Pembicaraan Pengguna:89Ruth/Surat rujukan

San Francisco, September xx, 2010

I am delighted to write this letter on behalf of Ruth Retno Dewi, to outline her significant contribution as a participant in Bebaskan Pengetahuan 2010 (Free Your Knowledge 2010), a writing competition for Indonesian Wikipedia from April 1 to June 16, 2010.

The "Bebaskan Pengetahuan 2010" (BP2010) is a three month program developed by Wikimedia Indonesia to leverage public participation to improve Indonesian language Wikipedia articles. It is a pilot project to introduce the Wikimedia mission "Free Knowledge" worldwide. The ultimate goal is to provide an open source of information for everyone. The competition targets talented young writers from universities and partners with mainstream media. By providing information and inspiring discourse, Wikimedia is hoping to promote a stronger demand for improved information and increased community participation from the local to national level.

Ruth was introduced to the program by her university's student department, participating for the competition is one of the condition to become eligible for her university's "Talent Scouting". Ruth undergo internal filtering where all interested participants need to write an essay. Later on her participation was confirm by her student department. Each university is permitted to submit no more than nine of their best students as participants to compete on behalf of the university. As one of the chosen nine, Ruth competed on behalf of the Faculty of Social and Politics majoring in Communication at University of Indonesia, Depok. According to the Project Director supervisor Siska Doviana, during her three months competition, Ruth was one of most productive and persistent participant. She also possesses a positive attitude and a strong desire to grow and improve, allowing her to respond maturely and constructively to critique.

Ruth successfully wrote 122 (one hundred and twenty-two) high quality articles within 72 days of the competition. The articles, both long and short, covers a diverse range of topics including research, social networking, organization to American Idol celebrities. Ruth's hard work culminated in the successful completion of the competition; she manages to became the top five and became one of only seventeen participants (out of an initial 90) who managed to complete the demanding three-month competition.

We would like to congratulate Ruth for her achievement and her tireless work to improve and create articles. Wikimedia wishes her happiness and success in her future endeavors.

Sincerely,

Sue Gardner

Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation