Wiki Movement Brazil User Group/Report/2024/Community
Report of activities for 2024 - Community
First quarter report (Jan-Mar)
Investigation on Mature Wikimedia Affiliates' Membership Policies
Given the scenario of growing engagement of the Brazilian community in the Wikimedia Movement and WMB growth, we have conducted research to better understand the processes on how membership expansions have occurred in mature Wikimedia affiliates, and the risks and opportunities of each membership policy.[1] The results of this initiative aimed to ensure the maintenance of an equitable environment where people find the necessary resources to build and integrate the Wiki Movimento Brasil while also ensuring the sustainable growth of the organization.
The research process, initiated in 2023, has involved interviews with twelve mature Wikimedia affiliates in regards of their membership composition, entry form and fee support. The public document produced by this research is divided into sections that relay the context and justification for the research, the methodology used and the data analysis that was performed. A closed, more completed version also displays the recommendations and scenarios to be discussed by the members of WMB.[1]
Second quarter report (Apr-Jun)
Nationwide community meetings
Wiki Encontros was a series of Wikipedia editing meetups held simultaneously in 13 municipalities to celebrate book authors and their works. The goal was to experiment with a decentralized event format that would contribute to the Every Reader Its Reader campaign. The meetups took place in libraries, cultural centers, and cafes, led by the WMB team.[2][3]
The activity provided valuable insights into organizing in-person events in different contexts, spreading Wikimedia to new institutions and audiences, and contributing to the campaign. Quantitatively, 16 events were held in 13 cities across 4 Brazilian regions, involving 14 partner institutions, 100 participants, and generating 44 feedback responses. On Wikipedia, 30 articles were created and 256 improved; on Wikimedia Commons, 334 files were uploaded; and on Wikidata, 12 items were created and 35 improved.[3]
The activity aligned with WMB's strategy to foster and diversify partnerships for free knowledge in Brazil, focusing on collaboration with various institutions across the country and exploring new formats for Wikimedia outreach.
Operational and General metrics
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| Activity | Metrics | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | References |
| Community sessions | Number of sessions | 3 | 16 | - | - | 19 | [4][5][3][6][7][8][9] |
| Number of Wikimedia agencies engaged | 4 | 13 | - | - | 17 | [4][5][3][6][7] | |
| Capacity Building | Number of initiatives | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | [10][11] |
| Partnerships | Number of activated partnerships | 4 | 16 | - | - | 20 | [5][3][6][10][9][11] |
| Governance Sessions | Number of sessions | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | [12][13] |
| Communications Deliverables | Number of community publications | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | [2] |
| Research | Number of new research outputs | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | [1] |
| Resources | Number of resources | 3 | 8 | - | - | 11 | [4][5][3][10][14][7][6] |
| - | Number of participants | 38 | 161 | - | - | 199 | [12][4][5][3][6][10][7][8][9][13][11] |
| Number of editors | 11 | 130 | - | - | 141 | [5][3][10][11] | |
| Number of editors that continue to participate/retained after activities | 9 | 72 | - | - | 81 | [5][3][10][11] | |
| Feedback from participants on effective strategies for attracting and retaining contributors | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | [6] | |
| Number of organizers | 10 | 30 | - | - | 40 | [1][12][15][4][5][3][6][10][2][7][8][14][9][13][11] | |
| Number of organizers that continue to participate/retained after activities | 9 | 12 | - | - | 21 | [1][12][15][4][5][3][6][10][2][7][8][14][9][13][11] | |
| Number of pages improved or created on Wikipedia | 60 | 286 | - | - | 346 | [5][3] | |
| Number of media files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons | 5 | 1009 | - | - | 1014 | [5][3][10][14] | |
| Number of items created or improved on Wikidata | - | 47 | - | - | 47 | [3] | |
References
- ↑ a b c d e Membership Survey on Mature Wikimedia Affiliates (in Portuguese)
- ↑ a b c d Diff post: Cada Livro Seu Público: Distribuindo encontros comunitários no território brasileiro
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Wiki Encontros: Cada Livro, Seu Público
- ↑ a b c d e f Meeting with Wiki Editoras Lx and WikiMulheres+ about the Edit-a-thons portal
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Café & Edição
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Wiki Passeio Casa Museu Eva Klabin
- ↑ a b c d e f Presentation Em defesa do modelo wiki para uma internet justa e segura: curadoria comunitária, bem público e IA do bem at CryptoRave
- ↑ a b c d Wiki Loves Mato Grosso Edit-a-thons
- ↑ a b c d e Meeting about the Second Wiki-Lusophone Party
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Photowalk in Cuiabá
- ↑ a b c d e f g Collections digitization workshop
- ↑ a b c d Diversity Committee meeting - February
- ↑ a b c d Second meeting of the Diversity Committee
- ↑ a b c d Vila Que Era - Wiki Ocupa Bragança
- ↑ a b Annual meeting of the Coalizão Direitos na Rede