Re: [Wikimedia-SF] Next Meetup.

2009-01-10 Thread William Pietri
I've been told that the Federal Building has nice meeting rooms for very modest fees. If that's not enough info for people to find more details let me know off list and I'll contact my pal who recommended them to me. William Leon Bacud wrote: We already did internet archive before and transpor

Re: [Wikimedia-SF] Guest Speaker on Conflict Resolution Systems of Wikimedia?

2009-07-06 Thread William Pietri
If people are interested in doing it jointly, I might be game. In addition to some relevant Wikipedia experience, I've got a lot of experience with on-line community, real-world cooperatives, open-source development, and Agile software development methods. I think the first three of those were

Re: [Wikimedia-SF] Maker Faire 2010

2010-01-05 Thread William Pietri
I missed last year, but the first year was really fun to do. People were really excited to talk with the volunteers. Many had questions, and quite a number just wanted to tell you how much they loved Wikipedia. It made me want to put together something like a photobooth, where people could go

Re: [Wikimedia-SF] hosting Wikimania?

2010-01-27 Thread William Pietri
Hi, Phoebe! If you (or somebody else reliable) get serious about this, let me know. A pal runs the Long Now lecture series, which is 500-700, and has a great deal of detailed information on local venues. But she's fiendishly busy, so I wouldn't want to expose her to the merely interested. Wil

Re: [Wikimedia-SF] WikiConference updates -- budget

2010-09-06 Thread William Pietri
> Jon, > > Venture capitalists sponsor public events just like any other > organizations which want to set themselves apart from their > competition. E.g., http://etl.stanford.edu/about/ Absolutely. In particular, they like to get their name in front of promising entrepreneurs, as finding intere

Re: [Wikimedia-SF] Edit-a-Thon in Oakland on Sat. December 15

2012-11-30 Thread William Pietri
Ooh! I expect this will be good. I happen to know the LWV's president, and I know she's very serious about making sure that voters get reliable, neutral information on political topics. It's a great match for Wikipedia's spirit, and they have a ton of good raw material for articles. I wish I w

Re: [Wikimedia-SF] Saying Good-by

2016-08-17 Thread William Pietri
I'm doubly sorry to hear this. I haven't been involved much with Wikipedia lately, and I had missed the news of Kevin's passing. I was always impressed with his dedication; what a loss for the Wikipedia community. For those who also hadn't heard, here's his memorial page: https://www.faceboo