[Wikimedia-boston] Re: Monthly meetups?

Dear Enterprisey and Phoebe, MIT's room reservation process <https://registrar.mit.edu/classrooms/reserving-classroom> is kind of confusing; I think the event may need to be reserved due to the presence of non-MIT people, and also because the classrooms are usually busy during the weekdays. (I have tentatively submitted a request on classrooms.mit.edu, though I might not be doing this right.) I think *6:30 - 9:30pm on Tuesday, September 12 *will work for me and Enterprisey. However, upon reviewing my putative schedule, I've found I'm not as free on Tuesdays as I would like, which could interfere with me attending meetups during normal class hours. Again, I hope to see all of you in the flesh soon. Sincerely, duck_master Sent from Proton Mail for iOS On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 10:31 PM, Enterprisey [Dan] < enterpriseywiki(a)gmail.com <On+Mon,+Aug+28,+2023+at+10:31+PM,+Enterprisey+[Dan]+%3C%3Ca+href=>> wrote: Excellent, thank you! Ground floor on Stata would be nice if possible (close to a door so we can let people in would also be nice), and no earlier than 6:30 PM would work best for me. I don't know if duck_master is currently reserving a room, but we can give duck_master another day or so and then after that, if there's no response, it would be great if you could reserve it. Thanks again! Enterprisey On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 11:04 AM phoebe ayers &lt;phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > 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 &lt;alanlwu(a)gmail.com&gt; 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&gt; 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&gt; 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 >>>> >>>> Sent with Proton Mail <https://proton.me/> secure email. >>>> >>>> ------- Original Message ------- >>>> On Monday, July 31st, 2023 at 11:36 PM, Enterprisey [Dan] < >>>> enterpriseywiki(a)gmail.com&gt; 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 &lt;alanlwu(a)gmail.com&gt; 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 &lt;enterpriseywiki(a)gmail.com&gt; 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 >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Wikimedia-boston mailing list -- >>>>>> wikimedia-boston(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>>>>> wikimedia-boston-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-boston mailing list -- wikimedia-boston(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> wikimedia-boston-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> > _______________________________________________