# விக்கிப்பீடியா:கூகுள்25/Tamil Wikipedia: Community expansion plan 2025

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# 14-சனவரி-2025 அன்று அனுப்பியது
## Targets and Deliverables
<u>Content:</u>  

Publish 3,000 new Tamil Wikipedia articles addressing identified content gaps.  

Article size: 6,000 bytes / 300 words (minimum)  

<u>Contributor base:</u>  
1. Train 100 new editors through workshops and mentorship programs.

1. Increase active editors count from 79* to 100.

12 Month Average (Jan 2024 - Dec 2024)  

## Proposed Activities
The community has outlined the following activities.  

<u>Internship program for college students:</u>  

Collaborate with educational institutions to organize, engaging students in contributing to Tamil Wikipedia and promoting the use of reliable sources through mentorship.  

<u>Workshops to cover introduction and editing techniques:</u>  

1. Train participants on essential editing skills, including formatting, adding references, using images / media files and creating new articles.  

2. Focus on fact-checking skills, sourcing reliability, and misinformation prevention, emphasizing the importance of credible sources and teaching verification techniques.  

3. Provide in-depth guidance on Wikipedia's policies and guidelines to build a strong foundation for participants.  

<u>On-wiki writing contests to create new articles:</u>  

Subject focus will be - prioritized topics and titles.  

1. Organize contest for new editors after necessary trainings.  

2. Organize contest for current users.  

<u>Community meetups:</u>  

Organize meetups for Tamil Wikipedia contributors to connect, share experiences, discuss challenges, and brainstorm ideas for future collaborations.  

## Support required from Google and WMF
<u>Financial support:</u>  

Tamil Wikipedia community is good to receive the receive the fund of USD 8,000.  

<u>Content Gaps and Feedback:</u>  

Tamil Wikipedia community seeks Google and WMF to provide insights into content gaps and help prioritize topics for improvement.  

<u>Technical Collaboration:</u>  

Tamil Wikipedia community, WMF, and Google can collaborate to identify and address systemic technical issues, improve user experience, and develop tools tailored to Tamil language needs.  

## Timelines
Indicated timelines are tentative and will be finalised through online meetings and discussions at Village pump / Project page.  

<u>January, February and March 2025:</u>  

Detailed planning and preliminary logistics.  

<u>April, May and June 2025:</u>  

• Internship program and workshops to train new editors.  

• On-wiki writing contest for new editors.  

<u>July, August and September 2025:</u>  

• On-wiki writing contest for current users.  

<u>October, November and December 2025:</u>  

• Regular contribution of creating articles with the focus on titles from the list.  

• Community meetup.  

# 20-சனவரி-2025 அன்று அனுப்பியது
## Targets and Deliverables
<u>Content:</u>  

- Publish 3,000 new Tamil Wikipedia articles addressing identified content gaps.

- Article size: 6,000 bytes / 300 words (minimum).

<u>Contributor Base:</u>  

1. Train 100 new editors through workshops and mentorship programs.

1. Increase active editor count from 79* to 100. *12 Month Average (Jan 2024 - Dec 2024)*

## Proposed Activities
<u>Internship Program for College Students:</u>  

- Collaborate with educational institutions to organize programs engaging students in contributing to Tamil Wikipedia and promoting the use of reliable sources through mentorship.

<u>Workshops to Cover Introduction and Editing Techniques:</u>  

1. Train participants on essential editing skills, including formatting, adding references, using images/media files, and creating new articles.  

2. Focus on fact-checking skills, sourcing reliability, and misinformation prevention, emphasizing the importance of credible sources and teaching verification techniques.  

3. Provide in-depth guidance on Wikipedia's policies and guidelines to build a strong foundation for participants.  

<u>On-Wiki Writing Contests to Create New Articles:</u>  

- Subject Focus: Prioritized topics and titles.
:# Organize contests for new editors after necessary training.  
:# Organize contests for current users.  

<u>Community Meetups:</u>  

- Organize meetups for Tamil Wikipedia contributors to connect, share experiences, discuss challenges, and brainstorm ideas for future collaborations.

## Support Required from Google and WMF
<u>Financial Support:</u>  

- Tamil Wikipedia community requests funding of USD 8,000.

<u>Content Gaps and Feedback:</u>  

- Tamil Wikipedia community seeks Google and WMF to provide insights into content gaps and help prioritize topics for improvement.

<u>Technical Collaboration:</u>  

- Tamil Wikipedia community, WMF, and Google can collaborate to identify and address systemic technical issues, improve user experience, and develop tools tailored to Tamil
language needs.  

## Timelines
Indicated timelines are tentative and will be finalized through online meetings and discussions at Village Pump/Project Page.  

<u>January, February, and March 2025:</u>  

- Strategic discussion with the community
:*Use online platforms and in-person discussions to maximize participation.  
- Detailed planning and coordination for the year long activity.
:*Develop a detailed roadmap for activities, ensuring alignment with community input.  
:*Identifying mentors and assigning roles and responsibilities  
- Internship program to train new editors.
:*Identify and conduct 60 days / 8 weeks internship with 1 college  
:*7 trainers/mentors / 50 interns (Maintaining 1:7 ratio for the mentorship)  
:*2 days in-person workshop focused on:  
::*Basic editing techniques, including formatting, adding references, and creating new articles.  
::*Hands on article writing sessions with feedback  
::*Followed by advanced skills and closed mentorship sessions  

<u>April, May, and June 2025:</u>  

- Finding/connecting with new editors
:*More focused approach to identify new participants  
:*Identifying language enthusiasts  

- Conduct Workshop to train new editors
:*Identify institute for collaboration  
:*Basic editing techniques, including formatting, adding references, and creating new articles.  
:*Hands on article writing sessions  
:*Followed by closed mentorship sessions  
- On-wiki writing contest for new editors.
:*1 month long edit-a-thon for the new editors focused on enhancing skills  
:*Close mentorship to guide new editors to consolidate learning and focus on content gaps  

<u>July, August, and September 2025:</u>  

- Continued mentorship of new participants

- Planning 2 month long edit-a-thon and community engagement plan

- 2 month long writing contest for advance users
:*Edit-a-thon based on different themes, content gaps  

<u>October, November, and December 2025:</u>  

- Year-end review and meta report summarizing outcomes and learnings.
- Organising In person Community meetup
:*Facilitate discussions on future goals and directions.  

NOTE :  
Year-Round Activity (February - December 2025): Regular article creation and editing focused on addressing identified content gaps.  

This timeline should help to structure the activities over the year effectively. The frequency of the events and deliverables will be adjusted based on the volunteers availability and capacity.