WikiConference India 2011/Submissions/Wikipedia's coverage of people and places in Third World countries - A short analysis

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Timestamp
12:12, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Title of the submission

Wikipedia's coverage of people and places in Third World countries - A short analysis

Type of submission (workshop, tutorial, or presentation)

A workshop

Author of the submission

K. Ravichandar (User:Ravichandar84)

E-mail address or username (if username, please confirm email address in Special:Preferences)

ravirustam84@gmail.com

State of your origin (Country, if you are not based in India)

Tamil Nadu

Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)

Member, Wikimedia India Chapter. Contributor, English Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikinews, Wikiquote, Tamil Wikipedia, Hindi Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons

Personal homepage or blog

http://ravichandar.blogspot.com

Abstract (maximum 500 words)

My workshop is an analysis of Wikipedia's coverage of people and places in developing countries and how to improve content in order to match developed nations. The common perception is that there is a great deal of disparity between Wikipedia's content on countries of Western Europe, Australia and the U.S.A. and those on countries in Asia and Africa. For example, the relative proportion of featured and good articles on India to its area and population is much lesser than those of the United Kingdom or Australia. The main intention of this workshop is to get more and more editors from developing countries to contribute quality content.


Track (Community/Knowledge/Outreach/Technology)

Knowledge

Will you attend Wikiconference if your submission is not accepted?

Yes

Slides or further information (optional)