Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 16

Chicago Meetup 16

When and Where
Date	Saturday, July 23, 2016
Time	12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Address	Maggie Daley Park (Great Lawn in front of mini golf stand), 337 East Randolph Street
City, State	Chicago, IL

Event information

Date and location are currently tentative!

• Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016
• Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Location: Maggie Daley Park (Great Lawn in front of mini golf stand), 337 East Randolph Street
• Cost: Free, but please register (below)

What to expect

No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; this Wiknic is a social event and not an editathon. If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature.

Resources for editing

• Wikipedia Notability rules

Training Videos

• Beginner Training Video: Basic Rules of Wikipedia editing (7.45 min)
• Beginner Training Video: Anatomy of a Page (2.54 min)

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User:TonyTheTiger (right) and User:Nick Number (left) in a selfie

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• TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:17, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

• Questionable Me (talk) 07:23, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

• Questionable Me (talk) 15:58, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

• Nick Number (talk) 00:15, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

• Saiyaman80 (talk) 10:33, 21 July 2016 (UTC)