Meet the man who wrote 2,200 Wikipedia articles | The Star

Dody (left) with Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Conference 2017, Germany.

Dody Ismoyo, an electrical engineering alumnus from UTP, is one of the top 200 most active English-language Wikipedia editors globally. Beyond technical articles, he has built a massive database of Malaysian culture, tourist spots, and disability accessibility features, all while leading the Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia.

Key Highlights

• Global Ranking: Ranked as the 180th most active editor on the English Wikipedia (out of over 123,000 active editors worldwide).
  
• Massive Output: Created over 2,200 articles, uploaded 2,400 photos, and made over 200,000 edits.
  
• The Accessibility Mission: Dody personally visits public spaces to document wheelchair ramps and disabled parking, creating a digital database to help people with disabilities navigate Malaysia.
• Indigenous Language Support: He leads efforts to get Wikipedia/Wiktionary versions of West Coast Bajau and Semai (Orang Asli) languages off the ground.
  
• The "Volunteer" Struggle: Despite the massive impact, the group only has about 10 consistent editors because the work is unpaid and relies purely on the desire to contribute to society.
  
• Academic Integration: He has presented technical papers in Hong Kong and Japan on using Wikipedia as an educational tool for engineering.

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