Join our "Greenwich Village In The 60s" Wikipedia Editathon, aimed at
collaboratively expanding Wikipedia articles covering the the history
and the communities of Greenwich Village!
Location: Jefferson Market Library (425 Avenue of the Americas at 10th Street)
Time: Saturday November 2, 10am - 5pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
==Details==
The Edit-a-thon will help complete Wikipedia articles about Greenwich
Village History and the public art, community gardens, and library
branches in the area. Editors will have the opportunity to utilize
rare books and items from the Greenwich Village Collection, which
holds over 150+ books on the history of New York City.
Hosted by Jefferson Market Library, Wikimedia NYC and the Metropolitan
New York Library Council.
This event includes an introduction to Wikipedia images and two
duplicate trainings on using Wikipedia held in the morning and
afternoon. No special Wiki knowledge is required to participate, just
enthusiasm and a love of Greenwich Village!
Wikipedians will be on hand to provide basic training on how to edit
articles, provide more advanced training for the experienced, and
answer any other questions about Wikipedia and the organizational
aspects of Wikipedia editing which go on in classrooms libraries,
archives, and museums all over the world.
Agenda
• 10am: Event Begins, space is open for walk-in participation and
conversation all day
• 10:30: Session 1: Presentation on Wikipedia Editing
• 1pm: Session 2: Presentation on Wikipedia Editing
• 5pm: Event and Library Close
==Links and sign-up==
Event details on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
You can RSVP on the wiki page, or on meetup / evenbrite:
http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/144738212/http://wikivillage.eventbrite.com/
Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC Chapter
From: Lane Rasberry <lane(a)bluerasberry.com>
Hello guys,
Consumer Reports is having its annual meeting this Saturday 19 October at
10am at the Yonkers facility. Wikipedians are particularly welcome. I setup
a meetup page here.
<
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Consumer_Reports_October…
>
This is not a regular NYC meetup - it really is just a tour of the labs and
a chat on the side of a Consumer Reports open community event. Most people
find the laboratories interesting because the organization tests common
household products in ways that surprise many people. There are about 150
engineers here doing testing. The tour will cover several labs. If any
Wikipedians have cameras I will do my best to get them into more spaces,
because while the organization itself is shy about sharing pictures or
having its staff share pictures, they are happy to let others take and
share pictures.
Consumer Reports has sponsored me as their Wikipedian since April 2012.
Anyone wishing to learn more about Consumer Reports' interest in Wikipedia
could learn more at this event or contact me any time.
Thanks for your interest. Write me with any questions or post them on the
meetup page.
yours,
--
Lane Rasberry
user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia
206.801.0814
lane(a)bluerasberry.com