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Group photo for WikiGotong-Royong @ Sunway College

Wikipedia Selangor Meetup 8 was the 8th meetup in Selangor, Malaysia. The meetup was held on:

  • Date: Tuesday, 21 November 2023
  • Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Sunway College & Stylo Fashion Design Technology Hub, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Event: WikiGotong-Royong @ Sunway College
  • Medium of communication: English
  • Wikimedia project related: Wikimedia Commons

Things to bring

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  • Laptop, smartphone, and/or Camera

Participants

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The results of the editathon can be found on Outreach Dashboard.

Trainers

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Attendees

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Topics of discussion

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  • Wikipedia & Wikimedia Commons
  • Fashion-related information in Wikipedia

Minutes of meeting

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  • The event began with an introductory speech and words of encouragement by Mr Robert Lejon, First Secretary, Deputy Head of Mission, Economic & Political Affairs, Embassy of Sweden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Tofeiku started the workshop by explaining about Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects through presentation slides. He explained that topics on fashion may be an under-looked area in Wikipedia for article creation, especially in the Malay Wikipedia.
  • Ultron90 continued by teaching the participants on how to create Wikimedia accounts and how to edit as well as translate articles on Wikipedia.
  • Zahirulnukman took photos of the event and aided the participants in creating accounts.
  • Steps on how to upload photos were also taught to the participants as well as explanations on Wikimedia Commons-based competitions, which piqued the interest of many participants.
  • The participants were keen to learn on how to cite journal articles on Wikipedia to improve the quality of information being written in the Wikipedia articles.

Transportation

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Public transport

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TBA

Self driving

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- Key-in Sunway College in Waze or Google Map

Disability access

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TBA

See also

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