I'd propose a time slot for collective storytelling about amusing weirdnesses from the first couple years of Wikipedia. I could contribute some stories, and I'm sure other people would have a lot of stories too - to remember that the idea of amateurs writing an encyclopedia from scratch was a wild idea and a strange chaotic experiment from the beginning.
Things like: * UseModWiki and CamelCase, before MediaWiki. * The uneven distribution of detailed articles in the early days: 9/11, poker, philosophy, and the Simpsons. * The unwieldy growth of Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense. * The weird "carnal pleasure" logo ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wikipedia#Evolution_of_logo). Britta On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 6:27 PM, Pete Forsyth <[email protected]> wrote: > Update: > > I've talked with Richard in NYC, and Stephen at WMF. I'm interested > contributing to the event. I put together a basic wiki page to > plan/organize here: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Wikipedia_Day_2016 > > I am intrigued by the idea of connecting with other cities, but I'd like > to first focus on what we can do to make it worthwhile locally, before > committing to extensive syncing. My suggestion: the 1pm to 2pm "Lightning > Talks" part seems great, and as I understand it would be coordinated > locally by Stephen LaPorte, and would be synced with (at least) NYC and > Seattle to some extent. I also think it makes sense to do some kind of > video check-in later in the day with other locations, IF we have an event > that lasts several hours. > > What would others like to do? Are there people on this list who want to, > say, take a 30 or 60 minute time slot and put together a panel discussion? > Anybody eager to cook up some special birthday food, or make a donation? > > I am happy to seek out a sponsor or two to cover, say, pizza and birthday > cake (which is what NYC is doing). I have some independent plans to do some > video interviews about "Wikipedia at 15," which I could potentially > repurpose into a 30 or 60 minute session. What other ideas are out there? > Pete > [[User:Peteforsyth]] > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 10:33 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Looks great! Thanks :) >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 10:31 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ok. Please look at >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events/List >>> >>> Do the 2 events look ok? >>> >>> We can adjust as needed. >>> >>> Pine >>> On Nov 17, 2015 8:40 PM, "Katherine Maher" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Whoops! >>>> >>>> Hey Pine, I think we are still looking at a separate SF event on Friday >>>> night. Very supportive of an unconference event too! Do you mind boldly >>>> finding ways to list both? >>>> >>>> mobile. >>>> On Nov 17, 2015 20:39, "Katherine Maher" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey Pine, >>>>> >>>>> mobile. >>>>> On Nov 17, 2015 15:08, "Pine W" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi SF Wikimedia folks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Would you be interested in having a joint unconference with your >>>>>> northern neighbors via video to celebrate Wikipedia Day weekend? We could >>>>>> have the event on Saturday, January 16th or Sunday, January 17th. >>>>>> >>>>>> This would be a nice opportunity for lightning talks as well as >>>>>> discussions about software, Labs, GLAM, education, public policy, >>>>>> community >>>>>> health, and everything else under the sun. >>>>>> >>>>>> Please let me know if you're interested. >>>>>> >>>>>> Pine >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Wikimedia-SF mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-SF mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-SF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Katherine Maher >> Chief Communications Officer >> Wikimedia Foundation >> 149 New Montgomery Street >> San Francisco, CA 94105 >> >> +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 >> +1 (415) 712 4873 >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-SF mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-SF mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf > >
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