Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Zabar Art Library

The Zabar Art Library hosted its first ever Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Thursday, October 27, 2016. Wikipedia edit-a-thons provide those new to Wikipedia with the opportunity to learn to edit Wikipedia articles. The edit-a-thon is focused on editing Art & Art History articles. All Hunter students, faculty and staff were invited to attend.

The edit-a-thon provide participants with the opportunity to help improve the encyclopedia by editing articles related to art. A limited number of laptops were available for students use.

A rticles to improve
• Larry Bell (artist)

• Troy Brauntuch

• Johanna Calle

• Sophie Calle

• Francesco Clemente

• Heather Dewey-Hagborg

• David Diao

• Mary Frank

• Victor Grippo

• Ralph Humphrey

• Deborah Kass

• Oscar Muñoz (artist)

• Miguel Ángel Rojas

• Regina Silveira

• Philip Taaffe

• Tunga

• Peter Young

Articles to create
• Boo Chapple

• Roy Colmer

• Jose Gabriel Fernandez

• Magdalena Fernandez

• Guy Goodwin(artist)

• Carmela Gross

• Arne Hendriks

• Raphael Kim

• Harriet Korman

• Robert Obregon

• Joe Overstreet

• Ollie Palmer (artist)

• Cesar Paternosto

• Spela Petric

• Jose Alejandro Restrepo

• Miguel Angel Rios

• Teresa Serrano

• Alan Shields

• Kenneth Showell

• Lawrence Stafford

• Javier Tellez

• Richard Van Buren

• Michael Venezia (artist)

• Franz Erhard Walther

• Jack Whitten (artist)

• Zuka

Articles improved

 * 1) Morehshin Allahyari (new media artist/educator/activist) --
 * 2) Troy Brauntuch --
 * 3) Franklin Furnace Archive --
 * 4) Larry Bell (artist)

Articles created

 * 1) Oscar Muñoz (artist) --

Wikidata items updated

 * 1) Morehshin Allahyari (Q23018046)
 * 2) Oscar Muñoz (Q3593655)

Resources
Editing Wikipedia
 * Wiki Markup Cheatsheet
 * Wikipedia Manual of Style (WP:MOS)
 * WP:Notability (people)
 * WP:Notability (academics)

Wikipedia's Principles
 * Five Pillars
 * Assume Good Faith
 * Be Bold

RSVP / Attendees
This event is open to all Hunter College students, faculty, and staff.


 * 1) Pharos (talk) 03:44, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
 * 2) Tgubernat (talk) 18:49, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * 3) Jim.henderson (talk) 19:00, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * 4) BrillLyle (talk) 19:21, 27 October 2016 (UTC) -- remote assistance