User:JosefAnthony/Contributions

About me

I am a Wikimedian working across GLAM-Wiki, technical development, and community training. Founder of Arewa TechCom, a Wikimedia technical community focused on building tools, improving Wikidata data quality, and developing contributors in Northern Nigeria.

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🔑 At a glance

• 👨‍💻 Founder: Arewa TechCom
• 🛠 Tool builder: Wikidata Reference Validator and Scout
• 🌍 Focus: Underrepresented knowledge (Africa & UK)
• 🎤 Presenter: Wikimania 2025, GLAM 2025
• 🎓 Scholarships: Wikimania 2025, Hackathon 2025, GLAM 2025

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🛠 Technical work

• Developed: Wikidata Reference Validator and Scout

• MediaWiki contributions:

 ** Phabricator
 ** Gerrit
 ** GitLab

• Contributed to:

 ** Kiwix
 ** Clarity Tool
 ** Paulina
 ** Emi
 ** ISA Tool

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🌍 GLAM & Projects

• Wikipedia@25 Training New Editors for the Next 25 Years
• Revitalizing UK Diverse Historical Figures Series 1
• Revitalizing UK Diverse Historical Figures Series 2
• Mapping Nigeria’s Broadcast Heritage
• Indigenous Musical Instruments on Wikidata

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👥 Community & Training

Workshops and training on Wikimedia tools and workflows

• WMUK Sandbox Sessions/Duplicity Training
• Training on Linking Igbo-Related Wikipedia Articles to Wikidata Using Duplicity
• WMUK Sandbox Sessions/Improving Wikidata References

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📊 Documentation

• Diff feature – UK History project
• Presented tool at Wikidata 13th Birthday
• Diff feature – Wikidata Birthday
• Diff feature – Building Wikimedia Tools in Northern Nigeria: The Arewa TechCom Hackathon.
• Diff feature – Training New Editors for the Next 25 Years

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🏷 Roles

• Functioneer
• Wikidata Weekly Summary contributor

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📸 Event images

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  Wikidata Workshop
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  Wikimania 2025 Workshop
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  Hackathon participation
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  Participants
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  Recognition
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  Award (Paulina)
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  With Stéphane (Kiwix)