Deoband Community Wikimedia/Events/Train a Wikipedian/October 2025

We are excited for the second edition of Train a Wikipedian, our residential leadership program - to be organised this time in Aligarh on 18-19 October.

Program

**Train-a-Wikipedian (TaW) - Day 1: Saturday, October 18**
Time	Session / Activity
10:00 - 11:20 am	Welcome, Introductions, Trust and Safety (by Khanahmedsam)
11:20 - 11:40 am	Icebreaker activity: Knowledge Revolution and AI Models (by Ariba (DCW))
11:40 am - 12:30 pm	Introduction to Wikimedia, Its Projects, and Getting Started on Wikipedia (by Raydann)
12:30 - 01:10 pm	Tea Break
01:10 - 02:00 pm	The Reliability Discourse: Notability and Neutrality on Wikipedia by Aafi
02:00 - 2:45 pm	Lunch and Prayers
2:45 - 3:50 pm	Cognitive Skills: Gains of being a Wikimedian (by Raydann)
3:50 - 4:40 pm	"I am the Best to do it" - imposter syndrome and the wiki answer
4:40 pm - 5:30 pm	Tea break and networking

Train-a-Wikipedian (TaW) - Day 2: Sunday, October 19

Time

Session / Activity

10:30 - 10:50 am

Welcome, Overview and Trust and safety (by Khanahmedsam)

10:50 - 11:10 am

Group Photo

11:10 am - 11:50 pm

Scope, Licensing and Categorisation on Wikimedia Commons

11:50 - 12:10 pm

Tea Break

12:10 - 1:20 pm

Group activity (3 Groups): Commons, Wikipedia & Tech

1:20 - 2:00 pm

Lunch and Prayers

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Participants	Board Members
Unconference	Board Meeting

3:00 - 3:40 pm

Reflections from the Board: Conversation Hour, Photographers Club and Beyond

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm

Readers, Contributors and Consumers: what is on us? (Group activity)

4:10 pm - 4:25 pm

Tea Break

4:25 pm - 4:50 pm

Status Quo, Community and Knowledge Sync (concluding remarks by Aafi)

Venue

Venue will be shared privately with all the participants.

Organizing Team

Aafi (DCW) Overall Lead
Ariba (DCW) - Trust & Safety Manager
CosmicCodex - Local Logistics
Khanahmedsam - Local Logistics
Raydann - Resource person

Community Participants

Remote participation

TBD