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What's it about?

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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 and any resources you have handy (books, magazines etc)!

This edit-a-thon is being hosted by GEMS in STEM, and celebrates International Women's Day. We will focus on improving the coverage of women mathematicians, statisticians, physicists and related people, places, and things. You don't need to be a expert to take part, anyone can help with editing, researching, proofreading, and adding photos.

When and where

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  • Fri 7 March 2025, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm NZST
  • Room 241, Sciences III, Dunedin (map)

Timetable

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  • 9.00: Meet and greet
    Introductions, 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.
  • 10.00: Editing
    Our goal is to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women mathematicians, statisticians, physicists and related people, places, and things. You can improve existing articles, add information to Wikidata, or create stub articles for topics missing from Wikipedia. Bring your own ideas or work on our suggested articles below.
  • 11.45: Finishing up. Add our contributions to the list on this page. Make sure you fill out an evaluation form.

To attend

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  • The Edit-a-thon is free and open to all.
  • This workshop will be following "friendly space" guidelines; check them out. Harassment and disruption won't be tolerated, online or offline.

People attending

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To add yourself to the list, click 'edit source' just above this line, then add an asterisk, a space and three tildes ~~~ This is how we sign our names.

In person

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Remotely

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What to bring

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  • Laptop and power cord. Laptops are definitely easier to edit on than iPads.
  • Any snacks or drink you want. Snacks will be provided, courtesy of GEMS in STEM.
  • 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.

Preparation

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  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.

Useful resources

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To work on

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To add images

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The following pages can have an image and a caption added to the page, or to an infobox on the page.

Editor Page Annual views Image filename Comments/done
Mary Sewell 256 RSNZ honours Auckland 2024 3683030 (cropped) Mary Sewell.jpg Done
Alex Monteith 336 RSNZ honours Auckland 2024 3683027 (cropped) Alex Monteith.jpg Done
Mike Annie Goldson 625 RSNZ honours Auckland 2024 3683030 (cropped) Annie Goldson.jpg Done; also put better ref in, adding italics where needed
Mike Penny Brothers 481 RSNZ honours Auckland 2024 3683030 (cropped) Penny Brothers.jpg Added image, fixed one ref by using a DOI (others to do)
Mike Joanna Putterill 142 RSNZ honours Auckland 2024 3683056 (cropped) Joanna Putterill.jpg Done
Sarah Natalia Chaban 377 Natalia Chaban with award (cropped).jpg Done
Rosalind Gibson 290 Rosalind Gibson (cropped).jpg Done. Mike added more info on her Kellogg prize.
Barbara J. Anderson 282 Barbara Anderson 2024 (cropped).jpg Done; Mike fixed some references.
Hilary Radner 498 Hilary Radner MS-5249-0400 (cropped).jpg Done

To check awards

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The following pages are for women Fellows of the American Society for Microbiology. Check the page mentions this, and add a statement and source if necessary. E.g. "Mukhopadhyay was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 2025."[1]

Editor (add your name so we don't all try to work on the same page) Page Annual views Comments (note anything extra you did, or just say done)
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay 605 Done
Matt Denise Kirschner 586 Done
Iruka Okeke 5192 Done
Jane M. Carlton 675 Done
Julie Huber 496 Done
Judy Lieberman 1552 Done

The following pages are for women Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. If they don't already mention the award, then a statement like this can be added to the appropriate section on the page, and the lead: "In 2023 [surname] was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science."[2]

Editor (add your name so we don't all try to work on the same page) Page Annual page views Comments (note anything extra you did, or just say done)
Jess Jada Benn Torres 306 Done
Sarah Diane Gifford-Gonzalez 381 Done
Kaye Reed 319 Done
Phoebe Stubblefield 726 Done
Matt Anneila I. Sargent 54 Done
Matt Yafang Cheng 701 Done
Matt Bridget Scanlon 777 Done
Matt Karen Bjorndal 309 Done
Matt Aimée Classen 383 DOne
Jess Marymegan Daly 261 Done
Jess Helen Donis-Keller 2926 Done
Jess Katrina T. Forest 453 Done
Jess, Mike Vivian Irish 356 Done; references added, so a "no refs" warning template could be removed.
Jess Nicole King 2040 Done
Jess Robyn Klein 1196 Done
Jess Lacey Knowles 316 Done
Jess Valerie Mizrahi 830 Done
Jess Coleen T. Murphy 1971 Done
Jess Katherine Pollard 1843 Done, added some references for other awards.
Jess Natividad Ruiz 167 Already done
Jess Julie Segre 1310 Done
Mike Beth Shapiro 23,250 Was mentioned; added a quote from recent media coverage.
Gisela Storz 628 Done
Rebecca Betensky 559 Done
Amita Manatunga 463
Tian Zheng 776
Donna Ginther 495
Barbara Rothbaum 920
Kathleen McDermott 474 Done
Matt Sonja Lyubomirsky 11,149 Done
Sarah Deanna Barch 834
Linda Argote 712 Done
Sarah Kate Scholberg 1016 Done
Sarah Angela R. Hight Walker 271 Done
Marina Artuso 332 Done
Marcia Cruz-Correa 669 Done
Sarah Cynthia Carnes 229 Done
Amy M. Barrios 329 Done
Rejji Kuruvilla 642
Sheena Josselyn 1609 Done
Patricia Janak 722 Done
Alison Barth 234 Done
Sarah Cynthia Sears 377 Done
Mariel Vázquez 1326 Done
Natalia Komarova 1673 Done
Antonella Sorace 700 Done
Claire Bowern 2515 Award already added by someone not here, but added the AAAS citation as an extra reference
Aylin Yener 834 Already done by someone not here
Holly Yanco 652 Done
Michela Taufer 681 Done
Sarah Barbara G. Ryder 265 Done
Sophie Renée Miller 1440 Done
Sophie Rose Hu 961 Done
Sophie Kristen Grauman 1718 Done
Sophie Sarita Adve 3100 Done
Sophie Laura Ruetsche 905 Done
Sarah Sophie Warny 331 Done
Sophie Marianne Walck 794 Done
Sophie Holly Stein 472 Done
Sophie Nancy L. Ross 460 Done
Sophie Kendra McSweeney 221 Done

To improve

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Editor Wikidata QID retrieved enWiki Annual views Wikidata description Comments, sources
Eleonor Ofelia Harboure de Aguilera (Q102244024) Eleonor Harboure 118 mathematician Obit[3] memorial[4]
Idit Keidar (Q16198936) Idit Keidar 534 Israeli engineer Has image. Mention[5] Faculty prize (own institution)[6]
Reyhaneh Sariri (Q17174479) Reyhaneh Sariri 215 Iranian professor, chemist, scientist and inventor no sources to prize?
Rosario González-Férez (Q79116157) Rosario González-Férez 412 professor in the Department of Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics at the University of Granada Mildred Dresselhaus award[7][8]
Caitlin E. Buck (Q59423223) Caitlin Buck 206 British archaeologist and statistician six questions with Caitlin Buck[9] can be used to add details of career path, and select some notable papers eg[10][11]
Amelia Haviland (Q29613458) Amelia Haviland 209 American statistician uni profile (use to add educational detail e.g where PhD from)[12] and an author bio[13]. A talk by Haviland could be added to a new external links section Look for independent reports of prizes e.g. Wray[14]
Reiko Miyaoka (Q11454088) Reiko Miyaoka 297 mathematician links to sources on page broken, see if you can find verify any facts to a working source. Her own website could give some hints to where to look for info.[15] Add that a 2019 volume was published in honour of 60th birthday[16]
Hilary Shuard (Q5761059) Hilary Shuard 110 British mathematician Has an obit from the Independent linked on page. BMS obit[17]
Victoria Luine (Q28112841) Victoria Luine 111 American psychologist and neurochemist Bernice Grafstein Award[18]
Judy Shaw (Q26702547) Judy Shaw 214 American industrial technologist current sources 404. Hall of Fame induction[19] Interview on YouTube can be added to external links section[20]
Patricia Fauring (Q63229353) Patricia Fauring 393 Argentine mathematician Olympiad article via ProQuest (more similar articles in library search)[21]
Loretta Gregorini (Q47502926) Loretta Gregorini 107 Italian astronomer Trip to ALMA, in Italian[22] director of astronomy dept University of Bologna[23]
Kris Rinne (Q26703067) Kris Rinne 151 American computer scientist retirement[24] chair ATIS board[25] Wireless History Foundation article[26] link labs[27] WITI[28] hon doctor of science, Washburn[29] podcast to add to external links (or check YT for video). Add info demonstrating notability and then remove the 'may not be notable' tag
Marina Ruggieri (Q29359066) Marina Ruggieri 217 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers interview[30]
Jetty Kleijn (Q104214152) Jetty Kleijn 153 Dutch computer scientist Sources[31]
Karyn Moffatt (Q58306264) Karyn Moffat 207 Canadian computer scientist could add detail on what she works on[32] also associate editorship of journal see here (add independent source if possible)[33]
Marianna Paulucci (Q3291268) Marianna Paulucci 312 Italian early malacologist Lots of info in Ladies in the laboratory II (available to read online from university library)
Mike Cristina Cleghorn (Q56525841) Cristina Cleghorn 137 NZ nutrition researcher Have asked her for any more biographical information. Adding some publications to Wikidata and more info to Wikipedia.
Aspir8 Women in computing 2959 General information page Add Mary Tsingou to 1950s.
Aspir8 Timeline of women in computing 388 General chronology page Add Mary Tsingou to 1955.

To create

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No. Wikidata QID Wikidata label Wikidata description Notes, sources
1 Ilse Breitwieser (Q21516475) Ilse Breitwieser German-born New Zealand botanist Head of herbarium at Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research for years, about to retire [34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
2 Ruth Signorell (Q21402760) Ruth Signorell Swiss physical chemist has a German Wikipedia page, won Doron Prize, Humboldt Research Award and Mildred Dresselhaus Award[41]
3 Livia Pirocchi Tonolli (Q26266077) Livia Tonolli Italian freshwater biologist See Catherine MC Haines "International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950" p308, also online obit[42] Has Italian and German Wikipedia pages already (check them for more sources)

Outcomes

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Information about editing done during this workshop will be aggregated to create event metrics for our report back to funding organisations (e.g. number of editors involved, number of pages edited (see the dashboard here). If you want to know more about this or object to being included in such metrics, please talk to one of the organisers.

Editors 7
Total edits 195
Articles edited 64
Words added 4,750
References added 74
Article views 795
Common uploads 1

The WikiPixie

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We invented the role of the behind-the-scenes helper (a sort of domestic sprite, not to be confused with a WikiGnome) at this event. The on-site organiser will have their hands full just answering questions, and can't keep track of every edit, let alone make sure every editor is feeling supported. The WikiPixie should be introduced to the newbies via video chat at the start of the event, so the newbies can see they're a human being, not just a name. It's also important for the WikiPixie to join again at the end, so they can farewell the newbies and be thanked their work. (As we all know, if you don't thank the WikiPixie for their work they'll curdle your milk, which in this context probably translates as undoing everyone's edits). We drafted a list of duties for the pixie:

  1. Given Dashboard rights so they can enrol new editors
  2. Updates the list of attending editors
  3. Creates a welcome message for for each newcomer
  4. Has multiple tabs open to track each new user's contributions (as the dashboard is very slow to update)
  5. Send a Thanks for the first couple of edits people make
  6. Check those initial edits to make sure people are getting it right; leave a note on their Talk page if not
  7. Check the event page to make sure edits are also being logged there
  8. Remove templates where newbies have solved problems with the article
  9. Intercede if anyone nominates an article for speedy deletion, fixing the problem if necessary

Media

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We'll be taking photos for the record. If you don't want to be in any photos, tell an organiser at the start of the event and we'll make sure not to include you in images.

References

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  1. ^ "65 Fellows Elected Into the American Academy of Microbiology". American Society for Microbiology. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  2. ^ "2023 AAAS Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  3. ^ https://inmabb.criba.edu.ar/revuma/pdf/v66n1/v66n1pola.pdf
  4. ^ https://imal.conicet.gov.ar/imal-dra-eleonor-harboure-2/
  5. ^ "Israeli pioneering inventor of PDF, MP3 passes away". All Israel News. March 2023. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  6. ^ ben-oz, shlomi (2014-01-01). "Yanai Prize for Excellence in Academic Education". הטכניון-מכון טכנולוגי לישראל. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  7. ^ "First Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professor has arrived | CUI – The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging". www.cui-archiv.uni-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  8. ^ www.cfel.de https://www.cfel.de/news_archive/2024/news_2024/10th_anniversary/index_eng.html. Retrieved 2025-02-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "Diversity in Mathematics". Isaac Newton Institute. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  10. ^ Klauenberg, Katy; Blackwell, Paul G.; Buck, Caitlin E.; Mulvaney, Robert; Röthlisberger, Regine; Wolff, Eric W. (2011-10-01). "Bayesian Glaciological Modelling to quantify uncertainties in ice core chronologies". Quaternary Science Reviews. 30 (21): 2961–2975. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.03.008. ISSN 0277-3791.
  11. ^ Katy Klauenberg; Paul G. Blackwell; Caitlin E. Buck; Robert Mulvaney; Regine Röthlisberger; Eric W. Wolff (October 2011). "Bayesian Glaciological Modelling to quantify uncertainties in ice core chronologies". Quaternary Science Reviews. 30 (21–22): 2961–2975. Bibcode:2011QSRv...30.2961K. doi:10.1016/J.QUASCIREV.2011.03.008. ISSN 0277-3791. Wikidata Q58650476.
  12. ^ University, Carnegie Mellon. "Amelia Haviland - Statistics & Data Science - Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  13. ^ Read "Proactive Policing: Effects on Crime and Communities" at NAP.edu.
  14. ^ "ASA Community". community.amstat.org. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  15. ^ http://www.math.tohoku.ac.jp/people/miyaoka/profile-ev3.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ Toshihiro, Shoda; Kazuhiro, Shibuya (2019-01-01). "Preface". Project Euclid. 82. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27.
  17. ^ Goodwin J. Hilary Shuard, born November 14,1928; died December 24,1992. The Mathematical Gazette. 1993;77(479):257-258. doi:10.1017/S0025557200152751 (via uni library)
  18. ^ "Society for Neuroscience Announces Science Achievement Awards". www.sfn.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  19. ^ "WITI - Judy Shaw". www.witi.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  20. ^ WITI (2009-11-06). Judy Shaw, Director of the Advanced Module Development, Texas Instruments, 2004. Retrieved 2025-02-11 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ "Log In - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  22. ^ "Facoltà di Scienze". magazine.unibo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  23. ^ "Da Bologna allo Spazio". magazine.unibo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  24. ^ Marek, Sue (2014-09-02). "AT&T's Rinne to retire, Keathley to take over network planning | Fierce Network". www.fierce-network.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  25. ^ Buckley, Sean (2012-07-10). "AT&T's Kris Rinne to chair ATIS' board | Fierce Network". www.fierce-network.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  26. ^ Foundation, Wireless History (1999-04-25). "Kris Rinne". Wireless History Foundation. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  27. ^ Labs, Link. "Kris Rinne | Link Labs Advisory Board | IoT Leaders". www.link-labs.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  28. ^ "WITI - Kris Rinne". www.witi.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  29. ^ "Citation" (PDF).
  30. ^ Team, WeAreTechWomen (2021-08-09). "Inspirational Woman: Marina Ruggieri | IEEE Fellow & Professor of Telecommunications at University of Roma "Tor Vergata"". WeAreTechWomen - Supporting Women in Technology. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  31. ^ ter Beek, Maurice; Koutny, Maciej; Rozenberg, Grzegorz (2020-09-28). "Preface". Fundamenta Informaticae. 175 (1–4): v–viii. doi:10.3233/FI-2020-1945. ISSN 0169-2968.
  32. ^ Government of Canada, Industry Canada, Canada Research Chairs. "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2025-02-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  33. ^ "Karyn Moffatt". School of Information Studies. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  34. ^ "Allan Mere Award - 2018". www.nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  35. ^ office43661 (2018-12-05). "ASBS Burbidge Medallist 2018 - Ilse Breitwieser". IAPT. Retrieved 2025-02-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  36. ^ "Our people". Manaaki Whenua. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  37. ^ Park, Duckchul (2021-01-28). "Ilse Breitwieser". New Zealand BIOTA. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  38. ^ "Irreplaceable Plant Specimens from France Destroyed in Mix-Up With Australian Customs". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  39. ^ "Back from the brink | Forest and Bird". www.forestandbird.org.nz. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  40. ^ "Australia destroys 'irreplaceable' NZ plant specimens". RNZ. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  41. ^ "Prof. Dr. Ruth Signorell". doron. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
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