Wikimedia chapters/Reports/Wikimedia Österreich/October 2020

October 2020
Report

WikiDaheim 2020

Basics
  • in a nutshell: photography contest within the context of WikiDaheim (encompassing Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves Nature) with focus on local/regional contributions about missing or incomplete Austrian topics on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata etc.
  • volunteer organizers: Braveheart
  • what we contributed to this activity: overall organization and coordination, website costs, prizes
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Reach / Free Knowledge Awareness
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 169 (participting in the competition)
  • newly registered The number of participants that create new accounts on a Wikimedia project. These include users who register up to two weeks before the start of the event.: 58
Media files of WikiDaheim 2020
Total number of files9,258
Pages using files (main namespace)3,161
Distinct files used (main namespace)2,638 (28.4% of all files)
Total file usages (main namespace)6,097
Featured pictures (Commons) distinctions14
Featured pictures (Wikipedia) distinctions2 (fa)
Quality images distinctions372
Valued images distinctions2

– last checked: 2021-02-13
More information
→ wikidaheim.at
→ Media from WikiDaheim 2020 in Austria
→ WikiDaheim in the German-language Wikipedia

Workshop: Future of Free Media

Basics
  • in a nutshell: online workshop organised by Verband Freier Rundfunk Österreich (Austrian association for non-commercial free radio and television stations) about the future of free media in Austria, including a WMAT lecture and discussion about Wikimedia's role
  • what we contributed to this activity: staff time
Program
Reach / Free Knowledge Awareness
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 15
More information
→ Event page on Verband Freier Rundfunk Österreich's website (in German)

WikiDienstag 2020-10-06

Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up, usually in WMAT's office but due to the pandemic in the form of an online conference; this time with our monthly public Wikipedia consultation for newbies with experienced users
  • volunteer organizers: Regio
  • what we contributed to this activity: online platform, technical hosting
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 2
More information
→ Archive of WikiDienstag in 2020 (in German)

WikiDienstag 2020-10-13 – WMAT PlanningLab

Basics
  • in a nutshell:regular community meet-up, usually in WMAT's office but due to the pandemic in the form of an online conference; this time with Wikimedia Austria's annual Planning Lab
  • what we contributed to this activity: organization, online platform, technical hosting
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 15
More information
→ PlanningLab in members wiki (in German)
→ Archive of WikiDienstag in 2020 (in German)

WikiDienstag 2020-10-20

Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up, usually in WMAT's office but due to the pandemic in the form of an online conference; this time to talk about offers for online meetings for de.wikipedia's community
  • what we contributed to this activity: online platform, technical hosting
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 3
More information
→ Project page (in German)
→ Archive of WikiDienstag in 2020 (in German)

WikiDienstag 2020-10-27

Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular community meet-up, usually in WMAT's office but due to the pandemic in the form of an online conference; this time to talk about ideas for the member's wiki
  • what we contributed to this activity: online platform, technical hosting
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 2
More information
→ the member's wiki (in German)
→ Archive of WikiDienstag in 2020 (in German)

Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2020

Basics
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 93
More information
→ Wikimedia CEE Online Meeting 2020

Movement strategy and DE:WP - workshops on priorities

Basics
  • in a nutshell: series of 3 joint online meetings with WMDE and WMCH to consult the German-language community about their priorities regarding the implementation of the strategy recommendations
  • what we contributed to this activity: communication, coordination, staff time
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 15
More information
→ event page on DE:WP

Women in Red university course

Basics
  • in a nutshell: university course at University of Vienna's culture and social anthropology institute inspired by the Women in Red project and held by Sandra Folie
  • volunteer organizers: Sandra Folie
  • what we contributed to this activity: mentoring during an 3 hour long edit-a-thon
Program
Community Support
Free Content
Reach / Free Knowledge Awareness
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 23
  • newly registered The number of participants that create new accounts on a Wikimedia project. These include users who register up to two weeks before the start of the event.: 23
  • content pages A content page is an article on Wikipedia, an item on Wikidata, a content page on Wikisource, an entry on Wiktionary, and a media file on Commons, etc. This metric captures the total number of content pages created or improved across all Wikimedia projects. without media files and pages using media files: 90 (16 new articles, 74 improved articles)
  • diversity The number of unique participants and/or organizers who belong to underrepresented groups in the Wikimedia movement in Austria. These groups are defined as women, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, persons belonging to ethnic, language or religious minorities in Austria, foreigners and people with disabilities.: 21 (21 women)
More information
→ German-language course page at the University of Vienna's website

WP20: committee of festivities

Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular calls of a team of volunteers, staff and board members to organize the Austrian WP20 festivities
  • what we contributed to this activity: organization, facilitation of calls, coordination of volunteer organizers
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 6
  • diversity The number of unique participants and/or organizers who belong to underrepresented groups in the Wikimedia movement in Austria. These groups are defined as women, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, persons belonging to ethnic, language or religious minorities in Austria, foreigners and people with disabilities.: 3 (2 women, 1 foreign woman)
More information
→ Austrian WP20 page in the de.Wikipedia

Newcomers & diversity expert group meeting 2020-10

Basics
  • in a nutshell: regular online meeting on how to reach, hold and welcome Wikipedia/Commons newcomers and to broaden the Austrian community's diversity
  • volunteer organizers: Regiomontanus
  • what we contributed to this activity: facilitation, video conference tool
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 4
  • diversity The number of unique participants and/or organizers who belong to underrepresented groups in the Wikimedia movement in Austria. These groups are defined as women, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, persons belonging to ethnic, language or religious minorities in Austria, foreigners and people with disabilities.: 3 (1 woman, 2 foreign women)
More information
→ WMAT's expert groups in members wiki (in German)

Partners, projects, international finances expert group meeting 2020-10-21

Basics
  • in a nutshell: video conference of one of WMAT's expert groups; general update on global Wikimedia developments
  • volunteer organizers: Philip Kopetzky
  • what we contributed to this activity: facilitation, video conference tool
Program
Reach / Free Knowledge Awareness
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 6
  • diversity The number of unique participants and/or organizers who belong to underrepresented groups in the Wikimedia movement in Austria. These groups are defined as women, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, persons belonging to ethnic, language or religious minorities in Austria, foreigners and people with disabilities.: 2 (2 foreigners)
More information
→ WMAT's expert groups in members wiki (in German)

Organisational development expert group meeting 2020-10-14

Basics
  • in a nutshell: video conference of one of WMAT's expert groups; drafting a text for WMAT's rules of internal procedure about the coordination of longer absences of board members (e.g. parental leave)
  • volunteer organizers: UlliZ
  • what we contributed to this activity: facilitation, video conference tool
Program
Community Support
Metrics
  • participants The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually. This definition does not include people organizing activities, social media followers, donors, or others not participating directly.: 5
  • diversity The number of unique participants and/or organizers who belong to underrepresented groups in the Wikimedia movement in Austria. These groups are defined as women, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, persons belonging to ethnic, language or religious minorities in Austria, foreigners and people with disabilities.: 2 (1 women, 1 foreigner)
More information
→ WMAT's expert groups in members wiki (in German)
→ WMAT's rules of internal procedure (in German)

Supported media files and pages using media files

Basics
Program
Free Content
Metrics
  • new files The number of new media files uploaded on Wikimedia Commons.: 5,432
  • pages with files The number of pages in the main namespace of Wikimedia projects using new media files.: 1,195
  • quality High quality – the number of community decorations for media files (featured, quality, valued) and articles (quality, featured) – and improved quality – the number of improved main namespace pages tagged as having quality issues.: 186 (featured: 1, quality: 185)
  • useful content Number of distinct new media files used in the main namespace of Wikimedia projects.: 438
  • versatile content Number of total usages of new media files files in main namespace.: 1,502

– last checked: 2021-02-12
More information
→ Category:Supported by Wikimedia Österreich on Wikimedia Commons
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