Wikipedia:Meetup/BaltimorePoetsEditathon

The session will include:
 * A brief explanation of our project and class (Poetry & Social Justice)
 * An introduction to Wikipedia
 * Wikipedia editing

Goals

 * To give exposure to Wikipedia editing, spread awareness of WIkipedia politics, and collaborate to create useful resources about Baltimore writers and poets.

Details

 * Date: Saturday, April 30, 2016
 * Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
 * Location: Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, Baltimore, MD
 * Event: An edit-a-thon! Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and collaborate with others to write articles about Baltimore's literary scene of past and present.
 * What to bring: BYOL: Bring your own laptop! Don't forget your power adapter.
 * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1117363404971698/

Web access
Red Emma's has wireless guest accounts for participants. Please make sure you have set up an account before coming to the Edit-a-Thon! Request an Account

Articles to Edit

 * Elizabeth Arnold (poet)
 * Reginald Dwayne Betts
 * Vincent Godfrey Burns
 * Joe Cardarelli
 * Michael Collier (poet)
 * Michael Glaser
 * Lawrence Holofcener
 * Estelle Anna Lewis
 * Jane Mead
 * Kamaria Muntu
 * Linda Pastan
 * Stanley Plumly
 * Lia Purpura
 * Lizette Woodworth Reese
 * Karl Shapiro
 * Myra Sklarew
 * Cody Walker (poet)
 * Afaa M. Weaver
 * Joe Wenderoth
 * Reed Whittemore
 * Split This Rock
 * Baltimore Review
 * Grub Street (literary magazine)
 * Johns Hopkins University Press
 * Poet Lore
 * Smartish Pace
 * Welter (publication)

Articles to Create

 * Abdul Ali (poet)
 * Cherrie Amour
 * D.R. Belz
 * Ken "Analysis" Brown
 * Linda Joy Burke
 * Maria Briscoe Croker - Stub created! Jennyferretti (talk) 17:00, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Emily Peterson Crespo
 * Joseph Crespo
 * Robert Deluty
 * E. Doyle-Gillespie
 * David Eberhart
 * Michael Egan (poet)
 * Brion "Lady Brion" Gill
 * Piotr Gwiazda
 * Reggie Harris (poet)
 * Leslie Harrison (poet)
 * Clarinda Harriss
 * Kathleen Hellen
 * Ailish Hopper
 * Kate Khatib
 * Kenneth "Something" Morrison
 * Liz Moser
 * Gregg Mosson
 * LOVE the Poet
 * Victor "Slangston Hughes" Rodgers
 * Adeke Rose - Stub created! Cuppacourtney
 * Mark S. (M.S.) Sanders
 * Nicole "luminoUS" Swett
 * Jason Tinney
 * Tyler Vile
 * Jennifer Wallace
 * Olu Butterfly
 * Sharea Harris
 * Baltimore Book Festival
 * CityLit Project
 * Dew More Baltimore
 * Writers in Baltimore Schools

Attending
Jennyferretti (talk) 15:19, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Isabellabowker
 * YasmineZK
 * User:Cuppacourtney
 * Sharea Harris
 * Bryonna Jay

Basics on Editing Wikipedia

 * Help:Cheatsheet - quick guide to Wiki markup
 * Editing - The Basics has .pdf handouts and videos
 * Wikipedia Training, Includes a one-hour training for newcomers, and more extensive pages for teachers and Wikipedia Ambassadors
 * Wikipedia Tutorial is a hands-on approach that walks you through various aspects of Wikipedia editing