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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 All Saints Day or [[Accessibility]]).  Edit-a-thons improve the wiki and can be a great way to help new USApedians learn to edit.  
[[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.  


== Options ==
== Options ==
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* Adding [[USApedia: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


=== Random page challenge ===
=== Random page challenge ===