CEEWikiLink
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CEEWikiLink is a proposed project for the Wikimedia community in Central and Eastern Europe. The main goal of the project is to stimulate growth for all Wikimedia projects of this region, and aid in co-operation and understanding of individual projects which are part of the CEE region.
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[edit] Which Wikimedia projects are included?
Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikibooks and Wikiquote in the following languages:
- Romanian
- Hungarian
- Bulgarian
- Estonian
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Polish
- Serbian
- Croatian
- Slovenian
- Bosnian
- Greek
- Czech
- Slovak
The smaller Wikimedia languages which are part of the CEE region do not currently have a large enough community to support this project.
[edit] What is the project about
CEEWikiLink is basically a broad project to "link-up" the CEE wikis in mutual co-operation. Some initiatives of this project include:
- Wikimedia meetup Central and Eastern Europe
- A joint CEE mailing list or IRC channel
- An article coverage campaign (this includes each CEE wiki having articles about other CEE countries - e.g. the Romanian Wikipedia having articles about famous Estonians and towns in Estonia)
- Perhaps a Wikimedia Central and Eastern Europe local chapter - this could be registered in a certain country but could operate on a pan-CEE basis.
[edit] Why is this project unique?
It is the first time that a group of Wikimedia projects in a region have come together for co-operation. Outside Meta, we have seen fairly little co-operation between Wikimedia projects of different languages, on an organised scale. That's important because, by co-operating, all CEE wikis can grow mutually. This will also strengthen the voice of CEE wikis in the general Wikimedia structure. Just look at what the European Union has achieved!
[edit] Participants
It would be great to get at least one link (one user) from each CEE Wikipedia. List yourself under the Wikipedia you are currently editing most in and/or are willing to help contribute CEE-related articles to.
