Wikipedia:Meetup/Minneapolis/WikipediaDay

Wikipedia Day 2019
When and Where
Date	Saturday, January 19, 2019
Time	6 pm - 9 pm CST
Address	Common Roots Cafe, 2558 Lyndale Avenue South
City, State	Minneapolis, MN 55405
Parking and Transportation	Parking is available in their lot just north of the building. The #4 and #113 buses stop in front. There is a Nice Ride station next to it on 26th Avenue, plus bike racks along Lyndale Avenue and 26th Avenue.

Event information

Event Title: Wikipedia Day 2019
Date: Saturday, January 19th, 2019
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm CST
Location: 2558 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Hosts: Wikimedia Minnesota User Group

Details

Celebrate Wikipedia's birthday with the Wikipedia Minnesota User Group! Have some cake and coffee, meet some of the state's Wikipedians, and find out how to get involved in Wikipedia!

This is a social event, but there will be nothing stopping you from doing a little editing while you are here. Please bring your own laptop and charger.

Local St Cloudians--if you would like a ride, let Rachel know.

Attending

RSVP on Eventbrite or on Facebook

Planning to go. Jonathunder (talk) 00:25, 12 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I will most likely be there if there is no snowstorm. I vote for starting the event at 6 pm though—not everyone can attend late. RachelWex (talk) 01:57, 12 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Count me in. -McGhiever (talk) 02:49, 12 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Plan to be there. Thanks. 6PM is fine. Should I bring a cake? -SusanLesch (talk) 15:07, 12 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cake—or death. (Eddie Izzard joke.)

Cake, please.

Count me in! = paul2520 (talk) 15:33, 12 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I am planning to attend. Uninvited Company 23:36, 12 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Will be there! What cake?--Biografer (talk) 00:34, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Is it possible if I can go even if its sold out on Eventbrite? AdrianWikiEditor (talk) 15:54, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! Jonathunder (talk) 04:15, 12 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm planning to attend.Mgblck (talk) 16:13, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I will be there JLLurie (talk) 22:17, 14 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Planning to attend. Looking forward to connecting with other editors. Pfhyper (talk) 04:14, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I should get there by 6. LMK if you need me to bring something. Mindbodyfuse (talk) 17:44, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe

I'll see if I can make it! - BenFranske (talk) 01:08, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I'm a brand-new Wikipedia editor, but am interested in attending. Not sure if it will work with my schedule. Okabena EnAvant
I'm newly registered to Wikipedia, but I've admired it from afar and also read the book The Wikipedia Revolution. I will make an effort to come! - EqualityForCows
Likely to be busy, but I'd sure like to attend —innotata 14:58, 10 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds like fun, caaaaake. seanbseanb 10 January 2019
I will try and stop by on my way to another engagement - I would like to meet my fellow MN Wikipedians! Terasaface (talk) 16:28, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I might make it, if not, i'll make room for next year.
A good chance I'll make it but not 100% --Dktrfz (talk) 23:07, 15 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I have plans that run into the beginning of the meeting but I will try to make it! Benjaminmettey (talk) 16:20, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Regrets

Regrets....I have another engagement this evening and am sorry to miss it. Susan Sjacobsen1 (talk) 05:11, 12 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings from across the river in Wisconsin! I would possibly have came if it was earlier in the day but the two hour drive from Eau Claire would make it too late for my taste but still closer than most of my fellow Wisconsinites in the Madison, Milwaukee or Green Bay metro areas. Cheers! -- Dolotta (talk) 04:03, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm out of town and my flight doesn't get in until late. Hope it's a fun time! RBAnderson (talk) 02:29, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I am in Toronto that weekend. But have tons of fun. Hopefully next event!

Thanks

Good to see such a big turnout, thanks to all attending!Dktrfz (talk) 03:01, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for having an amazing meetup. It was kinda awkward being the youngest one there at first but you all were so inviting to me. See you at Editathon! AdrianWikiEditor (talk) 03:21, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Great to meet many of you. Today walking through downtown Minneapolis I asked every person if they saw Derrick Rose win the Timberwolves game last night. Two people saw him and the other hundred did not know who he is. Short way of saying it's nice to be among people with shared interests. Wikipedia works because people are basically good. And the bots can combat ye olde tragedy of the commons. Thanks for the meetup. -SusanLesch (talk) 14:45, 21 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Photos

Cake before candles
Cake with candles
Introductions
Lively discussion
Listening to introductions & enjoying cake
Adding candles to the cake

List of Resources

There are many resources available to help in editing Wikipedia. Here are a few pages to get you started.