Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/HubSpot

This is an Edit-A-Thon hosted at HubSpot in Cambridge, MA, Saturday afternoon March 9th. Whether you are brand new to Wikipedia, or a seasoned editor, you are welcome! There will be a workshop for beginners at 10am; the edit-a-thon will be from 11am to 3pm. We plan to focus on marketing and technology but you are welcome to work on any wiki articles you like.

Sign up

Several participants at the edit-a-thon

• Pete (talk) I'll lead the intro session in the first hour.

• Pi.1415926535 (talk) It looks like I'll be there till around 2. I'll be working on articles about local railroad history, and I'm glad to help newbies.

• Faolin42 (talk) I'll be there if anyone's interested in taking/uploading/adding images.

• ArtTechLaw (talk) I can probably come. Want to learn more about how the administrative stuff works, and meet other WikiFolk from Cambridge.

• Victor•talk looks like I'll be there too

• Protonk (talk) I'm here.

• IndyDoug talk I'm enjoying my first Wikipedia meeting!

Just click on the edit button above the photo, add a * and your name above this line, and click Save page below. If it's easier for you, feel free to sign up on this page on Meetup.com instead, or contact Pete.

Event details

• Date: Saturday March 9th, 2013
• Time: Beginners' workshop: 10-11 am; general editing sessions 11am to 3pm. Lunch will be provided.
• Location: HubSpot Office, 25 First Street, First Floor, Cambridge, MA. (Lechmere Station)

Regardless of your background, we invite you to come learn about and/or edit Wikipedia with us at this event!

What to bring

• a laptop (Please let us know if you need to borrow one, we will try to accommodate requests.)
• ideas for topics or articles you might want to work on (see below)
• any relevant reference materials you might have
• any digital photos you've taken that you would like to use on Wikipedia
• or, if you don't have any of the above, just bring yourself :-)

To-do list

Have an idea what articles you want to work on? Or, seeking inspiration? Please edit this section!

Remember, article names are case sensitive!

• Go (programming language) - Max & Joe
• Social epidemiology
• Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Ecosocial theory - Start drafting a new article with "articles for creation" tool
• Run time (program lifecycle phase)
• Billerica Hills, Massachusetts - is this a real place?! Some discussion about possible hoax, redirects, etc.
• lead generation
• HubSpot
• Some discussion about starting biographical articles: in one case, a participant's mother (notable for her leadership role in her church); in another, a well known organist. (No on-wiki action yet!)
• Some discussion about the John Siegenthaler controversy
• Lots of photo uploads of rail stations etc. (see March 9, 2013)

Also, in the intro, in honor of International Women's Day, we explored the biographies of Christa McAuliffe and Fern Hobbs.

Tips for new editors

Check out the Wikipedia Cheatsheet for tips on how to edit using Wikipedia's editing code (Mediawiki markup).