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[[File:Editatón 72HorasConRodin - Sábado - 35.jpg|thumb|The ''72 horas con Rodin'' editathon in Mexico City is the longest ever held, recognized by [[Guinness World Records]].]]
[[File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|thumb|Attendees at the 2013 Women in the Arts Edit-a-thon in Washington, DC]]
[[File:Editathon das minas.jpg|thumb|An edit-a-thon in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]], aimed at creating and improving Wikipedia articles relating to [[feminism]], [[women's rights]] and notable women]]
An '''edit-a-thon''' (sometimes written '''editathon''') is an organized event where editors of [[online community|online communities]] such as [[Wikipedia]], [[OpenStreetMap]], and [[LocalWiki]] edit and improve a specific topic or type of content, typically including basic editing training for new editors. They often involve meetups, but can be distributed as well. The word is a [[portmanteau]] of "edit" and "[[marathon]]".
Wikipedia edit-a-thons have taken place at [[Wikimedia chapter]] headquarters, accredited educational institutions including [[Sonoma State University]], [[Arizona State University]], Middlebury College,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/2017-news/node/547035|title=Feminists Strengthen Wikipedia's Content about Women|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> The [[University of Victoria]] in Canada; as well as [[cultural institutions]] such as [[museums]] or [[archives]]. The events have included topics such as cultural heritage sites, museum collections, [[women's history]], art, feminism, narrowing [[Gender bias on Wikipedia|Wikipedia's gender gap]], [[social justice]] issues, and other topics.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/a-feminist-edit-a-thon-seeks-to-reshape-wikipedia|title=A Feminist Edit-a-Thon Seeks to Reshape Wikipedia|last=Lavin|first=Talia|date=2016-03-11|newspaper=The New Yorker|issn=0028-792X|access-date=2016-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/15/wikipedia-gender-racial-bias_n_7054550.html|title=Editors Are Trying To Fix Wikipedia's Gender And Racial Bias Problem|last=Content|first=Sara Boboltz Associate Editor of Viral|last2=Post|first2=The Huffington|date=2015-04-15|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uvic.ca/library/home/home/news/current/social-justice-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-workshop.php|title=Social Justice Wikipedia Edit-a-thon workshop - University of Victoria|website=www.uvic.ca|access-date=2016-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/283040/female-scientists-getting-their-due-on-wikipedia.html|title=Female scientists getting their due on Wikipedia|last=Smith|first=Michelle R.|date=16 October 2013|work=|newspaper=Associated Press|access-date=2016-07-30|via=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2014/02/01/scsu-group-participates-in-edit-a-thon-for-wikipedia-website-/5123333/|title=SCSU group participates in edit-a-thon for Wikipedia website|last=Katzner|first=Ben|date=1 February 2014|work=|newspaper=[[St. Cloud Times]]|access-date=|via=|accessdate=5 February 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20160802121102/http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2014/02/01/scsu-group-participates-in-edit-a-thon-for-wikipedia-website-/5123333/|archivedate=2 August 2016|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Koh|first=Adeline|title=How to Organize Your Own Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon|url=http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/how-to-organize-your-own-wikipedia-edit-a-thon/49757|accessdate=5 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]|date=30 May 2013}}</ref> Women and African Americans and the [[LGBT community]] are using edit-a-thons as a way of bridging the gap in Wikipedia's sexual and racial makeup.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Reynosa|first1=Peter|title=Why Don't More Latinos Contribute to Wikipedia?|url=http://eltecolote.org/content/en/commentary/why-dont-more-latinos-contribute-to-wikipedia/|publisher=El Tecolote|accessdate=December 4, 2015}}</ref> Some have been organised by [[Wikipedian in residence|Wikipedians in residence]]. The longest editathon took place at the [[Museo Soumaya]] in [[Mexico City]] from June 9 to 12, 2016, where [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia México|Wikimedia Mexico]] volunteers and museum's staff edited during 72 continuous hours. This editathon was also recognized by [[Guinness World Records]] as the longest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dineroenimagen.com/2016-06-13/74222|title=México ganó un nuevo récord Guinness y seguro te va a ser útil|website=Dinero en Imagen.com|language=es-MX|access-date=2016-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/07/22/mexico-soumaya-rodin/|title=Wikipedia edit-a-thon, 72 hours long, is recognized with a Guinness World Record|last=Cruz y Corro|first=Andrés|last2=Fernanda López|first2=María|date=22 July 2016|website=Wikimedia Blog|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-30}}</ref>
The OpenStreetMap community has also hosted a number of edit-a-thons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mapbox.com/blog/spring-openstreetmap-editathon/ |title=OpenStreetMap #Editathon at MapBox |date=12 April 2013 |first=Ian |last=Villeda |accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dusp.mit.edu/uis/event/fall-2013-openstreetmap-editathon |title=Fall 2013 OpenStreetMap Editathon |last=Foster |first=Mike |date=18 October 2013 |website= |publisher= |access-date= |accessdate=7 April 2014 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408223530/http://dusp.mit.edu/uis/event/fall-2013-openstreetmap-editathon |archivedate=8 April 2014 |df= }}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Hackathon]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Wikimedia edit-a-thons}}
* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapathon OpenStreetMap 'Mapathons']
{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:Wikipedia]]
[[Category:Activism by type]]
[[Category:OpenStreetMap]]
[[File:Editatón 72HorasConRodin - Sábado - 35.jpg|thumb|The ''72 horas con Rodin'' editathon in Mexico City is the longest ever held, recognized by [[Guinness World Records]].]]
[[File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|thumb|Attendees at the 2013 Women in the Arts Edit-a-thon in Washington, DC]]
[[File:Editathon das minas.jpg|thumb|An edit-a-thon in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]], aimed at creating and improving Wikipedia articles relating to [[feminism]], [[women's rights]] and notable women]]
An '''edit-a-thon''' (sometimes written '''editathon''') is an organized event where editors of [[online community|online communities]] such as [[Wikipedia]], [[OpenStreetMap]], and [[LocalWiki]] edit and improve a specific topic or type of content, typically including basic editing training for new editors. They often involve meetups, but can be distributed as well. The word is a [[portmanteau]] of "edit" and "[[marathon]]".
Wikipedia edit-a-thons have taken place at [[Wikimedia chapter]] headquarters, accredited educational institutions including [[Sonoma State University]], [[Arizona State University]], Middlebury College,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/2017-news/node/547035|title=Feminists Strengthen Wikipedia's Content about Women|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> The [[University of Victoria]] in Canada; as well as [[cultural institutions]] such as [[museums]] or [[archives]]. The events have included topics such as cultural heritage sites, museum collections, [[women's history]], art, feminism, narrowing [[Gender bias on Wikipedia|Wikipedia's gender gap]], [[social justice]] issues, and other topics.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/a-feminist-edit-a-thon-seeks-to-reshape-wikipedia|title=A Feminist Edit-a-Thon Seeks to Reshape Wikipedia|last=Lavin|first=Talia|date=2016-03-11|newspaper=The New Yorker|issn=0028-792X|access-date=2016-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/15/wikipedia-gender-racial-bias_n_7054550.html|title=Editors Are Trying To Fix Wikipedia's Gender And Racial Bias Problem|last=Content|first=Sara Boboltz Associate Editor of Viral|last2=Post|first2=The Huffington|date=2015-04-15|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uvic.ca/library/home/home/news/current/social-justice-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-workshop.php|title=Social Justice Wikipedia Edit-a-thon workshop - University of Victoria|website=www.uvic.ca|access-date=2016-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/283040/female-scientists-getting-their-due-on-wikipedia.html|title=Female scientists getting their due on Wikipedia|last=Smith|first=Michelle R.|date=16 October 2013|work=|newspaper=Associated Press|access-date=2016-07-30|via=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2014/02/01/scsu-group-participates-in-edit-a-thon-for-wikipedia-website-/5123333/|title=SCSU group participates in edit-a-thon for Wikipedia website|last=Katzner|first=Ben|date=1 February 2014|work=|newspaper=[[St. Cloud Times]]|access-date=|via=|accessdate=5 February 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20160802121102/http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2014/02/01/scsu-group-participates-in-edit-a-thon-for-wikipedia-website-/5123333/|archivedate=2 August 2016|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Koh|first=Adeline|title=How to Organize Your Own Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon|url=http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/how-to-organize-your-own-wikipedia-edit-a-thon/49757|accessdate=5 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]|date=30 May 2013}}</ref> Women and African Americans and the [[LGBT community]] are using edit-a-thons as a way of bridging the gap in Wikipedia's sexual and racial makeup.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Reynosa|first1=Peter|title=Why Don't More Latinos Contribute to Wikipedia?|url=http://eltecolote.org/content/en/commentary/why-dont-more-latinos-contribute-to-wikipedia/|publisher=El Tecolote|accessdate=December 4, 2015}}</ref> Some have been organised by [[Wikipedian in residence|Wikipedians in residence]]. The longest editathon took place at the [[Museo Soumaya]] in [[Mexico City]] from June 9 to 12, 2016, where [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia México|Wikimedia Mexico]] volunteers and museum's staff edited during 72 continuous hours. This editathon was also recognized by [[Guinness World Records]] as the longest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dineroenimagen.com/2016-06-13/74222|title=México ganó un nuevo récord Guinness y seguro te va a ser útil|website=Dinero en Imagen.com|language=es-MX|access-date=2016-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/07/22/mexico-soumaya-rodin/|title=Wikipedia edit-a-thon, 72 hours long, is recognized with a Guinness World Record|last=Cruz y Corro|first=Andrés|last2=Fernanda López|first2=María|date=22 July 2016|website=Wikimedia Blog|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-30}}</ref>
The OpenStreetMap community has also hosted a number of edit-a-thons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mapbox.com/blog/spring-openstreetmap-editathon/ |title=OpenStreetMap #Editathon at MapBox |date=12 April 2013 |first=Ian |last=Villeda |accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dusp.mit.edu/uis/event/fall-2013-openstreetmap-editathon |title=Fall 2013 OpenStreetMap Editathon |last=Foster |first=Mike |date=18 October 2013 |website= |publisher= |access-date= |accessdate=7 April 2014 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408223530/http://dusp.mit.edu/uis/event/fall-2013-openstreetmap-editathon |archivedate=8 April 2014 |df= }}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Hackathon]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Wikimedia edit-a-thons}}
* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapathon OpenStreetMap 'Mapathons']
{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:Wikipedia]]
[[Category:Activism by type]]
[[Category:OpenStreetMap]]
