Wikipedia Asian Month 2015 was a multilingual article-writing contest promoting coverage of Asian topics across Wikipedia editions during November 2015.
Key Facts
- Event duration
- November 2015 (UTC)
- Contribution deadline
- December 3, 2015 (UTC)
- Minimum expansion (bytes)
- 2000 bytes
- Minimum expansion (words)
- ~300 words
- Article requirement threshold
- 4 articles for borderline cases to count
By the Numbers
Cause → Event → Consequence
Interest in expanding Asian-topic coverage on Wikipedia across multiple language editions motivated volunteer organizers to create a structured, competitive editing event. The contest aimed to address gaps in coverage of Asian cultures, history, and geography within the global Wikipedia community.
Wikipedia Asian Month 2015 ran throughout November 2015, inviting participants across language editions to write or significantly expand articles on Asian topics. Organizers reviewed submissions against defined criteria, including minimum length thresholds, and marked articles as accepted, rejected, or pending.
Participants were granted an additional grace period until December 3, 2015 to attribute their November contributions. The event established procedural norms—such as byte and word count requirements and a multi-status review system—that informed subsequent annual iterations of Wikipedia Asian Month.