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Agenda for January 16: Wikipedia 15 conference food and agendas
by Pine W 16 Jan '16

16 Jan '16

Hi all, *Seattle folks*: we're meeting at the University of Washington <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Washington> Seattle campus, Communications Building, in room 126. Casual conversation and potluck starting at 12:15 (bring whatever you wish; we've had good luck with potlucks so far! Please note allergens on food that you bring; some of us are vegetarian and/or are allergic to certain ingredients). I will bring cake, plastic silverware, plates, cups and napkins. We'll start the joint lightning talks at 1 PM sharp. *San Francisco folks*: you're meeting at the Wikimedia Foundation's collaboration space. Per the Wikipedia meetup page <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Wikipedia_Day_…>, "Doors open at noon. Bring your own lunch (or perhaps we will find a sponsor -- watch for an announcement). 12:45pm: Introductions (facilitator: Rosiestep <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rosiestep>)" We'll start the joint lightning talks at 1 PM sharp. *New York folks*: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC. The meetup will happen from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm at Tisch School of the Arts <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisch_School_of_the_Arts>. Photo ID may be required to access the venue. Coffee and lunch will be provided. Please let the organizers known in advance if you have vegetarian or other dietary restrictions. *If you are joining the video conference from another location*: we will try to set up Hangouts and/or a livestream so that you can participate. Clarifications and corrections to this note are welcome from the organizers in SF and NYC. See you tomorrow, Pine

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grant request - Ohio State University - established group - comments requested...
by Lane Rasberry 22 Dec '15

22 Dec '15

Hello, I am writing to request comments on a grant request made by a Wikipedia group at a university in the United States. The Wikipedia Connection is a student group at Ohio State University which has been organizing Wikipedia meetups since 2014. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Connection> This group is requesting about $1800 to fund meetup supplies through 2016. See their grant request to the Wikimedia Foundation at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Wikipedia_Connection/Semester_Fu… > The grant organizers are established Wikipedia contributors. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SuperHamster> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AddisWang> AddisWang is also active on Chinese Wikipedia - <https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AddisWang> Other good Wikipedia contributors support these organizers both online and at their university. I appreciate them doing the work to both draft this grant request and actually organize Wikipedia events at their school. Here are some of my personal perspectives on this proposal: - This group, the Wikipedia Connection, has more than a year of experience organizing meetups on campus - The organizers have managed instances of the Wikipedia Education Program, and are one of the few successful examples of a university student group Wikipedia meetup. This is a model to encourage. - AddisWang and SuperHamster are both super-Wikimedians. They know Wikipedia's rule sets and Wikimedia community culture. They are proper Wikipedia contributors who are fit to be public representatives of the Wikimedia community. - The amount of money they are requesting is modest considering the projects they propose to do. - The project as proposed is likely to succeed, and aside from that, is unlikely to go wrong in any way. This is conservative Wikipedia outreach thoughtfully matched and made locally relevant to the tastes of students at this university. If anyone would, please endorse, comment, or criticize this proposal at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Wikipedia_Connection/Semester_Fu… > I am very happy to see this proposal made and I think encouraging more of these proposals will only lead to better relationships with more universities and grassroots student communities. yours, -- Lane Rasberry user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia 206.801.0814 lane(a)bluerasberry.com

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Wikipedia Day Jan 16 video-link proposal
by Pharos 10 Dec '15

10 Dec '15

Hi Wiki-Americans, Please see and hopefully join this idea for the 15th anniversary celebrations in January, with a local event of your own: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events/Hello_Wikipedia_-_My_Pr… Thanks, Pharos Wikimedia NYC

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Video at WikiConference USA
by Pine W 10 Dec '15

10 Dec '15

Hi conference-goers, I have access to 2 video-capable cameras that I can bring, but 1. One of them will need a high capacity memory card, preferably at least 32 GB, and UHS-I or UHS-II. 2. Both of them will need tripods. I have a tripod but packing it into my luggage would be a problem. Is there anyone who could loan the memory card and/or tripods? I believe that there will be some official video at the conference, but I'm not sure if that will extend to every session, so I'm planning to bring these two. I've contacted James but because time is running short I'm posting here also. Thanks! Pine

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Doodle poll: scheduling for Wikipedia 15 celebration mini-conference
by Pine W 29 Nov '15

29 Nov '15

Hi California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia (and possibly elsewhere in the US for those interested): Please indicate your preferences regarding the scheduling of a one day (or partial day) celebration and mini-conference for Wikipedia's 15th birthday in January 2016. The current plan is to have the event in multiple physical locations via Google Hangouts. Possible meetup locations (still to be determined) for concurrent online participation: * WMF office in San Francisco, CA * Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR * University of Washington, Seattle, WA * Other sites in the United States and Canada TBD. Possible locations include Colorado, Idaho, and British Columbia. * New York and Washington DC may have their own event(s) which they partially sync with us Please participate here: http://doodle.com/poll/4zhyiksqebx7uxqr. The times shown are PST by default. Thanks! Pine

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Fwd: Video: "Wikipedia, an introduction - Erasmus Prize 2015"
by Pine W 26 Nov '15

26 Nov '15

Beautiful video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p8wFdnPfVw Pine

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Charity status update for Cascadia Wikimedians
by Pine W 17 Nov '15

17 Nov '15

Hi all, Cascadia Wikimedians is currently registered as a nonprofit in Washington State. Our next step for fundraising purposes will be to register as a "charity" in Washington State. We have started this process with a request for relevant records from the state Attorney General's Office. After we receive a reply from the AGO, we can complete the remaining steps to become a charity under state law. Charity status will allow us to conduct fundraising activities among the general public in Washington State. Further down the road is our 501(c)(3) application. We have requested grant funds for the IRS filing fee and for the professional services of an attorney or CPA to assist us with this process. Hopefully we will complete this process in 2016. Please let me know if you have any questions. Full speed ahead, Pine

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Two reports on Internet-centric education from PBS
by Pine W 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

Here are two reports that seem to describe a pedagogy that has similarities to the "flipped classroom" approach, and perhaps would be of interest to instructors in the Wikipedia Education Program: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/given-internet-access-can-kids-really-learn-… http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/meet-an-education-innovator-who-sa… Pine

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Announcement: English Wikipedia has passed 5 million articles
by Pine W 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

English Wikipedia has passed 5 million articles. The community has written an open letter (which includes video): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_million_articles Pine

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Fwd: "Harvard Law Library Readies Trove of Decisions for Digital Age"
by Pine W 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Good news. (: Pine ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Pine W" <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> Date: Oct 29, 2015 12:48 AM Subject: "Harvard Law Library Readies Trove of Decisions for Digital Age" To: "Wikimedia Mailing List" <Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "Jake Orlowitz" <jorlowitz(a)gmail.com> Cc: "Wikimedia Legal" <legal(a)wikimedia.org> Good news for open access: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/us/harvard-law-library-sacrifices-a-trove… I hope that Wikimedians will get access to the collection via TWL. (: Pine

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