Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/NPR Black History Month

=Black History Month First Edit at NPR=

(This event has already occurred. Feel free to take a look to get an idea of what happened.)

If you've ever wondered how Wikipedia gets made or want to help the encyclopedia better represent history, come join us.

As a part of NPR's celebration of Black History Month 2015, we will collaborate to update and improve existing Wikipedia articles about trailblazers from the last 100 years of black history, 1915 to 2015. We'll learn about Wikipedia's philosophy and how to make simple edits—and then give you plenty of time and help to make your own first edit.

When
 * Tuesday, Feb 24, 2015
 * 6-8pm

Where
 * Seminar North
 * NPR Headquarters
 * 1111 North Capitol St NE
 * Washington, DC 20002

RSVP Required
 * This event for NPR staff has limited (and so important to its success!) space for guests. Sign up below with your name, so security will expect you.

Your Wikipedia Account
 * If you don't have one yet, please create a Wikipedia account before coming to the event.

Schedule
This event will take place in Seminar North at NPR Headquarters.

Sign up
RSVPing is required for all non-NPR-employees; there is limited room for guests. Include your name, so we can let security know you're coming.

NPR employees, please create a Wikipedia account before coming to the event.

Attending

 * 1) Veronica Erb. Verbistheword (talk) 22:24, 2 February 2015 (UTC) (NPR)
 * 2) Harej (talk) 17:56, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
 * 3) Fuzheado | Talk 18:13, 7 February 2015 (UTC) - probably
 * 4) Dgorsline (talk) 20:48, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
 * 5) Gphiliprogers (talk) 11:45, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * 6) McCaul0 (talk) 18:52, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Apologies

 * 1) I'd love to be there, but unfortunately can't be Smallbones( smalltalk ) 19:45, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

FAQ
Where is the event?
 * We'll be in Seminar North at NPR Headquarters. If you're a guest, tell security you're here to help with the Wikipedia tutorial, and they'll help you sign in.

What should I bring?
 * * A laptop, especially if you're a not an NPR employee
 * * An interest in black history or editing Wikipedia!

Do I have to register to attend, or can I just arrive on the day?
 * If you're not an NPR employee, you'll need to sign up below with your Wikipedia username and your real name. If you don't feel comfortable listing your real name below, just send Veronica a note with it.
 * NPR employees can just show up, but are encouraged to RSVP below.

You didn't answer my question!
 * Feel free to ask on this project's talk page. We welcome suggestions on the development and progress of this meetup.

Editing Wikipedia

 * Intro to Wikipedia Slides
 * More: Cheatsheet, Featured Articles, Policies and guidelines, Help:Getting started, Starting an article

Resources
Each article in the to-do section also has a resources link that the awesome NPR Librarians—Sarah, Jane, and Ayda—put together. The linked Google Docs are open to all people with an NPR email address. If you are a guest, please pair up with an NPR employee to access the resources.

You can also look up resources yourself using one of NPR's many reference library databases.


 * NPR Reference Library Databases, requires @npr.org email address

To Do List
Note that the "resources" links below require signing in with an @npr.org email account.

Add citations to these articles
Check out the Wikipedia article on Citing Sources for help with citations.


 * Madame C.J. Walker, resources
 * It looks like there are some photos in Wikimedia Commons that could be added to this article
 * Ida B. Wells, resources
 * William H. Carney, resources
 * Henriette DeLille, resources
 * Bill Pickett, resources

Check links on these articles
Look at the Wikipedia article on Link Rot for help fixing links.


 * Septima Poinsette Clark, resources
 * Oscar Devereaux Micheaux, resources
 * Harriett Jacobs, resources
 * James Baldwin, resources
 * Ella Baker, resources
 * Dorothy Height, resources
 * Bayard Rustin, resources
 * Jan Ernst Matzeliger, resources
 * Garrett Augustus Morgan, resources
 * Charlotte E. Ray, resources
 * Edmonia Lewis, resources

Add images to these articles
Check out the Wikipedia Picture Tutorial and Uploading Images for help adding images.


 * Alice Coachman, resources
 * Claudette Colvin, resources
 * Prathia Hall, resources
 * Diane Nash, resources

Write more on these articles
Any of the above articles could have more written about them. The one that could use the most help is about Alice Coachman.

Bonus
These two folks were added to our list after the edit-a-thon; feel free to dig tidy them up!


 * Matthew Henson
 * Pauli Murray

Results / Outcomes
Great work, everyone! We improved thirteen articles and six people made their first ever Wikipedia edits.

If I've added your change below, feel free to claim it by typing three tildas (~) at the end. —Verbistheword (talk) 16:00, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

Articles Improved

 * Ella Baker — Confirmed a citation link and updated retrieval date. Verbistheword (talk) 20:56, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Madam C. J. Walker
 * Added a citation. Mathildepiard (talk) 00:38, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Added citations and a photo. Verbistheword (talk) 15:38, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Garrett Morgan — Improved 1st citation. McCaul0 (talk) 00:42, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Coached two new editors. Dgorsline (talk) 01:01, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Oscar Micheaux - Improved 15th citation. Rsquare_editor (talk) 25 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Ida B. Wells
 * Added citations
 * Added more citations. Verbistheword (talk) 15:38, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Septima Poinsette Clark — Updated a reference and corrected a grammar mistake
 * Harriet Ann Jacobs — Copyediting through Biography section
 * Edmonia Lewis — Updated citation
 * Alice Coachman — Added new content
 * Diane Nash — Fixed infobox template
 * William H. Carney — Added citations. Verbistheword (talk) 15:38, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Henriette DeLille — Added citations. Verbistheword (talk) 15:38, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Bill Pickett — Added citations and information about the Legends of the West stamps. Verbistheword (talk) 15:38, 4 March 2015 (UTC)