The Open History: Queens and Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon was held on Friday December 6, 2013 at Queens Library Central Library's Archive located in Jamaica, Queens.
The Queens Library, Wikimedia NYC, and the Metropolitan New York Library Council had an all-day Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon and public training event on Friday, December 6th at the Queens Library Central Branch.
The event focused on Queens History, Queens historical figures, the Queens Library System, and the special topics covered in the Queens Archives.
Folders full of research and information about special topics in the Queens Library Archives helped us to get started writing and editing Wikipedia articles about Queens and Wikipedians on site to provided basic and advanced training on editing articles and working with images.
Event location: 1st Floor Cyber Center Training Room, Queens Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432
Formal Training Presentations: 10:30-11:30am, 2:00-3:00pm, Cyber Center Training Room
Important Details
Wifi Access for your laptop:
Please note, Queens Library is a separate library system from Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library. You must have a Queens Library card to access wifi. Queens Library cards are free for residents of New York State. For more details about obtaining a card on the day of the event, or applying for one online, follow this link: .
Article Candidates
1. Richard George – Beachside Bungalow Association
Research Resources at Queens Library
-ColonelHenry (talk) 02:46, 3 December 2013 (UTC) I'm not really interested in edit-a-thons. Meetups for dinner, coffee, conversation, or a game of cricket, yes. But sitting in a room in a group edit just doesn't appeal to me.--ColonelHenry (talk) 02:46, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Ugh! I just came back up to NYC & LI in Mid-November 2013, and there's no way I'll be back there for at least several months. Which is too bad, because I had my eye set on some sites in Jamaica, eastern Queens, and even Brooklyn that I wanted to get pictures of. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 04:33, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Last eight days of the fall semester here at CUNY. — Robert Greer (talk) 15:06, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Events held in the middle of weekdays make it impossible for most people with full-time jobs to attend. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 15:52, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Report
MetricsMetrics gathered using Wikimetrics webtool.
December 6th, 2013- February 25, 2014
Bytes Added: 122,281 bytes added with an average of 4,367 per person
Edits Made: 2,160 edits made with an average of 77 per person
Pages Added: 95 pages added with an average of 3. 5per person
December 6th, 2013- December 8th, 2014
Bytes Added: 61,726 with an average of 2,204 per person
Edits Made: 273 edits made with an average of 10 per person
Pages Added: 28 pages created with an average of 1 per person
