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Women at Sydney Wikipedia edit-a-thon project page

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Wikimedia Australia has partnered with 'Women at Sydney' at the University of Sydney to run an edit-a-thon to update and add women associated with the University on Wikipedia.

Event details

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Women at Sydney Wikipedia edit-a-thon

  • Date: Thursday 30 October 2025
  • Time: 9:30 am - 12 noon
  • Location: Michael Spence Building, University of Sydney

Let's get started!

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  1. If you don't have a Wikipedia account yet, please create one. Remember you may choose to make your username anonymous and gender-neutral.
  2. Create your user page and add that you are "Participating in the Women at Sydney edit-a-thon October 2025" and add a hyperlink to this project page. This lets other editors know that you are a new contributor and still learning. ✍️

Event dashboard

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📈 To view the statistics from this event, visit the [dashboard]

What should I work on during the edit-a-thon?

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There are many different ways for you to contribute today. Wikipedia is the product of millions of individual contributions and every change that is made, no matter how small, makes a difference!

We've prepared a list of suggested women to update on Wikipedia and some pages to create. To help we have assembled some preliminary sources to get you started.


Once you've decided which task you'd like to tackle, add your username to the Google sheet. We've listed some notable scientists, suggested resources and ideas for you!


Write a new article

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Writing a new article means making a brand new Wikipedia page – exciting stuff!

Expand a stub article

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Stubs are very short articles that need to be expanded. A fellow Wikipedian may have started the page but only added minimal details. Expanding stubs by including more information and citations is important because it prevents these pages from being deleted and means readers can find out more.

Improve an existing article

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Existing articles can always be improved, whether that be:

  • fixing grammar and spelling
  • correcting the tone (to be more neutral, like an encyclopedia rather than a CV)
  • adding missing in-line citations, or refreshing outdated articles.
  • linking orphan pages to and from other Wikipedia pages to ensure their relevance and increase traffic to them

Improving existing articles makes them more credible and, in some cases, might save them from deletion. Before you begin editing, check the text box at the top of the existing Wikipedia page to see what needs improving.

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Introductory
Notability, style guides, policies, biographies
Australian English
Images of artists and their works

Get help

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We hope you keep editing. If you're having any other issues, feel free to email Wikimedia Australia and the staff will assist you contact@wikimedia.org.au

You can also post your question at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red where the editors are both helpful and responsive.

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