Good day, I look forward to participating in the event.
On Fri, Feb 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM Herschal Jackson < [email protected]> wrote: > Good Morning Chapter Members > > Please see the below notification which members may want to be involved in. > > Best Regards > > > > Herschal Jackson > > Executive Coordinator > > +2760 440 1664 > > [email protected] > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Women Camp <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2025 at 18:13 > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement: 48-Hour Wikimedia Marathon – Join Us! > To: <[email protected]> > > > Dear Wikimedians, > > > Hope this message finds you well. > > We are excited to announce that the WikiWomen Camp 2023 > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomenCamp_2023> COT (India) is > organizing a 48-hour Marathon event to engage Wikimedia editors and > increase content in local languages. Unlike a month-long edit-a-thon, this > event will focus on intensively creating and enhancing content over a > focused 48-hour period. > > > The Marathon will take place in two phases: > 1. Global Marathon: > > We invite Wikimedia communities and Wikimedians from around the world to > participate in creating content in their respective languages. The event > will span 48 hours, with participants contributing to various Wikimedia > projects such as Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. > This collaboration will be a great opportunity for Wikimedians across > different countries to unite and work together on one shared goal: > increasing content related to women in local languages. > 2. India Marathon: > > In parallel, we will host a dedicated 48-hour Marathon in India, focusing > specifically on content related to women in local Indian languages. This > in-person event will bring together selected Wikimedians who will work in > shifts to ensure continuous editing throughout the 48 hours. For this > Marathon, we will primarily focus on Wikipedia, Wikisource, and Wikidata. > The editing hours will be divided into shifts—each group will contribute > for 6-8-hour blocks, allowing for smooth transitions and maximizing > participation. Project leads from various Indian Wikimedia communities will > be selected. The leads will be responsible for designing the event and > setting the criteria for content creation. > > > This announcement is intended to keep you informed and involved as we > finalize the event details. We will share further updates soon, including > specific participation instructions and how you can get involved. > > > We hope to see your enthusiastic participation in this exciting initiative. > Together, we can make a significant impact by creating and improving > content that amplifies the voices of women in local languages. > > > Looking forward to your involvement! > > Regards, > WikiMarathon 2025 Team > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/AJ3VJGKRSRCZF6YK7N6DMIIYYVGNAIBF/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to %(real_name)s-unsubscribe@%(host_name)s _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to %(real_name)s-unsubscribe@%(host_name)s
