Hi all,
It's worth remembering that editathons weren't originally intended to recruit new
editors - they were aimed at bringing together experienced editors with knowledgable
people (e.g. museum creators) to improve Wikipedia articles using the knowledge of both
groups. The change to focus on new editors came along later (although I'm not sure
exactly when!).
Rather than running our own events for new internet users, how about providing leaflets to
'Get Online' events that walk people through how to find information and
multimedia on Wikipedia and its sister projects, and how to determine whether to trust it?
If, of course, that's something that event attendees and organisers would find useful.
This is something that could easily be done in cooperation with other charities/groups
that have more experience than WMUK/Wikimedians at onlining people, to make sure they
contain the most relevant information in the most accessible way possible.
Thanks,
Mike