Wikimedia chapters/Reports/Shared Knowledge/January 2023

Editing Days

On 2nd, Mountain Summits of Macedonia was held in which the ED interested four Wikipedians who overall created 40 articles and improved one article. On the fifth day of the year, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureates was organized and two articles were created out of one man. On 10th, the Paintings by Gustave Courbet was scheduled as third EW. That day two people joined on this event and created 18 articles and one new template. Two days later, it was Vitamins being comprised of two men who created six articles and two new templates. On Tuesday 17th, Works by William Shakespeare was scheduled and four new articles, one new template and two new modules were covered during this 24 hour period by two participants. Next was Archaeological Sites in Prilep Region, comprised of three users that made 22 new articles about this region's sites. Then the Gemstones Editing Day got organized and one man joined and created two articles. On 26th, Works by Jacques Offenbach was on, being comprised of three participants who achieved five articles, all created. The last ED was titled Buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright participated by three people who created five articles.

The final outcome this month is 104 new articles, 1 improved article, 2 new templates and 2 new modules.

WikiSketch Lessons

On January 3, the first lesson occurred in 2023. It was made with a new user who improved one article. On January 24, in re-cooperation with the Youth Council New Generation, we had a mini-workshop with their members and activists. A total of 11 people attended the workshop, eight of whom edited. Six people were new editors. Each editor published one new article. The articles' topics were selected by the editors. The next day, additionally, one of the eight editors, created one article.

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  During the editing on January 3.
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  During the editing on January 3.
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  The mini workshop on January 24.
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Editing Weekends

This project in 2022 started with the Christian Saints EW. This initial topic of 2023, that occurred on January 7 and 8, gathered three people who collectively wrote 13 new articles and improved one article. Next was Finland which was participated by five people who created 22 articles. During 21th to 22th, the weekend was dedicated for Algorithms. This EW ended up with 11 new articles out of two people. Afterwards, the geology themed Caves brought 6 new articles and one improved article out of three participants.

The final outcome this month is 52 new articles and 2 improved articles.

Wikipedia Birthday

On January 15th, a day prior of the Wikipedia's birthday, we gathered and celebrated 22nd anniversary on a wikimedian meetup. The meetup consisted of 15 people, including people from the Shared Knowledge and GLAM Macedonia user groups, as well some stand alone Wikipedians.

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  A moment of the meetup
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  The participants
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  The user Dandarmkd who received the The Award for Editor with Lasting Contribution on Macedonian language Wikipedia
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  The Award for Editor with Lasting Contribution itself
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  The birthday cake
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  A moment of the meetup

Wikiexperiments

On January 18, one article was improved. The article was related with the filming in December.

Exhibits

On January 30, after the photo choosing in this period, the editing preparations have begun. The editing is about articles that are related to the photographs that will portray Slovenia. One article was created and four were improved that day. The following day 1 article was created.