Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WikiD/November 2015

The third New York writing workshop to help write more women in the built environment into Wikipedia as part of wikiD: Women. Wikipedia. Design. was on Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm.

Event information

 * Date: Saturday, November 14, 2015
 * When: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
 * Where: Center for Architecture @ Seaport Culture District, 181 Front Street (between John and Fulton), New York, NY 10038
 * Subway:
 * to Fulton Street or Wall Street
 * Bus: buses

Schedule

 * Arrive: Come any time after 12:00 pm
 * Presentation: At 12.30 pm we will have a short ‘how to’ intro on writing and editing Wikipedia entries for new editors.
 * Start writing: Stay for as long as suits and start writing/editing in good company and with help at hand.
 * Snacks: We will provide snacks as we go.
 * Who We welcome anyone interested in writing more women in the built environment into Wikipedia. No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary. We will start with an overview of writing and editing Wikipedia article. We will also provide assistance throughout the event for Wikipedia newcomers. Experienced Wikipedians are also very welcome – we need as much help as you can offer!
 * RSVP: Please RSVP at Eventbrite so we have some idea of numbers.

Preparation
Please do a couple of things before coming along:
 * Please sign up to get a Wikipedia user name BEFORE the event.
 * Think about who you want to write about – if possible collect some material. See here for topic suggestions and references.
 * Take a look at the new wikiD Guides for Wikipedia Editing:
 * Introduction and Guide 1: Getting Started! – Why Edit Wikipedia?, Using the WikiD Guides and Getting Started.
 * Guide 2: Selecting and Researching a Topic/Subject – Choosing a Subject, References and Sources and Images.
 * Guide 3: Writing an Entry – Tone and Style, Content and Structure, Building an Argument, Precedents and Article Titles.
 * Guide 4: Navigating the Wikipedia Interface – Editing Interfaces, Creating a New Article, Editing Existing Pages and Disambiguation
 * Guide 5: Troubleshooting – Deleted Pages, Flagged Pages and Talk Pages


 * What to bring: Please bring your own laptops and power cords. Please also make a Wikipedia username ahead of time if possible.
 * Hashtag:
 * Remember to add the #wikiD hashtag in your edit summary so we can track our progress.
 * #wikiD on Twitter and social media

More material relating to the New York event is available here.

Attendees
Sign up here to allow us to learn more about how you use Wikipedia during and after this event, so that we can work towards improving it. By signing up, you agree to let us use this information for these purposes. Learn more here.

Register as a participant in the #wikiD writing workshop
Please register your username (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row). If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, create an account and username here. Don't worry: If you have trouble adding your name below we will help you do it at the event.

Likely attendees

 * 1) Loriannbrown (talk) 7:16, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
 * 2) Pharos (talk) 17:44, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
 * 3)  Jim.henderson (talk) 20:33, 12 November 2015 (UTC) will be late
 * 4)  DGG ( talk ) 23:37, 12 November 2015 (UTC)  probably at about 1:00  DGG ( talk ) 03:45, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
 * 5) Karenkuchel (talk) 18:38, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
 * 6) Sgrosman (talk) 19:55, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
 * 7) Marketer JMG (talk) 20:00, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
 * 8) Oksuzanne (talk) 20:14, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
 * 9) BEN-AMI SHULMAN (talk) 21:28, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
 * 10) Mucha07 (talk) 22:00, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Remote participants
If you cannot make it to the wikiD workshop in person, please consider participating remotely. Sign up below, and please add any outcomes. (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row). If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, create an account and username here.

Pages created
Alphabetical by last name
 * 1) Shelley McNamara --
 * 2) Nasrine Seraji --
 * 3) Ben-Ami Shulman --
 * 4) Nelva Weber --

Pages improved
Alphabetical by last name
 * 1) Merrill Elam --
 * 2) Yvonne Farrell --
 * 3) Roberta M. Feldman --
 * 4) Ruth Bader Ginsburg --
 * 5) Cheryl Boone Isaacs --
 * 6) Carol Herselle Krinsky --
 * 7) Brenda Levin --
 * 8) Lucie Salhany --
 * 9) Nasrine Seraji --
 * 10) List of ticker-tape parades in New York City --

Templates

 * Template:LoC-MSS for Library of Congress Manuscript Division permalinks
 * An example:
 * displays
 * displays
 * displays

Wikipedia editing resources
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
 * | Citation guide
 * | Adding Photos
 * Infobox templates
 * Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
 * Formatting shortcuts:
 * Text Formatting
 * Section Headers, Indents, and Lists
 * Links


 * Images and photos:
 * Uploading Images -- tutorial, general overview
 * Image Use Policy -- rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
 * Picture Tutorial -- technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good

Tools and templates

 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
 * Infobox template - person
 * Biographies of living persons
 * Writing an article
 * About the Sandbox
 * Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
 * Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
 * Verifying Reliable Sources


 * N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:
 * IRC/wikipedia-en-help