Wikimania 2024

Kevin Payravi

Kevin Payravi (User:SuperHamster) is a software engineer from Dallas, Texas, and has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2007. In addition to day-to-day editing, Kevin has developed a number of tools to help wiki readers and editors, including Cite Unseen, View it!, and Indie Wiki Buddy. He also serves on the Board of Wikimedia DC and as an organizer for the Ohio Wikimedians User Group. Each year, he helps organize WikiConference North America and Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States.


Sessions

08-08
13:30
40min
View it! Tool: Utilizing Structured Data on Commons for Image Discovery
JamieF, Kevin Payravi

View it! is a suit of media search tools to show Wikimedia users (both editors and readers) Wikimedia Commons depicting - or otherwise related to- the article they are viewing. We will demonstrate how to install View it! and use it's functionality to add images across Wikimedia projects and discuss functionality and language localization.

Technology
Ohrid (9)(interpretation)
08-09
14:00
55min
WikiPortraits: Transforming the Wikipedia photo desert into a green oasis
Kevin Payravi, Jennifer 8. Lee, Andrew Lih

This session discusses the role of high-quality portrait photos in enriching Wikimedia Commons and augmenting Wikipedia articles and Wikidata items. We'll cover the complexities of mass-scale portrait photography at events, including challenges such as obtaining press credentials, release/consent, and licensing. By reviewing projects such as WikiPortraits Studios in North America and Festivalsommer in Germany, we hope to enrich your understanding of open media, and how you can bring similar initiatives to your community.

Partnerships
Warsaw (20+24)(interpretation)