Wikipedia:Meetup/St. Louis/Equity/2019

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Equity Edit-A-Thon
When and Where
DateMonday, October 14, 2019
Time5:00 pm – 7:00 pm CT
AddressWashington University School of Medicine, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, 520 S Euclid Ave, Room 204
City, StateSt. Louis, MO 63110

Eat pizza while editing Wikipedia to improve its coverage of women and the LGBTQ+ community. No experience necessary. Registration is encouraged but not required.

Part of the Becker Medical Library's Open October series of events.

Anyone is welcome to attend. If you are a newcomer, we'll help you make your first edit on Wikipedia by the end of the event!

Event information[edit]

We'll gather for an hour or two and aim to keep the introductory information short. See the info box above for logistics information. Attendance is free.

Please bring your own laptop or tablet to edit Wikipedia. If you cannot bring one, let us know, and we'll find one for you.

Getting to campus[edit]

The Becker Medical Library website has a map and directions to the general library location.

Public transportation[edit]

Take either MetroLink line to the Central West End station, which is less than a block from the library.

Parking[edit]

There is limited street parking on campus, and several parking garages. One option is the Metrolink garage, which is $2.00 for an hour, $3.00 for 2 hours, and $5.00 for 3 hours (plus other ranges but we expect we'll be done by then). The Clayton Garage and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Parking Garage are described on the Becker Medical Libary's map and directions.

What to expect[edit]

No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; as needed throughout the event, we'll provide hands-on help for newcomers to Wikipedia. If you'd like, you can get a head start with this this training module.

Resources for editing[edit]

Attendees[edit]

If you have a Wikipedia account, list your Wikipedia username below to let us know you're coming. (If you type three tildes [~] in a row and save the article, it will automatically place your username and links to your userpage and talk page.)

If you don't have a Wikipedia account yet, don't worry! We can help you set one up at the event. Or, feel free to do so before you come (all the better to have time to decide your username).

  1. Lastchapter (talk) 02:41, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  2. TooFeministy (talk)
  3. yaegerl (talk)
  4. Laura Dernit (talk) 20:13, 14 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/improved[edit]

Articles that participants have created or worked to improve.


External links[edit]

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