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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, June 4th, 2008'''.  June 4th starts on June 3rd, 1200 UTC, in New Zealand, and ends on June 4th, 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>'''[[Olympics]]'''</big></big></big></big></font></center>
 
<font color="blue"> Bonus points this month for combining this month's theme with next month's "Biography".  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!)''
 
 
===Special Note from the M.C. regarding this month's theme===
In many places, emotions are running high regarding this year's Olympics.  I hasten to point out that our Write-a-Thon is about ''The Olympics'' in general, from the Ancient Greeks to now. Winter, Summer, new sports, old sports, heroes and villains.  Write about any aspect you want, (bonus points this month for combining Olympics with biographies, but not too many since that's an easy ask for this theme!)
 
There's no need to shy away from controversy, so if you're having strong feelings about Beijing, by all means write about it (professionally, of course)!
 
'''Everyone''' should have ''something'' to say about some aspect of the Olympics, so let's make it a good one!
 
== 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:Aleta Curry|Aleta's]] here, but she's not the first.  Go, guys, go!  Started out with one of my all-time favourite Olympic [[Cinderella]] stories, [[John Akii-Bua]].  The day is young and ''I'll be back!'' [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 18:39, 3 June 2008 (CDT)  Okay, added a stub on [[Leni Riefenstahl]], disingenuous and brilliant.  [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 04:18, 4 June 2008 (CDT)  Aleta's back, and wanted to start a stub on the butt of many an Olympic joke, [[curling]], but you know what?  We've already got one! Will think of something else.


*[[user:James F. Perry|JFPerry]], fresh from video work at the state high school fastpitch [[softball]] championships, wants to let everyone know that: 1) the softball is not soft, and 2) never, ever, call it baseball.
=== When? ===
:Excellent, James, I thoroughly enjoyed reading that.  [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 03:21, 4 June 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:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]] thought of the '''''bonus points''''' that Aleta is offering and so started with [[Pierre de Coubertin]]. Then he populated a couple of ''subpages'' of [[John Akii-Bua]].
Any new article you create, and any edit you make to somebody else's Write-a-Thon article during that time period will count!
::Supten ''definitely'' gets bonus points!!!  Plus an extra one for not having to be reminded of the Write-a-Thon this month!  :)  [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 03:21, 4 June 2008 (CDT)
:::Supten thanks Aleta but the extra bonus point should be awarded to [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry]] whose mail - calling for Write-a-thon - was the first one to be read by Supten after logging into the Net!


* [[User:J. Noel Chiappa|Noel]] wasn't [[Kurt Gödel|logical]] about it at all - this was purely an accident, filling in a red link from something an old message I was dealing with led me to. [[User:J. Noel Chiappa|J. Noel Chiappa]] 09:04, 4 June 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:David E. Volk|Dave]] created [[Bromantan]], a drug banned in the Olympics, [[Drugs banned from the Olympics]], and [[Olympic theme song]], editing [[Science Olympics]] for fun. [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 11:24, 4 June 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:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel]] started [[Science Olympics]] and, in turn, provided definitions for [[Olympic theme song/Definition|Olympic theme song]] as well as [[Kurt Gödel/Definition|Kurt Gödel]]. -- [[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 11:35, 4 June 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)


* [[User:Derek Harkness|Derek Harkness]] thinks that working till 10pm sucks big time. However late, he did write a short article about [[Eric Liddell]] &mdash; the Scottish guy from the film Chariots of fire. Derek can't help noticing some comparisons with his own life, excepting that Derek doesn't have a 400 metres gold medal (yet). He then did a little wikitidy at [[Olympic theme song]].
==Upcoming!==
*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:Tom Morris|Tom]] is certainly not feeling the Olympic spirit at all, so quickly ducks in, writes a stub on [[Iraq]] and thinks about whether an article on [[Falun Gong]] (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Falun_Gong]) or maybe [[Jesse Owens]] would be suitable. Despite his political protestations, he's in a jolly mood, and slurps down some cool lemonade, mixed with a little hint of vodka, then munches on a cheese straw. --[[User:Tom Morris|Tom Morris]] 15:33, 4 June 2008 (CDT)
==Previous shindings==
* [[User:Derek Hodges|Derek Hodges]] started [[Athletics]] (Problem is, all to often, he didn't finish. Unless being carried over the finish line on a stretcher counts). Incidentally, he thinks [[Olympic theme song]] should be [[Olympic theme music]] --Unless someone's come up with lyrics for "ba baa ba ba da baaa...." -[[User:Derek Hodges|Derek Hodges]] 16:51, 4 June 2008 (CDT)
{{CZ:Monthly Write-a-Thon/Previous shindigs}}
 
==Keen-as-mustard and jumped the gun==
[[User:John Stephenson|John]]'s excuse is that his time it's not far off Wednesday, so arrived early to pin an [[English Only]] sign on the front door. [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] 06:25, 3 June 2008 (CDT)
:Another winner.  I didn't realise that things had gotten to the point where the movement actually had a name!  [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 03:27, 4 June 2008 (CDT)
 
I jumped the gun with [[Olympic theme song]], fitting both the Olympics and the music suggestions! [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 09:03, 3 June 2008 (CDT). Do "steroid" articles count towards the Olympic theme? LOL [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 18:44, 3 June 2008 (CDT)
:[[Nandrolone]] and [[Stanozolol]] should certainly qualify! [[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]]
::This would be funny if it weren't so blasted serious.  Heck, no, it is, too, funny.  [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 03:27, 4 June 2008 (CDT)
 
== Porch sitters--article creators who didn't edit a new article ==
*[[user:Ian Johnson|Ian's]] work meant he made only a short 25 metre dash in the [[Gay Games]] but unfortunately simply had to keep running right out of the stadium...
== Party crashers--contributors who didn't create a new article ==
[[User:Joe Quick|Joe]] helped [[John Akii-Bua]] gain some momentum.
 
==The shy ones, absent-minded profs, and other modest creatures==
 
 
== The total party poops ==
 
*[[User:Denis Cavanagh|Denis]] had to sit this one out as he has a U.S. History exam at two o clock. Its his last so he doesn't expect to be in a fit state to contribute as the evening goes on! Good luck with this month, but may he also suggest that something be written for [[Euro 2010]] that starts in the next few weeks?
* [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] underestimated the amount of time needed to recover from back-to-back trips!  But he won't be a total party poop.  Expect a little article about [[cross-country skiing]], my favorite sport from high school! --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 15:56, 4 June 2008 (CDT)
 
==Special Requests==
I have one '''big''' special request.  I want to kick [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks]] into high gear this month, as it will have to be if we're really going to organize our first workgroup weeks for either July or September.  And, if you know me, you know that when I am determined, I roll up my sleeves...well, I am ''very'' determined indeed in this case, and so Workgroup Weeks ''are'' going to happen!  So here is my request: '''Please think about how you can help, and if you can make any sort of commitment at all, please put your name on [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks]] or one of the associated pages.'''  TIA! --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 22:02, 1 June 2008 (CDT)
 
== Questions ==
Since the Olympics are going to be in China this year, here's a teaser with a Chinese theme. How many peanuts can you pick up, simultaneously, side by side, with only a pair of chop sticks. No cheating by using the other hand. [[User:Derek Harkness|Derek Harkness]] 13:14, 4 June 2008 (CDT)
:In the shell or out? --[[User:Joe Quick|Joe Quick]] 13:53, 4 June 2008 (CDT)
::It's easier if they're soggy from food left in a take-away container overnight.  And is that wooden chopsticks or plastic ones?  I've an idea that would change things. [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 17:31, 4 June 2008 (CDT)
:::My wife and I had a couple of meals in Tahiti with a v. rafeened Chinese lady who had *incredibly* dainty and sharply pointed and highly polished ivory chopsticks. It was impossible to eat *anything* with them, and I'm a pretty accomplished chopsticker.... Well, I guess we could have stabbed each grain of rice, one by one by one, with the sticks, using them like knives. Garhhh! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 17:47, 4 June 2008 (CDT)
 
==It's a wrap!==
 
 
== Previous shindigs ==
* [[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.''
 
==Bonus point winners==
<big><big> <font color=red>Extra!  Extra!</font></big> </big>
By my count, [[user:Derek Harkness|Derek Harkness]] is winning the bonus point competition, for a stunning coup back in March combining three theme suggestions in one.
 
You can make note of your bonus point accomplishments here, to make sure I notice.
'''
(I can be bribed!)'''


== 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)
====Re: Olympics====
* What about red links in [[Special:Random|Random pages]]? --[[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 10:15, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
* If we do '''Olympics''' in May, how do we handle the passionate and possibly justifiable views of those who regard them as the 'Genocide Olympics' (thinking of Darfur) or the 'Cultural Genocide Olympics' (thinking of Tibet) or the 'Pulmonicide Olympics' (thinking of air pollution)?  Suggest we adopt theme(s) from Charles Darwin's works, to get ahead of the crowd planning activities etc. to celebrate the bicenntenial of Darwin's birth, Feb 12, 2009, less than a year away.  CZ knows a good idea when it sees it. --[[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 18:58, 3 April 2008 (CDT)
*I suggest "Numbers".  [[User:Richard Pinch|Richard Pinch]] 07:21, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
:We don't even have an article on Tibet yet! We know China has blocked Wikipedia. Has China blocked Citizendium? [[User:Meg Ireland|Meg Ireland]] 19:15, 3 April 2008 (CDT)
* "Hometown Heroes" - write about someone famous from your part of the world (either where you're from, or where you are now).
::Citizendium is not blocked in China. Also, the English Wikipedia is not blocked at the moment either. We don't have articles about most places yet. We don't even have a completed article about China let alone smaller places. [[User:Derek Harkness|Derek Harkness]] 20:16, 3 April 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.)
:::I'm happy to add a Darwinian theme to a future write-a-thon--but...but...Anthony, are you nay-saying The Olympics?? Surely not! 
* 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]].
:::Meg and Derek--yes, but that's all right. I think it'll make people ''want'' to get rid of red links!
* 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).
:::[[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 21:50, 3 April 2008 (CDT)
* Photo stubs - no minimum word length, no theme requirement, but must contain an image.
*[[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] proposed: October - '''Common words with multiple uses''' (in need of disambiguation), e.g. as in [[CZ:List of words with multiple uses]].
* 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)
===Future Theme Schedule===
::*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)
* June - '''The Olympics!''' (Need Olympic Rings here) (and a sub-theme for July and August too, I would think)  
:::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)
*July - '''Biographies!''' The Good, the bad, and the altogether ugly. Also: The Olympics, because I will well and truly have Olympic fever by then!
:::*Reachable from the front page or a core article/workgroup page
**Computer authors please note the list of [[List_of_people_who_made_conceptual_breakthroughs_in_computer_science|people needing biographies]]
:::*Link to at least three other articles, even if they are redlinks in a Related Articles subpages
*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!!!
:::*Have at least three other articles link to them
*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!
* 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)


:: Kinds of [[Phobia]]s, or [[mammal]]s, or [[insect]]ss 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)


== 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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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!

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!

List your new articles here!

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)

Upcoming!

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

Previous shindings

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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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