In honor of African Women, especially women of Nigerian descent, Wiki Loves Women is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of female children and women in Civic Society and Humanity in Nigeria on Wikipedia.
Activities will include new editor orientation and training, organized with the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria (WUGN). There will be a morning session, with a repeat in the afternoon. Its a closed event with specific target audience in mind. Refreshments generously supplied by Wiki Loves Women.
THANK YOU!
A giant thank you to all the NGOs that are joining us for this event. Keep editing |
Time | Activity | Speakers |
---|---|---|
9:00 am | Welcome to Goethe Institut | Safurat Balogun: Head of Information and Library |
9:10-10:00 | Wiki 101 – Editing bio pages |
Sam Oyeyele ,
Team member, Wiki Loves Women (
Jamie Tubers) |
10:00-12:15 | Edit-a-thon | |
12:15-12:30 | Wiki editing support resources Discussion on where to from here |
Olaniyan Olushola,Project Lead Wiki Loves Women (
Olaniyan Olushola) Wikicology, member Wikimedia UG Nigeria( Wikicology) |
12:30-1:00 | Break | |
1:00-1:50 | Wiki 101 – Editing bio pages |
Sam Oyeyele ,
Team member,Wiki Loves Women](
Jamie Tubers) |
1:50-3:45 | Edit-a-thon | |
3:45-4:00 | Wiki editing support resources (Repeat) |
Olaniyan Olushola ,Project Lead, Wiki Loves Women (
Olaniyan Olushola) Wikicology, member Wikimedia UG Nigeria ( Wikicology) |
If you don’t need the tutorials, you can just start/keep editing!
Please add your name below
Please add the following code to the talk pages of all articles created or improved: {{WikiProject Wiki Loves Women|class= |importance= }} and {{WikiProject Nigeria|class=|importance=low|WLWNG=yes}}
Pages which could be improved:
For new pages (14):
Please do remember to add {{WikiProject Wiki Loves Women|class=Stub|importance=}} to the talk pages of those articles
Cut and paste this example from the edit page here - replace the placeholder text with info for your scientist and a photo file from Wikimedia Commons, and you're good to go. (Having the birthdate means it will calculate age automatically.)
An example of what these info boxes look like is here: Linda Buck Be careful that you don't leave any of the filler explanatory text there (the words in all capital letters). Always add "alternative image text" - that will show in rollover text and for people who use machines to read (e.g. because of visual impairment). It should be a short caption explaining the image.
The template is everything from here to the end of this section:
NAME | |
---|---|
ALTERNATE IMAGE TEXT SUCH AS PHOTO OF X IMAGE DESCRIPTION | |
Born | FULL BIRTH NAME 30 January 1950 |
Alma mater | |
Known for |
|
Scientific career | |
Fields |
|
Institutions | |
Thesis | TITLE OF PHD THESIS IF AVAILABLE (DELETE LINE IF NOT USED) (YEAR OF PHD THESIS (IF AVAILABLE)) |
In honor of African Women, especially women of Nigerian descent, Wiki Loves Women is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of female children and women in Civic Society and Humanity in Nigeria on Wikipedia.
Activities will include new editor orientation and training, organized with the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria (WUGN). There will be a morning session, with a repeat in the afternoon. Its a closed event with specific target audience in mind. Refreshments generously supplied by Wiki Loves Women.
THANK YOU!
A giant thank you to all the NGOs that are joining us for this event. Keep editing |
Time | Activity | Speakers |
---|---|---|
9:00 am | Welcome to Goethe Institut | Safurat Balogun: Head of Information and Library |
9:10-10:00 | Wiki 101 – Editing bio pages |
Sam Oyeyele ,
Team member, Wiki Loves Women (
Jamie Tubers) |
10:00-12:15 | Edit-a-thon | |
12:15-12:30 | Wiki editing support resources Discussion on where to from here |
Olaniyan Olushola,Project Lead Wiki Loves Women (
Olaniyan Olushola) Wikicology, member Wikimedia UG Nigeria( Wikicology) |
12:30-1:00 | Break | |
1:00-1:50 | Wiki 101 – Editing bio pages |
Sam Oyeyele ,
Team member,Wiki Loves Women](
Jamie Tubers) |
1:50-3:45 | Edit-a-thon | |
3:45-4:00 | Wiki editing support resources (Repeat) |
Olaniyan Olushola ,Project Lead, Wiki Loves Women (
Olaniyan Olushola) Wikicology, member Wikimedia UG Nigeria ( Wikicology) |
If you don’t need the tutorials, you can just start/keep editing!
Please add your name below
Please add the following code to the talk pages of all articles created or improved: {{WikiProject Wiki Loves Women|class= |importance= }} and {{WikiProject Nigeria|class=|importance=low|WLWNG=yes}}
Pages which could be improved:
For new pages (14):
Please do remember to add {{WikiProject Wiki Loves Women|class=Stub|importance=}} to the talk pages of those articles
Cut and paste this example from the edit page here - replace the placeholder text with info for your scientist and a photo file from Wikimedia Commons, and you're good to go. (Having the birthdate means it will calculate age automatically.)
An example of what these info boxes look like is here: Linda Buck Be careful that you don't leave any of the filler explanatory text there (the words in all capital letters). Always add "alternative image text" - that will show in rollover text and for people who use machines to read (e.g. because of visual impairment). It should be a short caption explaining the image.
The template is everything from here to the end of this section:
NAME | |
---|---|
ALTERNATE IMAGE TEXT SUCH AS PHOTO OF X IMAGE DESCRIPTION | |
Born | FULL BIRTH NAME 30 January 1950 |
Alma mater | |
Known for |
|
Scientific career | |
Fields |
|
Institutions | |
Thesis | TITLE OF PHD THESIS IF AVAILABLE (DELETE LINE IF NOT USED) (YEAR OF PHD THESIS (IF AVAILABLE)) |