We've been discussing it on meta, where I'd prefer to maintain the conversation, but, I should have stated:
"The first edit-a-thon or event that involved people in a room together editing Wikipedia in some type of "organized" fashion" -Sarah On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Steven Walling <steven.wall...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, Sarah Stierch wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I've asked a question on the new Program Evaluation & Design portal about > > when people think the first edit-a-thons took place. (Or the very first, > if > > we know!) > > > > It would be great to have your input on meta: > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Evaluation_portal/Parlor/Questions > > > > Thank you and please spread the word! > > > > Sarah > > > Sarah, > > Do you mean the first Wikimedia editathon, or the first editathon period? > > Editathons predate Wikipedia by years, and are about as old as the wiki > itself. The old school name for them is "barn raisings". > > http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/BarnRaising > > > > -- > > -- > > *Sarah Stierch* > > *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* > > *www.sarahstierch.com* > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > ?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>