Wikipedia:Meetup/Columbus/Get Wiki With It: An Introduction to Wikipedia Editing 2023

Get Wiki With It: An Introduction to Wikipedia Editing 2023
	Northside branch library
When and Where
Date	April 1, 2023
Time	12:30PM - 2:00PM
Place	Columbus Metropolitan Library, Northside Branch (1423 N High St)
OSU Event Page	https://ethnicstudies.osu.edu/events/get-wiki-it-introduction-wikipedia-editing

On April 1, 2023, Ohio State's Center for Ethnic Studies is partnering with the Columbus Metropolitan Library Northside Branch for a Wikipedia editing event: Get Wiki With It: An Introduction to Wikipedia Editing! Supported by the Ohio Wikimedians User Group, this community event will provide step-by-step instruction on how to edit Wikipedia entries with an opportunity for hands-on practice. This event is appropriate for grades 6 through adult.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops. Some computers are available to use.

For more details, see the Ohio State event page.

Articles to edit

To find articles on things in Franklin County, check out Category:Franklin County, Ohio
Also check out the many Columbus sites on the National Register of Historic Places
There are plenty of articles to be created on historic sites near Columbus. See National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Ohio
To find short articles on Ohio that could use expansion, check out Category:Stub-Class Ohio articles
- Also see Category:Columbus, Ohio stubs and Category:Columbus, Ohio building and structure stubs‎

Columbus government

Columbus City Council - Needs a lot of expansion! See Cleveland City Council for inspiration on what you can work towards.
Columbus Way - see similar Seattle process

Columbus neighborhoods

Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio - Most neighborhoods have articles, and some could really use expansion.

Argyle Park, Columbus, Ohio - Needs expansion.

Columbus-area attractions

Scioto Grove Metro Park - Needs expansion and sources.
Central College Presbyterian Church - Needs expansion and sources.
Brelsford-Seese House - Needs expansion and sources.
Artz House - Needs expansion and sources.
Ohio Judicial Center - Needs more on its art and architecture
Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse - Needs more on its art and architecture
Central Ohio Fire Museum - Needs more content and sources
Columbus State Hospital - Needs more content and sources
Ohio School for the Deaf - Needs expansion and sources
The Fort (Columbus, Ohio) (formerly Seagrave Fire Apparatus)
Green Book sites in Columbus

Tall buildings

William Green Building - Needs more content, sources, and images.
One Nationwide Plaza - Needs rewriting, sources, and organization.
Huntington Center (Columbus, Ohio) - Needs more content and sources
Vern Riffe State Office Tower - Needs more content and sources
Franklin County Government Center - Should be broken into sections or articles about each building
AEP Building - Needs more content and sources
Borden Building - Needs more content and sources
Three Nationwide Plaza - Needs more content and sources
One Columbus Center - Needs more content and sources
Chase Tower (Columbus, Ohio) - Needs more historical and architectural information
Capitol Square (skyscraper) - needs references and more general information
Miranova Place - has references but not much content
8 East Broad Street
16 East Broad Street
280 Plaza
Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund Building
Columbia Gas of Ohio Building
Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital

Outdoor sculptures

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Sculpture/Columbus, Ohio for a list

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