Thanks for the ideas.
About wikimeetups: everybody else is waiting for you to announce one. Once you do, they
will come.
About the culture: I think Steven Walling's presentation is one of the most succinct:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEkF5o6KPNI
Good luck with the editing.
Best wishes,
Lennart
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Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:04:15 -0600
From: carissawodehouse(a)gmail.com
To: gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Gendergap] How to use Wiki videos
Hi,
Yep I do find both of those videos too basic
(
http://www.howcast.com/videos/317521-How-To-Edit-a-Wikipedia-Article and
http://www.commoncraft.com/wikipedia-video). I get the nuts and bolts of how to click
around, I know basic html when I see it, and I remember neutral tone and proper citations
from college and time in publishing (but gotta love a video on the internet that explains
that you need an internet connection). The Howcast referenced the Wiki:Cite page, which I
then find confusing because I don't get when to use each citation method.
A Strunk & White version of the rules is what I need! There's so many women in
publishing, that could be a good group to target for women on Wiki involvement, as someone
said before. I just need to know how wiki editing is similar and different from AP Style,
for example.
I would also be interested in a video that explains the community, which is both one of
the primary barriers and primary motivations I have for participating. I didn't know
about barnstars and awards, for example. Then I eventually found this Editor Assistance
page (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editor_assistance) which looks like something
handy-- I didn't know there was a place to ask for help. Then, what are user talk,
user boxes, who gives awards, who are some key figures (Jimbo, etc), what is the
user/editor/moderator relationship, and what are some things that can happen once I start
editing and interacting. That's what a video would be handy for. It all feels like
trying to get into Lost in the last season-- all these time tunnels and smoke monsters
that I couldn't trace to their original form if I tried.
Sadly, I see no meet ups in Portland or Mexico City, yet...
Thanks,
Carissa
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