Wikipedia:Meetup/Australia/The lost women of cybernetics 2024
This is the event page for the Lost women of cybernetics, to be held on 8 October at the School of Cybernetics at the Australian National University. This Wikipedia Edit-a-thon has been organised to coincide with and celebrate Ada Lovelace Day.
During the edit-a-thon, hosted by Wikimedia Australia and the School of Cybernetics, we will be working together to increase the visibility of women in Cybernetics on Wikipedia.
Let's get started!
[edit]- If you don't have a Wikipedia account yet, please create one. Remember you may choose to make your username anonymous and gender-neutral.
- Create your user page and add that you are "Participating in the Lost women of Cybernetics edit-a-thon in October 2024" and add a hyperlink to this project page. This lets other editors know that you are a new contributor and still learning.
What should I work on during the edit-a-thon?
[edit]There are many different ways for you to contribute today. Wikipedia is the product of millions of individual contributions and every change that is made, no matter how small, makes a difference! We've prepared a list of suggested subjects and assembled some preliminary sources to get you started. These are grouped into categories depending on the type of contribution that is required. Keep in mind Wikipedia's Conflict of Interest guidelines when selecting your subject to make sure it is appropriate for you to make the edits.
We will want to add all of the women we add and edit to Category:Women cyberneticists
Once you've decided which task you'd like to tackle, add your username to the Google Sheet.
Write a new article
[edit]Writing a new article means making a brand new Wikipedia page – exciting stuff! There are a number of notable women listed on the following Google Sheet who have received considerable media coverage yet they do not yet have their own Wikipedia article. You can change that!
For inspiration, here are some examples of existing articles for Women In Cybernetics:
Expand a stub article
[edit]Stubs are very short articles that need to be expanded. A fellow Wikipedian may have started the page but only added minimal details. Expanding stubs by including more information and citations is important because it prevents these pages from being deleted and means readers can find out more. There are women listed on the Google Sheet already have stub articles but we've found some sources with additional information to be included.
Improve an existing article
[edit]Existing articles can always be improved, whether that be by fixing grammar and spelling, correcting the tone (to be more neutral, like an encyclopedia rather than a CV), adding missing in-line citations, or refreshing outdated articles. The articles listed as "Improve existing" on the Google Sheet need improvement. They include orphan pages, which need to be linked from other Wikipedia pages to ensure their relevance and increase traffic to them. Improving existing articles makes them more credible and, in some cases, might save them from deletion. Before you begin editing, check the text box at the top of the existing Wikipedia page to see what needs improving.
Helpful links
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Event dashboard
[edit]To view the statistics from this ANU School of Cybernetics event, visit the Event dashboard here.
Read more about the gender gap on Wikipedia
[edit]- Franklin Women on Wikipedia
- Why we're editing women scientists onto Wikipedia
- Less Than 20% of Wikipedia’s Biographies Are About Women — This CCO Wants to Change That
Get help!
[edit]If you're having any issues, feel free to email: contact@wikimedia.org.au
Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red – Wikipedians who create and edit articles about women, and a good place to get help and inspiration.