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Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Want to make a difference in the collective bodies of human knowledge we call wikis? Want to call yourself a Wikipedian? If you've been using Wikipedia for years and never edited, let's fix that! We will go through a few simple steps to get everyone ready to edit. We are a fun, diverse, supportive group with different areas of expertise. You can contribute to any topic that interests you. Or, if you are a Grammar King or Queen, you can improve the grammar in existing wiki articles.

This is community-service learning and evidence-based learning, perfect for students. You can use research papers you are already working on and help improve related articles. Even if you can't join us in person, there are lots of ways to enjoy this experience. Post your questions and comments - we'll get you connected.

When


 * Saturday, July 23 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm CANCELLED owing to traffic chaos in downtown San Diego.

Where


 * Central Library
 * Wells Fargo Technology Center, 4th Floor
 * 330 Park Blvd, San Diego
 * 32.7086°N, -117.1543°W


 * The library is midway between the 12th & Imperial Transit Center to the south and the Park & Market Trolley Station to the north. Each is a five minute walk. For more information about transit options, visit the Metropolitan Transit System Trip Planner.
 * Underground parking vouchers can be arranged by contacting or wikisandiego@gmail.com in advance. Otherwise the first two hours are free with validation (in the first floor lobby), and $1.25 for each additional 20 minutes or fraction thereof. See the library website for details.

What to bring


 * The room is equipped with Windows PCs that have Internet Explorer and Chrome installed. Free WiFi is available if you prefer to bring your own laptop.

Your hosts

Skill building
For new contributors: Open an account and learn to use a Talk page. Useful links:
 * Special:CreateAccount
 * Help:Introduction to talk pages
 * Help:Using talk pages
 * Talk page guidelines

Articles to work on
Below is a San Diego Comic-Con International-inspired list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon, but you are welcome to work on anything you like.

'Please note: This is a crowdsourced list. You can help us by adding to it!'

To improve:
 * Charles M. Schulz Museum is a California museum dedicated to the works of Charles Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip.

To create:
 * Åsa Ekström is a Swedish manga artist working in Japan. (a requested article at Women in Red)

Museums
Policies and guidelines related to organizations:


 * Neutral point of view - policy - standards that all users should normally follow
 * Notability (organizations and companies) - guidenline - best practices that editors should attempt to follow
 * Manual of Style

Museum-specific help:


 * WikiProject Museums
 * WikiProject Museums/Guideline

Starting to write:


 * Writing better articles
 * Template:Infobox museum
 * Museum of Bad Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Indianapolis Museum of Art, National Gallery, and Louvre - examples of good articles about museums

Charles M. Schulz Museum references
† Full text available from San Diego Public Library's eCollection → Articles & Databases → Magazines & Newspapers → ProQuest Newsstand
 * History
 * Collections
 * Traveling exhibitions
 * Lawsuit
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 * Traveling exhibitions
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Biographies, especially of manga artists
Policies and guidelines related to biographies:
 * Biographies of living persons - policy - standards that all users should normally follow
 * Notability (people) - guidenline - best practices that editors should attempt to follow
 * Manual of Style/Biographies

Manga-specific help, especially with research:
 * WikiProject Anime and manga
 * WikiProject Anime and manga/Biography
 * WikiProject Anime and manga/Online reliable sources
 * WikiProject Anime and manga/Reference Library
 * San Diego Public Library catalog

Starting to write:
 * Article wizard
 * Template:Biography - a generic framework for biographies (but not up-to-date with the current Manual of Style)
 * Template:Infobox person
 * Akira Toriyama - an example of a good (not perfect) biography of a manga artist

Sign up!

 * 1) Swedam (talk) 01:10, 13 July 2016 (UTC)Swedam

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Articles to work on
=Work on the Women in Red project [|WikiProject Women in Red] =ComiCon is this weekend. Write about ComiCon

Resources for after the event
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