User:Sandaru/Project Eclipse: Wikidata Outreach Project

Project Eclipse

 * Public URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vkj8d9q8WiVe2GZ2wkcIwVOLdDr3KaGjxa0V3mIo484
 * Bugzilla report: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61991
 * Announcement: (link to the announcement of your proposal at the wikitech-l mailing list.

Name and contact information

 * Name : Dinu Kumarasiri :
 * Email : sandarumk@gmail.com :
 * IRC or IM networks/handle(s) : sandaru :
 * Location : Colombo, Sri lanka :
 * Typical working hours : whenever I can ;) :

Synopsis
The main idea of this project is to make people more aware of Wikidata and increase the number of contributors. This can be done using an social media campaign. But when the new comers join we should have a proper set of documentation with guided tours ( using guided tours extension is discussed in the project chat of wikidata already). Project Eclipse will give priority to developing a set of getting started guides and completing existing documentation in a structured way. After the documentation is ready at a certain state we can start our social media campaign to spread the word about Wikidata.
 * Possible mentors : Lydia Pintscher :

About you

 * Education completed or in progress :
 * How did you hear about this program? :
 * How did you hear about this program? :


 * Will you have any other time commitments, such as school work, another job, planned vacation, etc., during the duration of the program?



Past experience

 * Please describe your experience with any other FOSS projects as a user and as a contributor:
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 * Please describe any relevant projects that you have worked on previously and what knowledge you gained from working on them (include links):


 * What project(s) are you interested in (these can be in the same or different organizations)?