Wikipedia:WikiProject Atheism/Conway Hall editathon 27/11/13

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Wikimedia UK and Conway Hall organised an editathon focusing on Conway Hall's archives, hosted in the library at Conway Hall in London on Wednesday, 27th November 2013.

The aim of the event was to improve the coverage of an assortment of nineteenth century organisations and people - especially related to the atheist movement. As well as subject expertise, Conway Hall has an archive which holds a lot of material that has been accumulated by the South Place Ethical Society. We are able to use that during the event.


 * Date: 27th November 2013, 5.30pm-9pm
 * Venue: The Library, Conway Hall for the Editathon, (part of the photography session was on the landing outside)
 * Participants: Participation from Conway Hall as well as interested Wikimedians. There is space for 20 people in total.
 * Registration:
 * Cost: Free.
 * Contacts: Any questions? Please contact

Participants in the room
Please sign with ~ and indicate if you need a laptop.
 * 1) Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk)
 * 2) Skeptic sid (talk) 10:57, 18 November 2013 (UTC) (Conway Hall staff. Will have my own laptop).
 * 3) Pedram Kazemi-Esfarjani (Eventbrite booking)
 * 4) David Simmonds +1 (Eventbrite booking)
 * 5) ©Geni (talk) 13:36, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
 * 6) Edwardx (talk) 15:44, 26 November 2013 (UTC) (laptop needed please)
 * 7) Sillypunk
 * 8) Andrew Davidson (talk) 16:22, 27 November 2013 (UTC) I'll look in but it may clash with another event.  Is this on Thursday or Wednesday?  The date and day above are not consistent.
 * 9) Ian Macintyre Thomas - Eventbrite booking
 * 10) MyrtleGal
 * 11) Mrjohncummings (talk) 19:35, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

Existing ones that could be improved

 * John A Hobson
 * Depending on what's available, a wide range of articles relating to Imperialism, the scramble for Africa and the individuals involved could be improved.
 * Frederick James Gould
 * William Johnson Fox
 * Stanton Coit
 * Harold Blackham
 * Henry Snell
 * Chapman Cohen
 * Conway Hall Ethical Society - or is this too obvious?
 * John Pye-Smith
 * J. B. Bury
 * Harriet Law
 * Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner
 * Edward Clodd
 * Sara Hennell
 * Origin Housing (Used to be the Humanist Housing Association)

Potential new articles

 * Ethical Church Redirect created to Ethical movement where this is covered in adequate detail.
 * Rationalist Peace Society
 * Elizabeth Cracknell
 * Bessie Drysdale, teacher and suffragist
 * C T Gorham
 * Charles Edward Hooper
 * Mary Sowden
 * Edith Vance

New articles created

 * British Secular Union
 * C. Delisle Burns
 * Margaret Chappellsmith, economic and feminist writer
 * Alfred J. Clements (1858–1938), Organiser and secretary of the South Place Sunday Concerts
 * Charles Robert Drysdale
 * Eliza Macauley
 * Matilda Roalfe
 * Eliza Sharples, first woman freethought lecturer
 * Kate Watts

Articles expanded

 * John William Gott

Disability access
The library is on the first floor and unfortunately there is no lift.

Wikimedia UK has a hearing loop which will be brought if requested - please ask us 24 hours in advance.

Equipment
Wikimedia UK has some photographic equipment that has been bought for our members to use. We will be bringing a tripod and for space reasons limiting this to one tripod, but if you would like to book a DSLR for the day please email volunteering@undefinedwikimedia.org.uk.

New category:


 * Category:People associated with Conway Hall Ethical Society