Wikipedia:Meetup/Beyond Reading; Wikimedia Fan Club, University Of Ilorin

Event Status:  Done


Metrics from the Event can be seen here[1]

Images from the event can be seen [2]

Beyond Reading was a meetup organised by the Wikimedia fan club, University of Ilorin. It will be a meetup in which student members will be enriching their experience and skills as Wikipedians as they engage in training sessions, to create articles on Wikipedia and also help improve Wikipedia articles and engage in Wikipedia related activities and discussions.

The training seeks to align the new stream of emerging editors with the community policies and practices that have kept Wikipedia's standard.

When and Where
DateMarch 8th & 11th, 2019.
Time10 am - 2 pm daily.
VenueKibis Restaurant, Faculty Of Arts, University of Ilorin
LocationIlorin, Kwara State

Event details

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  • Location: Kibis Restaurant, Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin
  • Date: Friday 8th, March, 2019 and Monday 11th, March, 2019.
  • Time: 10 am - 2 pm daily.

Activities

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Day 1 (March 8th)

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Task 1

  • Neutral Point of View (NPOV) Tutorial - Haylad
  • Basics of editing Wikipedia Tutorial - Haylad

Task 2

  • Editathon contest: Create-an-Article.

Task 3

  • General Discussions
  • Questions and Answers
  • Refreshments.

Day 2 (March 11th)

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Task 1

Task 2

  • Discussion on problems faced while editing and solutions

Task 3 (12:30-2pm)

  • General Discussions
  • Questions and Answers
  • Refreshments.

What to bring

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Kindly bring your internet enabled phones and laptops. If you do not already have a Wikipedia user account, you may want to create one before you arrive (you can do so here).

Registration

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Kindly register for the event here [3]