royal ontario museum's first edit a-thon
DESCRIPTION
Power Point created for the ROM's first ever Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Has information regarding the event and some tips for editing/writing articles on Wikipedia.TRANSCRIPT
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Welcome to the First Ever ROM Edit-a-thon!August 16th, 2013.
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Event Basics
The Edit-a-thon will run from 9am until 5pm
Schedule 9am to10am –Introduction10am to11am –Tour of Chinese
Galleries11am to 12pm –Wikipedia Basics12pm to 1pm –Lunch at Druxy’s
ROM Café 1pm to 5pm –Research and
Writing
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Rules/Restrictions
No Food is Allowed in the H. H. Mu Far Eastern Library
Drinks must have lids or be kept in Room 601
The ROM Images Database is under copyright therefore these images cannot be used for Wikipedia articles
Please stay with the group at all times
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Goals
To create a sense of unity and collaboration among E-volunteers
To learn Wikipedia Basics
To write articles that relate to the Chinese Galleries
To have fun learning how to edit and write articles
To prepare for the ROM’s Centennial
To clarify any confusion regarding E-volunteering
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Introductions
E-Volunteering Team
E-volunteers-Name and Wikipedia Username-Basic Information About Yourself/Fun Fact-Your Interest in Volunteering-Knowledge of Wikipedia-What you hope to gain from the event-Any Question or Concerns
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Wikipedia BasicsA Brief Tutorial
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Five Pillars of Wikipedia
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia.
Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view.
Wikipedia is free content that anyone can edit, use, modify, and distribute.
Editors should treat each other with respect and civility.
Wikipedia does not have firm rules.
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Policies
Neutral Point of View
No Original Research
Verifiability
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Wikipedia Tutorial: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial
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Your First Article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Your_first_article
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Tips
Try editing existing articles first to get a feel for writing and using Wikipedia’s mark up language
Gather references beforehand
Consider requesting feedback
Consider creating the article first in your user space
Personally, I write content before than then worry about the wikicode/ markup
Look at other articles for guidance!
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Article Wizard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard
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Questions?