Wikimania 2024

My cycling and Wikipedia journey (from images on Commons to riding bicycle to Katowice)
08-07, 16:30–16:55 (Poland), Istanbul (10)
Language: English

I want to share my volunteer experience using my hobby (cycling) into Wikimedia projects, as taking images, researching places, visiting remote locations, which resulted into creation of the Veloexpeditions (=velo means bicycle) in Macedonia.


I would like to present that even our hobbies can turned into valuable opportunities for Wikipedia/Wikimedia, and thus although that day we are spending our free time doing something else, we can still contribute to our Wikimedia projects.

Promoting outdoor activities as essential to our projects, my research skills, and what that brings to Macedonian Wikipedia.

Session recording: https://youtu.be/j4jFqkG8iHg?t=24206


How does your session relate to the event themes: Collaboration of the Open?*

Apart from adding images on Commons, creating items on Wikidata, writing articles on Wikipedia, I use .gpx files from my bicycle rides to create new roads/paths on OpenStreetMaps.

What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?*

Everyone can participate in this session

How do you plan to deliver this session?*

Onsite in Katowice

What other themes or topics does your session fit into? Please choose from the list of tags below.

Storytelling

See also: Slides for the session

Passionate cyclist and Wikipedian from 2010

currently Program Officer at Wikimedia CEE Hub

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