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Wiki in the classroom
by Geoffrey Plourde 01 Apr '08

01 Apr '08

I have written a blog entry at http://wikiwest.blogspot.com/2008/03/wiki-in-classroom.html In a nutshell, a California Chapter would partner with schools for mutual benefit. This would be a major area where the Foundation can't fill in. ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com

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Re: [Wikimedia-SF] California Chapter
by Geoffrey Plourde 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

Several meetups have already occurred, I am curious as to whther or not people are interested in making a chapter. ----- Original Message ---- From: Brion Vibber <brion(a)wikimedia.org> To: wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:27:25 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-SF] California Chapter -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Geoffrey Plourde wrote: > San Francisco Wikipedians (Sanfranpedians?); > > I am looking into starting Wikimedia California. Would anyone here be > interested? I think we have yet to figure out firmly what the mission or legal structure for chapters in the US would be... :) For other countries, a big part of it is to establish a local legal structure that can accept tax-free donations -- something the Wikimedia Foundation itself handles here the US. But that structure can also be a useful way to organize local activities, outreach, conferences and meetups as well as other online and offline activity by Wikipedians other Wikimedians. Since the Wikimedia Foundation decided not to become a membership-based organization, concentrating on the high-level hosting and PR, there's a bit of a vacuum still on how individuals can get involved and organized. Rather than starting by saying "let's start a chapter", I might suggest picking some particular event to organize, such as a California or west coast-based Wikimedia user conference, and then we can see what kind of organization can and should grow up around the community that builds it. I should also stress that such an event should be a community-organized, community-oriented affair. Make the Wikimedia Foundation a guest, not an organizer or a funder... :) - -- brion vibber (brion @ wikimedia.org) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkfxOx0ACgkQwRnhpk1wk46s/wCgrQ3aEwT4seBU3FcEWqMmKM3K zKwAn0y3gefGLI1RwjVrxhMH4ziv03lx =5ODM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf ____________________________________________________________________________________ Special deal for Yahoo! users & friends - No Cost. Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text3.com

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California Chapter
by Geoffrey Plourde 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

San Francisco Wikipedians (Sanfranpedians?); I am looking into starting Wikimedia California. Would anyone here be interested? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Like movies? Here's a limited-time offer: Blockbuster Total Access for one month at no cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text4.com

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Maker Faire May 3 & 4, San Mateo
by Cary Bass 18 Mar '08

18 Mar '08

Hi all! It looks like the Wikimedia Foundation will have a booth at the upcoming Maker Faire in San Mateo, California. <http://www.makerfaire.com/>. While the staff will be manning the booth, and we're still working out details, we'll be looking for a few volunteers from different projects to help out. Let me know if you're willing to drop your hat into the ring :) -- Cary Bass Volunteer Coordinator Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running! Support the Wikimedia Foundation today: http://donate.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Phone: 415.839.6885 x 601 Fax: 415.882.0495 E-Mail: cary(a)wikimedia.org

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Re: [Wikimedia-SF] Great meet!
by Jason Dusek 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

Gia May <giamay1(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Absolutly! We wouldn't want to support the ghetto. It can > only lead to gentrification and the sooner we get everyone to > boycott them the sooner the'll starve. Thanks for standing up > for decency. > > Gia I've seen a few other software oriented groups try the public library. They've all moved on. We may as well just skip that step... -- _jsn

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Great meet!
by Brion Vibber 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Now that I have power for my laptop again *cough*, I'd just like to shout out a thanks and congratulations to everybody who made it for the meetup Saturday. I know it was short notice and not the easiest location to get to, but I think we all had a good time, there was some great discussion, and it was a really great chance both to see some of the Internet Archive's cool gadgets and to show off some Wikipedians to the camera. :) And let's all give a thanks to IA for graciously hosting us at the last minute! The current thought is that we'll try to set something up at the San Francisco Public Library main branch for most future meetings -- closer to the center of town near bus and rail lines, it'll be much easier for both in-town commuters and BARTers. I'd recommend we try to organize a relatively regular monthly meet; not everybody's going to be able to make it every time, so making them more frequent and with more warning should make it easier to get something going for most people most of the time. :) -- brion vibber (brion @ wikimedia.org)

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Wikipedia lunch TOMORROW
by phoebe ayers 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

OK, I think after that flurry of emails it's settled: please join me for a casual lunch *tomorrow*, Saturday, at the Internet Archive offices in the Presidio at 12 noon. Directions etc: http://www.archive.org/about/contact.php We will hopefully be joined by a film crew from the Netherlands who are working on a documentary about Wikipedia and who are interested in talking to Wikipedians (this is not a sure thing anymore -- unfortunately the cameraman had to unexpectedly return home so they are not sure if they will be able to film or not. I will know more by tonight and will send updates). We will either order in, or go out for sandwiches. People from the IA will be on hand to talk about their projects as well. Please send me any questions, and if you think you'll be able to make it so I know about lunch: phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com. If there's a very small group, we might go for lunch afterwards at a restaurant instead. Also please let know off-list if you are only interested in coming if the film crew is going to be there. Next meetup: in March, and with more notice! best, phoebe

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SF Weekly article
by phoebe ayers 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Well.... the SF Weekly published letters in response to their story, which was called "Wikipedia idiots: The Edit Wars of San Francisco" http://www.sfweekly.com/2008-02-13/news/wikipedia-idiots-the-edit-wars-of-s… under the heading "Wikipedia idiots respond en masse in SF Weekly letters." http://sfweekly.com/2008-02-20/news/wikipedia-idiots-respond-en-masse-in-sf… Writing a feature story about your sister's internet woes by trying to start an edit war? Now that's some classy reporting. -- phoebe

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Re: [Wikimedia-SF] When's the next meetup?
by George Herbert 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

If we're meeting at the Presidio, then BART is not a complete option, you'll have to take transit of some sort the last few miles up from Market St. -george On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 6:59 PM, Leon Bacud <lbmixpro707(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > It was raining pretty hard last time we met up; didn't stop us then. But > they did say it will rain pretty hard. I usually take BART when I go to > these events, and I suggest those of you who try to cross the Bay Bridge to > do so as well, since you won't have to worry about the winds and such. Just > make sure you bring a good umbrella though. > > *George Herbert <george.herbert(a)gmail.com>* wrote: > > The $64,000 question is whether we can do an event tomorrow midday without > getting rained on severely... > > Weather usually doesn't factor that significantly into planning here, but > the storm coming in on Saturday is predicted to be strong enough to somewhat > disrupt travel. > > > -george > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Cary Bass <cary(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > William de Bruijn wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > Hope you don't mind me barging in in the group. Thank you for all the > > efforts to come our way for a tv-shoot tomorrow. For our director Ice van > > Veelen I was already trying to get into SFPL but there are heavy filming > > restrictions. I have now asked Sherri Eng of Library PR if the Meetings > > Rooms are a possibility. Will let you know as soon as I hear back from her. > > > > > > William de Bruijn > > > researcher channel 2 Netherlands tv (from Amsterdam 9.15 pm) > > > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > > Van: Marti Pierce [mailto:marti.pierce@gmail.com] > > > Verzonden: vr 22-2-2008 20:30 > > > Aan: Jason Dusek > > > CC: phoebe ayers; William de Bruijn; > > wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org; sam(a)wantman.net > > > Onderwerp: Re: [Wikimedia-SF] When's the next meetup? > > > > > > > > > The Public library system does have meeting rooms at their > > branches and the main library. This would require a dedicated effort to get > > it started, application and rules to review and submit. Most rooms are free > > unless there are special AV and food needs. > > > > > > http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/mtgrms/rules.htm > > > > > > While its not enough time for tomorrow, this could be a topic of > > discussion if folks were interested in getting a consistent, chatable and > > easy to get to meeting space that could be upgraded as AV needs require. > > I'm sure there are some fabulous places to dine in and around most of the > > branches, especially the main branch. We also might be able to get in on > > their events calendar for more exposure and who knows where that could lead > > eh? > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Marti Pierc e < > > marti.pierce(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Mediterranean sounds great! Brion and I are pretty much > > up for anything. I imagine a price range would be in the $10-$15 for food > > and drink per person? We've been pretty homebound since I broke my foot in > > mid January. > > > > > > Cary - maybe we can carpool it? > > > > > > Anyone a member of Mechanics' Institute Library < > > http://www.milibrary.org/index.html> ? I do believe that one of the > > benefits of membership is to have access to conference rooms for meetings. > > Not sure if there is a fee involved. > > > > > > Do any of the public libraries offer meeting rooms for > > events like this? I'll see what I can dig up on line for future reference. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So this is a sure thing? What time are we going to do it? > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > Cary Bass > > Volunteer Coordinator > > > > Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running! Support the Wikimedia > > Foundation today: http://donate.wikimedia.org > > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > > Phone: 415.839.6885 x 601 > > Fax: 415.882.0495 > > > > E-Mail: cary(a)wikimedia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-SF mailing list > > Wikimedia-SF(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf > > > > > > -- > -george william herbert > george.herbert(a)gmail.com _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-SF mailing list > Wikimedia-SF(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf > > > -- -george william herbert george.herbert(a)gmail.com

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When's the next meetup?
by Brion Vibber 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

The winter weather's beginning to clear up, and even the Wikimedia staff are crawling out from under the rubble of our office move... I'm thinking it's about time for another San Francisco Wiki(m|p)edians meetup! There's a lot of smart, active people in this town. Let's find a clear weekend, get out there and kick some wiki butt! -- brion

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