Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/World Oceans Day 2015



On Monday June 8, 2015, which is World Oceans Day, we will get together to improve content about the wettest 3/4 of our planet surface, and perhaps other worlds too! Beginners are welcome – Wikipedia editing training will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

Organized by Waitt Institute, the Smithsonian Ocean Portal, and Wikimedia DC


 * When
 * Monday, June 8, 2015
 * 11am – 3 pm EDT


 * Where
 * 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW #300
 * Washington, DC


 * What to bring
 * A laptop
 * Any resources you would like to refer to
 * You're welcome to bring your camera and take pictures
 * Preferably, a registered Wikipedia user account (but we can also create one on the spot)


 * Schedule
 * 11am -- start  (and add detail)
 * Lunch will be provided.
 * 3pm -- end

Sign up!
This event is open to people of all experience levels.

Sign up below by adding your username, and/or sign up with your email address at the Worlds Ocean Day editathon web site: http://worldoceansdayeditathon.splashthat.com/

I'll be there in person!

 * econterms (talk) 07:06, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Duckduckstop (talk) 17:57, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Sarasays (talk) 13:20, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Charlotterunzel (talk) 14:15, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Regrets

 * Great idea! But day job calls. --Djembayz (talk) 17:28, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Userboxes
If you are committed to improving Oceans content on Wikipedia for the long run, add one of the following Wikitext expressions to your user page:

To-do list

 * Please add suggestions!
 * From WikiProject Oceans:


 * hot topic: The Blob (Pacific Ocean)
 * From The Ocean Portal:
 * New Page Request: Deep Reef Observation Project , Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative , Marine Geo
 * Census of Marine Life - Some projects missing
 * Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Intro needs updating
 * Resilience of coral reefs - expand
 * Coral bleaching - verify

Resources

 * Today's presentation slides about Wikipedia
 * General Wikipedia resources:
 * Cheatsheet
 * Policies and guidelines
 * Help:Getting started
 * Your first article

Outcomes

 * Cortes Bank add image, infobox
 * Environmental DNA - new article
 * Ocean Acidification - added paragraph, new video external link
 * Smithsonian Ocean Portal - Updated sections external links to match current site organization
 * Aquaculture - added 'National laws, regulations, and management' section and external links
 * Sustainable seafood - new section for MSC
 * Marine reserve - added external links
 * Frog shark - added conservation section
 * Waitt Institute - new article
 * Polyp - added Threats section and external links
 * Cabo Pulmo National Park - added external links
 * Mangrove - added several lines of information
 * Ocean zoning - new article
 * Bacterioplankton - added information on abundance and biogeochemical cycling
 * Coral - added external link
 * Coral reef - added external link
 * Parrotfish - added external link
 * Overfishing - added external link
 * Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing - added external link
 * Pterois - added external link
 * Lobatus gigas - added external link
 * Sea urchin - added external link
 * Shrimp fishery - added external link
 * Spiny lobster - added external link