Wikimedia-Cascadia April 2015

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Re: [Wikimedia Cascadia] [Wikimedia-l] Helping Nepal Through Collaborative Mapping
by Raymond Leonard 29 Apr '15

29 Apr '15

For those of us in the Seattle area: HOT Mapping for Nepal http://www.meetup.com/MaptimeSEA/events/222141886/ Thursday, April 30, 2015, 6:00 PM Yours, Peaceray On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Jake Orlowitz <jorlowitz(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Great article about how you can use pitch in with the Humanitarian > OpenStreetMaps Team (HOT) to aid Nepal rescue and recovery: > > > http://www.fastcoexist.com/3045527/one-way-you-can-help-nepal-right-now-all… > > I'm going to check it out. > > Jake (Ocaasi) > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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Introduction by new group member Steve Zitkovich
by Steve Zitkovich 29 Apr '15

29 Apr '15

Hello Wikimedia-Cascadians, I just joined the group and want to introduce myself. I am a native Seattleite (Garfield High School, 1984) but majored in German and have lived/worked 12 years of my adult life in Europe (Germany, France, UK, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Slovakia). Professionally I am an international product manager specialized in localization. I recently left my last position and am looking for a new job based in Seattle with international travel or be based abroad. There are two reasons I joined the Wikimedia-Cascadia group: 1/ Wikimedia is for me the ultimate internet organization: my internet career is a extension of my interest in languages and inspiration of the internet as a communications medium to make information available across languages regardless of time + geography -- exactly what Wikimedia does! I want to be involved with Wikimedia. 2/ I have a social-entrepreneurial idea around digitizing old print periodicals for which I would like to use some of Wikimedia's open-source tools or potentially even partner with Wikimedia itself. I have talked to Jonathan Morgan about it and he suggested I join this group and see if there are some people who would be interested in working on the idea with me. So if anyone in this group (or has friends outside this group) has a passion for digitizing print materials from the past (ex. DIY music/culture magazines, neighborhood newsletters, school newsletters), send me an email. In any case, I hope to meet you in person at an upcoming Wikimedia-Cascadia gathering. Kind regards, Steve Zitkovich subscribed with "mailinglists(a)zitkovich.com", primary email = "steve(a)zitkovich.com"

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LFNW and SeaGL
by Pine W 27 Apr '15

27 Apr '15

Hi all, Someone nicely suggested to me that we could have a Wikipedia presentation, workshop, and/or editathon at LFNW and SeaGL. The LFNW schedule has already been published, but SeaGL appears to be some distance from finalizing their schedule, so I've reached out to them. Pine *This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.* *—Catherine Munro*

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Editathon best practices
by Pine W 26 Apr '15

26 Apr '15

Hi Cascadians, I've started a page on our wiki about what I think we've learned about editathon best practices, both from our own experience and from other reports that I've read: http://cascadia.wiki/Workroom/Editathon_planning_checklist I've been busy with work so tomorrow's event will happen with less prep done than I would have liked, and I am still a ways from having my hoped-for VisualEditor tutorial complete, but at least with this checklist on our wiki, this will make preparation easier going forward. Please contribute your ideas and feedback. You can adapt this general guide for a specific focus or editathon by copying it to a new page and adapting there. Thanks! Pine *This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.* *—Catherine Munro*

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Reminder: edit-a-thon on Saturday at UW Libraries Research Commons
by Pine W 25 Apr '15

25 Apr '15

More info at https://www.facebook.com/events/818097884946354/ Pine *This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.* *—Catherine Munro*

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text for LFNW flyer
by Blibbet 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

Hi, I was going to print out some 1/4 sheet flyers for this group, and put them on one of the community tables at LinuxFestNorthWest.org this weekend. Below is what I am proposing. Can anyone improve the text. Thanks. ----snip---- Cascadia Wikimedians User Group: Cascadia Wikimedians User Group, an independent group of Wikimedians, is the user group which serves as the regional affiliate for the Cascadia region of North America, including the Northwestern United States (Oregon and Washington, also known as the Pacific Northwest) and British Columbia. Its mission is to support Cascadian Wikimedians in their Wikimedia-related endeavors and to partner with local organizations in their use of Wikimedia projects. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_Wikimedians ----snip----

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Reminders for events Sunday and Saturday
by Pine W 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

Hi all, Reminders: Editing workshop with TA3M on Sunday April 19, starting at 1 PM, at the Montlake Library. There should be plenty of room for attendees but parking is limited, so consider using public transit. The themes will be data privacy and security. Editing workshop at the UW Libraries Research Commons on Saturday April 25, starting at 10:30 AM, focuing on the labor movement and the Labor Archives of Washington (http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/laws/). I hope to see you at one or both events. Pine

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List of articles and resources for Sunday privacy and security editathon
by Pine W 18 Apr '15

18 Apr '15

Hi all, I've started this list in preparation for Sunday's privacy and security editathon. Please add resources and topics to your hearts' delight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Program_talk:Cascadia_Wikimedians_U… Pine *This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.* *—Catherine Munro*

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Editing Wikipedia for school community service hours
by Pine W 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

Hi all, Many schools in the United States encourage or require students to perform community service hours, such as by cleaning up parks, caring for the disabled, or tutoring younger students. Sometimes more specialized requirements apply, such as university schools of education or health which may require experience that is applicable to a student's desired coursework. Contributing to Wikimedia is one form of accepted community service in a multi-campus Mexican university, and the practice seems to be gaining momentum (see https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/13/wiki-learning-edit-a-thon-mexico/). These community service programs are different from in-class assignments that require Wikipedia editing. Wikipedia can benefit from both kinds of activities. I am wondering, have other Wikimedia affiliates had success with encouraging students to complete community service requirements by contributing to Wikimedia? I am thinking that here in Cascadia, we might encourage schools to allow this option, and other affiliates also might want to explore this possibility. Thanks, Pine

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friends at Cascadia Now! doing a fundraiser...
by Lane Rasberry 13 Apr '15

13 Apr '15

Hello, I have mentioned to some supporters of this Cascadia Wikimedia group that a local nonprofit organization called Cascadia Now! might be a good partner organization in outreach. Among the reasons I have suggested this is that they share common mission, outreach scope, like-minded participants, similar size, and some goals with the Wikimedia community. <http://www.cascadianow.org/> In past conversations they have been friendly about discussing partnerships. Currently they are doing a fundraising campaign and I thought it might be interesting for anyone here to watch how that goes. <https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cascadianow-founding-membership> I would like the kind of community engagement which they attract for the local Wikimedia community, and I wish that there could be some way for their supporters who are interested in Wikipedia to be able to join any Cascadia Wikimedia projects. yours, -- Lane Rasberry user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia 206.801.0814 lane(a)bluerasberry.com

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