Activity Report for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2013–14

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 in partnership with local cultural institutions, and one held at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library. 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 3,060 bytes total across 20 edits (average: 616 bytes / 4 edits per editor)
• 3 newcomers made edits; 2 didn't
• 1 new page created

7 veterans

• Contributed 10,729 bytes total across 29 edits (average: 1,533 bytes / 4 edits per editor)
• Six of seven attendees edited
• 4 new pages created

Total: 13,789 bytes total across 49 edits with five new articles.

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