Wikipedia:Editing Weekend

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On wikipedia-l, Jimbo proposed editing weekends be held as a part of the drive towards 1.0. This involves groups of Wikipedians meeting in libraries to finalise articles.

We could get permission from a library or libraries in some densely populated centers around the world to gain admission during a holiday or weekend that they would normally be closed. We'd set up a wireless broadband network and bring together as many people as possible to work together day and night in a fun atmosphere to fact check articles and process them for final publication in a CD-ROM, with an eye towards print as well of course.
Since we'd be talking about en for this first round, logical cities for this would be New York and London, with L.A. and Chicago and Sydney also possible, if there are enough people interested to make that happen.
We'd strive to have as many people as possible in one location, and to attract maximum media attention to what we're doing. So the selection of a location would involve deliberations about keeping the cost low, both travel costs and hotel costs for participants travelling some distance.
For example, although this is too soon, the New York Public Library will be closed September 4 through September 6, for "Labor Day Weekend". There are many other holidays like that one which would provide a similar opportunity.
Imagine (go with me on this fantasy here) 1000 people working around the clock with timeouts just to sleep and eat, for 3 full days, to fact check, copyedit, and approve as many articles as possible.
--Jimbo

Whilst Jimbo's plan was to hold this event in the summer of 2005, just before publication of the print edition, there could be a number of earlier sessions held before this.

These will allow people to improve and check articles to get as many up to printable standard as possible before they are selected for the print version. This could also be a good place to start advertising the drive to 1.0 and get people motivated to work on it.

Ideally sessions would be held simultaneously around the world in order to maximise media interest, allowing us to start advertising the print version early.

First meeting, September 2004

I suggest that the first trial of these editing weekends could be a single day event to see how well it works before people commit themselves to an entire weekend. These could be held in September, which leaves over a month to arrange it, and is before students go back to university, so there might be more people available to attend. Please create a section below if you are interested in arranging this in your country. Angela. 18:14, Jul 27, 2004 (UTC)

UK

  • Location: Birmingham Central Library are interested in hosting this as shown from this email:
Sounds fascinating, and I'd like us to be involved. I'm sure we can come to some arrangement with you, precisely what might depend on how many people, how much space, what you want, time of year etc. For example we have large meeting rooms, which could be used, or we could close off an area of the library rather than going for a closed day (since these are only Sundays); the cost would depend on the solution, but we wouldn't be expensive! Catering can be arranged too, depending on how we structure the sessions. Do you want to give me a call, but you can take it as a yes in principle?

Depending on how many people can attend would affect what sort of room we need to book, and whether we need to look at obtaining any money to hire the room.

Please list your name below against the Saturdays that you could attend.

  • ?? - David Gerard (not sure when, but will be sure to make at least one)
  • ?? - Pcb21| Pete (The dates listed are Sundays, but says Saturdays). I like the idea a lot, unfortunately my annual holiday is from 6th-20th September and I am already booked 26th. If it happened to turned out to be Sat 4th Sep I would be keen to attend.
  • ?? - [[User:Bodnotbod|bodnotbod ......TALKQuietly)]] 07:38, Jul 28, 2004 (UTC) I'd like to help out. I doubt I'd be able to get to Birmingham but if someone organises a London venue I can help. I suppose I should point out that I am not always the way I was at Wagamama... and let's leave that assertion tacit. I'd quite happily be a gopher, foraging around the shelves or whatever. --[[User:Bodnotbod|bodnotbod ......TALKQuietly)]] 07:38, Jul 28, 2004 (UTC)

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Please add other locations here if you are willing to arrange an editing day at a library this September.

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