Hi Pete,
Now that I know my masculine and feminine sides are welcome to attend, I will
do my best to make it. I really want to learn how to create and edit wiki
posts.
Best,
Peace,
John
John Menard O’Connell, Jr.
Executive Director & CEO
The World Peace Campaign - Time Out for Peace Plan
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On Dec 1, 2012, at 12:51 PM, Pete Forsyth <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Leonard, all are welcome of course!
>
> The "women's" part of the event title is borrowed from recent events in San
> Francisco, which have aimed to address the notorious gender gap in
> Wikipedia's editor base and coverage. But it's not intended to exclude men or
> constrain what articles we work on.
>
> Is there something specific you would like to do? For instance, new
> contributors are often interested in learning how to accomplish specific
> tasks, like uploading photos, adding citations, locating good sources, how
> categories work…etc. If you would like to host a table focusing on a specific
> task, I think that would be very well received!
>
> Thanks for your interest, and hope to see you at the event!
> -Pete
>
>
> On Nov 30, 2012, at 7:24 PM, Leonard G. Barton wrote:
>
>> Greetings:
>>
>> Are gentlemen invited as consultant/tutors?
>>
>> - Leonard G. (Senior Editor) "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Leonard_G.";
>>
>> From: William Pietri <[email protected]>
>> To: San Francisco Bay Area Wikimedians <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 4:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-SF] Edit-a-Thon in Oakland on Sat. December 15
>>
>> Ooh! I expect this will be good. I happen to know the LWV's president,
>> and I know she's very serious about making sure that voters get
>> reliable, neutral information on political topics. It's a great match
>> for Wikipedia's spirit, and they have a ton of good raw material for
>> articles. I wish I were in town for it!
>>
>> William
>>
>> On 11/30/2012 11:57 AM, Pete Forsyth wrote:
>> > Hi all, I hope the holiday season is treating you well!
>> >
>> > I'm pleased to announce the third Wikipedia Women's Edit-a-thon, hosted by
>> > the California League of Women Voters and Tech Liminal, a co-working space
>> > in Oakland.
>> >
>> > The theme is "Women and Democracy." League members will bring valuable
>> > expertise to a topic that could use lots of work on Wikipedia, and I look
>> > forward to bringing Wikipedians and League members together. (As always,
>> > if this topic doesn't excite you, you're welcome to work on any wiki
>> > content you like.)
>> >
>> > The edit-a-thon will be Saturday, December 15 from 2-5pm; beginners are
>> > invited to come arrive promptly at 1pm for an intro session.
>> >
>> > Please see the Wikipedia meetup page for more details, and to sign up. And
>> > let me know if you have questions or ideas!
>> >
>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bay_Area_WikiWomen%27s_Edit-a-Thon_3
>> >
>> > -Pete
>> >
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