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Meetup/NYC/Generator/Editathon Edit-a-thon. Please join us for our wonderful occasion! We will be editing and creating articles for some wonderful reason.
Event information
edit- Date: Month X, 2024
- Time: 12:00-5:00pm
- Location: Street address, map coordinates, etc.
- Subway: Station article link and walking instruction
- Bus: What bus and how
Agenda
editPreparation
edit- Bring your laptop: Editing Wikipedia is easier with a keyboard.
- Bring a published source to cite: Suggested books and papers will be available at the event. If you like, bring an academic paper or other reliable source of information to cite, to support your addition to Wikipedia. You will use Wikipedia to distribute information from this source. Try to bring the highest quality most reputable source you can find for the information.
- Create a Wikipedia account, if you do not have one already.
- If you wish, take Wikipedia's own 30-minute online training and tour at The Wikipedia Adventure.
With all this, you can take maximum advantage.
At the event
edit- 0:00-0:05 - leisurely start
- 0:05-0:10 - Introductions
- 0:10-0:25 - Presentation on editing Wikipedia. In summary (1) click edit (2) add a sentence (3) provide a citation (4) repeat
- 0:25-0:50 - Participants will have the Wikipedia editing experience; demos and support are offered mostly to individuals
- 0:50-1:00 - Break, group discussion, demos
- 1:00-2:30 - Continued workshop, questions answered and demos made on request for group or individuals
- 2:30-3:00 - Wrap up
List of articles to create/edit
editSign up
editTo sign up for this event: Log in or create an account.