2025:Program/Meeting point for talking about how to support small communities

Session title: Meeting point for talking about how to support small communities

Session type: Meet-up, exhibition space, social event

Track: Wild Ideas

Language: en

The last Wikimanias, the best part has been small talks outside the sessions. So, give me a table outside the conference rooms and three or four chairs and a place to hang posters behind me. I want to sit here and invite people to talk with me about they are building their Wikipedia communities, especially in global south , because I want to support Tetum Wikipedia in Timor-Leste. I will not sit all the time there, but always, when I am not in a session.

Description

Like I said above. I want to exchange experiences, meet people and learn.

How does your session relate to the event theme, Wikimania@20 – Inclusivity. Impact. Sustainability?

I would like to summarise what I have learned and make it available as a text, especially for East Timor, of course, but also for other communities

What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

Speakers

• J. Patrick Fischer

Editor in Wikipedia and publisher in Commons since 2005, also in Wikivoyage.

Participated Wikimania 2014 and 2023.

Zedler price for community project 2013.

WikiEule 2018 and 2019

Over 6000 articles in German Wikipedia.

>10.000 images uploaded on Wiki Commons, over 2000 self created.

Active since founding in WikiMUC local room in Munich

Numerous lessons and interviews to newspapers, radio and TV given