Wikipedia:GLAM/Wellcome/Events and Workshops/ETM

About the event

The Created Out of Mind team are aiming to explore, challenge and shape perceptions and understanding of dementias. They've organised this wikithon as part of the Third Minute Festival. People living with dementia and their supporters are invited to explore, edit and inform Wikipedia pages on dementia and related topics.

You'll have the chance to develop your digital skills and learn how to edit Wikipedia in order to harness the power of the web to share your knowledge. Complete beginners and experienced editors are both welcome to attend - we'll provide training for anyone new to editing. If you’ve spotted an article that needs improving, ask questions and we’ll see what we can do to help!

How can I join in?

You can join in today in whatever way you feel comfortable.

• If you'd like to begin by reading some of what's on the existing dementia page, there are printed copies to look at where you can stick post-its with your suggestions. You can also see the page online by searching in the search box above or by clicking here.
• If you'd like to do some editing, we'll run through some instructions. There are guides lower down on this page to help too.
• If you'd like to take some photographs and upload them to Wikimedia Commons (today or any other day!) there's a guide below. To go to Wikimedia Commons, click here.

Useful guides to help you to edit

If you'd like to edit Wikipedia, you definitely should! To help you to edit, here are some useful guides:

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  Where is everything on Wikipedia?
  A guide showing where to find different buttons on Wikipedia, and explaining what they do.
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  How do I edit a page?
  A complete beginner's guide to editing an existing Wikipedia article.
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  How do I upload a photograph I've taken?
  A step-by-step guide to adding a photograph you've taken onto Wikimedia Commons.
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  How do I add one of those boxes on the right?
  An instruction page for adding infoboxes to Wikipedia articles using either Visual Editor or Source Editor.
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  How can I improve or create an article about a person?
  A guide to elements to include in a wiki-biography, with a checklist to follow step-by-step.
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  How do I do lots of different sorts of editing?
  A booklet with lots of information on how to edit over 20 pages.

What next?

Please keep thinking about how to make Wikipedia better. You can make edits and add things yourself using the guides above to help you. If you'd rather have someone else do the editing based on your suggestions, or if you'd like help with your own editing, you can email Alice at: a.white@wellcome.ac.uk