Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/February 2016 Charlotte One

The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project hosted its first edit-a-thon in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST on Thursday, February 4, 2016. Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing.

Event description
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project at McColl Center for Art + Innovation will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of visual artists from the African Diaspora. Together we will create historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction of the art historical record.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have a library resources and a list of suggested topics on hand.

History of The Black Lunch Table
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration between artists Jina Valentine and Heather Hart  which intends to fill holes in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 10 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and Art are performed.

McColl Center for Art + Innovation
McColl Center for Art + Innovation is a nationally acclaimed contemporary art center dedicated to connecting art and artists with the community. They are dedicated to empowering artists to advance community and change lives through art and the creative process.

Event details
This will be part of a series of weekly editathon events in honor of Black History Month: Feb 11, 18 and 25th.
 * Date: Thursday, February 4, 2016.
 * Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm EST-- Come when you can, stay as long as you would like!
 * Location: McColl Center for Art + Innovaiton, 721 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202
 * Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, teachers, curators, visitors...
 * Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax)
 * Amateur historians or research pros (We will have a selection of resources available for your use; we will also pull related materials from the MoMA Archives)
 * What to Bring: A laptop. We will help you access the Center's wireless network
 * Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable
 * Etherpad: BlackLunchTable-February2016 - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on
 * training presentation (Heather): AfroCROWD/Black Lunch Table New Orleans Presentation

Agenda

 * Presentation / overview
 * Editing time
 * Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up for editathon on this Wikipedia Meetup page, make one edit to a Wikipedia page
 * For more information about ongoing scheduled meetups see Black Lunch Table Meetup page

Attendees

 * LOOKING FOR ADMINS TO JOIN US IN PERSON OR REMOTELY...
 * If you are able, please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).
 * If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day of.

Confirmed

 * 1) anonymous 1
 * 2) Marc
 * 3) Hasaan
 * 1) anonymous 1
 * 2) Marc
 * 3) Hasaan
 * 1) Hasaan

Tentative

 * 1) James Walker

Possible articles to edit
Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! This event-specific list focuses on important visual artists/art workers/collectors of the African Diaspora who have some connection to Charlotte and are under-represented on Wikipedia. Our master list can be found under our Tasks tab. Please add a name if you know a Black artist of note who needs a page or needs editing. Please do not add an artist who has a substantial page. We are trying to create new pages and beef up under-represented ones. Thanks!


 * Nellie Ashford
 * James Biggers
 * John T. Biggers
 * Erika Diamond
 * Charles Farrar
 * attorney and collector, James E. Ferguson, II
 * Philip Freelon
 * Harvey Gantt
 * Harvey B. Gantt Center
 * J. Eugene Grigsby
 * Stephen L. Hayes Jr.
 * Vivian Hewitt (art collector)
 * Lisa Funderburke Hoffman
 * Gordon C. James (artist)
 * Hasaan Kirkland
 * Marcus Kiser
 * Willie Little
 * Juan Logan
 * Bree Newsome
 * B.E. Noel
 * T.J. Reddy
 * Tommy Robinson (artist)
 * Michele Tejuola Turner
 * Chris Watts (artist
 * David Wilson (artist)
 * Jason Woodberry

List of new articles created
alpha by last name

List of articles improved
alpha by last name
 * 1) John T. Biggers --
 * 2) Juan Logan --
 * 3) Bree Newsome --
 * 4) Juan Logan --

Wikipedia editing resources
N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources
 * Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
 * Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
 * Tutorial
 * How to Edit a Page
 * Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
 * Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
 * Article Development
 * Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
 * Manual of Style
 * Citation templates
 * | Citation guide
 * Infobox templates
 * Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
 * Formatting shortcuts:
 * Text Formatting
 * Section Headers, Indents, and Lists
 * Links


 * Images and photos:
 * Uploading Images -- tutorial, general overview
 * Image Use Policy -- rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
 * Picture Tutorial -- technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good


 * wikiD Guides for Wikipedia Editing:
 * Introduction and Guide 1: Getting Started! – Why Edit Wikipedia?, Using the WikiD Guides and Getting Started.
 * Guide 2: Selecting and Researching a Topic/Subject – Choosing a Subject, References and Sources and Images.
 * Guide 3: Writing an Entry – Tone and Style, Content and Structure, Building an Argument, Precedents and Article Titles.
 * Guide 4: Navigating the Wikipedia Interface – Editing Interfaces, Creating a New Article, Editing Existing Pages and Disambiguation
 * Guide 5: Troubleshooting – Deleted Pages, Flagged Pages and Talk Pages

Tools and templates

 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
 * Infobox template - person
 * Biographies of living persons
 * Writing an article
 * About the Sandbox
 * Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
 * Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
 * Verifying Reliable Sources


 * N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:
 * IRC/wikipedia-en-help