Craig Franklin Award 2023
Wikimedia Australia is pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural Craig Franklin Award.
The Craig Franklin Award recognises positive impact on the Wikimedia movement in Australia.
Wikimedia Australia has awarded Franklin Women, commending them on their More Than a Day project.
After recognising the gender imbalance present on Wikipedia, where only 19% of biographies are about women, Franklin Women ran several Wikipedia events to provide women with the knowledge and skills to edit Wikipedia.
This year they launched More Than a Day, a series of video tutorials that have empowered people around the world to edit Wikipedia.
The videos have been watched over 2000 times and have become an important resource for beginners that Wikimedia Australia have been proud to share.
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This award honours Craig Franklin, a generous and prolific Australian Wikipedian, who died in 2018. A founding member of Wikimedia Australia, Craig was a passionate advocate for volunteer and community-control of Wikimedia platforms. A business analyst and freelance music journalist by day, Craig began editing in 2004, working on the Irish (Gaelic) language Wikipedia and then English Wikipedia, where he quickly became an administrator. He participated on many committees, including many years as Treasurer of Wikimedia Australia.