Hi Leonard, all are welcome of course!
The "women's" part of the event title is borrowed from recent events in San
Francisco, which have aimed to address the notorious gender gap in Wikipedia's editor
base and coverage. But it's not intended to exclude men or constrain what articles we
work on.
Is there something specific you would like to do? For instance, new contributors are often
interested in learning how to accomplish specific tasks, like uploading photos, adding
citations, locating good sources, how categories work…etc. If you would like to host a
table focusing on a specific task, I think that would be very well received!
Thanks for your interest, and hope to see you at the event!
-Pete
On Nov 30, 2012, at 7:24 PM, Leonard G. Barton wrote:
Greetings:
Are gentlemen invited as consultant/tutors?
- Leonard G. (Senior Editor) "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Leonard_G."
From: William Pietri <william(a)scissor.com>
To: San Francisco Bay Area Wikimedians <wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-SF] Edit-a-Thon in Oakland on Sat. December 15
Ooh! I expect this will be good. I happen to know the LWV's president,
and I know she's very serious about making sure that voters get
reliable, neutral information on political topics. It's a great match
for Wikipedia's spirit, and they have a ton of good raw material for
articles. I wish I were in town for it!
William
On 11/30/2012 11:57 AM, Pete Forsyth wrote:
Hi all, I hope the holiday season is treating you
well!
I'm pleased to announce the third Wikipedia Women's Edit-a-thon, hosted by the
California League of Women Voters and Tech Liminal, a co-working space in Oakland.
The theme is "Women and Democracy." League members will bring valuable
expertise to a topic that could use lots of work on Wikipedia, and I look forward to
bringing Wikipedians and League members together. (As always, if this topic doesn't
excite you, you're welcome to work on any wiki content you like.)
The edit-a-thon will be Saturday, December 15 from 2-5pm; beginners are invited to come
arrive promptly at 1pm for an intro session.
Please see the Wikipedia meetup page for more details, and to sign up. And let me know if
you have questions or ideas!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bay_Area_WikiWomen%27s_Edit-a…
-Pete
[[User:Peteforsyth]] on Wikipedia
http://wikistrategies.net/pete-forsyth
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