Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Australasian Endangered Plants

What's it about?

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 part of the Taxonomy for Plant Conservation – Ruia mai i Rangiātea conference in Wellington in November 2019. It will focus on improving the coverage of endangered plants of Australasia. You don't need to be an expert botanist to take part, though: anyone can help with editing, researching, proofreading, and adding or improving photos.

When and where

Sunday 24 November 2019, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm NZST
Hinatorē Learning Lab, Te Papa, 55 Cable St, Wellington
Wikipedians from anywhere in the world are of course welcome to join in remotely; add yourselves to the participants list below.

Timetable

9.00: Meet and greet
Introductions, name lanyards, and account creation if needed
9.15: 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.
10:30: Coffee break
Tea and biscuits provided.
11:00: Editing
Our goal is to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australasian endangered plants. You can improve existing articles or add artwork or species information to Wikidata.
13.00: Lunch break.
14.00: Editing
16.30: Finishing up
Make sure you add your contributions to the list below!

To attend

The Edit-a-thon is free and open to all, thanks to the support of Te Papa and the Taxonomy for Plant Conservation conference.
There are limited spaces, so please book here.
This workshop will be following "friendly space" guidelines; check them out. Harassment and disruption won't be tolerated, online or offline.

Media

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

People attending

In person

Remotely

Ambrosia10 - family emergency but will participate remotely
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) (will try at some point in the proceedings)
Canley
Oronsay

What to bring

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; morning and afternoon tea are provided. You can bring your own lunch or go to one of Te Papa's cafes.
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

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.
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.
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.
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

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

Resources

Outcomes

Wikipedia

Acaena rorida - added image & improved a little —Ambrosia10
Created Myosotis antarctica —Giantflightlessbirds
Improved Myosotis pansa subsp. pansa and moved it from variety to subspecies —Stitchbird
Created Atriplex hollowayi, Wikicommons category & uploaded multiple iNaturalist images —Ambrosia10
Created Carmichaelia curta, Wikicommons category & uploaded multiple iNaturalist images —Ambrosia10
Added all NZ species to Myosotis taxonomy —Lil blue mushroom
Created a gallery for Myosotis discolor using images from Wikimedia —Lil blue mushroom
Dillwynia elegans - added notes & linked to original publication page —Dillwynia Pete
Created Myosotis eximia —Stitchbird
Improved Myosotis —Stitchbird
Improved Myosotis antarctica —Stitchbird
Added a gallery to Myosotis scorpioides —Lil blue mushroom
Created Myosotis mooreana —Stitchbird (and cleaned up —Giantflightlessbirds)
Updated Acacia desmondii profile —Dillwynia Pete
Added a gallery to Myosotis —Lil blue mushroom
Improved Clianthus_puniceus
Added to Atriplex hollowayi
Updated reference/link Rangitoto Island
Created Carex albula, Carex berggrenii, Carex buchananii, & created Carex capillacea (which existed as a redirect)
Created George Simpson (botanist), Peter Brian Heenan (both NZ botanists and authors of some of the endangered species)
Created Carmichaelia appressa, Carmichaelia astonii, Alternanthera nahui
Created Acacia latzii, Acacia ammophila (Australian threatened species)

Wikicommons

Adding images sourced from iNaturalist to Wikicommons via the iNaturalist2WikiCommons tool —Ambrosia10
Added images taken in Otari-Wilton's Bush on Thursday, added to articles and Wikidata —Giantflightlessbirds

Added wikidata items to structured data for images added by Ambrosia10

Photos added to Commons

Photos taken at Otari
Xeronema callistemon
Metrosideros bartlettii
Carmichaelia astonii
Myosotis eximia
Myosotis eximia
Veronica decora
Veronica rakaiensis
Entelea arborescens
Tetragonia flower

NZ occurrence data maps using AVH data
Carex capillacea
Carex buchananii
Carex berggrenii
Carex albula

Wikidata

Feedback: "Doing a little bit on each of Wikipedia, Commons, and Wikidata helps build a picture." "Very steep learning curve, but learned an awful lot." "Lots of thought goes into making these articles reliable and useful!"