Hi all,
Quick reminders for:
Monthly meetup, Thursday 19th at 6.30pm: we'll have talks, pizza and cake. Please note change of location: we are meeting at The Fold, 3359 26th St, San Francisco, CA 94110.
Please register here so we can get enough food: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:Bay_Area_Meetup_March_2026
Women History Month editathon, Saturday 21st at 10.30am. Main Branch of the San Francisco public library, at 100 Larkin Street. Please register here so we can get enough food: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:Women_History_Month_Editathon_SF_2026
See you there!
Bay Area Wikipedians Organizing Committee
Sorry that I can't help this Saturday as I'll be covering a different
festival. -Rosie
rosiestep <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rosiestep> / Rosie
Stephenson-Goodknight (she/her)
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> 1. Re: [volunteer photographer needed] Film Festival in San Jose Sat
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> From: LUCAS JAMES <lucasjames98208(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [Wikimedia-SF] Re: [volunteer photographer needed] Film
> Festival in San Jose Sat 3/14
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> Dang, normally I'd love to do this, but unfortunately I have a gig on
> Saturday in SF midday. Hopefully you're able to find someone!
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> -Lucas
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> On Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 9:22 AM Bay Area Wikipedians via Wikimedia-SF <
> wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > Wikiportraits <https://wikiportaits.org> has reached out in search of a
> > volunteer photographer for this Saturday 3/14 afternoon at the movie
> > festival Cinequest <https://www.cinequest.org/> in San Jose. This is the
> > list of portraits
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> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x_5qXGDRZV-caWznxKzhnNlPKgbQXohu8xy7KuL…
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> > they are hoping to add to Wikipedia. A Wikimedian had to cancel, which is
> > why this is a last minute ask.
> >
> > Volunteers get a press pass. We can also cover travel costs (within
> > reason). Volunteer would need to bring their camera (although I should be
> > able to lend one if your own is unavailable). No previous experience of
> > uploading on Commons necessary.
> >
> > Email bayareawikipedians(a)proton.me and we'll put you in touch.
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> > Cheers,
> > e_mln_e
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Hi all,
[Wikiportraits](https://wikiportaits.org) has reached out in search of a volunteer photographer for this Saturday 3/14 afternoon at the movie festival [Cinequest](https://www.cinequest.org/) in San Jose. This is the[list of portraits](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x_5qXGDRZV-caWznxKzhnNlPKgbQ… they are hoping to add to Wikipedia. A Wikimedian had to cancel, which is why this is a last minute ask.
Volunteers get a press pass. We can also cover travel costs (within reason). Volunteer would need to bring their camera (although I should be able to lend one if your own is unavailable). No previous experience of uploading on Commons necessary.
Email bayareawikipedians(a)proton.me and we'll put you in touch.
Cheers,
e_mln_e
Hi Atul,
I'm not sure if I replied to your email, I thought I did, but I don't see
my reply anywhere. Maybe it got lost in the proton.me versus my personal
account
Anyways, you're more than welcome to give a 3 minute talk at the open mic,
we'll be having open signups for that the night of the event.
However, if you have a more developed idea and would like to give a more
substantial talk (5-10 minutes, I know that's perhaps a questionable use of
the word "substantial"), I want to personally invite you to do so! Just
send us your slides (if you plan on having any) before around 5 PM Friday.
Then just make yourself known to myself or any of the volunteers and we'll
get you on stage when the time comes.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Cheers,
-Travis
On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM Bay Area Wikipedians <
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> From: Atul Salgaonkar <atulsalgaonkar(a)gmail.com>
> Date: On Monday, March 9th, 2026 at 8:23 PM
> Subject: Request for a short talk slot on Friday at WikiGameJam SF
> To: bayareawikipedians(a)proton.me <bayareawikipedians(a)proton.me>
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> Hi Jennifer, CJ, Travis, and team,
>
> My name is Atul Salgaonkar, based in San Jose and now semi-retired. I have
> been an infrequent Wikipedia editor and an avid game enthusiast/tester for
> many years.
>
> I’m registered for WikiGameJam SF and would love to give a very short talk
> (3 to 5 min) on Friday evening to share a game concept I’ve developed.It is
> a multilingual, clue-driven Wikipedia-inspired game concept that could be
> of interest to attendees. I would especially appreciate being considered
> for the 7:00 PM ("Open Mic") slot, since I will be returning to San Jose
> that evening. Will you please let me know if this is possible?
>
> I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Thank you and with best regards,
>
> Atul Salgaonkar
>
> atul.salgaonkar(a)gmail.com
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>
>
Hi folks,
In case you hadn't heard, or forgot, BAWUG is hosting Wikigamejam SF (
https://wikigamejam.org/sf-2026/) next weekend, *Friday Mar 13 - Sunday Mar
15*. We have the venue, we have the food, we have the sponsors (include a
grant from WMF) and speakers and we have the hackathon participants! But to
make this event go really well, *it would be awesome if some of you all
could sign up for volunteer slots.*
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d-NgsUZxt9UxdkNzNh7Pob2w-9bO-E4VjZl…
We're trying to build things that are fun, educational, or just plain
weird. And there are some ideas of how to build wikigames that escape from
the quiz/trivia mould (wikiracing is already being recognized by GamesRadar
as a full-fledged subgenre!). It's a full weekend, and there are many
opportunities to volunteer where you could also be a part of the hackathon,
including just speaking your mind for 1-3 minutes in the "Game Jam Open
Mic" on Friday night.
If you'd like to help, please *sign up in the spreadsheet above!* And if
you have ideas on how you could help beyond what's listed, I'd love to
discuss. Just email me back directly.
Thanks,
-Travis
BAWUG co-organizer (secretary)