Activity report (Q1 2013–2014)

This report describes the activities of Wikimedia District of Columbia from October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

Content programs

Wikimedia DC held three edit-a-thons, two of which were held in partnership with local cultural institutions. A total of 38 volunteers attended these three edit-a-thons, volunteering approximately 147 hours in total. This volunteering includes editing Wikipedia, learning how to edit Wikipedia, and helping others in their editing. Twenty of these volunteers created their Wikipedia accounts at these events or in the preceding week, constituting approximately 52.6% of the total attendees. None of these newcomers have attended edit-a-thons since, making reaching out to them all the more necessary. Indeed, only three volunteers participated in two or more edit-a-thons. We expect repeat attendance figures to increase as more events are held and more efforts are made to reach out to past attendees.

Smithsonian Libraries Edit-a-Thon

11 newcomers

• Contributed 13,577 bytes total across 82 edits (average: 1,234 bytes / 7 edits per editor)
• 8 newcomers made edits; 3 didn't
• 3 new pages created

8 veterans

• Contributed 23,052 bytes total across 64 edits (average: 2,881.5 bytes / 8 edits per editor)
• All made edits
• 3 new pages created

Total: 36,629 bytes across 146 edits with six new articles.

Based on self-reporting, 12 existing Wikipedia articles and 3 Wikidata entries were improved. This may not reflect the total number of improved articles.

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Laurel History Edit-a-Thon

5 newcomers

• Contributed 3,288 bytes total across 34 edits (average: 658 bytes / 7 edits per editor)
• 3 newcomers made edits; 2 didn't
• 1 new page created

7 veterans

• Contributed 15,959 bytes total across 45 edits (average: 2,280 bytes / 6 edits per editor)
• Six of seven experienced attendees edited
• 4 new pages created

Total: 19,247 bytes total across 79 edits with five new articles.

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International Year of Statistics Edit-a-Thon

3 newcomers

• Contributed 153 bytes total across 3 edits (average: 51 bytes / 1 edit per editor)
• 1 newcomer made edits; 2 didn't
• No pages created

8 veterans

• Contributed 20,351 bytes total across 43 edits (average: 2,544 bytes / 5 edits per editor)
• All made edits
• 6 pages created

Total: 20,504 bytes total across 46 edits with six new articles.

1 person opted out of participating in the analysis

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Technology programs

• November 16-17 Luce Center Hack-a-thon (we promoted it, but did anyone in our community attend this event?)

Community programs

• October 13 WikiSalon on annual plan; subsequent dinner
• October 23 dinner meetup
• November 9 annual meeting
• December 16 Holiday Happy Hour with Social Media Club DC

Organizational development

• October 5 Board meeting
• October 29 Board meeting
• November 8 Board meeting
• December 7 Board meeting
• Membership stats