Knowledge (XXG):Contests - Knowledge (XXG)

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Contests have also been run on various other Wikimedia projects, generally eliciting excitement and support; the Wikinews writing contest in March/April and the second German writing contest (part of the International writing contest) both attracted over 10 unusual prizes from the community to hand

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The contest should not be presented as if it was being organized, sponsored or endorsed by the WMF. This includes using the Knowledge (XXG)/WMF logos, which are trademarked and may only be used with the permission of the WMF (see

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Knowledge (XXG) has various contests from time to time -- for good writing, site and logo designs, or great images or media -- to encourage and recognize brilliant, unusual, or specially-targeted contributions.

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A contest/editathon aimed at improving the quality and quantity of coverage of Bristol, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

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An extended media contest, combining a contest for media gathered while at or en route to Wikimania, with a general contest for all content produced this year.

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that although there is no problem in general with third parties running contests on Knowledge (XXG), contest organizers should note the following:

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Organizers may wish to obtain advice on contest law before attempting to run a contest, on-wiki or elsewhere.

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model to set up a contest, based on a successful contest which produced nearly 3000 articles in one month.

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Contributors are liable for their own contributions, which include the people running such contests.

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16 days to make available biographies on 16 notable African women, in at least 16 languages

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Women in Red: translation of women's biographies from other versions of Knowledge (XXG)

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m:Learning and Evaluation/Evaluation reports/2013/On-wiki writing contests

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Rolling competition each month that awards points for improving articles

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15 days to create (at least) 15 biographies on notable African women

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For a listing of ongoing discussions and current requests, see the

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For a listing of current collaborations, tasks, and news, see the

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if you have a good idea for a contest and you can use this

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model to reduce the time it takes to set up your contest.

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Various photography competitions on Commons, including

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A coordinated contest across a number of Wikipedias.

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