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WikiProject Rock music invitation
Hello WikiProject Alternative music member.
WikiProject Alternative music, in my eyes, has proved to be successful "improving the encyclopaedic coverage of articles relating to alternative rock", and improving their quality as well. One specific example I have witnessed is The Smashing Pumpkins article. The page has gone from a mediocre work, to GA status, to FA nomination. Only appropriate, as the Pumpkins are undeniably one of the most influential alternative rock bands on the 1990's and beyond.
This is the stuff I wish to achieve with the somewhat recently ressurected WikiProject Rock music. I hope to also attract attention to rock music articles of all sorts, and hopefully change some to GA or FA status. I invite you to come join us, and not only be a member of alternative Wikipedians, but the rockin' ones as well.
Rock on.
-- Reaper X 03:22, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
Sonic Youth image
I think that kehinde idowu is so freakin sexy and hot a hell!!!one we use for the Alternative WikiProject would be fine. It's free and it looks pretty cool. However, if you really think another picture would be better (granted, it doesn't feature Lee or Steve Shelly) your best bet it to trawl through Flickr accounts and the like, find a picture taken by and posted by someone who owns it, and ask them for permission. We did a similar thing with an image of Billy Corgan for The Smashing Pumpkins. WesleyDodds 11:27, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
- Talk to Phorque about images. He's the one who got the Pumpkins image and he'll know what to ask for. WesleyDodds 22:58, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Heya, there's a few things you need to do use an image:
- Confirm with the flickr user that they did in fact take the photo themselves
- Ask kindly if they will release it under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license (the easiest way to do this is to register a flickr account and send them a FlickrMail using one of the permission templates).
- Register and upload the photo to the WikiMedia Commons providing all the details asked for on the upload (this way all wikimedia projects can use the image, not just wikipedia)
- After that you can use the image in the article without any issues! Happy times! OK, well, not really because it's all a big pain in the ass, but it's great once you've got it all sorted out.
Hope that clears it up for you. ;) - Phorque 14:32, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Hello again, just send her a message telling her how to release the photo under the CC license. Basically, she needs to click "edit" next to the "all rights reserved" and then select "Attribution License" or "Attribution-ShareAlike License" and then save the change. Then you upload it to the commons which has everything laid out nicely for you, I'm sure including the link to the website will be no problem. ;) - Phorque 20:39, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
WikiProject Alternative music and sources
As part of the Alternative music WikiProject, we're gathering a list of sources on this page. Could you take a look and perhaps add any written references you have access to? Thanks! CloudNine 10:10, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
Alternative music WikiProject newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 1 - April 2007 | |
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The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 2 - May 2007 | |
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WikiProject Alternative music June 2007 Newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 3 - June 2007 | |
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DC Meetup notice
Greetings. There is going to be a Washington DC Knowledge (XXG) meetup on next Saturday, July 21st at 5pm in DC. Since you are listed in Category:Wikipedians_in_Maryland, I thought I'd invite you to come. I'm sorry about the short notice for the meeting. Hopefully we'll do somewhat better in that regard next time. If you can't come but want to make sure that you are informed of future meetings be sure to list yourself under "but let me know about future events", and if you don't want to get any future direct notices \(like this one\), you can list yourself under "I'm not interested in attending any others either" on the DC meetup page.--Gmaxwell 00:27, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
WikiProject Alternative music July 2007 Newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 4 - July 2007 | |
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Killereditors, Xihix, M2Ys4U and Lostvalley joined the alternative music fold during July.
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WikiProject Alternative music August 2007 Newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 5 - August 2007 | |
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WikiProject Alternative music September 2007 Newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 6 - September 2007 | |
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WikiProject Alternative music October 2007 Newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 7 - October 2007 | |
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Sorchah and Tarc joined the alternative music fold during October.
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WikiProject Alternative music November 2007 Newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 8 - November 2007 | |
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WikiProject Alternative music December 2007 Newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 9 - December 2007 | |
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WikiProject Alternative music January 2008 Newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 10 - January 2008 | |
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WikiProject Alternative music Newsletters
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 12 - March 2008 | |
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WikiProject Alternative music Newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 13 - April 2008 | |
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WikiProject Alternative music newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 14 - May 2008 | |
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Seraphim Whipp, Guitardude3600, Lunar Jesters, Kristmace, Freedom (song), TwentiethApril1986, JD554, Thom, and Sethward joined the alternative music fold during May.
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WikiProject Alternative music newsletter
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 15 - June 2008 | |
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Fvasconcellos and Alternative_Idiot joined the alternative music fold during June.
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for July 2008
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 16 - July 2008 | |
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Arbocalaviv, Samushi101, Carbonrodney, Red157, and dmodlin71 joined the alternative music fold during July.
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for August 2008
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 17 - August 2008 | |
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Corythepaperboy, Hiram111, Yozzer66, and Lugnuts joined the alternative music fold during August.
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for September 2008
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 18 - September 2008 | |
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ThinkBlue joined the alternative music fold during September.
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for October 2008
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for November 2008
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 20 - November 2008 | |
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A Stop at Willoughby and Trap The Drum Wonder joined the alternative music fold during November.
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for December 2008
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 21 - December 2008 | |
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Papa November and S. Dean Jameson joined the alternative music fold during December.
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for February 2009
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 23 - February 2009 | |
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MikeGruz and Blackadam2 joined the alternative music fold during February.
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for March 2009
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 24 - March 2009 | |
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LizParker and Cavie78 joined the alternative music fold during March.
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for April 2009
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 25 - April 2009 | |
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D.C. Meetup, Saturday, June 6, 2009
The 7th DC Meetup dinner will be held this Saturday, June 6th, starting at 5 p.m. The event will be at Bertucci's, near George Washington University and the Foggy Bottom metro station. It will follow the Apps for Democracy open source event at GWU. For details or to RSVP if you haven't already, see Knowledge (XXG):Meetup/DC 7. (You have received this announcement because your user page indicates that you live in Maryland, Virginia, or DC.)
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for May 2009
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 26 - May 2009 | |
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for June 2009
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 27 - June 2009 | |
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Volunteer opportunity in Bethesda, Thursday, July 16
The Wikimedia Foundation will be conducting an all-day Academy at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland, on Thursday, July 16. The team that will be teaching at the Academy, a mix of paid staff and volunteers, is looking for four more volunteers to be teaching assistants, providing one-to-one assistance in workshops whenever a workshop participant has a problem following the instructional directions. (We currently have two editors signed up as teaching assistants, and are looking for a total of six.)
The NIH editing workshops are only for two hours, but volunteers are asked to meet the Wikimedia Foundation team at the hotel in Bethesda at about 7:15 a.m. (time to be finalized shortly) and to stay for the entire day, which ends at 4:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided. (The full schedule can be found here.)
The team is not necessarily looking for expert editors (though they are welcome), just people who can help novices who might get stuck when trying to do some basic things. If you've been an editor for at least 3 months, and have done at least 500 edits, you probably qualify.
If you're interested, please send John Broughton an email. If you might be interested, but would like further information, please post a note on his user talk page, so that he can respond there, and others can see what was asked.
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for July 2009
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 28 - July 2009 | |
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Guitarherochristopher and Andrzejbanas joined the alternative music fold during July.
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WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for August 2009
The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 29 - August 2009 | |
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Dylan620, SteelersFan UK06, Guitarherochristopher and Thatguykalem joined the alternative music fold during August.
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D.C. Meetup, Saturday, September 26
The 8th DC Meetup dinner will be held this Saturday, September 26, starting at 6 p.m. The event will be at Burma Restaurant (740 6th St, NW near the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station). For details or to RSVP if you haven't already, see Knowledge (XXG):Meetup/DC 8. (You have received this announcement because your user page indicates that you live in Maryland, Virginia, or DC.) --EdwardsBot (talk) 07:03, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
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Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & DC Meetup 26!
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FINE ART EDIT-A-THON & DC MEETUP 26 is December 17! The Edit-a-Thon will cover fine art subjects from the Federal Art Project and the meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. You don't have to attend both to attend one (but we hope you do!) Click the link above and sign up & spread the word! See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 21:29, 26 November 2011 (UTC) |
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...and if you do not live in the Washington, D.C. area, please forgive the intrusion and you can delete this invite! Sarah (talk) 15:44, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
Webinar / edit-a-thon at the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Join us at the NLM next week, either in person or online, to learn about NLM resources, hear some great speakers, and do some editing!
On Tuesday, 28 May there will be a community Knowledge (XXG) meeting at the United States National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland - with a second on Thursday, 30 May for those who can't make it on Tuesday. You can participate either in-person, or via an online webinar. If you attend in person, USB sticks (but not external drives) are ok to use.
Please go to the event page to get more information, including a detailed program schedule.
If you are interested in participating, please register by sending an email to . Please indicate if you are coming in person or if you will be joining us via the webinar. After registering, you will receive additional information about how to get to our campus (if coming in-person) and details about how to join the webinar. Klortho (talk) 05:37, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
Have time on Saturday?
I'm sorry for the last-minute notice, but on Saturday, June 8, from 3 to 6 PM, Wikimedia DC and the Cato Institute are hosting a Legislative Data Meetup. We will discuss the work done so far by WikiProject U.S. Federal Government Legislative Data to put data from Congress onto Knowledge (XXG), as well as what more needs to be done. If you have ideas you'd like to contribute, or if you're just curious and feel like meeting up with other Wikipedians, you are welcome to come! Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested.
I hope to see you there!
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Harej (talk) 04:00, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, June 15!
Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, June 15 at 5:30 PM. All Knowledge (XXG)/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!
For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill 19:30, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
Join us this Sunday for the Great American Wiknic!
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You are invited to the Great American Wiknic DC at the James Buchanan Memorial at Meridian Hill Park. We would love to see you there, so sign up and bring something fun for the potluck! :) |
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Harej (talk) 15:25, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, July 13!
Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, July 13 at 6:00 PM. All Knowledge (XXG)/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!
For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill 00:05, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
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Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon at the
Smithsonian American Art Museum You're invited to the Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon, part of a series of edit-a-thons organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum to add and expand articles about American art and artists on Knowledge (XXG). This event will include a catered lunch and special tours of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and the Lunder Conservation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. 9:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2013 Capacity is limited, so please sign up today! If you would not like to receive future messages about meetups, please remove your name from our distribution list.
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DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, August 24!
Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, August 24 at 6:00 PM. All Knowledge (XXG)/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!
For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill 03:45, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
Are you free on Wednesday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!
Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of Wednesday, August 24 at our K Street office.
The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.
We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill 11:21, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
Meet up with local Wikipedians on September 14!
Are you free on Saturday, September 14? If so, please join Wikimedia DC and local Wikipedians for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) at 6:00 PM. All Knowledge (XXG)/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages are welcome!
For more information and to sign up, please visit the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill 18:37, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!
Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next WikiSalon, which will be held from 7 to 9 PM on Thursday, September 5 at our K Street office.
The WikiSalon is an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.
We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill 14:37, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
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Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!
Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next WikiSalon, which will be held from 7 to 9 PM on Thursday, September 26 at our K Street office.
The WikiSalon is an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.
We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill 05:32, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
Are you free on Sunday? Join us for a special Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!
Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for a special WikiSalon at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library's Digital Commons Center. We will gather at 3 PM on Sunday, October 13, 2013 to discuss an important topic: what can Knowledge (XXG) and the DC area do to help each other? We hope to hear your thoughts and suggestions; if you have an idea you would like to pursue, please let us know and we will help!
Following the WikiSalon, we will be having dinner at a nearby restaurant, Ella's Wood Fired Pizza.
If you're interested in attending, please sign up at the event page. We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill 01:51, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
Meetups coming up in DC!
Hey!
You are invited to two upcoming events in DC:
- Meetup at Capitol City Brewery on Saturday, January 25 at 6 PM. Please join us for dinner, drinks, socializing, and discussing Wikimedia DC activities and events. All are welcome! RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.
- Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, February 1 from Noon – 5 PM. Join us as we improve articles on notable women in history! All are welcome, regardless of age or level of editing experience. RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.
I hope to see you there!
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Harej (talk) 00:07, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
Coming up in February!
Hello there!
Our February WikiSalon is coming up on Sunday, February 23. Join us at our gathering of Knowledge (XXG) enthusiasts at the Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery with an optional dinner after. As usual, all are welcome. Care to join us?
Also, if you are available, there is an American Art Edit-a-thon being held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Professor Andrew Lih's COMM-535 class at American University on Tuesday, February 11 from 2 to 5 PM. Please RSVP on the linked page if you are interested.
If you have any ideas or preferences for meetups, please let us know at Knowledge (XXG) talk:Meetup/DC.
Thank you, and hope to see you at our upcoming events! Harej (talk) 18:41, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
DC Meetups in March
Happy March!
Though we have a massive snowstorm coming up, spring is just around the corner! Personally, I am looking forward to warmer weather.
Wikimedia DC is looking forward to a spring full of cool and exciting activities. In March, we have coming up:
- Evening WikiSalon on Wednesday, March 12 from 7 PM – 9 PM. Meet up with Wikipedians for coffee at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle! If you cannot make it in the evening, join us at our...
- March Meetup on Sunday, March 23 from 3 PM – 6 PM. Our monthly weekend meetup, same place as last month. Meet really cool and interesting people!
- Women in the Arts 2014 meetup and edit-a-thon on Sunday, March 30 from 10 AM – 5 PM. Our second annual Women in the Arts edit-a-thon, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free lunch will be served!
We hope to see you at our upcoming events! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page.
— Harej (talk) 05:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
An exciting month of wiki events!
Hello there,
I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Knowledge (XXG) in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.
First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.
On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Knowledge (XXG)'s coverage of African topics.
The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.
There are other meetups in the works, so be sure to check our meetup page with the latest. I hope to see you at some of these events!
All the best,
James Hare
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Two edit-a-thons coming up!
Hello there!
I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:
- This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
- On Saturday, May 10 we have the Knowledge (XXG) APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.
We have more stuff coming up in May and June, so make sure to keep a watch on the DC meetup page. As always, if you have any recommendations or requests, please leave a note on the talk page.
Best,
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Meet up with us
Happy May!
There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:
- On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
- Or if you prefer a Saturday night dinner gathering, we also have our May Meetup at Capitol City Brewing Company. (Beer! Non-beer things too!)
- You are also invited to the Federal Register edit-a-thon at the National Archives later this month.
Come one, come all!
Best,