Wikipedia:Michigan Wikipedians

Michigan Wikipedians
FormationJune 2010
TypeStudent organization
PurposeWikipedia outreach
Location
Membership
Open to all University of Michigan students, faculty, and community members
Founder
MichChemGSI[1]
AffiliationsWikimedia Foundation
University of Michigan

Michigan Wikipedians (or MWiki) is a Wikipedia student organization at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The group was the first student Wikipedia club in the United States.[1][2] The club is open to all students and faculty of the University of Michigan, as well as community members who are interested in Wikipedia.

History

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The group was founded in August 2010 by student MichChemGSI as the Wikipedians of the University of Michigan. It was the first student Wikipedia club in the United States.[1] In Fall 2010 the group was visited by Frank Schulenburg, head of public outreach for the Wikimedia Foundation.[3]

In July 2011, the group changed its name to Michigan Wikipedians. The most recent in-person meeting of the Michigan Wikipedians was held on April 17, 2014.

Events

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The following is a list of events that were hosted by the Michigan Wikipedians.

Members

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A photo of the group members, 2011–2012 academic year


  1. Arbitrarily0 (talk · contribs)
  2. Aupiff (talk · contribs)
  3. Benson Muite (talk · contribs)
  4. Doug Coldwell (talk · contribs)
  5. ChemLibrarian (talk · contribs)
  6. Cleeder (talk · contribs)
  7. Edward Vielmetti (talk · contribs)
  8. Eric McInerney (talk · contribs)
  9. Eyesnore (talk · contribs)
  10. Luckysieben (talk · contribs)
  11. Matthew Barera (talk · contribs)
  12. Michael Barera (talk · contribs)
  13. MichChemGSI (talk · contribs)
  14. Pixor (talk · contribs)
  15. Thebombzen (talk · contribs)
  16. Xavdid (talk · contribs)
  17. 7&6=thirteen ()

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Schulenburg, Frank (17 August 2010). "First U.S. Wikipedia student club starts at University of Michigan". Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  2. ^ Czarnecki, Sean; Tweedie, Steven (31 January 2013). "First-ever Wikipedia club innovates at University". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. ^ Most, Jonah (1 March 2011). "Campus Club: U-M Wikipedians". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 7 November 2011.

See also

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