Wikipedia:Diversithon/ForNewbies

Here are some informations for new Wikipedia authors that is intended for support - before or during the event, but also later for reading.

First steps

Create an account now explains, why it makes sense to create a Wikipedia account.
This page is about how to edit Wikipedia in general.
The sandboxes are pages designed for testing and experimenting with wiki syntax and the VisualEditor.
Your user sandbox, a personal place to test your editing skills in your own userspace.

Why run an edit-a-thon?

It helps build the encyclopedia
It builds relationships in the community
It is an opportunity for editors to learn from each other
It can entice people to become new Wikipedians
It can help new Wikipedians to contribute
It is an opportunity to improve the quality of Wikipedia by accessing offline materials and experts
It's fun!

Edit-a-thons improve the quality and expand the scope of the encyclopedia, create a link between the authors and can be a wonderful way into Wikipedia for those interested. They are very different from other Wikipedia events. In short, an edit-a-thon is an entertaining workshop where all participants pull together to achieve a common goal.

More Information

Berlin Meet-ups

General Information

Help pages for Wikipedia beginners

FemSupport – Female support team in the German Wikipedia. Some speak a decent english – go ahead and ask them for help.
Telefonberatung – only on offer in Germany: go ahead, they might speak english
Teahouse (Forum for any kind of question)
IRC – Wikipedia chat space

Women in Wikipedia

WikiProject Women
WikiProject Women Scientists
WikiProject Women in Red missing biographies
Statistics on the Gender Gap]

Contact

More questions about Edith-a-thon?
Great ideas for more Edit(h)-a-thons?
You want to organize one yourself?

Please write to IvaBerlinwikipedia.de or use the discussion page!