Introduction to edit-a-thons
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This document provides an introduction to edit-a-thons, which are scheduled gatherings where volunteers collectively write and improve Wikipedia articles. It explains the purposes of edit-a-thons such as content production, promotion, and volunteer recruitment. The document then outlines steps for organizing an edit-a-thon, including setting goals, choosing a theme, determining the target group and program, and acquiring necessary facilities, content, and support. It emphasizes that cooperation requires managing expectations as not all potential partners will be a match.
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Introduction to edit-a-thons
- 1. NEDERLAND Introduction to edit-a-thons WIKIMEDIA NEDERLAND Sebastiaan ter Burg terburg@wikimedia.nl
- 3. NEDERLAND Edit-a-thon - a scheduled gathering, in person or online, where volunteers collectively write Wikipedia articles and/or improve existing articles with new information and enrich them with multimedia and/or data.
- 5. NEDERLAND Content production I have a collection I would like (better) articles of.
- 6. NEDERLAND Content promotion I have a collection that I want to be used better and more.
- 7. NEDERLAND Volunteer reqruitment Im looking for ways to attract new volunteers.
- 8. NEDERLAND Volunteer engagement Id like to offer our existing volunteers to learn new ways to contribute.
- 9. NEDERLAND Event programming Id like to organise a fun and informative event.
- 10. NEDERLAND Content production Content promotion Volunteer reqruitment Volunteer engagement Event programming One yes is enough
- 11. NEDERLAND How to organise an edit-a-thon
- 12. NEDERLAND Set goals and ambitions
- 14. NEDERLAND Choose theme and/or type of content
- 16. NEDERLAND By Sebastiaan ter Burg (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: 2013-05-13_Europeana_Fashion_Editatho n,_Centraal_Museum_Utrecht_23.jpg
- 17. NEDERLAND https://commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:British_Computer_Society_ Women_Wikipedia_editathon_ at_Southampton_Solent_Unive rsity.JPG By John Cummings (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
- 18. NEDERLAND By Llywelyn2000 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/File %3AEditathon_at_Llyfrgell_Abe rtawe_Library_01.JPG
- 20. NEDERLAND By Sebastiaan ter Burg [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/File %3AEuropeana_Sounds_Editathon _at_the_National_Institute_for_So und_and_Vision_16.jpg
- 23. NEDERLAND 09:30 10:00 Doors open 10:00 10:15 Introduction of the event and host 10:15 10:35Topic related presentation 10:35 11:15 Workshop Wikipedia editing 11:15 - 13:00 Edit 13:00 13:45 Lunch 13:45 14:30Tour 14:30 15:30 Edit 15:30 16:00 Recap of results Example program
- 25. NEDERLAND Focus of an edit-a-thon
- 26. NEDERLAND What do you need to organise an edit-a-thon?
- 27. NEDERLAND Facilities An accessible and comfortable room Computers or open wi鍖 Access to collection (information)
- 28. NEDERLAND Skilled volunteers Wikipedians Amateur experts Computer savvy people
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- 34. NEDERLAND Content: File Formats https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:File_types Images Audio Video SVG Midi WebM PNG Ogg OggTheora JPG WebM GIF Flacc TIFF Wav XCF
- 35. NEDERLAND Large batches GLAMwikiToolset https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:GLAMwiki_Toolset
- 39. NEDERLAND Cooperation is like dating
- 40. NEDERLAND Some people get a lot of attention Some are just looking for their one perfect match
- 41. NEDERLAND Theres no guarantee that youll 鍖nd a match Sometimes chances increase over time
- 42. NEDERLAND Introduction to edit-a-thons WIKIMEDIA NEDERLAND Sebastiaan ter Burg terburg@wikimedia.nl