CITY residents are invited to learn how to improve and increase Coventry’s profile on the popular website Wikipedia.
A free ‘Coventrypedia’ session will be running on Thursday May 20 from 2pm-5pm to teach people how to create and edit Wikipedia pages, as part of Coventry University’s UK City of Culture 2021 programme.
Led by Coventry University’s Disruptive Media Learning Lab and Andy Mabbett, who is the university’s Wikimedian-in-residence, it is open to university staff, students, city residents and anyone with an interest in shaping Coventry’s representation on Wikipedia.
Andy Mabbett, Coventry University’s Wikimedian in residence said: “City of Culture is an opportunity to shout about our city and we have created a way for people to help share the story of Coventry through these sessions.
“We want people to write or inform us about notable Coventrians, historic events, artworks, local buildings, landmarks and companies so that we can share the story of our city.
“We can teach people to improve existing Wikipedia articles or create entirely new ones and we are especially keen to see contributions which improve the coverage of under-represented groups including women and ethnic minority groups on Wikipedia.”
The online sessions are open to beginners and experienced editors alike. New editors will be able to get additional support in creating an account, using the editor, finding reliable sources and more during the session.
Other ways to contribute on the day include copy editing, fact checking, and adding citations to improve the quality of existing articles. You could even help by transcribing scans of old documents related to the city for Wikipedia’s sister project, Wikisource.
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