Thank you all for your inputs and suggestions. They have been immensely
useful.
For those who wish to participate remotely, an IRC channel #hack4change has
been created on Freenode. The edit-a-thon takes places in New Delhi. I am
joining via Skype from Mumbai (Bombay). We also intend to live blog
Thanks Rohini, I'm really glad you shared this. Though I'm not free to
participate on the official edit-a-thon days, I've created this entry as a stub
- and left a red link to another rights activist who is referenced in Indian
media:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Kharshiing
As Risker/Ann
Hi there Rohini,
This sounds like a great idea. I plan to participate too remotely. And I'll
be happy to be a resource to help people figure out if specific content
meets the content policy and guidelines on Wikipedia English. Or help them
to rewrite it so that it does.
Warm regards,
Sydney Poore
Interesting concept; there is something to be said about "theme" editing.
Something to be very aware of is that, at least on English Wikipedia, not
every act will meet the notability threshold, and the Biography of Living
Persons policy requires very, very solid sourcing for articles that involve
Sounds great. Do you know the list of Wikipedia articles being worked on
for the edit-a-thon? Or where this list of ten is that's mentioned?
Thanks,
Christine
User:Figureskatingfan
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 12:40 AM, Rohini Lakshané wrote:
> This weekend I'm remotely participating in an edit-a-t
This weekend I'm remotely participating in an edit-a-thon for editing
articles pertaining to violence against women. (The text of the event
announcement is attached.) Has anyone else conducted or participated in
events specific to articles on violence against women, sexual violence,
sexual harassme