Wikipedia writers from around the world spent three days in the organization's annual conference in Haifa. "We are not up for", ensure there
Last Friday evening, a few minutes before 20:00. Channel 2 on the flickering screen promo program season finale of the game show "Do not drop the million". This time, declare Erez Tal and Eliraz field, supervisors are the ones having to answer the questions. "You read in Wikipedia," says Tal field, mark the spot and shows, in fact, the absolute mainstream acceptance of virtual encyclopedia that only a decade ago was a wild idea of Jimmy Wales. At this very moment, in Haifa, about 650 people the kind that allows for dew and field "to read in Wikipedia." They arrived from 56 countries around the world convene for three days. "And Oyakimnih" He initiated an annual conference Wikimedia global organization, the umbrella organization of Wikipedia. Every year it takes place elsewhere in the world and attracts "and Oyakifdim" jurors who cross continents to hear a series of lectures on the voluntary initiative. In the past conference was held in part in Massachusetts, Taiwan and Cairo. This year brought the Israeli branch Wikimedia his candidacy for hosting the conference, and according to the Assyrian Tomer, CEO and Wikipedia in Israel, was surprised when his offer was accepted positively. Flying following the convention
125 lectures in three days
"If this year's conference was held in Canada, for example, I was there now," admits Jonathan Credit, British in his 40s. This was the third time he's boarding a plane to attend Booyakimnih. He did the same last two years, and this time even puts himself short lecture on a particular semantic Wikipedia project. "You see that guy over there?", He points to a man standing not far from us. "He had all seven conferences Wikipedia that existed until now." Jonathan, who calls himself the nickname WereSpielChequers Wikipedia, the number of its investment in Wikipedia variable depending on the amount of time that leaves him his job. He does not write values, but passes on the values others have written and correct errors. Some typos and confusion are common. Taste, this proof is not as important as writing itself. "There were many entries for musicians which was written Preforming in Performing," he says. "I corrected a lot of those. There were those who wanted to write about the Discus Throw, and instead write Throwing Discus, wrote Throwing Discuss (" throwing a discussion ") - so I corrected and I finished off this new sport," he says proudly.
- Do you feel you contribute to the discussions here? When you return to London and return to work on Wikipedia will have new tools?
Jonathan: "Absolutely. There are lots of lectures (125 lectures, presentations and panels - AL) indicate that the Huoyakifdim new things and allow to compare methods of handling problems throughout the world on Wikipedia. It is very helpful."
More women
In the vicinity of people just like them Who walks the halls of the conference and broadly understand fairly quickly that the type of professional conference. From the "Chamber of auditors", but the people that this concern, professional and technical as it is, is not their job, but only hobby. Among the many lectures dealing with can hear such language Wikipedia Policy "," technical staff of Wikipedia against the world "," great issues - cultural projects and Wikipedia "and "ctibt social history". Series of workshops taught in part to encourage seniors to take part in writing the encyclopedia, how to use supplements and how to handle public inquiries. Clearly, this is not the place to just fans of Wikipedia, but Wikipedia workers. First bored largely technical speeches, such transferred often by professors gray and monotonous. The second type, however, excited that, like the old slogan of the cafe Kapulski - "hang out with people like you - they actually spend long days with people of great common denominator. They did not seem like a strange move for hours plowing through the material, writing and fixing - all this voluntarily. "It was an opportunity for me personally know dozens of people I communicate with them online for years," says Daniel, a German physicist who came to the conference. "With some it was just like meeting family, especially with those involved in similar projects in Wikipedia - we really felt the connection. While some lectures were boring, but there it is. I wish at any given time five lectures were held at the same time, it made me miss a lot of events where I wanted participate. " The lecture halls and extensions is well recognized in the essay about him talking about Daniel, it makes people from different corners of the world - feel they have in common with each other more than they have with a neighbor who lived across from them in the building. Asian button-down shirts, Indians in traditional costume, the kind that look as if Americans were auditioning L"hifh and the Geek ", communicating with each other apparent enthusiasm. Something that bothers them, of course, continue to devote much time to the computer screen, tablet or smartphone from them, and looking everywhere throughout the conference. What is also apparent is that we have here very few women, probably somewhere between 10% and 20% of those present at the event. Lunch for women only, called WikiChicks Lunch, was fairly small room and was attended by only a few dozen women. This amount represents fairly accurately the percentage of women active in Wikipedia, emerging as a world of men. One of the organization's future goals is to change that, says her lecture Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director. The organization strive to approximately 200,000 editors worldwide, with more than present representation for women and what they call the "global south" - a term indicating the least parts of the world Western and white. Wikipedia believe that the voices of those in Africa and different places have to be heard (to be called, in fact) Encyclopedia Giant. "editors of Wikipedia are Tzfonbonim", says simply CANAAN, speaking at the opening of the conference. "The goal of Wikipedia is to change it" .
'We will not Facebook "
Promise not to turn to Mark Zuckerberg. Jimmy Wales and Sue Gardner
Other goals are the same sets Gardner existing articles raising the number to 50 million and increasing the number of articles are checked for authenticity and accuracy of the comprehensive for 25% of the material. In terms of ratings, Wikipedia aspire to no less than a billion readers worldwide. One way to achieve this high number, they hope, is a mobile platform. "We need to develop a new platform for Mobile, and will include service providers like mobile phone Wikipedia application built," says Gardner. "We need to reinvent ourselves, to match the Wikipedia way Internet users today." But one topic on Wikipedia are careful to ensure that change. "We do not want to make Wikipedia Facebook", hasten to assure Jimmy Wales has been the opening session. This point shows the number of times during the conference, while repeatedly promising speakers indeed have to make the Wikipedia talk more humane and S"bcl which has Soshiil networking ", but there is no danger encyclopedia will become a social network, or even a combination element of the Wikilove, r. "Blake of Wikipedia", no such trend marks. Yet, and Wales can not hide his jealousy simply use Facebook and notes of a speech he gave at a conference summary was nice editing Wikipedia was as simple as writing on the wall of the social network. Saturday afternoon conference closed, and the participants huddled in a group portrait of the Haifa Convention Center hosted them last three days. Closing the evening there is a big party on the beach. Who knows, maybe someone here will write about her Wikipedia entry.
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