Wikipedia:University of Edinburgh/Events and Workshops/HIV Scotland Wikipedia editathon

Info about the event
Help acknowledge activists and organisations that blazed a trail for HIV and AIDS awareness and treatment in Scotland.

About this Event
When we want to find something out, the first port of call for many people is Wikipedia – in fact, it is the 5th most visited website in the world. But although anyone can edit Wikipedia, it lacks diversity in its editors and its articles. This is where you come in! Join us on Thursday 28th January, with special guests from HIV Scotland, to help redress the balance and acknowledge activists and organisations that blazed a trail for HIV and AIDS awareness and treatment in Scotland.

Everyone is welcome, and you don’t need to have any previous experience of editing Wikipedia. The online event will include a workshop covering the basics of how to set up an account and start editing Wikipedia. Everyone will be welcome to help create new pages for notable activists and organisations who are not currently on Wikipedia and/or help improve already existing Wikipedia pages.

Throughout the event there will also be ongoing support for any questions relating to Wikipedia and an opportunity to chat over a beverage of your choice later in the event.

About HIV Scotland
HIV Scotland is the HIV Charity for Scotland. They’re known for over 25 years of detailed policy work and successful advocacy for people living with and at risk of HIV. Their mission is to forge a positive path to overcoming barriers to healthy lives in Scotland for people living with HIV, PrEP users and people at risk of HIV. In line with UNAIDS targets, HIV Scotland has asked everyone to be a part of Generation Zero; the generation that sees new HIV transmissions, stigma and HIV-related deaths eliminated by 2030. This is ambitious but achievable if we all play our part.

Your 1,2,3 to get started!

 * 1) Link to online webinar will be posted here
 * 2) Create your Wikipedia account
 * 3) Once you have created your account join the Wiki dashboard

Schedule
Online training webinar on Thursday 28th January 2021 will begin at 5pm (GMT). Please login at 5pm.


 * 5:00 Introduction from the Staff Pride Network, Disabled Staff Network, HIV Scotland and Ewan McAndrew, the University of Edinburgh’s Wikimedian in Residence)


 * 5:30-6:30 Wikipedia basics workshop with Ewan McAndrew


 * 6:30 Coffee break – grab a beverage and a snack and catch up with other participants


 * 6:45 Wrap up and thanks from the Staff Pride Network & Disabled Staff Network


 * 8:00 End of event. Feel free to keep editing if you want though!

Join us as we help make Wikipedia better!

Editing
Questions about editing? Read the Wiki-editing FAQ!

Articles to create

 * HIV/AIDS in Scotland - Philip
 * Scottish AIDS Monitor LornaMCampbell (talk) 12:30, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * HIV Scotland - Henry has started drafting. Robbie to take over.
 * Project for HIV and Aids Care and Education (PHACE) West
 * The Steve Retson Project - ?
 * Steve Retson - ?
 * Body Positive
 * Gay Men's Health
 * Ken Cowan (AIDS activist)
 * Waverley Care - Henry
 * Maureen Moore (AIDS activist) - Karen
 * Nigel Cook (AIDS activist)
 * Heather Black (AIDS activist) - Tomas

Articles to edit
To be populated.
 * Derek Ogg Siobhan Carroll to edit?
 * HIV/AIDS in the United Kingdom (very little info about HIV/AIDS in Scotland)
 * Tramway (arts centre) (add line about Read My Lips: New York Aids Polemics exhibition, one of the first major arts exhibitions in Scotland to address the pandemic.)
 * Tramway (arts centre) (add line about Read My Lips: New York Aids Polemics exhibition, one of the first major arts exhibitions in Scotland to address the pandemic.)

More useful links
Here are some useful links to help you with your editing:
 * Read up to find out more about sources and verifiability.
 * Check out the notability guidelines and what topics can be written about on Wikipedia.
 * Consider whether you have any conflicts of interest.
 * You can find advice on how to search for relevant sources on any scientist here.
 * All sorts of helpful guides and online resources can be found below:


 * You can add pictures for use on Wiki-pages and beyond on Wikimedia Commons. Your Wikipedia account will work on Commons too - as well as all the other Wiki-projects and different language versions of Wikipedia.

Here are some ways to keep track of your edits:
 * You can view all your contributions to Wikipedia by clicking "Contributions" (in the top right of this page).
 * The Pageviews tool is a great way of measuring how many people are looking at the page you created/edited. You can even export the data if you'd like it for reports, etc.

After today
Once you've learned the basics of editing using Wikipedia’s Visual Editor, I hope that you'll stay logged in and edit or create more articles. As a first step you may like to check out what What Wikipedia is not along with its 5 guiding principles: The 5 pillars.


 * The Wikipedia Adventure Start Page - a fun tutorial introducing new editors to Wikipedia
 * Visual Editor user guide
 * Questions – a guide on where to ask questions
 * The Teahouse new editor help space
 * Wikipedia Help pages
 * The simplified ruleset – a summary of Wikipedia's most important rules
 * Is your topic notable enough for an article?
 * Be Bold!
 * Don't let grumpy users scare you off.
 * Learn from others
 * How to write a great article
 * A simplified manual of style


 * Please sign your messages on talk pages with four tildes ( ~ ). This will automatically insert your "signature" (your username and a date stamp). The [[File:Button sig.png]] or [[File:Insert-signature.png]] button, on the tool bar above Wikipedia's text editing window, also does this.
 * If you would like to play around with your new Wiki skills without changing the mainspace, the Sandbox is for you.
 * Check out upcoming Wikimedia in Scotland editing events.
 * Check out upcoming Wikimedia UK editing events.

Video guides to editing Wikipedia

 * Wikipedia - It's main policies & guidelines
 * Navigating Wikipedia's front page
 * How to structure an article on Wikipedia: the Featured Article
 * Wikipedia editing in 30 mins
 * How to edit an existing article the right way
 * How easy is Wikipedia's Visual Editor? 5 min walkthrough
 * How to edit using with Visual Editor Part 1: Creating an Account
 * Editing Wikipedia using Visual Editor: Part 1.1 Adding Headings
 * Editing Wikipedia using Visual Editor: Part 1.2 Adding bold & italics
 * Editing Wikipedia using Visual Editor: Part 1.3 Adding bullet points
 * Editing Wikipedia using Visual Editor: Part 1.4 Adding links
 * Editing Wikipedia using Visual Editor: Part 2.1 Adding citations and references
 * Editing Wikipedia using Visual Editor: Part 2.2 Further practice with citations (DOI and Pubmed IDs)
 * Editing Wikipedia using Visual Editor:Part 2.3 Adding an image
 * Editing Wikipedia using Visual Editor: Part 2.4 Adding categories
 * Editing Wikipedia using Visual Editor: Part 3 Creating a new article in the Sandbox
 * Editing Wikipedia: Communicating with others using the Talk page and Help Desk
 * Moving a drafted article into Wikipedia's live space.
 * Create visually dynamic timelines in minutes with Histropedia
 * Use the 'Find Link' tool to add links BACK to your page from other pages that SHOULD link to your page.