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edit-a-thon with a brief tutorial to cover the basics and experienced Wikipedians will be around to help out. We will be providing a list of Knowledge articles to edit but participants are welcome to come with their own editing ideas. The event will be held from 11am to 3pm, stay as long as you'd like but you are not required to stay for the entire event to participate.
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This event is open to the public and we welcome people of all gender identities and expressions. No experience with editing Knowledge is required but it is recommended that you bring a laptop. We will have a limited number of laptops available for those who don't have their own. We will start the
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We will open the area for registration at 10:30 AM, with introductions and the primary training session to start at 11:00 AM. We will have a brief time take a group photo at 2:30 PM and time to share at 2:45 PM. The program will end at 3:00 PM with wrap up to begin 30 minutes before that.
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From Grand Central: Take the MetroNorth Commuter Railroad to the Fordham Road Station stop. Exit left out of the train station. The Fordham University Third Avenue gate will be a few steps ahead of you, on your
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supports and promotes the use of Knowledge in the classroom,  organizes edit-a-thons on campus and promotes Knowledge events in the community.  This is an open group made of faculty, staff, and students of
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is the regional Wikimedia chapter serving the New York metropolitan area. They help promote free access to the world's knowledge in support of Knowledge and the other projects of the Wikimedia Foundation.
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for more information.) It is the most used encyclopedia in history. Every day, thousands of people add or edit information in Knowledge, yet there are gaps in its coverage. You can help fill those gaps.
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Thanks for coming today and participating in the this edit-a-thon is to increase Knowledge's coverage on the history and communities of the 5 boroughs as well as increase the number of citations.
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Please join us as we contribute to Knowledge to celebrate the Histories and Communities of the 5 Boroughs during Digital Humanities Week and the #1Lib1Ref campaign.
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2) In Visual Editor, click on the area you want to add the citation. Then click cite. If you have a website as a source, add the website to the blank area.
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Knowledge is the seventh most visited website on earth (World Economic Forum), and the English language Knowledge contains nearly 5.8 million articles.
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If you do not have a website source, click manual and follow the prompts. Then click publish. If you have questions, ask a Wikimedia coach or go to
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We also welcome any one who can speak a second language to translate existing articles on the topic.
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It would be a long commute from Baruch, so this is near impossible for me. Wish I could go, though.
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We will have a limited number of laptops available so we recommend you bring your own if possible
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and then use "Ctrl+F" (Windows) or "⌘ Command+F" (Mac) to search the page for women born in NYC.
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subway line stops at Fordham Road and the Grand Concourse, a few blocks from the University.
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coming soon. for questions or assistance, please contact us: wikipedia fordham edu.
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Tweet, like, comment or follow us on social media. Our hashtags for this event are:
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below and choose a topic to edit (or if you already have one skip to the next step)
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If you wish, take Knowledge's own 30-minute online training and tour at
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Note, you will need to show your photo id to security to enter campus.
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Add at least one article, edit, image, or reference to Knowledge.
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1) First, click on the pencil icon on the right to begin using
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Women in Red: Missing articles by nationality (United States)
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Histories and Communities of the 5 Boroughs Edit-a-thon 2/4/20
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Space is limited and refreshments will be served so please
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Fordham University Rose Hill Campus, 441 East Fordham Road
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https://en.wikipedia.org/List_of_Manhattan_neighborhoods
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How to make a citation (bibliographical reference):
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Code of Conduct
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Bronx
New York
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New York
New York
"D" train
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www.fordham.edu/wireless
Access to the Fordham WiFi Network
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The Knowledge Adventure
Knowledge for Educators
Fordham University
Wikimedia NYC



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