Wikipedia:WikiProject Writing/March

We have compiled a list of notable BIPOC scholars in need of creation and major edits, please join us in creating these pages. We also welcome you to add additional sources & scholars, keeping in mind the notability criteria for academics.

When creating a new article, we recommend submitting it in the draft space for review and feedback from experienced Wikipedia editors. Here's how:
 * 1) OPTION 1: Use the Wikipedia Article Wizard tutorial. This will walk you through step-by-step how to create a draft in a few easy steps.
 * 2) OPTION 2: Draft the article in your sandbox. This can be found in the top right of any Wikipedia page next to the 'Talk' button. (NOTE: You must be logged in to find your sandbox).
 * 3) Use this space to create your article. When you feel that is ready to be reviewed, click 'More' on the top right next to the star icon. Then, select 'Move' from the dropdown menu.
 * 4) Under new title, select 'Draft' from the drop down menu.
 * 5) Next to this field, change the name of the article from your sandbox to the topic of the article (i.e. Tamika L. Carey).
 * 6) Under the 'Reason' field write 'Ready for draftspace.'
 * 7) Deselect the 'Move associated talk page' box.
 * 8) Select 'Move page' and you're done! Look out for a review of your draft article.

''When you submit a draft, let us know on the talk page. We would love to review the article as well.''

Please join us in improving high traffic, general interest articles related to language, literacy, rhetoric, and writing. This month we aim to improve the following vital articles by adding citations of and expertise from scholarship by BIPOC women scholars of language, literacy, rhetoric, and writing studies.

Vital articles are lists of subjects for which the English Wikipedia should have corresponding featured-class articles. They serve as centralized watchlists to track the quality status of Wikipedia's most important articles and to give editors guidance on which articles to prioritize for improvement.


 * 1) Wikipedia editing for researchers, scholars, and academics


 * 1) Citing your own work


 * 1) Notability criteria for academic biographies


 * 1) Notability criteria for academic and technical books
 * 1) Tutorial on drafting articles

The CCCC Wikipedia Initiative hosts monthly workshops & office hours. If you need some help getting started, have specific questions, or would like to bounce ideas off other academics, this is great space to do so:

Wikipedia as Public Scholarship

Friday 3/12 @ 1:30pm-3:00pm EST

Register here (limited to 15 participants)

This introductory workshop covers editing basics with particular attention to some of the specific concerns experts face on Wikipedia and discussion of how academics can use their expertise to advance knowledge equity online. Topics include navigating privacy issues, concerns around conflict of interest, and strategies for getting started with articles that need a lot of work.

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Getting Started with WikiProject Writing

Friday 3/26 @ 12:00pm-1:30pm EST

Register here (limited to 15 participants)

This intermediate workshop introduces WikiProject Writing as a collaborative space for coordinating efforts to improve Wikipedia articles related to our areas of expertise. Topics include defining the scope of WikiProject Writing by tagging articles, directing the priorities of WikiProject Writing by assessing articles, and adding to and working from our list of articles in need of work and creation.

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CCCC Wikipedian-in-Residence Office Hours

Tuesday and Wednesdays from 11:00am-1:30pm EST one-on-one OR Fridays @ 11:00am-1:00pm EST drop-in group editing session

Sign up here

If you would like to discuss something Wikipedia-related one-on-one or get help with a Wikipedia article you’re working on, please feel free to sign up for my office hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays or email me to suggest another time. I host group office hours every other Friday if you want company while you edit so that you can bounce ideas off other experts - this is a great time for collaborative editing.