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Newsletter - October 4, 2016
The Ohio State University - Written by Kevin Payravi

Upcoming Dates

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  • Weekly Workshop (Wednesday, October 5 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the 18th Avenue Library Room 344): Join us to discuss Wikipedia, learn how to edit, and contribute together. This week will be a general workshop focused on editing Wikipedia. New students are welcome! Please bring a laptop if you can; food and drink will be provided.
  • United Nations Day Edit-a-thon 2016 (Saturday, October 22 from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM in Location TBA): Join us for our first edit-a-thon of the semester as we recognize United Nations Day by improving Wikipedia articles on the United Nations programs, history, and countries! This event will have plenty of topics and research materials to utilize. Food, drink, and resources will be provided - just bring a laptop! New editors welcome. Visit our event page for more information.

Latest Club Updates

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Wikipedia Tidbit of the Day

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Categories are groups of related pages that are used to organize Wikipedia's millions of articles. You can view an article's categories by scrolling to the very bottom of the page. Use them to find articles related to the topic you are reading about!
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Light traces of a ferris wheel, Viktorkirmes, in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Light traces of a ferris wheel, Viktorkirmes, in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Photo © Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0


Things to Work On

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  • Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for the latest updates.
  • Check out our to-do list of articles related to club members' interests that need expansion, cleanup, and sources.

Discussion

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