User:Carbon Caryatid/Wadewitz Tribute Editathon

WE INVITE YOU TO THE

Wadewitz-Wollstonecraft Wikipedia Editathon

Saturday, 31 May, 2014
10 AM to 6 PM

Newington Green, Islington/Hackney border, north London.

What is a Wikipedia Editathon?

It's an informal gathering to work on editing Wikipedia articles.

We would like to encourage Wikipedians, and people interested in learning how Wikipedia works, to attend the day. We will collaboratively start and improve articles. There's no set agenda, and you are welcome to recommend articles for others to edit, or to edit on your own.

You don't have to be an expert. Complete beginners are very welcome! We're happy to provide suggestions and help as needed.

We provide the space, the wifi, and the hot drinks; you provide the curiosity and the enthusiasm. Feel free to propose a topic for discussion... Ask for feedback... Get together to work on shared ideas... Or curl up in a corner and relax… everyone is welcome.

Where is it?

Newington Green Unitarian Church is located at 39A Newington Green, London N16 9PR. It is a ten-minute walk from Canonbury (Overground), and on frequent bus routes 21, 73, 141, 236, 341, 476. Bicycle parking is available at the venue. The front doors will probably be locked; please come to the red door on the side, past the wall art of Mary Wollstonecraft. Further information can be found here. The editathon will take place upstairs in the Mary Wollstonecraft Room.

When is it?

Feel free to drop in between 10am and 6pm. We'll run introductory sessions starting at 10:30 and 2:30.

Is food served?

Tea and coffee will be provided. Lunchtime is as you wish: go out to eat, bring food back, or bring your own. Plenty of food is available around Newington Green, from Turkish bakeries to popular cafes to a supermarket. The divine Belle Epoque patisserie is right next door, and the green itself is a prime picnic spot.

And in the evening?

At 6pm we will head over to the Dissenting Academy - the only pub we know of that's named after an educational establishment - to have a drink under their huge portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft. The pub is on the south-east corner of Newington Green, 150m from the daytime venue. If you can't make it during the day, we'd still love to see you in the evening.

What's with the Wadewitz-Wollstonecraft link?

Dr. Adrianne Wadewitz was a prolific and generous contributor to Wikipedia, working particularly to combat systemic bias and the gender gap. She was a member of the board of the Wiki Education Foundation, and led initiatives to bring Wikipedia within the higher education fold. Her sudden death last month has led to many tribute events and editathons around the world. Her PhD was in 18th century British literature, and as User:Wadewitz she brought many related articles to Featured level, including that on Mary Wollstonecraft, the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. In fact, all of Wollstonecraft's books, and all of the main people in her life, have Featured Articles: an immense resource, largely due to Wadewitz. Wollstonecraft lived in Newington Green in the 1780s, and knew the church, which now has her image as street art spraypainted on an outer wall, and a function room named after her. What better memorial to Wadewitz could there be than an editathon in the Mary Wollstonecraft Room? One possible area to edit is articles related to these Featured ones, that are not yet at that level.

Having said that, the day is open - work on whatever you wish.

Sounds great. Where do I sign up?

Add your name below, if you wish, but you are welcome to drop by without registering. Feel free to bring a friend, or several!

What do I need to bring?

A laptop if at all possible. Biscuits are always welcome.

Attending

• Definitely! Carbon Caryatid (talk) 17:29, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
• Heather (not yet got an account)

Ideas

Feel free to suggest some!