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== Basic information ==
== Basic information ==
; Project Title (If applicable):  
; Project Title (If applicable):  
:The European Destubathon <!--- EXAMPLE: Prize fund for Wiki Loves Monuments 2014 in the United Kingdom --->
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT <!--- EXAMPLE: Prize fund for Wiki Loves Monuments 2014 in the United Kingdom --->


; Proposed by: Dr. Blofeld
; Proposed by:


; Are you currently a member of Wikimedia UK?
; Are you currently a member of Wikimedia UK?
:Yes <!--- ANSWER: '''Yes''' or '''No''' --->
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT <!--- ANSWER: '''Yes''' or '''No''' --->


== Project description ==
== Project description ==
;Briefly describe the issue or problem that motivates this application. What needs are you meeting?
;Briefly describe the issue or problem that motivates this application. What needs are you meeting?
:Wikipedia has over 3 million stubs. Europe and the UK have a lot of stubs needing expansion. Many articles haven't been touched in years​.  A one-month contest for April 2025, a destubathon (stub expansion contest to expand over 1500 bytes of readable prose) spanning all 44 European countries, including the UK.
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT


;Describe project activities. What will you use the funding to do?
;Describe project activities. What will you use the funding to do?
:The Open Knowledge Association are putting up Amazon voucher prizes to cover all 44 countries, each topic, and a main prize system. £250 from WMUK would allow us to give more of an incentive to work on the UK and help contribute towards boosting the overall prize amount. <!-- For tips on how to set up your objectives, have a look at the page here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Program_Goals_and_Measurable_Results#Program_Objectives . Have a look at Wikimedia UK's strategic goals and think about how your project delivers what the organisation has set out to do-->
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT <!-- For tips on how to set up your objectives, have a look at the page here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Program_Goals_and_Measurable_Results#Program_Objectives . Have a look at Wikimedia UK's strategic goals and think about how your project delivers what the organisation has set out to do-->


;  Describe your plan for evaluating this project. How will you measure success? What types of things will you measure (e.g. content, participants)?  
;  Describe your plan for evaluating this project. How will you measure success? What types of things will you measure (e.g. content, participants)?  
:We will set a target for 1000 articles. It is common for a few editors to produce a lot of the content though the more the merrier. Success will be determined by how many articles are "destubbed"
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT


;Identify key people involved in this project. How will or could the wider Wikimedian community be involved?
;Identify key people involved in this project. How will or could the wider Wikimedian community be involved?
:Dr. Blofeld is organizing and running it by himself but will contact many of the past contestants and regular contributors to his challenges to participate.
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT
   
   
;If applicable, identify partnering organisations for this project (not essential)
;If applicable, identify partnering organisations for this project (not essential)
:The Open Knowledge Association (Switzerland-based), Women in Red.
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT


If you feel that there is more information that could be for example resources needed, how successes can be measured, and how it fits in with the aims of Wikimedia and Wikimedia UK.
If you feel that there is more information that could be for example resources needed, how successes can be measured, and how it fits in with the aims of Wikimedia and Wikimedia UK.
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;What targets have you set? What will you measure?
;What targets have you set? What will you measure?
:N/A
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT


;What contribution will the project make to our strategic goals?
;What contribution will the project make to our strategic goals?
:Knowlede equity
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT


;Who will be recording/measuring the project metrics, and writing up a project report?
;Who will be recording/measuring the project metrics, and writing up a project report?
:Number of articles destubbed.
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT


;What staff support is being requested?
;What staff support is being requested?
:N/A
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT
   
   
;How can you get other volunteers involved? What roles could they have?
;How can you get other volunteers involved? What roles could they have?
:N/A
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT
   
   
;What meeting or other space is needed?
;What meeting or other space is needed?
:This is an online activity.
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT
   
   
;Are other resources needed (such as computers, books, camera equipment, food, contacts, infrastructure)? How will they be sourced?
;Are other resources needed (such as computers, books, camera equipment, food, contacts, infrastructure)? How will they be sourced?
:No
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT
   
   
;If any partner organisations have been identified, have they been contacted and are they committed?
;If any partner organisations have been identified, have they been contacted and are they committed?
:Yes
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT
    
    
;Does this project require more extensive funding? What would any WMUK funds be used for?
;Does this project require more extensive funding? What would any WMUK funds be used for?
:No
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT
    
    
;Are external funds needed that we can apply for? If so where will they be sought?
;Are external funds needed that we can apply for? If so where will they be sought?
:No
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT
    
    
;Are there any resources that you can contribute? Such as equipment.
;Are there any resources that you can contribute? Such as equipment.
:No
:PLACEHOLDER TEXT
   
   
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[[Category:Pending project grants]]
[[Category:Pending project grants]]
[[Category:Project grants for the 2025-26 financial year]]
[[Category:Project grants for the 2020-21 financial year]]

Latest revision as of 15:18, 14 March 2025


Basic information

Project Title (If applicable)
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Proposed by
Are you currently a member of Wikimedia UK?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT

Project description

Briefly describe the issue or problem that motivates this application. What needs are you meeting?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Describe project activities. What will you use the funding to do?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Describe your plan for evaluating this project. How will you measure success? What types of things will you measure (e.g. content, participants)?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Identify key people involved in this project. How will or could the wider Wikimedian community be involved?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
If applicable, identify partnering organisations for this project (not essential)
PLACEHOLDER TEXT

If you feel that there is more information that could be for example resources needed, how successes can be measured, and how it fits in with the aims of Wikimedia and Wikimedia UK. Please note that these answers don't have to be definite now, and can be expanded on in conversation with the programme team.

What targets have you set? What will you measure?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
What contribution will the project make to our strategic goals?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Who will be recording/measuring the project metrics, and writing up a project report?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
What staff support is being requested?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
How can you get other volunteers involved? What roles could they have?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
What meeting or other space is needed?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Are other resources needed (such as computers, books, camera equipment, food, contacts, infrastructure)? How will they be sourced?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
If any partner organisations have been identified, have they been contacted and are they committed?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Does this project require more extensive funding? What would any WMUK funds be used for?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Are external funds needed that we can apply for? If so where will they be sought?
PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Are there any resources that you can contribute? Such as equipment.
PLACEHOLDER TEXT


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