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Hello, my name is Edward Galvez.

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I'm Program Evaluation Associate

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at the Wikimedia Foundation.

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Today, let's talk about writing contests.

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What is a Writing Contest?

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Writing contests are a way for wikimedians

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to come together and

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create content for Wikimedia projects.

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Like Wikipedia.

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There are many type of contests,

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and they typically focus

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around a goal or theme.

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For example, some contests try to create

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high quality articles;

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while others try to include

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certain participants.

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Awards are often provided

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to top contributors.

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Awards can be trophies, laptops, money...

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or even an image to celebrate

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a participant's contributions.

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What do we know so far

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about Writing Contests?

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We recently completed

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the [[meta:Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation reports/2015/Writing Contests|Writing Contest report]].

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This report aims to increase

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the Wikimedia communities' knowledge

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about Writing Contest, using data.

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What did we find?

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We found that Writing contests

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may be a good way to engage communities

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and create articles.

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In 39 contests,

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745 participants created or improved

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over 15,000 articles, and added

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22.7 million characters.

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Writing contests also seem to have

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high retention rates,

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compared to some measures.

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18% of new users and 83% of existing users

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made at least one edit three months after

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the contest started.

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It's important to remember

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that contest design varies very widely.

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Some things that may influence

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a contest design include: contest length:

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will the contest be 4 weeks or 4 months?

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participants: will they be new users?

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or existing users?

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or target goals: will the contest focus on

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creating articles?

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Or focus on collaboration among editors?

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What else can I find in the report?

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Lots of data!

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Use the report to see how your contest

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compares to others.

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You can also use the report to plan

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your next contest.

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In the report, you can find data about

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inputs, outputs and outcomes.

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[[meta:Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation reports/2015/Writing Contests/Inputs|Inputs]], like budget, or the time put in

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to organize the contest.

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[[meta:Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation reports/2015/Writing Contests/Outputs|Outputs]], like participation or articles

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created.

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And you can also find data about [[meta:Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation reports/2015/Writing Contests/Outcomes|outcomes]]:

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like user retention

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or article quality ratings.

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In total, there is data about 39 contests

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745 participants, who created or improved

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15,000 or more articles,

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and added 22.7 million characters

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The contests in the report are from

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at least 11 different Wikipedia languages.

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You are invited!

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To read the report

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and [[meta:Grants talk:Evaluation/Evaluation reports/2015/Writing Contests|tell us]] how the report is useful

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for you.

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Be sure to check out

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the [[meta:Grants:Evaluation/Program Toolkits/Writing and Editing Contests|Writing Contest Toolkit]],

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that is linked

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at the bottom of the report.

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Thank you!

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Be sure to stay in touch

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with the Learning and Evaluation team

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through [[meta:Grants:Evaluation|our portal on Meta]].

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Bye now!