Wikimedia-SF July 2014

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SF Local Wiki gentrification editathon @Prelinger Library
by Vicky Knox 17 Jul '14

17 Jul '14

Hello Historico-curious, *Do you often wonder what historical precedents have contributed to the current housing crisis? How do World War II-era booms weave into current displacement trends? What can the housing overcrowding, racism and displacement of yesterday tell us about today’s realities?* We’re excited to announce that the Prelinger Library has invited us to join them at the end of July for an editathon on gentrification in San Francisco! The *Prelinger Library* <http://www.prelingerlibrary.org/home/> is a private collection of rare books, maps, zines and other ephemera held by Rick and Megan Prelinger, both “appropriation-friendly” librarians. *Rick* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Prelinger> is well known in the film archive world for his fascinating collections of American home movies and for his work with the Internet Archive. *Megan* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Prelinger> is a cultural historian, whose research and writing has ranged from artificial intelligence and information design to city planning and social theory. Megan will be curating a personalized collection of books and ephemera for us to use in our research. *RSVP* Since the library study area is rather small, they have asked that we limit participant numbers. We’ve been hearing a lot of strong interest in this editathon, so in order to accommodate as many people as we can, we will be splitting research times into three groups: - Wednesday, July 23rd, 5-8:30 pm (6 spaces) - Saturday, July 26th, noon-3pm (12 spaces) - Saturday, July 26th, 3-6 pm (12 spaces) Please RSVP either by emailing me privately or by adding your name to the wiki event page: <*http://localwiki.net/sf/Gentrification_editathon <http://localwiki.net/sf/Gentrification_editathon>*>. *Sign up for as many times as you'd like to attend, but if the slots get filled you may be asked to go to a less-popular time. Sorry! *:P *LOCATION* 301 8th Street (near Folsom Street) Room 215 San Francisco, CA *FUN FACT*The library collection is organized in order of proximity, starting with San Francisco and extending into outer space. :] *Let me know if you have any questions!* Take care, Vicky

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@congressedits
by Karen Coyle 11 Jul '14

11 Jul '14

There is a new service developed by Ed Summers (@edsu) that tweets edits made anonymously from the US Congress' IP range. The twitter handle is @congressedits -- and it is very interesting! Especially from the point of view of potential conflict of interest. But it also may give, over time, a picture of how Washington-related information gets updated in WP. kc -- Karen Coyle kcoyle(a)kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet

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Fwd: FW: On the Future of Language with Global Lives and Long Now - July 22
by phoebe ayers 10 Jul '14

10 Jul '14

Global Lives is hosting a program on endangered languages at the Long Now on July 22, which may be of interest to many on this list. See http://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-the-future-of-language-with-long-now-and-glo… best, -- phoebe ------------------------------ *From:* David Evan Harris, Global Lives Project < David_Evan_Harris_Global_Lives_P(a)mail.vresp.com> *Sent:* Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:16 PM *To:* Phoebe Ayers *Subject:* On the Future of Language with Global Lives and Long Now - July 22 “The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. On the Future of Language with Long Now and Global Lives <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/522abc6158> : Experts estimate that a language disappears every 14 days. At this rate, 90 percent of the world’s languages will no longer be spoken by the end of this century, and over 7000 languages will have fallen silent and with them vast knowledge and rich cultural heritage will be lost. Linguistic diversity and biodiversity are closely linked <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/6f0e21fb80…> and both are declining at unprecedented rates. Increased awareness of the problem has led to new efforts to document and preserve these languages and cultures. David Evan Harris (Executive Director of Global Lives <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/cc11251bae>) and Long Now Foundation's Dr. Laura Welcher (Director of the Rosetta Project <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/373e9783b1>) present a special program about Endangered Languages with very special guest Mandana Seyfeddinipur (SOAS, University of London) for this Interval salon talk <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/951feb0ca4> : [image: laurahighres5597170.jpeg][image: davidevanharrisgloballivesp.jpg][image: mandana.jpg] July 22, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Get your tickets here <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/3d3f3d81bd> On the Future of Language with Long Now and Global Lives Special guest Mandana Seyfeddinipur <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/c4447175ba…>, one of the foremost experts working to save endangered languages in her role at the The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/ecb7f6cb5e> at the SOAS, University of London, joins Long Now's Laura Welcher and Global Lives' David Evan Harris to talk about the importance of documenting and sustaining these languages and how the Global Lives / Global Voices project hopes to be part of the effort. Get your tickets here <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/880824e148> ------------------------------ Click to view this email in a browser <http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/307367/961d39b55b/1413016717/233f82d1b6/> If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe <http://cts.vresp.com/u?961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/mlpftw> ------------------------------ Global Lives Project 145 9th St Suite 102 San Francisco, CA 94103 US Read <http://www.verticalresponse.com/content/pm_policy.html> the VerticalResponse marketing policy. [image: Non-Profits Email Free with VerticalResponse!] <http://www.verticalresponse.com/landing/ef/?np/961d39b55b&utm_campaign=foot…>

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Wikipedia Barn Raising July 19, focusing on Open Education
by Pete Forsyth 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

Hi Bay Area wikifolk! Please join us for a "Wikipedia Barn Raising" event focusing on Open Educational Resources (OER). The Barn Raising will happen on Saturday July 19th, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time, at the Oakland Impact Hub, at 2323 Broadway (near the 19th St. BART station). Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Since 2012, we've been working to strengthen Wikipedia's coverage of OER and related topics. We've worked to build an international community around this goal at conferences, through our online "Writing Wikipedia Articles" (WIKISOO) course, and through the formation of WikiProject Open. At the Barn Raising, we will focus on improving high-priority Wikipedia articles, and consider ways to strengthen WikiProject Open as a resource for staying connected, learning, and working together. We'll also welcome online participants from around the world, with collaboration tools and scheduled video check-ins. Registration link: Barn Raising registration form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RgXfFfjo0Zjd1nu1NAX-cDQPmWa8-GWvt59n87JwDv…> Event page: WikiProject Open Barn Raising <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Barn_Raising_2014> We hope to see you there, online or in person! Best regards Sara Frank Bristow Pete Forsyth Communicate OER/WikiProject Open Communicate OER is funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation p.s. If this message comes through twice, my apologies! I initially sent without a subject line, and I think the message got stuck in moderation as a result. Sorry for the mailing list faux-pas! --Pete

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by Pete Forsyth 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

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wiknic tommorow!
by phoebe ayers 06 Jul '14

06 Jul '14

Just a little reminder that the Wiknic is tomorrow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Wiknic/2014 * Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park * 2pmish see you there! -- phoebe

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Location decision?
by Saehrimnir 04 Jul '14

04 Jul '14

OK I am convinced and will be happy if the crowd gets large enough to make your concerns valid. Conservatory sounds great can anyone change it to that? Only concern is it takes quite a while to get to GGPark by public transit. But this is OK I would have driven most probably anyway. Anyone want a ride from the east bay? What about the Starting time? FYI:There is a Lottery because the tables are mainly there for the people who donate and only a small portion goes into the lottery or even only the once which are not reserved by donors. -- Knowledge should be free!

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Wiknic
by Saehrimnir 02 Jul '14

02 Jul '14

Hi all, I made an attempt to get this going again by choosing a location this way one does not have to choose between two awesome events. Although some concerns have been risen since then that this could create more trouble than its worth. I just want this to be an event to be enjoyable for as many Wikimedians as possible. Please change the location and or sign up with what you will be bringing. Looking forward to next Sunday Many were increasingly of the opinion that they'd all made a big mistake in coming down from the trees in the first place. - See more at: http://www.planetclaire.org/quotes/hitchhikers/#sthash.kwzIvUPm.dpuf Many were increasingly of the opinion that they'd all made a big mistake in coming down from the trees in the first place. - See more at: http://www.planetclaire.org/quotes/hitchhikers/#sthash.kwzIvUPm.dpuf

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