Houston Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church in Houston, Texas.

In recognition of the Yale Day of Service, the Houston Yale Black Alumni Association is holding a Houston Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church in Houston, Texas

Wikipedia is a well-known and widely used global resource, yet content is skewed by the lack of diversity in race, ethnicity, and gender of average Wikipedia contributors. This event is modeled after culture and software movements that aim to help close the multicultural and gender gaps in Wikipedia such as Art+Feminism and AfroCROWD.

On Saturday, May 7, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 209 of the Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church at 1900 Bering Drive get free training on becoming a Wikipedia editor. Bring your laptop, power cord, and enthusiasm! We'll be editing articles on Houston. Taking 42 seconds (yes I timed it) to create a Wikipedia account before Monday is recommended.

No experience is necessary and don't worry if you can't attend for the entire time. Also, this event is kid-friendly! More information about articles for editing will be added soon.

• When: Saturday, May 7, 2016
• Time: 10:00 am − 2:00 pm
• Where: Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1900 Bering Drive (San Felipe Street & Westheimer Road), Room 206, Houston, TX 77057 29°44′49″N 95°28′57″W / 29.7470386°N 95.482628°W / 29.7470386; -95.482628
• RSVP: Eventbrite

• AfroCROWD: AfroCROWD list − African Diaspora
• Black Lunch Table: Black Lunch Table list − Black Artists
• WikiAfrica: WikiAfrica lists
• Schomburg Center: Schomburg list
• Jgo Sandbox
• Carl Hampton -- The Death of Carl Hampton
• Houston History Magazine -- on the Third Ward] -- add info and cite to Third Ward, Houston
• Fighting Gentrification With Money In Houston

Sign-in[edit]

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People[edit]

alphabetical by last name

Subjects[edit]

alphabetical by first letter

People[edit]

alphabetical by last name

Subjects[edit]

alphabetical by first letter

• Wikipedia Adventure (interactive game; learn to edit in an hour)
• Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
• Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
• 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
• Infobox templates
• Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
• Art+Feminism – Video training
• Art+Feminism – Training Lesson Plan
• wikiD Guides for Wikipedia Editing:

Introduction and Guide 1: Getting Started! – Why Edit Wikipedia?, Using the WikiD Guides and Getting Started.

Guide 2: Selecting and Researching a Topic/Subject – Choosing a Subject, References and Sources and Images.

Guide 3: Writing an Entry – Tone and Style, Content and Structure, Building an Argument, Precedents and Article Titles.

Guide 4: Navigating the Wikipedia Interface – Editing Interfaces, Creating a New Article, Editing Existing Pages and Disambiguation

Guide 5: Troubleshooting – Deleted Pages, Flagged Pages and Talk Pages

Tools and templates[edit]

• Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
• Infobox template - person
• Biographies of living persons
• Writing an article
• About the Sandbox
• Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
• Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
• Verifying Reliable Sources

• N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:

Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help

• #wikipedia-en-help ^connect

• Houston Yale Black Alumni Association
• AfroCROWD
• Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)
• Wikimedia New York City