Bart--might you consider starting a regular history meetup, or get the ball
rolling with a one-time event? A few simple shout-outs to the right places
have gotten me more enthusiasm than I could ever have imagined. I'm a San
Diego native. Now THAT is a spectacularly interesting part of the world--I
personally would love to see more content in general, and more
bi/multilingual content in specific.
Cheers,
V
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> 1. Oakland History Room Sunday meet-ups starting JANUARY 13,
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> From: Vicky Knox <vknoxsironi(a)gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Wikimedia-california] Oakland History Room Sunday meet-ups
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> Hello!
>
> I'm a Bay Area Wikipedian and volunteer with the Oakland Wiki <
> oaklandwiki.org>, a hyperlocal and volunteer-run wiki modeled after the
> Davis Wiki <daviswiki.org>. My fellow volunteers and I are starting a
> weekly history research meetup at the Oakland History Room in the main
> branch of the Oakland Public Library, and you're all invited! (
> The Oakland History Room, by the way, is a historian's treasure trove for
> anything related to Oakland's history.)
> I would love for this event to have the dual purpose of adding
> well-researched content on local history to both Wikipedia and the Oakland
> Wiki. Please spread the word far and wide!
> *
>
> Below is a copypaste of my general announcement.
>
> Cheers!
> Vicky
>
>
> Dear Oakland history buffs and other historico-curious people,
>
> Come hang in the Oakland History Room (quietly...shhh) with your fellow
> local history nuts as we research and add interesting and insightful
> historical content to the Oakland Wiki. The Oakland Wiki, a public wiki
> based on the wildly popular Davis Wiki, is a community-created effort that
> aims to compile into one place everything and anything about our unique and
> fascinating city. Come be a part of this historic event and help write the
> story of Oakland!
>
> WHERE/WHEN: Sundays, starting January 13th, 2013
> 12-1p: Meet-n-greet and intro to editing at Brown Couch Cafe (340 14th St.)
> 1-5p: Quiet research session at the Oakland History Room (2nd floor of main
> branch of the Oakland Public Library, 14th and Oak St.). Oakland Wiki
> volunteers will be available at this time to show you how to edit the wiki.
> BRING: Your curiosity, and a computer and/or note-taking materials. Some
> paper and pencils will be provided.
>
> QUESTIONS?
> Contact *Vicky*
> OakWikiHistoryNut [at] gmail [dot] com
>
*
Hello!
I'm a Bay Area Wikipedian and volunteer with the Oakland Wiki <
oaklandwiki.org>, a hyperlocal and volunteer-run wiki modeled after the
Davis Wiki <daviswiki.org>. My fellow volunteers and I are starting a
weekly history research meetup at the Oakland History Room in the main
branch of the Oakland Public Library, and you're all invited! (
The Oakland History Room, by the way, is a historian's treasure trove for
anything related to Oakland's history.)
I would love for this event to have the dual purpose of adding
well-researched content on local history to both Wikipedia and the Oakland
Wiki. Please spread the word far and wide!
*
Below is a copypaste of my general announcement.
Cheers!
Vicky
Dear Oakland history buffs and other historico-curious people,
Come hang in the Oakland History Room (quietly...shhh) with your fellow
local history nuts as we research and add interesting and insightful
historical content to the Oakland Wiki. The Oakland Wiki, a public wiki
based on the wildly popular Davis Wiki, is a community-created effort that
aims to compile into one place everything and anything about our unique and
fascinating city. Come be a part of this historic event and help write the
story of Oakland!
WHERE/WHEN: Sundays, starting January 13th, 2013
12-1p: Meet-n-greet and intro to editing at Brown Couch Cafe (340 14th St.)
1-5p: Quiet research session at the Oakland History Room (2nd floor of main
branch of the Oakland Public Library, 14th and Oak St.). Oakland Wiki
volunteers will be available at this time to show you how to edit the wiki.
BRING: Your curiosity, and a computer and/or note-taking materials. Some
paper and pencils will be provided.
QUESTIONS?
Contact *Vicky*
OakWikiHistoryNut [at] gmail [dot] com
Hi all, hope folks from the SF Bay Area can make this event coordinated
with the Computer History Museum to get a backstage tour and to brainstorm
about their upcoming Wikipedia exhibit.
Please spread the word to Silicon Valley friends non-Wikipedians. The
Museum is right near the Googleplex and is an amazing facility.
-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)
PS: I'm driving up from LA, so you don't even need to be from SF area to
make it!
MEETUP ANNOUNCEMENT
San Francisco Bay Area Wiki Meetup at the Computer History Museum
Time: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 4pm to 8pm.
Location: Computer History Museum, Mountain View, Calif.
Meet Wikipedians and help edit a museum exhibit about Wikipedia!
The purpose of the meet up is twofold:
1. Meet fellow Wikipedians in the San Francisco Bay/Silicon Valley area
while getting a behind the scenes tour of the Computer History Museum.
2. Help edit this exhibit! The Museum is crafting an exhibit about
Wikipedia that will debut in 2013. What should an exhibit about Wikipedia
have? How should it display Wikipedia's activities, live, for visitors? Who
better than ask than Wikipedians. Meet the museum staff to brainstorm
around ideas and how to display and visualize Wikipedia to the public.
Who should attend: Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians alike, but especially
museum or technology enthusiasts
Address: Computer History Museum,
1401 North Shoreline Boulevard Mountain View, California.
Contact: Andrew Lih (User:Fuzheado), Wikipedian
Email: andrew(a)andrewlih.com
RSVP and info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Computer_History_Museum
Museum participants:
Kirsten Tashev, VP of Collections and Exhibitions
Marc Weber, Internet History Program Founding Curator
Emily Routman, Contract Exhibit Planner
Jon Plutte, Director of Media