Wikipedia:Meetup/Women in Craft Asheville CCCD

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--Bean2015 (talk) 15:21, 23 February 2017 (UTC)Celebrate women’s history month by joining CCCD and Art+Feminism to edit Wikipedia articles to include the influential work of women working in craft between 1941-1979. No experience necessary, Wiki experts on hand.[reply]

At the edit-a-thon, which is open to the public, we will create and improve Wikipedia articles about influential work of women working in craft between 1941-1979.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience needed. A brief workshop on the basics of Wikipedia editing will be offered at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have source materials and a list of suggested topics on hand.

If you have a laptop please do bring it with you. If you don’t have a laptop don’t let that stop you, we will have a few extras and we encourage people to edit in teams.

Space is limited - please register here

Details[edit]

WHEN: Saturday, March 4, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Come when you can, stay as long as you would like.

  • Please arrive at 2:00 pm if you'd like to attend the Wikipedia basics workshop.

WHERE: The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design 67 Broadway Street, Asheville, NC 28801

WHO: Anyone!

  • Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax.).
  • Amateur historians or research pros
  • Students
  • Teachers

WHAT TO BRING: A laptop. We'll help you access the CCCD wireless network. If you don’t have a laptop don’t let that stop you, we will have a few extras and we encourage people to edit in teams.

WILL THERE BE FOOD? We will provide ample food and drink to keep everyone happy and motivated.

MORE QUESTIONS? Please contact CCCD for more information.

Participating Remotely[edit]

We'll be updating the topic list in real time, with editors signing next to articles they're working on, so anyone with a Wikipedia account can log on and do the same.

Suggested Topics[edit]

Online Research Sources[edit]

Wikipedia Help[edit]

Other Triangle Wikipedians Events[edit]

North Carolina Triangle Wikipedians


Please add your name below if you are planning to attend.

  1. Frankcjones (talk) 00:37, 4 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  2. CraftCreativityDesign (talk) 14:53, 23 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Avery (talk) 10:21, 23 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  4. User:Lroquemore (talk) 13:39, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  5. User:Essnerd (talk) 03:10, 4 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  6. UGullow (talk) 20:10, 4 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Event Outcomes[edit]

We created the following articles:


We improved the following articles:


Research was done on the following topics:

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