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== The Partiers ==
== The Partiers ==
* [[user:Aleta_Curry|Aleta]] wrote about [[influenza]] but is not a biologist so tried [[flower]] to make herself feel better, but is still out of her depth.  Puttered in the [[garden]] but the weather is poor, so no [[solar power]].  Time to quit, but couldn't resist editing [[Tina Turner]] and [[Oklahoma]], so of course I had to say something about [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]].  I now have a pounding headache and need [[antibiotics]] and [[analgesics]], but this is a party after all, so I'll settle for [[alcohol]].  Can one of you bring along [[champagne]] or [[sherry]]???  Created an article about the crazy [[bowerbird]]s in my garden eating all the flowers; it must be the fault of the [[lunar eclipse]].  As things wind to a close in the States, [[catalogue of gardens|catalogued]] the gardens and spent some time [[catalog of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals|listening to musicals]] with Hayford while sipping [[champagne]]--thanks, Derek!


* [[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]] started [[John Snow (physician)]] and edited [[influenza]] and [[Interspike Interval Histogram]]. He would love if the partiers (or others) can help in enriching the other pages he had started long time back - viz., [[Clinical decision support system]], [[Evidence-based medicine]], and [[Hemispheric lateralization]].


*[[User:Gareth Leng|Gareth Leng]] started [[Interspike Interval Histogram]]. OK, not a bestseller, and edited [[John Snow (physician)]] and [[Nitroglycerin]]
== Porch sitters--article creators who didn't edit a new article ==


* [[User:Yuval Langer|Yuval Langer]] started [[Nitroglycerin]] because he loves explosions, but knowing so little about it, he created a small-ish stub. He now needs your help. Yuval edited [[solar power]]. Also, he wouldn't mine you helping him with the [[Volhard titration]] he once created... Feeling hungry for spiritual well being he went to the [[hot dog]] article to add some [[Discordian]] trivia.


*[[user:Ian Johnson|Ian Johnson]] found himself up late in Europe with [[Tina Turner]] on Highway Number 19, <s>and will have to just keep the porch clean until partying for real tomorrow</s> and joined the party over in [[Oklahoma]].
== Party crashers--contributors who didn't create a new article ==
 
*[[User:Todd Coles|Todd Coles]] was enjoying the wind sweeping down the plains, so he started an article on his beloved [[Oklahoma]].  So far have edited [[Tina Turner]].
 
*[[User:Jay Proctor|Jay Proctor]] refused to go outside in the 5 degree freezing rain in [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]].  Lacking any [[beer]] to pass the time with he settled for editing the article instead, and a double shot of [[tequila]].
 
*[[User:Anton Sweeney|Anton Sweeney]] went [[phishing]]. After finding himself rudely ejected to the party, he went to watch [[Tina Turner]] in ''Mad Max 3''.  Returning later, he brought [[beer]] (again!) and [[hot dogs]].
 
*[[User:Derek Harkness|Derek Harkness]] Kicking off with some food to keep those on the other side of the world going, I made some [[hot dog]]s then went all morbid and added Spanish Flu to [[influenza]]. As Aleta requested, I brough some [[champagne]] with me too. Spotted a [[lunar eclipse]] then noticed the time.
 
*[[User:Denis Cavanagh|Denis Cavanagh]] went for a walk in the Irish Countryside, being quickly reminded of the [[Irish Land League|Land League]] and its struggle for [[Irish Rural Land Reform]]. Then, later on in the day, reminded by his earlier walk in his native [[County Monaghan|Monaghan]] (Though I did that another time) he remembered how he had heard once through his grandfather that the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] once drilled openly there. Those were the days, eh?
 
*[[User:Kjetil Ree|Kjetil Ree]] founded [[Lübeck]], before he visited [[Oklahoma]].
 
* [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] started a proper article about [[epistemology]] and got hungry editing [[hot dog]].
** I am hard at work on [[CZ:Community Pages]].  [[CZ_Talk:Community_Pages#Help.21|You could help!!!]]
 
* [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] began articles about the French tennis players, the [[Four Musketeers]], and the musical [[South Pacific]]. He also edited and added new material to [[Oklahoma]] and [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]]. He plans to add a party drink, the [[King Alphonse]] (or "Angel Tip") as soon as he drinks a couple of them for added strength of character.


*[[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] submitted for the September party a 'Signed Article' from open-access PLoS Biology, by John Whitfield, to the appropriate subpage in [[Life/Draft]].  He reformatted it to comply with CZ referencing guidelines, interpolated a few explanatory words in square brackets in the text, added a few notes in the reference section, and captured, uploaded and incorporated the original article's images.  See: [[/John_Whitfield|Whitfield, John]], Survival of the Likeliest? &mdash; ''Using the laws of thermodynamics to explain natural selection &mdash; and life itself'' &mdash; A 2007 Essay from PLoS Biology.  [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] made the submission possible by transferring the article to the subpage.
== Porch sitters--article creators who didn't edit a new article ==
* [[User:Hendra I. Nurdin|Hendra]] started [[linear system]].
* [[User:John_Stephenson|John Stephenson]] made an effort this month, despite intermittent web access, and created his own [[pseudostate]].
== Party crashers--contributors who didn't create a new article ==
* [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris Day|(talk)]] Just enjoying the view :)
* [[User:D. Matt Innis|Matt Innis]] [[User talk:D. Matt Innis|(Talk)]] Too much work to do!  Who has time to party!?  Though he did play a little [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] with [[User:Aleta Curry]] last night and nurtured his [[Venous stasis ulcer]]s.  He had to watch all those new talk pages while working on the Approval process while he pondered how Aleta could type so fast.  Must be the champagne talking. -- ''Hey!  I resemble that remark!'' [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 18:14, 7 September 2007 (CDT)  -- Hehe, yes you do!  I suppose now your going to tell me you don't remember singing "The Sound of Music" last night. :-) --[[User:D. Matt Innis|Matt Innis]] [[User talk:D. Matt Innis|(Talk)]] 20:29, 7 September 2007 (CDT)
* [[User:Robert W King|Robert King]] uploaded a [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/image:Refraction.jpg picture] he created last weekend, but didn't do much else beside edit [[champagne]].  What a slacker!
* [[User:Roger Lohmann|Roger Lohmann]] 21:14, 5 September 2007 (CDT) had to drive to Pittsburgh today for an important meeting, but did manage to create subpages semi-automatically this evening with the new template and initiate approval for a second Sociology (and History) article - a wonderful recent Jane Addams article of the week mostly by Richard Jensen. Time now to pop a bottle of a favorite [[Zinfandel]] and enjoy what's left of the evening.


== The total party poops ==
== The total party poops ==
:''Go ahead, admit it!''
:''Go ahead, admit it!''
* Here I am, ready to... go hiking on the [[Latemar]], a mountain of the [[Dolomites]], before the snow cover my [[outcrop]]s! Won't be here this time, but just suggested three potential [[article]]s... (or four?) --[[User:Nereo Preto|Nereo Preto]] 00:58, 5 September 2007 (CDT) P.S.: but be sure next month I won't be in this list: look for me in the parties!!! --[[User:Nereo Preto|Nereo Preto]] 00:59, 5 September 2007 (CDT)
 
*[[User:Joe Quick|Joe Quick]] can't keep his eyes open, having worked at the [[Minnesota state fair]] for about fifteen hours per day over the last two weeks.  His [[birthday]] came and went while he was at the fair and he would really like to see someone start an article about that topic.
: Way to go Joe! Those TV commentators who have recently called the Iowa SF "the Greatest of the State Fairs" have obviously never been to the Midway! [[User:Roger Lohmann|Roger Lohmann]] 15:17, 6 September 2007 (CDT)


== Previous shindigs ==
== Previous shindigs ==
* [[/August 1, 2007|August 1, 2007]]
* [[/August 1, 2007|August 1, 2007]]
* [[/September 5, 2007|September 5, 2007]]


== Hey, ho! ==
Are we having one this month?  I've already got an article prepared! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 14:02, 1 October 2007 (CDT)
Yes, definitely!  You (i.e., you, dear reader) would be doing a service by archiving the current page! --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 16:14, 1 October 2007 (CDT)
:It's archived on my computer in Wordpad form, waiting to be uploaded, by which time I hope Chris and Robert and others have the image uploader working again, since there's a pic I want to include with it. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 16:48, 1 October 2007 (CDT)
::I'm going to make time for it--whoo hoo!  No articles planned yet--busy fortnight--hmm...reaching for thinking cap.  [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 17:47, 1 October 2007 (CDT)


== See also ==
== See also ==

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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 actually pitch in party hardy.

But hey, why not show up in between the write-ins, too!

When?

Write-a-Thons happen the first Wednesday of every month. The next Write-a-Thon is Wednesday, October 3. October 3 starts on October 2, 1200 UTC, in New Zealand, and ends on October 4, 1000 UTC, in Hawaii. Save The 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, when it's that day in your part of the world, 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.

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:The Article Checklist!), 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, you're just a porch-sitter, party-crasher, or total party poop.

Create an article, already!

Check it out: Start an article!

The Partiers

Porch sitters--article creators who didn't edit a new article

Party crashers--contributors who didn't create a new article

The total party poops

Go ahead, admit it!


Previous shindigs


See also


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