Nataev

Nodir Ataev

Founder, Wikimedians of the Uzbek Language User Group

It was only a little thing to do, and no trouble; and it's the little things that smoothes people's roads the most, down here below. — Huckleberry Finn in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1884) purge

About me

I am Nodir from Kyrgyzstan. Currently I am a PhD student in the Global Development Studies program at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada.

I received a Specialist Diploma in management (2011) from the Alatoo International University in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and a Master of Arts degree in economic policy (2013) from Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. I have ten years' experience in the development aid sector, having worked for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), ACTED, and Family Health International 360 (FHI 360).

When I'm not editing, you are likely to find me playing guitar (and sharing what I learn with others), watching my favorite movies and shows (and compiling film and TV show vocabularies for learners of English), or reading books.

My work

I have been contributing to Wikimedia projects since 2009. I am primarily active on the English, Russian, Turkish, and Uzbek Wikipedias, as well as on Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. I also assist in translating and localizing WMF projects, particularly through translatewiki.net. In particular, I fully translated Wikimedia Statistics into Uzbek.

In 2020, I founded the Wikimedians of the Uzbek Language User Group. Since 2022 I have served as a member of the CEE and Central Asia Committee.

I established Uzbek Wikipedia's Telegram, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube pages and also co-administer its Facebook page. For the YouTube channel I have recorded professionally edited video lessons on contributing to wiki projects.

Disclaimer: Comments by this account represent my personal positions and are not made in an official capacity unless stated otherwise

Contact me

ataevnodir at gmail dot com

User language

uz-N	Bu foydalanuvchining ona tili oʻzbek tilidir.

en-5	This user has professional knowledge of English.

ru-4	Этот участник владеет русским языком почти как родным.

tr-3	Bu kullanıcı ileri seviyede Türkçe bilir.

ky-2	Бул колдонуучу кыргыз тилин орто деңгээлде билет.

fr-1	cet·te utilisateur·rice dispose de connaissances de base en français.

Timeline

20 September 2009 – joined Wikipedia while studying as an exchange student at Carroll College (my email address was nataev@carroll.edu, hence the username)
21 September 2009 – made my first edit on the English Wikipedia
22 September 2011 – made my first edit on the Uzbek Wikipedia
18 November 2011 – made my first edit on the Russian Wikipedia
8 December 2011‎ – uploaded my first photo to Wikimedia Commons
17 January 2012 – made my first edit on the Turkish Wikipedia
3 July 2012 – became an administrator on the Uzbek Wikipedia
12–15 July 2012 – attended Wikimania 2012 in Washington, D.C., on a scholarship from the WMF
25 January 2013 – made my first edit on Wikidata
6 February 2014 – launched the OzodWiki project in partnership with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
6–10 August 2014 – attended Wikimania 2014 in London, UK, on a scholarship from the WMF
4 April 2016 – became a bureaucrat on the Uzbek Wikipedia
21–28 June 2016 – attended Wikimania 2016 in Esino-Lario, Italy, on a scholarship from the WMF
6 October 2016 – completed the 100wikidays challenge on the Uzbek Wikipedia (created articles on 100 books that I've read)
24 February 2017 – completed the 100wikiworkdays challenge (own idea inspired by 100wikidays) on the Uzbek Wikipedia (created articles on another 100 books that I've read)
18–22 July 2018 – attended Wikimania 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa, on a scholarship from the WMF
14–18 August 2019 – attended Wikimania 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden, on a scholarship from the WMF
17 May 2020 – organized an online meeting with active contributors to the Uzbek Wikipedia to discuss establishing a user group for Uzbek-speaking Wikimedians
5 June 2020 – launched the @uzbekwikipedia Telegram channel
28 August 2020 – created the Meta page of the Wikimedians of the Uzbek Language User Group
20 September 2020 – applied to the WMF Affiliations Committee on behalf of the Wikimedians of the Uzbek Language User Group to seek recognition as an affiliate (which was granted on 4 December 2020)
31 December 2020 – completed the Wikipedia Book Month challenge on the Uzbek Wikipedia (created articles on 31 books)
20 April 2021 – launched the @uzwiki YouTube channel
15 November 2021 – became a member of the Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia Committee
5 May 2022 – became an interface administrator on the Uzbek Wikipedia
13 May 2022 – took part in a press conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to announce the WikiStipendiya edit-a-thon in partnership with the Youth Affairs Agency of Uzbekistan
30 June 2022 – briefed the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the state of the Uzbek Wikipedia and the WikiStipendiya edit-a-thon
1–7 August 2022 – took part in the WikiOromgoh wikicamp organized within the framework of the WikiStipendiya edit-a-thon in Boʻstonliq, Uzbekistan
2 September 2022 – launched the @wikicentralasia Telegram group
14–16 October 2022 – took part in Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2022 in Ohrid, North Macedonia, with funding from the Youth Affairs Agency of Uzbekistan
21–23 October 2022 – took part in Wikidata Trainings For Turkic Wikimedians 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey, on a scholarship from Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey
6 December 2022 – completed the 200wikidays challenge (created articles on my favorite songs in English, Russian, and Uzbek (in that strict order))
26 December 2022 – performed an original spoof song on Wikipedia (possibly the first song dedicated to Wikipedia) at the WikiStipendiya Awards Ceremony in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
30 May 2023 – took part in a press conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to announce the second phase of the WikiStipendiya edit-a-thon in partnership with the Youth Affairs Agency of Uzbekistan
1–2 June 2023 – took part in the Namangan WikiTour organized within the framework of the WikiStipendiya edit-a-thon
25–27 July 2023 – took part in the Bukhara WikiTour organized within the framework of the WikiStipendiya edit-a-thon
28–29 July 2023 – took part in the Navoiy WikiTour organized within the framework of the WikiStipendiya edit-a-thon
16–19 August 2023 – attended Wikimania 2023 in Singapore on a scholarship from the WMF
16 November 2023 – launched the @uzwiki X (Twitter) page
21 December 2023 – 25 March 2024 – served on the Wikimania 2024 Scholarship Committee
19–22 September 2024 – took part in Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey
3–6 October 2024 – took part in WikiConference North America 2024 in Indianapolis, US
9 April 2025 – voluntarily relinquished my administrator, bureaucrat, and interface administrator rights on the Uzbek Wikipedia
9 April 2025 – launched the Discord server of the Wikimedians of the Uzbek Language User Group
October 2024–May 2025 – served on the COT for Central Asian WikiCon 2025

Articles, blogs, and interviews

Articles and blogs

Atayev, Nodir (17 February 2012). "Blog: Vikipediya ishonchlimi?". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Atayev, Nodir (2 October 2012). "Blog: Oʻzbekcha Vikipediya rivojlanmoqda, biroq...". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Атаев, Нодир (3 October 2012). "Ўзбекча Википедия ривожланмоқда". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Отаев, Нодир (15 August 2017). "Қайси бири тўғри: O'zbekiston, O’zbekiston, O`zbekiston ёки Oʻzbekiston?". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Otayev, Nodir (16 August 2017). "Qaysi biri to‘g‘ri: O'zbekiston, O’zbekiston, O`zbekiston yoki Oʻzbekiston?". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Атаев, Нодир (13 July 2023). "Как я посетил 6 конференций Википедии и познакомился с его основателем". Limon (in Russian).
Nataev (24 October 2024). "The Power of Wikimedia Conferences". Diff.
Nataev (25 April 2025). "The First-Ever Central Asian WikiCon: A Historic Gathering in Tashkent". Diff.

Co-authored

Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (19 February 2014). "Ўзбекча Википедия “Евромайдон”ни ёритишга улгурмаяпти". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (7 March 2014). "Қрим бўҳронини Ўзбекча Википедия ҳам диққат билан кузатмоқда". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (13 February 2014). "Ўзбекистонлик Ге Олимпиаданинг 13 февралдаги мусобақаларида қатнашади". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (20 March 2014). "Россия Қримни “қўшиб олдими” ёки “аннексия” қилдими?". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (10 April 2014). "OzodWiki Ўзбекча Википедияга ташрифларни 300%га оширди". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Usmon, Sarvar; Otayev, Nodir (11 April 2014). "OzodWiki O‘zbekcha Vikipediyaga tashriflarni 300%ga oshirdi". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (11 April 2014). "Ўзбекча Википедиянинг "Биометрик паспорти" яроқсиз бўлиб чиқди". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (16 October 2014). "Эболадан эҳтиёт бўлинг, ўлдиради!". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Usmon, Sarvar; Otayev, Nodir (17 October 2014). "Eboladan ehtiyot bo‘ling, o‘ldiradi!". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (6 November 2014). "OzodWiki: Жиҳод нима?". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (4 December 2014). "OzodWiki Ўзбекистонда ишга яроқли аҳолининг қарийб 40 фоизи ишсиз!". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Usmon, Sarvar; Otayev, Nodir (5 December 2014). "OzodWiki O‘zbekistonda ishga yaroqli aholining qariyb 40 foizi ishsiz!". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (23 April 2015). "Ўзбекча Викилуғат қўшни тиллардаги викилуғатлардан 20 марта бой!". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (14 November 2015). "OzodWiki Сизни ишга - омборчиликка таклиф қилади". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Усмон, Сарвар; Отаев, Нодир (29 August 2018). "Озодлик мухбири Кейптаунда ўтказилган Wikimania анжуманида иштирок этди". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Usmon, Sarvar; Otayev, Nodir (29 August 2018). "Ozodlik muxbiri Keyptaunda o‘tkazilgan Wikimania anjumanida ishtirok etdi". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
AAkhmedova WMF; Darafsh; Mamatkazy; Mustafaalmas; Muzaffar Turgunov; Nataev (19 November 2024). "Central Asian Community Members: Experiences and Highlights from the CEE Meeting 2024". Diff.

Interviews

"Ўзбекистонда ўзбекча Wikipedia тўсиб қўйилди". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 16 February 2012.
"O‘zbek Vikipediyasida maqolalar soni 50 mingdan oshdi". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 12 November 2012.
"Ўзбекча Википедия фаоллашадиган бўлди". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 6 February 2014.
"O‘zbekcha Vikipediya faollashadigan bo‘ldi". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 7 February 2014.
"“Пул ювиш” нималигини Википедиядан сўранг". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 13 March 2014.
"OzodWiki: “Pul yuvish” nimaligini Vikipediyadan so‘rang". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 14 March 2014.
"Ўзбекча Википедия “санкция”си ўта заиф бўлиб чиқди". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 27 March 2014.
"Ёзувчи, шоирларидан ўзбекларнинг кўнгли қолганга ўхшайди". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 3 April 2014.
"Ўзбекча Википедиядан “Иш ҳақи”ни ҳар доим ўз вақтида олиш мумкин". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 17 April 2014.
"Ўзбекча Википедияда бугун “Сўнгги қўнғироқ”, эртага ёзги таътил!". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 22 May 2014.
"O‘zbekcha Vikipediyada bugun “So‘nggi qo‘ng‘iroq”, ertaga yozgi ta‘til!". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 23 May 2014.
"Ўзбеклар ёзда ҳамма ишини ташлаб Ўзбекча Википедия ўқидилар!". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 27 October 2014.
"O‘zbeklar yozda hamma ishini tashlab O‘zbekcha Vikipediya o‘qidilar!". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 28 October 2014.
Умаралиев, Тўлқин (12 December 2014). "Google Translate таржимонига ўзбек тили ҳам қўшилди". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
Умаралиев, Тўлқин (15 December 2014). "Google Translate tarjimoniga o‘zbek tili ham qo‘shildi". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek).
"Википедияга телефонингиздан бепул киринг!". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 5 February 2015.
"Vikipediyaga telefoningizdan bepul kiring!". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 6 February 2015.
"OzodWiki: Георгий лентаси ёки Ўзбек нега "Улуғ Ватан уруши"дан воз кечди?". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 1 May 2015.
"Иккинчи Жаҳон уруши тўғрисида нима биламиз?". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 7 May 2015.
"OzodWiki: Тошкент калитларини русларга ким топширган?". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 19 June 2015.
"OzodNazar: “Ижтимоий тармоқларда узоқ ўтириш хавфли...”". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 19 January 2016.
Hotam, Davron (16 September 2019). "Vikipediya o'zbek tilida qanchalik ommalashgan?". Amerika Ovozi (in Uzbek).
"Oylik olmasangiz, nega vaqtingizni sarflab maqola yozasiz, deydiganlar ko‘p” — o‘zbekcha Wikipedia uchun beminnat xizmat qilayotgan Nodir Atayev bilan suhbat". Daryo (in Uzbek). 7 January 2023.
"Ўзбекча Wikipedia учун беминнат хизмат қилаётган Нодир Атаев билан суҳбат". Zamin (in Uzbek). 7 January 2023.
Akhmedova, Aida (12 January 2023). "Meet @Nataev – long term Wikimedian from Central Asia". Diff. (available in Russian)
"$27 000 стипендии выиграл Нодир из Баткена на докторантуру, отказав Кембриджу". Limon (in Russian). 28 April 2023.
"O‘zbekcha Vikipediya adminstratori Nodir Atayev “Har bir inson hayoti davomida o‘qishi shart bo‘lgan 10 kitob” tavsiya qiladi". Oyina (in Uzbek). 15 July 2023.
Temirov, Rustam (16 August 2023). "Uzbek-language Wikipedia lets millions of users find information in Uzbek". Caravanserai. (available in Russian and Uzbek)

Video interviews

"Ёшлар - учинчи ренессанс бунёдкорлари". Telegram (in Uzbek). National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan. 1 July 2022.
"Таҳлилнома [ўзбек тилида]". YouTube (in Uzbek). National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan. 4 July 2022.
"Менимча...". Telegram (in Uzbek). National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan. 7 July 2022.
"«Викистипендия» марафони доирасида амалга оширилаётган ишлар". YouTube (in Uzbek). National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan. 5 August 2022.
"“WikiOromgoh” loyihasi o’z yakuniga yetdi". Telegram (in Uzbek). Mening yurtim (MY5). 8 August 2022.
"«Wikistipendiya» марафони: ютуқлар, жараён ва кутилаётган натижа". YouTube (in Uzbek). Oʻzbekiston 24. 10 August 2022.
"Ўзига хос рекорд: «Википедия»даги ўзбекча мақолалар сони 217 мингдан ошди". Telegram (in Uzbek). National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan. 27 December 2022.
"“Wikistipendiya marafoni” ning birinchi mavsumi yakunlandi". Telegram (in Uzbek). Mening yurtim (MY5). 27 December 2022.
""WIKISTIPENDIYA" MARAFONI G'OLIBLARI TAQDIRLANDI". Telegram (in Uzbek). Sevimli. 28 December 2022.
"2022-yilda yoshlar hayotida ro'y bergan muhim voqealar". Telegram (in Uzbek). Mening yurtim (MY5). 30 December 2022.
"“Oylik olmasangiz nega vaqt sarflab maqola yozasiz, deyishadi” – oʻzbek Vikipediyachisi bilan suhbat". YouTube (in Uzbek). Daryo. 7 January 2023.
""VIKISTIPENDIYA"NING IKKINCHI MAVSUMIGA START BERILDI". Telegram (in Uzbek). ZOʻR TV. 31 May 2023.
"Vikipediya muharrirlari: o‘zbek propagandasi vikipediya maqolalarini tozalagan". YouTube (in Uzbek). Ozodlik radiosi. 18 February 2024.
"Википедия муҳаррирлари: ўзбек пропагандаси википедия мақолаларини тозалаган". Озодлик радиоси (in Uzbek). 18 February 2024.

Secondary sources

Omuemu, Sophia (17 June 2014). "Fighting Censorship in Uzbekistan, One Entry at a Time". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
"'Yangi O‘zbekiston' bog‘ida Prezident ishtirokidagi Yoshlar kuniga bag‘ishlangan tadbir". YouTube (in Uzbek). National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan. 30 June 2022. (During a speech he gave following our brief meeting, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev called me by the wrong name, Bobir, but went on to say he was having difficulty "[remembering] the names of the three young men in Mehrinoz's team" (Jamshid Nurkulov, Nikolay Artemev, and yours truly) whom he had met earlier that day.)
Бобожонов, Раҳматжон (29 November 2022). "“WikiOromgoh” — лойиҳа ўз мақсади сари илдам одимламоқда". Халқ сўзи (in Uzbek).
Primova, Dilbar (30 May 2023). "VIKISTIPENDIYA MARAFONINING IKKINCHI MAVSUMI". Telegram (in Uzbek). Sevimli.
"“WikiStipendiya” лойиҳасининг иккинчи мавсумига старт берилди". Kun (in Uzbek). 31 May 2023.
Бобожонов, Раҳматжон (4 June 2023). "“WikiStipendiya” лойиҳасининг янги мавсумига старт берилмоқда". Халқ сўзи (in Uzbek).
"Uzbek Wikipedia thrives as Central Asia's primary source of uncensored information". Daryo. 21 August 2023.
Özyayıkçı, Yılmaz Caner (6 September 2023). "An event where diversity, collaboration and the future meet: Wikimania 2023". Diff. (available in Turkish)
Likomitros, Nikos (6 October 2023). "Introducing the Karakalpak Wikipedia, a new, developing project". Diff.
Ataeva, Zarnigora (23 November 2023). "Wikidata and stories of love". Diff. (available in Turkish and Japanese)
Ataeva, Zarnigora (25 November 2023). "Musings from my first Wikimania". Diff.
"“1000 kitob” loyihasi uchun menejerlar ishga olinishi e’lon qilindi". Gazeta (in Uzbek). 15 January 2025.

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