Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Atlanta 2012

Wikipedia Takes Atlanta is part of Wikipedia Takes America and Wiki Loves Monuments in the US in September 2012.

Planning

Date

Saturday, September 15 at 12 noon.

The forecast looks great for the rest of the week, so we should be good to go. Wakebrdkid (talk) 22:20, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Starting Point

Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center (article, site, map)

I wrote the civic center to see if we can get free parking vouchers, but I'm not counting on it. Parking is $8 there, or you can park somewhere else and walk, but this is a convenient place to meet because it is halfway between midtown and downtown, which both have plenty of locations to photograph. We'll be near the southwest corner of the parking lot with the same banner from the Wiknic (it is 8 feet and says Atlanta Wikipedia). We plan to meet and greet until about 12:30, but everyone will have left to take pictures by 1, so if you can't make it until after then be sure to get someone's phone number. We can meet back at the civic center to figure out where to go for drinks and dinner at 5. Wakebrdkid (talk) 22:20, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We get free parking! I just got off the phone with their parking contractor, and he said if anyone asks just say you are with Michael for the Wikipedia event. See you Saturday! Wakebrdkid (talk) 18:39, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for setting that up. — Ganeshk (talk) 01:26, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sites to Visit

Have a big group photo-walk touring different historic sites around town, or alternatively teams can go out on their own. (Don't forget your cameras!)

National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Georgia is the list of sites that are eligible for the larger Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest.--Pharos (talk) 20:41, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll print a couple of copies of proposed routes with directions to use as backup, but if we have at least one person per group with the Android app then we won't need them. Wakebrdkid (talk) 22:20, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here are the proposed walking routes if you want to look them over in advance or print an extra copy for yourself. Wakebrdkid (talk) 02:44, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

After-Party

Optionally, designate a cozy spot for an after-party in the evening, can be a bar or restaurant. If you can upload some photos there too, all the better.

Follow-up

Atlanta Wikipedians near the Bass Furniture Building

Thanks to everyone that participated yesterday! Our group took pictures for 14 new or picture-less articles, and 11 articles might benefit from adding extra pictures we took. If you find some time this week to look through your pictures and upload your favorites that would be great. I'll do some searches for the 12 new articles we can start to find some sources. Wakebrdkid (talk) 16:49, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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