Wikipedia:Feminism and Folklore 2024

Feminism and Folklore is an international writing contest organized at Wikipedia annually in the month of February and March to document folk cultures and women in folklore in different regions of the world on Wikipedia. This project is the Wikipedia edition of the photography campaign Wiki Loves Folklore (WLF) which is organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore traditions around the world.

The basic aim of the competition is to collect articles on human cultural diversity in the worldwide free encyclopedia Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects. This year we focus on the emphasizing feminism, women biographies, and gender-focused topics within the broader theme of Wiki Loves Folklore. The project aims to address gender gaps on Wikipedia by exploring the dynamic intersection of folk culture and diverse gender perspectives.

Since 2019, we have added a multilingual Wikipedian contest to the Commons contest and chosen to place the project on meta allowing interwikis, inter-lingual and inter-project cooperation, to foster the true aspect of our global wiki loves movement. The articles provided must match the theme, which means that most users will be able to find several pertaining subjects close to the theme, whether festivals, dances, cuisine, clothing, or daily life routine emphasizing on folk culture of that area. You are free to choose an article from our working list or pick up a topic of your own provided it is in relation to the main theme and focusing on closing the gender gap. Intangible cultural heritage has different meanings for different groups thus it looks at enhancing content, helps with intercultural dialogue, and encourages mutual respect for other ways of life. It also brings forth cultural diversity knowledge for user consumption.

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Results

Timeline[change source]

1 February 2024 00:01 UTC – 31 March 2024 11:59 UTC

Theme[change source]

This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-centric topics, incorporating a Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap emphasis and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.

Folklore Participants are encouraged to explore a myriad of folklore topics from around the world. The scope includes, but is not limited to, folk festivals, dances, music, activities, games, cuisine, traditional wear, fairy tales, plays, arts, religion, mythology, and more. Contributors have the opportunity to delve into the rich tapestry of global traditions, capturing the essence of intangible cultural heritage.

Women in Folklore This theme expands the narrative to spotlight the often-overlooked contributions of women and queer individuals in folk culture. Participants can explore the stories of folk artists, dancers, singers, musicians, game athletes, and delve into the portrayal of women in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. Topics may include women warriors, witches, and examinations of gender roles within the rich fabric of folklore.

Rules and guidelines[change source]

The expanded or new article should have a minimum 4000 bytes and/or 400 words.
The article should not be badly machine translated.
The article should be expanded or created between 1 February and March 31.
The article should be within the theme of feminism and folklore. (Articles will be accepted if it either belongs to Folklore or Feminism.)
The article must not be an Orphan.
There should be no copyright violations and notability issues and the article should have proper references as per local Wikipedia policies.
If you face any issue in submitting articles by logging in the fountain tool, please add Template:FNF2024 in your article's talk page. It will automatically add the article in the fountain tool.

Prizes[change source]

International prizes[change source]

Prizes for top contributors globally (most articles):

1st prize: – 300 USD
2nd prize: – 200 USD
3rd prize: – 100 USD
Consolation top 10 winners: – 50 USD

Prizes will be given in Gift voucher/coupons

Organiser(s)[change source]

Haoreima

Jury member(s)[change source]

Participants[change source]

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Reports of the event[change source]

1st week of February, 2024

There are three participants, User:Cyber.Eyes.2005, User:Ayesha46 and User:Tamanpreet Kaur, submitting equal number of articles, i.e. 8 each. But still there's a lot of time. Let's see who will edge whom? @User:Darkfrog24 What do you say regarding this? :-) --Haoreima (talk) 15:23, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I say congratulations to our intrepid participants. Upon first look, I'm seeing strong choices of topic. Darkfrog24 (talk) 22:33, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2nd week of February, 2024

User:Cyber.Eyes.2005 is in the forward position as of now, having 19 articles created, followed by User:Ayesha46, with the creation of 11 articles, and User:Tamanpreet Kaur, having 8. Please gear up a little more, guys! :-) --Haoreima (talk) 16:25, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm starting to read and give preliminary evaluations to articles I see. So far, the biggest problem I'm finding is not enough simplification. It also looks like at least some participants aren't marking their translations as originally written by other people. I did the same thing when I was new here. I've explained WP:TA on the project talk page. Let's give our Simple English readers some great material and our colleagues on other wikis credit for all their work! Darkfrog24 (talk) 22:35, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

3rd week of February, 2024

There are currently over forty articles listed as entries. Congratulations to all participants on this shared achievement! However, although a few of these articles have already been scored, there is a shared problem: Many of the contest entries are not in Simple English. Some have even been deleted as too complex for this Wikipedia's intended reader base. Speaking solely for myself, I believe all entrants would have higher final scores if they focus on simplifying existing entries rather than writing new ones. Writing in simple English is hard to do and takes practice. I BELIEVE IN YOU. Darkfrog24 (talk) 00:47, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I feel the same. I believe that they will simplify the submitted articles to meet the guidelines. Haoreima (talk) 16:50, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

4th week of February, 2024

Happy to see the progress being made, almost halfway into the contest! These last few days, we have seen only a few articles being developed by our participants. I am looking forward to witness the achievements of all of you contestants, User:Cyber.Eyes.2005, User:Ayesha46 and User:Tamanpreet Kaur! Cheers! :-) --Haoreima (talk) 05:45, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've been continuing with my preliminary evaluations. A word on simplification: Sometimes writing in Simple English means making the text longer, using a greater number of simple words to replace a single complex word. SEWP insists on marking them as "translations" for a reason. Contributors are allowed to translate. It's understood that something might be lost. It's understood that two different Wikieditors might translate the same original text two different ways. You are not merely allowed to use your own judgment; it is what is wanted. The other wikis require translation into encyclopedic tone from whatever tone the source used. Same idea.

I realize I've neglected to say this, but until the end of the writing period, the only score I give any articles is "accept." If I think the article is borderline or rejectable, I wait. All contestants have up until the very last minute to make improvements. Darkfrog24 (talk) 21:27, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

3rd week of March, 2024

I am continuing with the preliminary review of articles. During the past month and a half, I have had fruitful conversations with our participants, who appear to have increased their skill in simple English writing. But there is one issue that we haven't discussed much: Orphan status. An article is a non-orphan if there are more than a few links to that article from other articles. I noticed that many articles drafted early in the contest had a large number of links, often more than one to the same article, going out. It occurred to me today that perhaps one or more participants had gotten it backwards. 1) Only link to another article once. 2) Go to relevant related articles and add links to your entry articles. For example, the article Indonesia links to the contest entry Gandrung. In unrelated advice to contestants simplifying their entries, changing passive voice to active voice saying who performed the action ("It is believed that..." to "People in India's northern provinces believe...") is one way to make English writing simpler. Darkfrog24 (talk) 23:09, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Final days of entry period

Congratulations contestants! On these last two full days of the entry period, de-orphan those articles, triage which existing entries you choose to improve, enjoy a happy Easter if you celebrate, and feel proud of making the Simple English Wikipedia a more folkloric and egalitarian site! Darkfrog24 (talk) 00:42, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Any suggested articles[change source]

Please add it here:

Articles about food and recipes from folk cultures
Articles about folk music
Articles about women warriors in folklore
Articles about female folk creatures

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