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

- 1
  
  Introduction
- 2
  
  The Wikipedia surface for unregistered users. A simple edit.
- 3
  
  Differences between English and German Wikipedia. Sighting. Registering an account.
- 4
  
  The Wikipedia surface for registered users. A simple edit. Helpful tools to understand what’s going on.
- 12:00
  
  Lunch break
- 5
  
  Preparations for writing an article
- 6
  
  Writing an article
  
  Outline, writing style, formatting
  Citation: How does it work, when is it needed, what’s a notable source?
- 7
  
  Dealing with other authors
  
  · Definition and consequences of an edit war
  · Strategies to handle a conflict
  · Meta pages
- 8
  
  Discussion, collection of topics for a specific help page within Wikipedia for MPI-EB

Editing for Wikipedia

Practical room

MPI for Evolutionary Biology Plön