Wikipedia:Meetup/Chennai/Ornithology editathon 2018
Wikimedians in Chennai are getting together for an editathon to improve articles in ornithology and other aspects of nature around them. The two day workshop will be aided by User:Shyamal User:Shankar_Raman User:PJeganathan Neethidoss (For Tamil Wikipedia) The workshop will be both in English and Tamil.
Part of the facilitation will include helping identify and obtain reliable sources, learning to structure an article, paraphrase, cite and otherwise polish up articles that the participants choose to improve (we have a long menu of articles to choose from).
Partners: WikiProject Nature and conservation in India [http://www.blackbuck.org.in Madras Naturalists' Society]
==Date and Venue==
Date: Saturday, 27-January-2018
Time: 10:00 AM IST to 05:00 PM IST
Date: Sunday, 28-January-2018
Time: 07:00 AM IST to 03:00 PM IST
Venue :
Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences ([https://goo.gl/maps/b9v8ue6fhFL2 map])
Kattupakkam,
Konathi Village Main Road,
Potheri, Kattankulathur,
Tamil Nadu 603203
Getting there
Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences is situated in Kattankalathur and near to Potheri Railway Station
Self-learning links
- A tutorial on Wikipedia
- Create an account now
- Evaluating Wikipedia articles
- Wikipedia editing cheatsheet - [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_markup_cheatsheet_EN.pdf PDF]
- Adding references in Wikipedia Help:Referencing_for_beginners [http://www.slideshare.net/muscicapa/firefox-zotero-wikipedia-and-you Using Zotero]
- Some copyright basics [http://www.slideshare.net/muscicapa/some-basic-ideas-on-copyright-law-for-wikipedia-users slides] [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Choosing_a_license Choosing a license]
Agenda
Day 1 (27-January-2018) :
Morning :
- Session on history, philosophy and social dynamics of Wikipedia
- Session on basics of researching and editing
Afternoon :
- Hands-on editing on a few topics we choose
Day 2 (28-January-2018) :
- Short session on copyrights, licensing, Wikidata and Wikimedia commons
- Uploading media based on certain topics
- Editing based on the media uploaded
Working Lunch will be provided for confirmed participants on both the days.
=Topics=
- To be decided
- Suggested by Tamil Wikipedians - remove red links from list
=What to Bring Along=
- Your laptop
- Any reference books relevant to the topics you want to edit
- Photos / Media to upload to [commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Commons]
- Camera
Intended Audience
Anyone with an interest in birds and natural history who routinely seeks information and reads up on the subject.
= Registration=
The event has limited seats for participation.Hence, attendees are requested to fill this [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScH3IFaLkiaNy0SldPxP_x13hdBHY01XUGmw2fEUBNAOrqsyw/viewform registration page].
Participants
Participants - please [https://en..org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Special%3AWatchlist&type=signup register yourself] on well in advance and enter yourself below. If you are logged in, you only need to click on the edit link next to this section and type
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