Wikipedia Antarctica Meetup event & outreach page of Wikimedia Antarctica local chapter of Antarctica

Current:

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Antarctic Highways at Antarctica Road 1, Sunday, May 13, 2018
Action = History: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Antarctic Highways @ Casey Station, Sunday, May 27, 2018

Editing Wikipedia resources

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Online resources

N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:

Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help

#wikipedia-en-help ^connect

Sample editing agenda

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Wikipedia – 5 minute register for Wikipedia account
Wikipedia – 15 minute overview: 5 pillars, Conflict of Interest policies, self guided introduction, Intro with videos etc. (examples: COI #1, COI #2)
Wikipedia – 40 minute make one edit: add infobox, citation, etc.

WikiLove

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WikiLove
- Templates to share, WikiLove templates

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wikimedia Antarctica.

2018‎
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Antarctic Highways
When and Where

Date	Wednesday, May 13, 2018
Time	7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Address	[1]

The 2018 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Antarctic Highways salon with the Wikimedia Antarctica community will be held Sunday, May 13, 2018, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Antarctica Road 1 in Antarctica.

Details

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Date: Sunday, May 13, 2018
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Food: anchovies
Meetup link:
Etherpad:

Agenda

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Welcome and introductions
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Sign up

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Regrets

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I'm afraid I can't fly to Antarctica on such short notice, but I did snag a fancy-looking 20-page brochure about how to improve Wikipedia. After more than 11 years here, it's about time somebody showed me how to use this thing. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 00:57, 7 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Likely attendees

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Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 00:42, 7 May 2018 (UTC) First![reply]

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