Wikipedia:GLAM/David Livingstone Birthplace Editathon 16.10.19

Join us for the event!

About the event

Join the Birthplace Project and Wikimedia teams in the David Livingstone Birthplace’s first Wikipedia Editathon! We will focus on the hidden histories of the African individuals who accompanied, guided, and supported David Livingstone in his travels through Southern Africa in the 19th century. Help us edit entries for individuals like Jacob Wainwright, Abdullah Susi, James Chuma and Selim Hishmeh.

Join us in learning to edit and create content on Wikipedia, the world's most popular online research tool, under the direction of Wikimedia UK's Scotland Programme Coordinator, Dr Sara Thomas. You will gain techniques to improve content during and beyond the event, empowering you to continue as an active Wikipedia contributor.

How do I prepare?

• Sign up for the event
• Create a Wikipedia account
• Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided)
• Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
• Think about what you would like to edit about - you can even prepare some materials to bring with you on the day - please see our worklist below
• Refreshments will be provided
• Enroll on our dashboard here, so that we can track edits: Dashboard page

Programme

• 10:30 - 11:30 - Training & introduction to Wikipedia
• 11:30 - 13:30 - Edit!
• 13:30 - Lunch
• 14:00 - Edit!
• 15:30 - moving new articles to mainspace, reflections

Articles to create

• Separate articles for Chuma and Susi Chuma and Susi
• Abdulla Susi - let's split this into 2 articles once we've expanded the first one
• James Chuma - let's split this into 2 articles once we've expanded the first one
• Selim Hishmeh
• Matthew Wellington
• Sekwebu

Articles to improve

• Jacob Wainwright
• Chuma and Susi
• Henry Morton Stanley
• David Livingstone

Results

Articles improved

1. Jacob Wainwright
2. Chuma and Susi
3. Edward Steere
4. Joseph Thomson (explorer)

After the event

You may find these useful if you want to learn further about editing:

• https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Video_tutorials
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Instructional_videos_on_using_Wikipedia

To keep in touch, why not become a member of Wikimedia UK? You can learn more about membership at

• https://wiki.wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Membership
• Join theScotWiki mailing list here.