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August 2016
Wikimedia NYC WikiWednesday
When and Where
DateWednesday, August 17, 2016
Time7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
AddressBabycastles
137 W 14th Street
(between 6th and 7th Avenues)
2nd Floor
City, StateNew York City, New York 10011
A few of the participants
Thank you Babycastles!

The August 2016 NYC WikiWednesday salon and skill-share with the Wikimedia NYC community will be held Wednesday, August 17, 2016, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, a co-working space and gallery located near 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Details[edit]

  • Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2016
  • Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Location: Babycastles. 145 W 14th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), Basement level, Manhattan, New York, NY 10011

40°44′18″N 73°59′55.6″W / 40.73833°N 73.998778°W / 40.73833; -73.998778

  • Subway:
    • "1" train​"2" train​"3" train to 14th St. (exit at 14th Street and 7th Avenue)
    • "F" train"F" express train​"M" train to 14th St. (exit at 14th Street and 6th Avenue)
    • "L" train to 14th St. (exit at 14th Street and 6th Avenue)
    • "4" train​"5" train​"6" train"6" express train to 14th St. (exit at 14th Street - Union Square)
    • "N" train​"Q" train​"R" train​"W" train to 14th St. (exit at 14th Street - Union Square)
    • "A" train​"C" train​"E" train to 14th St. (exit at 14th Street and 8th Avenue)
  • Bus: M1, M2, M3, M14A, M14D, X1, X7, X9, X10, X12, X17, X27, X28 buses
  • Accessibility: Let us know if we should set up the manual elevator for this meetup.
  • Hashtag: #WikiWednesday
  • After the main meeting: Food and refreshments and video games in the gallery
  • Meetup link:
  • Etherpad: WikiWed-2016-08

Agenda[edit]

Bring your own ideas!

  • 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Introductions for visitors
    • Newcomer's Wiki Workshop!
  • 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Meeting, Part I (roundtable on ongoing projects)
  • 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Meeting, Part II (new project proposals and ideas)

Chapter business[edit]

Check in - ongoing projects[edit]

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New and upcoming projects[edit]

Upcoming events
Tentative upcoming events

Speakers, workshops and roundtable discussions[edit]

WikiVerse project

Lightning talks[edit]

5 minutes; includes other discussions and skill-shares
Sign up here!

  • WikiVerse (successor to WikiGalaxy) - presented by Owen Cornec
  • Bringing Wikipedia to the Last Mile - present by NYC Mesh
  • WM NYC's own Newyorkbrad on August 16, 2016 was offered an advisory seat on the Wikimedia Foundation's volunteer "Board Governance Committee". We will quickly review the relationship between chapters, the Wikimedia Foundation, and the board of the Wikimedia Foundation.
  • Requirements for affiliated events. DGG ( talk ) 14:28, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Food tonight[edit]

Comments / feedback / suggestions about food and/or for food selection? Please let us know!

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2016-08 WikiWednesday.

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Headcount
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Group shot

Regrets[edit]

  1. Lange.lea (talk) -- I'm under the weather. Sorry, all.

Likely attendees[edit]

  1. kosboot (talk) 17:53, 15 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Roman Spinner (talk) 06:49, 16 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  3. BrillLyle (talk) 14:28, 19 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Pharos (talk) 21:23, 19 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Jim.henderson (talk) 14:38, 21 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Alexisclements (talk) 15:45, 27 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Jfwhite nyc (talk) 16:41, 28 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Becksguy (talk) 16:17, 2 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  9. MusikAnimal talk 00:23, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  10. MainlyTwelve (talk) 16:03, 6 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  11. DGG ( talk ) 23:21, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Mozucat (talk) 20:10, 15 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Aude (talk) 21:20, 15 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:09, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Wlmg (talk) 20:19, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Newyorkbrad (talk) 00:16, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  17. sheridanford (talk) 02:27, 17 August 2016 (UTC) fka kyraocity[reply]
  18. Lutzv (talk) 13:58, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Librarianhelen (talk) 16:06, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  20. BlaueBlüte (talk) 22:48, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe[edit]

  1. nycdi (talk) 01:31, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Lotta Little (talk) 11:52, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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