On January 15th, 2016, Free encyclopedia- Wikipedia- completed its 15 years journey. To celebrate this special day, a good article writing competition was organized in Bangla Wikipedia by Wikimedia Bangladesh. Bangla Wikipedia has a total article count of 42,000. Among these, only a handful of articles have been reviewed as good articles. In an attempt to enhance the content quality in the Bangla Wikipedia, the competition was organized which aimed at increasing the number of good articles. The competition continued from 1st of November 2015 to 10th of January 2016.
On January 15th, 2016, Free encyclopedia- Wikipedia- completed its 15 years journey. To celebrate this special day, a good article writing competition was organized in Bangla Wikipedia by Wikimedia Bangladesh. Bangla Wikipedia has a total article count of 42,000. Among these, only a handful of articles have been reviewed as good articles. In an attempt to enhance the content quality in the Bangla Wikipedia, the competition was organized which aimed at increasing the number of good articles. The competition continued from 1st of November 2015 to 10th of January 2016.
(削除) By participating in (削除ここまで) this contest, Bangla Wikipedians have translated about 600 good articles(削除) fully (削除ここまで) from English Wikipedia. 550 Bengali (削除) Speaking (削除ここまで) registered users from Bangladesh, India, Italy and South Korea participated in this two months long competition and 130 of them awarded Wikipedia Badge, wristband, USB flash drive and T-shirts by Wikimedia Bangladesh. 35 (削除) Experienced (削除ここまで) and regular users evaluated the articles. (削除) As (削除ここまで)(削除) a (削除ここまで)(削除) result (削除ここまで) of the competition, 86% were(削除) found (削除ここまで) new in Wikipedia, 14% were frequent editors and 12% were female editors. This contest has increased the number of quality articles (削除) of (削除ここまで) Bangla Wikipedia (削除) as (削除ここまで)(削除) well (削除ここまで)(削除) as (削除ここまで) huge number of new users(削除) engaged (削除ここまで) in Wikipedia through this contest. S.M. Monir(削除) , (削除ここまで) created the highest number of articles(削除) . (削除ここまで)(削除) He (削除ここまで) was awarded a bicycle and a certificate in the 15th year celebration program.
(追記) In (追記ここまで) this contest, Bangla Wikipedians have(追記) fully (追記ここまで) translated about 600 good articles from English Wikipedia.(追記) A total of (追記ここまで) 550 Bengali (追記) speaking (追記ここまで) registered users from Bangladesh, India, Italy and South Korea participated in this two months long competition and 130 of them(追記) were (追記ここまで) awarded Wikipedia Badge, wristband, USB flash drive and T-shirts by Wikimedia Bangladesh.(追記) A reviewer panel comprising (追記ここまで) 35 (追記) experienced (追記ここまで) and regular users evaluated the(追記) translated (追記ここまで) articles. (追記) Among (追記ここまで) (追記) all (追記ここまで) (追記) the participants (追記ここまで) of the competition, 86% were new in Wikipedia(追記) and contributed for the first time (追記ここまで), 14% were frequent editors and 12% were female editors. This contest has increased the number of(追記) good (追記ここまで) quality articles (追記) in (追記ここまで) Bangla Wikipedia (追記) and, (追記ここまで) (追記) at (追記ここまで) (追記) the same time, engaged a (追記ここまで) huge number of new users in Wikipedia through this contest. S.M. Monir created the highest number of articles (追記) and (追記ここまで) was awarded(追記) the first prize, (追記ここまで) a bicycle(追記) , (追記ここまで) and a certificate in the 15th year celebration program.
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Good (削除) articles (削除ここまで) edit-a-thon was another event of this series (削除) program (削除ここまで). Five edit-a-thons were (削除) organised (削除ここまで) in three different cities- Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong. The aim of the edita-thons was to increase the (削除) quantity (削除ここまで) of good articles in Bangla Wikipedia. As a result of (削除) those (削除ここまで) edita-thons, the number of good articles are increased from 14 to 60. Besides those events, Wikipedia Workshop were held in three different Universities of Bangladesh. On an average, about 50 students attended in each workshop. The main goal of the workshops was to create awareness about Wikimedia projects. Another goal was to introduce Wikipedia (especially Bengali Wikipedia)(削除) , (削除ここまで) and show the attendees how to edit the articles and contribute photographs to Wikimedia Commons.
Good (追記) article (追記ここまで) edit-a-thon was another event of this series (追記) of programs (追記ここまで). Five edit-a-thons were (追記) organized (追記ここまで) in three different cities(追記) , which are (追記ここまで)- Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong. The aim of the edita-thons was to increase the (追記) number (追記ここまで) of good articles in Bangla Wikipedia. As a result of (追記) these (追記ここまで) edita-thons, the number of good articles are increased from 14 to 60. Besides those events, Wikipedia Workshop were held in three different Universities of Bangladesh. On an average, about 50 students attended in each workshop. The main goal of the workshops was to create awareness about Wikimedia projects. Another goal was to introduce Wikipedia (especially Bengali Wikipedia)(追記) to the audiance (追記ここまで) and show the attendees how to edit the articles and contribute photographs to Wikimedia Commons.
The series programs(削除) were (削除ここまで) ended on 15th January 2016 at [[:en:Bishwo Shahitto Kendro|Bishwo Shahitto Kendro]] in [[:en:Dhaka|Dhaka]] through the celebration of Wikipedia's birthday. Noted filmmaker [[:en:Mostofa Sarwar Farooki|Mostofa Sarwar Farooki]] was present at the program as a special guest.
The series programs ended on 15th January 2016 at [[:en:Bishwo Shahitto Kendro|Bishwo Shahitto Kendro]] in [[:en:Dhaka|Dhaka]] through the celebration of Wikipedia's birthday. Noted filmmaker [[:en:Mostofa Sarwar Farooki|Mostofa Sarwar Farooki]] was present at the program as a special guest.
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Together with the global communities, Wikimedia Bangladesh also organized a series of programs to mark Wikipeda's 15th anniversary. As part of the anniversary celebration, couple of events were organized that were hugely successful and appreciated by the local community. Good article contest, Good article edit-a-thon day and Wikipedia workshops for University students were notables events among them. Finally, a gala event was held on 15th January 2016 at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro in Dhaka to celebrate the special day.
On January 15th, 2016, Free encyclopedia- Wikipedia- completed its 15 years journey. To celebrate this special day, a good article writing competition was organized in Bangla Wikipedia by Wikimedia Bangladesh. Bangla Wikipedia has a total article count of 42,000. Among these, only a handful of articles have been reviewed as good articles. In an attempt to enhance the content quality in the Bangla Wikipedia, the competition was organized which aimed at increasing the number of good articles. The competition continued from 1st of November 2015 to 10th of January 2016.
In this contest, Bangla Wikipedians have fully translated about 600 good articles from English Wikipedia. A total of 550 Bengali speaking registered users from Bangladesh, India, Italy and South Korea participated in this two months long competition and 130 of them were awarded Wikipedia Badge, wristband, USB flash drive and T-shirts by Wikimedia Bangladesh. A reviewer panel comprising 35 experienced and regular users evaluated the translated articles. Among all the participants of the competition, 86% were new in Wikipedia and contributed for the first time, 14% were frequent editors and 12% were female editors. This contest has increased the number of good quality articles in Bangla Wikipedia and, at the same time, engaged a huge number of new users in Wikipedia through this contest. S.M. Monir created the highest number of articles and was awarded the first prize, a bicycle, and a certificate in the 15th year celebration program.
Good article edit-a-thon was another event of this series of programs. Five edit-a-thons were organized in three different cities, which are - Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong. The aim of the edita-thons was to increase the number of good articles in Bangla Wikipedia. As a result of these edita-thons, the number of good articles are increased from 14 to 60. Besides those events, Wikipedia Workshop were held in three different Universities of Bangladesh. On an average, about 50 students attended in each workshop. The main goal of the workshops was to create awareness about Wikimedia projects. Another goal was to introduce Wikipedia (especially Bengali Wikipedia) to the audiance and show the attendees how to edit the articles and contribute photographs to Wikimedia Commons.
The series programs ended on 15th January 2016 at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro in Dhaka through the celebration of Wikipedia's birthday. Noted filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki was present at the program as a special guest.
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