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Introduction to edit-a-thons
WIKIMEDIA
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Sebastiaan ter Burg
terburg@wikimedia.nl
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What’s an edit-a-thon?
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Edit-a-thon - a scheduled gathering,
in person or online, where volunteers
collectively write Wikipedia articles and/or
improve existing articles with new
information and enrich them with
multimedia and/or data.
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Why edit-a-thons?
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Content production
I have a collection I would like (better) articles of.
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Content promotion
I have a collection that I want to be used better
and more.
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Volunteer reqruitment
I’m looking for ways to attract new volunteers.
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Volunteer engagement
I’d like to offer our existing volunteers to learn
new ways to contribute.
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Event programming
I’d like to organise a fun and informative event.
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Content production
Content promotion
Volunteer reqruitment
Volunteer engagement
Event programming
One yes is enough
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How to organise
an edit-a-thon
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Set goals and ambitions
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Production
Enrichment
Promotion
Skills
Effort
Usage
Volunteer engagement
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Choose theme and/or
type of content
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Themes
Collections
Fashion/Design
World war I
Countries/Provinces/Cities
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By Sebastiaan ter Burg (Own work)
[CC BY 3.0 (http://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/
3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
2013-05-13_Europeana_Fashion_Editatho
n,_Centraal_Museum_Utrecht_23.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/
wiki/
File:British_Computer_Society_
Women_Wikipedia_editathon_
at_Southampton_Solent_Unive
rsity.JPG
By John Cummings (Own work)
[CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://
creativecommons.org/licenses/
by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia
Commons
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By Llywelyn2000 (Own work)
[CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://
creativecommons.org/licenses/
by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia
Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/
wiki/File
%3AEditathon_at_Llyfrgell_Abe
rtawe_Library_01.JPG
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Type of content
Images
Sound
Video
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By Sebastiaan ter Burg [CC BY 2.0
(http://creativecommons.org/
licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia
Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/
wiki/File
%3AEuropeana_Sounds_Editathon
_at_the_National_Institute_for_So
und_and_Vision_16.jpg
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Determine target group
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Determine program
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09:30 – 10:00 Doors open
10:00 – 10:15 Introduction of the event and host
10:15 – 10:35Topic related presentation
10:35 – 11:15 Workshop Wikipedia editing
11:15 - 13:00 Edit
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 14:30Tour
14:30 – 15:30 Edit
15:30 – 16:00 Recap of results
Example program
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Training
Editing
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Focus of an edit-a-thon
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What do you need to
organise an edit-a-thon?
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Facilities
An accessible and comfortable room
Computers or open wifi
Access to collection (information)
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Skilled volunteers
Wikipedians
Amateur experts
Computer savvy people
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Witty pen
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Content
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Content: Licenses
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing
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Content: File Formats
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:File_types
Images Audio Video
SVG Midi WebM
PNG Ogg OggTheora
JPG WebM
GIF Flacc
TIFF Wav
XCF
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Large batches
GLAMwikiToolset
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:GLAMwiki_Toolset
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Internal support
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Edit-a-thon
Further reading
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Managing expectations
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Cooperation is like dating
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Some people get a lot of attention
Some are just looking for their
one perfect match
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There’s no guarantee that you’ll find a match
Sometimes chances increase over time
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Introduction to edit-a-thons
WIKIMEDIA
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Sebastiaan ter Burg
terburg@wikimedia.nl

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