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We need your help to create or improve coverage of women scientists on Wikipedia! WikiProject Women in Red, WikiProject Women Scientists, and the Wiki Education Foundation are teaming up to run virtual edit-a-thons to improve articles about women scientists in different fields, emphasizing one area of science each month from February through December 2016. In October, the theme is Computer science, technology, and math. Each month's theme has its own page which you can use to collaborate, share successes, identify an article to write, find subject-specific resources, or any other activity that improves or celebrates articles about women in science. Feel free to use any of the pages throughout the year -- the themes are intended to highlight, not constrain.
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| WikiCup |
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The 10th annual WikiCup starts this month! The WikiCup is a competition in which points are awarded based on editing achievements like improving an article to Featured Article status, getting a Did You Know on the Main Page, or performing a Good Article review. The first round runs through the end of February, so it's not too late to sign up! This year, as part of the Year of Science, special prizes will be awarded at the end of the contest for the most science-related contributions. For more information, see Wikipedia:WikiCup. |
| Project discussion |
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Want to discuss Year of Science projects? Have ideas for future projects that others might be interested in? Share them on the Year of Science Projects talk page. Have questions or discussion topics about the Year of Science in general? See the main Year of Science talk page. |
| STEM Basics Contest |
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In the month of May, you're invited to participate in the STEM Basics Contest. In many topic areas, it's common for the most fundamental, general concepts to be neglected while more specific niche topics are improved to the higher levels of quality. This contest is intended to improve articles about basic STEM subjects. At the end of four weeks, the best work will be reviewed by academic experts and then judged by experienced Wikipedia editors. Additional details coming soon! |
| Visualize Science on Wikipedia |
.jpg) A mountain cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii) at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS. Uploaded by Rhododendrites on 6 February. Throughout the Year of Science we would like to celebrate and encourage the contribution and creation of images which help to illustrate scientific topics on Wikipedia. Visit the Visualize Science on Wikipedia gallery to view some recent work and to share the photographs, illustrations, diagrams, animations, and videos you upload and add to articles. |