Wikipedia:WikiProject Writing/October
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Past spotlights[edit]
Writing recommendations[edit]Find an article you are interested in working on from our article worklist below. Create achievable goals for the month. Here are a few writing recommendations based on weekly time segments: If you have fifteen minutes each week . . .
If you have thirty minutes each week . . .
If you have an hour or more each week . . .
Article worklist[edit]Here we have listed a few vital and key articles for you to edit and contribute to throughout the month. Vital articles[edit]Vital articles are lists of subjects for which the English Wikipedia should have corresponding featured-class articles. They serve as centralized watchlists to track the quality status of Wikipedia's most important articles and to give editors guidance on which articles to prioritize for improvement.
Other key articles[edit]These articles are high-traffic and high-importance articles that define public understandings of disability.
Sources to get us started[edit]Here we have begun a list of scholarship and resources to inspire edits and contributions. Please add relevant sources to this list!
Setting goals[edit]Sign up here[edit]Add your username, goals for article creation, and any specific articles you'll be working on below, alongside your name and a goal or goals you aim to achieve by the end of the month. Additionally, if you plan to collaborate on an article with another participant or participants you may opt to list collaborators and/or invite others to join you.
Resources[edit]
October workshops & office hours[edit]The CCCC Wikipedia Initiative hosts monthly workshops & office hours. If you need some help getting started, have specific questions, or would like to find space to work on your article alongside your collaborators, these are great spaces to do so: CCCCWI Coffeehouse (Now Streaming on Twitch) Friday 10/1, 10/15, and 10/29 @ 1:00pm-3:00PM EST
Drop-in whenever you'd like on Friday, October 1st, 15th, and 29th from 1:00pm-3:00pm EST for an informal virtual writing group. The CCCC Wikipedian-in-Residence and the CCCC Graduate Fellows will live edit Wikipedia via Twitch on a different topic focus each week. Although we cannot meet physically, we wish to create a online space where scholars can get together and chat about our work. Whether you are working on a project, plan on adding a few sources to an article, or just want to chat with other scholars, this is a great space to do so. Wikipedia as Public Scholarship Friday 10/8 @ 3:00pm-4:30pm EST (limited to 10 participants) This introductory workshop covers editing basics with particular attention to some of the specific concerns experts face on Wikipedia and discussion of how academics can use their expertise to advance knowledge equity online. Topics include navigating privacy issues, concerns around conflict of interest, and strategies for getting started with articles that need a lot of work. Getting Started with WikiProject Writing Friday 10/22 @ 12:00pm-1:30pm EST (limited to 10 participants) This intermediate workshop introduces WikiProject Writing as a collaborative space for coordinating efforts to improve Wikipedia articles related to our areas of expertise. Topics include defining the scope of WikiProject Writing by tagging articles, directing the priorities of WikiProject Writing by assessing articles, and adding to and working from our list of articles in need of work and creation. Mondays & Tuesdays OR by appointment
If you would like to discuss something Wikipedia-related one-on-one or get help with a Wikipedia article you’re working on, please feel free to sign up for my office hours on Mondays and Tuesdays or email me to suggest another time (savannahcragin@berkeley.edu). |