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Wikipedia:Meetup/Los Angeles/Women in the Olympics and Paralympics/September 2017

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U.S. women of the Olympics and Paralympics, a Wikipedia edit-a-thon hosted by LA84 Foundation and WISE

Eugene W. Britt House
LA84 Foundation's main building
vital details
DateThursday, September 7, 2017
LocationLA84 Foundation
2141 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018
Co-sponsorWISE Los Angeles
OrganizersRosiestep, JSFarman
Program5:45pm – 6:15pm

Arrival, check in, video montage
6:15pm – 9:00pm

Welcome, hands-on training, editathon
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Virtual editathon

You are cordially invited to join the LA84 Foundation, WISE LA (Women in Sports and Entertainment Los Angeles), and Southern California Olympians & Paralympians for an evening all about fun, collaboration, and "writing" some historical wrongs. Only 17% of the biographical articles on the English Wikipedia are about women. The good news? That number is up from 15% just two years ago. More good news? On September 7, we can keep that number growing. We’ll be working together to create, update, and expand existing Wikipedia articles related to U.S. women in the Olympics and Paralympics. The edit-a-thon will be facilitated by Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, a prolific Wikipedia editor. Special guests will be at the LA84 Foundation headquarters for the edit-a-thon, including Renata Simril, President and CEO of the LA84 Foundation, who will give welcoming remarks. You will also have the opportunity to meet Olympians and Paralympians!

More information:

  • No experience is necessary – training will be provided – and everyone is welcome.
  • Wikipedia facilitators will be on hand to teach best practices for creating entries, or improving current entries.
  • No previous knowledge of women Olympians and Paralympians is necessary – our researchers have already identified a long list of names of people not currently in Wikipedia.
  • LA84 Foundation librarians and archivists will be on hand to offer research assistance, including showing how to use the LA84.org digital library.
  • Complimentary food and drinks will be served, courtesy of the Wikimedia Foundation.
  • A deejay will be spinning.
  • Kids are welcome to come hang out – we have couches and bean bags and table tennis and foosball.
  • Bring your own laptop and power source.

RSVP edit

  1. JSFarman (talk) 16:01, 11 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Rosiestep (talk) 23:12, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Penny Richards (talk) 19:05, 23 August 2017 (UTC) (hoping to attend in person, will participate remotely if I cannot)[reply]
  4. Trackinfo (talk) 17:25, 2 September 2017 (UTC) I am hoping to make an appearance, late. 5:45 is about the worst time to try to get to that neighborhood. I've written a great deal about Olympians and the Olympics. In case I do not make it when the celebrity subjects are present, please, somebody get out a camera and take pictures we can use in the articles.[reply]
  5. MedLibHarrow (talk) 20:47, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  6. user:Beeharmon
  7. User:Jonesannemarie
  8. User:SMofLosAngeles
  9. User:Johano27109
  10. User:Wbhance
  11. User:Ctittl
  12. User:Lisa rams
  13. User:Van.Haven
  14. User:Jqhansen
  15. User:Alyhanks
  16. User:Juliacmckinney
  17. User:Astraprice

Worklists edit

Training worklist edit

Edit-a-thon worklist edit

Additional suggestions edit

Outcomes edit

  1. Nan Gindele (new)
  2. Candace Cable (new)
  3. Anita DeFrantz
  4. Pam Greene
  5. Asya Miller
  6. Thelma Payne – PIN
  7. Christella Garcia
  8. Patty Van Wolvelaere
  9. Allyson Felix – PIN
  10. Kerri Walsh Jennings – PIN
  11. Marilyn White
  12. Joanna de Tuscan Harding
  13. Brenda Helser
  14. Jan Palchikoff
  15. April Ross
  16. Victoria Herazo
  17. Kathy Hammond
  18. Gale Fitzgerald
  19. Mia Hamm
  20. Juno Stover-Irwin
  21. Clarita Hunsberger
  22. Cindy Gilbert
  23. Jordan Larson
  24. Linda Murray-Dragan

Resources edit

Where to find friendly, helpful people after the event edit

Biography talkpages edit

Add this to all biography talkpages; then fill in the parameters.

{{WikiProject Biography|living=|class=|listas=}} {{WikiProject Olympics|class=|importance=}} {{WikiProject Women's sport|class=|importance=}}

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