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<big><big><big><big>MONTHLY (Sundays) in 2021<br /></big></big></big></big></center>
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The next '''Write-a-Thon''' will take place on '''Sunday, March 14, 2021'''!</center>

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'''[[Power]]''' is this month's topic - not just the [[electricity|electrical]] but also the [[power (politics)|political]] or [[market power|economic]] kinds. And don't forget [[power (statistics)|statistical power]] - in fact, anything that involves any sense or use of 'power', whether it's for your [[electric toothbrush]] or your [[democracy|democratic]] rights.  If the theme topic is not for you, please just be a ''party pooper'' and drop by to write about anything else!

We know that not everybody has Sunday at the same time though, so to make it fair <span class="newtab">[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingtime.html?month=3&day=14&year=2021&p1=136&p2=179&p3=224&p4=240&p5=176&iv=0 '''our''' Sunday lasts 48 hours]</span>! Therefore, the '''Write-a-Thon''' starts when it is Sunday at midnight (in Sydney) and ends when it becomes Monday in San Francisco.</onlyinclude>

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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 party hearty; to exchange ideas with people we might not "meet" otherwise.

=== When? ===
In 2021, Write-a-Thons happen monthly on Sundays, give or take a few hours depending on where you are. 

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| London (England) 
| Saturday at 1 pm
| Monday at 7 am
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| New York (USA) 
| Saturday at 8 am
| Monday at 2 am
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| UTC-5 hours
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| San Francisco (USA) 
| Saturday at 5 am
| Sunday at 11 pm
| PST
| UTC-8 hours
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| Sydney (Australia) 
| Sunday at 12 midnight
| Monday at 6 pm
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| UTC+11 hours
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| New Delhi (India) 
| Saturday at 6:30 pm
| Monday at 12:30 pm
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| UTC+5:30 hours 
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=== So how do I join in? ===
Joining in is really easy:
* First of all, show up on the Sunday, give or take a day!
* Start a new article, or update or expand and existing article. Even just a stub will qualify, although the more substantive the article the better. Come back to this page and let everyone know you've started it, or changed it! The earlier in the day you do this step, the better.
* Make a substantive edit (not just a copy-edit) to somebody else's Write-a-Thon article! You might need to come back a little bit later in the day to do this, once people have had chance to make all those new articles or substantial updates. Then come back to this page and reply to the person who made the article.
* Optionally, but preferably, mention Write-a-thon in the Edit summary of any pages you create or edit for the party! It lets others who may have forgotten know it is here.
* Congratulations, you are an official Write-a-thon partier!

== The Partiers: Join the fun! <big><big><big>List your new articles here!</big></big></big> ==
When you've created your new article (or improved an existing article) on Sunday (or thereabouts), come and list it here! Don't forget to sign your name so everyone knows you've joined in. Then, when you've edited someone else's article come and let them know!

=== Keen-as-mustard and jumped the gun ===
Arguably the most vital topic: the origins of the ''[[Power Rangers]]'' lie in the Japanese show ''[[Super Sentai Series]]''... [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] ([[User talk:John Stephenson|talk]]) 16:42, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Started [[wealth]] to go with our Featured Article on [[poverty]]. [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] ([[User talk:John Stephenson|talk]]) 18:39, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

* [[Sawdust pellets]] -- [[User:George Swan|George Swan]] ([[User talk:George Swan|talk]]) 23:15, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

I'm ready to take a few whacks at [[Power (politics)]]. [[User:Roger A. Lohmann|Roger A. Lohmann]] ([[User talk:Roger A. Lohmann|talk]]) 16:54, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

: Subdue it, Roger! [[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 12:55, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

::I got so into the NCAA basketball games on TV yesterday and the announcement of the tournament participants, I completely forgot about the Write-a-Thon! We may need a new category for that: "Jumped the Gun and then stumbled and fell flat on his face!" ;-) I've got my notes, though, and will get to it soonest. [[User:Roger A. Lohmann|Roger A. Lohmann]] ([[User talk:Roger A. Lohmann|talk]]) 13:54, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

=== Partying ===
* [[Fuel]] [[User:George Swan|George Swan]] ([[User talk:George Swan|talk]]) 11:04, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
** [[Charcoal (fuel)]]  [[User:George Swan|George Swan]] ([[User talk:George Swan|talk]]) 11:50, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
** [[Sawdust]]  [[User:George Swan|George Swan]] ([[User talk:George Swan|talk]]) 11:50, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
** [[Rocket fuel]]  [[User:George Swan|George Swan]] ([[User talk:George Swan|talk]]) 12:31, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
***George, you're hot! [[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 12:54, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
* I have started [[Power (word)]] because my old dictionary already showed 16 different meanings, and since its publication in 2000, slang phrases have grown it even wider.[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 19:55, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

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

=== Party crashers--article contributors who didn't create a new article ===
"Power" is now a new section in [[Benchmark_quantities]]. Now I just need to add some benchmark values.[[User:Mark Widmer|Mark Widmer]] ([[User talk:Mark Widmer|talk]]) 00:56, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

If you've ever wondered what a power function is, wonder no more! We now have a [[Power_function/Definition|definition]].[[User:Mark Widmer|Mark Widmer]] ([[User talk:Mark Widmer|talk]]) 00:56, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

=== Rather late and missed the boat! ===

=== The shy ones, absent-minded profs, and other modest creatures ===

=== The total party poops ===

=== Special requests ===

=== Questions ===

=== It's a wrap! ===

=== Bonus point winners ===

==Upcoming dates! Suggest a theme.==

Please enter your suggestions for upcoming Write-a-Thons ''[[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon#New_Suggestions_and_Discussion|below]]''.

== Write-a-Thon Theme Suggestions (add your ideas, please!) ==

* History of food/foods.  [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 22:59, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
* What about red links in [[Special:Random|Random pages]]? --[[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 10:15, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
*I suggest "Numbers".  [[User:Richard Pinch|Richard Pinch]] 07:21, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
* "Hometown Heroes" - write about someone famous from your part of the world (either where you're from, or where you are now).
* "Poles Apart" - find the spot directly on the other side of Earth from you, and write about someone or something in the vicinity. (Contributors on other planets, follow a similar procedure for whatever planet you're on. Contributors not on planetary bodies permitted to write about whatever they feel like.)
* Fill in an item from [[French_republican_calendar#Months_and_days|this interesting list of natural objects]]. Or [[Positivist_calendar#Commemorations|this interesting list of people]].
* All articles must start with the same letter of the alphabet, allowing for diacritics and transliteration (so Å, Á, and あ would all count if A were the letter, for instance).
* Photo stubs - no minimum word length, no theme requirement, but must contain an image.
* Choose a random number from 1 to 500, then go to [[Special:WantedPages]] and start an article on the topic currently at that rank.[[User:Petréa Mitchell|Petréa Mitchell]] 19:15, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
*What will people most enjoy writing that could lead many different contributors to a short, but complete and interesting article that links to larger articles? Maybe "Events" could be a theme - pen-portraits of memorable sporting moments (see [[try]], or notable historical events - including tsunamis, eruption of Krakatoa, comet collision with Jupiter, the birth of Dolly the sheep, freeing of Nelson Mandela, the sinking of the Titanic, assassination of Martin Luther King, the Mutiny on the Bounty, the discovery of the Americas? Can I suggest asking that every new article should have at least one external link and links to other articles here?[[User:Gareth Leng|Gareth Leng]] 12:31, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
::*I like this idea.  Further, definitions and other subpages are preferable, even for stubs. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 17:01, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
:::Dare I suggest that even stubs can and should be non-orphans? Basic criteria: [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 18:00, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
:::*Reachable from the front page or a core article/workgroup page
:::*Link to at least three other articles, even if they are redlinks in a Related Articles subpages
:::*Have at least three other articles link to them
* I propose "childish things" as a topic. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 15:51, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
::Er...you talkin' 'bout me again???  You can always tell who's got a toddler at home, huh, Larry?  [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 02:57, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
*For this revival, to open it to lots of partiers, suggest theme: '<font color="darkred">Topic of Your Mind's Desire</font>', or, '<font color="darkred">Whatever</font>', or something in that vein, with the proviso that article be consistent with CZ standards. [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 02:28, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

:: Kinds of [[Phobia]]s, or [[mammal]]s, or [[insects]]s or [[arachnid]]s or [[butterfly]]s or [[flower]]s or [[medication]]s or [[symmetry group]]s or [[legends in sports]]. But wait, there are many [[tree]]s and [[automobile]]s and [[computer program]]s, and [[ice cream]] flavors. Sooo many choices, so little time. [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 23:48, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

==Previous shindings==
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