My experiences are similar - check out the systemic bias kit I produced for more details: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Systemic_bias_workshop_kit.pdf
On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 5:42 PM, Lennart Guldbrandsson < [email protected]> wrote: > Good question. In our experience from the weekly editathons in Gothenburg ( > https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Projekt_kvinnor/Kvinnliga_huvudpersoner_p%C3%A5_Wikipedia) > there are a few things we've learned: > > * even though people are interested, it may take a while before they > actually come. In a few cases, people thought about it for several months > before showing up. > * media reports are key to reaching newcomers and the reports need to be > positive, including reporting on results ("we've created this many > articles", etc) > * recruiting people with a large network is also a big plus. If you can > get that person enthusiastic about the editathons, he or she can be better > than any poster or article in the newspaper. > * the place needs to be easy to find, centrally located and feel > homey/welcoming. Signs pointing towards the editathon is a good idea > * make a welcoming project page (ours is a work in progress) > > But realistically, the bulk of the work is going to be done by the core > team, so make sure you have fun even if noone shows up. > > > Best wishes, > > Lennart Guldbrandsson > > 070 - 207 80 05 > http://www.*elementx*.se <http://www.elementx.se> > *Skriv som ett proffs <http://www.elementx.se/skriv-som-ett-proffs/>* - > min senaste bok > Få regelbundna skrivtips direkt till din inkorg > <http://elementx.us7.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=ab2080465c6cd11b5b253f940&id=8a2b974a62> > > @aliasHannibal <http://twitter.com/AliasHannibal> - på Twitter > > "*Tänk dig en värld där varje människa på den här planeten får fri > tillgång till **världens samlade kunskap* > <http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Huvudsida>*. Det är vårt mål.*" > Jimmy Wales > > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 18:12:40 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Request for advice about editathons > > > i agree the trend is low undergraduate attendance if not part of grade > > some campus marketing (fliers, partnership with groups seems in order) > but we don't have a handle on it. > major divide between readers and editors seems hard to close. > > On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi GG mailing list and Maria from WMF Eval, > > Cascadia Wikimedians ran a series of editathons at the University of > Washington with themes like "Women and astronomy" and "Women and Health > Sciences". We did some communications through the University's Facebook > pages and mailing lists. While we had regular attendance from veteran > Wikipedians and from university librarians, we had very little attendance > from current students on campus who we had hoped would attend. > > I heard from a female undergraduate that there was buzz and interest on > campus in what we were doing, but few people took the next step of coming > to one of our events. > > Another comment I heard at Wikiconference USA is that university > editathons are most successful if there's a current undergraduate on campus > who is interested and recruits their friends. In the absence of that, the > university editathon model tends to have mediocre outcomes. > > Any suggestions about how to increase attendance if we decide to try this > again in the future? > > Thanks, > Pine > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > > _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] To manage your subscription preferences, > including unsubscribing, please visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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