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Houston Yale Black Alumni Association
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
When and Where
DateMonday, January 18, 2016
Time11:00 am − 3:00 pm
AddressEmerson Unitarian Universalist Church
1900 Bering Drive
San Felipe St & Westheimer Rd
Room 206
City, StateHouston, TX 77057

Houston Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church in Houston, Texas.

A day on, not a day off! In recognition of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. the Houston Yale Black Alumni Association is holding a Houston Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church in Houston, Texas.

Wikipedia is a well-known and widely used global resource, yet content is skewed by the lack of diversity in race, ethnicity, and gender of average Wikipedia contributors. This event is modeled after culture and software movements that aim to help close the multicultural and gender gaps in Wikipedia such as Art+Feminism and AfroCROWD.

On Monday, January 18th from 11:00 am − 3:00 pm in Room 206 of the Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church at 1900 Bering Drive get free training on becoming a Wikipedia editor. Bring your laptop, power cord, and enthusiasm! We'll be editing articles on Houston. Taking 42 seconds (yes I timed it) to create a Wikipedia account before Monday is recommended.

No experience is necessary and don't worry if you can't attend for the entire time. Also, this event is kid-friendly! More information about articles for editing will be added soon.

Event details

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  • When: Monday, January 18, 2016
  • Time: 11:00 am − 3:00 pm
  • Where: Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1900 Bering Drive (San Felipe Street & Westheimer Road), Room 206, Houston, TX 77057 29°44′49″N 95°28′57″W / 29.7470386°N 95.482628°W / 29.7470386; -95.482628
  • RSVP: Eventbrite

Proposed articles lists

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Attendees

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Sign-in

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Enter 4 tildes below

  1. Jgo1906 (talk)
  2. Lori2016 (talk) 18:00, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Bchodge (talk) 17:58, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Ariebenjamin (talk) 18:00, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Snagu91 (talk) 18:05, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Brechtlukacsblochparty (talk) 19:17, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Remote participants

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  1. BrillLyle (talk)

Outcomes

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New articles created

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People

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alphabetical by last name

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Subjects

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alphabetical by first letter

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Articles improved

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People

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alphabetical by last name

  1. Chinua Achebe -- Later in life as a publisher -- Snagu91 (talk)
  2. James Baldwin - updated citation and corrected information about FBI files -- ariebenjamin (talk)
  3. Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. -- #BLM, cleanup of citations, etc. (work in progress) -- BrillLyle (talk)
  4. Eldzier Cortor -- Citation cleanup, general housekeeping -- BrillLyle (talk)
  5. Minnie Evans -- More cleanup (work in progress) -- BrillLyle (talk)
  6. Alvin D. Loving -- Added professional accomplishments
  7. Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí -- general cleanup -- Snagu91 (talk)
  8. Sylvester Turner -- Added fraternity membership to Early years Jgo1906 (talk) 19:49, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Subjects

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alphabetical by first letter

  1. African-American newspapers -- Brechtlukacsblochparty (talk)
  2. Financial emergency in Michigan -- Jgo1906 (talk)
  3. History of the African Americans in Houston -- Ariebenjamin (talk), Snagu91 (talk), Lori2016 (talk), Bchodge (talk); Added section on KCOH under media.
  4. Houston Defender -- Jgo1906 (talk)
  5. Houston Forward Times -- Brechtlukacsblochparty (talk)
  6. Howard University -- updated formatting for notable alumni, added more notable alumni to list -- ArieBenjamin (talk)
  7. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - added citations -- Ariebenjamin (talk)
  8. Soul on Ice (book) -- Background -- Snagu91 (talk)
  9. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills -- Standards -- Lori2016 (talk)
  10. Texas Southern University -- Added information about John T Biggers -- Bchodge (talk)
  11. Unitarian Universalism -- NumberOfMembers -- Lori2016 (talk)

Images added to Wikimedia Commons

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  1. Yale Black Alumni Association logo - with text -- BrillLyle (talk)

Editing Wikipedia resources

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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

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  • N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:
Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help
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