Prospective participants adopt at least one open topic from the article list below, first come, first served. They use written sources to develop the article in main space as far as possible. In the event that there are no usable written sources at all, prospective participants document briefly on the list itself why the topic has to remain a red link for now (e.g. only passing mentions instead of coverage, only primary sources, only unreliable sources, no Google / Scholar hits, etc). Due date: 22 July 2014, 23:59 UTC, responsible: all prospective participants
Please use the {{doing}} template next to the article entry below if you decided on a topic, and sign.
If you are finished, please send an email to pgallertpolytechnic.edu.na, stating:
your name and sex as they appear on your passport
which article from the article list you developed
whether you have registered for PDC 2014 or not (Note: If you only attend the workshop but not the conference, you need not register for the conference. Conference fees (about 300US$, TBD) are not refunded by me.
your Wikipedia username and home wiki, if any
your nearest bus terminal or airport
if you don't live in Namibia or in a country neighboring Namibia: How you will raise the funds that exceed 1,000US$
whether you require an invitation letter to obtain a visum
any special requirements (dietary, accommodation, access, etc)
a phone number to contact you
The workshop facilitator vets the entries that have been produced, as well as the general Wikipedia experience of the applicants. Prospective participants must, as a minimum, have produced content on English Wikipedia that still exists, and that even after thorough scrutiny would not be deleted or be peppered with maintenance templates. The amount of contributions is only a secondary criterion, a proof of concept (even if provided only during step 1) is sufficient to pass this stage. For the adopted entry on the list, a reasonable effort must have been made to develop content, or to document the impossibility thereof. Due: 28 July 2014, responsible: User:Pgallert
The workshop facilitator briefly vets the Wikipedia decorum of prospective participants. Editors in long-term conflict with the Wikipedia community will not be invited. Due: 28 July 2014, responsible: User:Pgallert
If there are more than 12 prospective participants that pass the vetting stage the workshop facilitator will categorise and rank them to determine who will be invited. The categories are a) researcher / scientist, b) Wikipedian. People belonging to the intersection of a) and b) may accumulate their score. Criteria for a high ranking are:
How certain is it that they will indeed attend? For researchers: Are they presenting at PDC? Have they paid the registration fee? Have they attended PDC in the past? For Wikipedians: Will the scholarship cover their S&T expenses? Do they have other funding to cover the gap, if any?
How much help would they likely need to produce standard (i.e., non-orally referenced) English Wikipedia content? For researchers: Are there indications of advanced computer literacy? How well-published are they? Did they ever contribute to tertiary sources of information, including Wikipedia? For Wikipedians: Are they of the 'content contributor' type? Is there any featured content they developed? Do they hold the 'autopatrolled' permission? For all: Does the adopted article from the list meet Wikipedia requirements?
Scholarships will be awarded as follows: all people in Category b (Wikipedian), highest ranking first, then people in category a (researcher / scientist), highest ranking first.
Common topics: In one or all of the three articles Herero people, Mbanderu people, Himba people (because these properties are largely shared among all three tribes), a section on:
polytechnic.edu.na, stating:
Doing...-- Isla Haddow (talk) 08:05, 9 July 2014 (UTC)