From 5 September to 26 October 2020 I (Mike Dickison, User:Giantflightlessbirds) was the West Coast Wikipedian at Large. In September I was based in Hokitika, Greymouth, and Westport and in October in Ōkārito, Franz Josef, Fox Glacier, Reefton, and Arthur's Pass, aiming to do the following:
- Work with heritage organisations such as museums and libraries to organise uploads of public-domain photos into Wikimedia Commons.
- Improve articles on iconic West Coast features, places, and people using the resources of non-profits, tourism agencies, and individual tourism operators.
- Run a public Wikipedia event in each location, where people could learn the basics of editing Wikipedia and donating photos to Commons.
- Run training for gallery, library, museum, and archives (GLAM) staff in each location – introducing them to Wikipedia, Commons, and Wikidata, and helping each develop a Wikimedia strategy for their collections.
- Give presentations to tourism organisations and operators in each area on improving Wikivoyage, making print media coverage available to Wikipedians, and donating high-quality photos to Commons.