Wikipedia:Meetup/UK/Salford Wikipedia workshop, November 2016

Event details

• Where? Working Class Movement Library, 51 Crescent, Salford, M5 4WX
• When? Sunday, 20th November 2016
• What time? 10:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Point of contact: Richard Nevell (WMUK)

About the event

PHM and WCML are working together to acquire material related to the fight for the vote, from the Peterloo protest in 1819 to lowering the voting age in 1969. We need your help to share knowledge of these significant moments in British history and invite you to come and spend a day editing Wikipedia. Wikimedians Tomasz W. Kozlowski and Doug Taylor will be on hand to show you the ropes, and staff from both venues will help decipher source material. Please bring a laptop, and we’ll provide the coffee! In partnership with Wikimedia UK. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Part of UK Parliament Week 2016.

Suitable for adults and young people – particularly suitable for those with experience of editing Wikipedia or knowledge of British political history.

Please note event attendees must arrive at least ten minutes before the start time of the event, otherwise their booked space will be given to someone on the reserve list

Please contact the museum as soon as possible if you wish to cancel your reservation so your place can be given to another visitor

Please note all donations are non refundable

How do I prepare?

• Sign up for the event
• Create a Wikipedia account
• Bring a laptop (Contact us if you need to borrow one, wi-fi will be provided)
• Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
• Think about what you would like to edit about.
• Add edited or created entries to the list below labeled "Results/outcomes"

Sources

Wikipedia is a tertiary resource, which relies upon secondary sources. Wikipedia is not a place for original research.

For more guidance on the use of sources, see this guide here.