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Newsletter - April 12, 2017
The Ohio State University - Written by Kevin Payravi

Upcoming Dates

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Photography Scavenger Hunt
Part of Wikipedia Takes Columbus
Wednesday, April 12
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Wikipedia Takes Columbus
Photography Event
April 9 - April 16
Facebook Event Page

Club Updates

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  • Our second annual Wikipedia Takes Columbus photography event is underway! This is a fun week-long event (April 9 - 16) where we upload photos of Columbus and Ohio State to the Wikimedia Commons and help illustrate our city on Wikipedia.
    • Scavenger hunt tonight! In place of our weekly workshop, we'll be going around campus to photograph. We'll be meeting at our normal room at 5:30, distributing checklists and snacks, and then heading out. Cameras and smartphones alike are welcome for taking pictures; or just feel free to tag along!
    • Prize update: We'll be giving a Wikipedia language water bottle + notebook to the following two people:
  • We're participating in The 50,000 Challenge! The aim is to make 50,000 article improvements and creations for the United States, and we're only ~2.55% done. Be sure to sign up if you're interested.

Wikipedia Tidbit of the Day

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In addition to photos and images, the Wikimedia Commons hosts freely licensed videos, sounds, documents, and more.

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Photo of Jupiter taken last month by NASA's Juno spacecraft.
Photo of Jupiter taken last month by NASA's Juno spacecraft.
Photo by NASA, public domain

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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Feel free to comment below to discuss this newsletter.