Fellowship News/2012-07/Summary

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Fellowship News of July 2012[edit]

Fellowship News
VOLUME 1 June 2012 ISSUE 2

This month we began what will hopefully become an annual tradition — the Wikimedia Fellows attended Wikimania 2012. We shared our projects, were amazed and inspired by what others are doing, and came home with a lot of feedback and new ideas. Continue reading...

  • Dispute Resolution Project — Steven Zhang presented the results of the dispute resolution survey at Wikimania, along with his other findings on dispute resolution. Based on the results of DR findings so far, an easier way for editors to file disputes has also been rolled out. Continue reading...
  • Gender Gap Project — Sarah participated in AdaCamp DC, a feminist open stuff unconference that took place just before Wikimania. Currently, Sarah is developing plans for the next phase of her gender gap project. Continue reading...
  • Help Pages Redesign Project — The finalised results from the help pages survey conducted in June were released. These results lend further support to the planned redesign. Peter has also been working on new designs for the help pages, a mockup is available. Continue reading...
  • Small Wiki Editor Engagement Project — A survey was initiated in Bangla Wikipedia to help us learn how best to encourage more active editing and participation. About 1100 responses are starting to give us a clearer picture of the current status of readers in Bangla Wikipedia. Continue reading...
  • Teahouse Project — Sarah and Jonathan presented the results of the Teahouse pilot period at Wikimania, to a receptive audience. They designed a two week experiment to evaluate if automated invitations are a feasible alternative to manual invites. Continue reading...
  • Translations Project — Jon Harald focused on both 2011 fundraiser translations and the 2012 meta translation project at Wikimania The banner campaign to recruit translators for the new system was a big success, with more than 1200 signups across more than 100 languages. Continue reading...

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