User:Ipigott/WiR monthly achievement scheme

This is a draft proposal for a WiR monthly achievement scheme which is designed to encourage editors to create more biographies of women. The scheme allows editors to list all the biographies they have created each month, adding them under "First new biography", "Second new biography", etc., until the greatest number of new biographies per editor is established. In addition to simply listing the article titles, the items under each subheading will include a flag template showing the nationality of each woman covered, their occupation, the name of the editor, the class of the article created, and the date. A typical listing will start like this (based on a few early July additions): .

New biographies created in July 2018

Please list under appropriate subheadings in chronological order, most recent at the bottom. All editors should start with "First new biography".

First new biography

1. Bettina Gilois, screenwriter, created by MauraWen, C-class, 1 July
2. Mary McCrossan, painter, created by 14GTR, start class, 1 July
3. Hetta Empson, sculptor, created by WomenArtistUpdates, start class, 2 July
4. Ana María Noé, actress, created by Nick Number, C-class, 1 July
5. Tuluhan Tekelioğlu, journalist, created by CeeGee, start class, 1 July
6. Johnstone Bennett, actress, created by Penny Richards, 1 July
7. Agnes Huntington, opera singer, created by Rosiestep, C-class, 1 July
8. Kelly M. Quintanilla, university president, created by Originalmess, start class, 1 July
9. Ashani Weeraratna, cancer researcher, created by Thsmi002, C-class, 2 July
10. Philomène Omatuku Atshakawo Akatshi, politician, created by PamD, stub, 3 July
11. Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko, diplomat, created by Megalibrarygirl, start, 3 July
12. Hazel Gaudet-Erskine, scientist, created by DanielGSouza , C-class, 3 July
13. Regina Fleszarowa, scientist, created by SusunW , C-class, 3 July
14. Aguri Ōnishi, actress, created by Mcampany, 4 July
15. Sunethra Ranasinghe‎, politician, created by Pharaoh of the Wizards, stub, 6 July
16. Natsai Audrey Chieza, textile designer, created by Jesswade88, start class, 7 July
17. Liliana Ross, director, actress and playwright, created by Scanlan, start class, 7 July
18. Margaret McFarland, child psychologist, created by EricEnfermero , C-class, 8 July
19. Minoo Mohraz, doctor, created by Droodkin, start class, 9 July
20. Mollie Campbell-Smith, educator, created by Oronsay, start class, 10 July

Second new biography

1. Maria João Ganga, film director, created by MauraWen, start class, 2 July
2. Leila McIntyre, actress, created by Penny Richards, start, 3 July
3. Marianne Chambers, playwright, created by PamD, stub, 4 July
4. Anna Apostolaki, archaeologist, created by SusunW , B-class, 4 July
5. Eveline Crone, neuroscientist, created by Originalmess, C-class, 5 July
6. Ranganayaki Pathmanathan, politician, created by Pharaoh of the Wizards, stub, 6 July
7. Nyuju Stumpy Brown, indigenous painter and community leader, created by Thsmi002, C-class, 10 July
8. Maria Sashide, actress, created by Mcampany, 10 July
9. Georgina Hunt, abstract painter, created by 14GTR, start class, 16 July
10. Judith Whitworth, medical researcher, created by Oronsay, start class, 12 July

Third new biography

1. Stella Mayhew, actress and vaudeville performer, created by Penny Richards, C-class, 4 July
2. Osvalde Lewat, filmmaker and photographer, created by MauraWen, C-class, 6 July
3. Phia Berghout, harpist, created by PamD, stub class, 6 July
4. Bridget Jones (academic), literary academic, created by SusunW, B-class, 6 July
5. Kamla Manhar, politician, created by Pharaoh of the Wizards, 7 July
6. Santaye, singer-songwriter, created by Thsmi002, start class, 12 July
7. Catherine-Nicole Lemaure, soprano, created by Originalmess, start class, 22 July

Fourth new biography

1. Ida C. Nahm, physician, created by Penny Richards, startclass, 4 July
2. Shanti Pahadia, politician, created by Pharaoh of the Wizards, 7 July
3. Daphne Joseph-Hackett, actor, teacher, theater producer, created by SusunW, Start class, 9 July
4. Alceste Cœuriot, mezzo-soprano, created by Originalmess, C-class, 22 July

Fifth new biography

1. Grace Hazard (actress), actress , created by Penny Richards, B-class, 7 July
2. Sayeeda Khatun, politician, created by Pharaoh of the Wizards, 8 July
3. Enid Gonsalves, teacher, created by SusunW, C-class, 14 July

Sixth new biography

1. Noorjehan Razack, politician, created by Pharaoh of the Wizards, 8 July
2. Lina Mathon-Blanchet, teacher, musician, composer, ethnographer, created by SusunW, C-class, 17 July

Seventh new biography

1. Ushi Khan, politician, created by Pharaoh of the Wizards, 9 July
2. Eusebia Cosme, declamation artist, abstract painter, film/television actress, created by SusunW, 21 July

As the days go by, it will be possible to see how many new biographies are being added each day as well as which editors have been the most productive. Inclusion of the article class should encourage editors to aim for start class or higher. By the end of the month, there will be awards for "Five new WiR biographies: July 2018", "10 new WiR biographies: July 2018", "20 new WiR biographies: July 2018" and "Most new WiR biographies: July 2018". Still to be developed, the awards will look like user boxes and will be based on the WiR barnstar icons. Editors will be encouraged to copy them onto their user pages themselves. Those who do not will be notified of their successes on their talk pages.

I don't see any real need to include a list of participants as all members of WiR will be welcome to use the scheme. We might nevertheless establish as list of those who do not wish to participate if anyone thinks this is necessary.

If the biography achievements work well, we might also include a section on other articles covering women and their works. We could also include a section on de-stubbing (and perhaps other article enhancements) and one specifically designed to help new editors promote their drafts to mainspace. To avoid confusion, it seems wise to start with biographies alone as this could be achieved without too much difficulty in August. In addition to announcements on the WiR pages, the invitations should include a link to the new monthly achievement page.

The scheme should be easy to implement as it will not upset our existing monthly editathons. Most of the work will be handled by editors themselves as they list their additions. I hope nevertheless that we can find two or three volunteers to monitor progress and encourage editors to use the scheme. There will be no physical prizes but I am optimistic that many editors will welcome the competitive approach.

I await any reactions, including suggestions for improvement, on this article's talk page or on the WiR talk page itself.