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WikiConference USA 2015 • Washington, D.C.

Lightning talks

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Beyond the edit-a-thon

Idea in one sentence: What are new models of meetups that go beyond the edit-a-thons that are our current mainstay?
Proposed by: Fuzheado (talk), User:Kosboot, others
Format: brainstorming, design thinking, two hours
Resources requested: projector, sticky notes, whiteboard, tables

Description

How might we engage like-minded institutions besides our traditional GLAM partners like museums and libraries?
- Go to academic or professional conferences with booths/clinics?
How might we create a meetup that is branded better than "edit-a-thon"?
- Edit-a-thon terminology. The more you think about the term "edit-a-thon" the more you realize it's actually problematic for outreach. What are do people associate with the term "thon?" A marathon is for an elite runner, where you need lots of endurance and training to participate. No novice would ever consider signing up for a marathon. Is that problematic in recruiting novice editors to come to a Wikipedia "edit-a-thon?" As for walk-a-thons, they are typically ways to raise money and makes an "ask" of ordinary folks to pledge money for each mile walked. Are Wikipedia "edit-a-thons," then, fundraisers? No they're not. My fear is that we as Wikipedians are so accustomed and close to the term edit-a-thon that we are blind to how it comes off for public outreach. I don't have a solution in mind, but I'd like to open the conversation about how we might do it better.
- WikiClinic - allow people to come in for face-to-face "office hours" and experienced Wikipedians can give advice on BLP or articles with problems? Do this in partnership with professional organizations or academic conferences?
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Dead links

Idea in one sentence: How can we work with the Internet Archive Wayback Machine to automatically fix dead link/link rot problems on Wikipedia?
Proposed by: Fuzheado (talk), Jake Johnson (Internet Archive)
Format: hack-a-thon style session, half day
Resources requested: tables, small room, Internet, power

Description: Link rot is one of the biggest problems in Wikipedia. Starting in 2015, the Internet Archive is watching the recent changes feed of Wikipedia to automatically archive the external links added to Wikipedia articles. But how can we make the archival versions available for users and editors in a seamless and pleasing way? What kind of developer or community support do we need for this?
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Wikidata edit-a-thon

Idea in one sentence: Hands-on editing of Wikidata.
Proposed by: Aude
Format: 2-3 hours?
Resources requested: projector, tables

Description

Help improve Wikidata, learn how to use some of the tools available like Magnus' autolist and find tasks to work on.
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I would find learning more about some of the tools for editing Wikidata useful. Reguyla (talk) 15:52, 21 September 2015 (EDT)

OpenStreetMap map-a-thon

Idea in one sentence: Hands-on editing Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) mapping.
Proposed by: Aude
Format: 2-3 hours?
Resources requested: projector, tables

Description

Help improve OpenStreetMap and specifically help with remote mapping efforts to support needs of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). We will work on tasks using the HOT tasking manager [1]. HOT partners with organizations such as the American Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and local communities in other countries, to support projects and emergency response efforts. There always are ongoing needs for mapping.

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World's Toughest Wikipedia Pub Quiz

Jimbo tries to match up sock puppets in the fun and games session in the London 2004 meetup.

Idea in one sentence: A pub quiz about Wikipedia's community and quirks, in the style of the original 2004 London meetup quiz created by Angela Beesley
Proposed by: User:Fuzheado
Format: Tables and small room
Resources requested: Anything from simple microphone and paper, or projector if convenient
Description: The first ever meetup of Wikipedians in London in 2004 featured a detailed paper quiz created by User:Angela that has been lost to time. It featured questions about notorious vandals, sock puppets, edit wars and articles in Wikipedia that even User:Jimmy Wales found tough to answer correctly. In that same style, we could have a simple quiz with teams over lunch or as an independent session during the Unconference day.
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Think Tank with WEF Board

Idea in one sentence: Think Tank with the Wiki Education Foundation board!
Proposed by: Pharos
Format: brainstorming, mini-proposals
Resources requested: projector, sticky notes, whiteboard
Description: Think Tank with WEF Board: Exploring how a community-driven partnership with academia on content policy can expand the scope and types of knowledge represented in the encyclopedia. Possibly with mini-proposals from individuals present, and remote collaboration.
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Roundtable discussion about English Wikipedia culture, civility and friendliness

Photos from a previous rountable about multimedia

Idea in one sentence: Roundtable discussion about Wikipedia culture, and how to balance our values of free expression with the values of hospitality, civility and friendliness
Proposed by: --Pine (talk) 15:23, 28 September 2015 (EDT)
Format: Tables, Internet, sticky notes, white board, power, and projector. Probably a 2 hour block to allow for brainstorming, a SWOT analysis of English Wikipedia culture, goal setting for our culture, and how we can collectively make progress toward our goals.
Resources requested: See above under "format". Not sure how many people to expect, but estimate 30.
Description: Roundtable discussion and SWOT analysis of English Wikipedia culture, followed by goal setting about our culture and how to make progress toward our goals.
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--Pine (talk) 15:23, 28 September 2015 (EDT)
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-This page is to record ideas for the proposed Unconference sessions for the last day of Wikiconference -- October 11, 2015.
-== Beyond the edit-a-thon ==
+== Lightning talks ==
+# Add your topic here!
+== Session ideas ==
+=== Beyond the edit-a-thon ===
 ; Idea in one sentence: What are new models of meetups that go beyond the edit-a-thons that are our current mainstay?
 ; Proposed by: [[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] ([[User talk:Fuzheado|talk]]), [[User:Kosboot]], others
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 * ''Sign here''
-== Dead links ==
+=== Dead links ===
 ; Idea in one sentence: How can we work with the Internet Archive Wayback Machine to automatically fix dead link/link rot problems on Wikipedia?
 ; Proposed by: [[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] ([[User talk:Fuzheado|talk]]), Jake Johnson (Internet Archive)
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 * ''Sign here''
-== Wikidata edit-a-thon ==
+=== Wikidata edit-a-thon ===
 ; Idea in one sentence: Hands-on editing of Wikidata.
 ; Proposed by: [[User:Aude|Aude]]
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 #I would find learning more about some of the tools for editing Wikidata useful. [[User:Reguyla|Reguyla]] ([[User talk:Reguyla|talk]]) 15:52, 21 September 2015 (EDT)
-== OpenStreetMap map-a-thon ==
+=== OpenStreetMap map-a-thon ===
 ; Idea in one sentence: Hands-on editing Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) mapping.
 ; Proposed by: [[User:Aude|Aude]]
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 * ''Sign here''
-== World's Toughest Wikipedia Pub Quiz ==
+=== World's Toughest Wikipedia Pub Quiz ===
 [[File:20040605-jimbo-quiz-2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jimbo tries to match up sock puppets in the fun and games session in the London 2004 meetup.]]
 ; Idea in one sentence: ''A pub quiz about Wikipedia's community and quirks, in the style of the original 2004 London meetup quiz created by Angela Beesley''
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-== [[Think Tank with WEF Board]] ==
+=== [[Think Tank with WEF Board]] ===
 ; Idea in one sentence: ''[[Think Tank with WEF Board|Think Tank with the Wiki Education Foundation board]]!''
 ; Proposed by: ''[[User:Pharos|Pharos]]''
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 * ''Sign up and learn more: [[Think Tank with WEF Board]]''
-== Roundtable discussion about English Wikipedia culture, civility and friendliness ==
+=== Roundtable discussion about English Wikipedia culture, civility and friendliness ===
 [[File:Wikimania_2013_by_Ringo_Chan_307.jpg|thumb|200px|Photos from a previous rountable about multimedia]]
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 * [[User:EpochFail|EpochFail]] ([[User talk:EpochFail|talk]]) 21:01, 28 September 2015 (EDT)
-== Add entry here ==
+=== Add your idea here! ===
 ; Idea in one sentence: ''add here''
 ; Proposed by: ''sign here''

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Lightning talks

Session ideas

Beyond the edit-a-thon

Dead links

Wikidata edit-a-thon

OpenStreetMap map-a-thon

World's Toughest Wikipedia Pub Quiz

Think Tank with WEF Board

Roundtable discussion about English Wikipedia culture, civility and friendliness

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