User:Pakoire/A+W NZ Wikiproject Edit-a-thon 22 SEPTEMBER 2024

On 22 September 2024, the New Zealand Women in Architecture WikiProject, A+W NZ and Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand are collaborating on an edit-a-thon focusing on improving content on New Zealand women in architecture.

Women make up less than 20% of biographies on Wikipedia, and this WikiProject aims to fill the gaps in the digital realm and increase the visibility of prolific female architects.

Originally inspired by the book Making Space^[1] (editor Elizabeth Cox), we will be continuing the work to increase articles about women and non-binary people in or from Aotearoa New Zealand who work in architecture and related fields.

A+W NZ is fortunate enough to be joined by Lisa Maule, who will be our Wikipedia expert on the day. Lisa contributes to a multitude of Wikipedia projects that aim to increase the diversity on Wikipedia, including Women in Red, Pasifika Arts Aotearoa, and Women in STEAM Aotearoa.

Tickets: humantix link

Auckland in-person Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon 22 September 2024

When: 10am to 4pm, Sunday 22 September 2024

Where: Learning Labs at Auckland Museum, Level 1 next to Te Whiwhinga the Imaginarium.

Copies of Making Space and other publications will be available for reference. Bring books or periodicals if you have them.

All experience levels welcome. Please create a Wikipedia username before you arrive. Use an anonymous name that pleases you. Give your email so you can reset the password if you forget.

Please bring your own editing device - laptop is easiest.

Lunch is provided.

Edit-a-thon activities

If you are new to Wikipedia please create a username in advance. (Use an anonymous name that pleases you & give your email so you can reset the password if you forget.)

Please don't edit your own article or that of your employer or close friend. That is a clear conflict of interest. You can team up with someone else though and help each other with references.

Idea: Start with a good secondary source of information, (book, news article, academic article, website) and add a citation to articles of subjects included. Start at the front middle or back of one of the A+W award books. Pick a chapter of Making Space you love, or you always have wanted to read. Add one statement and one citation at a time. You are placing bread crumbs into the world wide web. You are not writing a grandmother source of all knowledge book, just adding to the weave.

Ask some experienced editors to give you tips for using Wikidata for referencing - and see if the chapters are listed too (has parts).

Idea: Pick a starter article and add three citations.

Linking to other articles is truly part of what is great about Wikipedia. In the statements you make, include the name of other women and non-binary designers, architect's, engineers, artists, managers (if they are in the references). Make a link if they have an article. Make a redlink if you feel they are notable for an article. Having people named through articles becomes a constellation of visibility shining in the sky.


Wikipedia article (alphabetical)	Article expansion suggestions	Wikidata QID	References
Jane Aimer	More about her work and why it is significant. Add infobox.	Q117846736
Robin Allison	More about her work. Why is solar interesting? Add infobox.
Claire Athfield	More about her contribution to buildings.		Athfield book
Lillian Crystall	Add buildings that have been nominated for awards	Q73302240
Min Hall	Any evidence of others Min Hall influenced?
Dorita Hannah	More about her theatre projects especially in the international arena. Maybe there is information in languages other than English?
Elisapeta Heta	Expand / structure article with more headings. See other articles for examples. Add infobox.
Nicola Herbst	Maybe there is more about her judging work? More about her projects. Add all her buildings that have been nominated for awards.
June Pallot	Anything abut why she stopped being an architect?
Kathy Waghorn	People or projects Waghorn has influenced

Redlinks

Suggested new articles more experienced Wikipedians to start.

Denise Civil (Q117791110)

Images

Idea:Add images from the walking tour or your personal collection to relevant Wikipedia articles eg: suburb articles, New Zealand architecture, materials and construction methods articles. Think laterally. Images to be found here: (Link to come)

Dashboard

(Link to come)

Meetup code of conduct

All attendees are expected to understand and abide by the Draft Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia Movement.

No food is to be taken through the galleries or into the Library, only water in bottles may be consumed in the space. A light lunch will be provided in a separate room.

Please bring your own device (laptop) with you, there are power outlets in the library so bring your charger and an extension cord.

Future meetups

Double check the Wikipedia:Auckland Meetup page to confirm when the next meetup is happening.

Join the Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand to be kept informed.

Also see Wikipedia:New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board for discussion relevant to New Zealand Wikipedians.

People

Please add your name to the list. Instructions: click 'edit source', add to the list a hashtag and three tildes like this: # ~~~

Attending in-person

Pakoire (talk)

Unable to come or participating remotely

Agenda and notes

10am - mihi, introductions and Wikipedia tutorial, editing in small groups.
Lunch
After lunch - editing in small groups.

Outcomes

New articles

Expanded pages

Wikidata items

References

^ Cox, Elizabeth, ed. (2022-01-01). Making Space: A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture. Massey University Press, Architecture + Women NZ. ISBN 978-1-991016-34-8.

[1] Cox, Elizabeth, ed. (2022-01-01). Making Space: A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture. Massey University Press, Architecture + Women NZ. ISBN 978-1-991016-34-8.

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