Wikipedia:Meetup: The Great Society Congress
Introduction
[edit]This page is a meetup for the edit-a-thon "The Great Society Congress" occurring virtually on April 6. This event is hosted by Association of Centers for the Study of Congress (ACSC) Exhibit Task Force with the help of Kelly Doyle, WVU Libraries Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity. This event occurs during Congress Week, an ACSC event that takes place each year during the first week of April to commemorate the month in which Congress achieved its first quorums in 1789. Assistance with editing and Wikipedia procedures will be available.
Event information
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- Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2016
- Time: 2:00-5:00pm EST
- Location: Online
Register
[edit](You can register by signing your name with four tildes)
- Dremerling (talk) 19:22, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
- KellyDoyle (talk) 19:35, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
- Hopegrebner (talk) 19:45, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
- Wyattj73 (talk) 20:36, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
- Debratodd (talk) 21:32, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
- JMBrumage91 14:19, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
- Nrocchio (talk) 12:36, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
- Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 16:38, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
- Sarah D'Antonio s006d049 6 April 2016
- Kellyjeanne9 (talk) 18:38, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
Articles Edited and/or Created During this Edit-a-thon
[edit]- Appalachian Regional Development Act
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Older Americans Act
- Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
- Social Security Act Amendments
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
- Highway Beautification Act
- Higher Education Act of 1965
Articles to edit
[edit]- Appalachian Regional Development Act
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Older Americans Act
- Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
- Social Security Act Amendments
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Department of Housing and Urban Development Act
- National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act
- Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
- Highway Beautification Act
- Higher Education Act of 1965
Top Training Resources
[edit]- Wikipedia Markup Cheatsheet (Web version)
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Wikipedia:FAQ
- WikimediaFoundation Youtube channel
- GLAM-Wiki initiative ("galleries, libraries, archives, and museums") Beginners Guide
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- Institutional Partnerships with Wikipedia / Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Wikipedia Info Booklet
- This guide has directions on the various Wikipedia projects, and includes a guide for beginners, guides to Wikipedia markup, adding references, and other tasks