User:MZMcBride/Edit-a-thons

What's the purpose of an edit-a-thon?


 * Ostensibly about adding content to Wikipedia, but very little of that gets done
 * If outside organizations were interested in putting their content on Wikipedia, they'd hire staff and start doing it
 * Community outreach and engagement — get people involved with Wikipedia
 * Disingenuous to label them otherwise?
 * Do users enjoy directed editing?
 * High cost of participation
 * Usually require a laptop
 * Often require being able to attend during the standard workweek
 * Unavoidable?
 * Events related to a hobby should be on the weekend
 * Limits attendance to edit-a-thon "staff," the unemployed, students, and the elderly
 * Attendance
 * Key goal for edit-a-thon organizers
 * Quantity over quality
 * Exposes bad side of government programs/organizations
 * "Do something with Wikipedia!"
 * Not actually do much...
 * What's the purpose of an edit-a-thon?