Wikipedia:Wikipedia Connection/Newsletter/2016-08-30

Newsletter - August 30, 2016

The Ohio State University - Written by Kevin Payravi

Upcoming Dates

Weekly Workshop (Wednesday, August 31 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the 18th Avenue Library Room 344): The first of our Weekly Workshops this semester! Join us to discuss Wikipedia, learn how to edit, and contribute together. We will also be introducing Wiki Loves Monuments in Ohio. Please bring a laptop if you can; food and drink will be provided. Note that our room has changed from 350A to 344!
Wiki Loves Monuments in Ohio (Entire month of September): Wiki Loves Monuments is an international photo competition focusing on capturing cultural heritage monuments. Wikipedia Connection members are invited to contribute to the competition by uploading their photos of monuments around Columbus in September. Prizes will be available. Visit the event page for more details, and stay tuned for more!

Thanks to everyone who came to our introductory info session last week! We had a record turnout and are excited moving forward.

If you have an account on Wikipedia, your preferences has a gadgets page full of cool options to change your browsing and editing experience.

"Westruper Heide" wildlife preserve North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Photo by Dietmar Rabich, rabich.de, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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