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Wikiproject: National Parks

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Improving coverage of New Zealand’s National Parks

Update for Wikicon 2024 - Auckland

Marshall Clark

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Photo source: CC-BY-SA: Corey Parsons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tramping_or_hiking_in_Aoraki_Mount_Cook_National_Park..jpg

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The need

  • national parks are a major feature of New Zealand
  • some are UNESCO World Heritage sites
  • several are major destinations for international visitors
  • good information about the national parks is not always readily available online, or is spread across a large number of sources
  • a Wikipedia article can bring scattered information together to create a readily accessible and easy-to-navigate account that is a valuable educational resource
  • But, the Wikipedia articles are currently in a relatively poor state

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Project overview

  • Many of the articles about our National Parks are badly in need of improvement
    • This topic has been discussed in the past, but with little sustained progress
  • A collaborative project was launched in early 2024 to:
    • “significantly improve the quality of articles on our national parks, ideally to the point that they could be nominated for Good or Featured Article status”
    • The project page is : WikiProject New Zealand/National parks
    • Multiple editors are involved

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Wiki articles – in Google

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You are invited:

  • Some good progress has been made already, but more participants are needed
  • It is satisfying to improve articles about such important topics
  • The work can be really interesting – you will find out a lot about these special places
  • Assistance is available from collaborators
  • If you would like to get involved, please add your username to the project page and choose a place to start

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