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<span style="font-size:2.75em; font-weight: bold; height: 100px; line-height: 50px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, Impact, sans-serif; color:#800000;">WSU Open Access Week/Edit-a-thon</span>
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The [[Washington State University]] libraries, in conjunction with other Western Water Digital Library members, is hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Tuesday, October 21, between 9am and 6pm.

==Event details==
[[File:Palouse hills northeast of Walla Walla.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The rolling hills of the [[Palouse]].]]
Editors of all experience levels are invited to:
:# Meet with fellow editors from WSU and the [[Moscow, Idaho|Moscow]]/[[Pullman, Washington|Pullman]] community at large.
:# Help develop and improve Wikipedia articles about water issues and topics in Washington state.
:# Create editors, create community, create content!

* Location: WSU Terrell Library, room 103, with plenty of Dell power cables and about 15 laptops that can be loaned out.
* All are welcome, including...
:* Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax).
:* Anyone with an interest in water issues, improving public information or democratic discourse.
:* Amateur historians or research pros.
:* WSU faculty, staff, and students.
:* Members of the community.

Refreshments will be available throughout the day.
*'''Please [[Special:UserLogin/signup|register an account]] prior to the event''' if you do not have one yet. There are [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|many benefits]] to having an account, like being able to make your own username and track your contributions.

In addition, there will a brownbag training session for librarians and the WSU community, led by experienced Wikipedian [[User:Figureskatingfan|Figureskatingfan]] on Wednesday, October 15, 12 noon to 1:30pm, Terrell Library, room #105.

===Other participant libraries===
* [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Colorado/Fort Collins/2014|Colorado State University]]
* [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bozeman|Montana State University]]
* University of California Riverside
* Colorado Mesa University
* University of Denver

==RSVP==

===Will attend===
#I'll be in and out all day, and will be there to assist with Wiki-markup and anything else anyone needs. [[User:Figureskatingfan|Christine (Figureskatingfan)]] ([[User talk:Figureskatingfan|talk]]) 18:05, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
#I will be there from 4-5 pm. [[User:Babylon rev|Babylon rev]] ([[User talk:Babylon rev|talk]]) 20:27, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

==Questions?==
Please feel free to use the [[WT:Meetup/WSU Open Access Week 2014|talk page]] to ask any questions about the event. Thanks!

==Resources==
* [[Help:Cheatsheet]] - quick guide to Wiki markup
*[[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Basic tutorial]]

==Outcomes==
===Attendees===

===Articles started, improved, or drafted===

===Photos===

==External links==
*[http://libguides.wsulibs.wsu.edu/content.php?pid=372139&sid=3048239 WSU Open Access Week 2014]
[[Category:Wikipedia meetups in 2014]]
[[Category:Wiki Loves Open Access Week]]

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