From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: June 7, 2019 at 3:30:11 AM GMT+5:30
To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: New tutorial video on submitting media via OTRS +
request for help
Reply-To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
FYI.
A.
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From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 12:58 AM
Subject: New tutorial video on submitting media via OTRS + request for help
To: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List <commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>rg>, Wikimedia
Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hello.
We have released a comprehensive tutorial video -- as one medium-length video and as
several shorter clips -- aimed at helping non-Wikimedians submit media to Wikimedia
Commons via OTRS.
This video is the result of a pilot project within the framework of the Community
Capacity Development[1] program at the Wikimedia Foundation. It was led by Asaf Bartov[2],
from the Community Development team, with the active involvement of an advisory committee
made up of experienced OTRS and Commons volunteers. The script development and video
production were done by contractor Victor Grigas[3], and reviewed by the advisory
committee.
The video is intended to be useful to OTRS agents, Commons volunteers, and Wikipedia
volunteers in various languages, for helping non-Wikimedians submit media via OTRS. It is
hoped that being able to refer people to the video, in whole or in part (to the
introduction plus a specific scenario, perhaps), would save at least some of the very
common back-and-forth correspondence many OTRS agents have to conduct with non-Wikimedian
contributors struggling to understand copyright and Commons norms.
The video is designed to be easy to translate and localize, with no speech, and a lot of
interstitials, which should facilitate preparing localized versions of the video(s).
The page describing the video, including links to the various versions, the script, and
even B-roll material, is here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Video_tutorial_on_how_to_submit_media_to_Wi…
I request your help in three ways:
1. Spread the news in your communities, and ensure your fellow volunteers are aware of
the availability of this resource.
2. Translate the video (the page itself is much less important) into your language, if
not English.
3. Provide feedback on the video, or on your use of it, ideally on-wiki, in the talk page
of the page linked above.
Thanks,
A.
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Capacity_Development
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF)
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:VGrigas_(WMF)
--
Asaf Bartov
Community Development
Wikimedia Foundation
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knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
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Asaf Bartov
Wikimedia Foundation
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all
knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
https://donate.wikimedia.org
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