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When and Where | |
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When: | Saturday, January 28, 2017 |
Time | 10:30 am – 4:00 pm |
Where: | ThoughtWorks 99 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10016 Phone: (646) 412-5200 |
***ALL INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY TENTATIVE***
The Women Journalist Editathon is co-sponsored by Her Girl Friday and Lenny Letter on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at ThoughtWorks New York.
The all-day event will be a Hackathon-style event with the goal of getting more notable women represented with pages on Wikipedia.
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Event information
- Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017
- Time: 10:30 am – 4:00 pm
- Location: ThoughtWorks. 99 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10016 Phone: (646) 412-5200
- Subway:
- Bus:
- Meetup RSVP:
- Who should come: Women journalists, women non-journalists, allies
- What to bring: Please remember to bring a laptop and power cord! We are unable to provide computers, but there will be plenty of outlets and wifi.
- Contact(s):
- Hashtag: #WikiWednesday
- Etherpad: HGF-Lenny-2017-01
Ways to participate
September 2024 +/- | |
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Christchurch 31 | September 1, 2024 |
London 208 | September 8, 2024 |
Oxford 104 | September 15, 2024 |
Seattle meetup | September 17, 2024 |
BLT Office Hours | September 22, 2024 |
San Diego 114 | September 23, 2024 |
Brixton 3 | September 24, 2024 |
San Bernardino 1 | September 29, 2024 |
October 2024 +/- | |
NC Triangle Trivia | October 1, 2024 |
London 209 | October 13, 2024 |
Seattle meetup | October 15, 2024 |
WikiClub Toronto meetup | October 20, 2024 |
Seattle Wikidata Day | October 26, 2024 |
BLT Office Hours | October 27, 2024 |
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- Before event
- Suggest a notable woman who should have a Wikipedia page but doesn’t
- Need: Google form and/or spreadsheet?
- Need: Guidelines on what makes a person ‘wiki worthy’
- Submit an article that you’ve written (or found) about a notable woman who doesn’t have a Wikipedia page yet or needs a better one.
- Need: Google form and/or spreadsheet?
- Need: Guidelines on what makes a person ‘wiki worthy’
- Need: Guidelines on acceptable sources for articles
- During event
- Improve or create a Wikipedia page, either remotely or in person!
- Need: List of previous suggestions from HGF community
- Need: List of submitted articles from HGF community
- Need: Wikipedia’s list of women who don’t have pages
- Need: Guidelines for how to create a Wikipedia page:
Art+Feminism resource page-- recommend leaner, quicker optionsArt+Feminism videos on YouTube
- Add’l ideas
- Assign/sign-up for loose teams/pairs to create pages for specific categories (science, social justice, arts, etc) -- present pages at the end!
- Talks from women in the wikipedia community (in-person or skype’d in) like Emily Temple Wood, Wikipedian of the Year, for responding to trolls with creating wiki pages for women http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/emily-temple-wood-wikipedia_us_56e0f90ce4b065e2e3d4dc33
- Breakaway groups to workshop stories you are working on currently
- Learn about navigating Wikipedia as a journalist
- Slack channel for remote people to participate
- After event
- Share list of pages created/enhanced from the event!
- Share list women who are still in need of articles about them (inspiration for our community)
Tentative agenda
Time | Activity | Details |
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10:30 am | Doors | |
11:00 am – 11:30 am | Welcome | * Jackie Snow: Intro who we are why this matters * Visual presentation of what’s currently on Wikipedia |
11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Lighting talks | 5 women give 5 minute presentations |
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Join a table! | * Each table has a theme & start writing * [Present a clear task/strategy checklist to maximize productivity] ** Optional room where people can workshop their own work **Sign up beforehand, maybe 4 slots of 15-20 min each? |
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Share-out | * Each table: what was done, what needs to be done next * Closing words from organizers * Champagne??? |
4:00 pm | Happy Hour @ TBD? |
- Lightning talks
5 women give 5 min presentations on bad-ass women who are inspiring and ought to be on Wikipedia. Represent different worlds and stages of editing (i.e., need a page, made a page and how, no secondary sources issue)
- Deepthi Welaratna
- TBD (Lenny Letter) - Jackie to confirm
- TO COME
- TO COME
- TO COME
Task list
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Outcomes
Alphabetical by first letter
Pages improved
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External links
- Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)
- Her Girl Friday
- Lenny
- ThoughtWorks New York
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