Latvian Wikipedia Marathon
Latvian Wikipedia Marathon () is a project which brings together the Latvian Wikipedia community with several private partners in joint effort with the aim of expanding the Latvian Wikipedia to activate the usability of the Latvian language in the learning process, cognition and research work. The marathon opened on 11 March 2015. The project aims to expand the Latvian Wikipedia to 100 thousand articles by the centenary of Latvian independence (18 November 2018).
The marathon is an initiative of Norvik Banka, and partners - the University of Latvia, the State Language Centre, Latvian Wikipedia editors, Radio 5, the digital language services company Tilde, information campaign supported by Delfi.lv, the best prize for writers provided by Samsung. In March 2015 Latvian Wikipedia contained around 59 thousand articles. For comparison, the Lithuanian Wikipedia has about 170 thousand and the Estonian Wikipedia 131 thousand.
Company
Marathon within the framework of the March to August 2015 year was organized communication campaign to address the Latvian society to engage in the expansion of Wikipedia. The campaign is explained Wikipedia's role to conduct educational activities on Wikipedia article formation. Measure campaign is promoted in social networks, as well as through environmental advertising. It was distributed to a YouTube video in which society addressed: biathlete Andrejs Rastorgujevs; University of Latvia Rector Marcis Auziņš; writer Inga Zolude; draugiem.lv spokesman John Palkavnieks; musician John Stībelis; Wikipedia activist Edgar Leci.
Awards
Marathon partners jointly developed the jury the articles according to several criteria, and the end of the campaign, four authors will receive prizes. Articles are judged in the following categories:
- Best Quality article with the greatest intellectual contribution (one or a few specially designed articles)
- Most valuable contribution to (a combination of quantity and quality)
- Most Read the article (author, whose articles are much read or read one article in particular)
- Internet sympathies prize
Thematic weeks partners
The campaign is also has partners thematic weeks, within which the best article on each topic will receive a prize from the partner.
Period |
Partner |
Theme |
|---|---|---|
13.04 — 26.04 |
University of Latvia |
Latvian Science |
27.04 — 10.05 |
Latvijas Radio 5 |
Latvian new music |
11.05 — 24.05 |
Delfi.lv |
Latvian media |
25.05 — 31.05 |
State Language Centre |
Latvian book creators: authors, translators, artists, publishers |
01.06 — 07.06 |
Draugiem.lv |
My region |
08.06 — 14.06 |
Wikipedia editors |
Latvian specially protected natural areas |
See also
- Garden of Fate (Likteņdārzs) - Landscaping project on the Daugava in Koknese to commemorate Latvia's centenary of independence.