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American Meteorological Society Conference Wikipedia a Edit-a-thon presented with support from Wikimedia DC

When

January 28, 2024

Registration

Private event

Google sheet

Use the Google sheet ro reserve articles before editing

Outcomes

View event dashbaord

Safe Space Policy

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Presentation

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American Meteorological Society and Wikimedia DC Edit-a-thon 2024

Create Wikipedia username, log-in and check in for the event

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Step 1:

  • Create a Wikipedia username if you don't already have one (top right)
  • Already have an account? Simply log-in (top right)
  • Usernames are public. You do not have to use your real name.

Step 2:

  • Check-in for this event using the blue button below. This helps us to track editing progress during the edit-a-thon.
1) Select 'Check in'
2) Scroll down on the page that follows and click 'Publish changes'. DO NOT ADD TEXT TO THE FIELD.
Your username will automatically be added to the list of attendees.

Articles to create or edit

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Instructions

  1. Open this Google sheet
  2. Add your username next to the article you'd like to edit or create. Articles must be reserved. Two or more people CANNOT work on the same article at once.
  3. Return here to the event page and select your article's red or blue link.
NOTE: Red links open blank pages to start article drafts (select 'Create to begin'). Blue links open existing mainspace articles and existing drafts (select 'Edit' to begin).
TIP: For new articles, start by adding a 'References' header at the bottom. Return to the top and start writing.
Use the sources provided on the event page (numbers next to each name) or other reliable secondary materials to find the information needed to build your article

Articles


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Article ratings

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Wikimedia

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Wikipedia Policies

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Wikimedia Affiliates

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Wikimedia movement affiliates model
Chapters
Wikimedia chapters are independent organizations founded to support and promote the Wikimedia projects in a specified geographical region (in most cases, a country). Like the Wikimedia Foundation, they aim to "empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally". There are currently 39 chapters, with at least one on every inhabited continent., i.e. Wikimedia DC
Wikimedia thematic organizations
Thematic organizations are incorporated independent non-profits representing the Wikimedia movement and supporting work focused on a specific theme, topic, subject or issue within or across countries and regions. i.e., Wikimedia Medicine.
User groups
Wikimedia user groups are intended to be simple and flexible affiliates that are an alternative to chapters and thematic organizations - which require more formal requirements. User groups are highly valued as equal players in the Wikimedia movement, i.e., Art+Feminism

WikiProjects

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Quick Editing Tips

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Tools, Resources

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  • Previous ASA/Wikimedia DC statistics editing events were held in 2013, 2017, 2021, and 2022
  • For Wikimedia DC Use

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    User rights management
    Special username creation

    Attendees

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