Event information edit
A Wikipedia "Learn to edit" workshop and Edit-a-thon will be held in Ottawa on the morning of Saturday, 21 October, 2017. This event is being held in conjunction with Contribution Month in Canada 2017. Library staff will be on hand to assist in providing reference material.
Details edit
- Date: Saturday, October 21, 2017
- Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Ottawa Public Library Main branch (120 Metcalfe St.) in the computer lab located at the back of the reference section on the third floor
- New editors please sign up on the OPL event page
- Experienced editors, please help newbies getting started
- Bring your own device (laptop, note-pad, etc) if you wish, use the lab computers, or sign out a ChromeBook from the library to use
Editing theme edit
Users free choice, but consider the following ideas from WP:OTTAWA:
People edit
- Gerry Lalonde
- Anton Wytenburg former mayor of Goulbourn
- Grete Hale Community builder
- Gay Cook Community builder
- Mike Scott ACT Sportsman of the Year, 1971, Commodore of RCC 1961-85 and Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame inductee
Companies edit
- Ahearn & Soper
- Ottawa Gas Company
- Morisson-Lamothe Ottawa Valley bakery and food business
History edit
Buildings and structures edit
- Grace Hospital (Ottawa), now Grace Manor
- Riocan Marketplace (Barrhaven) (currently redirects to Greenbank Road article)
- Ray Friel Recreation Complex huge now, should be lots of info (currently redirect to Orleans, Ontario)
- Canadian International Hockey Academy
- Bayne House Also known as Bayne-Morrison House, 40 Fuller Street, built 1828 (oldest house in Ottawa)
Community organizations and clubs edit
- Camera Club of Ottawa
- Nakkertok Ski Club ref #1, ref #2
- Ottawa Amateur Radio Clubs http://www.ovmrc.on.ca/ http://www.oarc.net/ (there are more)
- Ottawa Bicycle Club
- Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (redirects to Canadian Field-Naturalist)
- Ottawa Kennel Club
- Ottawa Ski Club
- Ottawa Vintage Radio Club
Photos needed edit
- Chief Vince Bevan
- Pretoria Bridge in the Up position.
- Early December 2007 North American winter storm, winter storms images for the area
- Bob Chiarelli, former mayor of Ottawa
- Alex Cullen, city councellor and mayoral candidate
Wikipedia editing resources edit
- Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
- Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
- Article Development
- Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Manual of Style
- Citation templates
- Citation guide
- Adding Photos
- Infobox templates
- Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
- Formatting shortcuts:
- Images and photos:
- Uploading Images -- tutorial, general overview
- Image Use Policy -- rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
- Picture Tutorial -- technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good
Tools and templates edit
Participants - Add Your Name Here! edit
Prior to the event:
- Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
- No? Create a Wikipedia account, then sign up below
- Yes? Go to Step #2
- Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page
Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!
To sign up for this event: Log in or create an account.
- I can only stay for 45 minutes -- Earl Andrew - talk 21:15, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
- Paleocolour (talk) 04:05, 20 October 2017 (UTC)