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Wikimedian Of The Year
The Wikimedian of the Year is an annual award that honors Wikipedia editors and other contributors to Wikimedia projects to highlight major achievements within the Wikimedia movement, established in August 2011 by Wikipedia's co-founder Jimmy Wales. Wales selects the recipients and honors them at Wikimania, an annual conference of the Wikimedia Foundation—except in 2020, 2021, and 2022 when the recipients were announced at online meetings as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. From 2011 to 2017, the award was named Wikipedian of the Year. In 2011, the first title was given to Rauan Kenzhekhanuly for his work on the Kazakh Wikipedia. The following year, it was awarded to an editor identified as "Demmy" for creating a bot to translate 15,000 short English articles into Yoruba, a language spoken in Nigeria. In 2013, Rémi Mathis of Wikimédia France and the French Wikipedia was named for his role in an article controversy. In 2014, the award was given posthumously to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wikimania
Wikimania is the Wikimedia movement's annual conference, organized by volunteers and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. Topics of presentations and discussions include Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia, other wikis, open-source software, free knowledge and free content, and social and technical aspects related to these topics. Since 2011, the winner of the Wikimedian of the Year award (known as the "Wikipedian of the Year" until 2017) has been announced at Wikimania. Overview Conferences 2005 Wikimania 2005, the first Wikimania conference, was held from 4 to 8 August 2005 at the ''Haus der Jugend'' in Frankfurt, Germany, attracting about 380 attendees. The week of the conference included four "Hacking Days", from 1 to 4 August, when some 25 developers gathered to work on code and discuss the technical aspects of MediaWiki and of running the Wikimedia projects. The main days of the conference, despite its billing as being "August 4–8", were Friday to Sunday of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihor Kostenko
Ihor Ihorovych Kostenko ( uk, Ігор Ігорович Костенко; 31 December 1991 – 20 February 2014) was a Ukrainian journalist, student activist and Wikipedian killed during the Euromaidan events. Biography Kostenko was born in Zubrets, Buchach Raion. He was raised by his grandparents, as his parents worked primarily in Saint Petersburg. As a child he attended Saint Josaphat Buchatskiy, a Ukrainian Catholic parochial school in Buchach. He had one sister, Inna. Kostenko received his bachelor's degree in 2013 and was a first-year graduate student in geography at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, in Western Ukraine. His thesis was the development of the tourism industry in Buchach. He also worked as a journalist for the online edition of the sports website ''Sportanalitika'' (''Sport Analytics''). He was also a regular contributor to the Ukrainian Wikipedia under the nickname Ig2000, creating more than 280 articles on aviation, economics, football and othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rémi Mathis - AG WMFR 2012-05-26 (cropped)
The Remi were an ancient Belgic tribe. Remi may also refer to: People * Georges Prosper Remi (1907–1983), a Belgian comic book writer and artist, best known for his comic ''The Adventures of Tintin'', better known as "Hergé" * Jose Vega Santana (born 1958), a famous clown in Puerto Rico known by the stage name "Remi" * Maria Creveling (1995–2019), an American esports player who briefly competed under the in-game name "Remi" * Rémi Coulom (born 1974), a French computer scientist * Rémi Gaillard (born 1975), a French humorist * Remi Rough (fl. 1980s–2008), an English street artist * Remi Wolf (born 1996), American musician * Saint Remigius (437–533), often called Saint Remi Arts and media Characters * Remi Hoshikawa, a character from ''Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman'' * Remi Otogiri, a character from ''Groove On Fight'' in the ''Power Instinct'' series * Rémi, the poor orphan boy, the title character in Hector Malot's 19th-century novel ''Sans Famille'' ** Remi, the prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoruba Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free content, free multilingualism, multilingual open source wiki-based online encyclopedia open collaboration, edited and maintained by a Wikipedia community, community of volunteer editors, started on as an English Wikipedia, English-language encyclopedia. Non-English editions were soon created: the German Wikipedia, German and Catalan Wikipedia, Catalan editions were created on wikt:circa, circa 16 March, the French Wikipedia, French edition was created on 23 March, and the Swedish Wikipedia, Swedish edition was created on 23 May. As of , Wikipedia articles have been created in editions, with currently active and closed. The Meta-Wiki meta:language committee, language committee manages policies on creating new Wikimedia Foundation#Wikimedia projects, Wikimedia projects. To be eligible, a language must have a valid ISO 639 code, be "sufficiently unique", and have a "sufficient number of fluent users". Wikipedia edition codes Each Wikipedia project has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reddit
Reddit (; stylized in all lowercase as reddit) is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website. Registered users (commonly referred to as "Redditors") submit content to the site such as links, text posts, images, and videos, which are then voted up or down by other members. Posts are organized by subject into user-created boards called "communities" or "subreddits". Submissions with more upvotes appear towards the top of their subreddit and, if they receive enough upvotes, ultimately on the site's front page. Reddit administrators moderate the communities. Moderation is also conducted by community-specific moderators, who are not Reddit employees. As of March 2022, Reddit ranks as the 9th- most-visited website in the world and 6th most-visited website in the U.S., according to Semrush. About 42–49.3% of its user base comes from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 7.9–8.2% and Canada at 5.2–7.8%. Twenty-two percent of U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Kazakhstan
The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Үкіметі, tr, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Ükımetı'') oversees a presidential republic. The President of Kazakhstan, currently Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, is head of state and nominates the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament. According to the 2016 World Development report prepared by the World Bank Group, Kazakhstan ranks 28th among 193 countries in the e-Gov development rating. The "Information Kazakhstan – 2020" state program approved in 2013 helped the country transition to the information society. The latest formation, the Mamin Cabinet, resigned on 5 January 2022 after mass rioting and unrest in the country. Executive branch , President , Kassym-Jomart Tokayev , Nur Otan , 20 March 2019 , - , Prime Minister , Alih ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna Mkrtchyan
Susanna Mkrtchyan (Armenian:''Սուսաննա Մկրտչյան'') (born August 26, 1949) is an Armenian Wikimedian and a professor of database and system research. She founded and leads the Wikimedia Armenia chapter, which organizes outreach and workshops to improve the Armenian Wikipedia, including an annual conference. In 2015, she received an Honourable mention in the context of the annual award Wikimedian of the Year attributed by Jimmy Wales. Life and work Mkrtchyan was born in Yerevan. She studied at Avetik Isahakyan School in Yerevan, and later attended the Manuk Abeghyan school with a focus on physics, graduating with honors. In 1966-1971 she studied computing at the mathematics faculty of Yerevan State University Yerevan State University (YSU; hy, Երևանի Պետական Համալսարան, ԵՊՀ, ''Yerevani Petakan Hamalsaran''), also simply University of Yerevan, is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919 .... In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emna Mizouni
Emna Mizouni ( ar, آمنة الميزوني; born 1987) is a Tunisian online and human rights activist, free-lance journalist, communications expert and business executive. After successfully helping to prepare RightsCon Tunis, in July 2019, Access Now, the international non-profit human rights group intent on an open Internet, announced her appointment to serve in their global board of directors. In March 2013, Mizouni co-founded Carthagina, an initiative designed to create interest in Tunisia's cultural heritage at home and abroad. In August 2019, at the Wikimedia Conference in Stockholm, she was honoured as Wikimedian of the Year 2019 as a result of the leading role she has played in the development of Arab and African communities as well as her success in promoting the history and culture of Tunisia. Early life and education Raised in Tunisia's capital Tunis, Mizouni matriculated from the Lycée Khaznadar in the Le Bardo district of the city in 2006. She then attended the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhad Fatkullin
, image = Farkhad Fatkullin.jpg , alt = , caption = Fatkullin in 2017 , birth_name = , birth_date = , birth_place = Kazan , nationality = Tatar , occupation = simultaneous interpreter, social activist , known_for = , notable_works = , awards = Wikimedian of the Year (2018) Farhad Fatkullin ( tt-Cyrl, Фаткуллин Фәрһад Наил улы, russian: Фархад Наилевич Фаткуллин; born 2 November 1979) is a Russian social activist from Tatarstan best known for his activities in promoting the Wikimedia movement among non-Russian speaking peoples of Russian Federation. For that, he was declared Wikimedian of the Year 2018. Generally, he is a professional simultaneous interpreter previously serving for the former President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev. Biography Fatkullin was born on November 2, 1979, in Kazan. He is married, with two children. Education * 1986–1993: Kazan High sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Nartey
Felix Nartey is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur and open advocate. He was named the Wikimedian of the Year in August 2017 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at Wikimania. He is a Co-founder of Open Foundation West Africa and Creative Commons Ghana, where he is also the chapter lead. Early life Nartey was born in Tema in Ghana. He graduated from Pope John Secondary School in 2008, Central University with a B.Sc. in Banking and Finance in 2013, and completed his M.B.A. from the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. While studying at Central University he was appointed a Google Student Ambassador, a position that surged his interest in technology. Career Nartey worked as a banker after his first degree, and was an avid volunteer in other capacities. He served as the community manager for Wikimedia Ghana. He later co-founded Open Foundation West Africa, a non-profit organisation whose goal is to encourage the creation of content under open licenses. Nartey worked as a cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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