Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/VAM/AE Editing Workshop 2018
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Wikipedia Editing Workshop: 400 Years of Diversity, Democracy, and Opportunity in Virginia presented by the Virginia Association of Museums and American Evolution.
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Did you know that Wikipedia is an openly editable resource and that anyone can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia articles?
Join us for a Wikipedia Editing Workshop and help to improve and create Wikipedia content related to 400 Years of diversity, democracy, and opportunity in Virginia. Training will be provided for new editors. No experience necessary.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
This event is presented by American Evolution 2019 and the Virginia Association of Museums with support from Wikimedia DC.
- From American Evolution 2019: 2019 will mark the 400th anniversary of the first representative legislative assembly in the New World, the arrival of the first recorded Africans to English North America, the recruitment of English women in significant numbers, the first official English Thanksgiving in North America, and the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit of the Virginia Colony.
When
- Friday, September 21, 2018 - 10AM-1PM
Where
- Jamestown Settlement
- 2110 Jamestown Road
- Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
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Coordination
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Wikimedia Projects
[edit]- Wikimedia movement
- Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Commons, a data repository of media (images, videos and sounds). (See * Wikiproject Wikimedia Commons:GLAM Wikiproject)
- Wikidata, a common source of data, also accessible by the other projects
- Wiktionary, a dictionary
- Wikibooks, educational textbooks
- Wikinews, news articles
- Wikiquote, a collection of quotations
- Wikisource, a library of source texts and documents
- Wikiversity, educational material
- Wikivoyage, a travel guide
- Wikispecies, a taxonomic catalogue of species
Wikipedia Policies
[edit]- Wikipedia:Five pillars
- Wikipedia:Core content policies
- Wikipedia:General notability guideline
- Wikipedia:Verifiability
- Wikipedia:Conflict of interest
- Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources
- Wikipedia:No original research (Examples of Original Research)
- Wikipedia:Citing sources
- Wikipedia:Identifying and using primary sources
Quick Editing Tips
[edit]Tools and Other Resources
[edit]Potential Sources
[edit]Suggested Work List
[edit]Article Assessment Quality Scale
Cases, laws and legislation
[edit]For Creation
- Ex Parte Virginia (1880)
- Public Assemblages Act (1926)
- Trial of Anthony Burns
- The Great Charter of Virginia
Start
C
Companies, institutions, organizations, social groups
[edit]For Creation
- Camp Manufacturing Company
- Cooperative Education Association
- Instructive Visiting Nurses Assocation
- Virginia Anti-Saloon League
- Virginia HBCUs
Stub
- Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers
- Southern Aid Society
- Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans
- Equal Suffrage League of Virginia
C
- Franklin and Armfield
- London Company
- Readjuster Party
- Saint Paul's College (Virginia)
- Virginia Company
B
Events, incidents and conflicts
[edit]For Creation
- Anglo Powhatan Wars
- Hillsville Massacre
- Jack Jouett's Ride
- Moton School Strike
- Old Fiddler's Convention
- Richmond Streetcar Boycotts (1904)
- War Conference (1988 LGBT Meeting)
Stub
C
GA
FA
Government
[edit]C
People/Tribes
[edit]- Angela, (one of the First Recorded Africans in VA)
- Maragaret, Giles, & George Brent
- Miles B. Carpenter
- Hector Davis
- Carrie Dyer
- Dr. Florence Farley
- Hermanze E. Fauntleroy Jr.
- Reverend L. Francis Griffin Sr.
- Solomon & Ambrose Henkel
- Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley
- Rebecca Latimer
- Harry W. Meador
- Polly Miller
- Moses Myers
- Nottoway People
- Flora Cooke Stuart
- Captain John Woodlief
Stubs
- Rufus William Bailey
- William Berkeley (governor)
- Evelyn Butts
- Louis Isaac Jaffe
- Clementina Rind
- William Tracy
Start
- Elanor Allerton
- Jo Anderson
- Lucy Goode Brooks
- Anne Burras
- Mary Willing Byrd
- William Campbell (general)
- Laura Copenhaver
- Elizabeth Jordan Carr
- Mistress Forrest
- Thomas Gates (governor)
- Carter Henry Harrison I
- Sallie Holley
- John Jasper
- Sarah Garland Boyd Jones
- Cynthia D. Kinser
- Elizabeth B. Lacy
- Dangerfield Newby
- John Ratcliffe (governor)
- Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell
- Leroy R. Hassell Sr.
- Harold Spivacke
- Adam Thoroughgood
- Lila Meade Valentine
B
- Floyd Allen
- Richard Buck (chaplain)
- Pierre Daura
- Sarah Lee Fain
- Sally Hemings
- John Lomax
- William Mahone
- Nansemond
- Pocahontas
- Powhatan
- Bill Robinson
- John Punch (slave)
- Eva Mae Fleming Scott
- William Smith (Virginia governor)
C
- Pauline Adams
- Lucy Addison
- Samuel Argall
- Arthur Ashe
- Belle Boyd
- Henry Box Brown
- Carrie Buck
- Richard E. Byrd
- Leslie Byrne
- Christiana Burdett Campbell
- Lott Cary
- Adele Goodman Clark
- Cockacoeske
- Philip St. George Cocke
- Moncure D. Conway
- Jennie Dean
- Daniel Elfrith
- Ferdinando Fairfax
- Cicely Jordan Farrar
- William Flora
- Temperance Flowerdew
- Thomas Forrest (colonist)
- Peter Francisco
- Ellen Glasgow
- Elizabeth Key Grinstead
- James Hemings
- Helen Timmons Henderson
- Linwood Holton
- Robert Hunt (chaplain)
- Esther Cooper Jackson
- Barbara Rose Johns
- Vernon Johns
- Mary Johnston
- George Latimer (escaped slave)
- O. Winston Link
- Andrew Lewis (soldier)
- Edna Lewis
- John Martin (Jamestown)
- Cyrus McCormick
- Gari Melchers
- Lightfoot Solomon Michaux
- Yvonne B. Miller
- Shadrach Minkins
- John Mitchell Jr.
- Monacan people
- Irene Morgan
- Robert Russa Moton
- Mary-Cooke Branch Munford
- Christopher Newport
- Occaneechi
- Opchanacanough
- William Parks (publisher)
- Paspahegh
- Mary S. Peake
- George Percy
- Walter Plecker
- John Pory
- William Preston (Virginia soldier)
- Alexander Purdie (publisher)
- Caroline F. Putnam
- Virginia Randolph
- Joseph Jenkins Roberts
- John Rolfe
- Wendell Scott
- Anne Spencer
- Ralph Stanley
- Joel Sweeney
- Sally Louisa Tompkins
- Elizabeth Van Lew
- Wyatt Tee Walker
- Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
- Carter G. Woodson
- George Yeardley
GA
- Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
- William Harvey Carney
- Oliver Hill
- Mary Draper Ingles
- John Mercer Langston
- Pamunkey
- Patawomeck
- Mary Randolph
- William Ferguson Reid
- Edwin Sandys (died 1629)
FA
Places
[edit]- Abingdon Muster Grounds
- Aldie Mill
- Bethel Baptist Church (Unionville)
- Bray School
- Butler School (Virginia)
- Contrabands at Ft. Monroe
- Gum Springs, Fairfax County, Virginia
- Israel Hill Settlement
- MacCallum More Gardens
- Mantle the Virginia Indian Tribute statue on Capitol Square
- Occoquan Prison
- Prince Edward State Parks for Negroes
- Richmond Coalfields
- Rosenwald Schools in Virginia
- Tucker Family Cemetery
Stubs
- Brooklyn Tobacco Factory
- Buffalo Presbyterian Church (Pamplin, Virginia)
- Charlotte County Courthouse (Virginia)
- Court Street Baptist Church
- Crenshaw House (Richmond, Virginia)
- Custis Tombs
- Dan River Inc. Riverside Division Historic District
- Diamond Hill Baptist Church
- H. T. Klugel Architectural Sheet Metal Work Building
- Holley Graded School
- Humpback Bridge
- Konnarock Training School
- Lumpkin's jail
- Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
- Mauck's Meetinghouse
- Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse
- Old Christiansburg Industrial Institute
- Pope-Leighey House
- Riddick's Folly
- Yates Tavern
Start
- Attucks Theatre
- Belmead (Powhatan, Virginia)
- Berkeley Hundred
- Blackstone Historic District
- Blandford Cemetery
- Brentsville Courthouse and Jail
- Elmwood Cemetery (Norfolk, Virginia)
- Emancipation Oak
- Lincoln Homestead and Cemetery
- Little England Chapel
- Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth
- Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine
- Polegreen Church
- Portsmouth Community Library
- Prestwould
- Smith's Hundred
- Torpedo Factory Art Center
- Virginia Barrier Islands
- Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded
B
- Beth El Hebrew Congregation
- Colony of Virginia
- History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–99)
- Smithfield Plantation (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
C
- Augusta Female Seminary
- Barter Theatre
- Berkeley Plantation
- Bermuda Hundred, Virginia
- Blue Ridge Tunnel
- Bremo Slave Chapel
- Carter Family Fold
- Central State Hospital (Virginia)
- Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
- Eden Center
- Fort Christanna
- Fort Ward (Virginia)
- Gadsby's Tavern
- George W. Watkins Elementary School
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument
- Graffiti House
- Hartshorn Memorial College
- Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
- James River and Kanawha Canal
- Monumental Church
- Old Point Comfort
- Patowmack Canal
- Rosewell (plantation)
- Shirley Plantation
- Shockoe Hill Cemetery
- Werowocomoco
- White House of the Confederacy
GA
Publications
[edit]For Creation
- Dissertation on Slavery: with a Proposal for the Gradual Emancipation of it, in the State of Virginia
- The Virginia House-Wife (1824)
Stub
GA
Vessels
[edit]Vessels: 1619 Arrival of Africans to Virginia
For Creation
Vessels: 1619 Arrival of Women to Virginia
B
C
Vessels: Other
C
Article Assessment: Quality Scale
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The article has attained featured article status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured article candidates. More detailed criteria
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A featured article exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes.
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Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information. | No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. | Cleopatra (as of June 2018) |
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The article meets the featured list criteria:
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Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items. | No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. | List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events (as of May 2018) |
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The article is well organized and essentially complete, having been examined by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class. More detailed criteria
The article meets the A-Class criteria:
Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described in Wikipedia:Article development. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, appropriately structured, and be well referenced by a broad array of reliable sources. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as a featured article candidate. See the A-Class assessment departments of some of the larger WikiProjects (e.g. WikiProject Military history). |
Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject would typically find nothing wanting. | Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style problems may need solving. WP:Peer review may help. | N/A |
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The article meets all of the good article criteria, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers from WP:Good article nominations. More detailed criteria
A good article is:
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Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication. | Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing. | Church of Scientology editing on Wikipedia |
B | The article meets all of the B-Class criteria. It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards. More detailed criteria
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Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher. | A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines. | Wikimedia Foundation |
C | The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantial cleanup. More detailed criteria
The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow.
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Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study. | Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and solve cleanup problems. | Wikitravel |
Start | An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria
The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following:
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Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more. | Providing references to reliable sources should come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Also improve the grammar, spelling, writing style and improve the jargon use. | Censorship of Wikipedia |
Stub | A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria. | Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant. | Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant. | Lineage (anthropology) (as of December 2014) |
List | Meets the criteria of a stand-alone list or set index article, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area. | There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader. | Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized. | List of Wikipedias |
Category | Any category falls under this class. | Categories are mainly used to group together articles within a particular subject area. | Large categories may need to be split into one or more subcategories. Be wary of articles that have been miscategorized. | Category:Wikimedia |
Disambig | Any disambiguation page falls under this class. | The page serves to distinguish multiple articles that share the same (or similar) title. | Additions should be made as new articles of that name are created. Pay close attention to the proper naming of such pages, as they often do not need "(disambiguation)" appended to the title. | Wikipedia (disambiguation) |
File | Any page in the file namespace falls under this class. | The page contains an image, a sound clip or other media-related content. | Make sure that the file is properly licensed and credited. | File:Wiki.png |
Portal | Any page in the portal namespace falls under this class. | Portals are intended to serve as "main pages" for specific topics. | Editor involvement is essential to ensure that portals are kept up to date. | N/A |
Project | All WikiProject-related pages fall under this class. | Project pages are intended to aid editors in article development. | Develop these pages into collaborative resources that are useful for improving articles within the project. | Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia |
Redirect | Any redirect falls under this class. | The page redirects to another article with a similar name, related topic or that has been merged with the original article at this location. | Editor involvement is essential to ensure that articles are not mis-classified as redirects, and that redirects are not mis-classified as articles. | List of media personalities who have vandalised Wikipedia |
Template | Any template falls under this class. The most common types of templates include infoboxes and navboxes. | Different types of templates serve different purposes. Infoboxes provide easy access to key pieces of information about the subject. Navboxes are for the purpose of grouping together related subjects into an easily accessible format, to assist the user in navigating between articles. | Infoboxes are typically placed at the upper right of an article, while navboxes normally go across the very bottom of a page. Beware of too many different templates, as well as templates that give either too little, too much, or too specialized information. | Template:Wikipedia |
NA | Any non-article page that fits no other classification. | The page contains no article content. | Look out for misclassified articles. Currently, many NA-class articles may need to be re-classified. | N/A |