We've been discussing it on meta, where I'd prefer to maintain the conversation, but, I should have stated:
"The first edit-a-thon or event that involved people in a room together editing Wikipedia in some type of "organized" fashion"
-Sarah
On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Steven Walling steven.walling@gmail.comwrote:
On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, Sarah Stierch wrote:
Hi everyone,
I've asked a question on the new Program Evaluation & Design portal about when people think the first edit-a-thons took place. (Or the very first,
if
we know!)
It would be great to have your input on meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Evaluation_portal/Parlor/Questions
Thank you and please spread the word!
Sarah
Sarah,
Do you mean the first Wikimedia editathon, or the first editathon period?
Editathons predate Wikipedia by years, and are about as old as the wiki itself. The old school name for them is "barn raisings".
http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/BarnRaising
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