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University of Edinburgh edit-a-thon

Getting started

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Task ahead of 4th December workshop - writing AND publishing your 1st page

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Ideas for articles to create

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  1. Margaret Laidlaw - m. Hogg, born Ettrick 1730, died Ettrick 1813. Tradition-bearer.
  2. Robena Anna Laidlaw (later Anna Robena), m. Thomson, born Bretton, Yorkshire, 30 April 1819, died London 29 May 1901. Pianist.
  3. Mary Lamond - born Edinburgh 22 Feb. 1862, died 15 March 1949. Deaconess and president, Church of Scotland Woman’s Guild.
  4. Murdina May Lamont Stewart (Ena), n. Lamont, born Glasgow 10 Feb. 1912, died Dalmellington 9 Feb. 2006. Playwright.
  5. Margaret Troup Laws - n. Gray, born Aberdeen, 4 Feb. 1849, died Edinburgh 17 Sept. 1921. Teacher, translator, missionary.  Y
  6. Margaret Mary Leigh, born Oxford 17 Dec. 1894, died Inverness 7 April 1973. Author and farmer.
  7. Rev. Dr Mary Irene Levison , n. Lusk, born Oxford, 8 Jan. 1923, died Edinburgh, 12 Sept. 2011. Church of Scotland minister.
  8. Jennifer McCrindle aka Jenny McCrindle, born Glasgow 19 Sept. 1968, died Glasgow 26 Oct. 2014. Actor. Daughter of Libby Robertson, office worker, and George McCrindle, insurance agent.
  9. Ann Smith MacDonald aka Annie Smith MacDonald n. Johnston, born Barony, Lanark, 20 Nov. 1849, died Edinburgh 21 Oct. 1924. Artistic bookbinder. Daughter of Lucy Leitch, and Fred Johnston, bank cashier.
  10. Louisa MacDonald (scholar) born Arbroath 10 Dec. 1858, died Marylebone, London, 28 Nov. 1949. Scholar, pioneering college principal, Australia. Daughter of Ann Kidd, and John Macdonald, WS and town clerk.
  11. Margaret MacDonald (estate manager), of Sleat, n. Montgomerie, born Eglinton c. 1716, died 30 March 1799. Estate manager. Daughter of Susanna Kennedy of Culzean, and Alexander, 9th Earl of Eglinton.
  12. Mary MacDonald (poet) n. MacDougall, born Ardtun, Isle of Mull, 1789, died Ardtun 21 May 1872. Gaelic poet and hymn writer. . Daughter of Anne Morrison, and Duncan MacDougall, farmer. Y - being worked on by Backfire1122
  13. Lily McDougall aka Lily Martha Maud McDougall, born Glasgow 25 July 1875, died Edinburgh 21 Dec. 1958. Artist and hostess. Daughter of Matilda Milne, and William Henrie McDougall, banker.
  14. Agnes McDouall, n. Buchan-Hepburn, born East Linton 27 Sept. 1838, died Logan 15 March 1926. Gardener and plant collector. Daughter of Helen Little, and Sir Thomas Buchan-Hepburn.  Y
  15. Hope MacDougall, MACDOUGALL of MacDougall, Margaret Hope Garnons, born Athlone, Ireland 21 Jan. 1913, died Oban 22 Dec. 1998. Historian and collector. Daughter of Colina MacDougall, and Alexander James MacDougall, Chief of the Clan MacDougall.
  16. Helen MacFarlane, [Howard Morton], m1 Proust, m2 Edwards, born Barrhead 25 Dec. 1818, died Baddiley, near Nantwich, 29 Mar. 1860. Radical journalist, first translator of The Communist Manifesto. Daughter of Helen Stenhouse, and George Macfarlane, owner of calico-printing mills.
  17. Jessie MacFarlane, m. Brodie, born Edinburgh 20 Jan. 1843, died Edinburgh 18 August 1871. Itinerant preacher. Daughter of Mary Maxwell Turner, and Archibald McFarlane, clothier.
  18. Margaret McGhie, fl. 1760–1770s, Aberdeen. Innkeeper.
  19. Betty MacGregor aka Elizabeth MacGregor Janet Elizabeth (Betty), MD, FRCPath, OBE, n. McPherson, born Glasgow 12 Jan. 1920, died Lynn of Lorne 8 Oct. 2005. Doctor and cytol�ogist. Daughter of Jean (Jennie) Craig, and Andrew McPherson, company secretary.
  20. Margaret Macgregor Margaret Ann Kinniburgh, n. Burns, baptised Edinburgh 11 Nov. 1838, died Glasgow 20 Jan. 1901. Bible Woman and Lady Mission Superintendent. Daughter of Jeanie Marshall, and James Burns, clerk.  Y
  21. Frances McIan Frances Matilda (Fanny), n. Whitaker, m1 McIan, m2 Unwin, born Bath c. 1814, died London 7 April 1897. Artist, painter of Highland scenes. Daughter of Sarah Hawkins, upholsterer, and William Whitaker, cabinetmaker.  Y
  22. Have a look at the Women in Red redlist index for other ideas for pages to write

Projects

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Class list
# Student name Wiki Username Topic focus Link to Wiki project page Link to dashboard
1. Example user
Ewan McAndrew 		Example wiki username
Stinglehammer 		Witches of Scotland Link to project page Link to dashboard page
2. Ewan McAndrew Stinglehammer Gothic architecture and film Gothic architecture and film Dashboard link
3. Emma Gregson EmG223 South American folklore and Women scientists South American folklore and Women scientists Dashboard link
4. Calum Baptie Sleepingandsnoring Cosmetic UV filters Cosmetic UV filters Dashboard link
5. Muhammad Zulaidi SunlightSonata Improving the quality of Brunei historical articles Improving the quality of Brunei historical articles Dashboard link
6. Zicheng Zhang Zicheng zic History of Qingtian and its diasporas History of Qingtian and its diasporas Dashboard link
7. Ellinore Westergren Panora11 Swedish and Hispanic literature Swedish and Hispanic Literature Dashboard link
8. Tom Harrington Tgsh3212 Underrepresented Groups in Journalism Underrepresented Groups in Journalism Dashboard Link
9. Alexis Bradstreet Pineappleghost Data Privacy Data Privacy Dashboard Link
10. Ruri Furukawa Ruri Furukawa Social Systems for Diversity Social Systems for Diversity Dashboard Link
11. Oyebode Dosunmu Oye2633 Center for Bioethics and Research, Nigeria Center for Bioethics and Research, Nigeria [1]
12. David Zong Mehveuuum Greek and Roman Archaeological Sites Greek and Roman Archaeological Sites Dashboard Link
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Main training tutorial: How to begin editing Wikipedia (53 mins)

Some short video tutorials

  1. Exploring the main page of Wikipedia (4 mins)
  2. How to create an account on Wikipedia (1 min 30 secs)
  3. How to switch on the (easier to use) Visual Editor interface (1 min 20secs)
  4. How to create a user page and play around with formatting (4 mins)
  5. How to create an article on Wikipedia (7 mins)
  6. How to move your drafted article to the main article space on Wikipedia (2 mins)
  7. How to add bold, headings, links, italics to a Wikipedia page (3 mins)
  8. How to add citations and references to a Wikipedia page (3 mins)
  9. How to upload an image to Wikimedia Commons (Wikipedia’s sister project) - 4 mins
  10. How to insert an image from Wikimedia Commons onto a Wikipedia page (3 mins)
  11. How to edit existing pages on Wikipedia (4 mins)
  12. Some printable resources are here.

These are all embedded in our student-created Wikimedian in Residence website here to make the how & why of editing Wikipedia much easier to engage with. Undergraduate student Hannah Rothmann’s work creating this website and the video resources above in lockdown Summer 2020 won an Open Education Global award recently. Because we felt that students, educators and everyone should be able to do this much more simply and have this ‘need to know’ information readily and openly available so I hope this is of use to you.

The basics

  1. How to create a Wikipedia user page (pdf guide) - More pdf guides below.
  2. Wikipedia Basics site (how to add a link, citation, image and more).
  3. How to edit - video playlists ((how to add a link, citation, image and more).
  4. Have a look at our new Histropedia timeline of Women's suffrage in Scotland.
  5. Have a look at our Navigation box template we add to the foot of pages about the Scottish suffragettes. We can create, amend and add more Women in Red to these templates and make these pages more discoverable.
  6. There is a draft biography you can look at and use as an exemplar: Mary Blathwayt.


Further reading

The main policies and guidelines can be found at the following pages:

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Once you've learned the basics of editing using Wikipedia’s Visual Editor, I hope that you'll stay logged in and edit or create more articles. I've added some booklets and some links below that you may find useful. As a first step you may like to check out what What Wikipedia is not along with its 5 guiding principles: The 5 pillars.

  • Please sign your messages on talk pages with four tildes (~~~~). This will automatically insert your "signature" (your username and a date stamp). The   or   button, on the tool bar above Wikipedia's text editing window, also does this.
  • If you would like to play around with your new Wiki skills without changing the mainspace, the Sandbox is for you.

Sources

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Suggested sources:

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General
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  • DiscoverEd to find books, ebooks, journals, ejournals and more.
News sources
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Theses databases
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Outcomes - New pages created

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Resources

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Join us for the event!
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    Wikipedia - Working with Images
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    Wikipedia - Writing about people
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    Wikipedia - Writing about Places
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    Wikipedia - Making Connections
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    Editing Wikipedia brochure (Wiki Education Foundation)
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    Illustrating Wikipedia brochure (Wiki Education Foundation)
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    Theories: Wikipedia and the production of knowledge
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    Evaluating Wikipedia brochure (Wiki Education Foundation)

Video guides to editing Wikipedia

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Tutorials on Wikipedia editing

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One page handouts

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    Using talk pages
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    Choosing an article
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    Citing your sources
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    Avoiding plagiarism
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    Classroom handout - moving out of your sandbox
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    Polishing your articles
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Participants - Sign Up Here!

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Prior to the event:

  1. RSVP: ewan.mcandrew@ed.ac.uk
  2. Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
    No? Create a Wikipedia account
    Yes? Go to Step #2
  3. Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page
Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!
To sign up for this event: Log in or create an account.
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