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*[[user:Aleta_Curry|Aleta]], after discussions with the biology department, got things kicked off in the Land Down Under with [[Maple]] (or should that be ''Acer''?  Better redirect!).  I've saved all my ''Acer Palmatum var. Painus in the Buttus'' from the [[drought]], but now there are [[Gall wasp]]s in my [[lemon]]!  Husband wanted to know why [[dinner]] was late, so I may have a few choice words to say about [[marriage]] later!!!  Party is lonely, so stopped to plant a [[specimen tree]].  Wonder if things are any better over at [[bar|Hayford's Bar and Grill?]][[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 18:31, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
*[[user:Aleta_Curry|Aleta]], after discussions with the biology department, got things kicked off in the Land Down Under with [[Maple]] (or should that be ''Acer''?  Better redirect!).  I've saved all my ''Acer Palmatum var. Painus in the Buttus'' from the [[drought]], but now there are [[Gall wasp]]s in my [[lemon]]!  Husband wanted to know why [[dinner]] was late, so I may have a few choice words to say about [[marriage]] later!!!  Party is lonely, so stopped to plant a [[specimen tree]].  Wonder if things are any better over at [[bar|Hayford's Bar and Grill?]][[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 18:31, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
*[[user:Robert_W_King|Robert]] is on a running head start(and a day early in the [[US|United States of America]]), with a goal of creating stubs out of a planned '''36''' core subjects!
*[[user:Robert_W_King|Robert]] is on a running head start(and a day early in the [[US|United States of America]]), with a goal of creating stubs out of a planned '''36''' core subjects!
*[[User:John_Stephenson|John]] surveyed [[volcanically active worlds]].


== Porch sitters--article creators who didn't edit a new article ==
== Porch sitters--article creators who didn't edit a new article ==

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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 actually pitch in party hardy.

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

When?

Write-a-Thons happen the first Wednesday of every month. The next Write-a-Thon is Wednesday, October 3. October 3 starts on October 2, 1200 UTC, in New Zealand, and ends on October 4, 1000 UTC, in Hawaii. Save The 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, when it's that day in your part of the world, 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.

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:The Article Checklist!), 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, you're just a porch-sitter, party-crasher, or total party poop.

Create an article, already!

Check it out: Start an article!

The Partiers

Porch sitters--article creators who didn't edit a new article

Party crashers--contributors who didn't create a new article

Matt was getting antsy while waiting for the party to heat up and kept Aleta from killing those Gall darn wasps. AH, Bummer, Matt just realized it is only Tuesday over here!

The total party poops

Go ahead, admit it!


Questions

You ask--we answer. Ask anything. Keep it clean, now.

  1. I have a sinking feeling Gall wasp should be Gall Wasp, so a) am I right and b) if I move it, does it mess up that whole metadata page thingy? Aleta Curry 19:59, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
    1. Try it and we'll all find out.
  2. Why is it that the average heterosexual male will lift something heavy for you without complaint, and generously fish an earring out of the toilet with his bare hand without flinching, but cannot put his dirty clothes in the laundry basket?Aleta Curry 19:59, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
    1. Can't you read, Larry said keep it clean. :D --Matt Innis (Talk) 20:11, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
      1. the answer is, convenience. Why should I go and put it in a container when 1. it's already dirty, and 2. I'm going to wash it eventually! --Robert W King 20:19, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

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