Academic Dress editathon
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What is it?[edit | edit source]
We have been contacted by the Burgon Society, an educational charity dedicated to the study of academic dress and related topics. The society was interested in an editathon-style event at which its members could work collaboratively with experienced Wikipedians to improve Wikipedia's coverage of the subject area. Some reference material was available on-hand. The idea was to model the event on 2012 successful Coventry History Editathon (and the report).
Attendees[edit | edit source]
14 people were present, half without previous editing experience.
- Harry Mitchell - lead
- Nicholas Jackson - co organiser
- Katherine Bavage
- Toni Sant
- Paul Coxon
- Tom Morris
- John Horton
- Rock drum
- Alessio Kolioulis
- 1 other
Provisionally attending[edit | edit source]
- Charles Rupert Tsua
- Nat Buckley
- Stephen Spencer
- 1 other
Outcomes[edit | edit source]
Please see here and here for reports.
Content that could be improved[edit | edit source]
- Improving articles related to the history, design and practice of academic dress.
- Creating new articles or improving existing articles about related topics.
- Using photographs or scans of items from the Society's collection to improve coverage of relevant topics.
Relevant articles[edit | edit source]
These are some suggestions for articles that attendees might like to focus on, or which might provide inspiration for other relevant articles.
- Academic dress
- Academic dress in the United Kingdom
- Academic regalia in the United States
- Chinese academic dress
- Undergraduate gowns in Scotland
- Consistent treatment of articles on the academic dress of individual universities (design and creation of infobox template?)
- Academic dress of the University of Bristol
- Academic dress of the University of Cambridge
- Academic dress of the University of Dublin
- Academic dress of Durham University
- Academic dress of the University of East Anglia (article doesn't exist)
- Academic dress of the University of Edinburgh
- Academic dress of the University of Exeter
- Academic dress of the University of Glasgow
- Academic regalia of Harvard University
- Academic dress of the University of Hertfordshire (expand into separate article?)
- Academic dress of Imperial College London
- Academic dress of the University of Kent
- Academic dress of the University of Leeds
- Academic dress of the University of London (photographs of original design hoods?)
- Academic dress of the University of Manchester
- Academic dress of McGill University
- Academic dress of University of Melbourne
- Academic dress of the University of Nottingham
- Academic dress of the University of Oxford
- Academic dress of the University of St Andrews
- Academic regalia of Stanford University
- Academic dress of the University of Wales
- Academic dress of the University of Wales, Lampeter (expand into separate article?)
- Academic dress of the University of Warwick
- Notable people:
- George Shaw (academic dress scholar)
- Charles Franklyn
- Norman Hargreaves-Mawdsley (article doesn't exist)
- Items of academic dress:
- Other topics:
Questions and Answers[edit | edit source]
Written for prospective attendees.
- Do I have to register to attend, or can I just turn up on the day?
- We'll need your name in advance to ensure that we book a large enough room and order enough sandwiches for lunch. (Also, the Deloitte security desk will want to know who to expect on the day.)
- Do I need to know how to edit Wikipedia already?
- No. We'll have some experienced editors present to help out, and will also have supplies of editing guides and quick-reference sheets.
- Should I bring a laptop computer?
- If you've got one then please do. We might have a spare one or two on the day, but if you've got your own then that would be great. But if you don't have one then you're still welcome.
- Can I bring a camera?
- Yes, please do! We hope to have some items from the Burgon Society's collection available for photographing, and it would also be nice to have a record of the day's events.
- What about lunch?
- A sandwich lunch will be provided.
- Do I have to be a member of Wikimedia UK or the Burgon Society?
- Are there age requirements to participate in this event?
- No, although those under the age of 18 should be accompanied by a responsible adult.
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