Re: [Wikimedia-l] When was the first edit-a-thon(s)?
Hi Sarah and others; Just letting you all know that we had a proper live edit marathon in Bangalore, India in November 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore21 On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: We've been discussing it on meta, where I'd prefer to maintain the conversation, but, I should have stated: The first edit-a-thon or event that involved people in a room together editing Wikipedia in some type of organized fashion -Sarah On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Steven Walling steven.wall...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, Sarah Stierch wrote: Hi everyone, I've asked a question on the new Program Evaluation Design portal about when people think the first edit-a-thons took place. (Or the very first, if we know!) It would be great to have your input on meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Evaluation_portal/Parlor/Questions Thank you and please spread the word! Sarah Sarah, Do you mean the first Wikimedia editathon, or the first editathon period? Editathons predate Wikipedia by years, and are about as old as the wiki itself. The old school name for them is barn raisings. http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/BarnRaising -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; ?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] When was the first edit-a-thon(s)?
Hi everyone, I've asked a question on the new Program Evaluation Design portal about when people think the first edit-a-thons took place. (Or the very first, if we know!) It would be great to have your input on meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Evaluation_portal/Parlor/Questions Thank you and please spread the word! Sarah -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] When was the first edit-a-thon(s)?
On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, Sarah Stierch wrote: Hi everyone, I've asked a question on the new Program Evaluation Design portal about when people think the first edit-a-thons took place. (Or the very first, if we know!) It would be great to have your input on meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Evaluation_portal/Parlor/Questions Thank you and please spread the word! Sarah Sarah, Do you mean the first Wikimedia editathon, or the first editathon period? Editathons predate Wikipedia by years, and are about as old as the wiki itself. The old school name for them is barn raisings. http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/BarnRaising -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; ?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] When was the first edit-a-thon(s)?
We've been discussing it on meta, where I'd prefer to maintain the conversation, but, I should have stated: The first edit-a-thon or event that involved people in a room together editing Wikipedia in some type of organized fashion -Sarah On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Steven Walling steven.wall...@gmail.comwrote: On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, Sarah Stierch wrote: Hi everyone, I've asked a question on the new Program Evaluation Design portal about when people think the first edit-a-thons took place. (Or the very first, if we know!) It would be great to have your input on meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Evaluation_portal/Parlor/Questions Thank you and please spread the word! Sarah Sarah, Do you mean the first Wikimedia editathon, or the first editathon period? Editathons predate Wikipedia by years, and are about as old as the wiki itself. The old school name for them is barn raisings. http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/BarnRaising -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; ?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
