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Newsletter - September 10, 2015
The Ohio State University - Written by Kevin Payravi

Upcoming Dates

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  • None for now!

Latest Club Updates

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  • On Tuesday, we had our first big event - the Buckeye Edit-A-Thon! Thanks to everyone that came out. It was exciting to see students interested in Wikipedia, and being able to make positive contributions in just a few hours. Here are some stats from the event:
  • Total turnout: 15
  • Attendees who have never edited: 6
  • Articles edited: 19
  • Articles created: 2
  • Number of edits to articles: 67
  • As we are a new club, the future is flexible. Stay tuned for future events! Some possible ideas for future activities include:
  • Weekly or bi-weekly workshops for students to edit articles and ask questions.
  • Exploring campus and Columbus while taking photos to illustrate articles on Wikipedia.
  • Collaborating with the University Archives and libraries to obtain printed materials to use to research articles on Wikipedia, along with uploaded public domain material to the Wikimedia Commons.
  • Presentations on various aspects of Wikipedia (policies, history, interesting events, etc.).

Things to Work On

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  • Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for the latest updates!
  • If you're a member who has yet to create an account, consider taking the first step and create one now!
  • Once you've joined, consider enrolling in our fall course page to track what you and other club members have been up to.

Special Thanks

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  • A big thanks to the club members who helped organize and set up the Edit-A-Thon. Another thanks to our club advisor, Sarah Falls, for helping make this possible.

Discussion

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