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== What's a Write-a-Thon? ==
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It's a bunch of people getting together on a wiki at a particular time to do a bunch of writing.  It's like an online party!  Heck no, it ''is'' an online party!  It's also an excuse for infrequent wikiers to show up and party hardy; to exchange ideas with people we might not "meet" otherwise.
<center><big><big><big><big>Wednesday August 10th, 2011<br /><br />
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'''Food, history of food, we are all food experts'''<br />
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But hey, why not show up in between the write-ins, too!
'''Please enter your suggestions for the August topic [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon#New_Suggestions_and_Discussion|here]].'''</center>
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The next '''Write-a-Thon''' will take place on Wednesday Aug 10, 2011!


== When? ==
We know that not everybody has Wednesday at the same time though, so to make it fair '''our''' Wednesday lasts 48 hours! Therefore, '''Write-a-Thon''' starts on  
Write-a-Thons happen the first Wednesday of every month.  The next Write-a-Thon is '''Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008'''.  July 2nd starts on July 1st, 1200 UTC, in New Zealand, and ends on July 2nd, 1200 UTC, in Hawaii. Save The Date!  Put it on your calendar!  Set yourself a reminder!
[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=7&day=5&year=2011&hour=12&min=0&sec=0&p1=0 Aug 10th, 1200 UTC], when it starts being Wednesday in New Zealand, and ends on  
[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=7&day=7&year=2011&hour=12&min=0&sec=0&p1=0 Aug 11th, 1200 UTC], when it finishes being Wednesday in Hawaii.


Any new article you create, and any edit you make to somebody else's Write-a-Thon article during that time period will count, though to be a ''bona fide'' partier, you have to write your new articles when it's that day in your part of the world.
== What's a Write-a-Thon? ==
It's a bunch of people getting together on a wiki at a particular time to do a bunch of writing.  It's like an online party!  Heck no, it ''is'' an online party!  It's also an excuse for infrequent wikiers to show up and party hearty; to exchange ideas with people we might not "meet" otherwise.


Our first Write-a-Thon took place Wednesday, August 1, 2007 and was considered a roaring good time--we had about 30 partiers creating something like 50 articles, and editing lots.
But hey, why not show up in between the write-ins, too!
 
== What are the rules? ==
Rules?  This is a party!  There are no rules!
 
Well, OK, maybe there are a couple rules:
* We'll have a Write-a-Thon the first Wednesday of every month.
* To participate, you only have to do two things: (1) start a ''new'' article (even just a stub will qualify, if not ''too'' short - and please remember to include the [[CZ:Subpages|subpages template]]!), and (2) make a substantive edit (not just a copyedit) to somebody else's ''new'' article.  Then you can list your name here as a partier.  Until then, sign in as a porch-sitter, party-crasher, or total party poop.
 
==This month's Party Theme==
 
<center><font color="red"><big><big><big><big>'''[[Biography|Biographies]]'''</big></big></big></big></font></center>
 
<font color="blue"> Bonus points this month for combining this month's theme with last month's "The Olympics".  But you'll have to do a super good job, because after all, that's an easy ask.</font>
 
''(You can also be inspired by some of the theme suggestions, below.  Or propose one yourself--just scroll down. Or write about something that takes your fancy--or the first thing that comes into your head--JUST DO IT!)''
 
== Create an article, already! ==
 
Check it out: [[CZ:How to start a new article|Start an article!]]
 
Now (this time anyway) easier than ever!  Stubs are not only permitted [[CZ:Stub Week|they are encouraged]]!
 
== The Partiers ==
*[[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]] was greatly surprised to see that [[User:Aleta_Curry|Aleta]] is yet to arrive! [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry]] has promised ten stubs this month and that sounds good! [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony]] had sent a mail to check the color of links. From there Supten took the cue of starting a biography of [[William Osler]]. Then he peeked at [[List_of_people_who_made_conceptual_breakthroughs_in_computer_science|Computers people needing biographies]] and started [[Joseph Fourier]]. As usual, he filled up at least one entry in each of the subpages linked to each of these articles. After that he thought of breaking for lunch and to give time to the others so that he can come back to edit some other new articles.
:Still no one around (4 hours since he had taken a break)! Utmost surprising!!! [[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]] 05:04, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
::Thanks to [[User:John_Stephenson|John]] [[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]] could edit [[Nara, Nara]] at  05:17, 2 July 2008 (CDT)!
 
*No rest for the wicked! Larry gave us [[lampoons of philosophers]], which was crying out for expansion. And I managed to summon up an article on the late, great [[Stephen Jay Gould]]. Huzzah. Celebratory drink! [[Lemonade]] and a [[cookies|cookie]]! Don't you worry, though, like a bad smell, I will be back to raise my stubbly game! ;) --[[User:Tom Morris|Tom Morris]] 07:33, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
 
*[[User:Derek Harkness|Derek Harkness]] joins the moaning about how it's difficult to edit when your in the far east and there's no articles on the board yet. But doing as he always does, he just edited one of the articles form a previous write-a-thon while he waits for the others. He started off this month with [[Qianshan National Park]] and is mulling over wither to suggest a National Park theme for a future a-thon. Then he had to edit [[Anshan]] to point to the new page. Next, in keeping with the theme, he started a new article on [[Mao Zedong]]. Just a stub for now, there's loads more that co-write-a-thoners can add to this one.
 
*[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] decided to start his personal stub marathon with [[Leibniz]] (1a) and [[lampoons of philosophers]] (2a)...  Then edited [[biographies]] (1b)...then I gave you all [[knowledge]] (3a) and [[folk music]] (4a) (just to make sure you're well-rounded)!  Now to edit some other people's articles, bwa-ha-ha...OK, edited [[lemonade‎]] (2b, good idea for a drink of the month--but it might need information about alcoholic methods of preparation), [[Joseph Fourier‎]] (3b, tiny edit), and [[Stephen Jay Gould‎]] (4b, linkifying).  OK, came back and started [[argument (logic)]] only to realize that it had already been started...so edited [[argument]] (5b).  Then started [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] (5a) and [[existence]] (6a).  Well, folks, I gave it the college try...I could have done ten if I were more comfortable doing ''very'' short articles, but I guess I ain't!
 
*Combining Olympics with Biography, [[User:Chris Day|Chris]] brought across an old ''original'' article from wikipedia ([[Marlies_Göhr]]). It was almost unchanged showing that some articles in wikipedia are so obscure as to remain undiscovered by vandals.
 
*The gale-force wind has died down, and [[user:Aleta Curry|Aleta]] battles both it and the [[oil crisis]] to stagger belatedly into the party room.  She was here earlier, though, and points out that she had both [[biography|attempted to define this month's theme]] and introduced [[Madeleine L'Engle]] to the crew before being blown back across the ocean.  Will give anyone from Oz dispensation to keep partying, because ''this was ridiculous!!'' [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 17:20, 2 July 2008 (CDT).  Later, as an apology for being less than my scintillating self, brought back [[sherry]] for everyone, despite knowing little about it.  [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 20:45, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
 
*[[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel]] warmed up with [[online encyclopedia]], talked about [[Gottfried Leibniz]] and started [[William Gardiner]].
 
*[[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]], the wiki-link font-color troublemaker, started developing an article on [[Vesalius|Andreas Vesalius]], who published his revolutionary anatomy book the same year [[Copernicus]] published his revolutionary astronomy book.  [[Ptolemy|Ptolemy]] and [[Galen|Galen]] bite the dust.  He also did small edits to [[User:Derek Hodges|Derek Hodges']] [[Voltaire]], and added a wikicommons image.
 
*[[User:Derek Hodges|Derek]] dozed off in the corner for a while, but he did come up with [[Voltaire]]. More to come, but technically after midnight EST.
 
==Keen-as-mustard and jumped the gun==
* No way am I going to have time for the Write-A-Thon in July ("Biographies"), so I've gone ahead and started the article on [[Claude Shannon]] right now.[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] 11:00, 9 May 2008 (CDT)
::Good on ya, girl!  Accepted with pleasure.  (Someone remind me to copy this to the July W-a-T! [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 03:41, 11 May 2008 (CDT)
::''Edited to add:'' I remembered! [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 17:31, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
 
*[[user:Aleta Curry|Aleta]] was among the [[false start|gun jumpers]] with [[John Akii-Bua]] last month--purposely done as a theme combination.  [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 17:31, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
 
== Porch sitters--article creators who didn't edit a new article ==
[[User:John_Stephenson|John]] couldn't make it back in time from [[Nara, Nara]], Nara, Nara... (help!) [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] 05:08, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
:And now I know where Nara, Nara is!  [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 20:43, 2 July 2008 (CDT)


[[User:Anthony Argyriou|The other Anthony]] started [[Body mass index]] as a stub before midnight local time, but it was wednesday somewhere. He also started [[square]], on Wednesday, local time. [[User:Anthony Argyriou|Anthony Argyriou]] 16:13, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
=== When? ===
:It was Wednesday in New Zealand!  That counts--enough to get you on the gun jumpers list, anyway!  I see you've done plenty since then! [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 20:43, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
Write-a-Thons happen the first Wednesday of every month. It starts on Tuesday 1200 UTC, when it starts being Wednesday in New Zealand, and ends on Thursday 1200 UTC, when it finishes being Wednesday in Hawaii. Save the next month's date!  Put it on your calendar!  Set yourself a reminder!


[[User:Ian Johnson|Ian]] decided that we may not need another hero. But we could sure do with an article on the Australian 'Little Lucifers' legend [[Frank Thring]]. --[[User:Ian Johnson|Ian Johnson]] 16:36, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
Any new article you create, and any edit you make to somebody else's Write-a-Thon article during that time period will count!
:After an intro like that, you'd think someone'd start [[Mel Gibson]] [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 20:43, 2 July 2008 (CDT)


To celebrate her rescue from FARC, [[User:Anthony Argyriou]] created a stub article on [[Ingrid Betancourt]].  [[User:Anthony Argyriou|Anthony Argyriou]] 17:12, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
Our [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/August_1%2C_2007|first Write-a-Thon]] took place Wednesday, August 1, 2007 and was considered a roaring good time--we had about 30 partiers creating something like 50 articles, and editing lots.


[[User:Michael Yates|Michael Yates]] Campaigned with [[Chuck Baldwin]] and got bored half-way through. [[User:Michael Yates|Michael Yates]] 21:56, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
=== So how do I join in? ===
Joining in is really easy:
* First of all, show up on the first Wednesday of the month!
* Start a new article. Any new article is fine, although a suggested theme is given each month. Even just a stub will qualify, although the more substantive the article the better. Come back to this page and let everyone know you've started it! The earlier in the day you do this step, the better.
* Make a substantive edit (not just a copyedit) to somebody else's ''new'' article! You might need to come back a little bit later in the day to do this, once people have had chance to make all those new articles. Then come back to this page and reply to the person who made the article.
* Optionally, but preferably, mention Write-a-thon in the Edit summary of any pages you create or edit for the party! It lets others who may have forgotten know it is here.
* Congratulations, you are an official Write-a-thon partier!


[[User:Gareth Leng|Gar]] managed to squeeze in [[William Robertson]] in a busy day. Sorry not to have been able to join in more.[[User:Gareth Leng|Gareth Leng]] 03:00, 3 July 2008 (CDT)
==Join the fun!==
When you've created your new article (or improved an existing article, for that matter) on Wednesday 6th July, come and list it here! Don't forget to sign your name so everyone knows you've joined in. Then, when you've edited someone else's article come and let them know!
===<big><big><big>List your new articles here!</big></big></big>===
*[[History of pie]] - [[User:Mary Ash|Mary Ash]]
*[[Doenjang jjigae]] - [[User:Chunbum Park|Chunbum Park]]
:::The Greatest Contribution of All Time. (Why is everyone so apologetic?)
*[[Natural_Gourmet_Institute]] - [[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]]
** Sorry to miss the date--Wednesdays are too busy for me.  I've create an article one day later. It is just a stub; it would have been more, but instead, I drained all my energy battling the article creation template.[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] 14:18, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
*[[Haggis]] - also late, sorry [[User:Gareth Leng|Gareth Leng]] 16:21, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
*[[Mozartkugel]] -- Rather small (and late) contribution. --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 18:27, 12 August 2011 (UTC)


== Party crashers--contributors who didn't create a new article ==
==Upcoming!==
Had a bit of a late one last night. If [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry]] is going to give us ten stubs, then jolly good. I need about three hours more sleep, but managed to chuck together [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Hegel]]. Might pop back later to the party once I've woken up properly. --[[User:Tom Morris|Tom Morris]] 06:31, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
*August 2011 - (theme still to be chosen--anyone?)
**Please enter your suggestions for the August topic [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon#New_Suggestions_and_Discussion|here]].


:[[User:David E. Volk|Dave]] added the John P. Mcgovern Academy of Olserian Medicine to the William Osler article, but was too busy/depressed to party the whole way. [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 10:42, 3 July 2008 (CDT)
==Previous shindings==
{{CZ:Monthly Write-a-Thon/Previous shindigs}}


==The shy ones, absent-minded profs, and other modest creatures==
* [[user:Richard Jensen|Richard]]  [[William Westmoreland|went West]] and met an [[Earl Warren|Earl]]
* [[user:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard]] was [[H Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|stormin’]] about.
* [[user:Pierre-Alain Gouanvic|Pierre-Alain’s]] latest offering felt heavy as [[lead]].
* As befits a legal eagle, [[User:William C. Gray|William]] found a [[L. Patrick Gray, III|gray]] area.
* [[User:Milton Beychok|Milt]] was late, but bravely [[specific heat ratio|took the heat]] for it!
== The total party poops ==
Alas, where were...?
*[[user:Hayford Peirce|What?!  Where's Hayford???]]
*[[user:D. Matt Innis|Matt]]
*[[user:Stephen Ewen|Steve]]
*[[user:Steven Benett|the other Steve]]
*[[user:Joe Quick|Joe]]
*[[user:Denis Cavanagh|Den's]] travelling, so he's forgiven
*[[user:Robert W King|Robert's]] got a hurt hand
*[[user:J. Noel Chiappa|Noel]]
*[[user:Nereo Preto|Nereo]]
*[[user:Regina Bouillon|Regina]]
*[[user:Dawn|Deepsea Dawn]]
*[[user:Meg Ireland|Meg]] has problems making Wednesdays, so she's forgiven too
*[[user:Pat Palmer|Pat]] sent apolgies for this month and jumped the gun
*[[user:Kjetil Ree|Chuck]]
*[[user:Roger Lohmann|Roger]]
*[[user:Jitse Niesen|Jitse]]
*[[user:Paul Wormer|Paul]] - hmmm...thought I saw Paul somewhere?
*[[user:James F. Perry|J.F.]]
*[[Michael Geldorp|Another Michael]]
*Bruce Tindall
*Todd Coles
*[[user:David Green|Yet Another David (Green)]]
*[[user:Louise Valmoria|Lou's MIA? ''I don't believe it!'']]
*'''You'''!???
==Special Requests==
== Questions ==
This month 2nd July doesn't seem to have started anywhere in the world till now! Should I come back tomorrow to edit someone Else's new article? [[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]] 05:07, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
:Thanks to [[User:John_Stephenson|John]] Supten could edit [[Nara, Nara]]!
::Reply to original comment: that's because we don't have any place for posting about 'puter problems, except for the Forums, where poor Aleta posted.  And yes, when you '''can't''' edit within your time zone due to technical difficulties (including the lack of writers in your time zone!) you are perfectly welcome to return.  Sooo, yes, you'd be a ''bona fide'' partier in any case, Supten! [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 17:37, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
==It's a wrap!==
I guess 2nd July came up really fast, we had a lot of regulars missing.  Still, enormous amounts of work anyway--wonder what would happen if we were ALL here AT ONCE?
Thanks for a great time everybody--see you next month to talk about '''Attractions''' and of course our continuing subtheme, The Olympics, which will be starting.
And don't forget, September will be a doozy with music, music, music when we all wax prolific on '''My favourite Band!'''
[[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 19:15, 3 July 2008 (CDT)
== Previous shindigs ==
* [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/June 4, 2008|June 4, 2008]]
* [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/May 7, 2008|May 7, 2008]]
* [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/April 2, 2008|April 2, 2008]]
* [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/March 5, 2008|March 5, 2008]]
* [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/February 6, 2008|February 6, 2008]]
* [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/January 9, 2008|January 9,2008]]
* [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/December 5, 2007|December 5, 2007]]
* [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/November 7, 2007|November 7, 2007]]
* [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/October 3, 2007|October 3, 2007]]
* [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/September 5, 2007|September 5, 2007]]
* [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon/August 1, 2007|August 1, 2007]]
== Official libations==
* Inaugural - [[beer]]!
* September - [[champagne]]
* October - we were refurbishing the [[bar]] and only had [[coffee]]!
* November - made up for last month with more [[vodka]] than was good for us and plenty of [[rum]].
* December - [[eggnog]] and [[wine]]
* January - [[Whisky]] and the ''Cocktail of the Month'', a [[pharisee (beverage)|pharisee]]
* February - [[schnapps]] and the ''Cocktail of the Month'', the [[caipirinha]] (considered the national drink of [[Brazil]])
* March - [[port wine]] (which should probably live at [[port (wine)]], no?  (Someone put that on their list, please....Oh, *someone* did--thanks, Ro) and the ''Cocktail of the Month'', a [[Dead Aunt]]
* April - [[Akpeteshie]] hot and fresh from Ghana.  And cool [[shandy|shandies]] and [[spritzer]]s if that took your fancy.  Lotsa staggering around the bar after this party!
* May - Was it [[champagne]]? ''No, we were dry, I think.''
* June - Were we abstaining yet again?
* July - [[Sherry]]
==Bonus point winners==
== Write-a-Thon Theme Suggestions==
== Write-a-Thon Theme Suggestions==
===New Suggestions and Discussion===
===New Suggestions and Discussion===
''Go ahead and propose one!''
* History of food/foods.  [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 22:59, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 
* What about red links in [[Special:Random|Random pages]]? --[[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 10:15, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
* '''National Parks''' - most countries have them but Citizendium doesn't...yet.
*I suggest "Numbers".  [[User:Richard Pinch|Richard Pinch]] 07:21, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 
* "Hometown Heroes" - write about someone famous from your part of the world (either where you're from, or where you are now).
* I had a thought the other day - why don't we have a Subpages day - either separate or as a Write-A-Thon theme? There's tons of them Bibliographies, Related Articles and Definitions that need writing. --[[User:Tom Morris|Tom Morris]] 11:48, 4 July 2008 (CDT)
* "Poles Apart" - find the spot directly on the other side of Earth from you, and write about someone or something in the vicinity. (Contributors on other planets, follow a similar procedure for whatever planet you're on. Contributors not on planetary bodies permitted to write about whatever they feel like.)
* Fill in an item from [[French_republican_calendar#Months_and_days|this interesting list of natural objects]]. Or [[Positivist_calendar#Commemorations|this interesting list of people]].
* All articles must start with the same letter of the alphabet, allowing for diacritics and transliteration (so Å, Á, and あ would all count if A were the letter, for instance).
* Photo stubs - no minimum word length, no theme requirement, but must contain an image.
* Choose a random number from 1 to 500, then go to [[Special:WantedPages]] and start an article on the topic currently at that rank.[[User:Petréa Mitchell|Petréa Mitchell]] 19:15, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
*What will people most enjoy writing that could lead many different contributors to a short, but complete and interesting article that links to larger articles? Maybe "Events" could be a theme - pen-portraits of memorable sporting moments (see [[try]], or notable historical events - including tsunamis, eruption of Krakatoa, comet collision with Jupiter, the birth of Dolly the sheep, freeing of Nelson Mandela, the sinking of the Titanic, assassination of Martin Luther King, the Mutiny on the Bounty, the discovery of the Americas? Can I suggest asking that every new article should have at least one external link and links to other articles here?[[User:Gareth Leng|Gareth Leng]] 12:31, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
::*I like this idea.  Further, definitions and other subpages are preferable, even for stubs. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 17:01, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
:::Dare I suggest that even stubs can and should be non-orphans? Basic criteria: [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 18:00, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
:::*Reachable from the front page or a core article/workgroup page
:::*Link to at least three other articles, even if they are redlinks in a Related Articles subpages
:::*Have at least three other articles link to them
* I propose "childish things" as a topic. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 15:51, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
::Er...you talkin' 'bout me again??? You can always tell who's got a toddler at home, huh, Larry?  [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 02:57, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
*For this revival, to open it to lots of partiers, suggest theme: '<font color="darkred">Topic of Your Mind's Desire</font>', or, '<font color="darkred">Whatever</font>', or something in that vein, with the proviso that article be consistent with CZ standards. [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 02:28, 30 June 2011 (UTC)


===Future Theme Schedule===
:: Kinds of [[Phobia]]s, or [[mammal]]s, or [[insects]]s or [[arachnid]]s or [[butterfly]]s or [[flower]]s or [[medication]]s or [[symmetry group]]s or [[legends in sports]]. But wait, there are many [[tree]]s and [[automobile]]s and [[computer program]]s, and [[ice cream]] flavors. Sooo many choices, so little time. [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 23:48, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
*July - '''Biographies!''' The Good, the bad, and the altogether ugly.  Also: The Olympics, because I will well and truly have Olympic fever by then!
**Computer authors please note the list of [[List_of_people_who_made_conceptual_breakthroughs_in_computer_science|people needing biographies]]
*August - '''Attractions''' - Someplace you always wanted to go/something you always wanted to see. And/or a local attraction--go ahead and plug something wonderful about your city, county or village. AND...you guessed it...The Olympics!!!
*September - '''My Favorite Band!''' - Or your favourite Music Genre...your favourite orchestra...recording artist--their best song ''(I may shudder, but hey, it's up to you!)''  If it's musical, and it's your fave, write about it!
*October – '''Spring Cleaning''' (or “housekeeping”, for those of you for whom it’s not Spring) Let’s mass-attack some of our outstanding chores, particularly “lists”, such as:  ''Common words with multiple uses'' (in need of disambiguation), e.g. as in [[CZ:List of words with multiple uses]]. * Further suggestion: [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]] * [[List_of_people_who_made_conceptual_breakthroughs_in_computer_science|computer science biographies needed]] * Redirects (feel free to add in your own pet peeves)
*November - '''National Parks''' - most countries have them but Citizendium doesn't...yet.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[CZ:Weekly Wiki|Weekly Wiki]]
* [[CZ:Weekly Wiki|Weekly Wiki]]
* [[CZ:Article of the Week|Article of the Week]]
* [[CZ:Article of the Week|Article of the Week]]
* [[CZ:New Article of the Week|New Article of the Week]]
* [[Archive:New Draft of the Week|New Article of the Week]]


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Latest revision as of 05:02, 8 March 2024

Wednesday August 10th, 2011

Food, history of food, we are all food experts

Please enter your suggestions for the August topic here.

The next Write-a-Thon will take place on Wednesday Aug 10, 2011!

We know that not everybody has Wednesday at the same time though, so to make it fair our Wednesday lasts 48 hours! Therefore, Write-a-Thon starts on Aug 10th, 1200 UTC, when it starts being Wednesday in New Zealand, and ends on Aug 11th, 1200 UTC, when it finishes being Wednesday in Hawaii.

What's a Write-a-Thon?

It's a bunch of people getting together on a wiki at a particular time to do a bunch of writing. It's like an online party! Heck no, it is an online party! It's also an excuse for infrequent wikiers to show up and party hearty; to exchange ideas with people we might not "meet" otherwise.

But hey, why not show up in between the write-ins, too!

When?

Write-a-Thons happen the first Wednesday of every month. It starts on Tuesday 1200 UTC, when it starts being Wednesday in New Zealand, and ends on Thursday 1200 UTC, when it finishes being Wednesday in Hawaii. Save the next month's date! Put it on your calendar! Set yourself a reminder!

Any new article you create, and any edit you make to somebody else's Write-a-Thon article during that time period will count!

Our first Write-a-Thon took place Wednesday, August 1, 2007 and was considered a roaring good time--we had about 30 partiers creating something like 50 articles, and editing lots.

So how do I join in?

Joining in is really easy:

  • First of all, show up on the first Wednesday of the month!
  • Start a new article. Any new article is fine, although a suggested theme is given each month. Even just a stub will qualify, although the more substantive the article the better. Come back to this page and let everyone know you've started it! The earlier in the day you do this step, the better.
  • Make a substantive edit (not just a copyedit) to somebody else's new article! You might need to come back a little bit later in the day to do this, once people have had chance to make all those new articles. Then come back to this page and reply to the person who made the article.
  • Optionally, but preferably, mention Write-a-thon in the Edit summary of any pages you create or edit for the party! It lets others who may have forgotten know it is here.
  • Congratulations, you are an official Write-a-thon partier!

Join the fun!

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The Greatest Contribution of All Time. (Why is everyone so apologetic?)
  • Natural_Gourmet_Institute - Pat Palmer
    • Sorry to miss the date--Wednesdays are too busy for me. I've create an article one day later. It is just a stub; it would have been more, but instead, I drained all my energy battling the article creation template.Pat Palmer 14:18, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
  • Haggis - also late, sorry Gareth Leng 16:21, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
  • Mozartkugel -- Rather small (and late) contribution. --Peter Schmitt 18:27, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

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  • August 2011 - (theme still to be chosen--anyone?)
    • Please enter your suggestions for the August topic here.

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Write-a-Thon Theme Suggestions

New Suggestions and Discussion

  • History of food/foods. Anthony.Sebastian 22:59, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
  • What about red links in Random pages? --Daniel Mietchen 10:15, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
  • I suggest "Numbers". Richard Pinch 07:21, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
  • "Hometown Heroes" - write about someone famous from your part of the world (either where you're from, or where you are now).
  • "Poles Apart" - find the spot directly on the other side of Earth from you, and write about someone or something in the vicinity. (Contributors on other planets, follow a similar procedure for whatever planet you're on. Contributors not on planetary bodies permitted to write about whatever they feel like.)
  • Fill in an item from this interesting list of natural objects. Or this interesting list of people.
  • All articles must start with the same letter of the alphabet, allowing for diacritics and transliteration (so Å, Á, and あ would all count if A were the letter, for instance).
  • Photo stubs - no minimum word length, no theme requirement, but must contain an image.
  • Choose a random number from 1 to 500, then go to Special:WantedPages and start an article on the topic currently at that rank.Petréa Mitchell 19:15, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
  • What will people most enjoy writing that could lead many different contributors to a short, but complete and interesting article that links to larger articles? Maybe "Events" could be a theme - pen-portraits of memorable sporting moments (see try, or notable historical events - including tsunamis, eruption of Krakatoa, comet collision with Jupiter, the birth of Dolly the sheep, freeing of Nelson Mandela, the sinking of the Titanic, assassination of Martin Luther King, the Mutiny on the Bounty, the discovery of the Americas? Can I suggest asking that every new article should have at least one external link and links to other articles here?Gareth Leng 12:31, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
  • I like this idea. Further, definitions and other subpages are preferable, even for stubs. Chris Day 17:01, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Dare I suggest that even stubs can and should be non-orphans? Basic criteria: Howard C. Berkowitz 18:00, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Reachable from the front page or a core article/workgroup page
  • Link to at least three other articles, even if they are redlinks in a Related Articles subpages
  • Have at least three other articles link to them
  • I propose "childish things" as a topic. --Larry Sanger 15:51, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
Er...you talkin' 'bout me again??? You can always tell who's got a toddler at home, huh, Larry? Aleta Curry 02:57, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
  • For this revival, to open it to lots of partiers, suggest theme: 'Topic of Your Mind's Desire', or, 'Whatever', or something in that vein, with the proviso that article be consistent with CZ standards. Anthony.Sebastian 02:28, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
Kinds of Phobias, or mammals, or insectss or arachnids or butterflys or flowers or medications or symmetry groups or legends in sports. But wait, there are many trees and automobiles and computer programs, and ice cream flavors. Sooo many choices, so little time. David E. Volk 23:48, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

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