Next Saturday I'll be back in town and can join :) This Sat I'm away
practicing my Cat skills.
My teaser was about Cambridge's Oldest House (CFAH), which has a garden +
ping pong table + turkey run where we could potentially convene + face off
+ hunt, if we are nice to its free-culture residents. Not this month but
possibly later on.
On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 12:51 PM Enterprisey [Dan] <
enterpriseywiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Whoops... sorry about that. It's not today; it
might be either this
Saturday or next, still deciding. Probably next, because that gives people
more time.
On Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 12:44 Benjamin Lees <emufarmers(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Folks, was there a decision about whether this is happening today, or
> some other time? :)
>
> Benjamin
>
> On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 1:25 PM Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Do we need a reserved room rather than some public tables in (say)
>> Stata? It could be nice to just have a small presence + table-tents if we
>> don't mind passers-by dropping in. S
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 10:18 AM phoebe ayers <phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> So basically the deal is staff, faculty and student groups can reserve
>>> classrooms; I'm not sure individual students can. For study sessions etc
>>> most people use the quick room tool:
>>>
https://registrar.mit.edu/classrooms/reserving-classroom/quickroom
>>>
>>> But that's not a reservation. Let me know if your reservation goes
>>> through, maybe it's changed.
>>>
>>> I'm staff so I can reserve a classroom. However, it's a bit luck of
the
>>> draw and is unlikely to be in Stata. What I would suggest instead is we
>>> meet in 14N-132, a library classroom that is just outside the music
>>> library, accessible to the public. I need to be there to open the doors,
>>> but otherwise we can use it whenever.
>>>
>>> MIT closes doors to the public at 7, so we'll need to get going before
>>> that.
>>>
>>> However, please confirm you want to do it on that Tuesday. Things get
>>> very busy at the beginning of the semester and you mentioned your schedule
>>> has changed - maybe we should do it later?
>>>
>>> Keep me posted and I'm happy to reserve a room or use the library room.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Phoebe
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 29, 2023, 00:21 duck_master <duckmaster0(a)protonmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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
<phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com>
>>>> 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 <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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email.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ------- 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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