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[[File:We Can Edit.jpg|400px|thumbnail|right|alt=drawing of a Rosie the Riveter showing her flexed bare arm with the text above stating "We can Edit"|Edit-a-thon poster]]An '''edit-a-thon''' is an effort to improve a certain part of the wiki over a specific, often short, period of time.  They typically focus on a specific topic, such as expanding or updating on articles (such as Independence Day or [[Accessibility]]).  Edit-a-thons improve the wiki and can be a great way to help new USApedians learn to edit.  
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An '''edit-a-thon''' is an effort to improve a certain part of the wiki over a specific, often short, period of time.  They typically focus on a specific topic, such as expanding or updating on articles (such as [[Accessibility]], World Health Day, or [[Leadership]]).  Edit-a-thons improve the wiki and can be a great way to help new Saintapedians learn to edit.  


For upcoming planned Edit-a-thons and to suggest ideas for edit-a-thons, please see [[Saintapedia:Edit-a-thons WikiProject]].
== Options ==


== Content categorization - Round 2 - Monday, December 18, 2023 ==
=== Content categorization ===
Throughout most of the day, there will be a live stream of an editor participating in the Edit-a-thon. You are welcome to join whenever your schedule permits to learn how to participate or get live editing support.  
Throughout most of the day, there will be a live stream of an editor participating in the Edit-a-thon. You are welcome to join whenever your schedule permits to learn how to participate or get live editing support.  


In an effort to better organize the content on Saintapedia, this edit-a-thon will focus on:
In an effort to better organize the content on USApedia, this edit-a-thon will focus on:


* Adding [[Saintapedia:Official categories|Official categories]] to pages without categories, especially reviewing
* Adding [[USApedia:Official categories|Official categories]] to pages without categories, especially reviewing
** On [[Portal:Category wikiproject]]
On [[Portal:Category wikiproject]]
*** Wikipedia stubs needing cleanup
* Wikipedia stubs needing cleanup
*** Stubs article
* Stubs article
**[[Portal:Archive/WikiProject#Batches]]
[[Portal:Archive/WikiProject#Batches]]
* Updating/expanding on that list of categories
* Updating/expanding on that list of categories
* Reviewing and merging [[Help:Merging#Articles%20needing%20merging|articles needing merging]]
* Reviewing and merging [[Help:Merging#Articles%20needing%20merging|articles needing merging]]
* As needed
* As needed
** Suggesting pages be [[Portal:Archive|archived]]
Suggesting pages be [[Portal:Archive|archived]]
** Creating pages
Creating pages


== Content categorization - Monday, August 21, 2023 ==
=== Random page challenge ===
Throughout most of the day, there will be a live stream of an editor participating in the Edit-a-thon. You are welcome to join whenever your schedule permits to learn how to participate or get live editing support.  
 
In an effort to better organize the content on Saintapedia, this edit-a-thon will focus on:
 
* Adding [[Saintapedia:Official categories|Official categories]] to pages without categories, especially reviewing
** On [[Portal:Category wikiproject]]
*** Wikipedia stubs needing cleanup
*** Stubs article
** [[Portal:Archive/WikiProject#Batches]]
* Updating/expanding on that list of categories
* Reviewing and merging [[Help:Merging#Articles%20needing%20merging|articles needing merging]]
* As needed
** Suggesting pages be [[Portal:Archive|archived]]
** Creating pages
 
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== Leadership and org charts update - May 17, 2021 ==
On Monday, May 17th, the Edit-a-thon his will focus on updating [[Leadership]] infoboxes and [[Organization chart]]<nowiki/>s.
* The list of available task and who is working on them can can be seen at [[May 2021 leadership update]].
* A sortable list, by last updated date, of the Leadership infoboxes can be seen at [[Saintapedia:Mini WikiProjects#Leadership]].
 
== Random page challenge - January 27, 2021 ==
To participate:
To participate:
* Go to a [[random page]]
* Go to a [[random page]]
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* Go to another random page and repeat the process
* Go to another random page and repeat the process


== Categories and Accessibility - May 19th, 2020 ==
=== Categories and Accessibility ===
The May 19th Edit-a-thon focused on:
The Edit-a-thon focused on:
* connecting content and improving search [[Edit-a-thon#Adding categories|adding categories]]
* connecting content and improving search [[Edit-a-thon#Adding categories|adding categories]]
* improving [[Edit-a-thon#Accessibility|Accessibility]] ([[Edit-a-thon#Alt text|Alt text]], [[Edit-a-thon#Section headings|Section headings]], and [[Edit-a-thon#Color contrast|Color contrast]]) in honor or [[Global Accessibility Awareness Day]]
* improving [[Edit-a-thon#Accessibility|Accessibility]] ([[Edit-a-thon#Alt text|Alt text]], [[Edit-a-thon#Section headings|Section headings]], and [[Edit-a-thon#Color contrast|Color contrast]]) in honor of {{W|article=Global Accessibility Awareness Day}}


=== Categorizes ===
==== Categorizes ====
[[Category]] tags help keep related content together.  Adding these tags makes links at the bottom of the article which take you to the list of all pages in that category. They are now even more important since Saintapedia's [[Help:Search|new search]] will now allow you to use categories as a basis of a search or refine your search results using categories.
[[Category]] tags help keep related content together.  Adding these tags makes links at the bottom of the article which take you to the list of all pages in that category. They are now even more important since USApedia's [[Help:Search|new search]] will now allow you to use categories as a basis of a search or refine your search results using categories.


The Edit-a-thon will focus on:  
The Edit-a-thon will focus on:  
* [[#Adding categories|Adding categories]]
* [[#Adding categories|Adding categories]]
* Updating [[Saintapedia:Official categories|Official categories]], as needed
* Updating [[USApedia:Official categories|Official categories]], as needed


==== Adding categories ====
====== Adding categories ======
''<small>Edit at [[Help:Category#Adding categories|Adding categories]]</small>''
''<small>Edit at [[Help:Category#Adding categories|Adding categories]]</small>''


You can add categories with both editors ([[Edit-a-thon#Using Visual Editor|Visual Editor]] or [[Edit-a-thon#Using Enhanced editor|Enhanced editor]]).
You can add categories with both editors ([[Edit-a-thon#Using Visual Editor|Visual Editor]] or [[Edit-a-thon#Using Enhanced editor|Enhanced editor]]). Using Visual Editor  
===== Using Visual Editor =====
{{#lsth:Help:Category|Adding categories using Visual Editor}}
{{#lsth:Help:Category|Adding categories using Visual Editor}}
===== Using Enhanced editor =====
======Using Enhanced editor ======
{{#lsth:Help:Category|Adding an article to a category using Enhanced editor}}
{{#lsth:Help:Category|Adding an article to a category using Enhanced editor}}


=== Accessibility ===
==== Accessibility ====
In support of [[Global Accessibility Awareness Day]], we will also work to add:
In support of [[Global Accessibility Awareness Day]], we will also work to add:
*[[#Alt text|Alt text]]
*[[#Alt text|Alt text]]
*[[#Section headings|Section headings]]
*[[#Section headings|Section headings]]
*[[#Color contrast|Color contrast]]
*[[#Color contrast|Color contrast]]
Please see [[Saintapedia:Accessibility]] for more ways you can make Saintapedia accessible to everyone.
Please see [[USApedia:Accessibility]] for more ways you can make USApedia accessible to everyone.
====Alt text====
======Alt text======
''<small>Edit at [[Saintapedia:Accessibility#Images]]</small>''
''<small>Edit at [[USApedia:Accessibility#Images]]</small>''
{{#lsth:Saintapedia:Accessibility|Images}}
{{#lsth:USApedia:Accessibility|Images}}
====Section headings====
======Section headings======
''<small>Edit at [[Saintapedia:Accessibility#Section headings]]</small>''
''<small>Edit at [[USApedia:Accessibility#Section headings]]</small>''
{{#lsth:Saintapedia:Accessibility|Section headings}}
{{#lsth:USApedia:Accessibility|Section headings}}
====Color contrast====
======Color contrast======
''<small>Edit at [[Saintapedia:Accessibility#Color recommendations]]</small>''
''<small>Edit at [[USApedia:Accessibility#Color recommendations]]</small>''
{{#lsth:Saintapedia:Accessibility|Color recommendations}}
{{#lsth:USApedia:Accessibility|Color recommendations}}
 
== March 25, 2019 ==
There are two parts to this Edit-a-thon:
# Primary Theme - Better integrate [[:Category:Wikipedia stubs needing cleanup|Wikipedia stub]] into Saintapedia
# Secondary Theme - Editing open house - Open invite to anyone wanting to make edits to Saintapedia, but would like some help while they do it.
 
=== Wikipedia stub integration ===
Some steps that can be done to turn [[:Category:Wikipedia stubs needing cleanup|Wikipedia stub]] into a [[Saintapedia:Stub|Stub]] article or expend it to the point where a stub flag is not even needed:
* Remove any [[Internal link|internal links]] to topics that would likely have little little value as an article on Saintapedia
* Use the [https://search.usa.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=enterprise_search&query=&commit=Search Enterprise search] to add content under the Topic and DOE [[section]] including:
** using [https://search.usa.gov/search/images?affiliate=enterprise_search&query= DOE Flickr accounts search] to [[Help:Visual editor#Adding an image|add images]]
** using the [https://search.usa.gov/search/news?affiliate=enterprise_search&channel=8399&query= DOE YouTube channel search] to add [[YouTube]] videos
* Convert [[red links]] into {{Tlx|W or p}}links so that it will
Once you have the cleaned up the Wikipedia stub enough, please remove the template and add the {{Tlx|Stub}}template, as needed.  See [[Help:Visual editor#Adding a template|adding a template]] for more information.
 
At the start of the day, there were 852 Wikipedia stubs and it ended with 839.
 
=== Editing open house ===
[[Tom O'Neill]] is sharing his screen the majority using WebEx of the day as he participates in Edit-a-thon.  To join the session:
* [https://doe.webex.com/meet/thomas.oneill Connect to the virtual session] (recommended) and/or
* Dial into the audio session (see below)
** +1-415-527-5035 US Toll
** Access code:  905 819 417
Once you are connected, please feel free to ask any question related to the wiki such as:
# How do add an image
# Format the text
# Get started editing


== Visual Editor - August 24, 2018 ==
==== Visual Editor ====
This edit-a-thon will focus on:   
This edit-a-thon will focus on:   
# using [[Help:Visual Editor|Visual Editor]] to make changes to the wiki   
# using [[Help:Visual Editor|Visual Editor]] to make changes to the wiki   
# connecting articles ([[Wikifying]], Related link circles, [[Navboxes]], etc.)   
# connecting articles ([[Wikifying]], Related link circles, [[Navboxes]], etc.)   
# refreshing the list of pages we want the 2018/2019 class of [[Saintapedia:Intern program|Saintapedia Interns]] to create/improve   
# refreshing the list of pages we want the 2018/2019 class of [[USApedia:Intern program|USApedia Interns]] to create/improve   


Editors are encouraged to:
Editors are encouraged to:
* Spend five (5) minutes testing out the new editor (see [[Help:Visual editor]] for more details)
* Spend five (5) minutes testing out the new editor (see [[Help:Visual editor]] for more details)
* Consider [[Five Minute Pledge]] - Can you spare 5 minutes, 0.2% of your work week, to make a few edits to Saintapedia?
* Consider [[Five Minute Pledge]] - Can you spare 5 minutes, 0.2% of your work week, to make a few edits to USApedia?
* Do one of the quick [[Saintapedia:Gardening|Gardening tasks]]
* Do one of the quick [[USApedia:Gardening|Gardening tasks]]
* Complete a task from [[Gardener's Dashboard]]
* Complete a task from [[Gardener's Dashboard]]


Readers are encouraged to:
==== Acronyms ====
* Add feedback using the [[Help:Article feedback tool|Article feedback tool]]
* Tell a coworker about Saintapedia
* Consider [[Create account|creating an account]]
 
Lead [[Saintapedia Ambassador]] and Curator will be live streaming his edits, and available for questions, all day except 2:30-3:30 PM EST.
* Live streaming details 
** WebEx is https://doe.webex.com/meet/thomas.oneill
** Call-in number is 1-415-527-5035
*** Access code 905 819 417
* His focus:
** Editor tasks above
** [[Saintapedia:Mini WikiProjects#Help documentation refresh]] such as
*** [[Portal:Help]]
*** ensuring [[:Category:Help|Help pages]] reflect the move to VisualEditor
*** Create VisualEditor training videos
* Updating/expanding on [[Saintapedia:Content needs (Virtual Student Federal Service)]]
Changes to make during the Edit-a-thon:
* Create [[CXO Fellowship]] from https://cfo.gov/cxo-fellows/
* Create Government Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center from https://www.performance.gov/GEARcenter/index.html
* Add image from <nowiki>https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/los-alamos-field-office-announces-completion-contract-transition</nowiki> to [[Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC|N3B]]
 
== Acronyms - November 20, 2017 ==
{{Notice|This Edit-a-Thon was postponed from November 6th.}}
The [[Acronyms]] is a list of DOE-relevant acronyms.  Each acronym is linked, if the corresponding page exists, to their definitions. This edit-a-thon aims to make the list even more complete by adding missing acronyms.  They can come from your organization, the consolidated list of [[Saintapedia:WikiProject_Acronyms#Potential acronyms|Potential acronyms]], [[Saintapedia:WikiProject Acronyms#BPA list|BPA list]], and from existing [[redirects]].
 
[[Tom O'Neill]] will be sharing his edits thru out the day, using [[WebEx]], in his [https://doe.webex.com/meet/thomas.oneill Personal Room].
 
All the DOE acronyms are consolidated for viewing on the main [[Acronyms]] page, but each letter of the alphabet has its own page for editing.
 
=== Current Acronyms ===
'''[[Acronyms|{{color|#1b9e77|All}}]] — [[Acronym A|{{color|#7570b3|A}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym B|{{color|#1b9e77|B}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym C|{{color|#d95f02|C}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym D|{{color|#7570b3|D}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym E|{{color|#1b9e77|E}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym F|{{color|#d95f02|F}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym G|{{color|#7570b3|G}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym H|{{color|#1b9e77|H}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym I|{{color|#d95f02|I}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym J|{{color|#7570b3|J}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym K|{{color|#1b9e77|K}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym L|{{color|#d95f02|L}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym M|{{color|#7570b3|M}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym N|{{color|#1b9e77|N}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym O|{{color|#d95f02|O}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym P|{{color|#7570b3|P}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym Q|{{color|#1b9e77|Q}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym R|{{color|#d95f02|R}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym S|{{color|#7570b3|S}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym T|{{color|#1b9e77|T}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym U|{{color|#d95f02|U}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym V|{{color|#7570b3|V}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym W|{{color|#1b9e77|W}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym X|{{color|#d95f02|X}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym Y|{{color|#7570b3|Y}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym Z|{{color|#1b9e77|Z}}]]'''
'''[[Acronyms|{{color|#1b9e77|All}}]] — [[Acronym A|{{color|#7570b3|A}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym B|{{color|#1b9e77|B}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym C|{{color|#d95f02|C}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym D|{{color|#7570b3|D}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym E|{{color|#1b9e77|E}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym F|{{color|#d95f02|F}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym G|{{color|#7570b3|G}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym H|{{color|#1b9e77|H}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym I|{{color|#d95f02|I}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym J|{{color|#7570b3|J}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym K|{{color|#1b9e77|K}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym L|{{color|#d95f02|L}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym M|{{color|#7570b3|M}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym N|{{color|#1b9e77|N}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym O|{{color|#d95f02|O}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym P|{{color|#7570b3|P}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym Q|{{color|#1b9e77|Q}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym R|{{color|#d95f02|R}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym S|{{color|#7570b3|S}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym T|{{color|#1b9e77|T}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym U|{{color|#d95f02|U}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym V|{{color|#7570b3|V}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym W|{{color|#1b9e77|W}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym X|{{color|#d95f02|X}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym Y|{{color|#7570b3|Y}}]]{{·}} [[Acronym Z|{{color|#1b9e77|Z}}]]'''


=== Adding an acronym ===
==== Women's History Month ====
{{#lsth:Saintapedia:WikiProject Acronyms|Adding an acronym}}
Every Women's History Month March highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society, as the focus for this month's edit-a-thon.  It will
=== Screen sharing and demonstrations ===
[[Tom O'Neill]] will be sharing his edits thru out the day, using [[WebEx]], in his [https://doe.webex.com/meet/thomas.oneill Personal Room].
 
=== Process ===
# Wikifying on wikiproject
# Saving
# Opening Excel
# Editing sections (such as B-BI) and cutting the list into Excel
# Moving the acronyms on the wikiproject page that match that range
# Pulling out any disambig and putting them on back on the acronym page
# Using Excel to alphabetize the list
# Move the list from Excel to the acronym page
# Saving
# Moving the disambig to their right place
# Removing duplicate
# Saving
# Repeating steps 4-12 on other sections
 
== Saintapedia Birthday - 2017 ==
The 7th Saintapedia Birthday is focusing on updating the [[Leadership]] article, which should house every major organization's Leadership infobox.  Leadership infoboxes are [[templates]] that list major organizational leadership position, who holds them (or if they are vacant), and how long they have been in the leadership position.
 
Since a large majority of the leadership position are filled with [[Political appointees]], the [[Plum Book (Department of Energy)|Department of Energy's section]] of the 2016 [[Plum Book]] has been added to Saintapedia.  The listings, which have been broken out by organization, includes:
* Position Title
* Name of Incumbent
* Type of Appointment
* Pay Plan/Pay Grade
* Location
 
Positions, if vacant or acting due to a political appointee departure, should have the "Since" date of January 20th.  The  {{XLSLink|DOE Secretarial Officers.xls|DOE Secretarial Officers}} and {{XLSLink|Heads of Departmental Elements.xlsx|Heads of Departmental Elements}}, both dated January 23, 2017, should also be helpful in that effort.


=== How to modify Leadership infoboxes ===
* Add [[biographies]] of woman saints
[[File:Leadership infobox edit link.png|300px|thumbnail|right|Location of "Edit" link where changes can be made to the Infobox]]
* Adding [[categories]] to articles about saints women to keep them together
# Click on the "Edit" link at the bottom right corner of the Infobox you wish to change
# Make an changes you know are needed to existing entries.  Please remember each entry has a "Position," "Person," and "Since."  Person's name ideally would be [[wikified]] with (Acting) outside of the link.  The Since can be left vacant if the information is not known.
# To add additional positions
## Copy the last entry, including the three lines listed above
## Paste it below the last entry
## Add one to each of the new entries.  For example, change "Position6" to "Position7"; change "Person6" to "Person7"; and "Since6" to "Since7."  Please do keep the pipe (|) intact on each line.
# Update "Reviewed" with today's date.  If there is not a reviewed, please add "<code>|Reviewed    = </code>" below the last entry.
# Add an [[edit summary]].
# Save the page


=== Why leadership infoboxes? ===
==== Creating biography articles ====
* Information on public websites can be difficult to find or buried in image [[organization charts]].
* Charts only have current individuals in the positions, while Saintapedia allows for historic individuals to be known.
* Saintapedia allows that historic content to be maintained. Past individuals who have held leadership positions often have their biographies removed from the public website when they leave the position.
* Biographies on Saintapedia can be [[wikified]] which allows them to become much more useful and interactive.
* See [[#How these boxes are used|How these boxes are used]] for more details how the information can easily be reused.
 
=== How infoboxes are used ===
The Leadership infoboxes follow the Saintapedia model of creating/maintaining content in one place and reusing it throughout the wiki.  The infoboxes should be placed on:
* organization main Saintapedia article (possibly aligned to the left rather than to the right)
* organization sub-offices articles
* articles about each of the leadership positions
* biography articles of those who have held leadership positions in the organization in the past (so individuals can know who succeeded him or her)
* article about those who currently hold leadership roles
* [[Leadership]] article
 
== Global Accessibility Awareness Day - May 19 2016 ==
In support of [[Global Accessibility Awareness Day]], we will have an edit-a-thon with the primary focus on:
* [[Alt text]]
* [[Section headings]]
* color contrast
Please see [[Saintapedia:Accessibility]] for more ways you can make Saintapedia accessible to everyone.
=== Alt text ===
{{#lsth:Saintapedia:Accessibility|Images}}
=== Section headings ===
{{#lsth:Saintapedia:Accessibility|Section headings}}
=== Color contrast ===
{{#lsth:Saintapedia:Accessibility|Color recommendations}}
 
== World Health Day Edit-a-thon - April 7 ==
The official theme for the 2016 [http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2016/en/ World Health Day] is to "Beat diabetes."  One of the key points in the campaign is "Maintaining normal body weight, engaging in regular physical activity, and eating a healthy diet can reduce the risk of diabetes."<ref>[http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2016/event/en/ World Health Day 2016: Beat diabetes]</ref>  We are focusing on improving information
on ways DOE employees and contractors are engaging in physical activity.  This includes:
* [[Gym|Gyms]] that are specifically for or have membership requirements that include DOE employees/contractors
* Walking clubs - Add to [[Walking club]]
* Bike groups - Add new groups to
** {{tlx|Bicycling}} navbox
** [[:Category:Bicycling]] (see [[Help:Category#Adding categories]] for more information) and
** [[Bicycling]]
* Running groups - For this group and the ones below, please add to the appropriate section of [[Health groups]]
* Hiking groups
* Soccer clubs
* Volleyball clubs
* Softball leagues
* Weight watchers
* Other activities
 
=== Adding information about a group not on Saintapedia ===
For groups newly being added to the wiki:
* start by adding the content, under a Health groups [[section]], to the [[DOE Facility]] article that most employees/contractors work
* once the content grows, it can be moved to a new page
 
If you are new to editing the wiki, please feel free to add the information you have below this line or with the [[Article feedback tool]].
----
 
=== Further plans ===
* If the content allows, a [[Help:Portal]] may eventually be created.
* Add a link on [[Employee resources]]
 
== Women's History Month - March 17, 2016 ==
The [[Saintapedia Working Group]] choose [[Women's History Month]], which every March highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society, as the focus for this month's edit-a-thon.  It will
 
* Add [[biographies]] of woman DOE scientists and other notable woman leaders
* Adding [[categories]] to articles about notable DOE women to keep them together
 
=== Creating biography articles ===
Select "Biography" template from the [[Boilerplate template]].  See the page creation options below.
Select "Biography" template from the [[Boilerplate template]].  See the page creation options below.
{{#lsth:Frequently Asked Questions about Saintapedia|How do I create a new page on Saintapedia?}}
{{#lsth:Frequently Asked Questions about USApedia|How do I create a new page on USApedia?}}
=== Biography categories ===
==== Biography categories ====
{{#ev:youtube|BSy-VSGwzyw|400|right|Adding categories to a wiki page - '''Non-DOE video'''}}
{{#ev:youtube|BSy-VSGwzyw|400|right|Adding categories to a wiki page}}
The categories that will be used are:  
The categories that will be used are:  
* <code><nowiki></nowiki></code> and
 
* <code><nowiki></nowiki></code>. 
See Adding an article to a category below or watch the video example (created for another wiki, but concept is the same).
<hr />
<hr />
{{#lsth:Help:Category|Adding an article to a category}}
{{#lsth:Help:Category|Adding an article to a category}}


=== Results ===
==== Stub creation ====
Below are the results of the Edit-a-thon
The December 2015 ran from December 28th through December 31st, 2015.  It focused on creating starter pages called [[stubs]].  A stub is an article that is too short to provide comprehensive coverage of the subject, but long enough to provide some useful information.
* [[:Category:Woman scientists]]
** Before Edit-a-thon - 0
** After Edit-a-thon - 10
** Currently - {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Woman scientists}}
* [[:Category:Woman leaders]]
** Before Edit-a-thon - 0
** After Edit-a-thon - 29
** Currently - {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Woman leaders}}
 
== January 2016 - 6th Birthday ==
The 6th Saintapedia Birthday is focusing on updating the [[Leadership]] article, which should house every major organization's Leadership infobox.  Leadership infoboxes are [[templates]] that list major organizational leadership position, who holds them (or if they are vacant), and how long they have been in the leadership position.
 
=== How these boxes are used ===
The Leadership infoboxes follow the Saintapedia model of creating/maintaining content in one place and reusing it throughout the wiki.  The infoboxes should be placed on:
* organization main Saintapedia article (possibly aligned to the left rather than to the right)
* organization sub-offices articles
* articles about each of the leadership positions
* biography articles of those who have held leadership positions in the organization in the past (so individuals can know who succeeded him or her)
* article about those who currently hold leadership roles
* [[Leadership]] article


=== Why leadership infoboxes? ===
===== How do I create a new page on USApedia? =====
* Information on public websites can be difficult to find or buried in image organization charts.
* Charts only have current individuals in the positions, while Saintapedia allows for historic individuals to be known.
* Saintapedia allows that historic content to be maintained. Past individuals who have held leadership positions often have their biographies removed from the public website when they leave the position.
* Biographies on Saintapedia can be [[wikified]] which allows them to become much more useful and interactive.
* See [[#How these boxes are used|How these boxes are used]] for more details how the information can easily be reused.
 
=== How to modify Leadership infoboxes ===
[[File:Leadership infobox edit link.png|300px|thumbnail|right|Location of "Edit" link where changes can be made to the Infobox]]
# Click on the "Edit" link at the bottom right corner of the Infobox you wish to change
# Make an changes you know are needed to existing enties.  Please remember each entry has a "Position," "Person," and "Since."
# To add additional positions
## Copy the last entry, including the three lines listed above
## Paste it below the last entry
## Add one to each of the new entries.  For example, change "Position6" to "Position7"; change "Person6" to "Person7"; and "Since6" to "Since7."  Please do keep the pipe (|) intact on each line.
# Update "Reviewed" with today's date.  If there is not a reviewed, please add "<code>|Reviewed    = </code>" below the last entry.
# Add an [[edit summary]].
# Save the page
 
== December 2015 ==
The December 2015 ran from December 28th through December 31st, 2015.  It focused on creating starter pages called [[stubs]].  A stub is an article that is too short to provide comprehensive coverage of the subject, but long enough to provide some useful information.  25 new pages were created during the Edit-a-thon.
 
===How do I create a new page on Saintapedia?===
{{Main|Help:Creating a page}}
{{Main|Help:Creating a page}}
Creating a new page is very easy.   
Creating a new page is very easy.   
{{#lsth:Help:Creating a page|Article Creation Methods}}
{{#lsth:Help:Creating a page|Article Creation Methods}}


===Why create a Saintapedia article on a topic?===
== Adding YouTube videos ==
{{#lsth:Frequently Asked Questions about Saintapedia|Why create a Saintapedia article on a topic?}}
'''What''' - [[Adding YouTube video|Adding YouTube videos]] to USApedia articles
=== Article ideas ===
* [[Content needs]] - A long list of topics your fellow editors think should have a Saintapedia page
* Organizations - Look for [[red links]] on [[Portal:Organization]] in your organization and other organizations
* [[Initiatives]] - Use the 2nd link to create the Saintapedia page
** [[Climate Action Plan]] - [http://energy.gov/ia/initiatives/climate-action-plan Climate Action Plan]
** [[Joint Trade Mission to China]] - [http://energy.gov/ia/joint-trade-mission-china DOC-DOE Joint Trade Mission to China]
** [[Turkey Near Zero Zone]] (NZZ) - [http://energy.gov/ia/turkey-near-zero-zone Turkey Near-Zero Zone]
** [[U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial]] (AEM) - [http://energy.gov/ia/initiatives/us-africa-energy-ministerial U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial]
** [[U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue]] (CED) - [http://energy.gov/ia/initiatives/us-canada-clean-energy-dialogue-ced U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue (CED)]
** [[U.S.-Israel Energy Meetings]] - [http://energy.gov/ia/us-israel-energy-meetings U.S.-Israel Energy Meetings]
** [[U.S.-India Energy Cooperation]] - [http://energy.gov/ia/initiatives/us-india-energy-cooperation U.S.-India Energy Cooperation]
* [[List of Countries (International Affairs)]]
** Some options - [[Algeria]], [[Angola]], [[Ecuador]], [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Kuwait]], [[Libya]], [[Nigeria]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Venezuela]]
* [[Prize#Prizes_.28co-.29hosted_by_DOE|Prizes (co-)hosted by DOE]]
* Create missing [[User facility|User facilities]]


== October 20, 2015 ==
'''Why''' - Adding YouTube videos is a quick way to add value to an article
{{Ambox|small=left|text=At any point on the 20th, please join the [https://usdoe.webex.com/usdoe/j.php?MTID=mf7898248cfead766b68b5fd907629407 WebEx session].  It includes the '''screen sharing session''' and '''audio conference call.''' The password is "wiki".<br /><br />'''Need Help?''' - Review [[WebEx#Joining a session|how to join a WebEx session]].}}
* We will have an [https://usdoe.webex.com/usdoe/j.php?MTID=mf7898248cfead766b68b5fd907629407 all day conference line/chat] during length of edit-a-thon.  The password is "wiki".
*  It includes the '''screen sharing session''' and '''audio conference call.'''
* Need Help? - Review [[WebEx#Joining a session|how to join a WebEx session]]
* It will include a training session from 1-3 PM EST


== July 2015 - Adding YouTube videos==
==== Steps ====
* '''Who''' - Any DOE employee or contractor can make changes ([[Help:Getting started with Saintapedia#Account creation process|Create an Account]])
# Pick an article and do a video search with the title
* '''What''' - [[Adding YouTube video|Adding YouTube videos]] to Saintapedia articles
# Look for a video from a good sources
* '''When''' - July 13 - 17, 2015
* '''Where''' - Any Saintapedia article
* '''Why''' - Adding YouTube videos is a quick way to add value to an article
 
=== Steps ===
# Pick an article, such as [[Hanford site]] or [[Uranium]], and do a video search with the title
# Look for a video from a DOE/government source or a general overview video
# See [[#Adding the video|Adding the video]] below
# See [[#Adding the video|Adding the video]] below
# Add [[:Category:Pages with YouTube videos]] at the bottom of the article
# Add [[:Category:Pages with YouTube videos]] at the bottom of the article
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{{Main|Help:Video}}
{{Main|Help:Video}}
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{{#lsth:Help:Video|Adding a video}}
 
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== June 2015 ==
* '''Who''' - Any DOE employee or contractor can make changes ([[Help:Getting started with Saintapedia#Account creation process|Create an Account]])
* '''What''' - Improving the list of those in leadership positions at DOE
* '''When''' - June 1 - 5, 2015
* '''Where''' - All leadership [[Infoboxes|infoboxes]] should be listed on [[Leadership]]
* '''Why''' - Leadership changes regularly and Saintapedia is not always updated
 
=== Tasks ===
[[File:Edit leadership infobox.png|450px|thumbnail|right|Screenshot showing where to make edits to an Leadership infobox]]
# Review your organization's leadership infobox on [[Leadership]]
# Compare it to your organization's current leadership
# Edit it by clicking on "Edit" in the Leadership Infobox (see right image)
# Make any changes that are needed and save the page
# If possible, also update the position if the person changes
 
'''Optional'''
 
Click on any [[red link]]s to [[Create a new page|create the page]].
* If it is for a person, use the Biography [[boilerplate template]]
* If it is a position, create a page with the current position holder, a short description of the role (if available), and past office holders (if available)
 
== January 2015 ==
Friday, January 16th, 2015 is the first scheduled edit-a-thon.  Editors are being asked to add anniversaries of DOE-related milestones/events to specific days on the Anniversaries calendar (see below).  The goal of the day will be to have anniversaries for the [https://Saintapedia.energy.gov/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:No_anniversary last nine days without an anniversary] as well as add additional anniversaries to other days.  You do not need to sign-up for the event, just make edits.
 
=== Anniversary calendar ===
{{Anniversary calendar}}
 
=== How to add an anniversary ===
# Click on the day on the calendar above that the event occurred
# [[Help:Editing Saintapedia|Edit the page]] if you have a Saintapedia account
# Add the anniversary on a new line in date order (oldest event first)
# Save the page
 
=== Finding anniversaries ===
* See the existing [[Saintapedia:Anniversaries_wikiproject#Sources|list of sources]]
* Check if your organization has a timeline
* Add major project or DOE-related topic events
 
=== To find a DOE anniversary for a specific day ===
* Doing a [https://www.google.com/search?q=June+5&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=rcs#channel=rcs&q=%22June+5%22+department+of+energy+site%3Awikipedia.org&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official Google search of Wikipedia for a specific date] often works well
* [[Help:Search|Searching Saintapedia]] with the date in quotes, such as "March 17", also often find many results


== Best practices ==
== Best practices ==
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== Ideas ==
== Ideas ==
Ideas can now be found at [[Saintapedia:Edit-a-thons WikiProject]]
Ideas can now be found at [[USApedia:Edit-a-thons WikiProject]]


== Related ==
== Related ==
* [[Saintapedia:Ambassadors]]
* [[USApedia:Ambassadors]]
* [[Saintapedia:Edit-a-thons WikiProject]]
* [[USApedia:Edit-a-thons WikiProject]]
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* {{Tlx|Editing theme}}


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