Stamford Project Wikipedia training
Basic information
- Date: 17 December, time 12:30pm - flexible finish
- Venue: New College Stamford, Drift Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1XA map
- Cost: Free
- Twitter details: @wikimediauk
- Participants: Anyone interested in Stamford and Wikipedia, particularly those with historical knowledge of the town and its buildings
- Registration: HERE
- Any questions: Dave Sones on dsones
huntsbrewery.co.uk, 07939 333135; Stevie Benton on stevie.bentonwikimedia.org.uk; Daria Cybulska on daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk, 0207 065 0990
Trainee information
The Stamford project will be using Wikipedia as the repository for the historical archive that is being created. In order that contributors can fully understand the way in which Wikipedia works and how entries should be constructed, we are providing free training. This is essential because the information that will be gathered and recorded must be of the highest quality and must conform to the Wikipedia rules on things such as structure, style and referencing.
The course will be run by experienced Wikipedians who will provide all the necessary instruction to get you going. The workshop agenda has not been finalised yet, but will follow the outline below:
- Basics of Editing
- User space: user page; talk page; sandbox; edit summaries
- Practical work - 1-on-1 and small group work (beginners: sandbox // advanced: Historical articles)
- Plenary discussion - making and editing articles
- Sources, referencing, WP:V
- Wikipedia, Commons, WikiProjects
- WikiProject Stamford
- Practical work - 1-on-1 and small group work (improving and creating Historical buildings articles)
- Plenary discussion - What's next; Help!
This should be an extremely interesting and entertaining workshop, which will give you greater insight and new skills for working with Wikipedia. At the end of the course, you should have all the basic skills necessary to get you started creating content for the Stamford Project.
Trainer information
If you are interested in attending this workshop please sign up below:
- KTC
- ErrantX
- Maybe. I'm not far away so if you're short of trainers I could be persuaded. Harry Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:53, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
- Please arrive for 11:30am if you want to meet for a meal and discussion with the organisers before the event.
- There will be about 15 trainees present
- Expenses will be covered by the host organisation.
- lunch and refreshments will be provided for the trainers
- Venue is an IT suite with - Wifi, computers, projector and screen, flip chart and pens
- Parking available
If you have any questions please contact Daria on daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk or 0207 065 0994.