Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/February 2016 Charlotte Four
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When and Where | |
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Date: | Thursday, February 25, 2016 |
Time: | 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Address: | The McColl Center of Art + Innovation 721 N Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202 |
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project hosted its first edit-a-thon in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST on Thursday, February 25, 2016. Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing.
Event description
[edit]The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project at The McColl Center of Art + Innovation will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of visual artists from the African Diaspora. Together we will create historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction of the art historical record.
All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have a library resources and a list of suggested topics on hand.
History of The Black Lunch Table
[edit]The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration between artists Jina Valentine (Fishantena (talk)) and Heather Hart (Heathart (talk)) which intends to fill holes in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 10 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and Art are performed.
McColl Center for Art + Innovation
[edit]McColl Center for Art + Innovation is a nationally acclaimed contemporary art center dedicated to connecting art and artists with the community. They are dedicated to empowering artists to advance community and change lives through art and the creative process.
Event details
[edit]- Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016.
This will be part of a series of weekly editathon events in honor of Black History Month: Feb 4, 11, 18 and 25th.
- Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm EST-- Come when you can, stay as long as you would like!
- Location: McColl Center for Art + Innovaiton, 721 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202
- Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, teachers, curators, visitors...
- Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax)
- Amateur historians or research pros (We will have a selection of resources available for your use; we will also pull related materials from the MoMA Archives)
- What to Bring: A laptop. We will help you access the Center's wireless network
- Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable
- Etherpad: BlackLunchTable-February2016 - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on
- AfroCROWD training presentation (Alice): AfroCROWD/Black Lunch Table New Orleans Presentation
- AfroCROWD Evaluation Form -- PLEASE FILL OUT: Evaluation Form
Agenda
[edit]- Presentation / overview
- Editing time
- Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up for editathon on this Wikipedia Meetup page, make one edit to a Wikipedia page
- For more information about ongoing scheduled meetups see Black Lunch Table Meetup page
August 2024 +/- | |
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Christchurch 30 | August 4, 2024 |
NC Triangle Wiknic | August 6, 2024 |
Seattle Wiknic | August 11, 2024 |
London 207 | August 11, 2024 |
San Diego 112 Wiknic | August 17, 2024 |
Oxford 103 | August 18, 2024 |
Manhattan Beach Edit-a-thon |
August 24, 2024 |
BLT Office Hours | August 25, 2024 |
San Diego 113 | August 26, 2024 |
Brixton 2 | August 27, 2024 |
Edinburgh 17 | August 31, 2024 |
September 2024 +/- | |
Christchurch 31 | September 1, 2024 |
London 208 | September 8, 2024 |
Seattle meetup | September 17, 2024 |
BLT Office Hours | September 22, 2024 |
San Diego 114 | September 23, 2024 |
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Attendees
[edit]- LOOKING FOR ADMINS TO JOIN US IN PERSON OR REMOTELY...
- If you are able, please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).
- If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day of.
Confirmed
[edit]- Heathart (talk) 15:41, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
- LisianthusDahlia (talk)
- MadisonChelsea88 (talk) 23:57, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
- Bhart55 (talk) 23:57, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
- 7uc14 (talk) 23:58, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
- Erin.rutherford (talk) 23:59, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
- Lauraahollis (talk) 23:59, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
- Basedafrica! (talk) 23:59, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
Tentative
[edit]Possible articles to edit
[edit]Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! This event-specific list focuses on important visual artists/art workers/collectors of the African Diaspora who have some connection to Charlotte and are under-represented on Wikipedia. Our master list can be found under our Tasks tab. Please add a name if you know a Black artist of note who needs a page or needs editing. Please do not add an artist who has a substantial page. We are trying to create new pages and beef up under-represented ones. Thanks!
- Nellie Ashford
- James Biggers
- John T. Biggers
- Erika Diamond
- James W. Donaldson
- Charles Farrar
- Claude Ferguson
- attorney and collector, James E. Ferguson, II
- Philip Freelon
- Harvey Gantt
- Harvey B. Gantt Center
- J. Eugene Grigsby
- Stephen L. Hayes Jr.
- Vivian Hewitt (art collector)
- Lisa Funderburke Hoffman
- Gordon C. James (artist)
- Hasaan Kirkland
- Marcus Kiser
- Willie Little
- Juan Logan
- George Leary Love
- Henry C. Michaux
- Robert C. Moody
- Bree Newsome
- B.E. Noel
- Nathan Parker (artist)
- Thomas James Reddy
- Tommy L. Robinson
- Charles D. Rogers
- Michele Tejuola Turner
- Chris Watts (artist
- David Wilson (artist)
- Jason Woodberry
List of articles improved
[edit]alpha by last name
- John T. Biggers -- Bhart55 with LisianthusDahlia
- Thomas James Reddy--LisianthusDahlia
- Willie Little -- LisianthusDahlia
- Philip Freelon -- MadisonChelsea88
- Harvey Gantt -- Basedafrica!
- Thomas James Reddy -- Basedafrica!
- Demetrius Oliver -- Lauraahollis
- Willie Little -- Lauraahollis
- Thomas James Reddy -- Lauraahollis
- Bree Newsome -- Erin.rutherford
- Harvey B. Gantt Center -- 7uc14
- Philip Freelon -- 7uc14
- Thomas James Reddy -- 7uc14
Wikipedia editing resources
[edit]N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources
- Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
- Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
- Article Development
- Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Manual of Style
- Citation templates
- Citation guide
- Adding Photos
- Infobox templates
- Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
- Formatting shortcuts:
- Images and photos:
- Uploading Images -- tutorial, general overview
- Image Use Policy -- rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
- Picture Tutorial -- technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good
- Introduction and Guide 1: Getting Started! – Why Edit Wikipedia?, Using the WikiD Guides and Getting Started.
- Guide 2: Selecting and Researching a Topic/Subject – Choosing a Subject, References and Sources and Images.
- Guide 3: Writing an Entry – Tone and Style, Content and Structure, Building an Argument, Precedents and Article Titles.
- Guide 4: Navigating the Wikipedia Interface – Editing Interfaces, Creating a New Article, Editing Existing Pages and Disambiguation
- Guide 5: Troubleshooting – Deleted Pages, Flagged Pages and Talk Pages
Tools and templates
[edit]- Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
- Infobox template - person
- Biographies of living persons
- Writing an article
- About the Sandbox
- Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
- Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
- Verifying Reliable Sources
- N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:
- Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help
- #wikipedia-en-help connect
- Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help
External links
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- Black Lunch Table – Wikipedia meetup page