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<center><big><big>'''Writing Contest: 30 days to create (at least) 5 Nigeria-related articles'''</big></big> |
<center><big><big>'''Writing Contest: 30 days to create (at least) 5 Nigeria-related articles'''</big></big> |
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On the 15th of January 2016, Wikipedia |
On the 15th of January 2016, Wikipedia celebrated its 15 year anniversary. <br /> |
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In the past 15 years of Wikipedia existence, Nigeria-related topics are poorly covered on the world largest encyclopedia, despite the fact that [[Nigeria]] is the most populous country in Africa. Although, this poor coverage may be attributed to low number of editors from Nigeria<br /> |
In the past 15 years of Wikipedia existence, Nigeria-related topics are poorly covered on the world largest encyclopedia, despite the fact that [[Nigeria]] is the most populous country in Africa. Although, this poor coverage may be attributed to low number of editors from Nigeria<br /> |
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On this note, it was important to celebrate Wikipedia 15 by organizing a workshop and writing contest to increase the number of Nigeria-related topics and editors.<br /> |
On this note, it was important to celebrate Wikipedia 15 by organizing a workshop and writing contest to increase the number of Nigeria-related topics and editors.<br /> |
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This contest launches [[ |
This contest launches [[m:Wiki Loves Nigeria|Wiki Loves Nigeria]], a content liberation project related to Nigeria. <br /> |
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<center><big><big><big>'''Contest |
<center><big><big><big>'''Contest is closed'''</big></big></big><br /></center> |
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The results are '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Nigeria/Writing_Contest/Result here]''' |
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== [[Image:Nuvola apps date.svg|20px]] Calendar == |
== [[Image:Nuvola apps date.svg|20px]] Calendar == |
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* The contest will start on the '''28th of January 2016 ''' and will end on the '''29th of February 2016''' |
* The contest will start on the '''28th of January 2016 ''' and will end on the '''29th of February 2016''' |
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* Any creation or modifications done before the start of the contest will not accepted as part of the contest. |
* Any creation or modifications done before the start of the contest will not be accepted as part of the contest. |
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* For the sake of fairness, it is important not to start working on an article in a subpage or offline before the start of the contest. Please respect the spirit of the contest and only start working on your article from the 28th onwards. |
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== [[Image:Nuvola apps important.svg|20px]] Rules== |
== [[Image:Nuvola apps important.svg|20px]] Rules== |
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* Accepted articles must be '''Nigeria-related topics'''; |
* Accepted articles must be '''Nigeria-related topics'''; |
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* The contest is [[Monolingualism|monolingual]] English. |
* The contest is [[Monolingualism|monolingual]] English. |
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* The [[m:Wikimedia User Group Nigeria|Wikimedia User Group Nigeria]] will announce the winners and coordinate communication. |
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* Translation of the final articles into other languages are very welcome! |
* Translation of the final articles into other languages are very welcome! |
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* Everyone can suggest a topic for an article. Please make sure those topics are likely to be [[Wikipedia:Notability|notable enough]] that they will stay on Wikipedia; |
* Everyone can suggest a topic for an article. Please make sure those topics are likely to be [[Wikipedia:Notability|notable enough]] that they will stay on Wikipedia; |
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* At the start of the contest, the article should not exist or should be a very, very, very basic stub, allowing for significant progress; |
* At the start of the contest, the article should not exist or should be a very, very, very basic stub, allowing for significant progress; |
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* Please add the template {{tlx|WikiProject Nigeria|2=contest=yes}} to the article's talk page. |
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=== [[Image:Nuvola apps khelpcenter.png|20px]] Tips=== |
=== [[Image:Nuvola apps khelpcenter.png|20px]] Tips=== |
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