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Celebrate Earth Day with a Wikipedis Edit-a-thon
by Dwyer, Rachel 16 Apr '20

16 Apr '20

Need a break? Looking to celebrate Earth Day? As part of Boston University’s Online Earth Day celebrations<https://www.bu.edu/sustainability/what-you-can-do/events/earth-day-festival/>, we will host a Sustainability-themed Wikipedia-Edit-a-thon on Thursday, April 23, 2020, from 3-6 p.m. (Eastern). We’re particularly interested in topics related to sustainability, but you can also improve your own favorite topics. Check our meet-up page for information<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/BU_Earth_Day_50>! Thursday, April 23, 2020, from 3-6 p.m. (Eastern). The event will include: * A presentation by MIT Librarian and Wikipedia expert Phoebe Ayers<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Phoebe> on the many sustainability and climate change related initiatives in the Wikimedia Community * An introduction to Wikipedia editing * Support and troubleshooting by BU Libraries staff How to participate: * Register in advance.<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-earth-day-50-registratio…> by April 22 at 3pm (Eastern). We will provide you with a Zoom link prior to the event. Please contact myself or Laura Jenemann, ljeneman(a)bu.edu<https://outlook.office.com/mail/deeplink/compose/ljeneman@bu.edu>, with questions. Best wishes, Rachel Dwyer African Studies Library 771 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 rdwyer(a)bu.edu

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Wikipedian needed Portland, ME
by Gabrielle Reed 20 Feb '20

20 Feb '20

Hi All, I'm on the hunt for a Wikipedian that would be willing to help out at an Art + Feminism edit-a-thon March 7, 2020 10- 2pm . The contact person is Jenna Crowder <jenna(a)thechart.me> Their Dashboard https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Portland_Museum_of_Art/PMA_Ar… . Thanks so much! Gabrielle V L Reed Access Services Librarian Morton R. Godine Library Massachusetts College of Art and Design w. 1-617-879-7102 m. 401-440-1852

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Sat Feb 1: Wikipedia edit-a-thon about Prince, MIT
by phoebe ayers 25 Jan '20

25 Jan '20

Hi all, Join us on Saturday, Feb 1, 1-5pm at MIT Libraries for Prince-o-pedia: a Wikipedia edit-a-thon themed around the music of Prince! We will have new editor training and a Purple Playlist featuring lots of b-sides. RSVP here: www.mitprinceopedia.eventbrite.com In honor of Black History Month, come to MIT's Digital Instruction Resource Classroom and learn to edit Wikipedia in order to augment Prince-related content in the encyclopedia. All are welcome, new and returning editors alike. Questions, let me or Amy (cc'd) know. -- Phoebe

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Would you want to move to a forum instead of an email list?
by Luke Heine 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

Hey Wikipedia BOS! Question for you - would you ever want to have a forum? I've been thinking about this as YC has a forum which I LOVE because I can see peoples' bios and search past messages. If something y'all want, happy to toss something up over a weekend! Would love to hear your thoughts (direct reply me so we don't spam <3 ) Really appreciate it! Luke

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6 millionth wikipedia article some time today
by Samuel Klein 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

Dear ones, English WP is 50 articles away from 6 million! Somewhere someone's watching article-creation timestamps and will record which the 6 millionth was and generate a press release about it. If you have a draft in progress, consider posting it now (or within the hour) for a chance to get it some extra publicity and a line in the history books :) Wiki'd, SJ

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Grafton Street Meet up
by Luke Heine 15 Jan '20

15 Jan '20

Hi Wikimedia List! In case you're around BOS Friday, feel free to join a meetup at Grafton street at 8 pm for a beer in Harvard Square! If you're interested, rsvp by email to (luke(a)summerplaybook.com) Looking forward! Luke

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Wikipedia Day edit-a-thon, MIT
by phoebe ayers 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Hi all, We at MIT Libraries are pleased to host a Wikipedia Day edit-a-thon again for 2020 centered on newly-in-the-public domain books that MIT has digitized. We will have it on January 15, 2020 (Wikipedia's 19th birthday!) from 4-7pm in Barker Engineering Library on MIT's campus. Find out more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Public_Domain_Day_2020 and register here: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/6126715 We will have birthday cake! Also, you may be familiar with MIT's tradition of hosting many workshops and events during the Independent Activities Period (IAP) in January. My colleague who is also involved in our edit-a-thon is teaching another workshop that may be of interest to Wikipedians who work with copyright and free licenses called "Is it in the public domain?" That's on Jan 7. Find out more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/is-it-in-the-public-domain-2020-intellectual-p… Hope to see you all at the edit-a-thon! Phoebe

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Delegate for Wikimedia Summit 2020 (it could be you!)
by Benjamin Lees 16 Dec '19

16 Dec '19

Just a reminder that applications for Wikimedia Summit 2020 are due on December 16: < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020/Registration_Informat…> This is the annual meeting in Germany in April for all of the Wikimedia affiliates from around the world to collaborate on movement strategy. As a user group, we are eligible to send one delegate. The summit organizers cover participants' travel costs. We don't have much time for deliberation; perhaps those who are interested should say so here, or email me, and then we can quickly select someone? We can also talk about this on Slack, but I know not everybody has joined, so I don't want anybody to be left out. Benjamin

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welcome! and new slack channel! and jan meetup?
by phoebe ayers 16 Nov '19

16 Nov '19

Hi all, Welcome to new members, and hello to everyone who was able to join us at WikiConference New England! It was exciting to meet everyone. We had a nice meetup of people in New England at the conference. Notes are here: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/wcna2019-3180 1) There was a suggestion of creating a new slack channel for discussion. I just created this, you can join with this link: https://join.slack.com/t/wikinewengland/shared_invite/enQtODMyNTg1NTg4MzcyL… it is wikinewengland.slack.com, if you have trouble with the invitation let me know. 2) For those who don't know: you can apply to the Wikimedia Foundation for a "rapid grant" for small expenses related to an editathon or other event. For Wikipedia Day 2020 events this year (January 15) you'll need to apply in this month's cycle - so by November 15 (in 2 days!) (December is being reserved for proposals related to Wiki Loves Africa). details: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid I know many people do host events, so wanted to make you aware of this. We will be having a big editathon at MIT that week. 3) related, I would like to offer to host a followup New England organizers meeting at MIT, where we can get together and talk about activities at our respective institutions. When would be a good time to do this? all best, Phoebe

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new to list
by Mariah Noelle Villarreal 13 Nov '19

13 Nov '19

Hi there! I've just joined the list after going to the conference this weekend. It was a great event. I loved the vibes and plan to go to more events with yall. :) -- - mariah

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