Wikimedia-boston September 2010

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Wikipedia and institutions of learning: reading group
by Samuel J Klein 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Dear Wikipedians, Joseph Reagle, Mako, and I are starting a reading group meeting alternate Wednesdays this term. It will focus on changing approaches to synthesizing and disseminating knowledge, where wikis and Wikipedia fit into developments in recent centuries, and how these changes reframe the way we think of ourselves as creators or as knowledge-driven communities. We invite your input on useful readings, from wikiprojects and essays to papers and statistical analysis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Reagle/Berkman_Reading_Group Other thoughts on where we could take this concept are also welcome; the imagined audience is a mix of Wikipedia users and enthusiasts, social theorists, and academics hoping to capture some of the collaborative wiki-spirit in their own work. While the readings will be a shared background and language, participants will be encouraged to come with their own projects to discuss or troubleshoot. -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj

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[CORRECTION] Re: Community and Wikipedia -- THURSDAY, 5-6 PM, Berkman Center.
by Samuel J Klein 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

My apologies for the change, please join us on Thursday from 5-6pm. On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Samuel J Klein <sj(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Dear friends, > > Please join the Boston Wikipedians, Wikimedia's new Chief Community > Officer Zack Exley, and other Boston-area community organizers this > Wednesday at 5 PM, for a discussion of community structure and > Wikipedia. > > Where: Berkman Center, 23 Everett St, 2d floor. > When : 5-6 PM, THURSDAY, Sep 23 > > SMS me if you have any trouble getting in, or if you can't make it > then but want to join us for a drink at the Cambridge Common just > after: 617 529 4266 > > Cheers, > Sam. > -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj

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[Open forum] Community and Wikipedia : Wednesday, 5-6 PM, Berkman Center
by Samuel J Klein 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Dear friends, Please join the Boston Wikipedians, Wikimedia's new Chief Community Officer Zack Exley, and other Boston-area community organizers this Wednesday at 5 PM, for a discussion of community structure and Wikipedia. Where: Berkman Center, 23 Everett St, 2d floor. When : 5-6 PM, Wednesday, Sep 22 SMS me if you have any trouble getting in, or if you can't make it then but want to join us for a drink at the Cambridge Common just after: 617 529 4266 Cheers, Sam.

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Wednesday night meetup next week? (potential guests, wikipedia reading group discussion)
by Samuel Klein 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Dear Wikifiends, Joseph Reagle and Mako and I are discussing starting a reading group about Wikipedia and institutions of learning this term. Details haven't been finalized yet, but I'd like to bounce ideas off of anyone who is interested and available. It would be hosted at the Berkman Center, and build on some of the current work there and at the Center for Collective Intelligence @ MIT, but would also be for sharing projects and ideas of the participants, and developing a good reading list of outstanding papers in collaboration from many different disciplines, from operational strategy to political science to sociology to the history of science and creativity. There are also some guests from out of town visiting late next week, from the French Wikipedia and from Wikimedia, and there's a chance that we could get them to join for a Wednesday meeting. I know this is short notice, but if we have enough interest I'll arrange for light food and a room at Berkman - so please rsvp to the list if interested with when you would be free after 6pm on Wed. Warmly, SJ -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj

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Re: [Wikimedia-boston] Help promoting OVC
by Samuel J Klein 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

Ben - Do you want to collab on a signpost essay Friday? I'll be doing wiki work all day. I copy the Boston Wikipedians: don't forget about OWC coming up soon! What's your WP user name? I"ll leave you a comment w/ a link to the project where you can leave a geonotice request; or just send me the address... SJ On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Ben Moskowitz <ben(a)openvideoalliance.org> wrote: > Hey SJ, > I'm following up on the time sensitive part of our thread—how can I tap into > signpost and geonotice to signal to NYC Wikimedians that they should visit > OVC? > -Ben > On Aug 28, 2010, at 1:44 PM, Ben Moskowitz wrote: > > 1) Signpost coverage: that's a good idea. Why don't we write a guest column > about it? Also: you can schedule a sitewide geonotice that will show up for > logged-in users near the venue, for say 2 weeks before the event. > I can help write something for Signpost—Pharos, want to co-author and talk > about our Wikiprojects? > How can we schedule geonotice? > -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj

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Yivo Encyclopedia
by Samuel Klein 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

A fascinating subject-specific work. Via my mother the secret encyclopedist. http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/ SJ

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Fwd: Open IRC meeting with new Wikimedia Trustees: Saturday, 1600 UTC
by Samuel J Klein 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

A heads-up for those of you who dig the i.r.c. -- Bishakha and Phoebe will be chatting it up on Saturday at 1200 EST in #wikimedia. And we're looking for feedback on more regularly scheduled IRC meetings -- http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_meetings#October..._and_beyond Wishing everyone an amazing retroactive Labor Day, Sam. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Samuel J Klein <sj(a)wikimedia.org> Hello, In an annual effort to welcome new Board members with an informal chat, the newest Wikimedia Trustees (Phoebe and Bishakha) are taking part in an open meeting on IRC this Saturday. This is a forum to discuss Wikimedia issues and anything else that's on your mind. Where : #wikimedia on irc.freenode.net When : Saturday September 11, 1600-1700 UTC (That's 0900 PST / 1200 EST / 1800 CEST / 2130 IST) All are welcome - please join the meeting with ideas or questions about Wikimedia and the Projects, or simply with good cheer! If you have a topic to add to the agenda, please add it on Meta: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_meetings#September_2010 We will keep the meeting to an hour, and will cover the agenda before moving to an open discussion. Summary minutes will be published. I hope to see many of you there, Sam -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj

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