Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd/June2016-BPL-Lab

Wikipedia Editing Lab @ Brooklyn Public Library
Please join us for the next gathering of AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library!

Event information

 * Date: Sunday, June 19, 2016
 * Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
 * RSVP: Eventbrite
 * Location: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Info Commons Room
 * Address: 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238 40.67236°N, -73.96815°W
 * Subway:
 * to Grand Army Plaza
 * Bus: buses
 * Hashtag: #AfroCROWD
 * Twitter: #AfroCROWD
 * Details:
 * Join AfroCROWD to get answers to your questions on editing Wikipedia.
 * Also, in anticipation of next weekend's Central Brooklyn Arts and Culture Walk, today we encourage you to either:
 * Bring African Diaspora related pictures that you wish to share in the public domain.
 * Visit any of the sites in the sites list and take pictures to share in the public domain.
 * We will provide training as to how to upload those pictures.
 * Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCROWD) is a new initiative which seeks to increase the number of people of African Descent actively editing Wikipedia. Become a part of the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements and help close the multicultural and gender gaps in Wikipedia.
 * We have held monthly editathons in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens since February 2015.
 * Beginners welcome.
 * All languages welcome including English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, Yoruba, Twi, Woloff and other languages spoken in the African Diaspora. Wikipedia comes in 285 languages and you are welcome to edit it in any of them or translate from one language to another.
 * Please contact [mailto:alice@afrocrowd.org alice@afrocrowd.org] if you need a babysitter on premises
 * Light Refreshments will be available.

About the Central Brooklyn Arts & Culture Walk
The inaugural Central Brooklyn Arts & Culture Walk on Sunday, June 26th will start at the famed Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch at Grand Army Plaza and continue along the Eastern Parkway corridor from Flatbush Avenue to Washington Avenue. This route is home to the Central Brooklyn Public Library, the spectacular Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, the world-famed Brooklyn Museum, and Ronald McNair Park. Presented by Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams in partnership with One Brooklyn Fund Inc.

Participants in the Central Brooklyn Arts & Culture Walk will actively experience the rich cultural life of Brooklyn as they view a variety of live dance, theatrical and musical performances; enjoy mouthwatering exotic dishes and treats; and engage in hands-on arts and crafts activities. Children will delight in a village created just for them, and drum sessions and an artisan pavilion will provide fun and entertainment for the entire family. This all-day, family-friendly event also will offer health screenings and much more.

More at: http://onebrooklynfund.org/central-brooklyn-arts-culture-walk

Click on the Arch to upload your photo from the Brooklyn Culture Walk:

Suggestions for photographs

 * Brooklyn Public Library
 * Roscoe Brown quote on exterior -- to the right side of the library as you enter
 * Archives -- 2nd floor (may or may not be opened on a Sunday -- check)


 * Brooklyn Museum
 * African diaspora-related collections
 * (Rodin "Burghers of Calais") in lobby


 * Ronald McNair Park
 * Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch -- Various statues of African-American soldiers
 * MoCADA -- 80 Hanson Place, Brooklyn NY -- Website
 * Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
 * Keur Djembe Africa Drum Shop
 * House of the Lords Pentecostal Church, 415 Atlantic Avenue

and you may find many other things that ought to have a picture.

Slides of today's Powerpoint presentation
(Includes more background about Afrocrowd)

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kLd46ZYzJn7PQFPUN6qmpoCgWCpmiFI_QGbCL5CEqeM/edit?usp=sharing

Please fill out an evaluation before leaving
Find the evaluation form on the right side bar at www.afrocrowd.org.

Photo Uploading Tutorials
Wikimedia Commons is the repository of photos and media in the Wikimedia family of sites. Photos are generally uploaded there. The process generates code for you to paste into wikipedia articles. Here is the link:

commons.wikimedia.org

Learn how to add photos:
 * to Wikimedia Commons:
 * View Video
 * View in Art + Feminism Advanced Training Powerpoint
 * to a Wikipedia article:
 * View Video
 * View in Art + Feminism Advanced Training Powerpoint

These tutorials were created by the Art + Feminism sister project. See more wikipedia editing video tutorials at art.plusfeminism.org.

Uploaded photos will go automatically into Category:Brooklyn Culture Walk.

Why should we share knowledge?

 * View Share Your Knowledge Video

Attendees
Please RSVP at Eventbrite! Please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below.

Present

 * 1) Pharos (talk) 04:16, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 2) Jim.henderson (talk) 00:04, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 3) Aude (talk) 22:26, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 4)  DGG ( talk ) 04:13, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 5) Aliceba (talk) 11:25, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 6) Myolaine (talk) 19:09, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 7) Mythman163 (talk) 19:25, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 8) Brooklyn2016 (talk) 19:26, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 9) Myron22wik (talk) 19:33, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 10) Virgo1495 (talk) 19:30, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 11) Tönya (talk) 20:14, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 12) Gjone1 (talk) 20:29, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Photos added to Wikimedia Commons
alphabetical
 * Prince Hall Masonic Lodge Temple Plaque --  can you provide context for this photo?
 * Juneteenth commemoration in Brooklyn -- Juneteenth Commemoration at foot of Grant Statue, Corner of Dean and Rodgers, Brooklyn --
 * Grant statue at Dean & Rodgers in Brooklyn, NY --

Pages created
alphabetical

Pages updated
alphabetical (Specify if photo added)
 * 1) Anson Phelps Stokes --
 * 2) Civil Air Patrol --
 * 3) History of slavery in New York -- Added photo -- Aliceba (talk)
 * 4) Khalil Gibran Muhammad --
 * 5) Moe's (bar and lounge) --
 * 6) New York City Subway --
 * 7) On Prospect Park (and uploaded photo to commons) --
 * 8) Opal Tometi --
 * 9) Phelps Stokes Fund --
 * 10) Prospect Heights, Brooklyn --
 * 11) Teju Cole --
 * 12) also, 100+ edits to Wikidata (mostly items in Brooklyn, adding commons images to items, etc.)  --

Templates

 * Yale Manuscripts and Archives

Possible articles to edit

 * List of articles

Resources
See Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Resources If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature.

Editing Wikipedia resources
Listed here for quick reference. 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
 * Infobox templates
 * Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
 * Art+Feminism - Video training
 * Art+Feminism - Training Lesson Plan

Tools and templates

 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
 * Infobox template - person
 * Biographies of living persons
 * Writing an article
 * About the Sandbox