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This template is used to invite Wikipedia users to in-person Wikipedia events in their geographical area. It takes the following parameters in this order: page for more info, date of event, and location. The template gives a default output if no parameters are used.
![]() | This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Invite}} ). |
Usage
editBefore using this template to invite Wikipedia users to events, first create a Wikipedia page describing the event. Include the date, time, and location of your event on a page that you create at WP:MEETUP. The page name of your event must be in the format 'Wikipedia:Meetup/eventname'.
Parameters:
- First parameter = page within WP:MEETUP which describes your event. For example, if your event is described at Wikipedia:Meetup/seattlewp, then only give the parameter 'seattlewp' for this field:
{{subst:Invite|seattlewp}}
- Second parameter = date or date and time of the event
- Third parameter = place of the event, such as a city name
Be sure to remember to add your signature ( ~~~~ ) after the template, as the text refers to a personal invitation from the poster.
Example
edit- A standard use case
{{subst:invite|seattlewp|6 September 2024|Seattle}}
produces:
I would like to invite you to attend a Wikipedia meetup described on Wikipedia:Meetup/seattlewp. This meeting is scheduled for 6 September 2024 in Seattle. Thank you for your attention and I hope to see you there.
Cut and paste
editCut and paste this, make changes to the parameters and post it to other Wikipedia users' talk pages. Find Wikipedia users in your area by checking Category:Wikipedians by location.
To put this on someone's talk page | Copy, paste, and change parameters in this |
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You are invited to this local event!
I would like to invite you to attend a Wikipedia meetup described on WP:MEETUP. This meeting is scheduled for an upcoming day in your city. Thank you for your attention and I hope to see you there. (your signature) |
==You are invited to this local event!== {{subst:invite|pagename|date|place}}~~~~ |