Wikipedia:WikiProject Women Wikipedia Design/NYC April 2018

wikiD: Women. Wikipedia. Design.
New York City writing workshop
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
When and Where
Date:	Saturday, April 14, 2018
Time:	12:15-4pm
Address:	Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Gallery, Parsons School of Design; 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, New York

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wikiD: Women. Wikipedia. Design. is hosting a Wikipedia editing event at Parsons School of Design on Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 12:15-4pm. Everyone is invited to join to edit Wikipedia articles about women, design, architecture, or any combination of these.

Event information

Date: ~~Saturday, April 14, 2018~~
Time: 12:15-4pm
Where: Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Gallery, Parsons School of Design
66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, New York
Contact: user:Loriannbrown
Slides

Schedule

Presentation: We will have a short ‘how to’ intro on writing and editing Wikipedia entries for new editors.
Start writing: Stay for as long as suits and start writing/editing in good company and with help at hand.
Snacks: We will provide snacks as we go.
Who: We welcome anyone interested in writing more women in the built environment into Wikipedia. No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary. We will start with an overview of writing and editing Wikipedia article. We will also provide assistance throughout the event for Wikipedia newcomers. Experienced Wikipedians are also very welcome – we need as much help as you can offer!

Preparation

Please do a couple of things before coming along:

Please sign up to get a Wikipedia user name.
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Think about who you want to write about – if possible collect some material. See here for topic suggestions and references.
Take a look at the new wikiD Guides for Wikipedia Editing:

Introduction and Guide 1: Getting Started! – Why Edit Wikipedia?, Using the WikiD Guides and Getting Started.

Guide 2: Selecting and Researching a Topic/Subject – Choosing a Subject, References and Sources and Images.

Guide 3: Writing an Entry – Tone and Style, Content and Structure, Building an Argument, Precedents and Article Titles.

Guide 4: Navigating the Wikipedia Interface – Editing Interfaces, Creating a New Article, Editing Existing Pages and Disambiguation

Guide 5: Troubleshooting – Deleted Pages, Flagged Pages and Talk Pages

What to bring: Please bring your own laptops and power cords.

Attendees

External links

wikiD: Women. Wikipedia. Design.
Center for Architecture event page
Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)
Wikimedia New York City

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When and Where

Date:	~~Saturday, April 14, 2018~~
Time:	12:15-4pm
Address:	Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Gallery, Parsons School of Design 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, New York