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Behe's postulation
There's really nothing that has to do with time travel and biology in Hitchhiker's, which was the first half of my point. It sounds a LOT more to me like the plot from a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, specifically The Chase. The story has to do with a race of humanoids who seeded their DNA on many world in the Milky Way Galaxy, such that lifeforms who would eventually evolve there would look a lot like them (which was a pseudo-sci-fi way of explaining why so many aliens looked alike - there was a star trek joke for a while that the only way to tell the aliens apart was by their forehead makeups - basically they couldn't afford the makeup or effects budget to have "aliens" that appeared a LOT different than two-armed, two-legged humans). I can see where the postulation would derive from sci-fi concepts, but I just don't see anything in Adams's works (MAYBE in the first Dirk Gently novel, but that's a stretch) that would fit. --JohnDBuell 18:21, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
- ID in pop fiction on Talk:Intelligent_design for continuing this strand. Ck lostsword 20:42, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
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My edit
Hello. I have reverted it cause that edit have been made by prolific vandal IP, that's all. If the info I deleted was correct, just put it back. - Darwinek 16:29, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
- The address 207.200.116.196 seems to be somewhere in AOL, so it's probably linked to multiple independent users. I'll fix the Loma Prieta entry in a little while. JXM 20:26, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Tombolo
Tombolo for Howth - nice one!!! Cheers ww2censor 23:40, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for the welcome :-) - Alison✍ 04:27, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
There have been other betting coups based on what is sometimes called `manipulation' of Tote odds. I think there was one at Mullingar greyhound track - Francis Hyland's recent book Taken For A Ride: Betting Coups and Scandals might give you the details. I've loaned my copy to a friend so cannot check it right now. Hyland also covers the Gay Future case. Most off-course betting shops historically did not take bets at Tote odds until improvements in technology in recent years allowed them to transmit bets directly into the Tote pools.
My recollection of the Gay Future case is that the bets were all Starting Price (fixed odds) doubles and trebles. Those involved may have managed to disrupt communications to the course to prevent the off-course firms from hedging in the on-course fixed odds market, thereby reducing Gay Future's SP. I think they also backed another horse in the on-course market, possibly a former stablemate of Gay Future, which helped to keep the price of the winner at about 10/1. The off-course winnings, if paid out, would have been far larger than the on-course investment needed to influence the SP.
This is all from memory. I'll edit the article again when I get my hands on a more reliable published source!
Pwaldron 09:30, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the clarification. I understood that Starting Prices were basically defined by the final (i.e. at the start of the race) odds from the on-course Tote bets, and that off-course bookies simply followed those odds. But the WP definition is somewhat different, and so that may not be correct -- I'm not "in that line of business", so to speak! I believe y're right about the other horse in the race; the accomplices would have needed to create a "false favourite" that would assuredly not win. I'm looking forward to your further input. JXM 15:53, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
- The Wikipedia articles on betting do need a lot of polishing up! I've already made a few changes which will hopefully go a little way to stress the differences between fixed-odds/starting-price betting and pari-mutuel/tote betting. Pwaldron 19:20, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Your RfA
Hello. I wold suggest withdrawing your RfA as you have only 500 edits, no participation in XFD and are not really active enough on Wikipeda to be given admin tools and to be honest you show no real need for the tools. No offence was meant to be caused by this message and happy editing!! Tellyaddict 18:30, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
JXM, I've withdrawn your Request for Adminship because it was bound to fail. Don't be discouraged. Thanks for helping with wikipedia! - Richard Cavell 01:30, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks to you both (and the others) for all your feedback. I'll keep on hacking at it, and circle back again sometime in the future. JXM 01:15, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Fidel talk page
I deleted it because it had no merit to the article and the guy or girl who posted it had no follow up after he stated that information, like what he wanted us to do with it. I deemed it unnecessary and undid it. IamMcLovin 00:51, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
JxM it would seem that IamMcLovin is far too interested in covering up documentation of the fact that Fidel Castro was illegitimate, and this as a number of biographers have considered was a fact strongly influencing Castro's psyche in his formative years and thus his actions after that. El Jigue208.65.188.149 23:46, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
- It is irrelevant what my interests are, but I frankly don't care too much about one small Caribbean island. Give me a good reason or suggestion about what we might do with your contribution to the talk page, and then I will do my best (as will others) to accommodate into the article. That is all I ask. Thank you.IamMcLovin 23:49, 12 September 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by IamMcLovin (talk • contribs)
SRI
It should be in remote viewing in place of the fluff that's there now, I think. Guy (Help!) 15:20, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
- Probably.... but at the moment, that would mean the material being merged from the new Early psi research at SRI article becomes subject to the POV tag, since this covers the whole RV entry. Perhaps, within the WP peer review process, someone can first verify that the info in the new article is a reasonable, NPOV interpretation of the referenced mainstream science publications. After that, maybe we can do the merge and restrict the POV tagging simply to the other parts of the RV entry. jxm (talk) 16:28, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
SRI & Psychic Research
That was not what I read. I merged it back into SRI, as it was a POV fork of SRI, not of some psychic article. Merging it back into remote viewing makes no sense, because that would not be a reason to delete, and it was posted at WP:AFD. If you don't like how it reads now, cut down the finished article. Be bold. Or cut and paste to remote viewing. If people don't like how things get merged at the end of an AfD discussion, they should not nominate articles for deletion, when you really meant to merge. Both AfD and WP:PM are horribly backlogged, so it is time to move on. Bearian (talk) 23:45, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
- I was fixing one problem, and look what a mess I've gotten myself into! I would never have seen that coming, pardon the pun. LOL. Look: cut, copy, and paste as needed. I don't get involved in content disputes if I can avoid it, which is what it appears to be. I suggest you get Guy involved on this to reduce some of the cruft in both remaining articles. The POV issue will settle itself. Bearian (talk) 00:20, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
- On reflection, I am sorry to dump this back on your lap. My AfD closure seems to be in order, but the real problem seem (to me) to be a POV-pusher. Any further way I can get involved without messing up even more? Bearian (talk) 01:34, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Remote Viewing
The Remote Viewing entry is a mess! The Stargate Project and AIR study info does NOT belong there. It is even there TWICE! At RV there should be a link to Stargate and that's it. There's a hurry to tell of the closing of Stargate at RV. Ingo Swann came up with 2 different methods of remote viewing. This material is important. The methods explain a lot. Editors are not examining the RV literature written by the viewers. There is a lot there. Its been fun but I've had enough RV for the moment. I have some magic to study. I'll get back to Mr. Swann's legacy later. I asked a friend of mine: Do you think it is possible Swann pulled the wool over the eyes of the parapsychological community and the CIA? His reply was interesting. It was not yes or no. It was an emotional "bullshit!" What ever happened to that bit about having an open mind? Kazuba (talk) 03:37, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
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- Thanks for the clarification about minor edits (Help:Minor edit) that you added to my talk page. I'll change my typical policy to conform. However, I was wondering how these transgressions came to your attention. Surely my correction of Denis Thatcher's birth year (1951 -> 1915) here (which is near some of your recent edits) qualifies as a minor edit, no? Just curious.... jxm (talk) 22:35, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
- I'd say not. In accordance with Help:Minor edit, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Your "correction" was wrong, which kind of proves my point. --John (talk) 22:44, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
- Aha! My mistake indeed, tho perhaps somewhat mitigated by the absence of an "m" (for married) at the time I did the edit. Seems like it was inserted quite some time later. Tnx! jxm (talk) 23:13, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, it got fixed along the way, partly as a result of your error, so no worries. Take care. --John (talk) 23:22, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
- Aha! My mistake indeed, tho perhaps somewhat mitigated by the absence of an "m" (for married) at the time I did the edit. Seems like it was inserted quite some time later. Tnx! jxm (talk) 23:13, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
- I'd say not. In accordance with Help:Minor edit, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Your "correction" was wrong, which kind of proves my point. --John (talk) 22:44, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
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PEAR
Hello Jxm, I noticed that you have contributed to Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab, and I thought you might be interested to know that there is a discussion about PEAR going on at Wikipedia:Fringe theories/Noticeboard#Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab. 76.107.171.90 (talk) 00:27, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
For the record, regarding Peter O'Sullevan edits
The following text was placed on my user page User:Jxm in September 2013 by User:Philipcosullivan:
- I must bring to the editors' attention that JXM (whomever he/she may be) seems intent on delating my researched corrections to the article on Sir Peter J. O'Sullevan AKA O'Sullivan. This constitutes not only academic dishonesty and editing arrogance but also protects the outright aggrandizement and fallacious padding of Sir Peter's background. Editing in Wikipedia is to be encouraged but not by those who change an edit without offering evidence in rebuttal. I am curious as to why this "editor" only reveals initials rather than the transparency of his/her actual name?
It was recently removed as being WP:NPA; no further action is necessary - I'm just preserving it on this Talk page for the record. My response may be found here. jxm (talk) 22:31, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
Hi Jxm - you say that my use of the two word phrase "the then" in this article is stupid, and you replace it with five words - "who was....at the time". My two words are actually more efficient syntax, and more correct usage of the language we share across the pond. Do you insist that the English language should be broken down into the small jigsaw you Americans call English? I am myself a Nationalist Irishman, but I have the decency at least to respect the language.
Britannicus earlier described my syntax as absurd - do either of you have a university level appreciation of syntax? I say it is more readily understood to say "the then Prime Minister"...rather than "who was Prime Minister at the time". If you want to treat the language of your Nation's choosing with as much disdain as Bill O'Reilly treats logic then I say you need to brush up on the language.
I should also ask, what is the modern American idiom "pulls no punches" doing in what is supposedly a quote from an early 20th century Irish text that predates it? MarkDask 23:31, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks for your reply Jxm, and yes it was presumptuous of me to assume you are American. The "pulls no punches" expression will need some research but I'll find a copy of the real ref eventually :) MarkDask 15:24, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
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Apology
JXM, I was rude earlier. I feel badly @ it, I've been editing too much (mind playing tricks). Sorry. zzz (talk) 07:07, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
Sleeping Dogs
Excuse me, are you available for contributing to the Sleeping Dogs (video game) page? It's almost at GA, and you don't need to know anything about it; just knowing how to edit. Thanks for everything in advance, yes!. URDNEXT (talk) 19:53, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
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Please note: You should register here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict on the I.D. part. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in! Feel free to stop by even if only to say a quick hello, but you might have to give us a last minute call if you forget to RSVP. Also, don't be shy about hitting us up if you have thoughts on future speakers or wiki-related activities.
For further details, please see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, September 2016. Mark your calendars now for the 3rd Wednesday in October, the 26th, when we will have a brief presentation.
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You are invited to a Wednesday evening event in SF
Hi folks,
Please copy and share this on other talk pages. We would like to invite you to this month's Bay Area WikiSalon. The last Wednesday evening of every month, Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts gather at the Wikimedia Foundation lounge to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.
We will have no meaty agenda this month, but we will allow a brief period for:
- Open mic for anybody who attended WikiConference North America 2016 in San Diego last week and wants to share their takeaway
- Question & answer
- Open mic for announcements
- Maybe a focus on some topical election article editing with Ben?
Or, you can grab a couch, a booth, a stool or counter and do your own thing.
Please note: You should register here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict on the I.D. part. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in! Feel free to stop by even if only to say a quick hello, but you might have to give us a last minute call if you forget to RSVP. Also, don't be shy about hitting us up if you have thoughts on future speakers or wiki-related activities.
For further details, please see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, October 2016.
PS: Mark your calendars ahead now for the 3rd Wednesday in November, the 30th (the week after Thanksgiving), at 6 p.m. when our WikiSalon will host a super awesome top secret mystery guest mingling in our midst. We will announce specifics at the upcoming WikiSalon.
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Everybody is invited to the November 30 Bay Area WikiSalon
Details and RSVP here.
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Bay Area WikiSalon series: Everybody is invited this Wednesday evening at 6
The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki and open-source enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.
Before and after the brief presentation we allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages and light snacks.
In addition, this month we will have:
- a brief presentation from User:Cullen328 (Jim Heaphy) about the Wikipedia Teahouse
- spontaneous lightning talks from the floor
- community announcements from the floor
For details and to RSVP see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, December 2016
See you soon! Ben Creasy and Checkingfax | (Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here)
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Please feel free to add to, refine, reorganize or edit the above linked page: it is a wiki!
We need more helpers and organizers, so if you see a need, please jump in, or talk to us about it! You can add your username to the meta page where appropriate, or create a new role!
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Reminder invitation to the December Bay Area WikiSalon
Hi, everybody.
We are excited to remind you of the ninth in the Bay Area WikiSalon series that is coming up this Wednesday evening at 6 p.m.
- Details (RSVP suggested) here (RSVP helps us know how much food and drink to bring in)
What is a WikiSalon? A monthly safe and inclusive meatspace event conducted in organized chaos and we all clean up the mess afterwards. Livestream links for the presentation are available during presentation months, and will be forthcoming for those of you that cannot attend. December is a presentation month.
Hope to see you there! Wayne (and Ben) - co-organizers
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Archived link for December Bay Area WikiSalon
Hi, y'all. In case you missed it and want to watch the archive reel; the topic was The Wikipedia Teahouse and the presenter was well respected Wikimedian Jim Heaphy [[User:Cullen328]]
- Archive link (also includes intro, announcements, and a lightning talk)
- Details about Bay Area WikiSalon for December here
The full title of Jim's presentation was: Welcoming and Helping New Editors: A Month at the Wikipedia Teahouse: an overview of the Teahouse and an analysis of over 300 Teahouse conversations during the month of August, 2016
Jim gave a longer version of this presentation in October at WikiConference North America 2016 in San Diego, California.
Cheers! Co-organizer Checkingfax - and co-organizer Ben Creasy | (Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here)
PS: Mark your calendars now for Sunday, January 15 at 2 p.m. which will be Wikipedia's 16th Birthday party hosted by Bay Area WikiSalon! Details to follow soon. If you want to help plan it, get in touch with us ASAP!
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You are invited to a birthday bash to Celebrate Wikipedia's 16th Birthday!
Wikipedia Day 16 SF is a fun Birthday bash and edit-a-thon on Sunday, January 15, 2017, hosted by Bay Area WikiSalon at the Wikimedia Foundation's Chip Deubner Lounge in the South of Market Street business district.
For details and to RSVP, please see: Wikipedia:Meetup/SF/Wikipedia Day 2017
The San Francisco gathering is one of a number of Wikipedia Day celebrations worldwide.
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PS: We need volunteers to help make this a fun and worthwhile event. Please add your name to the Project page, and what you can offer. It is a wiki, so please make direct edits to the page.
Bay Area WikiSalon usually meets the last Wednesday evening of every month as an inclusive and safe place to collaborate, mingle, munch and learn about new projects and ideas.
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Reminder invitation to the Wikipedia Day 16 birthday bash & edit-a-thon
Wikipedia Day 16 SF is a fun Birthday bash and edit-a-thon on Sunday, January 15, 2017, hosted by Bay Area WikiSalon at the Wikimedia Foundation's Chip Deubner Lounge in the South of Market Street business district and everybody is invited!
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PS: We still need more volunteers to help make this a fun and worthwhile event. Please add what you can offer and your name to the Project page or Talk about it. It is a wiki, so please make direct edits to the Project page. The event is already growing due to volunteers that have stepped up so far. 
- Bay Area WikiSalon meets one evening of every month as an inclusive and safe place to collaborate, mingle, munch or learn about new projects and ideas.
Note: the previous invitation had a bum wikilink. Sorry! | (Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this notice) | MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:43, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
Bay Area WikiSalon invitation for February 22
The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.
We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks.
Please note: You should RSVP here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in.
For further details, see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, February 2017
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Bay Area WikiSalon February reminder
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 6 p.m.
For details and to RSVP: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, February 2017
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Your invitation: Bay Area WikiSalon series at Noisebridge
The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. This month we are meeting at Noisebridge makerspace/hackerspace in the Mission near 16th Street BART (temporary change of venue). The good news is this means that you can bring spontaneous guests if you forget to RSVP!
We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks.
If possible, please RSVP as it helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in. For further details and to RSVP, please see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, March 2017
See you soon! Co-coordinators Ben Creasy and Wayne
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Reminder: Tonight is Bay Area WikiSalon at Noisebridge
Details and to RSVP: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, March 2017 (optional, but helpful for food and special needs accommodations)
We are meeting at Noisebridge makerspace/hackerspace (temporary venue change) near 16th ST BART in SF.
See you soon! Co-coordinators Ben Creasy and Wayne
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Wednesday night you are invited! Bay Area WikiSalon
The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather for the Bay Area WikiSalon series to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.
We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks. We will have some announcements and lightning talks from the floor, and a breakout session. This is our one year anniversary, so there will be cake!
Please RSVP here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in.
See you soon! Ben Creasy and Wayne
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Everybody is invited to the May 31 Bay Area WikiSalon series!
The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. This month we are taking it on the road to Noisebridge makerspace/hackerspace!
We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks. There will be periodic guided tours of Noisebridge. You can stay late, on your own! YeeHaw!
For details and to RSVP, see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, May 2017
See you soon! Ben Creasy and Wayne
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The Bay Area WikiSalon is an unSalon this month!
We are taking July off! Please gather your thoughts for changes that you would like to see in the next 10 months and present them at our July 26 WikiSalon.
Ordinarily, the last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at the Bay Area WikiSalon series to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.
We normally allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend.
Mark your calendars now for Wednesday, July 26 at 6 p.m.! The venue will be the Noisebridge hackerspace/makerspace on Mission Street in San Francisco.
Sincerely, Ben Creasy and Wayne | (Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here) | MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:44, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
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Come find out what "Talk Page Theatre" is all about! The last Wednesday evening of every other month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.
We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks. We will be at the NEW Wikimedia Foundation offices! w00t!!!
Please note: You should RSVP here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in.
For further details, see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, November 2017
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Periodically, on the last Wednesday evening of the month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to munch, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.
We allow time for announcements, informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Bring a friend! Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. This months focus is images!
We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks (maybe pizza too!).
- For further details and to RSVP, please see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, May 2018 (note: we are meeting at the new WMF HQ at 120 Kearny Street!)
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Invitation to Local Wikimania Event in San Francisco this Friday
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Wikimania is happening and hopefully you're enjoying the sessions. While it's fairly last minute, you're warmly invited to participate in the local Wikimania-themed meetup in the Wikimedia Foundation office this Friday (tomorrow!). You will have to register in advance, but we would love to see more people from the WikiSalon community participate! For more information and registration, please check out meta:Wikimania 2022/San Francisco Meetup.
The event will involve hacking, teaching, learning, and celebrating and we'll have snacks. We will have the opportunity to watch live sessions at Wikimania together in the afternoon. The rest of the day we'll have opportunity to participate in the hackathon, and we may have some on-demand workshops/learning sessions.
In case we run out of space, it's first-come-first-serve so let us know soon! Hope to see you there.
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