Wikipedia

Mike Dickison’s advise to people looking to have a Wikipedia article written about some company, organisation or person

Ten years ago I was press accredited for the International Film Festival Rotterdam for the first time. The result: many Wikipedia articles with quality photographs

Five years ago, the COVID pandemic began—an event that, for many, is now a thing of the past. But behind the statistics are people and stories that should not be forgotten. That’s why I set out to create a lasting memorial by adding the data of 1,000 American COVID victims to Wikidata. This project demonstrates how data can help document lives and reveal connections—from birthplaces to occupations, from family relationships to final resting places.

Photos on Wikipedia are not always the most flattering. In this post I will explain what requirements must be met for a photo to be usable on Wikipedia and how you can quickly change your photo by hiring me!

At Wikimania 2024, I collaborated with fellow Wikipedians, including Rev. Cary Bass-Deschênes and Josh Lim, to tackle a long-standing issue: the lack of freely licensed photos for Catholic archbishops on Wikipedia. Using ChatGPT and SPARQL, we refined a query to identify how many archbishops with Wikipedia articles still lack images.

Fatboy Slim’s role models in the video clip Role Model, now available on Wikidata thanks to my hobby project

I was awarded my second WikiUil for Wikipedia illustration and took 4th in the writing contest. Proud to share the news!

As part of Women’s History Month the Wikimedia Foundation featured an interview with me on their Medium blog about my work contributing to the Wikimedia projects over the last decade. Read the full interview on their blog.

I’m proud to announce to have been awarded the 2019 WikiOwl by the Dutch Wikipedia community for my work finding and creating material with which to illustrate Wikipedia articles