There is also some good potential for translations with these types of articles.
Personally, I had a bit of fun adding some "sister cities" to NYC boroughs and neighborhoods awhile back :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sister_cities_in_New_York Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > Aha! One of the pillars of the Cambridge Peace Commission, Brian > Corr, is an early Wikipedians, which seems fortuitous for your > project. > > You might come to one of our upcoming meetups to recruit interest; or > post the idea to our mailing list: which I copy here. Brian, what do > you think of this idea? > > Warm regards, > Sam. > > On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Anne Britton <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear Sam, > > > > I am a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Wikipedian interested in > international > > sister cities. Recently I sent an introductory inquiry to the Cambridge > > Peace Commission (which coordinates Cambridge's sister city > relationships), > > but have not yet received a reply. A copy of the email is below. > > > > What would you recommend I do next? Thanks. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Anne Britton > > Cambridge, Massachusetts > > ----------- > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > > From: Anne Britton <[email protected]> > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:32 PM > > Subject: Cambridge sister cities in Wikipedia > > > > Dear Cambridge Peace Commission: > > > > I am a resident of Cambridge interested in participatory media and > municipal > > international relations. While not a computer whiz, I find Wikipedia an > > excellent way to learn about Cambridge's sister cities. As you probably > > know, Wikipedia is a very popular, online, free encyclopedia that anyone > can > > edit. > > > > Would the Cambridge Peace Commission have any interest in exploring ideas > > for a possible event related to Wikipedia and its (participatory) > coverage > > of Cambridge sister cities? > > > > For instance, the English-language article for Santo Domingo Oeste > contains > > some interesting facts, but it could be expanded. What if Cambridge > > residents were to spend an hour as volunteers adding information to the > > article? It could build community among participants, and help create a > more > > robust encyclopedia article. > > > > Information about "edit-a-thons" can be found here: < > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon >. The > > Cambridge Public Library hosted one in November 2012. > > > > I look forward to your reply. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Anne Britton > > Cambridge, Massachusetts > > tel. 617-840-7917 > > > > > > > > -- > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston >
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