Wikipedia:Meetup/Guelph/BlackHistory
When and Where | |
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Date | Thursday February 28th, 2019 |
Time | 9am - 11 pm |
Address | Scholars Studio, 2nd Floor, McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph |
City, Province | Guelph, Ontario |
We all use Wikipedia. However, many of us aren’t aware of the biases behind this massive collaboratively-written encyclopedia. Did you know, for example, that Black editors are significantly under-represented as contributors to Wikipedia, and that less than 20% of editors are women? Scholars Studio and THINC Lab invite you to join us in a new monthly event: WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THONS!
All are invited to participate. Black people are particularly welcome at this event.
What to bring
[edit]Please bring your laptop, power cord, and ideas for articles that need updating or creation. For the editing-averse, we urge you to stop by to show your support and learn about Wikipedia. If you do not already have a Wikipedia user account, please create one before you arrive (you can do so here). Please also take a moment to familiarize yourself with the Safe Space Policy.
Schedule
[edit]- Location: Scholars Studio, 2nd Floor, McLaughlin Library University of Guelph
- Date: Thursday February 28th, 2019
- Time: 9am - 11 pm
Participants – Sign Up Here!
[edit]If you have a Wikipedia account, sign your name by editing this section and typing four tildes ("~~~~") in the list below. If you don't have an account, just write your name below (though it is recommended that you create a user account in advance of the event - create one here!).
- Thematthewmurray (talk) 14:02, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- Doanac (talk) 14:04, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- Clarekendry (talk) 14:14, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- Mjecclestone (talk) 14:40, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- Ryguy1 (talk) 14:41, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- mcassidy09 14:43, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
Resources for Editing
[edit]General Wikipedia, how to edit resources
[edit]- Wikipedia cheatsheet - quick guide to Wiki markup for text formatting, etc. and various templates!
- Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
- Five Pillars of Wikipedia
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- How to add images to an article
- Article Development
- Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Manual of Style
- Bookshelf
Editing ideas
[edit]There are lots of ideas on Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red which could be interesting.
Affiliates of WikiProject Women |
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African women |
Architecture & design |
Art |
Business |
Feminism |
Health |
Hip hop music |
History |
History Month (March) |
Jewish women |
Journalism |
Music |
Religion |
Scientists |
Sport |
Warfare & military |
Writers |
Missing articles department: Women in Red |
Article improvement department: Women in Green |
See also: Gender gap task force |
Bite sized tasks for new editors
[edit]- Add a citation! Citation Hunt
- Fix a spelling or grammatical error!
Relevant Wiki Projects
[edit]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfroCrowd