Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston area Media & Tech 2013

Boston Area Wikipedia Media & Technology Edit-a-Thon: You are invited!

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Event details

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  • Date: Saturday January 5, 2013
  • Time: Beginners' workshop: 10-11 am; general editing sessions 11am to 3pm. Lunch will be provided.
  • Location: Offices of EchoDitto, 1 Davis Square, Somerville. (Next to the Red Line station, upstairs from CVS.)
  • Event: An edit-a-thon! Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and collaborate with others to write about whatever interests you! Beginners welcome, no experience necessary.
  • Hashtag: The Twitter and social hashtag is #wikiathon

Come meet your fellow editors and help improve Wikipedia articles! Don't know how to edit Wikipedia? That's ok, friendly, experienced editors will be here to help!

Regardless of your background, we invite you to come learn about and/or edit Wikipedia with us at this event!

What to bring

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  • a laptop (Please let us know if you need to borrow one, we will try to accommodate requests.)
  • ideas for topics or articles you might want to work on (see below)
  • any relevant reference materials you might have
  • any digital photos you've taken that you would like to use on Wikipedia
  • or, if you don't have any of the above, just bring yourself :-)

To-do list

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Have an idea what articles you want to work on? Or, seeking inspiration? Please edit this section!

Tips for new editors

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Check out the Wikipedia Cheatsheet for tips on how to edit using Wikipedia's editing code (Mediawiki markup).