Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2017-01 Broadly Workshop

Broadly Workshop
Wikipedia Editathon

Broadly.

When and Where
When:Thursday, January 19, 2017
Time4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Where:Broadly @ VICE Media LLC
49 S. 2nd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211

This Broadly Workshop Wikipedia Editathon is a small workshop and training session on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at the VICE Media LLC offices in Brooklyn. It is meant to be a preliminary, customized private workshop for Broadly and associated VICE Media LLC employees, invitation only, with the hope that future events will be the typical WM NYC open and public editathon as this outreach scales up. :-)

Event information

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  • Date: Thursday, January 19, 2017
  • Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Location: Broadly @ VICE Media LLC, 49 S. 2nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
  • RSVP: Outreach Dashboard
  • Who should come: Broadly and other VICE Media folks. This is a private event. Please contact Erika with concerns or questions.
  • What to bring: Please remember to bring a laptop and power cord!

Agenda

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  • Lessons in editing Wikipedia to help close the gender/diversity gap
  • Learning how Broadly coverage on gender/diversity issues can be integrated onto Wikipedia, where appropriate
Outline
  1. Wikipedia – 15 minute overview: 5 pillars, Conflict of Interest policies, self guided introduction, etc. (example COI
  2. Wikipedia – 5 minute register for Wikipedia account
  3. Wikipedia – 40 minute make one edit: add infobox, citation, etc.

Wikipedia editing resources

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Wikipedia editing resources

Task list

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Please check with a WikiFacilitator before starting new pages – recommend beginners start by editing existing pages vs. starting new pages

Broadly task list
 Alphabetical by first letter
Improve pages

Follow COI guidelines by adding resources referenced within articles (or used to write articles) as well as Broadly links

Create pages

For advanced editors, or as a possible ongoing group project

Quick + easy! Infoboxes, stubs, obits with tons of biographical info, Wikidata, etc.
 
Add an infobox!

It's fun, not super hard, and improves Google search results! Plus you don't need citations for infoboxes!

Improve an existing stub article!

Clean up existing citations, add a new citation, add a selected works and publications section for published authors

Add citations to articles that have none!
Other easy ideas

Obituaries are a great starting point, have tons of biographical info!

Are you into more tech-based data? Are you a librarian? Add Authority Control info to Wikidata!

 
Wikidata + AuthorityControl
Update Wikidata using Virtual International Authority File (VIAF.org)
  1. Go to VIAF.org
  2. Search for person (last name, first name)
  3. At bottom of page, where it says History of VIAF, expand section. See Werner Herzog example
  4. Add each listed Authority to Wikidata if its info is not already populated in Wikidata
  5. Add {{Authority control}} after External links section above Categories
  6. Refresh Wikipedia page
Women in Red task list

Attendees

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  1. Lindsay Schrupp
  2. Callie Beusman
  3. Diana Tourjee
  4. Kaitlyn Piccoli
Remote
  1. Gabby Bess
  2. Mitchell Sunderland ?

Outcomes

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Alphabetical by first letter

Pages improved

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  1. Diethylstilbestrol
  2. Michaela Coel
  3. Wendy Davis (politician)
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