Hi all,
As your current resident MIT librarian :) I am happy to reserve either an
open classroom or the library classroom in building 14 (which requires me
to be present) for you. There's a few other library spots too. 9/12 is
fine; let me know what time you would like.
cheers,
Phoebe
(user:phoebe)
On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 12:59 PM Alan Wu <alanlwu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Any kind of MIT affiliation helps, but the more
current and the more
direct, the better. They just want you to be a known person who they can
trust not to abuse the facilities.
It would help if there is a notice in the MIT online events calendar as
well, since there will be many new students who might be interested. Some
of them probably already have experience editing Wikipedia.
I think that there are more spaces available at Stata, but Hayden is
fine, especially if there is a library tie-in. The librarians love hosting
edit-a-thons that can use their collections.
—Alan
(MIT ‘73)
On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 12:45 PM Enterprisey [Dan] <
enterpriseywiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi duck_master,
Whoops... didn't respond to that very promptly, did I?
Yep, thanks for proposing a specific time. Tuesday, September 12 works
for me. Despite having an MIT ID, I don't think I can reserve rooms, so I
think it's up to you to follow the standard MIT process for reserving one.
I would say feel free to go ahead and book one, and we'll see who shows
up. I'll put up a geonotice as well. I like either building you propose,
although I must admit I lean slightly towards the Stata Center.
Best,
Enterprisey
On Sun, Aug 20, 2023 at 11:48 PM duck_master <duckmaster0(a)protonmail.com>
wrote:
> Dear Enterprisey, Samuel, and Alan,
>
> First of all, thank you all *so* much for proposing regular meetups
> for Wikimedians in the Boston area! (I happen to be an active English
> Wikipedian and Wikidatan myself, though the former is my home wiki.) Super
> sorry that I'm responding a month late, since I've been busy - did you hold
> any meetups already?
>
> Re location: I am a current MIT student, so I would be much more than
> happy to host stuff on the MIT campus, as Enterprisey suggests. (As for
> specific places on the campus, I'd suggest either the *Stata Center*
> or the *Hayden Library*.) There are of course many other possible
> places but I think it's better to coordinate on one place for the time
> being.
>
> Re timing: I'm generally free on the weekends (though not on Saturday,
> September 9), and based on my class schedule, I should be mostly free on
> Tuesdays and Thursdays as well. I return to the MIT campus at the start of
> September or so, so I'd prefer to meet that month. When are y'all free? (If
> you want me to propose a specific day, I propose *Tuesday, September
> 12*.)
>
> I look forward to meeting all of you in the flesh someday (hopefully
> soon).
>
> Sincerely,
>
> duck_master
>
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>
> ------- Original Message -------
> On Monday, July 31st, 2023 at 11:36 PM, Enterprisey [Dan] <
> enterpriseywiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Samuel and Alan,
> Thanks for the welcome! I've moved here for work and I'm up here
> indefinitely, although work may take me further west in Massachusetts in
> perhaps a year or two. Thanks for your kind words regarding the bots...
> they've somewhat fallen into disrepair but it's nice that some still work.
>
> For the meetups, I was thinking of the most boring thing possible which
> is finding some venue at MIT to host these (as I believe they've hosted
> Wikipedia events in the past, most notably WCNA 2019). I now have an MIT
> affiliate card but I'm not sure if it'll be much help. I would be happy to
> reach out and will do so soon (in my copious free time - sarcasm).
>
> Thanks again,
> Enterprisey
>
> On Sun, Jul 30, 2023 at 11:10 PM Alan Wu <alanlwu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Enterprisey,
>>
>> Welcome to Boston! What brings you here, and how long do you plan to
>> stay?
>>
>> I think I have used some of the bots, scripts, or other tools you have
>> developed; if so, I thank you for creating and maintaining them.
>>
>> We have a constant influx of new people to the region each year, with
>> all the challenges and all the opportunities this entails.
>>
>> In the past, the many schools, libraries, museums, and other cultural
>> resources of Boston have provided great locations for edit-a-thons and
>> other events.
>>
>> Your ideas and your organizational help would be much appreciated.
>>
>> --Alan
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 2:21 PM <enterpriseywiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Howdy all,
>>> I just moved to the area and was interested in attending any regular
>>> meetups in the Boston area, if they exist. If they don't currently exist
>>> I'd be happy to organize some.
>>> Best,
>>> Enterprisey
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