InfoGuides: Women on Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Welcome

Last Updated: Sep 27, 2019 12:24 PM

Welcome to the Women on Wikipedia Edit-a-thon!

Thank you for participating in RIT's third annual Women on Wikipedia Edit-a-thon!

Did you know?

16.1% of Wikipedia editors are female (overall)
22.7% of U.S. Wikipedia editors are female
Family, relationships, and gender are mentioned far more in articles about women vs. men

Today's event is being held in honor of Women's History Month. Our goal is to build the body of knowledge about women on Wikipedia, while also getting more women interested in editing entries today and in the future.

The information you need to get started is listed below. Questions? Look for a volunteer wearing a bright purple shirt!

Remember...

Be bold! You will learn to edit Wikipedia best by DOING. Make good faith edits and do not worry about making mistakes. Nothing is lost on Wikipedia, and anything can be undone.
Respect your fellow Wikipedians! Be kind to those whose work you edit and to those who edit your work. Others will edit what you write. Do not take it personally.
Keep an open mind.
All edits should be explained in your edit summary or in a discussion on the talk page for the article. Big changes to an article should take place according to consensus reached in a discussion on the talk page. The talk page can give insight into the history and evolution of the article.

Event Details

Join us for the 3rd annual Women on Wikipedia Edit-a-thon:

Friday, March 22, 2019
2:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Wallace Library

Event is free and open to the public. People of all gender identities and expressions are welcome to participate. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments will be provided.

Help us track our impact:

Please share your Wikipedia username with us on our Wiki Users 2019 survey. Doing so will allow us to track our collective contributions at this year's event. Thank you!

Getting Online

Current RIT students, faculty, and staff can connect to the RIT wireless network with their own device, check out a laptop from the circulation desk (two forms of photo ID required), or sign onto any of the public computers using their RIT username and password
Guests who have brought their own device can connect using the RIT-Guest wireless network by following the instructions listed here: https://www.rit.edu/its/resnet/rit-guest-wireless
Guests who did not bring their own device can use one of our public computers – stop by the Information Table to apply for a temporary guest computer account (government-issued ID required)

Event Co-Sponsors

We would like to thank our RIT and community co-sponsors for their support of this event - both in time and resources.

Content Sponsors 2019

Deaf Women of Rochester
Lesbians Who Tech
New York Chiropractic College Library
NTID Department of Creative and Cultural Studies
RIT Military and Veterans Club
RIT Q Center
RIT School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
Rochester Regional Library Council

Financial Sponsors 2019

Digital Humanities & Social Sciences
Division of Student Affairs
School of Photographic Arts and Sciences