge exchange and/or training in editing Wikipedia and Wikimedia Foundation offline projects
- Meetup is a general meeting between editors face-to-face discussing Wikipedia without really focusing on Wikipedia in the Internet
- Online Meetup is a general meeting between editors online in webinar form discussing Wikipedia without really focusing on Wikipedia in the Internet
- Presentation is a one-way explanation about Wikipedia to audience in which the audience do not really engaged in editing Wikipedia
- Workshop is an event where there is presentation and also the engagement from the audience in learning or editing Wikipedia in their computer
Other activities
[edit]Wikimedia projects
[edit]Wikimedia Commons
[edit]Wikipedia
[edit]- Complete reactivation, consolidation and take over the day-to-day update of WikiProject Malaysia in English-language Wikipedia (including its monthly newsletter)
- Complete reactivation and consolidation of Malaysia Portal in English-language Wikipedia
- WikiSihat 2021
- Creation of WikiProject Malaysia (ProyekWiki Malaysia) in Indonesian-language Wikipedia
Wikivoyage
[edit]Wiktionary
[edit]Social media
[edit]| Name | Type | Platform | Date of creation | Language | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia | LinkedIn Company Account | 24 September | English | wikimedia-community-user-group-malaysia |
Websites
[edit]Note: Archiving these website might be necessary to be done soon because the information contained in it might easily be changed in the future by the website host.
In the news
[edit]- "Volunteers in Malaysia keep Wikipedia free from trolls" by The Star (11 January 2021)
- "Jasa ilmu penyunting Wikipedia" by Harian Metro (18 January 2021)
- "Suara Siswa: "Siswa Penyunting Wikipedia"" (recorded Facebook live) by IKIM FM (20 January 2021)
- "WHO partners with Wikimedia to raise health awareness in Malaysia" by World Health Organization (15 April 2021)
- "Perekodan Istilah dan Perkataan daripada Bahasa Peribumi" by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (10 July 2021)
Promotion and publications by third parties
[edit]- "Suara Siswa: "Siswa Penyunting Wikipedia"" by IKIM FM (20 January 2021)
Branding
[edit]| Type | Date of creation | Language | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| User group logo | 18 November 2020 | Malay | Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia Logo (horizontal version) |
Planned activities
[edit]- Consolidate and reactivate WikiProject Malaysia (in English-language Wikipedia) and make it fully under the scope of the user group
- Full revamp and overhaul of all article layouts and categories in Malay-language Wikipedia.
- Push for getting Malaysia indigenous languages in its Wikipedia language version.
Acknowledgements
[edit]Wikimedia Foundation
[edit]We would like to express our utmost gratitude to Wikimedia Foundation for the warm hospitality or full support and sponsorship of:
Photos
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Sabah Meetup 4
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