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Wikimedia takes WA

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • [15,110], [37, 130] (All WA)

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Date range required:

  • 14 November to 16 November. (Need sooner rather than later. Did not learn about this until last night. Sorry for that.)

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: This is the Aussie version of Wikipedia Loves Monuments. Huge area is because geolocation in Australia is notoriously wrong. The intention is to cover the whole of of Western Australia to address that problem.
  • User requesting: LauraHale (talk)

Discussion

I'm not sure why the "…" (ellipsis) was used initially; as an aside, I've created a redirect for that now. John Vandenberg (chat) 06:14, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
There are three errors in the thing, in part because nobody actually consulted anybody involved in the events before rushing to geonotice. Can we please take this down? It's embarrassing. Orderinchaos 05:42, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
After discovering I actually could do so, I have removed the geonotice. It is not the right of Wikimedia Australia to dictate to anyone running a non-chapter event in its territory how it should be promoted, and I feel in this case the errors have probably compromised the event, as the geonotice wasn't removed before lunchtime Perth time. The event, for the record, has nothing to do with Wikipedia Loves Monuments or WMAu's parallel event running in the eastern states - it's based on Wikipedia Takes Manhattan. Orderinchaos 05:55, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
... What are you talking about? The contest is for all of Australia and all of New Zealand. There is nothing in there that says "This is only for a few people from the ACT, QLD, VIC, TAS and NSW." If you think it is limited that way, then I'll be happy to edit the proposal to make it extremely clear that Western Australians, South Australians and Northern Territory folks are included along side the Eastern States and New Zealand. WM-AU represents the whole of Australia. If you don't think so, I'll be happy as the VP of WM AU to work on doing more there. When I've talked to GLAM people in relation to what Australia is doing, I've talked about it in the context of Wikipedia Loves Monuments, and outsiders have talked to me about the contest in the context of Wikipedia Loves Monuments. In talking with GLAM reps about how and when to schedule the next big push and getting Australia involved with that effort, it has been done in that context. I'm not saying the original proposal is based on Wikipedia Loves Monuments but chapter wise, that is no longer how it is being treated in terms of gaining support for it. --LauraHale (talk) 06:43, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
As good as that is - and I genuinely hope the chapter's contest is successful - the event in Perth is in fact entirely unrelated. It's not the same structure or format, it doesn't have the same aims, and it was copied from a different "parent" event. "Australia" is not doing this - the Fremantle event is being run by one person in conjunction with a Fremantle-based cultural organisation, mine (Joondalup) is being run by one person in conjunction with an LGA, and when we have event partners it's essential that we work with them rather than adopting some sort of unplanned marketing strategy without any consultation with those running it that additionally confuses and pisses people off. Moreover, I'm not even seeing the point of geonotice given it's outreach and our partners can do far better outreach for us than WM ever could. Orderinchaos 06:55, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
What's wrong with linking to Wikipedia loves … my town (apart from the ellipsis weirdness)? Seems a more-or-less related thing. Certainly pretty much what we're doing in Fremantle anyway, apart from the competitive bit. Anyway, at least I now know why I never even saw the geonotice that people were talking about!  :-) By the way, did everyone who viewed Wikipedia from WA get to see it, or only logged-in people? And can it be put back up, with just the links to the two Wiki Takes events? —Sam Wilson 09:24, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Please dont put the notices back up, the WA community should at very least be given the opportunity to discuss the matter Gnangarra 10:06, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cambridge Meetup 13

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Locations required:

  • United Kingdom

Possible messages:

  • Cambridge 13 will take place on Saturday 3 December from 3 pm. Cambridge GLAM projects will be discussed.

Date range required:

  • ASAP thru 3 December.

Misc info:

Discussion

outreach:Outreach Oceania Micronesia

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • All countries of Micronesia and nearby
    • [15,138], [4,174]

Possible messages:

  • Outreach Oceania is coming to Micronesia, and we're seeking local volunteers. Contact us!
  • Wikimedia volunteers are starting Outreach Oceania in Micronesia. Local volunteers, please contact us!
  • Wikimedians are coming to Micronesia in early 2012. Local volunteers, please contact us to get involved in the planning.
  • We're looking for Micronesians from the FSM and the Marshall Islands to assist with Outreach in Oceania to share their love of Wikipedia with the region. If you can help, please please contact us!
  • Wikimedians are coming to the Federal States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands in early 2012. Local volunteers, please contact us to get involved in the planning.

Date range required:

  • As soon as possible, for now until January

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: There are no identified local contributors in these countries. We hope to find a few before our members arrive.
  • User requesting: John Vandenberg (chat)

Discussion

  • The suggested wording doesn't have enough appeal to the average Micronesian editor - will it be better to add the fact that there are no identified Micronesian editors on the English Wikipedia? Deryck C. 22:40, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Would be happy with something like "Outreach Oceania is looking for volunteers to help with event planning in the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. We're seeking planning help!" Then, as we get closer to holding it, have an invitation to attend any public events. --LauraHale (talk) 23:08, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Added a fourth alternative that may better address the local population. :) --LauraHale (talk) 19:56, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Try a combination of 3 and 4? "Wikimedians are coming to the Federal States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands in early 2012. Local volunteers, please contact us to get involved in the planning." Deryck C. 18:16, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Added to the list. :) Would really like it to go live. :) --LauraHale (talk) 00:00, 8 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Can this be removed? :( Sadly, due to major conflicts regarding availability of organisers due to scheduling, we have had to postpone. This is reflected on the planning page and we have contacted parties to inform them of this. --LauraHale (talk) 04:52, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. Deryck C. 17:50, 26 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fine Art Edit-a-Thon and GLAM-WIKI Meetup, December 17, 2011

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland within the United States.

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Date range required:

  • November 28 through December 16, 2011

Misc info


Sydney meetup November 2011

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  • You are invited to attend the Sydney meetup on Saturday evening, 19 November 2011 from 5pm to 8pm!
  • Please come along to the Sydney meetup this Saturday evening.

Date range required:

  • Tuesday until 19 November.

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: Meetup with a special international guest (Siska Doviana, Executive Director, Wikimedia Indonesia)
  • User requesting: John Vandenberg (chat)

Discussion

Wikipedia:Meetup/NARA 3

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Southern California, broadly interpreted (maybe even out as far as Fresno and Las Vegas, if we can)

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Date range required:

  • Now through November 20.

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Wikipedia:Meetup/Canberra/5

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • [35,149], [36, 150] (all ACT)

Possible messages:

  • You're invited to attend the Canberra meetup on Sunday, 20 November 2011 from 2pm to 4pm!
  • Join local Canberran Wikipedians for drinks and socialising on Sunday, 20 November 2011 from 2pm to 4pm!
  • You're invited to attend the Canberra meetup at Siren Bar in Gunghalin on Sunday, 20 November 2011 from 2pm to 4pm!


Date range required:

13 November 2011 - 20 November 2011: Week of meetup.

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: Having a local Canberra meetup. Want to invite more people.
  • User requesting: LauraHale (talk)

Discussion

Australian geolocations tend to be very inaccurate. I've been known to have an IP address place me in Sydney's suburbs on occasion. (Sydney is about 3 and a half hours away.) Canberra itself tends to generally reference the whole of the Australian Capital Territory, and often includes Queanbeyan. If it was going in any direction, I'd opt for larger instead of smaller. --LauraHale (talk) 19:25, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Just randomly poking this one here. Will this one be added on the date ranged requested? :) --LauraHale (talk) 00:02, 8 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ko:위키백과:위키백과 학교

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • South Korea

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Date range required:

  • Right now on to 19th November

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mw:Brighton Hackathon 2011

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • [60,-9], [50.2, 1.3] (all UK)

Possible messages:

  • Interested in hacking? Want to meet other coders and work on projects? You are invited to the Brighton Hackathon on November 19-20 2011. For more information and to sign up, see the event page.
  • You are invited to the Brighton Hackathon, a two-day event for people interested in hacking or who want to learn. For more information and to sign up see the event page.

Date range required:

  • ASAP-November 19

Misc info:

Discussion

Considering the event itself is on the 20th, it would be best (I think, at least) if this could go up as soon as possible to get maximum impact. Regards, Rock drum Ba-dumCrash 17:41, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately we have a (implicit?) rule here which says the UK shouldn't have more than 2 overlapping geonotices at the same time, so you'd need to negotiate with Panyd about taking down one of the running ones before this can be put up. Deryck C. 17:49, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Deryck, we have a slight problem. In the next two three weeks the following are occuring:
  • 12th November - Girl geeks editing day
  • 13th November - Sue is giving a talk at Imperial College
  • 20th November - Brighton Hackathon
  • 22nd November - First Liverpool Wikimeet
In an ideal world, all of these things would get coverage and at least three of them would get coverage of all of the UK. I beg either your patience or advice on this one because it's a busy month! PanydThe muffin is not subtle 19:37, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Actually I thought the London crowd has stopped using geo-notices for a while, but if you think Sue's talk really needs that much extra punch, then I'll leave it as that. Deryck C. 18:13, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

m:Meetup/Liverpool

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Liverpool

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Date range required:

  • 22nd October to 21st November

Misc info:

Discussion

  • This notice has already been live for a few days, considering the event is more than 3 weeks away, doesn't this seem a bit excessively early? --Fæ (talk) 19:16, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • It's not excessively early, although I agree it doesn't need to cover all UK just yet. I've reduced the geonotice area to cover Pwllheli to Manchester (ie. intended audience), but would recommend extending the geonotice to all UK a week before the meetup to catch any geolocation malfunction within the UK. Deryck C. 20:48, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia UK Microgrants

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • UK

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Date range required:

  • 23rd to 30th August

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: Wikimedia UK has just revised its Microgrants process. This is potentially of interest to a very large number of British-based Wikimedians. I would like to give it a Geonotice for a week and see if it sparks any more interest, particularly as there don't seem to be any other UK Geonotices running at the same time.
  • User requesting: The Land (talk)

Discussion

outreach:Global Education Program (SF Bay area)

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Locations required (cities/regions):

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Date range required:

  • As soon as possible, for a period of about 10 days. Many courses are beginning in the next 2 weeks and we need to find CAs quickly.

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: Regional Ambassador requesting help with recruiting Campus Ambassadors. There's a big shortage of Campus Ambassadors in the Bay Area right now.
  • User requesting: Dcoetzee

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Wikipedia:Meetup/Bathurst

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Locations required (cities/regions):

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Date range required:

  • asap - Sunday 9 October 4PM AEDT - sorry for the late notice.

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: I think this is the first inland meetup held in Australia, and is also the AGM for Wikimedia Australia (non-members are able to attend) Many of us are traveling 6 hrs to get there, so that explains the size of the geo net being cast. ;-)

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Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Ice Age Event - October 13, 2011, UK

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • All UK, or maybe excluding north of say Manchester or York - which might help split with Edinburgh notice

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Date range required:

  • Now – 12 October (UTC), or will say here if it sells out (20 places only)

Misc info:

Discussion

  • This is late getting up, but is a major "Behind the scenes" event, our only one this year at the British Museum. I realize we have other stuff on, but as a whole day event this needs to go up asap. Perhaps Edinburgh can be restricted to north of York now? Would like this to be seen in Cambridgeshire too. Last year 40 people came including one from Derby etc. Johnbod (talk) 22:41, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]


m:Meetup/Cambridge/12

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • UK (in case sub-country geolocation fails)

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Date range required:

  • Now – 8 October 5pm (UTC)

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: to increase attendance at event
  • User requesting: Deryck C.

Discussion

Cambridge Wikipedia Society

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Cambridgeshire, UK

Possible messages:

Date range required:

  • Now – 8 October 5pm (UTC)

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: to promote awareness for campus Wikipedia society
  • User requesting: Deryck C.

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Edinburgh Wikimeet

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • UK wide, possible job applicants may wish to travel to the meet from across the UK

Possible messages:

  • Discuss the Scotland coordinator and our GLAM programme at the Edinburgh Wikimeet on 1 October
  • Join us at the Edinburgh Wikimeet on 1 October to discuss the new 'Scotland coordinator' position and our GLAM programme.

Date range required:

  • 17 September to October 1

Misc info:

Discussion

Wikimedia Australia IRC meeting

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Locations required (cities/regions):

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Date range required:

  • 26 September - 2 October 5:30 PM

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: Wikimedia Australia holds public IRC meetings on the first Sunday of every month. We havent advertised this yet using a Geonotice, so I hope that a geonotice will inform a different group of people that they can get involved, or just say their bit.
  • User requesting: John Vandenberg (chat)

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TINA2011 (Australia)

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Locations required (cities/regions):

Possible messages:

  • Wikimedia goes to This Is Not Art, Newcastle, on October 3. Signup at TINA2011.

Date range required:

  • ASAP to October 4

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: Major arts festival open to the public. Volunteers needed.
  • User requesting: John Vandenberg (chat)

Discussion

Wikipedia:Meetup/Berkeley

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Actually, forget this -- I didn't realize this is for logged-in users only. I'm actually looking to attract newbies, so I'll use CentralNotice.


Locations required (cities/regions):

  • California East Bay area: Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, Hayward, Fremont, Santa Rosa.
    • Lower-priority Easy Bay locations: Albany, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, Concord, El Cerrito, etc


Possible messages:

  • Attend an Introduction to Wikipedia talk at the Berkeley Public Library! Meet real Wikipedians!


Date range required:

  • starting now, ending Sep 16th, 2011.


Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: outreach talk aimed at general public by brand-new Wikipedia Meetup


Discussion:

National Archives Backstage Pass

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Washington, D.C.
  • Virginia
  • Maryland
  • Delaware
  • Philadelphia

Possible messages:

Date range required:

  • Now until August 7

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: This is a special meetup, so we want to make sure people are aware and hope to have a good turnout!
  • User requesting: Dominic·t

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VandA_Wikilounge

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • UK [[59,-11],[51,1]]
  • India and Pakistan [[34,63], [7,92]]

Possible messages:

Date range required:

  • ASAP through to 5pm GMT on 16 July. This notice can supersede the current V&A wikilounge notice.

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: As well as public outreach at the V&A, we are attempting to create many language versions of this chosen article, particularly in different language versions of Wikipedia relevant to India. The results of this case study will affect whether we can run a larger multi-chapter event later in the year. The V&A have set a precedent by releasing official photographs of Tipu's Tiger to support the event as well as hosting us at the museum for the day.
  • User requesting: Fæ (talk) 10:50, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Wikipedia:Meetup/Baltimore_1

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Baltimore, Maryland
  • Maryland

Possible messages:

  • Join Baltimore Heritage to learn more about GLAM Wiki Partnerships at the Walters Art Museum on July 23!
  • Join a group of Baltimore museums, archives & more building new partnerships with Wikipedia at the Walters Art Museum on July 23!

Date range required:

  • Starting now, ending end of the day July 22, 2011

Misc info:

Discussion

Tweaked the wording:

Wikipédia prend Montréal // Wikipedia Takes Montreal

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Locations required (cities/regions):

Possible messages: Since 95% of this canadian province is French, I think it would be better to have the announcement in French.
Feel free to correct my English and/or rewrite these sentences!

  • On August 28th, Wikipedia take pictures of Montreal. Invite your friends to capture the beauties of Montreal for Wikipedia, more than $ 1,000 to win. Anyone can participate.
    (in French) Le 28 août Wikipédia prend Montréal en photo! Invitez vos amis à immortaliser les beautés de Montréal pour Wikipédia, plus de 1000$ à gagner. Tout le monde peut participer.
  • You are invited to the photographic hunt Wikipedia Takes Montreal on August 28th. More than $1,000 to win, invite your friends to form a team, anyone can participate!
    (in French) Vous êtes invités à la chasse photographique Wikipédia prend Montréal le 28 août. Plus de 1000$ à gagner, invitez vos amis pour former une équipe, tout le monde peut participer!

Date range required:

  • Now until August 29th

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: This scavenger hunt for Commons is the first event of Wikimedia Canada| and we would like to advertise Wikipedians, and encourage them to participate.
  • User requesting: Antaya (talk)

Discussion

Suggest adding Ottawa/Gatineau area as well, they're close enough to Montreal and it can expand your pool of participants significantly. Risker (talk) 06:02, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yes good idea... Even people from Toronto and London (ON) already confirm their presence in Montreal; it's only 1 hour by plan and not that expensive. So I think this should be also extended in Ontario. I made a map to show how large the Geonotice should cover, maybe? Antaya (talk) 14:12, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Btw, let say someone visit Wikipedia Francophone, is the Geonotice will be in French, or this is only for WP-en? Antaya (talk) 13:44, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I think it will only be on English Wikipedia. French Wikipedia doesnt appear to have the "geonotice" set up, yet. It is easy to set up; a fr.wp sysop will need to make a few JavaScript changes. John Vandenberg (chat) 13:59, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Could it be also for Wikimedia Commons, since it's a photographic event? Antaya (talk) 14:46, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Great idea. I have initiated a discussion about geonotices on Commons. commons:Commons:Village_pump#Geonotices. --John Vandenberg (chat) 10:22, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
So finally, would it be possible to add that notice please? Thank you. Antaya (talk) 20:02, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Using the second proposal, I would reword the English to:

"You are invited to Wikipedia Takes Montreal, a photo scavenger hunt with more than $1,000 in prizes, on August 28th. Invite your friends to form a team; anyone can participate!"

That changes the word order a little bit, but I was trying to correct the comma splice in the last sentence, and "photographic hunt" sounds a little awkward to my ear for English. Dominic·t 20:25, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Would it be possible to add the geonotice : "You are invited to Wikipedia Takes Montreal, a photo scavenger hunt with more than $1,000 in prizes, on August 28th. Invite your friends to form a team; anyone can participate!"...
Thank you. Antaya (talk) 02:29, 15 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Meetup/Bozeman 1

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Montana State University Bozeman Campus Centennial Mall; Bozeman, Montana

Possible messages:

  • Montana State University MSU is establishing a Wikipedia Student Club this fall. The Wikipedia Club will be participating in MSU's three day festival that welcomes new and returning students to MSU. Come share the fun and drop by the Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors and Student Club booth to sign the MSU Wikipedia MeetUp Board. Students and community members welcome.

Date range required:

  • August 24, 25, 26, 2011; 10 am - 3 pm

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: Montana State University MSU hopes to generate student and community member's interest in the newly established Wikipedia Club.
  • User requesting: Autumn LaBuff (User talk:Autumn LaBuff)

Discussion


Melbourne 16

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Melbourne


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Date range required:

  • starting now, ending 23 July 2011.


Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: Wikimedia Meetup

Discussion

Smithsonian Archives of American Art Backstage Pass

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Washington, D.C.
  • Virginia
  • Maryland

Possible messages:

  • On July 29 the Smithsonian Archives of American Art is hosting 10 Wikipedians for a Backstage Pass tour and Edit-a-thon, sign up today!
  • Join us July 29 at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art in Washington, D.C. for a Backstage Pass tour!

Date range required:

  • Now until July 27

Misc info:

Discussion

meta:Meetup/London/47

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • London

Possible messages:

Date range required:

  • ASAP to Sunday 19:00 GMT.

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: To increase attendance at the event.
  • User requesting: —Tom Morris (talk)

Discussion

Edinburgh meetup, June 20

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Edinburgh
  • Scotland (failing which, just UK)

Date range required: Now to June 20

 Done This has been rolled into the UK June meetups notice below. --Fæ (talk) 05:00, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

National Railway Museum event, June 22

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  • Meet with York museums and help workshop future events and e-volunteer outreach, National Railway Museum on Wednesday June 22.

Date range required: Now to June 22

Discussion

 Done Mike Peel (talk) 08:39, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GLAMcamp London

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • London
  • England

Possible messages:

  • Discuss how Wikimedians can work with the cultural sector at GLAMcamp London, 24 June at the British Library.
  • Could you be a cultural ambassador for Wikimedia? GLAMcamp London is on 24 June at the British Library.

Date range required:

  • Now (15 June) to 24 June.

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: We've still got some places at the event, and to remind those who have already signed up in advance that they should turn up!
  • User requesting: —Tom Morris (talk)

Discussion  Done Mike Peel (talk) 08:39, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Meetup/Birmingham 3 and Wikipedia:Meetup/London 46

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  • England

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Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting:
Advert for members

Make sure wikimedians are aware. Brum meeting is new and may attract new people

I can do this myself but seems good manners to leave it here for a while. Victuallers (talk) 20:53, 2 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion There are also meetups happening on 20 June in Edinburgh, and on 25 June in Manchester. Would it make sense to do a combined announcement, e.g.:

If so, the problem is then when the notice should be displayed - 7 June until 25 June? Mike Peel (talk) 18:44, 5 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have added this and a shorter one split by the IRC call. Not sure if its working though Victuallers (talk) 06:54, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I think that's a bad combination; if we're doing two separate notices this month, then the second one shouldn't include Birmingham and London. I like Fæ's idea of trimming off events as they occur. So for now I've lengthened the date of the complete one, and removed the Brum-London specific one. Hope that's OK (and that it's working - doesn't seem to be for me right now... :-/) Mike Peel (talk) 08:58, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Not working for me either - could someone whizzo at these things cast an independent eye over the .js file? --Fæ (talk) 10:31, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support a combined announcement to show WM-UK progress on the social meetings front. Events could be trimmed off as they occur if it runs for a couple of weeks. If this does not happen then I would like a Scotland focused notice for the Edinburgh meet. Fæ (talk) 08:03, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I don't mind at all - I just want to find out why its not working, I only split to avoid having this and the IRC reminder on at the same time. The Brum meeting is badly in need of advertising, the finessing is less important. Victuallers (talk) 11:58, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
My understanding from the bug link on the talk page is that geonotices are broken with no due date for a fix. Please take this into account if we are making promises to external organizations on how we get interest in events. --Fæ (talk) 06:20, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Done With York now added. --Fæ (talk) 04:58, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Brisbane, June 26

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Brisbane, Australia.

Possible messages:

  • Come along, meet and chat with other Wikimedians - Brisbane meet up on Sunday 26 June!

Date range required: ASAP, to 26 June 2011 10:30 AM AEST.

Misc info:

 Done
It is now 7 1/2 hours past the requested end time; please turn this now off. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 08:04, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Fæ (talk) 10:15, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WM-UK community IRC meeting

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • UK wide

Possible messages

  • Wikimedia UK is in period of rapid growth which needs huge community involvement. Come along and share your ideas on IRC channel #wikimedia-uk, Tuesday 14 June from 6pm to 7pm.

Date range required: 12-14 June 2011. Fæ (talk)

Discussion
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  • Scheduled. I've put it in for 10-14 June, so that regular watchlist viewers get a bit more of a heads-up, and irregular viewers stand a better chance of seeing it. BTW, as an admin, you can add these directly to MediaWiki:Geonotice.js and skip this request page... Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 22:26, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Meetup/Phoenix 2 Phoenix Wiknic

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  • The first Wiknic in the Phoenix area shall be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the main entrance to the Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts.
  • A Wiknic will be held outside the main entrance of the Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, June 25, 2011.

Date range required: 06-11 June 2011.

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: Phoenix Wiknic
  • User requesting: Jax_0677 (talk)
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Older requests with level 4 headers

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Wikipedia:GLAM/BL/Events British Library

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • UK

Possible messages:

  • On Saturday 4th June the British Library's English & Drama department is holding an event for Wikipedians with unique access to collections and research archives of English literature's great writers with the support and advice of curators. Register at British Library workshop.
  • The British Library and Wikimedia UK are hosting a Wikipedian edit-a-thon on Saturday 4th June with rare access to the the archives of English literary greats (from Dickens to J.G. Ballard) supported by expert curators. See British Library workshop for details and registration.
  • Join Wikimedia UK at the second British Library Editathon on Saturday 4th June. We'll have rare access to the the archives of English literary greats (from Dickens to J.G. Ballard) and support from the curators.

Date range required: 21-31 May 2011.

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: GLAM organized formal event
  • User requesting: Fæ (talk)
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13th Meetup of Wikipedians in Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Locations required

  • India

Possible messages :

  • A reminder for the 13th Meetup of Wikipedians in Pune, Maharashtra. Please see the meetup page for details and indicate your attendance.

The intended purpose of the meetup is to discuss the Campus Ambassador Program and forthcoming WikiConference 2011.
Highlights - Hisham Mundol, National Director, India Program & Bishakha Datta, Global Trustee, Wikimedia Foundation will be present for the meetup.
Date range required

  • Starting immediately till 14 May 2011 (+2330hrs UTC).

Misc info

Montana State University Campus Ambassador Outreach

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Montana, Northern Wyoming

Possible messages:

  • Montana State University Bozeman Campus Ambassador Outreach, April 25-26, 2011, 11AM – 2:30PM, Union Market, MSU Student Union Building. All Wikipedians are invited to stop by and greet MSU student Wikipedians.

Date range required:

  • Starting whenever possible, until 26 April 2011

Misc info: User requesting: Mike Cline talk

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GLAMWIKI in Derby

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • England, UK

Possible messages:

Date range required:

  • From 9 March until we have 20 wikipedians and substantial reserves.

Misc info:

  • Reason for requesting: Making sure we make an offer to Wikipedians who might contribute to this Wikimedia UK event
  • User requesting: Victuallers (talk)
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Perhaps a better message would be: On April 9, a Backstage Pass will be held at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery. To sign up, please add your username here. Thoughts? --Rock drum Ba-dumCrash (Driving well?) 12:37, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks RD - that gives people a choice. I'm happy with either, although the end could be shortened with "... held at Derby Museums.sign up here." I'm not sure whether brevity or size is important Victuallers (talk) 16:04, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I have been asked by Victuallers to ensure that this is not added to MediaWiki:Geonotice.js he gives the "go ahead". Regards, Rock drum Ba-dumCrash (Driving well?) 17:16, 8 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Y All happy now Victuallers (talk) 20:49, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
On second thoughts, would it not be better to link to wmuk:Derby Backstage Pass as the signup page? Regards, Rock drum Ba-dumCrash (Driving well?) 16:36, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed ... any idea who to contact to make this happen? I will look and see if its easy Victuallers (talk) 21:20, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  Done - should be live now. Mike Peel (talk) 20:36, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

University Outreach

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Sheffield, UK
  • Leeds, UK
  • Manchester, UK
  • Nottingham, UK

Possible messages:

  • Are you a student at university in Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester or Nottingham who would be interested in helping out at Wikipedia events at your university? If so, contact User:Ironholds
  • Can we please update this to say the following: Are you a student at university in Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester or Nottingham who would be interested in helping out at Wikipedia events at your university? If so, come to our our events page!

Date range required:

  • From now until 1 March would be nice.

Misc info:

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WP:CONTRIB/Imperial

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • London
  • Essex
  • Surrey

Possible messages:

Date range required:

  • February 5th until the 8th (Really sorry guys but the college only just approved this a few days ago)

Misc info:

  • This is the first of hopefully many school-based recruitment drives by the WP:CONTRIB team.
  • Reason for requesting:
  • The contrib team is just starting our first recruitment drive and we want to get as many people on board as possible (including from the surrounding areas of London if we can). The geonotice would be especially helpful as this is on a Wednesday when many people will be in school/work.
  • User requesting: All Hail The Muffin Nor does it taste nice...
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Done Seddon talk|WikimediaUK 17:25, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

tenwiki:Boulder, Colorado

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Colorado "Front Range" from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs. I'd suggest e.g. these corners: [ [41,-106], [38,-104] ]

Possible messages:

Date range required:

  • Starting whenever possible, until 17 January 2011

Misc info:

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Wikipedia Takes Boston

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Locations required (cities/regions):

  • Massachusetts, US

Possible messages:

  • Wikipedia Takes Boston, a photography scavenger hunt, is being held on April 17. Sign up and help us gather images to illustrate articles about Boston!

Date range required:

  • From April 4 to April 18.

Misc info:

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  Done --Aude (talk) 01:52, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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