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'''A MagicPedia/Wikipedia Edit-a-thon''' proposal, similar to the one just done for , that would concentrate on a range of topics around magic history.
'''A MagicPedia/Wikipedia Edit-a-thon''' proposal concentrating on a range of topics around magic history, inspired from reading the Washington Post article on the [http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-03-26/local/38036155_1_wikipedia-chuck-brown-software-developer Washington DC edit-a-thon].


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 ). This one will 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 proposal to Wikipedia's [[WikiProject Magic]] back in 2008 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Leeasher#Original_Letter_to_Project_Magic ), but will also encourage broader participation from all levels of Wikipedia users and magic history enthusiasts.
 
This was inspired from reading the Washington Post article on the DC edit-a-thon: http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-03-26/local/38036155_1_wikipedia-chuck-brown-software-developer


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
An edit-a-thon is an event in which people work together in person to build content on a wiki. Edit-a-thons can be very informal or very structured; they can be designed as primarily outreach events (to draw in new contributors) or to meet the needs of longtime contributors.  
An edit-a-thon is an event in which people work together in person to build content on a wiki. They can be very informal or very structured and designed as a primarily outreach event (to draw in new contributors) or to meet the needs of longtime contributors.  


Other Edit-a-thons:
Other Edit-a-thons: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DC_History DC History], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Civil_War DC Civil War], [http://www.lib.umd.edu/news/2012/wikipedia-loves-humanities Wiki loves Humanities],  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Topeka/Wikipedia_Day Topeka Wikipedia Day]
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DC_History
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Civil_War
* http://www.lib.umd.edu/news/2012/wikipedia-loves-humanities
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Topeka/Wikipedia_Day


More information:
More information:
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== Places to start advertising ==
== Places to start advertising ==
* forums
* Post of forums
** Genii
** Genii
** MagicCafe
** Magic Cafe
** Theory 11
** Theory 11
* newsletters
* Newsletters
** Have You Heard?… by Maria Ibâñez
** Have You Heard?… by Maria Ibâñez
** New Zealand
** New Zealand Newsletter
* tweets
* Tweets
* Organizations
* Organizations
** Wikipedia's Wikiproject Magic
** Wikipedia's Wikiproject Magic
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BeginnersGuide
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BeginnersGuide
== Add your name if you would like to help organize or participate ==
* [[User:Jpecore|Joe Pecore]]




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Revision as of 16:02, 15 April 2013

A MagicPedia/Wikipedia Edit-a-thon proposal concentrating on a range of topics around magic history, inspired from reading the Washington Post article on the Washington DC edit-a-thon.

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 proposal to Wikipedia's WikiProject Magic back in 2008 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Leeasher#Original_Letter_to_Project_Magic ), but will also encourage broader participation from all levels of Wikipedia users and magic history enthusiasts.

Overview

An edit-a-thon is an event in which people work together in person to build content on a wiki. They can be very informal or very structured and designed as a primarily outreach event (to draw in new contributors) or to meet the needs of longtime contributors.

Other Edit-a-thons: DC History, DC Civil War, Wiki loves Humanities, Topeka Wikipedia Day

More 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)
  • Oct 26 (usually the beginning of "magic week")

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 one (in Chicago?)

Proposed event names

Places to start advertising

  • Post of forums
    • Genii
    • Magic Cafe
    • Theory 11
  • Newsletters
    • Have You Heard?… by Maria Ibâñez
    • New Zealand Newsletter
  • Tweets
  • Organizations
    • Wikipedia's Wikiproject Magic
    • SAM
    • IBM
    • MCA
    • CARC

Suggested tasks for the edit-a-thon


Wikipedia resources for edit-a-thon participants

Add your name if you would like to help organize or participate

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