An edit-a-thon is an event where volunteer editors tackle a part of Wikipedia that needs improvement. Complete beginners are welcome; training and troubleshooting is provided. All you need to bring is a laptop!

This edit-a-thon is part of the Taxonomy for Plant Conservation – Ruia mai i Rangiātea conference in Wellington in November 2019. It will focus on improving the coverage of endangered plants of Australasia. You don't need to be an expert botanist to take part, though: anyone can help with editing, researching, proofreading, and adding or improving photos.

• Sunday 24 November 2019, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm NZST
• Hinatorē Learning Lab, Te Papa, 55 Cable St, Wellington
• Wikipedians from anywhere in the world are of course welcome to join in remotely; add yourselves to the participants list below.

• 9.00: Meet and greet
  Introductions, name lanyards, and account creation if needed
• 9.15: Wikipedia tutorial
  We'll learn how Wikipedia works and how to improve, create, and reference articles. Experienced editors present will be buddied up with newcomers.
• 10:30: Coffee break
  Tea and biscuits provided.
• 11:00: Editing
  Our goal is to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australasian endangered plants. You can improve existing articles or add artwork or species information to Wikidata.
• 13.00: Lunch break.
• 14.00: Editing
• 16.30: Finishing up
  Make sure you add your contributions to the list below!

• The Edit-a-thon is free and open to all, thanks to the support of Te Papa and the Taxonomy for Plant Conservation conference.
• There are limited spaces, so please book here.
• This workshop will be following "friendly space" guidelines; check them out. Harassment and disruption won't be tolerated, online or offline.

• Use the link https://w.wiki/Bij if you want a short, shareable link to this page

In person

Remotely

• Laptop and power cord. Laptops are definitely easier to edit on than iPads. The venue has good wifi. There may be a spare laptop for people to use, but bring your own computer if you can.
• Any snacks or drink you want; morning and afternoon tea are provided. You can bring your own lunch or go to one of Te Papa's cafes.
• Any resources such as books, journals, magazine or newspaper articles relevant to articles you're interested in.
• Photos you've taken or art that could illustrate articles; you'll learn how to donate these to Wikimedia Commons so other Wikipedia articles can use them.

1. If you're coming, try to create a Wikipedia account beforehand: don't wait until the day to do it! Here's a form you can use if you like. Creating an account makes editing much easier (here's more info on why you should). You'll need to pick a "handle" for your username; you could use your real name, but it's nice to have the option to be a bit anonymous if you want. Here's some advice on picking a username.
2. The more you prepare, the more you'll be able to get done. You may want to read up on avoiding common mistakes, but Wikipedia has a "don't bite the newbies" policy, and we'll be there to troubleshoot.
3. Have a think about topics you'd like to work on; do a little research first so you're prepared. You don't have to be an expert; anyone who can do library research and write clearly can help improve Wikipedia. The best candidates for Wikipedia articles are people, places, or things that are "notable". In Wikipedia terms, "notable" people are those who've been covered in a number of reliable independent sources, such as news, books, authoritative websites, or magazine interviews. If you're proposing to create to Wikipedia article it's important to make sure your subject is "notable"; talk to us if you're not sure – we can help.
4. If you want to bring photos along and add them to Commons and Wikipedia, they need to be free of any copyright or released under a Creative Commons license that lets anyone use them. (What's Creative Commons?) If not, you must be the creator/copyright holder – ask us if you're not certain what's allowed, and we'll help.

• How to edit pages using the Visual Editor: for when you click Edit
• YouTube video - How to Edit Wikipedia - a 2018 tutorial (47:44)

• Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017.
• Threatened Australian Plants
• International Plant Names Index
• Australian Plant Names Index
• Wikidata Query: Threatened Australian Plants without an enwiki article (with links to Wikidata, SPRAT & APNI)

Wikipedia

• Acaena rorida - added image & improved a little —Ambrosia10
• Created Myosotis antarctica —Giantflightlessbirds
• Improved Myosotis pansa subsp. pansa and moved it from variety to subspecies —Stitchbird
• Created Atriplex hollowayi, Wikicommons category & uploaded multiple iNaturalist images —Ambrosia10
• Created Carmichaelia curta, Wikicommons category & uploaded multiple iNaturalist images —Ambrosia10
• Added all NZ species to Myosotis taxonomy —Lil blue mushroom
• Created a gallery for Myosotis discolor using images from Wikimedia —Lil blue mushroom
• Dillwynia elegans - added notes & linked to original publication page —Dillwynia Pete
• Created Myosotis eximia —Stitchbird
• Improved Myosotis —Stitchbird
• Improved Myosotis antarctica —Stitchbird
• Added a gallery to Myosotis scorpioides —Lil blue mushroom
• Created Myosotis mooreana —Stitchbird (and cleaned up —Giantflightlessbirds)
• Updated Acacia desmondii profile —Dillwynia Pete
• Added a gallery to Myosotis —Lil blue mushroom
• Improved Clianthus_puniceus
• Added to Atriplex hollowayi
• Updated reference/link Rangitoto Island
• Created Carex albula, Carex berggrenii, Carex buchananii, & created Carex capillacea (which existed as a redirect)
• Created George Simpson (botanist), Peter Brian Heenan (both NZ botanists and authors of some of the endangered species)
• Created Carmichaelia appressa, Carmichaelia astonii, Alternanthera nahui
• Created Acacia latzii, Acacia ammophila (Australian threatened species)

Wikicommons

• Adding images sourced from iNaturalist to Wikicommons via the iNaturalist2WikiCommons tool —Ambrosia10
• Added images taken in Otari-Wilton's Bush on Thursday, added to articles and Wikidata —Giantflightlessbirds

• Added wikidata items to structured data for images added by Ambrosia10

• Photos added to Commons
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• Photos taken at Otari
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  Xeronema callistemon
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  Metrosideros bartlettii
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  Carmichaelia astonii
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  Myosotis eximia
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  Myosotis eximia
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  Veronica decora
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  Veronica rakaiensis
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  Entelea arborescens
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  Tetragonia flower
• NZ occurrence data maps using AVH data
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  Carex capillacea
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  Carex buchananii
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  Carex berggrenii
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  Carex albula

Wikidata

• Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017 to Wikidata —Ambrosia10
• Separated subspecies item Myosotis pansa subsp. pansa (Q76375609) from synonym Myosotis petiolata var. pansa (Q16986122), linked taxon name authors – Canley
• Added images to Myosotis eximia (Q17416561), Carmichaelia astonii (Q15528195), Veronica decora (Q17744944), and Veronica rakaiensis (Q17744751) —Giantflightlessbirds
• Linked new articles: Myosotis mooreana (Q17416955) and Myosotis eximia (Q17416561) — Oronsay
• Natural history of Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand to Wikidata

(for the 10 wikipedians; time period 2019-11-24-00 to 2019-11-25-00 AEST)
Wellington threatened species edit-a-thon

Many thanks to Te Papa and Taxonomy for Plant Conservation – Ruia mai i Rangiātea conference for making the event open for free to the public.