ESEAP Conference 2022/Submission/"Old" active users: Why do they keep volunteering at Wikipedia/Wikimedia activities

"Old" active users: Why do they keep volunteering at Wikipedia/Wikimedia activities

Abstract/description

So far, there has never been a survey for active volunteers in the Wikipedia/Wikimedia communities in Indonesia, regarding why they continue to support their communities. Knowing the reasons, motivations, or other things will be useful for the development of better programs in the future, and may also be used as reflection for other ESEAP communities.

Relationship to ESEAP or to the theme

In 2011, WMF had conducted an editor survey but the results were more reflective of the editors of the Northern Hemisphere. A general survey of Indonesian Wikipedia users was conducted as well in 2013, and through that we can get a general idea of why people edit this language's Wikipedia.

Since Wikimedia Indonesia oversees many communities, many languages, and not only on Wikipedia but also on other sister projects, we want to know who are our "old" (long time) contributors to these projects, and what made them stay connected to the movement.

Speaker name/s or username/s

• User: Ichsan (WMID)
• User: Rachmat (WMID)

Session type (such as lecture, panel discussion, workshop, town hall meeting, or lightning talk)

Panel.

Time length

40 mins.

Session outcomes

• At the end of the session, participants would learn the behaviors of these "old" volunteers, which could be an input especially for Wikimedia Indonesia to design its programs, and potentially to be transmitted to other communities in Indonesia and other ESEAP countries.