Hi Wikimedia Boston!
My name is Coira Williams and I am an Archives Student Assistant at Mount
Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections. We're thinking of hosting
an Edit-A-Thon on March 8, to improve information on Mount Holyoke's
extensive network of alumnae.
I'm sending this message to a: soft-launch the event, and b: ask for help.
Though I have ample experience with editing on my own, I need help with
teaching others and effectively communicating Wikimedia protocol. Please
let me know if you or anyone you know would be interested; whether
in-person or virtually.
Thank you for your interest and patience. Hope to see some of y'all soon!
Sincerely,
Coira
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*Coira Williams 🦈 ( she / her )*
*BA Art History • Mount Holyoke College *
LITS Circulation Assistant | Founder of Seven Sisters in Libraries,
Archives and Museums Facebook Group
Freelance Shark Whisperer
*ENGLISH + GÀIDHLIG + **FRANÇAIS** OK*
Hi folks,
I'm planning an edit-a-thon at MIT on Tuesday, January 16, in the afternoon
and you are all cordially invited. We'll celebrate Wikipedia's 23 birthday
(one day off of Wikipedia Day, which is Jan 15), and this year's public
domain day - lots of good stuff
<https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2024/> is now in the public
domain. Our theme this year is "Boston and Beyond" - let's edit on topics
related to campus, Cambridge, greater Boston, and beyond.
The meetup page is here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Boston_and_Beyond_IAP…
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Boston_and_Beyond_IAP…>
(and please do register here <https://libcal.mit.edu/event/11685850> so I
have a good headcount). I'll bring snacks, and come by anytime; we'll start
with a class on how to edit.
Also, a special request : please help me find and list articles and
things-to-do related to the theme of Boston and Beyond, and link them on
the meetup page above. Articles about the quirky and obscure corners of our
fair region, and articles with issues that could be easily worked on by new
editors, are especially welcome.
thanks and hope to see you soon!
Phoebe
Dear Devang Dave,
I also joined this mailing list quite recently, and I’m pretty pessimistic about a meetup like this happening anytime in the near future. (The last meetup was in September as I wrote earlier; the last meetup before that was in January 2021, shortly before I myself joined English Wikipedia and made my first edit.) But if it works for you personally, I’ll be at the MIT campus this afternoon and evening, so you can meet me there then.
Sincerely,
duck_master
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On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 12:08 AM, Dave <[9bk31555@gmail.com](mailto:On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 12:08 AM, Dave <<a href=)> wrote:
> Hello Duck Master
>
> I just joined the list serve and I’m not sure of the response etiquette. Is this still happening tommorow? I’m available to join most times tommorow myself barring the window you have also placed.
>
> I assume since no one responded this might not happen?
>
> Devang Dave
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 25, 2023, at 11:45 PM, duck_master <duckmaster0(a)protonmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> At the [last meetup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Casual_Meetup) at MIT on Saturday September 30, four people ultimately showed up: namely, Enterprisey, Alan Wu, yours truly, and another person whose name I've forgotten. There, if I recall correctly (I didn't take a photo sadly), we agreed that we should meet on the last Saturday of each month. In particular, that means that the next meetup should occur this Saturday, October 28, 2023. Are any of y'all down to meet that day? I think I'll be available then, except from around 2pm to 4pm, and I have no strong preference of my own as to the venue.
>>
>> Relatedly, [Wiki Loves Monuments 2023](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2023_… is currently going on until the end of the month. If any of y'all have fancy cameras or are good at photography, I think we could easily make this event into a fun field trip around Greater Boston to take pretty photos of monuments. There are lots of monuments around here, including [a good handful that are still yet to be photographed](https://maps.wikilovesmonuments.org/map?c=42.3452:-71.0795:12…! I'm not really a photographer myself, but I'd be willing to try it with others!
>>
>> Sorry for not writing this email earlier. I look forward to hopefully seeing some of y'all again in the flesh soon.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> duck_master
>>
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Hi all,
At the [last meetup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Casual_Meetup) at MIT on Saturday September 30, four people ultimately showed up: namely, Enterprisey, Alan Wu, yours truly, and another person whose name I've forgotten. There, if I recall correctly (I didn't take a photo sadly), we agreed that we should meet on the last Saturday of each month. In particular, that means that the next meetup should occur this Saturday, October 28, 2023. Are any of y'all down to meet that day? I think I'll be available then, except from around 2pm to 4pm, and I have no strong preference of my own as to the venue.
Relatedly, [Wiki Loves Monuments 2023](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2023_… is currently going on until the end of the month. If any of y'all have fancy cameras or are good at photography, I think we could easily make this event into a fun field trip around Greater Boston to take pretty photos of monuments. There are lots of monuments around here, including [a good handful that are still yet to be photographed](https://maps.wikilovesmonuments.org/map?c=42.3452:-71.0795:12…! I'm not really a photographer myself, but I'd be willing to try it with others!
Sorry for not writing this email earlier. I look forward to hopefully seeing some of y'all again in the flesh soon.
Sincerely,
duck_master
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Hi all!
There will be a very casual meetup on the MIT campus on Saturday, September
30th, 2023 at noon. We've got room 5-134 booked. Please swing by! No
specific agenda - just chatting.
I'll be aiming to coordinate at least one meetup per month, not necessarily
at MIT, so don't sweat it if you can't make it.
Page is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Casual_Meetup,
feel free to sign up there. Further logistical information will be posted
both on this mailing list and at that page.
Thanks Phoebe and everyone else for helping with the coordination!
Best,
Enterprisey
Howdy all,
I just moved to the area and was interested in attending any regular meetups in the Boston area, if they exist. If they don't currently exist I'd be happy to organize some.
Best,
Enterprisey
There were a half dozen Wikipedians at the lovely Berkman Center 25th
reunion today so we're headed to Stoked on 1611 Mass Ave for the next hour
or so to catch up. Photos incoming...
SJ
🌍🌏🌎🌑
Dear Bostonians,
perhaps of interest! WikiConference North America, last held in our own
Cambridge, Mass, is finally coming to Toronto! (long delayed from 2020).
See below for deadlines coming up quickly.
best,
Phoebe
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Date: Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 21:59
Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] WikiConference NA: Program submissions and
scholarship apps closing end of August!
To: Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) <
wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi all,
WikiConference North America 2023 is happening November 9-12 in Toronto! If
you're interested in making a program submission or applying for a
scholarship, it's your last chance -- please submit/apply by the end of
August 31st!
If you are located in North America and would like to apply for a
scholarship, please visit https://scholarships.wcna.wiki
If you would like to submit a lecture, panel, roundtable, workshop,
lightning talk, or other meetup, please visit https://submissions.wcna.wiki
Registration is also open at:
https://register.wcna.wiki/
If you've already applied for a scholarship, you should be hearing about a
decision in the coming week or two. Our program committee is also actively
working on reviewing the program submissions that have been made so far.
Thank you!
Kevin Payravi
User:SuperHamster
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