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EST Congress 2016
Translation Studies Edit-a-thon
When and Where
Date and TimeSeptember 14, 2016, 17:00 – 19:00 GMT+1.
AddressAarhus University, Nobelparken, Building 1483, room 618 (6th floor, at the end of the hall), Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4, DK-8000 Aarhus C We kindly ask you to enter the building through the ground floor of the main entrance which is located in building 1482.
City, StateAarhus, Denmark.

This is a session organized by the European Society for Translation Studies as part of the EST Congress 2016 that will take place in Aarhus, Denmark. The goal of the Meetup is to improve the presence of Translation Studies related articles across several languages. The Meetup will begin with an on-site session in Aarhus and continue with on-site and online support for the duration of the conference, until 17 September 2016.

The EST Congress 2016 Translation Studies Editathon is organized as part of the WikiProject Translation studies.


When
Opening session September 14, 2016, 17:00 – 19:00 GMT+1.
Where
Aarhus University [1]
What to bring
A fully charged laptop computer with charger (and extension cord if you have one!) (and a plug adaptor too if you need one).
RSVP Recommended
Please sign up below if you plan on joining us or e-mail Carol O'Sullivan (find via google).


Goals

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  • To introduce new editors to key skills in editing Wikipedia articles
  • To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to Translation Studies.

RSVP

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Attending in person (limit 20 attendees)

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  1. --Suzusan (talk) 18:25, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Egheorghita (talk) 13:40, 20 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Jackmcmartin (talk) 09:14, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Vedrana Dramac
  5. --Transmoss (talk) 14:05, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Youdale (talk) 11:22, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  7. --Lahenr (talk) 13:42, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Fraukath (talk) 16:02, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Ailis11 (talk) 16:45, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Kristinebundgaard (talk) 11:13, 13 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  11. --Alireza2016J (talk) 16:52, 13 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  12. --Pachecoa (talk) 16:09, 14 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Participating remotely

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  1. Dorregocarmona (talk) 16:18, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Luisaliu0339 (talk) 11:07, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Bristol Irish (talk) 22:28, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Regrets

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Suggested articles to create or edit

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Below is a list of articles which could be created or expanded. This list is not exhaustive and you may edit or expand any additional Wikipedia articles. We ask everyone to note on this page the title of the article they are editing.

New articles

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Articles to expand or improve

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Articles to translate

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Categorize

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Many existing articles could be categorized within the following:

  1. Category:Translation and interpreting schools
  2. Category:Films about language and translation

Lists to expand

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  1. List of translators and interpreters associations
  2. List of language interpreters in fiction

FAQ

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Q: Can I sign up by email or do I need to sign up at the MeetUp page?

A: You can register your interest by email to Carol O'Sullivan (find via google) but you'll need to sign up at the MeetUp page to confirm attendance. For this you will need a Wikipedia username (registration is very simple and free). If you wish to attend the initial meetup on the evening of 14 September we ask you to RSVP by 31 August for catering purposes.

Q: How do I sign up on the MeetUp page?

A: You'll need to be logged in to Wikipedia. Go to the MeetUp page (i.e. this page you're reading now), to the RSVP section, and click 'edit' by the relevant section. The edit page will come up with the list of existing participants. On the next line, type the hache key # followed by a space followed by four tildes (~), one after the other. Press 'save'. When you next look at the page, your username should appear as the next entry in the list of participants. (You can use the 'preview' button before saving the page to check if you've done it correctly).

Q: How do I put my name down for a specific article?

A: You can add your username next to the name of the article you would specifically like to edit (just click the 'edit' link by the relevant section header).

Q: Can I add articles to be edited/created/translated?

A: Yes, absolutely! Feel free to add the names of articles to be created, edited or translated by clicking the 'edit' link by the relevant section header, and editing the section.

Q: Is there a page where one can get an easy list (with explanations) of the Wiki commands you need to produce your text?

A: There is a very useful cheatsheet here: [2]

Q: Which images can we include in our articles? Are book covers an option?

A: You can use covers of book no longer under international copyright, but when that is not possible the following regulations apply: [3]. You can use them, but you have to justify why their use is important. In general, images you took are fine, as long as they were taken in public places or places where pictures are expected (e.g. a party) and they are not derogatory or unfair to the people in them. With regards to screenshots, the policy is similar to that of book covers: they are allowed as long as there is a reason to them: [4]. American movies released between 1927 and 1977 are also ok.

Q: Are there any readily available templates for new articles?

A: Our suggestion is that you copy/paste from ready available wikis; find an article with a format which fits the article you are writing, and cut and paste the text from the article's 'Edit' window into the 'Edit' window of the article which you are creating.


Resources

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Guidance on editing

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Editing Wikipedia resources

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Tools and templates

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Wikipedia Editing Tutorials

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Wikipedia citations are done in-line with the text, and are automatically aggregated as footnotes at the bottom of pages. Citation templates are an easy way for beginners to begin inserting citations.

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Do not copy-paste text from a website directly into Wikipedia. Paraphrasing and citation is necessary.

Most of Wikipedia's text and many of its images are co-licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA) and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).

Every image has a description page which indicates the license under which it is released or, if it is non-free, the rationale under which it is used.

Conflict of Interest

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Working List

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Results

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Please list here pages you created or edited during the event.

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