Hands-on workshop on Metabase, a knowledge base for the Wikimedia movement
🎥 Session recording: [https://youtu.be/4SW50tuPs1o?t=21329](https://youtu.be/4SW50tuPs1o?t=21329)
Metabase (https://metabase.wikibase.cloud/) is a Wikibase Cloud instance created to collect and connect information about Wikimedia movement activities and resources. It is being developed as part of the Content Partnerships Hub, aimed at strengthening the capacity of the global community.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will both learn about the project, its rationale and structure, and be guided in making their first contributions.
The workshop will consist of three parts:
1\. Introductory presentation about Metabase\.
2\. Edit\-a\-thon\.
3\. Discussion about the potential of the platform\, any problems encountered\, and how different communities can contribute to and use it in their work\.
Objectives:
\* Learn what Metabase is, what it is for, and what kinds of information it stores.
\* Understand the modelling standards and notability criteria of the platform.
\* Understand the differences and similarities between Metabase and Wikidata.
\* Explore the contents of the platform using SPARQL queries.
\* Contribute to the platform with content relevant to the participants' engagement and interests.
\* Generate ideas for how different groups within the Wikimedia community can contribute to Metabase and the data.
