34.1167, FYI: Join the COGEL-sponsored Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Friday, May 19th!

Tue Apr 11 01:05:03 UTC 2023

LINGUIST List: Vol-34-1167. Tue Apr 11 2023. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 34.1167, FYI: Join the COGEL-sponsored Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Friday, May 19th! 

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Date: 10-Apr-2023
From: Todd Snider [todd.snider at gmail.com]
Subject: Join the COGEL-sponsored Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Friday, May 19th! 

Did you know that less than 20% of biographies on Wikipedia are
currently dedicated to notable women, and far lower for other
minoritized genders? And that number used to be even lower, only 15%
just eight years ago. What has changed? Dedicated efforts by projects
like Women in Red are making a difference, increasing the
representation of the notable contributions of women and other
minoritized genders. But there is still more work to be done!

COGEL is doing its part within the world of linguistics: our third
annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is a community initiative to improve the
gender equity of representation among linguists on Wikipedia. Anyone
is welcome to join in, whether you are an experienced Wikipedia editor
or have never even thought about editing an article! LSA membership is
not required.

The COGEL-sponsored edit-a-thon will be a virtual event, open for 12
hours on Friday, May 19th, to allow you to participate, no matter
which time zone you’ll be joining us from, to work together as part of
a virtual community for as much time as you would like to contribute.
Experienced Wiki editors will be available during this entire period
to answer questions, help troubleshoot, and help new editors get
started. Some tips for how to prepare for the edit-a-thon will be sent
to you along with the registration confirmation.

Besides helping to correct systemic biases in the topics and people
represented in Wikipedia, here are other reasons to join the
edit-a-thon:
It contributes to a massive project built on the premise of
democratizing knowledge and making information easily accessible.
It helps you get to know more about your field.
It gives you practice explaining linguistic ideas to non-specialists.
It will win you kudos from the linguistics community.
You will have fun sharing this experience with a community of
like-minded linguists!

Register at https://bit.ly/COGEL-edit-a-thon and we’ll look forward to
working alongside you on May 19th!

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

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