Wikipedia:Wikipedia Connection/Newsletter/2016-10-04

Newsletter - October 4, 2016

The Ohio State University - Written by Kevin Payravi

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Upcoming Dates

• Weekly Workshop (Wednesday, October 5 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the 18th Avenue Library Room 344): Join us to discuss Wikipedia, learn how to edit, and contribute together. This week will be a general workshop focused on editing Wikipedia. New students are welcome! Please bring a laptop if you can; food and drink will be provided.
• United Nations Day Edit-a-thon 2016 (Saturday, October 22 from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM in Location TBA): Join us for our first edit-a-thon of the semester as we recognize United Nations Day by improving Wikipedia articles on the United Nations programs, history, and countries! This event will have plenty of topics and research materials to utilize. Food, drink, and resources will be provided - just bring a laptop! New editors welcome. Visit our event page for more information.

Latest Club Updates

• Our first edit-a-thon of the semester has been announced: United Nations Day Edit-a-thon 2016! Visit our event page for more details.
• The entry round of Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 in the United States is now over! The United States saw over 11,000 file uploads, ranking the nation 6th in the world by number of uploads. Over 500 of those uploads were from Ohio - congratulations to all participants!

Wikipedia Tidbit of the Day

Categories are groups of related pages that are used to organize Wikipedia's millions of articles. You can view an article's categories by scrolling to the very bottom of the page. Use them to find articles related to the topic you are reading about!

Things to Work On

• Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for the latest updates.
• Check out our to-do list of articles related to club members' interests that need expansion, cleanup, and sources.

Discussion

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