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<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">'''Help us create the first Hydrogeology of Africa pages in Wikipedia!!'''</div>
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===Africa Groundwater Atlas Wikipedia edit-a-thon===
===Africa Groundwater Atlas Wikipedia edit-a-thon===


At the 2019 IAH Congress we will be running a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to transfer content from the Africa Groundwater Atlas into Wikipedia, making hydrogeology information for Africa more visible and accessible to a wider audience.
At the 46th IAH Congress 2019 we ran a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to transfer content from the Africa Groundwater Atlas into Wikipedia, making hydrogeology information for Africa more visible and accessible to a wider audience.


===What is an edit-a-thon?===
===What is an edit-a-thon?===


A Wikipedia edit-a-thon is an event where people get together to edit Wikipedia - often focused on a specific topic. It is an opportunity for people with similar interests to get together to improve the content of Wikipedia, while learning how to edit the online encyclopedia and often eating snacks and drinking beer (although this is optional).  
A Wikipedia edit-a-thon is an event where people get together to edit Wikipedia - often focused on a specific topic. It is an opportunity for people with similar interests to get together to improve the content of Wikipedia, while learning how to edit the online encyclopedia and often eating snacks and drinking beer (although this is optional!).  


There are currently no Wikipedia pages related to the hydrogeology of Africa. This edit-a-thon aims to change that by creating "Hydrogeology of ..." pages for every country in Africa. These will be based on the existing [[Hydrogeology by country|country pages]] in the Africa Groundwater Atlas, which are already written in the wiki software, providing a great starting point! During the edit-a-thon the content of the existing country pages will be summarised and edited to create content that is more suitable for a general Wikipedia audience.
===What was the Africa Groundwater Atlas edit-a-thon?===


The aim of these new Wikipedia pages is to make African groundwater more visible to a wider audience - we hope you can join us to support this effort!
The Africa Groundwater Atlas Wikipedia edit-a-thon took place at the [https://iah.org/events/46th-iah-congress-groundwater-management-and-governance-coping-with-water-scarcity '''46th IAH Congress'''] in Malaga, Spain. The Congress ran from the 22nd to 27th September at the Trade Fairs and Congress Centre of Malaga.


===Where is it happening?===
Before this event, there were no Wikipedia pages related to the hydrogeology of Africa. This edit-a-thon aimed to start to change that by starting to create "Groundwater in..." pages for countries in Africa. These were based on the existing [[Hydrogeology by country|country pages]] in the Africa Groundwater Atlas, but summarised and edited to make information on African groundwater more accessible and visible to a wider audience. The Africa Groundwater Atlas is already written in Wiki software, making it a great starting point.


The edit-a-thon is taking place at the [http://www.iah2019.org/ 46th IAH Congress] in Malaga, Spain. The Congress runs from the 22nd to 27th September at the Trade Fairs and Congress Centre of Malaga.
The first "Groundwater in..." Africa Wikipedia page was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater_in_Nigeria '''Groundwater in Nigeria'''], created during the edit-a-thon!


The Africa Groundwater Atlas Wikipedia edit-a-thon will take place on '''Monday 22nd September''' from 4 - 7pm.
===Interested in getting involved?===


===Get involved!===
====Create your own Wikipedia account====


Are you attending the 46th IAH Congress? Do you have an interest in African groundwater (no experience necessary!)?  
You'll need a Wikipedia account in order to start editing Wikipedia. You can create an account here - [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount '''Create a Wikipedia Account'''].


If the answer is yes to these questions, we would love to see you at the edit-a-thon. The idea is that each participant will be assigned a country to work on and together, in a room with beer and snacks, we will create new pages in Wikipedia based on the existing content in the Africa Groundwater Atlas. All you need to bring is a laptop - everything else will be provided.  
You'll set up a Username that will be visible to everyone viewing any pages that you edit. You don't have to use your real name if you don't want to.  Note that accounts (and usernames) are for individuals and not organisations.


To plan and manage numbers, we are asking people to '''register an interest''' (not necessarily a commitment) before the event by dropping an email to AfricaGWAtlas@bgs.ac.uk with the following information:
====Getting started with Wikipedia editing====
*Name
*Institution
*African country or countries of interest (remember no experience necessary!)


If you'd like any further information about the edit-a-thon, please also feel free to email AfricaGWAtlas@bgs.ac.uk
In the edit-a-thon we led participants through everything they needed to know about editing Wikipedia pages! If you want to get started learning how on your own, try [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Adventure '''the Wikipedia Adventure'''], where you can learn to edit Wikpedia in about an hour. 
 
====Resources from the Africa Groundwater Atlas edit-a-thon====
 
Resources from the Africa Groundwater Atlas edit-a-thon, to help you create and edit new Wikipedia pages on groundwater in Africa, can be downloaded from this  [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z7azj8fVB5YuARpD7dF1Hl7WJYxhQ8Rg '''Africa Groundwater Atlas Google Drive resource folder''']. 
 
 
 
We'd love to hear about any Wikipedia pages made using information from the Africa Groundwater Atlas - please email us at AfricaGWAtlas@bgs.ac.uk  


Not attending the IAH Congress but still interested in getting involved? Drop us an email at AfricaGWAtlas@bgs.ac.uk  with the info above and we can tell you more about helping remotely!


Return to [[Africa Groundwater Atlas Home | Africa Groundwater Atlas]]
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Latest revision as of 12:11, 23 January 2024

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Creating the first Hydrogeology of Africa pages in Wikipedia!!


Africa Groundwater Atlas Wikipedia edit-a-thon

At the 46th IAH Congress 2019 we ran a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to transfer content from the Africa Groundwater Atlas into Wikipedia, making hydrogeology information for Africa more visible and accessible to a wider audience.

What is an edit-a-thon?

A Wikipedia edit-a-thon is an event where people get together to edit Wikipedia - often focused on a specific topic. It is an opportunity for people with similar interests to get together to improve the content of Wikipedia, while learning how to edit the online encyclopedia and often eating snacks and drinking beer (although this is optional!).

What was the Africa Groundwater Atlas edit-a-thon?

The Africa Groundwater Atlas Wikipedia edit-a-thon took place at the 46th IAH Congress in Malaga, Spain. The Congress ran from the 22nd to 27th September at the Trade Fairs and Congress Centre of Malaga.

Before this event, there were no Wikipedia pages related to the hydrogeology of Africa. This edit-a-thon aimed to start to change that by starting to create "Groundwater in..." pages for countries in Africa. These were based on the existing country pages in the Africa Groundwater Atlas, but summarised and edited to make information on African groundwater more accessible and visible to a wider audience. The Africa Groundwater Atlas is already written in Wiki software, making it a great starting point.

The first "Groundwater in..." Africa Wikipedia page was Groundwater in Nigeria, created during the edit-a-thon!

Interested in getting involved?

Create your own Wikipedia account

You'll need a Wikipedia account in order to start editing Wikipedia. You can create an account here - Create a Wikipedia Account.

You'll set up a Username that will be visible to everyone viewing any pages that you edit. You don't have to use your real name if you don't want to. Note that accounts (and usernames) are for individuals and not organisations.

Getting started with Wikipedia editing

In the edit-a-thon we led participants through everything they needed to know about editing Wikipedia pages! If you want to get started learning how on your own, try the Wikipedia Adventure, where you can learn to edit Wikpedia in about an hour.

Resources from the Africa Groundwater Atlas edit-a-thon

Resources from the Africa Groundwater Atlas edit-a-thon, to help you create and edit new Wikipedia pages on groundwater in Africa, can be downloaded from this Africa Groundwater Atlas Google Drive resource folder.


We'd love to hear about any Wikipedia pages made using information from the Africa Groundwater Atlas - please email us at AfricaGWAtlas@bgs.ac.uk


Return to Africa Groundwater Atlas