Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Expeditions Edit-a-thon 13 July 2024

How it went

The editathon was a big success! 13 editors got together and powered through creating and improving articles for 6 hours straight.

• 570 edits to 121 articles
• 45 brand new articles
• 113,000 words added
• 692 references added
• 20 images uploaded

See the event dashboard for more information

Some of the articles edited

• Mr Blobby (fish)
• 1924 Chatham Islands expedition
• 1955 Gough Expedition
• Plectophanes hollowayae
• Sadie Mills
• 1919-1923 Dominion Museum ethnological expeditions

Date and time

10am to 4pm, Saturday 13 July, 2024 at Te Papa.

What's it about?

Te Papa and its predecessors have participated in expeditions to find out about new environments, species and ways of life – journeys that are still making new discoveries today.

Ambrosia10 recently completed a project researching the research expeditions, so there's now a ton of data and sources ready to turn into Wikipedia articles.

We'll be working on articles about expeditions (like this one), but also the people, places, ships, species... whatever grabs our attention.

Come along and build your outreach and communication skills by sharing info about these journeys with the world. New editors are welcome and there'll be plenty of experienced Wikipedians to lend a hand with everything from signing up to tricky templates.

Resources about expeditions

• WikiProject: Te Papa Research Expeditions has lots of information about the project that inspired this event
• Wikidata items for research expeditions related to Te Papa – each item has details you can add to articles, and references the sources you can use
• This Google Sheet has links to article stubs we've prepared as well as more sources to work from

We'll have stacks of books you can work from, lots of online resources, and you'll also get a link to a folder full of pdfs that have more info about expeditions when you arrive.

Dashboard

Please add your Wikipedia user name to this dashboard so we can welcome you and track the outcomes of this editathon.

Getting prepared

What to bring

• Laptop and power cord. Laptops are definitely easier to edit on than iPads. The venue has good wifi.
• Any snacks or drinks you want. Lunch and some extra kai will be provided.
• Any resources like publications about expeditions you've researched or been on.

Sign up and choose a topic

• You can create a Wikipedia account before we start: don't wait until the day to do it!
• When choosing a username, remember that you can use your real name, but it's nice to have the option to be a bit anonymous if you want. Here's some advice on picking a username.
• Have a read of the advice on avoiding common mistakes, but don't get too stressed: Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot.
• Think about topics you'd like to work on and check the resources above so you're prepared. But remember, you don't have to be an expert to help. Anyone who can do research and write clearly can help improve Wikipedia.
• If you want to bring photos along and add them to Commons and Wikipedia, they need to be free of any copyright or released under a Creative Commons license that lets anyone use them. (What's Creative Commons?) If not, you must be the creator/copyright holder – ask us if you're not certain what's allowed, and we'll help.

Useful guides for new editors

• How to edit pages using the Visual Editor: for when you click Edit
• YouTube video - How to Edit Wikipedia - a 2018 tutorial (47:44)