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Places to promote the edit-a-thon to wikipedians, magicians and magic history buffs:
Places to promote the edit-a-thon to wikipedians, magicians and magic history buffs:
* Wikis
* Wikis
**  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup
** Post on front page of MagicPedia and with a blurb at the top of every article (if I can figure out how): DONE
** Create an Editathon page under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Magic Wikipedia:WikiProject_Magic] like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Shimer_College/Editathon Wikipedia:WikiProject_Shimer_College/Editathon] ?
**  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup DONE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/All_Things_Magic_Edit-a-thon_2013
** Post on front page of MagicPedia and with a blurb at the top of every article (if I can figure out how)
** Create an Editathon page under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Magic Wikipedia:WikiProject_Magic] like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Shimer_College/Editathon Wikipedia:WikiProject_Shimer_College/Editathon]. need to ask them.
* Post on forums
* Post on forums
** [http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewforum.php?f=10 Genii]
** [http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewforum.php?f=10 Genii]
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* Tweets  
* Tweets  
** Come up with a hashtag?
** Come up with a hashtag?
** #WikiMagic2013?
** #Wikikadabra
** also use [http://twitter.com/search?q=%23editathon #editathon]
** also use [http://twitter.com/search?q=%23editathon #editathon]
* Weibo (Chinese Twitter)
* Weibo (Chinese Twitter)
** #WikiMagic2013# (same as twitter, kind of)
** #Wikikadabra# (same as twitter, kind of)
* Facebook
* Facebook
** create a page to like [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.464685383573951.101776.140118662697293  Wikipedia Editathon "All things International"]
** create a page to like [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.464685383573951.101776.140118662697293  Wikipedia Editathon "All things International"]

Revision as of 15:50, 27 July 2013

All Things Magic Edit-a-thon 2013 will be held on Saturday, September 14th. This Wiki-kadabra event will promote bringing together magicians and magic enthusiasts from around the world to help update Wikipedia and MagicPedia articles concentrating on a range of topics around magic history. See the Wikipedia Meetup page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/All_Things_Magic_Edit-a-thon_2013


Sponsored by MagicPedia (the wiki for magicians by magicians), Genii Magazine, the Conjuring Arts Research Center and Grand Illusions magic store, it will be held virtually around the world, with the goal to help assimilate MagicPedia's content into Wikipedia (and vice versa).

Overview

An edit-a-thon is an event in which people work together to build content on a wiki (a web site updated collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add and edit content.)

Event details

Wiki-kadabra: All Things Magic Edit-a-thon

  • Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013
  • Time: tbd
  • Location: All over the world
    • We plan to use Google Hangouts and Skype
    • Grand Illusions magic shop in Carmichael, California will host a local hangout. They have a large library of Magic, Genii, Linking Ring and Mum magazines, some dating into the 30s, available.
  • Event: An edit-a-thon! Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and collaborate with others to write about topics related to magic history.
  • Hashtag: #Wikikadabra
  • http://www.geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/MagicPedia:All_Things_Magic_Edit-a-thon_2013


We plan to participate mostly virtually – use the hashtag #Wikikadabra to let us know you’re out there and to ask questions during the event.

Contribute to the world's most popular encyclopedia! In conjunction with MagicPedia (the wiki for magicians by magicians), Genii Magazine, the Conjuring Arts Research Center and Grand Illusions magic store, we will be hosting a virtual Wikipedia edit-a-thon to improve a range of topics around magic history.

Join us! Anyone with an interest in editing collaboratively and having a great time is encouraged to attend.


Suggested tasks


Promoting

Places to promote the edit-a-thon to wikipedians, magicians and magic history buffs:

Wikipedia resources for edit-a-thon participants

Sign up if you plan on attending

MagicPedia users:

Wikipeida members:


Notes

  • Most editathons suggest including an expert Wikipedia editor to help volunteers navigate the ins and outs of Wikipedia guidelines. We'll be in search of at least one to be available on the day of the event.
  • Bill Kalush of CARC has offered access to Ask Alexander to users that participate. We'll need to confirm and get specifics.
  • GLAM provided some tips on helping to prepare and advertise.


More information and examples

References

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