Wikipedia:Meetup/St. Louis/24

Interested in Wikipedia? Please join our event this month to create more art and technology articles on Wikipedia! This month's meetup is as part of Breakerspace Saint Louis happening before O.N.G.2 art and technology experience event. Participants who register also get a free ticket to the event O.N.G.2. There will be artists and developers also working in the space, so your articles might turn up in projects and used in the night event, O.N.G.2.

Event information

 * Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
 * Time: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
 * Location: Biota at Laclede's Landing, Register for the Full Address
 * Cost: Free with Registration
 * Register: Registration
 * Chat: mowiki on telegram
 * Computer: Please bring a laptop if possible or tablet to edit Wikipedia.''
 * Parking: Street parking and garage parking. Train stop nearby.
 * Lead: Jon Phillips

Event Invite

 * Template:STL_meetup_invite_24
 * Shortcut link to the event: https://enwp.org/WP:STLMU24
 * Social/Twitter hashtag: #mowiki #artechwiki #bs2k #ong2

Schedule
If possible, create your Wikipedia account ahead of time. Please bring a laptop and power supply.


 * 1:00 - 1:15pm: Check-in and welcome
 * 1:15 - 1:45pm: Introduction to getting started, overview, and short intro to editing
 * 1:45 - 5:30 pm: Editing & Food & Drinks
 * 5:30 - 6:00 pm: Wrap-up

TODO

 * Try WMFLabs Course Creator to track edits

Attending

 * 1) Jon Phillips (talk)

Suggested topics
Here are some suggestions to get you started, but you are not limited to this list.

Articles to improve

 * Walter_J._Ong
 * The_medium_is_the_message

Articles to connect

 * Marshall_McLuhan (came up with early media theory ideas in St. Louis)
 * Eric_McLuhan (born in St. Louis)
 * Marc_Weidenbaum (held DJUNTO sound projects for St. Louis arts, holding one for this!)
 * Naut_Humon (connected through Gray Area Festival and Recombinant Festival and DJUNTO)

Need Articles

 * Paul Guzzardo
 * Beige Programming Ensemble
 * Paul B. Davis (Artist)
 * Matt Amato
 * Larry Giles
 * Jonathan Hanahan
 * Tim Portlock
 * Temporary Review
 * The Luminary
 * Counterpublic
 * James McAnally (Art)
 * Christine Corday
 * Susan Barrett
 * Gavin Kroeber
 * New Music Circle
 * Rich O'Donnell/Hearding Cats Collective
 * Raven Fox

Wikipedia help

 * If possible, please register a Wikipedia account before the day of the event!
 * If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you can get a head start with this this training module.
 * Wikipedia markup cheatsheet
 * Systemic Bias on Wikipedia Quick Overview or see the full essay on Systemic Bias.
 * If you make an article in your sandbox, you can follow So_you_made_a_userspace_draft in order to move it to the mainspace of Wikipedia.

Understanding Wikipedia's standards

 * Perfect article
 * Five Pillars
 * What Wikipedia is not
 * Reliable Sources
 * Starting an article and Your first article
 * Article assessment

Understanding Wikipedia's organization and markup

 * Wikipedia Tutorial
 * Markup cheatsheet
 * Citation Guide
 * Wiki Markup Quick Reference

Discussion

 * Please discuss the event on the event talk page: Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/St._Louis/24
 * Chat: https://t.me/mowiki