Hello Wiki New Yorkers,
Just a reminder that the Wiki Loves NYC Parks Prospect Park photo contest
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Prospect_Park_nature_pho…>
closes on Halloween night. If you've taken pictures of trees, plants,
birds, insects, rodents, bats, mushrooms, or any other nature in Prospect
Park, upload it via this link
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaign:ProspectPark> by 11:59 PM ET
on 10/31 to be eligible.to win one of the prizes. All photos of nature in
Prospect Park uploaded during the contest period will be eligible,
regardless of when the photos were taken. In other words, you're free to
upload older photos as long as they weren't already on Commons (and as long
as you took the photos yourself, of course). Good luck, and let me know if
you have questions!
The Wiki-Pavilion Picnic NYC is a planned socially-distanced Wiknic in
Brooklyn's Prospect Park to coincide with the virtual WikiConference North
America 2021, on the afternoon of Sunday October 10, being held at the
historic Concert Grove Pavilion.
With participatory elements celebrating WikiProject Craft, we will have
materials and tools so you can make your own embroidered Wikimedia logo
button!
All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate.
Wiki meetup page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Pavilion
Eventbrite registration and give your sandwich/entree order:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikimedia-hackathon-2021-picnic-tickets-154787…
Also register for the virtual conference, that is running Friday to Sunday:
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2021/Main_Page
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for its monthly
WikiWednesday Salon and annual members' meeting at 7PM tomorrow, Wednesday,
September 29. Topics will include the ongoing Prospect Park photo contest,
the newly launched WikiProject Craft, and tools for translating content
across the 300+ language Wikipedias. Is there a skill you'd like to learn
or work you'd like to share? Let us know by responding to this email or
adding it to the agenda below.
*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: September 29th
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87430248612
Add your item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/September_2021
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/October_2020#Agenda>
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Megs
--
President, Wikimedia New York City
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community *tomorrow* August 25
for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM.
We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite
folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might
not typically be able to join us in person!
If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.
Topics for this WW could be Wikimania, the great NYC pizza-editing
drive this month, WMF Elections, Craft+Wikipedia roundtables, and anything
else.
*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: August 25th (Wed night!)
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81132126602
Add your item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/August_2021#Agenda
We look forward to seeing you soon!
And feel free if to reply direct to this if you or a friend are part of the
[[Craft]] world and would like to join the upcoming roundtables.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craft
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly online
gathering (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop.
Instead of our usual "WikiWednesday" Salon, we'll focus on the WikiProject
NYC monthly collaboration and this month's subject of Coney Island.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/July_2021https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_New_York_City/Monthly_c…
And rather than Zoom, we'll meet on a proximity chat virtual Coney Island
beach and share over topical articles and collaborations.
We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite
folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might
not typically be able to join us in person!
Wednesday July 14 Virtual Coney Island Meetup
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via WikiConey on Gather
Link: https://gather.town/app/njqneDTd0NFfrAmc/coney
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Kundiman
<http://www.kundiman.org/> and Wikimedia NYC are teaming up for another
weeklong Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon focusing on Asian American literature. Since
2018, Kundiman and Wikimedia NYC and DC have partnered to address the
erasure of Asian American writers online. With the help of our communities,
we have collectively added over 80,000 words on Asian American literature
to Wikipedia. Though Wikipedia is a widely-used global resource, the second
most popular website in the U.S., it is predominantly edited by white men,
and that imbalance shows in its expertise. Creating and adding to articles
on Wikipedia is a way for the community to come together to demonstrate
literary activism and to increase the visibility of Asian American writers
online.
There is no experience required, and Wikipedia newbies are encouraged! We
will offer three free online trainings via Zoom throughout the week. Join
us at any time to pitch in during #KundimanWikiWeek!
Here’s how to join us this week:
- *Sign up here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK9XoNOAu4kMNZgIfZZZbdX-ijiv-bvfy…>!*
You can register for a free Wikipedia training on Zoom, or let us know that
you don’t need to attend a training, but will be editing with us. After you
sign up, we’ll be sending you an e-mail with more detailed instructions for
the week. If you don’t have time to attend a training, you can take a look
at Kundiman's Wikipedia Editing Guide
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1voZ3oW61h3AljJoWp3vJ8C-Vl1iWrUosT_M9w1g…>.
However, we encourage you to attend a training, as they are fun, simple,
and much easier to learn from!
- *Join our Wikipedia team
<https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_NYC/Asian_American_…>.*
This helps us track everyone who has edited with us this week and see how
many pages we add to and create! (*When creating an account, we
recommend choosing a username that is personal to you, but doesn't
personally identify you, as edits are tied to your username*.)
- *Join the Kundiman + Wikimedia Slack channel
<https://wikinyc.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-pndno84k-bbFQrI6XsdkqNe7PSM…>*
so you can ask questions at any time during the week. Just click the above
link, enter in your email, and click on the #kundiman channel on the left
sidebar!
- Have an idea for a page that should be added or edited? *Add it to our
List of Pages to Edit
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nerhb8laucpgahuyukzJafB-aposiCMxHpSFLAL…>.*
- *Share your progress on social media* using the hashtag
#KundimanWikiWeek or let us know what you’ve edited by e-mailing
info(a)kundiman.org. We’d love to compile our collective edits for a recap.
Trainings will be held on zoom at:
- Sunday, May 23rd: 1 PM–2PM ET
- Tuesday, May 25th: 3 PM–4PM ET
- Wednesday, May 26th: 6:30 PM–7:30 PM ET
Make sure you register above to attend! We look forward to editing with you
soon.
Megs
--
President, Wikimedia New York City
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community *tonight* for our
monthly WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM.
We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite
folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might
not typically be able to join us in person!
If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.
*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: May 19th (tonight!)
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81712375886
Add your item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/May_2021#Agenda
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for its monthly
WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM tomorrow, Wednesday, April 21st.
We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite
folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might
not typically be able to join us in person!
As this WikiWednesday is just the day before Earth Day, we will have an
environmental focus.
If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.
*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: April 21st
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81986754458
Add your environment-related item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/April_2021#Agenda
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
Please join Wikimedia NYC, the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS), the
Interference Archive and the Tompkins Square Branch of the New York Public
Library as we work virtually this Saturday to expand knowledge of the Lower
East Side.
In keeping with MoRUS's mission to preserve the history of grassroots
activism & promote community-based urban ecologies, we will expand
Wikipedia’s coverage of the community gardens, community centers,
grassroots movements, galleries, clubs, squats and homesteads that have
contributed to our neighborhood's oversized cultural impact. The
edit-a-thon runs from 2-4 pm, but you can stay for as long (or as short) as
you like. No experience of anything is required, and new editors are
encouraged!
Date: Saturday, April 3rd
Time: 2:00 - 4:00PM EST
RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lower-east-side-art-activism-wikipedia-edit-a-…
We look forward to editing with you soon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/LES_Art_and_Activism_(Ap…
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)