Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto/Bi Arts Festival

Wikipedia Meetup: Bi Arts Festival
When and Where
DateSunday, September 24, 2017
Time2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AddressCanadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
34 Isabella Street
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA M4Y 1N1


Event details

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  • Date: Sunday, September 24, 2017
  • Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Venue: Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives 34 Isabella Street, Toronto, Ontario CANADA M4Y 1N1
  • Cost: Free
  • What to Bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords.
  • Accessibility: A volunteer will be stationed at the door to assist with wheelchair access to the first floor. The washroom is not fully accessible.
  • Participants: No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; mentors will be available to assist newcomers!

Getting started

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Tools and templates

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The following are some templates and tools that you may want to use to help you create or improve the articles you are working on.

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Articles to work on

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This is a suggested list of topics to work on. You are welcome to write on other topics too, and please feel free to add to this list. Links in blue are existing articles which can be improved and/or expanded. Links in red are articles that do not yet exist and can be created.

See also WP:CANQUEER, Wikipedia's internal project page for LGBT topics in Canada, where several additional artists are listed under "Potential new articles" and several who need improved sourcing are listed under "Sourcing issues".

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