Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Kensho Wikipedia Edit-a-thon



Kensho Technologies Impact-a-thon. Presented with support from Wikimedia DC

When
 * November 16-17, 2022

Registration
 * Private

Event Dashboard
 * Go to the Dashboard

Previous Kensho Edit-a-thons
 * September 2021

Safe Space Policy

 * Safe Space Policy

Sign in: Outreach Dashboard
Step 1: Go to the Dashboard

Step 2:
 * Have a Wikipedia username? Select 'Log-in with Wikipedia'.
 * Don't have a username? Select 'Sign-up with Wikipedia'

Instructions
'''Goal: Create drafts of new Wikipedia articles. Move articles from draft form to Wikipedia main space when ready.'''
 * Reserve the article you want to create in this Google Sheet.
 * Return to this page and select the red link to open a blank page
 * Select Create, not Create source (top right). This may happen automatically.
 * Start writing and cite sources from this event page. They are the hyperlinked numbers below. You may also use verifiable secondary sources you've found on your own.
 * Tip: Be sure to add a header titled 'References' at the bottom of the page before you begin.


 * Publish as you go (blue button, top right)
 * Select 'Edit' to re-open the draft and keep working
 * Once you are pleased with the article, publish one last time.
 * Select the 'More' button (top right next to View History). Note: This button may not be visible to new editors. Ariel can deactivate this restriction. Be sure to sign in to the Dashboard so she has your username. It is needed to give these extra permissions.
 * Open the 'New title' drop down menu.
 * Change Draft to (Article). You may need to scroll up to find it.
 * Select the blue 'Move' button

Outcomes
Articles created
 * Catie Cuan
 * Lena Hill
 * Nancy Prichard
 * Marion P. McCrane
 * Alta Walker
 * Beth Ann Richwine
 * Sherry Ann Reed
 * Ana Maria Porras (scientist)
 * J'Tia Hart
 * Bea Mendez-Gandica
 * Crystal R. Emery
 * Mitu Khandaker
 * Kristen Lear
 * Shyla Raghav
 * Hugh G. Robinson
 * Ana Maria Porras (scientist)
 * Alaska Highway Veterans
 * Allison Fundis
 * Anamita Guha

New drafts
 * Draft:Esther S. Walker
 * Draft:May Belle Hutson Chitwood
 * Draft:Kellyn LaCour-Conant
 * Draft:Mark McKelvin Jr.

Articles to create

 * Draft:Alice Withrow, botanist for the National Museum of Natural History and co-author of "Generation, Control, and Measurement of Visible and Near-visible Radiant Energy"
 * Draft:Constance Philpitt Warner, Photographer for the Smithsonian Zoological Park
 * Draft:Aime M. Awl, scientific illustrator for the National Museum of Natural History
 * Draft:Florence Elizabeth Frisby, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
 * Draft:Emma Dean Powell, American ornithologist; wife of John Wesley Powell (1835-1924)
 * Draft:Aida M. Doyle, scientific aide for the National Museum of Natural History,
 * Draft:Florence A. Graves, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, draft article here
 * Draft:Eula Davis McEwan, geologist for the National Museum of Natural History
 * Adelaide Corinna Reeside, paleobiology aide,
 * Draft:Maude C. Rhoderick, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
 * Draft:Lena Hill, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
 * Draft:Esther S. Walker, volunteer for the National Zoological Park,
 * Draft:Juliana Kugua Fowle, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
 * Draft:Gladys T. Bond, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
 * Draft:Nettie L. Stroman, volunteer with the National Zoological Park
 * Draft:Grace E. Glance, entomologist for the National Museum of Natural History
 * Draft:Josephine W. Cooper, paleobiologist for the National Museum of Natural HistoryImage
 * Draft:Tillie Berger, preparator for the National Museum of Natural History
 * Draft:May Belle Hutson Chitwood, zoologist with the National Zoological Park and the National Museum of Natural History,
 * Draft:Nancy Prichard, computer and Special Assistant for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
 * Draft:Sophy Parfin, entomologist for the National Museum of Natural History,
 * Draft:Catherine Scott (librarian), chief librarian for the National Air and Space Museum
 * Draft:Marion P. McCrane, zoologist for the National Zoological Park
 * Draft:Patsy Ann McLaughlin, carcinologist for the National Museum of Natural History
 * Draft:Suzanne Ripley, primatologist for the National Zoological Park
 * Draft:Alta Walker, geologist for the National Air and Space Museum
 * Draft:Beth Ann Richwine, Objects Conservator
 * Draft:Sherry Ann Reed, marine biologist and station manager for the Smithsonian Marine Station
 * Draft:Constance G. Andre, remote sensing analyst
 * Draft:Inez A. Ensign, human computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
 * Draft:Esther Weaver, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
 * Draft:Margaret A. Marsden, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
 * Draft:Muriel Denoyer Johnson, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Obsvervatory
 * Draft:Olive Greeley, assistant field director and bolometer assistant for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,


 * Draft:Ana Maria Porras (scientist)


 * Draft:J'Tia Hart nuclear engineer [https://ifthenexhibit.org/ambassador/A-25/


 * Draft:Kellyn LaCour-Conant Indigenous restoration ecologist


 * Draft:Bea Mendez-Gandica tech founder and computer security at Microsoft


 * Draft:Anamita GuhaAI and Quantum Computing


 * Draft:Anjali Chadha bioengineering student


 * Draft:Catie Cuan roboticist and dancer


 * Draft:Crystal R. Emery filmmaker and educator


 * Draft:Allison Fundis ocean explorer


 * Draft:Mitu Khandaker video game designer


 * Draft:Kristen Lear bat conservationist


 * Draft:Shyla Raghav climate change expert


 * Draft:Alaska Highway Veterans - Related Alaska Highway


 * Draft:Tyrone Grandison technologist


 * Draft:Tilton L. Hughes mechanical engineer


 * Draft:Carl B. Mack engineer Wikimedia Commons Category


 * Draft:Mark McKelvin - Engineer


 * Draft:George Peake (inventor)- Invented a hand mill for grinding grain


 * Draft:Hugh G. Robinson high-ranking general in Army, Civil engineer

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• Core content policies

• General notability guideline

• Verifiability

• Conflict of interest

• Identifying reliable sources

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• Citing sources

• Identifying and using primary sources

Wikimedia Affiliates

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WikiProjects

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Quick Editing Tips
• Help:Getting started

• Your first article

• Help:Referencing for beginners

• Creating Redirects with Visual Editor

• Creating Redirector with Source Editor

• Using categories

• Cheatsheet for Wiki markup

• Manual of Style

Tools, Resources
• Track Wikipedia Page Views

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• Wiki Education Foundation

• Wiki Ed Foundation's online training modules

• Internet Archive Wayback Machine

For Wikimedia DC Use

 * User rights management
 * Special username creation