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Upcoming Dates

 * Weekly Workshop ( Wednesday, February 3 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the 18th Avenue Library Room 350A ): Join us to discuss Wikipedia, learn how to edit, and contribute together. All experience levels are welcome! We'll have pizza, drinks, and goodies.
 * Art+Feminism Edit-A-Thon ( Saturday, March 5 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the Research Commons Main Colloquium Room in the 18th Avenue Library ): A fun, inclusive one-day event that brings together diverse communities to create and improve Wikipedia articles related to women in the arts. Food, refreshments, and raffle prizes will be available.

Latest Club Updates

 * From now on, our Weekly Workshops will be taking place every Wednesday (5:30 - 7:00) in Room 350A of the Research Commons - no more random room switching!
 * At last week's workshop, we took a look at combating vandalism on Wikipedia. If you're interested in exploring more, here are the resources and readings we discussed:
 * Vandalism, an overview of vandalism on Wikipedia.
 * Template messages, for warning editors that are vandalizing.
 * Administrator intervention against vandalism (WP:AIV), the place to report vandals after being sufficiently warned.
 * Twinkle, a great tool that allows for easy reverting, warning, and reverting.
 * User:ClueBot NG, an automated bot that uses machine learning to detect, revert, and warn vandals.
 * We're busy planning our upcoming Art+Feminism Edit-A-Thon on Saturday, March 5 from 1:00 - 5:00 PM! Stay tuned for more details.

Featured Image
India - Varanasi green peas - 2714.jpg Indian streetseller hands displaying green chickpeas. Photo by Jorge Royan - CC BY-SA 3.0

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 * Check out our to-do list of articles related to club members' interests that need expansion, cleanup, and sources.

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