Wikipedia:Geonotice/Old requests/2015
Winnipeg Wikipedia 15
[edit]Locations required:
- (50.8, -98.3) to (49.3, -96.2)
Possible messages:
- Winnipeg Wikipedians - please join us in celebrating Wikipedia's 15th Birthday! See here for more info.
Date range required:
- ideally 8 January 2016 - 15 January 2016
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: make people aware of the birthday party in Winnipeg
- User requesting: Tenbergen (talk) 02:09, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- Done I took the liberty of expanding the location to entire Manitoba so people in Brandon and Thompson will also see the notice. OhanaUnitedTalk page 07:06, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
- Sounds good, thanks OhanaUnited. I updated the msg, since this isn't supposed to go out till January I hope that's OK. Tenbergen (talk) 07:56, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
- Revised the URL. OhanaUnitedTalk page 07:19, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
- Sounds good, thanks OhanaUnited. I updated the msg, since this isn't supposed to go out till January I hope that's OK. Tenbergen (talk) 07:56, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- Hong Kong
Possible messages:
Wikipedia's 15th birthday is on the coming 15th. | ||
HK Wikimedians plan to celebrate this. | ||
Feel free to discuss there for the events. |
Date range required:
- ASAP, until further notices (should last until first weeks of January)
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: To engage Wikipedia readers and editors from Hong Kong to take part in the discussions for the Wikipedia 15 celebrations in Hong Kong. The left sign is at present only available in Chinese, an English version should come within a week. Someone previously blamed that my English proficiency is not very good, so maybe it needs a copyedit before being posted. Another doubt is that if complicated codes (HTML, wikicodes) are allowed.
- User requesting: Spring Roll Conan ( Talk · Contributions ) 15:16, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- @春卷柯南: The format of en.wp geonotices is usually text with hyperlinks, no fancy formatting. I've edited the proposed notice and put it up. Please check whether it's working. Deryck C. 13:30, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- India
Possible messages:
- You are invited to attend the 8th Hyderabad Meetup on 20 December 2015, 10:00 AM IST at the Theatre Outreach Unit, 1st Floor Golden Threshold ,Nampally Station Rd, Abids, Hyderabad. All existing editors and new users who wish to learn more about editing Wikipedia are welcome. Please signup here if you wish to attend so we can have a rough count of the attendance.
- (Alternative suggestions welcome)
Date range required:
- ASAP, until 20 December 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: To promote the Hyderabad Meetup
- User requesting:
ƬheStrikeΣagle 18:02, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- Support: This will be helpful for Telugu and English (India) Wikipedia communities. StrikeEagle, also try sitenotice on Te WP.-Tito Dutta (talk) 18:10, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
- Done. I've shortened it to You are invited to attend the 8th Hyderabad Meetup on 20 December 2015, 10:00 AM IST. Please signup here if you wish to attend so we can have a rough count of the attendance. because it's a Watchlist notice so only logged-in editors will see it and they can click on the link to see the address. Deryck C. 13:42, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
- @Strike Eagle and Titodutta: Please check that it's working. Deryck C. 13:43, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks --Tito Dutta (talk) 17:27, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- London and South East England
Possible messages:
- Please join us on Saturday 21st November at Senate House Library, London, for an editathon. The theme is Local History, but as ever this is an opportunity to exchange editing tips with other editors.
- (Alternative suggestions welcome)
Date range required:
- ASAP, until 21 November
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: GLAM editathon
- User requesting:
ϢereSpielChequers 16:13, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Locations required:
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area: NW corner: (45.11, -93.45) SE corner: (44.81 -92.97)
Possible messages:
- Help improve Wikipedia's coverage of female artists using resources and images from the Minneapolis Institute of Art at an ArtAndFeminism edit-a-thon on Saturday, October 24th, from noon to 4 pm.
- Join the Minneapolis Institute of Art at an ArtAndFeminism edit-a-thon on Saturday, October 24th, from noon to 4 pm.
Date range required:
- ASAP to October 24th.
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: Upcoming GLAM/Wiki edit-a-thon
- User requesting: McGhiever (talk) 00:23, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
Done Andrew Gray (talk) 16:59, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Locations required: South Bend, IN, coordinates (41.608127,-86.340179),(41.722002,-86.216412)
Possible message: Have a passion for the history of South Bend? Interested in learning more about how to edit Wikipedia? Join us for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on September 29 from 5-7pm at Union Station. Light appetizers will be provided. You can learn more at our meetup page: Wikipedia:Meetup/South Bend Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Date range required: September 20, or ASAP, through September 29, 2015
Reason for requesting:To get the word out about the event to more people
User requesting: SBINFocus (talk) 13:07, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
- Not done Outdated now; sorry we missed you, and hope the event went well. Miniapolis 22:26, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
Loctions required: GB North West (possibly ISO3166-2-LAN; ISO3166-2-MAN; ISO3166-2-CMA; ISO3166-LIV)
Posible messages:You are invited to attend an Editathon at Clitheroe Castle Museum on 26th September 2015 10.30 - 16.00.
Date range required: ASAP to end 25th September 2015.
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting:To get the event out to more people.
- User requesting: Jhayward001 (talk) 13:35, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
- @Jhayward001: I don't think that we can target ISO3166 regions smaller than a whole country. We certainly can't set up a single message to target more than one area - however that area is defined. Also, geolocation within the UK is ropy, to say the least - see User:Redrose64#Where am I? - at present, my IP address geolocates to 51°30′N 0°08′W / 51.50°N 0.13°W, more than fifty miles off. It might be best to specify the diagonally opposite corners of a rectangle. --Redrose64 (talk) 20:06, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
Andrew Gray could you advise please? Jhayward001 (talk) 18:36, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
- 3rd view - I live in the East Midlands and I've already edited to help this GLAM event. (Because I saw this request). I might have come, but either way I could attend virtually .... if I know the event is happening. HTH Victuallers (talk) 21:08, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
- Apologies for not spotting this sooner - haven't been around much recently. Andrew Gray (talk) 15:21, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
- 3rd view - I live in the East Midlands and I've already edited to help this GLAM event. (Because I saw this request). I might have come, but either way I could attend virtually .... if I know the event is happening. HTH Victuallers (talk) 21:08, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
Locations required: Greater Los Angeles [33, -117], [35, -119]
Possible messages: You are cordially invited to the fourth ICI meetup on Saturday, September 26, noon-4 pm, at the Institute of Cultural Inquiry, 1512 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles. All are welcome, and there will be help for new editors as well as a special short tutorial on adding images to Wikimedia Commons. We look forward to seeing you there. Please RSVP on the meetup page as space is limited.
Date range required: ASAP, to end on Saturday, September 26.
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: To get the word out to more people.
- User requesting: Alafarge (talk) 00:27, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Locations required:
- State of Victoria, Australia. (Code to add (for non-tech savvy admins)
Melb28:
{
begin: '25 June 2015 00:00 UTC',
end: '29 June 2015 12:00 UTC',
corners:[ [-36,141], [-40,150] ]
text: 'Join us for dinner at the 29th Melbourne meetup, on Wednesday, 12 August between 6-8pm.'
},
Possible messages:
- Join us for dinner at the 29th Melbourne meetup, on Wednesday, 12 August between 6-8pm.
Date range required:
- ASAP. To finish 13 August.
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: Promote the Melbourne Meetup.
- User requesting: Steven Zhang Help resolve disputes! 08:27, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Locations required: Southeast Queensland, [-27,152.75], [-28.25,153.75]. Note that while this is a large area, large proportions of it are uninhabited national park or ocean.
Possible messages:
- You are invited to the next Brisbane meetup, to take place on November 19! Discussion and further details are at Wikipedia:Meetup/Brisbane/9.
Date Range: ASAP to 19 November 2015.
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: Promoting the upcoming Brisbane meetup
- User requesting: Lankiveil (speak to me) 12:20, 30 September 2015 (UTC).
Done Andrew Gray (talk) 17:00, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Design Derby edit-a-thon at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, NL
[edit]Locations required: The city of Rotterdam (NL) and its direct surroundings. Borders are: 52°33′N 3°09′E / 52.55°N 3.15°E 52°33′N 5°30′E / 52.55°N 5.50°E 51°24′N 3°09′E / 51.40°N 3.15°E 51°24′N 5°30′E / 51.40°N 5.50°E
Possible messages:
- You are cordially invited to a Wikipedia edit-a-thon about Dutch and Belgian design, at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, on Saturday 5 September! English-speaking participants are very welcome.
- Write about Dutch and Belgian design, during the Design Derby edit-a-thon at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Sat 5 September. English-speaking participants are very welcome!
Date range required:
- Aug 1 - Sep 5, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting:
I think this is the first time we are trying this type of geonotice for enwp users located in the Netherlands. Just curious to see what kind of responses we will get. It might be a nice way to reach new people!
- User requesting:
Spinster (talk) 09:53, 28 July 2015 (UTC) - pinging @Andrew Gray: thank you :-)
- @Spinster: Looks good. I'll set it as the desired coordinates, going up Saturday, but given it's for enwp users in the Netherlands I'd be happy to try country:NL instead. Andrew Gray (talk) 19:45, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks, Andrew! The Netherlands is a small country, but still... usually people from the ('far') North/East/South rarely go to events in the Randstad area. I have the feeling that the area I defined should be quite adequate. I think the campaign has already brought me at least one participant BTW. Spinster (talk) 13:08, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
- @Spinster: Looks good. I'll set it as the desired coordinates, going up Saturday, but given it's for enwp users in the Netherlands I'd be happy to try country:NL instead. Andrew Gray (talk) 19:45, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
Seattle Wiki-picnic 2015
[edit]- Locations required:
Seattle [48.5,-123.8], [47.0,-121.5]
- Possible messages:
You are invited to the Seattle Wikipedia picnic. We will meet at the Washington Park Arboretum on Sunday, July 5th. Join us! More details on our meetup page: Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle/Wiknic/2015.
- Date range required: June 27 to July 5, 2015
- Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: Wiknic invitation
- User requesting: --Pine✉ 05:41, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
- Discussion
- Pinging Andrew Gray --Pine✉ 05:41, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- State of Victoria, Australia. (Code to add (for non-tech savvy admins)
Melb28:
{
begin: '25 June 2015 00:00 UTC',
end: '29 June 2015 12:00 UTC',
corners:[ [-36,141], [-40,150] ]
text: 'Join us at the 28th Melbourne meetup, on Sunday, 28 June 2015 between 1-3pm. Light refreshments provided.'
},
Possible messages:
- Join us at the 28th Melbourne meetup, on Sunday, 28 June 2015 between 1-3pm. Light refreshments provided.
Date range required:
- ASAP. To finish 29 June.
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: Promote the Melbourne Meetup.
- User requesting: Steven Zhang Help resolve disputes! 02:15, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- Apologies for missing this one - not been around for a bit. Andrew Gray (talk) 20:55, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- South Wales
Possible messages:
- Join us at Swansea University for an editathon on 3 July 2015 - write about the history of science, technology and medicine
- (Alternative suggestions welcome)
Date range required:
- ASAP; until 3 July
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: editathon
- User requesting: Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 11:42, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- Done - sorry for the delay. Andrew Gray (talk) 20:57, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- Northwest England, North Wales (at least as far south as West Midlands)
Possible messages:
- Join us at Catayst, Widnes, for an editathon on 8 August 2015 - write about chemistry and chemists
- (Alternative suggestions welcome)
Date range required:
- ASAP; until 9 August
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: GLAM editathon
- User requesting: Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:43, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- Thank you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:43, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Done Andrew Gray (talk) 20:59, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
Locations required: Pennsylvania plus border areas. The four corners are 42°18′N 81°21′W / 42.30°N 81.35°W 42°18′N 74°36′W / 42.30°N 74.60°W 39°18′N 81°21′W / 39.30°N 81.35°W 39°18′N 74°36′W / 39.30°N 74.60°W
Possible messages:
- Help photograph every city, borough, town, and township in Pennsylvania. Grab your camera!
- Help photograph every municipality in Pennsylvania. Grab your camera!
Date range required:
- June 1 - July 1, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting:
We're making sure that every city, borough, town, and township in Pennsylvania has a photograph. We've run this informally since Jan. 1 and have about 1,869 of the 2,562 photos needed. We're not greedy though, we'll leave all the census designated places and unincorporated communities for next year.
- User requesting:
Smallbones(smalltalk) 04:17, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- Done. I've expanded the coordinates a little - spillover to neighbouring states probably won't worry anyone. Andrew Gray (talk) 20:12, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- England, centred on London ?
Possible messages:
- Exclusive access to the Royal Society of Chemistry's library, for an editathon on 29 July 2015 - write about chemistry and chemists
- (Alternative suggestions welcome)
Date range required:
- ASAP, until 30 July
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: GLAM editathon
- User requesting: Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:37, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- Thank you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:37, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- Twin Cities metropolitan area: NW corner: (45.11, -93.45) SE corner: (44.81 -92.97)
Possible messages:
- Please join us at Midway Contemporary Art for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on September 12th from 11am to 3 pm.
Date range required:
- September 4th to the 12th.
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting:
- User requesting: Grilledcheese8 (talk) 00:05, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Locations required:
Possible messages:
- ¿Te interesa contribuir a disminuir la brecha de género en Wikipedia? Participa en los talleres para nuevas editoras como parte de la II Editatón de Arte y Feminismo en Lima, los días miércoles 14 o miércoles 21 de octubre de 2015 de 3:00 a 6:00 pm. en Espacio Fundación Telefónica.-->
Date range required:
- Until 14 October
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: Training in advance for an Edit-a-thon.
- User requesting:' Yhhue91 (talk) 18:53, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Wiki Loves Food - Commons Photo Contest in India 15 May to 15 Jun
[edit]Locations required:
- India
Possible messages:
Date range required:
- from now through June 15, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: to reach more food photographers among Indian Wikipedia readers. We did a pilot phase for this contest and one of the learnings was to inform more people about the contest.
- User requesting:Ravidreams (talk) 12:05, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
- Andrew Gray, it is working now. Thanks.--Ravishankar (talk) 12:34, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
Edit-a-thon in Dublin - WITS Irish Women in STEM 4 June
[edit]Locations required:
- Ireland
Possible messages:
- Wikimedia Community Ireland and WITS would like to invite you to an editathon focussed on Irish Women STEM. All levels of editors are invited to help out. register here if you can join us
Date range required:
- from now through June 4, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: to reach experienced Wikipedia editors who can help new ones who attend
- User requesting:Smirkybec (talk) 12:05, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
- Done Andrew Gray (talk) 21:07, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- United Kingdom
Possible messages:
- 'Interested in having a chat with fellow Wikipedians? There is a forthcoming meetup in:' (Add to the current message flagging the Liverpool meetup!?)
Date range required:
- 24 May 2015 - 14 June 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: Next Yorkshire WikiMeet!
- User requesting: PatHadley (talk) 11:46, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- @PatHadley: Already done I added it to the queue five weeks ago. It'll go up when the notice for Liverpool 15 comes down on 24 May. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:44, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
- Many thanks! PatHadley (talk) 16:52, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- Central England, centred on Birmingham; say: 53°56′N 3°14′W / 53.94°N 3.23°W / 51°12′00″N 0°20′28″E / 51.200°N 0.341°E ?
Possible messages:
- Edit or take photographs in a 'backstage' event at Birmingham Museum Collection Centre on 28 May 2015
- (Alternative suggestions welcome)
Date range required:
- ASAP, until 29 May
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: GLAM editathon
- User requesting: Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:14, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- Thank you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:14, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- New York City
- Tri-State Area
- I believe the coordinates are [40.672359, -73.968146]
Possible messages: Learn about Afrolatino-related Wikipedia resources in Spanish, Garifuna and English at AfroCROWD's AfrolatinoCROWD Edit-a-thon at the Brooklyn Public Library Main Branch on 4/12 from 1:30 to 4:30PM. RSVP and other details here. Aprenda acerca de los recursos relacionados con la presencia Afrolatina en Wikipedia en el AfrolatinoCROWD Edit-a-thon en la rama principal Biblioteca Pública de Brooklyn en 4/12 de 1:30-4:30 PM. Inscribirse.
Date range required: Now until April 12th.
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: To maximize attendance
- User requesting: Aliceba (talk) 19:04, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Locations required:
Possible messages:
- Wilson Special Collections Library at the University of North Carolina is hosting an edit-a-thon on Wednesday, April 1, with the theme American Indians in North Carolina. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided. We'd love to see you there. Please RSVP on the event page!
Date range required:
- as soon as possible or 25 March 2015 - 1 April 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: Hoping to attract a number of Wikipedia users to our edit-a-thon, with the goal of increasing accuracy and coverage of topics related to indigenous people of North Carolina.
- User requesting: Sodapopinski7 talk 16:04, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Locations required:
- Philadelphia, New York City, Washington, D.C., metro area
Possible messages: In coordination with its new exhibition, Represent: 200 Years of African American Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is organizing Represent African American Artists, to be held on March 25, 2015, 5:30pm-8:30pm. Those attending will be able to visit the exhibit with museum staff, as well as working to better represent African American artists online.
Date range required: If we can have this a week or so in advance, e.g. March 17-25, 2015, that would be great. The actual event is March 25, 2015.
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: This is a great opportunity to work with and see the Art Museum, so editors from a wider area, including Washington DC and New York may be interested as well as Philadelphia. (Not sure how to describe that as an area)
- User requesting: Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 17:38, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Gaborone Botswana HIV/AIDS Article Evaluation Workshop on Saturday, March 28, 2015
[edit]Locations required:
- University of Botswana campus, Gaborone, Botswana
Possible messages:
- Medical students, residents, and HIV experts (MDs, MPH, PhDs) will come together to evaluate selected HIV/AIDS related articles. Each reviewer will be given anonymized packets to compare the articles against similar Medscape articles for topics of accuracy, comprehensiveness, style, currency, relevancy, verifiability, and overall quality.
Date range required:
- Saturday, March 28
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: To reach interested participants or experienced editors who would like to help with future revisions
- User requesting: Abchave1 (talk) 05:43, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- @Abchave1: - is there an event page for this I can link to? Andrew Gray (talk) 21:48, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Andrew Gray: Hi Andrew, thanks for the response. Actually since you mentioned this we have decided to create a website for our project with a special page for the event. I also am going to make a post for WikiMeetups-will let you know when this is done and will provide the link. Thanks! Abchave1 (talk) 15:41, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
Lowell Edit-a-thon in Lowell, Massachusetts Focusing on Lowell History on Saturday, March 28, 2015
[edit]Locations required:
- Massachusetts, United States
Possible messages:
- Pollard Memorial Library and UMass Lowell Library are having a History Edit-a-thon. Library resources and snacks will be provided. Experienced editors are most welcome. [1]
- The public and university libraries in Mass are hosting an edit-a-thon focusing on Lowell articles. Resources and snacks will be provided. We look forward to experienced editors sharing their knowledge at this event. [2]
Date range required:
- from now through March 28, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: to reach experienced Wikipedia editors who can help new ones who attend
- User requesting:NegMawon (talk) 18:52, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
- Done (recycling the notice from last time with the dates/link updated) Andrew Gray (talk) 22:47, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
Dublin Social Meetup 1
[edit]Locations required:
- Ireland
Possible messages:
- Interested in having a chat with fellow Wikipedians? There is a forthcoming meetup in Dublin, March 20.
Date range required:
- from now through March 20, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: hoping to reach out to existing users that may have not been interested in attending editathons/formal meeting
- User requesting: Rebecca O'Neill (Wikimedia Community Ireland) Smirkybec (talk) 13:22, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- @Smirkybec: Done, see here. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:42, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- Pueblo of Isleta
- New Mexico, USA. (I'm sorry - I've really tried to work out geo coordinates, but it's defeated me. The page lists them as - Latitude 31° 20′ N to 37° N, Longitude 103° W to 109° 3′ W
Possible messages:
Date range required: 12th March, 2015, 10:30-13:00 MST
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting:
We would like to find experienced Wikipedians willing to assist User:Vizjim, User:Skyerise and User:SSenier in involving specialist academics in contributing to Wikipedia's coverage of Native American literatures.
- User requesting: Vizjim (talk) 12:24, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- Done Andrew Gray (talk) 22:45, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you. Vizjim (talk) 22:56, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
Editatona Mujeres Internacionales editathon, March 14, Mexico City
[edit]Locations required:
- Mexico City
- Greater Mexico City (NW 19° 39′ 3.27″ N / SW 19° 39′ 3.27″ N / S 19° 13′ 13.74″ N 99° 6′ 7.82″ W / SE 19.251602° -98.849487° / E 19.455025° -98.903046° N 19.68147° -99.073334°)
Possible messages:
- De cada diez wikipedistas, una es mujer. Reduzcamos la brecha de género en Wikipedia. Ven a la Editatona y aprende a editar acompañada de más mujeres.
- ¿Eres mujer y quieres aprender a editar Wikipedia? ¡Únete a nosotras!
Ven a la Editatona, 14 de marzo, Biblioteca Vasconcelos, Ciudad de México.
Date range required:
- March 7 - March 14
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: increase the women attendance to the event. Thanks!.
- User requesting: --Wotancito (talk) 18:56, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Wikipedia viaja en Metro editathon, March 7, Mexico City
[edit]Locations required:
- Mexico City
- Greater Mexico City N 19.8197 W -99.3315 S 19.2502 E -98.8069
Possible messages:
- Ven a editar Wikipedia sobre el Metro de la Ciudad de México
Editatón Wikipedia viaja en Metro, 7 de marzo de 2015 como parte de HackDF. English: Come to edit Wikipedia about Mexico City Subway, Wiki takes the sub editathon, March 7, 2015, as part of HackDF. - ¡Wikipedia viaja en Metro! Ven al editatón a mejorar los artículos del Metro de la Ciudad de México. English: Wiki takes the sub. Come to the editathon to improve the Mexico City Subway.
Date range required:
- February 28 - March 7
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: reach more people in Mexico City to attend the event.
- User requesting: ProtoplasmaKid (talk) 18:10, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Cross-promotion of Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/ArtandFeminism 2015 & Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/International Women's Day 2015
[edit]Locations required: San Francisco Bay Area
- include San Francisco County, Marin County, San Mateo County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County
- or see past event for coordinates options.
- This would ideally center on San Francisco, California, US.
Possible messages:
- In honor of WikiWomen's History Month, the SF Bay Area Wikipedia community has two events in early March -- please consider attending! First, we have an ArtAndFeminism edit-a-thon, which will take place at the Kadist Art Foundation (3295 20th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110) from 12 noon to 6pm on Saturday, March 7. Second, we will be celebrating International Women's Day with the International Women's Day edit-a- Sunday, March 8 from 1pm to 5pm at the Wikimedia Foundation (149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor, SF, CA 94105). Hope you can join us!
Date range required:
- Now through March 8, 2015, inclusive
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: Two edit-a-thon on one weekend in March in celebration of WikiWomen's History Month
- User requesting: Rosiestep (talk) 04:35, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
Discussion Thanks, Andrew Gray. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:35, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
- Any chance you can give coordinates? I don't really know where these counties are, and it's probably quicker for you to define the area than for me to pore over a map... otherwise I just end up guessing +- a bit around SF Andrew Gray (talk) 17:25, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
- Hi Andrew Gray, are these Flickr coordinates for the SF Bay Area useful? If that looks too broad, these Flickr coordinates for SF might work. Dreamyshade (talk) 22:19, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
- Looks good. I've trimmed the announcement a bit. Andrew Gray (talk) 13:51, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
- Hi Andrew Gray, are these Flickr coordinates for the SF Bay Area useful? If that looks too broad, these Flickr coordinates for SF might work. Dreamyshade (talk) 22:19, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
Charlie Chaplin at the Cinema Museum, March 7, London
[edit]Locations required:
- London and SouthEastern England
Possible messages:
- The Cinema Museum and Wikimedia UK would like to invite you to an editathon at the Cinema Museum, Kennington, London to prepare Wikipedia for the centenary of Chaplin's "The Tramp".
Date range required:
- from now through March 7, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: to reach experienced Wikipedia editors
- User requesting: Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 16:25, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
Third Lowell Edit-a-thon in Lowell, Massachusetts Focusing on Lowell History on Saturday, February 21, 2015
[edit]Locations required:
- Massachusetts, United States
Possible messages:
- Pollard Memorial Library and UMass Lowell Library are having a History Edit-a-thon. Library resources and snacks will be provided. Experienced editors are most welcome. [3]
- The public and university libraries in Mass are hosting an edit-a-thon focusing on Lowell articles. Resources and snacks will be provided. We look forward to experienced editors sharing their knowledge at this event. [4]
Date range required:
- from now through February 21, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: to reach experienced Wikipedia editors who can help new ones who attend
- User requesting:NegMawon (talk) 15:19, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Done - apologies for not spotting this sooner, but I've been away. Maybe someone will see it tonight... Andrew Gray (talk) 18:10, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- United Kingdom
Possible messages:
- art+feminism Yorkshire - Be part of a global effort to improve the coverage of women in art at the world class Hepworth gallery in Wakefield.
Date range required:
- 14/02/2015 - 8/03/2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: Be great to attract as many as possible to this. I'll hopefully have loads more detail on the page by the time the notice goes live.
- User requesting: PatHadley (talk) 12:38, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- Done - experimentally with country:GB. Reduced it to only one wikilink to avoid confusion. Andrew Gray (talk) 18:05, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
Edit-a-thon in Dublin Focusing on Ireland in WWI Saturday February 14, 2015
[edit]Locations required:
- Ireland
Possible messages:
- Wikimedia Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland are hosting an event on the Irish and WWI. Experienced and new editors are welcome to drop in or join us for the afternoon. register here if you can join us
Date range required:
- from now through February 14, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: to reach all levels of editors, to expand base of Irish editors engaging with events.
- User requesting: Rebecca O'Neill (Wikimedia Community Ireland) Smirkybec (talk) 14:19, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
- Done Andrew Gray (talk) 20:49, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- Central England, centred on Birmingham; say: 53°56′N 3°14′W / 53.94°N 3.23°W / 51°12′00″N 0°20′28″E / 51.200°N 0.341°E ?
Possible messages:
- Come and edit or take photographs at Thinktank, Birmingham on 7 March 2015
- (Alternative suggestions welcome)
Date range required:
- ASAP, until 6 March
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: GLAM editathon
- User requesting: Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:47, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- Thank you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:47, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Done Andrew Gray (talk) 21:24, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
Possible messages:
- Wikimedia España, Museo del Traje, Europeana Fashion and DIMAD would like to invite you to an editathon focussed on fashion. Experienced editors are most welcome as we hope to have some newbies to train. More information adn register here if you can join us
Date range required:
- from now through 24 January 2015
Misc info: * Reason for requesting: to reach experienced Wikipedia editors who can help train new ones and more participants
- User requesting: --Millars (talk) 21:37, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Edit-a-thon in Swansea Focusing on Women in History Wednesday January 28, 2015
[edit]Locations required:
- Swansea
- Cardiff
Possible messages:
- Wikimedia UK and Swansea University would like to invite you to an editathon focussed on Women Negotiating the Boundaries of Justice. Experienced editors are most welcome as we will have 30-40 students and staff to train.register here if you can join us
Date range required:
- from now through 27 January 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: to reach experienced Wikipedia editors who can help train new ones
- User requesting:Robin Owain (WMUK) (talk) 16:38, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
- @Robin Owain (WMUK): Please give the target area as a pair of coordinates which describe a rectangle. This is because in the UK we can't geolocate as precisely as a city - or pair of cities. My own IP address sometimes geolocates to London, sometimes to Sheffield, and I actually live near Oxford. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:21, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
- Done (with a very approximate S-Wales area). Andrew Gray (talk) 11:37, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
- Many thanks Andrew; great work, once again! Robin Owain (WMUK) (talk) 12:34, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
- Done (with a very approximate S-Wales area). Andrew Gray (talk) 11:37, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Edit-a-thon at the BFI in London Monday January 26, 2015
[edit]Locations required:
- Southeastern England
Possible messages:
- Wikimedia UK and the BFI would like to invite you to an editathon at the BFI re ethnic minorities in the film industry. Experienced editors are most welcome as we hope to have some newbies to train.register here if you can join us
Date range required:
- from now through January 24, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: to reach experienced Wikipedia editors who can help new ones who attend - and we now have spare places
- User requesting:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 12:33, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
- @Jonathan Cardy (WMUK): Please give the target area as a pair of coordinates which describe a rectangle. This is because in the UK we can't geolocate as precisely as Southeastern England. My own IP address sometimes geolocates to London, sometimes to Sheffield, and I actually live near Oxford. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:21, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
- Done. I have a pretty cruddy "south-east England" one which will do, I think. Andrew Gray (talk) 11:30, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks guys. I'm loathe to draw this as a rectangle because I'm pretty sure there are bits of the continent closer to London than some places that one could consider SE England. Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 14:10, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Edit-a-thon in Dublin Focusing on Women in Engineering Sunday February 8, 2015
[edit]Locations required:
- Ireland
Possible messages:
- Wikimedia Ireland and Engineers Ireland would like to invite you to an editathon focussed on Women in engineering. Experienced editors are most welcome as we hope to have some newbies to train. register here if you can join us
Date range required:
- from now through February 8, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: to reach experienced Wikipedia editors who can help new ones who attend
- User requesting:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 12:33, 16 January 2015 (UTC) (email request for support from Wikimedia Ireland)
Edit-a-thon in Lowell, Massachusetts Focusing on Lowell History on Sunday January 25, 2015
[edit]Locations required:
- Massachusetts, United States
Possible messages:
- Pollard Memorial Library and UMass Lowell Library are having a History Edit-a-thon. Library resources and snacks will be provided. Experienced editors are most welcome.[5]
- The public and university libraries in Mass are hosting an edit-a-thon focusing on Lowell articles. Resources and snacks will be provided. We look forward to experienced editors sharing their knowledge at this event. [6]
Date range required:
- from now through January 25, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: to reach experienced Wikipedia editors who can help new ones who attend
- User requesting:NegMawon (talk) 21:17, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
- Done - sorry, haven't had a chance to check this page lately! Andrew Gray (talk) 11:14, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Edit-a-thon in Edina, Minnesota focusing on local history on Sunday, March 1, 2015
[edit]Locations required:
- Minnesota, United States
Possible messages:
- Edit-a-thon at Southale Library in Edina, Minnesota. Local history resources will be provided. New and experienced editors are welcome.
Date range required:
- from now through March 1, 2015
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: to reach experienced Wikipedia editors who can help new ones who attend
- User requesting: Jonathunder (talk)
- Not done Already passed. OhanaUnitedTalk page 19:23, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
Locations required:
- Twin Cities metropolitan area: NW corner: (45.11, -93.45) SE corner: (44.81 -92.97)
Possible messages:
- Join us at the Walker Art Center for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on March 8th from 12 to 4 pm.
Date range required:
- Now until March 8.
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting:
- User requesting: gobonobo + c 09:54, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
Locations required:
- Scotland, UK
Possible messages:
- Like to meet fellow Wikipedians in Scotland? Join us at the Drum & Monkey, Glasgow, on Thursday 18th June, 6.30-8.30pm!
Date range required:
- Now until Friday 19th June
Misc info:
- Reason for requesting: Growing the Scottish community
- User requesting: Lirazelf (talk) 09:21, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
Discussion
- @Lirazelf: As a UK meetup, it qualifies for the general UK entry, so I added it there. I also added it to all the other meetup lists: Template:Meetup/June 2015; Template:UK Wikipedia meetups; Template:Meetup-UK; Wikipedia:Meetup/UK#Glasgow; m:Meetup/UK/Footer list; and m:Template:Meetup list. --Redrose64 (talk) 17:18, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
- Ah, thank you! Lirazelf (talk) 12:57, 6 June 2015 (UTC)