[Wikimedia-US-CO] Requesting some mentoring and guidance on implementing a Wikimedia feature

[Craig Talbert]

Hello Colorado Wikipedians!

My apologies that I haven't met many of you before or been very active on
this list. I've been editing Wikipedia for 12 years, and living in Colorado
for 38. I'm hoping maybe Coloradan to Coloradan you can help me out with
some advice.

I've been trying to think of novel micropayment applications, and was
thinking it would be really cool if in addition to the "thank" link on
diffs there was also a "tip" link to send a small tip to the editor making
the tip-worthy edit.

Along these lines, I have three questions/requests.

(1) Can any one envision, or do you have objections to something like this?
If I stretch me imagination a bit, I can see some of the objections
Wikipedias have raised regarding CoI or other paid-editing scenarios
applying here (e.g. it would be a round-about way for entities to pay for
editors). I think the incentive of encouraging good edits would out-weigh
the risks, and the diffs are the right place to do it (e.g. not on a user
page or something like that). What do you think?

(2) What would be the right way to propose such a feature to Wikimeda? If
there's no obvious right way, would what be the wrong ways to avoid?

(3) Building on (2) what would be your suggestions on how to develop this
with an eye for adoption on Wikipedia? Does it make the most sense to build
it on a small independent Mediawiki and then have it ready for adoption on
Wikimedia? (what I'm planning to do) or is there something else that makes
more sense?

Thanks,

- Craig
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Re: [Wikimedia-US-CO] Meetup in Boulder?

[Craig Talbert]

8/26 will work better for me. - Craig

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 15, 2019, at 7:38 AM, Abhay Natu  wrote:
> 
> Hello Wikimedians of Colorado,
> 
> How about getting together to take stock of our activities and plan a few 
> small things over the next few months?
> 
> We can plan to meet in Boulder or somewhere on the Turnpike one of the 
> evenings during the week of 8/26 (week after next) or week of 9/2 (Labor Day 
> week.) Let us know what works for you.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Abhay
> 
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Re: [Wikimedia-US-CO] Meetup in Boulder?

[Craig Talbert]

Hey all,

So is today the day or tomorrow? Maybe tomorrow just to be on the safe
side? I think we'll have an easier time getting seating at Under the
Sun So...

I suppose I'm proposing Under the Sun, Tuesday at 6pm. But override me if
this has been decided elsewhere.

- Craig

On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 5:55 PM Gaurav Vaidya  wrote:

> Here's a Doodle poll for y'all! https://doodle.com/poll/q875ty3m5vfs5h4h
> I've set 6-8pm as the meeting time, but I can tweak as needed. In terms of
> meeting places, I liked both the Southern Sun [1] and Under The Sun [2],
> but of course my information may be hopelessly out of date ^_^.
>
> Have a fun meetup!
> cheers,
> Gaurav
>
> [1] http://mountainsunpub.com/contact.htm
> [2] https://www.underthesuneateryandpizzeria.com/
>
> On Aug 24 2019, at 12:11 pm, Isarra Yos  wrote:
>
> If everyone who could do the 26th can do the 27th, should we just
> declare that the day? Does that not work for anyone (else)? Alternately
> it could well be worth putting this off a bit more just so we can plan
> it better, and perhaps that way Oleksiy could also make it...
>
> Is doodle still a thing? Could someone maybe set up a poll for this to
> really sort it out, name a place, etc? (Sorry, my internet is crapping
> out too much for me to even really try right now.)
>
> -I
>
> On 21/08/2019 20:49, Neal McBurnett wrote:
>
> Monday nights, and the 26th in particular, are good for me. Tuesday the
> 27th would also work, and perhaps Thu the 29th.
> Boulder would be most convenient for me.
>
> The local 500 Women Scientists group has also been thinking about another
> event,
> so I've BCC'd them.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/
>
> On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 10:29:28PM +0300, oleksiy golubov wrote:
>
> Have a nice meeting! Hope to see you all another time!
>
> On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 9:30 PM Todd Allen  wrote:
>
> Afraid I can't, I'm taking an evening class on Mondays. Hope everyone
> enjoys the meetup though!
>
> Todd
>
> On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 12:07 PM Abhay Natu  wrote:
>
> Sounds like Monday, 26th works for most of us.
>
> Suggestions for a place?
>
> Abhay
>
> On Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 9:38 AM Abhay Natu  wrote:
>
> Hello Wikimedians of Colorado,
>
> How about getting together to take stock of our activities and plan a few
> small things over the next few months?
>
> We can plan to meet in Boulder or somewhere on the Turnpike one of the
> evenings during the week of 8/26 (week after
> next) or week of 9/2 (Labor Day week.) Let us know what works for you.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Abhay
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-US-CO] Wikimedia-US-CO Digest, Vol 51, Issue 3

[Craig Talbert]

Just saw this. Please ignore previous email. Will see you tonight. :)

- Craig

On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 9:05 AM Abhay Natu  wrote:

> We have 4 "yes" for today at 6 pm.
>
> I plan on being at the Mountain Sun (1535 pearl street) around 5:30-5:45
> pm.
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
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>> To: wikimedia-us-co@lists.wikimedia.org
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>> If everyone who could do the 26th can do the 27th, should we just
>> declare that the day? Does that not work for anyone (else)? Alternately
>> it could well be worth putting this off a bit more just so we can plan
>> it better, and perhaps that way Oleksiy could also make it...
>>
>> Is doodle still a thing? Could someone maybe set up a poll for this to
>> really sort it out, name a place, etc? (Sorry, my internet is crapping
>> out too much for me to even really try right now.)
>>
>> -I
>>
>> On 21/08/2019 20:49, Neal McBurnett wrote:
>> > Monday nights, and the 26th in particular, are good for me. Tuesday the
>> 27th would also work, and perhaps Thu the 29th.
>> > Boulder would be most convenient for me.
>> >
>> > The local 500 Women Scientists group has also been thinking about
>> another event,
>> > so I've BCC'd them.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 10:29:28PM +0300, oleksiy golubov wrote:
>> >> Have a nice meeting! Hope to see you all another time!
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 9:30 PM Todd Allen 
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>  Afraid I can't, I'm taking an evening class on Mondays. Hope
>> everyone enjoys the meetup though!
>> >>
>> >>  Todd
>> >>
>> >>  On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 12:07 PM Abhay Natu 
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>  Sounds like Monday, 26th works for most of us.
>> >>
>> >>  Suggestions for a place?
>> >>
>> >>  Abhay
>> >>
>> >>  On Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 9:38 AM Abhay Natu 
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>  Hello Wikimedians of Colorado,
>> >>
>> >>  How about getting together to take stock of our
>> activities and plan a few small things over the next few months?
>> >>
>> >>  We can plan to meet in Boulder or somewhere on the
>> Turnpike one of the evenings during the week of 8/26 (week after
>> >>  next) or week of 9/2 (Labor Day week.) Let us know what
>> works for you.
>> >>
>> >>  Thanks,
>> >>
>> >>  Abhay
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 19:55:21 -0400
>> From: Gaurav Vaidya 
>> To: Wikimedians in Colorado 
>> Cc: "=?utf-8?Q?wikimedia-us-co=40lists.wikimedia.org?="
>> 
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-US-CO] Meetup in Boulder?
>> Message-ID: 
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> Here's a Doodle poll for y'all! https://doodle.com/poll/q875ty3m5vfs5h4h
>> I've set 6-8pm as the meeting time, but I can tweak as needed. In terms
>> of meeting places, I liked both the Southern Sun [1] and Under The Sun [2],
>> but of course my information may be hopelessly out of date ^_^.
>> Have a fun meetup!
>> cheers,
>> Gaurav
>>
>> [1] http://mountainsunpub.com/contact.htm
>> [2] https://www.underthesuneateryandpizzeria.com/
>>
>> On Aug 24 2019, at 12:11 pm, Isarra Yos  wrote:
>> > If everyone who could do the 26th can do the 27th, should we just
>> > declare that the day? Does that not work for anyone (else)? Alternately
>> > it could well be worth putting this off a bit more just so we can plan
>> > it better, and perhaps that way Oleksiy could also make it...
>> >
>> > Is doodle still a thing? Could someone maybe set up a poll for this to
>> > really sort it out, name a place, etc? (Sorry, my internet is crapping
>> > out too much for me to even really try right n

[Wikimedia-US-CO] Re: Notification of User Group Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting (Wikimedians of Colorado User Group)

[Craig Talbert]

I'm still a Wikimedian in Colorado.

What report do I need to submit?

- Craig

On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 10:29 AM Manavpreet Kaur 
wrote:

> Hi Gaurav
>
> I received your communication but I'm not sure if you were able to engage
> the community members. I am reaching out to share that the group has been
> moved to the former affiliates list and will lose its recognition if the
> report isn't submitted in the next 30 days.
> Please let me know if I can be of any help.
>
> Regards,
> Manav
>
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 4:39 AM Gaurav Vaidya  wrote:
>
>> Hi everybody!
>>
>> This is just to let you all know that the Wikimedians of Colorado User
>> Group [1] is late in providing an annual report to the Foundation [2]. You
>> can see examples of previous reports on our Meta page [3]. I don’t think
>> they would mind if we say that we didn’t get much done what with the
>> pandemic and all, but an annual report is still required for the User Group
>> to remain compliant. If nobody’s interested in filing this report, it might
>> be time to wrap the User Group up for now. I think we still get to keep
>> this mailing list, and I’d be happy to help manage it for the foreseeable
>> future.
>>
>> We should also to get the Foundation to update their contact details and
>> send their notifications to one of you good folks, since I haven’t lived in
>> Colorado for many, many years now :).
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Gaurav
>>
>> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group
>> [2]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Reports
>> [3]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group#Annual_Reports
>>
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> *From: *Manavpreet Kaur 
>> *Subject: **Notification of User Group Expiration - Renewal pending
>> submission of reporting (Wikimedians of Colorado User Group)*
>> *Date: *June 22, 2021 at 3:46:37 PM EDT
>> *To: *gau...@ggvaidya.com, zhoris...@gmail.com
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is a second notification to bring to your attention that your
>> organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting.
>> Wikimedia Affiliates are required to submit an annual activity report
>> covering the entirety of the 12-month agreement period in order to prompt
>> review for a renewal.  Reports must be written in English, posted to meta
>> via the  [[Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal]].
>>
>> This page is used to track how organizations and groups are meeting
>> reporting requirements described in their agreements with the Wikimedia
>> Foundation (e.g. chapter agreements, thematic organization agreements, user
>> group agreements).  It is the central place where affiliates can add
>> reports about their activities, share their plans, and even news or social
>> media channels with the wider movement. When new reports are available,
>> organizations and groups should add them to this page to keep their columns
>> up to date.
>>
>> As noted on the meta [[Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal/Reports|Reports
>> page]],  your organization’s 2020 annual reporting became past due in
>> March.  Please be sure to :
>>
>> # Post your 2020 annual reporting to the meta via the  [[Wikimedia
>> Affiliates Data Portal]] as soon as possible to return to compliance with
>> your user group agreement.
>> # Check that your group’s page is also up to date with past report links
>> for historical record-keeping, and
>> # Please send an email to
>> [[Mailing_lists/Wikimedia_Announce|Wikimedia-l]] in order to share with a
>> movement-wide audience.
>>
>> If you have any questions or need any further guidance, please don’t
>> hesitate to reach out.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Manav
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[Wikimedia-US-CO] Re: Wikimedians of Colorado

[Craig Talbert]

Hey Stephen,

Did anyone volunteer yet? I'm really busy with work, but would do this if
no one else has offered.

- Craig

On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 12:55 PM Stephen Clif Brown 
wrote:

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> Wikimedians
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> nominate one member to serve on the North American Analysis Committee
> 
> for the 2022 Foundation elections
> . If you
> would like to serve on this committee, please contact me by Tuesday, May
> 24, 2022.
>
> Thank you,
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[Wikimedia-US-CO] Re: "Wiki pix" photo project for Colorado?

[Craig Talbert]

Related question if anyone here knows --

I take a lot of photos for Colorado articles (and areas I visit). I find
most of them using Special:Nearby
.

This will give you something like everything within 10 kilometers or the 50
nearest articles.

I'd really like to more easily access data for this purpose. Some use cases
being:

(1) If I'm going on a road trip, are there places within some number of
kilometers near the road that I could stop by a photograph?

(2) Given any area that I'm at, what are the nearest unphotographed
articles (e.g. further than 10km away).

(3) If there's more than 50 places, can I see all of them within a range?

It doesn't look like this is possible using the API, without doing some
custom scripting that makes multiple API location queries? e.g. as it's
shown here:

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Nearby_places_viewer

Is that true?

It seems like to get all articles I'd need to export coordinates for
articles separately and make my own search. Which I'd rather now do.

- Craig

On Sun, May 29, 2022 at 10:48 AM Pharos 
wrote:

> Hi Wiki-Coloradans,
>
> Wanted to share this project from the North Carolina usergroup, if you
> might want to do something along similar lines:
>
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/North_Carolina_Wikipedians/wikipixNC22
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaign:WikiPixNC
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
> (User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia-US-CO] Re: "Wiki pix" photo project for Colorado?

[Craig Talbert]

Thank you!

This is very close to what I'm looking for, and I think with some tweaks
will get me exactly what I wanted.

- Craig

On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 4:24 PM Tyler Cipriani 
wrote:

> Craig,
>
> I recently ran across this tool: https://wikishootme.toolforge.org/
>
> Which (somehow) does what you're looking for—I'm not sure exactly how it
> works, but the source is available on BitBucket:
> https://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/wikishootme
>
> Hopefully that's useful!
>
> – Tyler
>
> On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 12:58 PM Craig Talbert 
> wrote:
>
>> Related question if anyone here knows --
>>
>> I take a lot of photos for Colorado articles (and areas I visit). I find
>> most of them using Special:Nearby
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby>.
>>
>> This will give you something like everything within 10 kilometers or the
>> 50 nearest articles.
>>
>> I'd really like to more easily access data for this purpose. Some use
>> cases being:
>>
>> (1) If I'm going on a road trip, are there places within some number of
>> kilometers near the road that I could stop by a photograph?
>>
>> (2) Given any area that I'm at, what are the nearest unphotographed
>> articles (e.g. further than 10km away).
>>
>> (3) If there's more than 50 places, can I see all of them within a range?
>>
>> It doesn't look like this is possible using the API, without doing some
>> custom scripting that makes multiple API location queries? e.g. as it's
>> shown here:
>>
>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Nearby_places_viewer
>>
>> Is that true?
>>
>> It seems like to get all articles I'd need to export coordinates for
>> articles separately and make my own search. Which I'd rather now do.
>>
>> - Craig
>>
>> On Sun, May 29, 2022 at 10:48 AM Pharos 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Wiki-Coloradans,
>>>
>>> Wanted to share this project from the North Carolina usergroup, if you
>>> might want to do something along similar lines:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/North_Carolina_Wikipedians/wikipixNC22
>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaign:WikiPixNC
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Richard
>>> (User:Pharos)
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