What are the current statistics? Surveys have indicated that a distinct minority—depending on which study you look at, between approximately 8.5 and 16 percent—of Wikipedia editors are women.[1][2]
What is Wikipedia 'culture' and how do we confront systematic bias on Wikipedia while being sensitive to the current, active, communities on Wikipedia?
"Anatomy of a Wikipedia Page: "Talk", "Read", "Edit", and "View History"
Every page edit is publicly visible.
Every page edit you make is traceable to your user account.
Talk pages are Wikipedia's version of peer review.
A lot of extra information is available in the "Show History" tab.
Demo: Making a simple edit to a Live Page
We will use a demo article: artist Cynthia Maughan, to make a simple edit. Please follow along.
Userpages
Click on the "Edit" tab of the article.
Write your name and a little bit about yourself.
Press "save" at the bottom of the page --> the first time you press save you will 'create' this page.
Try out making text bold, creating interwiki links, and external links and pressing save. Use the Cheatsheet for reference.
Put your name down as a participant of today's event
Create a time-stamped signature of your username by entering in four tildes in a row (~).
The sandbox is located in the top right corner of Wikipedia when you are signed in. This is a draft page that is "live" but not indexed by Wikipedia's search. It is a good place for you to learn and practice editing.
Titles/ section headings--> Use the Cheatsheet for reference.
Insert a reference for the book Tom Sawyer using the Worldcat entry for this book: Twain, Mark, and Paul Geiger. 1985. The adventures of Tom Sawyer. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Reader's Digest Association.
Insert a reference using a citation template for this magazine article: Li, Shirley. "Roger Ebert's Wikipedia [Citation Needed]." The Atlantic. October 9, 2014. article link,
Putting in Citations: Next Steps
Demo: Instructor uses an article for the artist Cynthia Maughan, to demo adding in a reference to a live article.
Your turn: Find a page in your area of expertise that needs a citation and find a source text which will be added as a reference.
Additional Ways to contribute
Adding to existing pages:
References
Content
External links
Categories
And so many more!
Copyright and Wikipedia
Do not copy-paste text from a website directly into Wikipedia. Paraphrasing and citation is necessary.