Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2017-01 Lenny Workshop

Lenny Letter
Train the Trainers Wiki Workshop
When and Where
When:Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Time3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where:Brooklyn

This Lenny Letter Train the Trainers Editathon is a small private workshop and training session in preparation for the upcoming Women Journalist Editathon -- which is co-sponsored by Her Girl Friday and Lenny Letter on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at ThoughtWorks New York.

Event information

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  • Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2017
  • Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Location: Brooklyn
  • Who should come: Lenny Letter editors
  • What to bring: Please remember to bring a laptop and power cord!

Agenda

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  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.

Attendees

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In addition to adding your Wikipedia user name below, please also sign up via Outreach Dashboard

WikiFacilitators
  1. BrillLyle (talk)
Lenny Letter
  1. Butterstick25 (talk) 20:33, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Geometricsleep (talk) 20:33, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia editing resources

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Wikipedia editing resources

Task lists

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

General task list
 

Alphabetical by first letter

Pages to improve
Pages to create
Lenny Letter 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 Lenny Letter links

Create pages

For advanced editors, or as a possible ongoing group project

Example page
  • Adeola Fayehun, Nigerian journalist who produces online web series, Keeping It Real with Adeola
Women in Red task list
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

Outcomes

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Alphabetical by first letter

Pages improved

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  1. Katie Stelmanis -- Geometricsleep (talk)
  2. Mary Karr -- Butterstick25 (talk)
  3. Ruth E. Carter -- Geometricsleep (talk)
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See also

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