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Ms. Fembot Edit-a-Thon
When and Where
Time10:00AM
Address433 S. Beverly Drive
City, StateBeverly Hills, California

March is Women's History Month and to celebrate, Fembot, in collaboration with Ms., Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and the University of Oregon’s Center for the Study of Women in Society, will be hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon at the Ms. Foundation for Women on Friday, March 6, 2015. Remote participants are also welcome.

Participants are also invited to join the Ms. Fembot Hack-a-thon on March 7.

The Facebook event for both sessions is here.

Event details

Main page: Wikipedia:WikiWomen's History Month

As a part of WikiWomen's History Month, this event is one of many around the world that aims to engage more women to edit Wikipedia, and to improve coverage about women's history on Wikipedia. This event will be facilitated by User:SarahStierch.

  • Date: Friday, March 6, 2015
  • Time: 10 AM Pacific time (6 PM UTC)
  • Venue: Ms. Foundation for Women
  • Cost: Free, of course!
  • Twitter hashtag: #fembotwiki and/or #wikiwomen
  • Participants: This event is open to anyone interested in improving women's history coverage on Wikipedia. No wiki editing experience is necessary, support will be on hand to help you out! Female editors are specifically encouraged to attend. Can't be there the whole time? No problem, join us as long or as little as you can.
  • Details: Participants should bring their own laptop and power cords. Light food and drinks will be provided.
  • Registration: RSVP to Kitty Lindsay by email at klindsay@feminist.org or call 866-471-3652 [toll free]. IF YOU DO NOT REGISTER YOU CANNOT ATTEND. You will be turned away at the door for security purposes.

Sign up to participate

Event attendees

To attend just register: RSVP to Kitty Lindsay by email at klindsay@feminist.org or call 866-471-3652 [toll free]. If you don't register, you might not be able to attend - this will sell out! :)

  1. Missvain (talk) 17:37, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. CyberdivaliveRG (talk)
  3. Castabile (talk)
  4. nafpaktitism (talk)
  5. Kestlund (talk)
  6. User:FarahPanda (talk)
  7. Ihiyotl (talk) 18:46, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Taybombs (talk) 18:48, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Seaton354 (talk) 18:49, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Karon Jolna (talk) 18:50, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Soraciel (talk) 18:57, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Ceilidhhh (talk) 18:59, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  13. LauraStrait (talk) 19:00, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  14. X945sj (talk) 19:01, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Paksrock1 (talk) 19:04, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Air on a george eliot string (talk) 19:06, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Mgramsy (talk) 19:08, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Conquerzen (talk)
  19. AnitaConchita (talk) 19:26, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  20. NazcaTheMad (talk) 19:29, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Ms.sommers (talk) 19:34, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Xenawarriorprincex (talk) 19:39, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  23. SarahKreen (talk) 19:42, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  24. 2607:F010:3FE:FFE5:0:0:0:6D (talk) 19:47, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Olivia.samerdyke (talk) 19:51, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Online participants

If you cannot make it to Los Angeles in person, but would still like to participate, you are more than welcome to do so remotely. Sign up below, and please add any outcomes below. " Be sure to use the Twitter hashtag #Wikiwomen and share your work.

  1. Valfontis (talk) 19:20, 6 January 2015 (UTC) (Depending on the time, I probably can't participate remotely either. But I note that my Oregon-related suggestions from an earlier edit-a-thon showed up here, so feel free to ping me if you have any questions.)[reply]
I'm around. I may do some drive-by copyediting and such, especially on Oregon topics. Valfontis (talk) 23:33, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Pallavi Guha (talk) 20:35, 18 January 2015 (UTC) Looking forward to it.[reply]
  2. FaulkTest (talk) 17:10, 19 January 2015 (UTC) - If someone is interested in organizing a Rhode Island/Massachusetts companion event, let me know.[reply]
  3. Lizzard (talk) 22:44, 5 February 2015 (UTC) - Fabulous, I will participate, and pick an article to improve! I'm in San Francisco.[reply]
  4. Hmlarson (talk) 22:58, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Let's see what happens. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 17:53, 19 February 2015 (UTC).
  6. Lars z87 (talk) 20:34, 25 February 2015 (UTC) Joining from Minnesota[reply]
  7. Jmholly (talk) 16:38, 2 March 2015 (UTC) Joining from Indiana. Looking forward to participating![reply]
  8. Penny Richards (talk) 17:05, 5 March 2015 (UTC) Joining from Redondo Beach--I'll be at the LACMA edit-athon on Sunday, so I'll be remote for this one.[reply]
  9. Duckduckstop (talk) 16:55, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  10. WikiTrustE (talk)
  11. LauraStrait (talk) 18:48, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Qoqobean (talk) 19:06, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Rainbowcarrots (talk) 21:28, 6 March 2015 (UTC) Ended up not being able to come in today, but excited to contribute from home![reply]

Suggested content for improvement

Please add your suggestions here! Women focused subjects please, from around the world!

Results

This is where we will put our article successes during and after the event!

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