Event:Introduction to Wikimedia Commons - IWUG

Description

This session is designed to provide participants with a clear understanding of Wikimedia Commons, its purpose, and how to contribute effectively. It will serve as both an introductory training for newcomers who are just beginning their Wikimedia journey and a refresher course for existing members of the Igbo Wikimedians User Group.

Participants will be introduced to:

• Guidelines and best practices for uploading media files (images, audio, video).
• Licensing and copyright essentials.
• Proper use of categories, descriptions, and metadata to make uploads more useful.
• How Commons contributions support Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other Wikimedia projects.

Session Details

Date:30th of August 2025

Time: 5:00PM WAT

Durations: 1hour

Venue: Zoom (TBD)

Expectations

1. Understand the importance of Wikimedia Commons and how it supports free knowledge.
2. Gain practical skills in uploading and categorizing files.
3. Be able to identify and apply the right licenses to media content.
4. Develop confidence to contribute quality content regularly.

Participants

Participants are to sign their names here. Click on edit/edit source, then sign under the last person's name below using this code #~~~~

1. Sayvhior^Talk 10:38, 19 August 2025 (UTC)
2. Anastesia chi (talk) 12:52, 19 August 2025 (UTC)
3. Iwuala chisom (talk) 17:03, 22 August 2025 (UTC)
4. Linda4life (talk) 08:57, 24 August 2025 (UTC)linda4life
5. Kingsley Smart (talk) 22:18, 25 August 2025 (UTC)
6. Pheviourite (talk) 22:50, 25 August 2025 (UTC)
7. Nachi kim (talk) 17:28, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

Project Team

• Ogali Hilary - Organizer
• Nwonwu Uchechukwu Pascaline - Co - Organizer
• Kwesike Nwachukwu Nuria - Co - Organizer