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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.  
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: [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]
Other example 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]


More information:
More information:
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* 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
== Suggested tasks ==
* Create articles on notable magicians in MagicPedia  not yet in Wikipedia
** List of good candidates (where we left off last time) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Leeasher#Articles_I.27m_going_to_start
* Identify all the magic related categories on Wikipedia which could be improved.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Magic
* See if all the Genii covers on MagicPedia can be used on Wikipedia. It has lots of images of magicians we can use.


==Proposed dates==
==Proposed dates==
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** CARC
** CARC


== Suggested tasks for the edit-a-thon ==
 
* Start selecting good candidates of notable magicians in MagicPedia that are not yet in Wikipedia
** List of good candidates (where we left off last time) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Leeasher#Articles_I.27m_going_to_start
* Identify all the magic related categories on Wikipedia.
* Learn all about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability
* Provide resources for new Wikipedia users
* Study what http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Magic have been doing
* See if all the Genii covers we have been uploading to MagicPedia can be used on Wikipedia. They have lots of images of magicians we can use.


== Wikipedia resources for edit-a-thon participants ==
== Wikipedia resources for edit-a-thon participants ==
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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
* Learn all about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability


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

Revision as of 20:21, 16 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 example edit-a-thons: DC History, DC Civil War, Wiki loves Humanities, Topeka Wikipedia Day

More information:

Suggested tasks

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)
    • August 27 through September 3rd (Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp)
  • July 27 (Sat)
  • Aug 3 (Sat)
  • Oct 26 (usually the beginning of "magic week")

Proposed places

  • CARC is willing to host at their Library in NYC!
  • Virtually join with others, via google hangouts, via skype

Proposed event names

Places to start advertising

  • Post of forums
    • Genii
    • Magic Cafe
    • Theory 11
    • Penguin Magic
    • Ellusionist
    • The Pebble (Lance Piece Forum)
    • LearnMagic.Org
    • Virtual Magie
    • Singapore Magic Circle Forum
    • The Magic Way (Chinese)
  • Newsletters
    • Have You Heard?… by Maria Ibâñez
    • New Zealand Newsletter... by Alan Watson
    • Asher's Announcements... by Lee Asher
    • Magicians Life... by Mel Kientz
  • Tweets
  • Facebook
  • Itricks
  • The Magic Broadcast
  • The Magic Newswire
  • Organizations
    • Wikipedia's Wikiproject Magic
    • SAM
    • IBM
    • MCA
    • CARC


Wikipedia resources for edit-a-thon participants


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

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