Wikipedia:Meetup/Princeton University Edit-a-thon


View from steps of Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Wikipedia Editathon at the British Library, January 2011.

The Princeton University Archives is hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon!

WHO: Interested University community members (undergraduates, graduate students, professors, staff, community). Limited to 15 participants; please RSVP before Wednesday, 15 February 2012.

WHAT: Creating and expanding existing Wikipedia pages about Princeton’s presidents, notable campus architecture, and other Princetoniana, including a focus on women at Princeton as part of WikiWomen's History Month. Participants will set up individual Wikipedia accounts, learn about the Wikipedian principles of neutrality and the structure of online encyclopedia articles, and then apply this knowledge to create Wikipedia articles.

WHEN: Saturday, 18 February 2012, 12:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

WHERE: Wiess Lounge, Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library (next to Sherrerd Hall and across from the Friend Center on the Princeton University campus).

WHY: To show how much you want the world to know about Princeton and to learn about Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia you consult for work and read for fun.

OTHER: Please bring your laptop since you will be asked to create a Wikipedia account if you do not already have an account (you are not required to have an account before participating).

IMPORTANT: Please RSVP by adding your name to the list below and sending a message to Undead q (talk) before Wednesday, 15 February 2012 because space is limited.


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