Dear Wiki-Yorkers,

Wikimedia NYC is teaming up with our favorite instagram account, @depthsofwikipedia, to offer an introductory workshop and edit-a-thon from Thursday, January 7th thru Sunday, January 10th! We'll kick things off with an online Wikipedia workshop on January 7th, where you'll learn about Wikipedia's policies and practices and the basics of editing. Attendees are then encouraged to make their first edits throughout the weekend; we'll have expert Wikipedians on hand to answer questions and provide guidance in our Discord channel.

Here's how to join us:

Create a Wikipedia account and join our team! When creating an account, we recommend choosing a username that is personal to you, but doesn't personally identify you. If you already have an account, please join our team via the Dashboard. This helps us track everyone who edits with us and see how many pages we add to and create!
Join the Wikipedia Workshop! We'll meet via Zoom at 7PM EST on Thursday, January 7th, but you must register to receive the link. Please be sure to be on time as we'll stop admitting attendees ten minutes after we start.
Ask questions and meet fellow editors on Discord! We'll have a team of volunteer Wikipedians on hand to help as you make your first edits. Not share where to start? We can help with that too.

If nothing else, be sure to register at https://forms.gle/bV7T7TLBYxuQZpcX8, and we'll follow-up with reminders and a link to join. We look forward to editing with you soon!

Megs

President, Wikimedia New York City