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What's it about?

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An edit-a-thon is an event where volunteer editors tackle a part of Wikipedia that needs improvement. Complete beginners are welcome; training and troubleshooting is provided. All you need to bring is a laptop!

This edit-a-thon is being hosted by Otago Museum, and will focus on improving the coverage of the history of Otago Museum and related people, places, and things. You don't need to be a expert on Dunedin's history to take part: anyone can help with editing, researching, proofreading, and adding photos.

When and where

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  • Sat 4 May 2019, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm NZST
  • Skinner Annex, corner of Great King and Albany St, Otago Museum, Dunedin (map)
  • Wikipedians from anywhere in the world are of course welcome to join in remotely. Please feel free to hashtag edits with #otagomuseum and add yourselves to the participants list below.

Timetable

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The venue: H.D. Skinner Annex building
Side entrance to the Skinner Annex
  • 10.15: Meet and greet
    Introductions, name lanyards, and account creation if needed
  • 10.30: Wikipedia tutorial
    We'll learn how Wikipedia works and how to improve, create, and reference articles. Experienced editors present will be buddied up with newcomers.
  • 11.00: Editing
    Our goal is to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Otago Museum's history. You can improve existing articles, add information to Wikidata, or create stub articles for topics missing from Wikipedia.
  • 12.30: Lunch/coffee break.
  • 14.00: Q&A tutorial
    A chance to go over any problems or questions you have as a group.
  • 13.30: Editing
  • 16.00: Finishing up
    Make sure you fill out an evaluation form and add your contributions to the list below.

To attend

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  • The Edit-a-thon is free and open to all, thanks to the support of Otago Museum and the Wikimedia Foundation.
  • This workshop will be following "friendly space" guidelines; check them out. Harassment and disruption won't be tolerated, online or offline.

Media

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  • Use the link https://w.wiki/32V if you want a short, shareable link to this page

People attending

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In person

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Remotely

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What to bring

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  • Laptop and power cord. Laptops are definitely easier to edit on than iPads. The venue has good wifi. There may be a spare laptop for people to use, but bring your own computer if you can.
  • Any snacks or drink you want. There's a kitchen space in the building, and a light lunch, coffee, and tea are provided.
  • Any resources such as books, journals, magazine or newspaper articles relevant to articles you're interested in.
  • Photos you've taken or art that could illustrate articles; you'll learn how to donate these to Wikimedia Commons so other Wikipedia articles can use them.

Preparation

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  1. If you're coming, try to create a Wikipedia account beforehand: don't wait until the day to do it! Here's a form you can use if you like. Creating an account makes editing much easier (here's more info on why you should). You'll need to pick a "handle" for your username; you could 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.
  2. The more you prepare, the more you'll be able to get done. You may want to read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot.
  3. Have a think about topics you'd like to work on; do a little research first so you're prepared. You don't have to be an expert; anyone who can do library research and write clearly can help improve Wikipedia. The best candidates for Wikipedia articles are people, places, or things that are "notable". In Wikipedia terms, "notable" people are those who've been covered in a number of reliable independent sources, such as news, books, authoritative websites, or magazine interviews. If you're proposing to create to Wikipedia article it's important to make sure your subject is "notable"; talk to us if you're not sure – we can help.
  4. 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

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Resources

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To work on

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To improve

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To create

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Outcomes

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Media

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We'll be taking photos for the record. If you don't want to be in a photo, just choose a red name lanyard; if you don't mind, pick a green one.

Acknowledgements

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Many thanks to Rosi Crane and Kane Fleury for helping organise this event, and the Wikimedia Foundation for supporting the New Zealand Wikipedian at Large project.


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