Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 8

Come edit with us during Wikipedia Loves Libraries 2013!

Where, What, and When?

Where? Pritzker Military Library, 104 S. Michigan Avenue ^{Google Maps link}

Note: You might miss the library if you're not looking carefully. The Pritzker is on the corner of Michigan and Monroe in the Monroe Building (across from the Art Institute) starting on the 2nd floor. You'll see a plaque on the wall to the left of the street entrance clearly displaying the library name.

Nearest Transit Stations

Blue Line - Monroe

Red Line - Monroe

Brown Line - Adams/Wabash

Pink Line / Green Line / Orange Line - Madison/Wabash

Metra - From Union Station, it's about 7-8 minute walk. Refer to Google Maps for directions from the station.

Nearest Bus Lines:

Northbound: The 3, 4, 6, 26, 143, and J14 all drop you off at Michigan & Monroe-- just walk across Michigan and you'll be right where you need to be!

Southbound: Same lines as above will all drop you at Michigan & Jackson-- from there, walk north about two blocks to Monroe and look to your left for the library.

Parking

(Presently looking into options.)

What? Editors of all experience levels are invited to:

Meet and kibitz with your fellow Chicagoland Wikipedians in person!
Go on a free guided tour of the Pritzker Military Library (it has many awesome exhibits, and makes it seem more like a museum than a library at times!)
Help work on a small number of articles, a few Chicago-based and a few not, and do our best to get them prepared for Good Article Nominations, or if they are already Good Articles, Featured Article Nominations. (One source for ideas is on women in the military, a topic the Pritzker has a special exhibit on at present, See the talk page for discussion.)
Help plan or participate in a very brief (~30-45 min) workshop for new editors and those interested in how to use Wikipedia, and,
Plan on what projects WikiProject Chicago should focus its attention on through the rest of the year.

When? Saturday, October 26th from 10AM - 4PM.

What else do I need to know?

The Pritzker will provide a free lunch for all attending from Panera, likely between noon and 1:00 PM. Come when you can, stay as long as you'd like. They have wireless available and comfy couches. While the Pritzker does have some desktops available, you are encouraged to bring your own laptop.

After a hard day's work of Wikipedia-ing (Wikipeeding? Wiking? ...whatever.), we can venture forth and find ourselves some eats. There's a place called Plymouth at 327 S Plymouth Ct that I was considering-- it's relatively cheap. There is rooftop seating, but we'll see about the weather.

Note about entry fees: The Pritzker has agreed to waive the normal $5 entry fee for non-members of the library for those who are signed up for the event on this page. You will be asked to sign-in on arrival to the Pritzker.

That's a wrap! Thanks to all who came. Outcomes of the edit-a-thon are below. I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line}

Sign up

Let us know if you are coming by signing in below. Free entry will only be granted to those who are signed in below, and you will be asked to sign in on arrival. Again, editors of all experience levels are welcome to join us:

Planning on being there

Going out on a limb and going to say I'll be there. I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 18:40, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 00:20, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nick Number (talk) 02:03, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Kirill ^[talk] 02:18, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Drummerdg (talk) 03:55, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Prabodh 20:04, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sampsonmanuever (talk · contribs) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sampsonmanuever (talk • contribs) 15:35, 28 August 2013‎
Prburley Prburley (talk) 15:32, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Mareklug ^talk 21:49, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Newlyprofligate (talk) 23:29, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Two of us are coming (newbies)! 24.15.187.141 (talk) 22:22, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Would you mind providing your name (or a psuedonym) so that we can identify you when you arrive? Thanks! I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 22:43, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Jweaver28 (sorry about the late notice and my mobile device klutziness--I thought I'd be out of town but I'll be coming tomorrow.)Jweaver28 (talk) 22:57, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Mtminchi08 (talk) 23:52, 25 October 2013 (UTC) (hoping to be there)[reply]

Might be able to make it

Definitely cannot make it, but interested in future meetups

Wish I could, but I will be in Milwaukee. PMChi (talk) 18:25, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Have a great time. As usual, work gets in the way of fun! ```Buster Seven Talk 14:01, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Teemu08 (talk) 20:50, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Regrettably, I'm already committed to attend a game watch in South Bend tomorrow; South Shore Line wouldn't get me there and back with enough time to spare. Please, please let me know of the next meetup. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 03:29, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Edge3 (talk) 04:16, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, a conflict came up, but I hope to make the next one! Lesgles (talk) 18:18, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Outcomes

Participation

We had a turnout of 10 participants:

I JethroBT
Keilana
Nick Number
Kirill Lokshin
Drummerdg
Prabodh1987
Jweaver28
Brickhead99 - New account made at event!
Analeah25 - New account made at event!
Keilana's Mom. If you make an account, let us know!

Article Creation

We created a few new articles, some are in-progress:

The Sacred Twenty
Jeanne Vertefeuille
Anna Baetjer (also nominated for a DYK: Template:Did you know nominations/Anna Baetjer)

Article Improvements

We made improvements and added content or media to several articles:

Images

We added a whole slew of images from the library's digital archives (freely-licensed) which were summarily added to appropriate articles:

Prince Henry of Prussia
King Ferdinand I
General Armando Diaz
Easily the best find of the day.
Gatlings to the Assault
USS Philadelphia in Tripoli
Cadet Nurse Corps Poster

Many, many liberty bond posters:

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Editing by the numbers

Collectively, we:

...spent 44 person-hours editing,
...added 94822 bytes of information to Wikipedia pages,
...made 905 discrete edits to Wikipedia articles,
...added 23 new images onto Commons,
...and created 2 new accounts! (Welcome new editors!)

Photos

Kirill Lokshin gets down to business.
Collaboration in action with users Kirill Lokshin, Keilana, and Drummerdg.
Drummerdg and Keilana, editing with glee.
Drummerdg, Keilana, and Kirill...smile!
Kirill, just semi-serious.
I JethroBT, hosting!
Keilana, also hosting!
Time for a tour with Paul!
More touring!
Analeah25 and Keilana.
Showing folks how to upload pictures from the library.
Prabodh1987 and Nick Number, editing in the PM.
Kirill and Nick Number.
I JethroBT, busting a move?
I JethroBT
Kirill and Keilana are hard at work!
Prabodh1987 in the middle of uploading one of many WWI-era posters from the Pritzker Military Library's digital archives.
Nick Number, making improvements to the article on Clara Barton.
One of the posters about the benefits of cottage cheese finds a home in the Wikipedia mainspace.
Post-edit-a-thon celebrations with Thai food!