Wikimedia Armenia will from now on carry on its scientific-educational and awareness raising activity in a well-arranged and technically equipped office whose opening was made possible thanks to the foundation Intellectual Renaissance.
Speaking to reporters at ceremony marking the new headquaters’ opening, the foundation’s director, Hakob Hakobyan, said that apart from the re-equipment and repairs, they also implemented different other projects aimed at encouraging the Armenian Wikipedia’s enrichment.
“The project ‘One Armenian, One Article’ was a great success in not only Armenia but also  [other countries] worldwide, and was in the headlines of different international media outlets. But it’s not all about material investments, which were admittedly essential. We saw also intellectual cooperation. And thousands of articles were posted on Armenian Wikipedia, improving our standing,” he noted.
As for the items’ quantity, Hakobyan said he knows that it now crosses the boundary of 170,000.
Speaking further, Chairman of Wikimedia Foundation Jan-Bart de Vreede described Armenia as a very active zone in terms of educating the youth on the right use of Wiki resources. He particularly hailed office’s initiative to organize Wiki camps and Wiki clubs, which he said could be a good lesson for users in other countries as well.
Director of Wikimedia Armenia Susanna Mkrtchyan said that the free online encyclopedia’s Armenian language page currently has 40,000 registered editors, of whom 600 are active users.

“Absolutely anyone can edit Wikipedia, but [reference to] sources is mandatory. Any incorrect information posted will be edited by another [user]. Any subscriber can exercise control but only administrators are allowed to block an article,” she said, calling also for journalists’ active participation in Wiki projects.