Name: Editing for Wikipedia
Start: 2019-10-11T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2019-10-11T17:30:00+02:00
Location: MPI for Evolutionary Biology Plön

- 09:30 → 10:00
  
  Introduction 30m
- 10:00 → 10:30
  
  The Wikipedia surface for unregistered users. A simple edit. 30m
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Differences between English and German Wikipedia. Sighting. Registering an account. 30m
- 11:00 → 12:00
  
  The Wikipedia surface for registered users. A simple edit. Helpful tools to understand what’s going on. 1h
- 12:00 → 12:45
  
  Lunch break 45m
- 12:45 → 13:00
  
  Preparations for writing an article 15m
- 13:00 → 15:00
  
  Writing an article 2h
  
  Outline, writing style, formatting
  Citation: How does it work, when is it needed, what’s a notable source?
- 15:00 → 16:30
  
  Dealing with other authors 1h 30m
  
  · Definition and consequences of an edit war
  · Strategies to handle a conflict
  · Meta pages
- 16:30 → 17:30
  
  Discussion, collection of topics for a specific help page within Wikipedia for MPI-EB 1h

Editing for Wikipedia

Practical room

MPI for Evolutionary Biology Plön