On Not Found On

• presentation flow:
• (30-40 min:)
• Intro JFTR
• What do we do
• How do we do it
• Why do we do it
• General introduction to what is out of balance on Wikipedia Loraine-pres
• What is a Wiki → tool
• wiki that is not wikipedia
• What is an encyclopedia
• What does this mean for Wikipedia
• examples of jftr workshops
• (45 min:)
• Examples from our experience of structural problems:
• Wiki Africa  http://www.wikiafrica.org
•  Tabita Rezaire- - - https://vimeo.com/114353901 better link
•  – wikipedia is language based and publication-based

Consider we did not make an effort to find a way to include oral sources when we write history, and think of these numbers: 
*- The total production of books in all languages from the UK, South Africa and India in 2005:
*UK: 161,000 books / 60 million people
*South Africa: 6100 books / 48 million people
*India: 97,000 books / 1100 million people
*If we were to measure books produced in 2005 per person per country, the comparison is more stark:
*UK: 1 book per 372 people
*South Africa: 1 book per 7869 people
*India: 1 book per 11,371 people

• Femicide - - - Neutrality as a place with no rules – publishing political content faces a much higher threshold
• Queer an feminist archives 
• Greenham Commons 
• http://www.yourgreenham.co.uk/#songs
• Dream collecting 
• BAL
• http://justfortherecord.space/owncloud/index.php/s/TUkvRlvlM61SgfZ
• http://justfortherecord.space/owncloud/index.php/s/mIkN302gjr1hCyH
• Questions/Round off:
• futurism
• 10 dimensions of social movement organisations, in particular feminist ones -  a comparative research by Patricia Martin
  • Ideology, Values, Goals, Outcomes, Funding Circumstances, Structure, Practices, Members and Membership, Scope and Scale, External Relationship.
• http://justfortherecord.space/owncloud/index.php/s/9DaT3xDTIs2R1Dx

Meeting Aay 27th of february

Sarah Magnan and Mia Melvær from Just for the Record will

Just for the Record presentation 



Bio:
Just For The Record is a collective addressing how gender is represented in new media and writing/publishing tools like the Wikipedia platform, and what influence this has on the way history is recorded, written, read and shouted. Through a series of events and workshops, Just For The Record has been analysing and interacting with this platform from different angles, proposing collective editing moments called edit-a-thons and working to empower its participants to rewrite history from a more diverse point of view. Just For The Record is a project initiated in 2015 by Myriam Arseneault-Goulet, Loraine Furter, Sarah Magnan and Mia Melvær. 



Things to check with Aay:

Program of the day
Length of the talk - 1,5
Name of the talk/presentation (workshop) 



Notes on content: 

Introducing ourselves

Talking about the structure of Wikipedia

• Generally, what is the platform
• What is an encyclopedia
• What is a Wiki
• ↡↡
• What has in our opinion shaped Wikipedia into what it is today

Structuring otherwise: Imagining other possibilities and other futures
Examples ...
Open questions ...

Could you just hack Wikipedia - certain things it allows
Examples of other projects that work from other angles

the culture of the discussions


Event at Worm Friday night
-  check keys

• https://worm.org/projects/not-found-on/
• Public - Description 

• It is time to question how/where we gather our knowledge and who gets to create knowledge and 'facts'. Feminist, Queer and intersectionally focused performance, video, film and spaces are sites of knowledge creation by continuing to questioning both how we live and how we could live differently. Due to the often precarious and transitory nature of these projects they have a great need to be recorded in the public domain, yet struggle to fulfill the criteria for existing open source structures such as Wikipedia. Wikipedia offers the illusion of inclusion, whilst maintaining normative patriarchal concepts of knowledge creation (via referencing structures) and system biases (predominantly male contributors). Why have certain types of knowledge been marginalised from contemporary online encyclopedias? How can we use artistic strategies to address this? 
• Not Found On's aim is to create a wiki platform and to develop a tool kit for feminist, queer and intersectional projects, artists, curators, spaces and publications. The platform will function as free, editable resource and a space to question what knowledge is created by artistic practice/how can they be recorded in relation to each other as a valuable resource. Developing a publication for in real life (IRL) workshops to encourage greater participation in archiving our own artistic communities. 
• The project will start with events on the 8th/ 9th March as part of the International Womens Day program at WORM. Friday 8th March night there will be a playfulpublic workshop to introduce Not Found On principles as part of the 'Bodies Of Knowledge' program. On Saturday 9th March there is a closed research group featuring workshop by collective Just For The Record and discussion session with diverse arts professionals. A further series of 'Not Found On' public feedback moments will happen between April - June 2019.
• If you are interested in the project please get in touch with Aay Liparoto via info@aliparoto.com 
• Outline  9/03/2019: 
• Bodies of Knowledge  @ Worm  ( 10 - 4/5pm )

• Rae & Aay  Hosting, 10/12 people ( artists, wiki, ethnography and art publishers )
• Elements of the Day - 
• Introducing Not Found On - A search for a structure to record Feminist and Queer artist practice online 
• JFTR  2 hour workshop - Intro Wikipedia structure, issues of accessibility and biases (notability, ect) 
• Discussion and collective speculation on what a potential wiki for Feminist and Queer arts could be like? Looking at existing DIY strategies, archives, structures, issues of exclusion and need/desire to record. 
• The day will be accompanied by a series of food interventions ( Potentially in collaboration with Eat Art Collective ) 
• Participants 
  • • Aay - Lead Artist 
    • Worm -  Rae Parnell- Program organiser /  Media Archivist 
    • Frederic - Production / Finances  / 
    • Just For the Record - Guest experts / Workshop leaders /
    • Publication Studio - Design (?)  / Printing & Distribution / Series Launch 
    • Web Design - Cristina Cochior
    • Think Tank - Still to be decided (Invite are not yet sent we are awaiting your confirmation to begin) 
    • Current list of potetial invitees:  Lorena Guan, Liz Allen, Cristina Cochior,  Malik Nashad Sharpe, Julius Thissen, Olave Basabose (more names to come)

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• These projects and spaces are often in precarious situations due to lack of funding so they have a great need to be recorded in the public domain now, yet struggle to fulfill the criteria for existing open source structures such as Wikipedia.
• Things to consider first:
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• Shape of event - in relation to collective work vs. one-on-one follow-up 
• Potential Dates 9/10 March or 23/24th March at Worm Rotterdam  
• Can any either of these weekends work? 
• In the last days I have been having meetings and research in Michigan and am updating last min for your meeting today. Aims are become more clear although very much in flux. Whilst i hope this can clarify some things, we are well aware that it is also throughs up more questions. Please do direct them at us. 

• Collective work 
• The focus of the weekend would be collect information/ ideas /input to create the platform. Looking at how wikipedia policies of 'No original research' and validating systems function. What the difficulties and boundaries in writing certain types knowledge into wikipedia are. Reflecting on the barriers and strategies to counteract this, and the need for an alterantive space. Problematics whether you can allow access to original research and still maintain quality? Questioning how can this platform can translate into future wikipedia articles?  How could this network function?  What do we need/want recorded? How can we achieve this? How can the platform be visible? Whilst starting from feminist and queer performance as sites of knowledge creation. How can this be applicable to a broader spectrum of DIY and grassroots organizations. 
• Two weeks ago I thought to have the editing session a second day focus however it seems more logical to use the an editing session as a introduction to better facilitate the further discussion. Focused around wiki why, how, its power and limitations. 
• Outline  6/11: 
• 1 Day - Workshop/ Symposium (weekend day) @ Worm 
• Rae & Aay  hosting, 12 experts - ( artists, tech, ethnography and activism ) & select public 
• Opening Intro 
• Morning -  JFTR led Wiki editing Intro and editing Workshop 
• Afternoon  -  Discussion led around the platform function and relationship to wikipedia
• 2nd  Day - Design Workshop ( Maybe next day  or another weekend)
• Need useage, structure, Testing strategies, Biases and barriers
• Number of people (?)  
• JFTR Role -
• JFTR are  invited as experts to run wikipedia editing session and participate the platform theorizing and discussion with fellow experts. (Currently 1 day).  
• I am yet unsure of the level of prior work, I need more information about how you function to discuss with greater competence.  This also depends to what extent you would wish to be involved in the development, and  how we see our convegences of common goals.  
• Currently we would imagine some additional time post weekend time for collation and editing of starergy. 
• If achieved this platform could further our aims of greater participation and recording now the project has some resources and hopefully the leverage to reach a wider audience. I would be interested in talking to you further about JFTR’s goals.
• One to One follow is up is something that I would undertake with experts and public in the on going development of project. 
• 2.                 Not waiting too long to clarify what will be the use of the website in terms of what is needed 
• The platform aim is to allow communities to document spaces, projects, publications... ect. in concrete, consistent and guided way, (much like wikipedia).  Focusing on creating a network of entries documenting the current and emergining art, feminist, LGBT, DIY networks, whilst heavily referencing back to wikipedia.  The aim would be to look at the barriers presents in wikipedia and access how we could adapt these regulations whilst maintaining a quality resource. Allowing space for original research' and 'primary sources'.
• Whilst my primary focus and thought outs came to this in relation to  performance based research, this format would work well to document all sorts of DIY, self organised groups which do not as yet reach the standards set up wikipedia, but are established enough to warrant public record.
•  What has become far more clear is that the March workshop weekend places the form and function of the platform and at its heart. Directly involving the proposed users at the heart of the process. 
• Initial starting point: 
• 3 Sections - 
• 1. Strategy guide to writing / encouraging diverse wikipedia writers / guide to writing into 'Not Found On' Platform
• 2. Entries sections for feminist and queer: spaces, publications, publishers, activists, artists, projects, which people can add/edit into. 
• 3. 'Original Research' Expanded context related to the entries that do not fit  - Publications series on print on demand 
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• **Is miam@osp.kitchen the best place to direct inquiries? We have held off contact till we have a claerer idae of what the process will be and to be better able to establish the projects fit. **

• Questions for JFTR
• What is this for? If it is meant for publishing then we would like to revisit these ansers. ** for me to better understand your process
• 1 . What resources have you created to encourage/guide participation?
• We have created some practical tools and quite some material that we use, such as :
• A Fact Sheet
• Our version of the Wikipedia Cheat Sheet
• Our Resource pages - to be found on our Meetup page on Wikipedia
• A cadavre exquis type exercise for younger participants. 
• Graphs and visuals
• Texts
• etc
• Currently we are also developing our own toolkit/recipe that we activate through collective cooking events.
• 2 . What is your current objective for these resources? ie. workshops, publication .... 
• Currently they are made based on what we find useful and fun during our workshops. We are interested in bringing it forward to publications in the future, but in due time when it is ready.
• 3. Do you have videos of your workshops?
• Yes, not of all, but video or audio of most of them. If you look at the list of events here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/justfortherecord/Events you can let us know if there is a specific one your are interested in. 
• Thank you I would love to see these if possible. This is only to watch/listen personally to asses the integration of elements the weekend and with your permission to look at with Rae and Frederic. 
• -Relocation : Queer and Feminist Archives
• -Gender-neutral writing
• -Art+Feminism 2017
• 4. How closely do you follow through the guides created by Art+Feminism? What do differently (if anything) ?
• As our events are very topic-specific and about structural analyse of Wikipedia we mostly have to adapt our sessions to the topic at hand. I would say the Art + Feminism guides has given us a good base-line for feminist editing, but we often look into very different things than just creating biographies about women artists. From for example looking at how many pages are automatically redirected from female to male words to looking into the role of bots and human-algorithmic collaboration, to trying to map out the architecture of the collective writing spaces and how the different "rooms" are experienced. 
• Specifically for editing sessions, we recently wrote this little page of tips and tricks for Rosa who wants to start hosting editathons. It's a collection pad of things we pick up on the way that is useful for brand new users:
• https://pad.constantvzw.org/p/jftr-wikitips
• Thank you this was useful to understand 

• 5. What do you consider a successful session?
• A good energy, a good mood and that people are active and discuss together. The edit-count is irrelevant as we focus on qualitative editing and not quantative, or on analyse of how the platform functions and how that correlates or not to the society we live in. 

• 6.Have you worked around examining biases in the structure of wikipedia? 
• Yes, that is what we do. We are not so focused on the singular content, but the founding of Just for the Record was with the aim to take time to look into how the structure of Wikipedia created these biases. 
• Of course, I did not make my question spefic enough I will re-formulate but after I watch the videos as maybe it will be anwered by seeing you function. 
• Text For WORM Website to review & approve: 
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• The text is a slightly alteraltered version of the text the stimulerings fund wrote based on my application. Feel free to add in..how you would be prefered to be defined.

• It is very important to ask ourselves how and from where we get our knowledge from, and who determines (the testing of) the knowledge. The project questions how open source structures such as Wikipedia create the illusion of inclusiveness, while in reality these platforms and their content is a male-dominated creative process. As a result, various strategies of feminists and queers communities experience difficulties to meet the current criteria of the open source structures. 
• 'Not Found On' project initiator Aay Liparoto focus is on organizing a number of writing workshops with a diverse group of artists and activists to respond to these issues. These will take place in March 2019 at WORM Rotterdam including an editing workshop with the collective Just for the Record (with link). 
  • (Mia) in collaboration or "under the advice of" etc.  - To define our role. - I would suggest that we state 'workshop with' as a distinct action. Of course the project with be under the advice of all the experts, does this work for you? 
• The projects seeks to develop the ‘Not Found On’ platform to support and encourage greater inclusion with a) A ‘how to guide’ for publishing on Wikipedia, b) Entries pages for queer and feminist communities c) ‘Not Found On’ Pocket book publication series in collaboration with Publication Studio Rotterdam.