Wikipedia:Meetup/Los Angeles/CSUDH Open Access Week
CSUDH Open Access Week Edit-a-thon
editOn Wednesday, October 25, 2017 we will be adding and updating articles on the theme of intersectional voices to increase diversity and inclusion in Wikipedia.
- Dates: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
- Times: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm PST
- Location: University Library 2021A&B
- Please bring: Your enthusiasm! We will provide computers and information on how to edit Wikipedia.
What's an Edit-a-thon, and who are we focusing on?
editEdit-a-thons are a prime way to engage individuals in the creation and dissemination of authoritative and freely-available information.
Los Angeles is a mosaic of underrepresented communities and intersectional identities. Our Wikipedia edit-a-thon will focus on editing pages about the lives and work of activists, artists, scholars, and others from the Los Angeles area who are associated with groups that have been marginalized as a result of their ethnic, racial, gender, sexual, or religious identities. We seek to elevate the work of communities who are underrepresented on Wikipedia and elsewhere and draw attention to the important work being done in and around Los Angeles.
List of pages that need editing
editFor those new to editing Wikipedia we recommend looking for articles that need references, in-text citations, or stubs that need expanding. For those looking for a challenge try those that need more substantive edits around language, bias, and original research. And for the Wikipedia rockstars we recommend creating an article from scratch.
Here are a few suggested articles to create or improve during this edit-a-thon, but you are welcome to work on anything you like.
Pages that need improvement:
- Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (reference needed, introduction needs to be rewritten)
- La Raza (additional citations needed)
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles - add references, revise accordingly (marked as needing more references since 2009)
- Thai Town, Los Angeles - expand, add references (marked as needing more references since 2008)
- Ruben Salazar - additional in-text references needed
- Chicano_poetry - stub article, needs references
- History_of_the_Mexican_Americans_in_Los_Angeles - sections need expansion
- Journal_of_Black_Psychology - stub, needs expansion
- History_of_the_Iranian_Americans_in_Los_Angeles - sections on demographics, economy, and education need expansion
- Little Bangladesh - Los Angeles stub in need of expansion
- Broadway Corridor, Long Beach, California - no sources cited
- LGBT history in California - needs additional references
- Stacie Cassarino - stub, needs additional references
- Women Who Code - in-text citations needed
- Linda Burhansstipanov - needs expansion
- Pistolera_(band) - stub article, needs expansion
- Transgender studies - needs additional verification and sources
- Silent Spring - needs section on historical significance, and better description of its contents
- Erosion - citations needed
- Leaching - citations needed
Pages to create:
- Lisa Solberg - American (Los Angeles) artist; [292]; [293]; [294]
- Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies, Aztlán, Aztlán - an academic journal
- Hinduism in California
- Pluma Roja (Los Angeles, CA) Hispanic anarchist publication written during the 19th century supporting the Mexican Revolution.
- Guadalupe Ramirez activist and community leader in Los Angeles.
- Salvadoran Day Annual Los Angeles event also known as Dia del Salvadoreño.
- Sak Yamamoto Carson, CA Councilman http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2014/09/20/sak-yamamoto-former-carson-mayor-and-unlikely-film-star/
- Tradeswomen Magazine relates to the Tradeswomen archive at CSUDH
The Process: Step-by-Step
edit1. Create your account
edit
Decide on a username
- Click on the blue link "Create Account" in the top right corner.
- Click on the blue link "Create One" in the sign in box.
- Fill out the information on the page (email is not necessary) and click the "Create Account" button.
- Your username will now appear in red in the top right corner.
2. Create your userpage
edit Creating a user page will be your first time editing in Wikipedia!
- Make sure you're signed in.
- Click on your user name, which is a red link, in the top right corner.
- Click the “Edit” tab (located between “Read” and “View History”) to make several edits to your userpage.
- Include as little or as much information about yourself as you would like. It's often a good idea to state your interests and what you'll be working on, including any declarations of possible conflicts of interest (for example, where you work, if you're comfortable sharing.)
- Add yourself to the participants list
- The “Creating a userpage” document will walk you through the steps involved in setting up your userpage. your edits.
3. Read
edit It is important that you read about the Five Pillars of Wikipedia.
4. Choose a page to create or edit
edit You may select one from the list above or feel free to suggest a page you would like to work on.
5. Research / Write / Share with other participants
editParticipants
editAdd yourself to the list below
Confirmed
edit- librarian_ccg (talk · contribs)
- Edanathered (talk · contribs)
- Jillianholt (talk · contribs)
- JMKimmitt (talk · contribs)
- mwclarke17 (talk · contribs)
- 0dso0 (talk · contribs)
- MryMchllCthrn (talk · contribs)
- Arellieag (talk · contribs)
- Christian M. (talk · contribs)
- cooldudezach (talk · contribs)
- IshaSinha (talk · contribs)
- DominiqueG. (talk · contribs)
Outcomes
editList below which articles you created or improved. Thanks!
Created:
New Stub:
Improved:
Wikipedia editing resources
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N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources
- Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
- Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
- Article Development
- Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Manual of Style
- Citation templates
- Citation guide
- Infobox templates
- Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
- Formatting shortcuts:
- Images and photos:
- Uploading Images -- tutorial, general overview
- Image Use Policy -- rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
- Picture Tutorial -- technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good
- Introduction and Guide 1: Getting Started! – Why Edit Wikipedia?, Using the WikiD Guides and Getting Started.
- Guide 2: Selecting and Researching a Topic/Subject – Choosing a Subject, References and Sources and Images.
- Guide 3: Writing an Entry – Tone and Style, Content and Structure, Building an Argument, Precedents and Article Titles.
- Guide 4: Navigating the Wikipedia Interface – Editing Interfaces, Creating a New Article, Editing Existing Pages and Disambiguation
- Guide 5: Troubleshooting – Deleted Pages, Flagged Pages and Talk Pages