Wikipedia:Meetup/BaltimorePoetsEditathon
The session will include:
- A brief explanation of our project and class (Poetry & Social Justice)
- An introduction to Wikipedia
- Wikipedia editing
Goals[edit]
- To give exposure to Wikipedia editing, spread awareness of WIkipedia politics, and collaborate to create useful resources about Baltimore writers and poets.
Details[edit]
- Date: Saturday, April 30, 2016
- Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Location: Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, Baltimore, MD
- Event: An edit-a-thon! Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and collaborate with others to write articles about Baltimore's literary scene of past and present.
- What to bring: BYOL: Bring your own laptop! Don't forget your power adapter.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1117363404971698/
Web access[edit]
Red Emma's has wireless guest accounts for participants. Please make sure you have set up an account before coming to the Edit-a-Thon! Request an Account
Articles to Edit[edit]
- Elizabeth Arnold (poet)
- Reginald Dwayne Betts
- Vincent Godfrey Burns
- Joe Cardarelli
- Michael Collier (poet)
- Michael Glaser
- Lawrence Holofcener
- Estelle Anna Lewis
- Jane Mead
- Kamaria Muntu
- Linda Pastan
- Stanley Plumly
- Lia Purpura
- Lizette Woodworth Reese
- Karl Shapiro
- Myra Sklarew
- Cody Walker (poet)
- Afaa M. Weaver
- Joe Wenderoth
- Reed Whittemore
- Split This Rock
- Baltimore Review
- Grub Street (literary magazine)
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Poet Lore
- Smartish Pace
- Welter (publication)
Articles to Create[edit]
- Abdul Ali (poet)
- Cherrie Amour
- D.R. Belz
- Ken "Analysis" Brown
- Linda Joy Burke
- Maria Briscoe Croker - Stub created! Jennyferretti (talk) 17:00, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
- Emily Peterson Crespo
- Joseph Crespo
- Robert Deluty
- E. Doyle-Gillespie
- David Eberhart
- Michael Egan (poet)
- Brion "Lady Brion" Gill
- Piotr Gwiazda
- Reggie Harris (poet)
- Leslie Harrison (poet)
- Clarinda Harriss
- Kathleen Hellen
- Ailish Hopper
- Kate Khatib
- Kenneth "Something" Morrison
- Liz Moser
- Gregg Mosson
- LOVE the Poet
- Victor "Slangston Hughes" Rodgers
- Adeke Rose - Stub created! Cuppacourtney
- Mark S. (M.S.) Sanders
- Nicole "luminoUS" Swett
- Jason Tinney
- Tyler Vile
- Jennifer Wallace
- Olu Butterfly
- Sharea Harris
- Baltimore Book Festival
- CityLit Project
- Dew More Baltimore
- Writers in Baltimore Schools
Attending[edit]
Jennyferretti (talk) 15:19, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
Basics on Editing Wikipedia[edit]
- Help:Cheatsheet - quick guide to Wiki markup
- Editing - The Basics has .pdf handouts and videos
- Wikipedia Training, Includes a one-hour training for newcomers, and more extensive pages for teachers and Wikipedia Ambassadors
- Wikipedia Tutorial is a hands-on approach that walks you through various aspects of Wikipedia editing