WHAT
Wikis Take Manhattan
(
http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/wikis_take_manhattan/project-home
or
http://www.wikis-take.org for short) is a scavenger hunt and free
content photography contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and
StreetsWiki (
http://www.livablestreets.com/streetswiki/) articles
covering sites and street features in Manhattan and across the five
boroughs of New York City. The event is based on last year's Wikipedia
Takes Manhattan, and has evolved to include StreetsWiki this year as
well.
LAST YEAR'S EVENT
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Manhattan/Spring_2008
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wikipedia_Takes_Manhattan/Gallery
WINNINGS?
Prizes include a dinner for three with Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales
at Pure Food & Wine, gift certificates to Bicycle Habitiat and the
LimeWire Store, and more!
WHEN
The hunt will take place Saturday, October 4th from 1:00pm to 6:30pm,
followed by prizes and celebration (originally it was set for this
weekend, but we've rescheduled due to weather).
WHO
Wikis Take Manhattan is open to anyone who would like to
participate.You can compete together in teams of up to three, but
please only one camera and memory card per team. It is sponsored by
The Open Planning Project (parent of StreetsWiki), Free Culture @
Columbia (the Columbia University chapter of Students for Free
Culture) in cooperation with the NYU chapter Free Culture @ NYU,
Wikimedia New York City, Creative Commons, and Wikipedia volunteers.
Sponsors include Bicycle Habitat, Brooklyn Brewery, B's Bikes,
Birdbath Bakery, LimeWire Store, O'Reilly Media, and Pure Food & Wine.
All Wikimedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in team
of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a
digital camera and a love of the city). Bring a friend (or two)!
REGISTER
The proper place to register your team is here:
https://freeculture.wufoo.com/forms/wikis-take-manhattan/
It's also perfectly possible to register on the day of when you get
there, but it will be slightly easier for us if you register
beforehand.
WHERE
Participants can begin the hunt from either of two locations: one at
Columbia University (at the sundial on college walk) and one at The
Open Planning Project's West Village office. Everyone will end at The
Open Planning Project:
349 W. 12th St. #3
Between Greenwich & Washington Streets
By the 14th St./8th Ave. ACE/L stop
VOLUNTEERING TO UPLOAD
If you want to volunteer to help with the uploading and scoring, you
should be back at The Open Planning Project by 5:00, earlier than
everyone else at 6:30.
Volunteering to help with uploading will in no way preclude you from
competing in the contest, but you will have a slight disadvantage by
having to come back earlier. If you are interested in volunteering,
please e-mail me personally with your details.
WIKIMEDIAN TEAMS
You might want to go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Manhattan
for an informal sign-up of Wikipedians who are going, and you may want
to organize teams among yourselves there. Already, someone on the
talk page is recruiting the pedal-power "biker gang" team.
I'd also be glad to answer any further questions you may have about this event.
Thanks,
Pharos