Wikipedia:Meetup/PlantsAndPeopleNM

You are invited to participate in Plants and People on Friday, January 27, 2017. This a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon hosted at Centennial Science and Engineering Library will focus on creating and enhancing pages related to plants of New Mexico. This edit-a-thon is a part of week-long event Plants and People spearheaded by members of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries.

Stop by to spend a few minutes or a few hours improving Wikipedia content. Centennial Science and Engineering Library resources and librarians will be available to help you to create new articles or improve existing ones. Free WiFi and a limited number of laptops will also be available for use. Training will be offered for those who are new to editing Wikipedia.

You can let us know that you're planning to attend or ask questions about the event using this form.

Event details

 * Host: Centennial Science and Engineering Library
 * Date: Friday, January 27, 2017
 * Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
 * Location: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 35.08314°N, -106.62403°W
 * Parking:UNM Hourly and Visitor Parking
 * Hashtag: #PlantsAndPeople
 * Cost: Free
 * RSVP:  Google Form 
 * What to bring: Please bring a laptop or tablet!
 * Participants: Open to all!

Training
Training will be offered on the hour for those who are new to editing Wikipedia. Experienced editors will be available to answer questions.

Suggested activities
This list is very much a work in progress. Please feel free to add ideas, and keep an eye on this space for changes.

Add or improve citations

 * Fallugia -- Apache plume
 * Geranium richardsonii -- Richardson's geranium
 * Jamesia -- Waxflower
 * Lupinus argenteus -- Silvery Lupine
 * Oenothera caespitosa -- Desert Evening Primrose
 * Oenothera coronopifolia -- Crownleaf evening primrose
 * Philadelphus microphyllus -- Littleleaf Mock-orange
 * Plantago patagonica -- Woolly Plantain
 * Robinia neomexicana -- New Mexican locust

Use CitationHunt to find more.

Expand articles

 * Descurainia pinnata -- Western Tansymustard
 * Heterotheca villosa -- Hairy Goldenaster
 * Juniperus deppeana -- Alligator Juniper
 * Populus angustifolia -- Narrowleaf Cottonwood
 * Solidago wrightii -- Wright's Goldenrod

Create new articles

 * Clematis bigelovii -- Bigelow's leather flower
 * Nolina texana -- Texas Beargrass

Expand articles
• William Andrew Archer

• Rupert Charles Barneby

• Charlotte Cortlandt Ellis

• Augustus Fendler

• William Gambel

• Amos Arthur Heller

• Charles Christopher Parry

• Paul Carpenter Standley

• E. O. Wooton

Create new articles

 * John Milton Bigelow (1804-1878) - botanist for the Whipple Expedition
 * Emily Gertrude Heller

Resources
New Mexico Plants
 * Plants for Central New Mexico Gardens
 * New Mexico Rare Plants
 * JSTOR Global Plants

Editing Wikipedia
 * Wiki Markup Cheatsheet
 * Wikipedia Manual of Style (WP:MOS)
 * WP:WikiProject Plants
 * WP:Notability (people)
 * WP:Notability (academics) -- an alternative to Notability (people)

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

Attendees
If you are planning to attend, please also RSVP through this Google Form.