Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto/CDHEdit-A-Thon

This Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is hosted by Centre for Digital Humanities and the Ryerson University Library on Sept 30, 2020. This online Edit-a-Thon will focus on giving new editors a quick-start quide to becoming part of the Wikipedia community. We will, time permitting, add and enhance Wikipedia content focused on the underrepresented contributions to global knowledge made by LGBTQ2S, Black, Indigenous, Persons of Colour (BIPOC), and women.

The September 30, 2020 and October 28, 2020 events are designed to welcome everyone including absolute beginners and veteran editors.

Did you know that only 10% of all Wikipedia editors identify as women? You can help us close the gender gap on Wikipedia.

Who is this for?
This event is open to Centre of Digital Humanities (CDH), Ryerson community members, Wikipedia enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to contribute to open access knowledge. All members of the community are welcome, as are all levels of experience with Wikipedia, no previous experience is necessary


 * Date: Sept. 30, 2020
 * Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
 * Location: Online, Register
 * Theme: This Edit-a-Thon is brought to you by the Centre for Digital Humanities with the support of the Ryerson University Library. Our goal is increase the representation of LGBTQ2S, Black, Indigenous, Persons of Colour (BIPOC) and women on Wikipedia.


 * Date: October 27, 2020
 * Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
 * Location: Online, Register
 * Theme: This Edit-a-Thon is brought to you by the Centre for Digital Humanities with the support of the Ryerson University Library. Our goal is increase the representation of LGBTQ2S, Black, Indigenous, Persons of Colour (BIPOC) and women on Wikipedia, and expand the knowledge of board games via Wikipedia.

Purpose: Why Edit?
Wikipedia is the largest and most popular general reference work on the internet with over 40 million articles in 301 languages. With about 500 million visits a month, it is important that we work together to fix the critical gaps in Wikipedia’s coverage of knowledge when it comes to marginalized groups. Did you know that only 18.12% of all Wikipedia biographies are about women and girls? We can change that with events like this one. https://whoseknowledge.org/issues/public-online-knowledge/

"Our purpose is to contribute and amend meaningful content while closing the gaps and increasing visibility of underrepresented/marginalized communities."

Provide an opportunity for community engagement, promoting diversity and inclusion of both Wikipedia’s content and it’s contributors. The knowledge of marginalized communities is the knowledge of the majority of the world. How can we best support these communities to bring their knowledge onto Wikimedia projects? Learning patterns for centering marginalized knowledge: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Learning_patterns/Centering_Marginalised_Knowledge

Registration
Let us know you're coming! As this is an online event, there's no limit to the number of people who can join.

If you have a Wiki account, you can register by adding your User Signature to the list of Attendees below.

We encourage participants to create an account ahead of time! You can get started now by clicking "Create account" in the top right corner of the page, or by following this link.

Organizers
Tanya Pobuda, Poe_Toronto Research Fellow, Centre for Digital Humanities Dr. Jason Boyd, Jason_Boyd Associate Professor; Director of the Centre for Digital Humanities and Graduate Program Director

Enroll in the Outreach Dashboard
Event Dashboard

Friendly Space Policy
This event is following the Wikimedia friendly space policy and attendees are expected to follow this policy. Please read it here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Friendly_space_policies

Guidance for Beginners
Check out the handy dandy beginners guide to Wiki editing: Ryerson University Library Wikipedia Beginner's Guide. This guide will take you through creating an account, explaining the concept of notability, in addition to other basics, etiquette and protocols. There are other useful tutorials and guides listed in Wikipedia Help below.

Designers

 * Omari Akil - Award-winning game designer
 * Elizabeth Hargrave - Award-winning game designer
 * Dr. Catherine Croft - Scientist and STEM game designer
 * Brittanie Boe - Author and board game content creator
 * Eric M. Lang - Award-winning game designer
 * Ananda Gupta - Award-winning game designer
 * Dr. Liz Davidson - Board game reviewer and podcaster
 * Nikki Valens - Award-winning game designer

Here is a share drive that might be a good starting place

Board Game Stubs

 * Spirit Island (Game) - Award-winning board game
 * Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases - Award-winning board game
 * Onitama - Award-winning board game
 * Pathfinder Roleplaying Game - Award-winning board game
 * One Deck Dungeon - co-operative board game

Resources and Research
[https://www.zotero.org/groups/2426033/irdl_gsrn_wikipedia_edit-a-thon? Zotero Links for Edit-A-Thon]

What Else Can I Do?
Wikipedia articles are also in need of typo and copy editing - these are valuable contributions. If this interests you, check out the following project pages:
 * Guild of Copy Editors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors
 * Typo Team: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Typo_Team

Wikipedia Help

 * The Wikipedia Adventure


 * Wikipedia Essentials


 * GLAM Beginner's Guide


 * The Missing Manual


 * Creating Your First Article


 * How to Upload Images