- Date: Saturday,
July 27th,August 31st, and September 21st, 2013 - Time: 1 - 5pm
- Location: West Hollywood Room at the West Hollywood branch of the LA County Library Public Library, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
- Event: An edit-a-thon! Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and collaborate with others in editing articles related to West Hollywood and beyond! (We have also been known to engage in deep philosophical discussions about Wikipedia, and by extension, life)
- Hashtag: The Twitter and social hashtag is: #ComeEditWikipedia
- Facebook event: Coming Soon.
Come contribute to the world's most popular encyclopedia! The West Hollywood Library is hosting an editing party to pump up West Hollywood's presence on Wikipedia. Have no experience with editing Wikipedia? We'll teach you!
Anyone with an interest in editing collaboratively and having a great time is encouraged to attend. Bring digital photos of West Hollywood to upload, and/or your own laptop if you wish. If not, computers will be provided.
- Laptops (bring it if you got it)
- Ideas for topics or articles you might want to work on (though suggestions will be provided for those just looking to be put to work)
- We'll have resources available but feel free to bring any relevant reference materials you might have
- A friend (you can also bring your spouse, kids, family, etc.) – we love to meet new would-be-editors!
- Or, if you don't have any of the above, just bring yourself :-)
- Any digital photos you've taken that you would like to use on Wikipedia
September 21st Information
- Olegkagan (organizer)
- Chris Troutman ( talk) 06:28, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
- Olegkagan ( talk)
- Tada! Chris Troutman ( talk) 22:31, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
- Mpathfinder ( talk) 22:52, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
July 27th Information
- Chris Troutman ( talk) 01:39, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
- I'm always there on Saturday afternoons anyway...see if you can guess who I am! WQUlrich ( talk) 23:07, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
- Will definitely try to be there Wadewitz ( talk) 21:17, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- I'm in Boston til July 29. Wish I could be there. Had a blast at the Wiknic. JSFarman ( talk) 01:55, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
- Olegkagan - Unfortunately, though this is at my library, I have a wedding that I can't miss (I'm a groomsman).
- Unfortunately I cannot make it—but only because I've scheduled a research field trip related to a Wikipedia entry! Alafarge ( talk) 16:18, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- Chris Troutman ( talk) 20:42, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
- Miram Binman
August 31st Information
- Olegkagan (organizer)
- User:Calliopejen1 (tentative)
- User:Dreamyshade (maybe! it's a long bus ride.)
- Sorry. Not free this weekend. Chris Troutman ( talk) 02:48, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
- Alas, I'm busy that day. — howcheng { chat} 16:02, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry, I'm busy this weekend. Let me know how it goes! Wadewitz ( talk) 22:35, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry, not going to be able to make it. Cbl62 ( talk) 20:03, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
- Wehoeditor ( talk) 21:06, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
- Olegkagan ( talk) 21:08, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
- User:themrferd (Stanford/Harvard-bound... need rec letters!!)
- Vojen