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Virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Planet Word’s Poets and Writers

Planet Word features over 100 books and poems in our magical library, representing a diverse range of styles, subjects, and historical eras. Some of these writers and works are famous — others are less well known. But they all deserve documentation, and we could use your help! During this workshop, attendees of all experience levels will learn the basics of how to create and update articles in Wikipedia. Beginners are welcome.

This event is a collaboration between Planet Word and Wikimedia DC, the regional outreach organization for the Wikimedia projects.

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Planet Word Website

Livestream

Zoom link upon registration

When

Tuesday, January 26, 2021
11am-2pm Eastern

Where

Virtual!

Event Schedule

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  • 11am-11:05am: Welcome/Intro
  • 11:05am-12:30pm: Wikipedia editing training (for new editors), Editing time (experienced editors)
  • 12:30pm-2pm: Open editing time

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1) Select 'Sign in'
2) Scroll down on the page that follows and click 'Publish changes' or 'Save changes'.
Your username will automatically be added to the list of attendees.

Presentation PDF

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Please use this shared ETHERPAD document to share what you are currently editing. This will help to prevent cross-editing (two more more editors working on the same article simultaneously). Cross-editing can result in the loss of your edits.

See Article Quality Assessment Scale for more about article ratings

Red links = Articles that don't yet exist. Inclusion in this list does not denote notability. Use the sources provided here as well as ones you find on your own to determine if these works meet Wikipedia's notable standards. See: Wikipedia:Notability (books) and Wikipedia: Notability (poetry)

Poets, writers, and their works listed here are featured in the Planet Word's collection

Articles for creation - Authors

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Arvin Ahmadi, author of Down and Across

Articles needing improvement - Poets and Authors

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Patricia Smith (poet) (Article rating - C)
:* Note: This book of poetry includes Barberism, a work in the collection of Planet Word
Sources
AWARDS for How to Be Drawn (collection in which poem appears):
  • 2015 National Book Award Finalist
  • 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
  • 2016 NAACP Image Award for Poetry Winner
* Note: Harjo's poem Remember (poem) is in the collection of Planet Word

Articles needing improvement - Works

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:* Note: This book of poetry includes Barberism, a work in the collection of Planet Word
Sources
AWARDS for How to Be Drawn (collection in which poem appears):
  • 2015 National Book Award Finalist
  • 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
  • 2016 NAACP Image Award for Poetry Winner

Works without articles or with articles needing improvement - Poems and books

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Red links = Articles that don't yet exist. Inclusion in this list does not denote notability. Use the sources provided here as well as ones you find on your own to determine if these works meet Wikipedia's notable standards. See: Wikipedia:Notability (books) and Wikipedia: Notability (poetry)

* AWARDS
:* Note: This book of poetry includes We Lived Happily During the War, a work in the collection of Planet Word
AWARDS (for Deaf Republic, the book this poem is featured in):
  • 2020 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Deaf Republic
  • 2019 National Book Award finalist for Deaf Republic
  • 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for Deaf Republic
  • 2019 The New York Times Notable Book of the Year for Deaf Republic
* Note: This book is in the collection of Planet Word
Awards
  • Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Finalist
  • School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
  • Bank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year
  • ALA - The Amelia Bloomer Book List
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Add References section Use the Heading font for section title
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Add citations and hyperlinks as you go

Add and populate External links or Further reading section if applicable

Add categories

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