Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/Women in Science edit-a-thon 2021

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Only 19.06% of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. Join the University of New South Wales Women in Science edit-a-thon.

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Date: Friday 17 September 2021 Time: 10.30am

What should I work?

There are many different ways for you to contribute today. Wikipedia is the product of millions of individual contributions and every change that is made, no matter how small, makes a difference!

We’ve prepared a list of suggested subjects and assembled some preliminary sources to get you started. These are grouped into categories depending on the type of contribution that is required. Keep in mind Wikipedia’s Conflict of Interest guidelines when selecting your subject to make sure it is appropriate for you to make the edits.

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Helpful links

• Check out our cheatsheet and annotated Wikipedia page
• A simplified guide for contributing to Wikipedia
• Tips for writing your first article
• Detailed editing tutorial
• List of Wiki markups
• Adding pictures to an article
• Manual of style
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red - Wikipedians who create and edit articles about women, a good place to get help and inspiration.

Get help!

If you're having any issues, feel free to contact Wikipedian Caddie Brain at caddie.brain@wikimedia.org.au

You can also access her cheat sheets here!