Edit-a-thon

An edit-a-thon (sometimes written editathon) is an organized event

where editors of online communities such as Wikipedia,
OpenStreetMap, and LocalWiki edit and improve a specific topic or
type of content, typically including basic editing training for new
editors. They often involve meetups, but can be distributed as well.
The word is a portmanteau of "edit" and "marathon". An edit-a-thon
can either be "in-person" or virtual/online or a blended version of
The 72 horas con Rodin edit-a-thon
both. If it is not in-person, it is usually called a "virtual edit-a-thon" or
in Mexico City is the longest ever
"online edit-a-thon".
held, recognized by Guinness World
Records.
Wikipedia edit-a-thons have taken place at Wikimedia chapter
headquarters; accredited educational institutions, including Sonoma
State University, Arizona State University, Middlebury College,[1]
and the University of Victoria; scientific research institutions such as
the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences[2]; and cultural institutions,
such as museums or archives. The events have included topics such as
cultural heritage sites, museum collections, women's history, art,
feminism, narrowing Wikipedia's gender gap, and social justice
issues.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Women, African Americans, and members of
the LGBT community are using edit-a-thons to bridge the gap in Cross section of participants at the
Wikipedia's sexual and racial makeup[9] and to challenge the Igbo Wiktionary virtual edit-a-thon in
underrepresentation of Africa-related topics.[10] August 2020

Some have been organized by Wikipedians in residence. The longest

edit-a-thon took place at the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City from
June 9 to 12, 2016, where Wikimedia Mexico volunteers and
museum's staff edited during 72 continuous hours. The record was
recognized by Guinness World Records.[11][12] The OpenStreetMap
community has also hosted several edit-a-thons.[13][14] In August
2018, Future Climate for Africa (https://www.futureclimateafrica.org/)
and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (https://cdkn.
org/?loclang=en_gb) convened the first African Wikipedia edit-a-thon
on climate change in Cape Town South Africa.

Since 2014, Art+Feminism has held world-wide edit-a-thons annually Attendees at the 2013 Women in the
to expand the histories of women, feminism, and arts found on Arts Edit-a-thon in Washington, DC
Wikipedia, and to dismantle the biases on how women are represented
online. 2019 marks the expansion of the movement to include "gender
non-binary activists and artists".[15]

See also
Hackathon
Wikimedia meetups category in Meta-wiki
 WikiGap Challenge - Example of high-impact virtual edit-a-
thon / writing challenge in March 2020

Click on "►" below to display subcategories:

Wikipedia meetups

References
An edit-a-thon in São Paulo, Brazil,
1. "Feminists Strengthen Wikipedia's Content about Women" aimed at creating and improving
(http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/2017-news/ Wikipedia articles relating to
node/547035). Middlebury College. April 18, 2017. feminism, women's rights and
Retrieved April 24, 2018. notable women
2. "Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon - September 7, 2019" (https://www.
salk.edu/events/wikipedia-edit-a-thon/). Salk Institute for
Biological Studies. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
3. Lavin, Talia (2016-03-11). "A Feminist Edit-a-Thon Seeks 0:00 / 0:00
to Reshape Wikipedia" (http://www.newyorker.com/tech/ele
ments/a-feminist-edit-a-thon-seeks-to-reshape-wikipedia).
AfroCrowd Manager Sherry Antoine
The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X (https://www.worldcat.or
explaining edit-a-thons
g/issn/0028-792X). Retrieved 2016-07-30.
4. Content, Sara Boboltz Associate Editor of Viral; Post, The
Huffington (2015-04-15). "Editors Are Trying To Fix
Wikipedia's Gender And Racial Bias Problem" (http://www.
huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/15/wikipedia-gender-racial-bia
s_n_7054550.html). The Huffington Post. Retrieved
2016-07-30.
5. "Social Justice Wikipedia Edit-a-thon workshop -
University of Victoria" (https://www.uvic.ca/library/home/ho
me/news/current/social-justice-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-works
hop.php). www.uvic.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
6. Smith, Michelle R. (16 October 2013). "Female scientists
getting their due on Wikipedia" (http://www.abqjournal.com/
283040/female-scientists-getting-their-due-on-wikipedia.ht
ml). Associated Press. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
7. Katzner, Ben (1 February 2014). "SCSU group participates
in edit-a-thon for Wikipedia website" (https://archive.is/201
60802121102/http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2014/02/
01/scsu-group-participates-in-edit-a-thon-for-wikipedia-we
bsite-/5123333/). St. Cloud Times. Archived from the
original (http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2014/02/01/sc
su-group-participates-in-edit-a-thon-for-wikipedia-website-/
5123333/) on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
8. Koh, Adeline (30 May 2013). "How to Organize Your Own
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon" (http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhac
ker/how-to-organize-your-own-wikipedia-edit-a-thon/4975
7). The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved
5 February 2014.
9. Reynosa, Peter (3 December 2015). "Why Don't More
Latinos Contribute to Wikipedia?" (http://eltecolote.org/cont
ent/en/commentary/why-dont-more-latinos-contribute-to-wi
kipedia/). El Tecolote. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
10. Wexelbaum, Rachel S., Katie Herzog, and Lane Rasberry.
"Queering Wikipedia." (2015).
11. "México ganó un nuevo récord Guinness y seguro te va a
ser útil" (http://www.dineroenimagen.com/2016-06-13/7422
2). Dinero en Imagen.com (in Spanish). 13 June 2016.
Retrieved 2016-06-13.
12. Cruz y Corro, Andrés; Fernanda López, María (22 July
2016). "Wikipedia edit-a-thon, 72 hours long, is recognized
with a Guinness World Record" (https://blog.wikimedia.org/
2016/07/22/mexico-soumaya-rodin/). Wikimedia Blog.
Retrieved 2016-07-30.
13. Villeda, Ian (12 April 2013). "OpenStreetMap #Editathon at
MapBox" (https://www.mapbox.com/blog/spring-openstreet
map-editathon/). Retrieved 7 April 2014.
14. Foster, Mike (18 October 2013). "Fall 2013 OpenStreetMap
Editathon" (https://web.archive.org/web/20140408223530/
http://dusp.mit.edu/uis/event/fall-2013-openstreetmap-edita
thon). Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved
7 April 2014.
15. "ART+FEMINISM — Announcing Our Year 6 Campaign:
Gender + The..." (https://artandfeminism.tumblr.com/post/18
1023341915/announcing-our-year-6-campaign-gender-th
e) ART+FEMINISM. Retrieved 2019-03-08.

External links
OpenStreetMap 'Mapathons' (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapathon)

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