What is a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon?

What is a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon?
See the Wikipedia for Everyone guide for everything you need to participate
https://libguides.wvu.edu/wikipedia

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What is a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon?

An event to collectively edit
Wikipedia articles on a theme
improve content, and attract
new Wikipedians

In 2018, 90% of editors were male
In 2015, 17% of biographies on the site were about women
AND 41% of biographies nominated for deletion were about women

What are the reactions to the gaps in representation?

Watch “What are the reactions to Wikipedia gaps?” to find out

What is a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon?
https://youtu.be/g98GJR6sxyw

What are the reactions to Wikipedia gaps?
https://youtu.be/pe-U_odQJnE

What is Amplifying Appalachia?
https://youtu.be/V_cd3O4t_UI

How do I join Amplifying Appalachia?
https://youtu.be/sDLe0Wb9YPI

How can I contribute to the edit-a-thon?
https://youtu.be/vbpGgDomI0s

What other resources can help me?
https://youtu.be/ABZwSq_MxrU

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