Wikipedia talk:Developing Countries WikiContest

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We have access to ProQuest and newspapers.com. Where can I get past information about developing countries, since newspapers in some countries like India and Nigeria are known for promotion.

For specific countries, Latin America particularly is what i’m curious about.

Thanks, -1ctinus📝🗨 22:49, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

I mean, scholarly sources are generally ideal. Google Scholar is useful for finding open-access scholarly papers. You can also see if you qualify for Wikipedia Library. Google Books is good for getting leads on books, though I'd generally recommend seeking some way to get the full book if you intend to use it, maybe through a library of some kind. There are some resources that are specific to certain countries as well. For example, I know INEHRM publishes a lot of high-quality (Spanish-language) scholarly resources on Mexican history and that they're frequently available to the public as easily-accessibly PDFs. You could check with the relevant country's Wikiproject to see if they are aware of similarly useful sources specific to the region you're working on. Finally, if you're curious about the veracity of a specific source, you can look it up on the reliable sources noticeboard or ask about it yourself. Hope this is helpful! Spookyaki (talk) 00:26, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

WP:NPPSG has an incomplete but useful list of sources and their reliability organized by location! ... sawyer * any/all * talk 04:29, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! -1ctinus📝🗨 10:20, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Wonderful contest--can we associate wikiprojects?

This is great, as we at WP:ELIT are actively working to develop articles about electronic literature in developing countries. Could we participate as a project to list articles? Our regular editathon in July is going to focus on Indian electronic literature... @ME(hu)lit Thank youLoveElectronicLiterature (talk) 13:37, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Hey LoveElectronicLiterature, we would love to have the WikiProject participate! Thanks for bringing my attention to a medium I didn't previously know existed. I've gone ahead and left an invite message on the WikiProject talk page. What kind of contributions does your July editathon cover? All improvements to the encyclopedia are worthwhile, but the DCWC awards points only for things like DYK hooks and GA promotions (similar to the WikiCup) — the scoring page has more information. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 13:53, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for the information. I think our project would be better for a contest for the most improved stubs or start class articles. Our main article for electronic literature has been nominated for a GA, but the rest of our materials are not there yet. Our July editathon is identifying articles in the Hindi, Gujarti wikipedias that should be translated into English, and to translate our main article into those languages. LoveElectronicLiterature (talk) 15:11, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

LoveElectronicLiterature you can submit translated articles to WP:DYK if the sources have all been checked and no unsourced material is being translated over. CMD (talk) 16:08, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

I do think this is a great idea and much needed of course. But three months is way too long for a wiki contest. Even a month is pushing it in my experience.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:36, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Is there any particular reason you believe three months to be too long? It's worth noting that this contest ran last year for the same dates; from what I've read in the post-contest discussion and elsewhere, the length was not a point of concern for the contestants. The DCWC is also much shorter than the WikiCup, which lasts almost all year if you qualify for the later rounds. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 15:05, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

I personally wouldn't want to commit to three months as a contestant TS. It's a quarter of a year. These probably aren't as time consuming to run as mine but I know mine take a lot of work. I think Wikipedia would be better off doing shorter ones like this more frequently in bursts with periods of intense editing. But if 2024 was successful and the contestants are happy with the duration stick with it, article improvements are always a great thing! I guess if you're including FAs, contestants will need more time to write and get them reviewed.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:09, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Update to contest scoring

Hey everyone! This year's scoring page is now live, with a few modifications from the rules we used last year following feedback from the contestants. In short:

• Featured list submissions now award 55 points, up from 45
• All eligible article reviews now award 10 points, up from 5
• The "first-level" and "second-level" article bonuses have been removed.

Please let the coordinators know if you have any questions! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 04:09, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Papua New Guinea 50th anniversary DYKs

Hello everyone, I am working to develop one or two sets of Papua New Guinea-related WP:DYKs to run on 16 September, which marks the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinean independence. If you are writing or expanding an article related to Papua New Guinea, if it is submitted after 16 July (and ideally no later than 2 September) please let me know (or list it at WT:DYK, where hopefully I will create a talkpage section on 16 July). It will be up to the promoters to decide which hooks are used, but any others will still be able to go through the normal DYK process. Best, CMD (talk) 02:11, 26 June 2025 (UTC)