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'''A MagicPedia/Wikipedia Edit-a-thon''' proposal, similar to the one just done for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DC_History Washington D.C.], that would concentrate on a range of topics around magic history.
'''A MagicPedia/Wikipedia Edit-a-thon''' proposal, similar to the one just done for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DC_History Washington D.C.], that would concentrate on a range of topics around magic history.


Proposal: Hold an "edit-a-thon" in 2013 with the goal to help assimilate MagicPedia's content into Wikipedia (and vice versa). This is similar to Lee Asher's original proposal to Wikipedia's [[WikiProject Magic]] back in 2008 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Leeasher#Original_Letter_to_Project_Magic ), but include both the entire Wikipedia and magic communities. Encourage participation from all levels of expertise of Wikipedia users and magic history enthusiasts.
Proposal: Hold an "edit-a-thon" in 2013 with the goal to help assimilate MagicPedia's content into Wikipedia (and vice versa). This is similar to Lee Asher's original proposal to Wikipedia's [[WikiProject Magic]] back in 2008 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Leeasher#Original_Letter_to_Project_Magic ). It will encourage participation from all levels of expertise of Wikipedia users and magic history enthusiasts.




 
== Wikipedia Edit-a-thon information ==
== Edit-a-thon information ==
* http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Introductory_edit-a-thons
* http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Introductory_edit-a-thons
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon
* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/23/lets-throw-more-wikipedia-editing-parties/
* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/23/lets-throw-more-wikipedia-editing-parties/
* http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Model_projects/Library_Edit-a-thons
* http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Model_projects/Library_Edit-a-thons


==Proposed dates==
==Proposed dates==
* Need quite a few months to prepare and advertize
* Will need quite a few months to prepare and advertise, so earliest chance would be in July.
* Black out dates
* Black out dates
** July 17-20 (IBM conv)
** July 17-20 (IBM conv)

Revision as of 14:58, 15 April 2013

A MagicPedia/Wikipedia Edit-a-thon proposal, similar to the one just done for Washington D.C., that would concentrate on a range of topics around magic history.

Proposal: Hold an "edit-a-thon" in 2013 with the goal to help assimilate MagicPedia's content into Wikipedia (and vice versa). This is similar to Lee Asher's original proposal to Wikipedia's WikiProject Magic back in 2008 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Leeasher#Original_Letter_to_Project_Magic ). It will encourage participation from all levels of expertise of Wikipedia users and magic history enthusiasts.


Wikipedia Edit-a-thon information

Proposed dates

  • Will need quite a few months to prepare and advertise, so earliest chance would be in July.
  • Black out dates
    • July 17-20 (IBM conv)
    • August 11-14 (Magic Live)
  • July 27 (Sat)
  • Aug 3 (Sat)

Proposed places

  • Virtually, via google hangouts
  • Ask CARC if they would be willing to host at Library in NYC.
  • Ask Magicana if they would be willing to host (in Chicago?)


  • forums
    • Genii
    • MagicCafe
    • Theory 11
  • newsletters
    • Have You Heard?… by Maria Ibâñez
    • New Zealand
  • tweets
  • Organizations
    • Wikipedia's Wikiproject Magic
    • SAM
    • IBM
    • MCA
    • CARC

Suggested tasks for the edit-a-thon


Wikipedia resources for edit-a-thon participants

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