Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto/ArtAndFeminism

Toronto ArtAndFeminism Meetup
Next: Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon March 23, 2019 at Art Gallery of Ontario
2018: Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon March 24, 2018 at Art Gallery of Ontario

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If you are new to Wikipedia, it is recommended that you start by working to improve existing articles (blue links), listed below under Articles to Work On. If you are confident in your Wikipedia skills, you may want to try creating a page for suggested artists. By clicking on names in red links, you will be taken to a page that will prompt you to create a new draft page for that subject. You can begin to build a new article from there. You are invited to use the links to Tools and Templates below to help you get started with formatting. There are many ways to contribute, so remember to work with your strengths and interests!

Tools and templates

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The following are some templates and tools that you may want to use to help you create or improve the articles you are working on.

Tools

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Templates

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Research resources

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Citations are essential for all Wikipedia articles. The following resources will help you find sources to cite the facts included in your article. Adding citations to existing articles is an excellent way to improve them. To add a citation, click the "edit" tab at the top of the page, or "edit" link at the top of the section you are editing. In the top bar of the editing area, there will be an option to cite. Click your cursor at the end of the statement you are citing, and use the "Cite" link to enter the citation information. A footnote will automatically be created.

Articles to work on

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Suggestions from Art+Feminism

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This is a good place to find international topics to write on.

Canadian Women Artists

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The following list of Canadian women artists is broken into three categories for beginners, intermediate editors, and confident editors. It is intended as a starting point; please feel free to add to it or annotate as articles are created. The focus on Canadian artists fits with the strengths of our resources and knowledge in Toronto, but please feel free to work on international topics as well. Note that there are many ways to define "Canadian". Many of these artists may identify as other than Canadian or hyphenated-Canadians. Links in blue are existing articles which can be improved and/or expanded. Links in red are articles that do not yet exist and can be created.   denotes a page lacking an infobox.

Introductory Articles

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These are established articles that may need updating, copyediting, simple formatting, additional citations, or other important but relatively quick and easy tasks (like adding internal links). They may also be articles with banners explaining clearly the work required to improve the article.

Intermediate Articles

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These are established articles that may need significant expansion, updating, formatting, or editing (including images).

Articles for Creation

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These are artists who do not yet have Wikipedia pages but who have been suggested by facilitators or participants. Before creating a page, make sure you have at least three significant sources for citation. Recommended for experienced editors, and pairs/groups of editors and researchers.

Articles for Rating

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These articles have had significant work done on them, but their rating may not reflect their quality. While reviewing, you are encouraged to edit as necessary to bring up the article quality. If you are interested in Wikipedia's rating system, please consider rating these.

Canadian Women Art Writers and Curators

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Links in blue are existing articles which can be improved and/or expanded. Links in red are articles that do not yet exist and can be created.   denotes a page lacking an infobox.

Resources for adding images and other media

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Images and other media such as video and sound files can greatly improve articles on artists. To use an image you must have permission. Detailed information on copyright, fair use and how to get permission to use an image or other media file can be found at Wikipedia's image use policy page. To upload a file for use on a page, use the Wikipedia Upload Wizard.