Wikipedia talk:Meetup/DC 25

Lets talk about a date

What does everyone think about Sat October 22nd? I don't see any major events or holidays that would conflict but its still just a guess. --Kumioko (talk) 02:55, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Seems fine to me! MyNameWasTaken (talk) 07:12, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oct 22 is good for me. If we pick that date, it's the day after the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) meeting which is in DC. (not yet sure exactly where) I suggest we do our event in conjunction with meta:LibLabs at the MLK Library (DC Public Library). That doesn't mean we can't also do another NARA (or LOC meetup), but suggest we pick a different weekend for NARA and think we need to chat as a group about LOC and what sort of collaboration we're interested w/ them and see who can lead that (Kumioko?) to make sure we don't get overstretched. (stay tuned, we might do a planning/working meetup in Sept to talk about this) --Aude (talk) 14:55, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the DPLA wiki [1], short on details about the Oct 21 meeting but stay tuned. --Aude (talk) 14:56, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe we can do a repeat of the NARA event in late September. The first one was kind of a dress rehearsal. I think the next could be attended by the AOTUS and other high-level NARA people, and I know there were a lot of DC people that couldn't make it because of Wikimania or other commitments. Dominic·t 20:24, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Would October 15 also work for folks? If we had our meetup on October 22 at MLK library, it's the same day as Accessibility Camp DC at the library. We might be able to do a Wikipedia workshop or be involved in accessibility camp, but not sure about doing our own event the same day. Alternatively, we could pick a different venue and choose October 22. --Aude (talk) 21:45, 29 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I also like Dominic's Idea of another NARA event. I wasn't able to make the last one due to real life and would love the opportunity. --Kumioko (talk) 03:20, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Although NARA is not a library, I definitely want us to do that again. Could we do the NARA event on October 29? (I'd be up for another NARA event, maybe informal in late September but worried about overscheduling that results in people not attending our Annual Membership Meeting) I suppose since we have library space for all of the Fall, it's Wikis Love Libraries all the time here :) Here's the tentative LibLab calendar: http://wikidc.org/wiki/LibLab#Event_calendar (please edit / contribute). Cheers. --Aude (talk) 22:22, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The 29th is fine with me I will be out of town a lot for the first half of the month though. I definately think we should do something for WLL but we don't necessarily have to do it at the same time We could do it in November or earlier in September. Its really not going to be the end of the world if we don't do it since we meet and do stuff everymonth but I thought it would be a good involvement. --Kumioko (talk) 00:01, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Let's pick the 29th for NARA, as long as that's good for Dominic. (would that be WLL or do we want to do that + something else?) Cheers. --Aude (talk) 04:39, 4 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dominic is scheduling a NARA event on October 8 and not sure that counts as WLL. I'm up for either October 29 or November 5 at MLK Jr Library? If we picked November 5, we could submit the event as part of Digital Capital Week [2] and maybe reach new people. --Aude (talk) 02:37, 9 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see why they couldn't be the same but they should probably be separate since they have separate purposes. Feel free to choose whatever date is best but I can't make it on November 5th. Can probably do the October 29th date though. --Kumioko (talk) 13:10, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gah! this is too hard! WMF now wants harej and I to visit and meet with them about Wikimania at the end of October. I think November 5th would be the best day but prefer to pick a day that you can come. November 12th might also work? (is that good for you)

Anyway, we will be doing library events almost every Saturday: [3], including if you want to stop by this Saturday? Also would you be at all interested in weeknight events at the library? maybe start up monthly WikiMondays (maybe October 17 or 24?) we could do editing, scanning, (maybe order pizza/food too) whatever and then socialize somewhere? Cheers. --Aude (talk) 17:32, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate that but my life is in such a manic state its hard to pin down a date for me. I recommend just locking in a date thats best for all and if it happens I can maek it thats great. I regret I have only been able to attend a few times. Weeknights are fine with me, not sure how everyone else feels though. --Kumioko (talk) 17:37, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Let's lock in November 5, since digital capital week is a big deal as an outreach opportunity. But that definitely won't be our only library event. As for weeknights, I know there are some folks who just can't do meetups on weekends so a mix of different things/days of the week might be good. [I've pencilled in October 24 as WikiMonday, and subsequent dates in Nov + Dec] Cheers. --Aude (talk) 17:43, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree mixing it up might be beneficial. --Kumioko (talk) 17:53, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Information

Can someone explain exactly what this is and what happens at such meetups? From the Wiki page, I'm guessing it could either be about educating people about Wikipedia, or a "mass-editing" meeting, but I am not sure. If it is about editing/expanding articles, is there a list of topics to choose from (or be assigned) or is it editor's choice? If I happened to miss this info published elsewhere, feel free to direct me there. Thanks.

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