Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Earth Day Edit-a-thon at Queens College

This Earth Day, please join the Queens College Libraries for a climate change-themed Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon!

No experience editing Wikipedia is needed. This edit-a-thon will be all digital, but Wikipedians and librarians will still be available to offer support, guidance, and suggested topics.

While we can’t offer free refreshments in this online format, we can offer support and good company as we edit and create articles on climate change and climate justice. The entire Queens College community is welcome! We’ll be working all week, so please join for as much or as little as your schedule allows.

The Edit-a-Thon will kick off on April 22. We will meet in Zoom to introduce the edit-a-thon and get the edits started, but the edit-a-thon will continue throughout the week via Discord. We’ll meet again on April 30 to celebrate our work.

''All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

How to join us

 * Create a Wikipedia account and join our team! When creating an account, we recommend choosing a username that is personal to you, but doesn't personally identify you, as edits are publicly tied to your username. If you already have an account, please sign-up via the Dashboard. This helps us track everyone who edits with us and see how many pages we add to and create!
 * Register for the Workshop! We'll meet via Zoom at 12PM EST on Thursday, April 22nd.

Suggested articles to create or edit

 * Alley Pond Park
 * Dead Horse Bay
 * Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary
 * Gowanus Canal Conservancy
 * Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
 * New York City Audubon
 * Newtown Creek
 * Superstorm

Portals
 * List of New York City parks
 * Category:Environment_stubs
 * Category:Stub-Class_Geology_articles
 * WikiProject Climate change: Task List

Core policies
Content policies Community policies
 * WP:NPOV All encyclopedic content on Wikipedia must be written from a neutral point of view, which means representing fairly, proportionately, and, as far as possible, without editorial bias, all the significant view that have been published by reliable sources on a topic.
 * WP:RS Wikipedia articles should be based on published, reliable sources, making sure that all majority and significant minority views that have appeared in those sources are covered. If no reliable sources can be found on a topic, Wikipedia should not have an article on it. (See: Wikipedia's notability policies)
 * WP:V On Wikipedia, verifiability means other people using the encyclopedia can check that the information comes from a reliable source. Wikipedia does not publish original research. Even if you're sure something is true, it must be verifiable before you can add it. If reliable sources disagree, then present what the various sources say, giving each side its due weight.
 * WP:AGF Assuming good faith is a fundamental principle on Wikipedia. It is the assumption that editors' edits and comments are made in good faith. Most people try to help the project, not hurt it. If this were untrue, a project like Wikipedia would be doomed from the beginning. . . When disagreement occurs, try as best you can to explain and resolve the problem, not cause more conflict, and so give others the opportunity to reply in kind. Consider whether a dispute stems from different perspectives, and look for ways to reach consensus.
 * WP:BB Go for it. The Wikipedia community encourages users to be bold when updating the encyclopedia. Wikis like ours develop faster when everybody helps to fix problems, correct grammar, add facts, make sure wording is accurate, etc. . . Fix it yourself instead of just talking about it. . . Don't be upset if your bold edits get reverted. . . Though the boldness of contributors like you is one of Wikipedia's greatest assets, it is important that you take care of the common good and not edit disruptively or recklessly.