Wikimedians of Los Angeles

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Wikimedians of Los Angeles

Wikimedians of Los Angeles (WikiLA) is a Wikimedia user group in Los Angeles, California. This group aims to support and encourage Wikimedians in Greater Los Angeles, which encompasses five counties in Southern California: Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino, and Riverside—but all Wikimedians and Wikimedia enthusiasts in Southern California are welcome to join our group. Objectives and activities Promote the use of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects by people in and around Los Angeles Coordinate Wikimedia-related community activities and outreach in the Greater Los Angeles Area Encourage the use of Wikimedia projects in education in the Greater Los Angeles Area Get involved! To be notified of upcoming meetups and events in the Los Angeles area, add your name to our mailing list. You can also contact Wikimedians of Los Angeles on our Talk page or connect with us via the Wikipedia LA Facebook group or our Discord. Annual Reports 2019 - for the period of July 2018 to June 2019 2020 - for the period of July 2019 to June 2020 2021 - for the period of July 2020 to June 2021 2022 - for the period of July 2021 to June 2022 2023 - for the period of July 2022 to June 2023 2024 - for the period of July 2023 to June 2024 2025 - for the period of July 2024 to June 2025

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Events

Upcoming Events

• We're always working on new events, leave a message on the talk page if you'd like to get an event together!
• April 26, 2025: Wildfire Edit-a-thon at Pasadena Heritage
• May 11, 2025: Museum of Flying & KSMO Visit in Santa Monica

Past Events

• April 2, 2025: USC Women in Science and Engineering 25th Anniversary at USC
• March 29, 2025: Women's History Month Editing Workshop at the Ebell of Los Angeles
• February 2, 2025: Wildfire Edit-a-thon at the Hammer Museum
• January 26, 2025: Wildfire Edit-a-thon at the Ebell of Los Angeles
• September 29, 2024: Mitla Cafe Onsite Research in San Bernardino
• August 24, 2024: Manhattan Beach Edit-a-thon at the Manhattan Beach Library
• June 8, 2024: Los Angeles Wiknic at Pan Pacific Park
• April 28, 2024: WMLA Spring 2024 Meetup in Culver City
• March 23, 2024: Angel City FC Women's Soccer Edit-a-Thon at Los Angeles Central Library
• February 17, 2024: West Hollywood Edit-a-Thon at West Hollywood Public Library.
• Archive of past events and meetups in Los Angeles

Selected Press

• Wikipedia editors chronicle landmarks lost to wildfires (KCRW)
• Inside a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon (KCRW Press Play)
• The Artists the Internet Almost Forgot (The Getty Iris)
• Editing Wikipedia, One African-American Artist at a Time (KPCC Radio)
• Past to Present: Unforgetting L.A. Uses Wikipedia as an Activist Art Platform (KCET Artbound)
• 10 Best L.A. Art Experiences of 2015 (L.A. Weekly)
• Black Artists Get Wikipedia Pages at Last, Thanks to an Edit-a-Thon (L.A. Weekly)
• Academics Continue Flirting With a Former Foe: Wikipedia (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Wikipedia Becomes a Battleground for Art Activism (L.A. Weekly)

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Participants and supporters

Are you interested in being part of Wikipedians of Los Angeles? Add your username below!

2013 "Women in Architecture" Wikipedia Meetup at the MAK Center, West Hollywood

2014 Wikipedia meetup at 356 Mission Rd.

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• Anotherarchivist (talk) 20:32, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
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• Camelia (talk) 08:34, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
• SHISHIR DUA (talk) 05:33, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
• Blervis (talk) 03:59, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
• –Novem Linguae (talk) 22:45, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
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New to Wikipedia?

New to Wikipedia? There are a variety of great resources to help you get started:

• Wikipedia:Introduction, an introduction to the project, editing, and more.
• Wikipedia:A primer for newcomers, an overview of basics, policies, and more.
• Wikipedia:Learning the ropes, learning how to navigate and find resources.
• Wikipedia:Your first article, if you're interested in starting a new article.
• Wikipedia:Teahouse, a great resource for new editors to ask any questions they may have.
• The resources listed below cover the large array of topics for any situation.

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Resources

Getting Started Contributing to Wikipedia The five pillars of Wikipedia • Tutorial • Your first article How to: edit a page • upload an image Getting Help Frequently Asked Questions Where to: ask questions • make requests Request administrator attention Policies and Guidelines Neutral point of view • Reliable sources Verifiability • Citing sources • No original research What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Simplified Manual of Style • Three-revert rule Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism • Sock puppetry Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability

The Community Community Portal • Adopt-a-user program Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • Resolving disputes Build consensus • Village pump IRC channels • Mailing lists Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community (The Signpost) Things to do Be bold in editing • Help develop an article Maintenance • Peer review • Requested articles Join a WikiProject • Translating articles Cleaning up: General • Spam • Vandalism Miscellaneous Categories • Disambiguity • Stubs User pages • Talk pages Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

Resource list derived from Template:WelcomeMenu

Affiliations Committee Resolutions

• Wikimedians of Los Angeles User Group