Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/June 2021

WikiWednesday Salon

When and Where
Date	Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Time	7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location	Zoom!

Wikimedia New York City invites you to attend its monthly WikiWednesday Salon on Wednesday, June 16, from 7:00 pm - 8:30 PM ET. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

• Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021
• Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET, with time for breakout rooms from 8 - 8:30
• Location: Online! See "How to connect" below.

• This month's facilitator is DrX.

How to connect: To join just follow this url: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81338192338

If you have not used Zoom before, you will be prompted to download its launcher program. It works on PC, Mac, and Linux. If necessary, you can also connect through Zoom's iOS or Android app, which you can find on the zoom.us website. As a last resort, you can also dial in by phone, calling (646) 876-9923 and enter the meeting ID (813 3819 2338). Please keep in mind that if you dial in by phone you will be able to listen, but will miss all visuals.

Welcome[edit]

• Zoom etiquette
  • Hoping the chat will again be selectable and copyable
    • This was changed to allow saving the chat prior to the May meeting. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 22:53, 16 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Introductions

Recent events[edit]

(Feel free to add any recent Wikimedia-related events you'd like to share)

• May 22: Wikimedia Hackathon 2021 Picnic ("Hacknic") in Prospect Park
• May 22: Black Lunch Table online edit-a-thon with the Museum of Modern Art.
• Other recent events?

Upcoming events[edit]

(Feel free to add any upcoming Wikimedia-related events you'd like to share)

• Other upcoming events?

Presentations[edit]

(Planned 5-20 minute general interest presentations. If you have an idea for a presentation/talk, reach out to one of the WikiWednesday facilitators. Short informal discussions and presentations should be added to "Share + Discuss." Consider adding larger discussions to the breakout room proposals)

• Wikipedia and the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space - Lower East Side Art and Activism
• Wikibooks as Open Educational Resource collaborations with students

• Recipe for New York City-style pizza in the Cookbook--just because we are virtual, does not mean we can enjoy!
• Flora of New York
• Themes in Literature
• Perspectives in Digital Literacy

Share + Discuss[edit]

(please add any recent Wikimedia projects/events/activities you'd like to share with the group or open for discussion. These should be 3 minutes max. Please propose a breakout room for longer discussions.)

• Wiki New York collaboration of the month
• Copyright of sculptures / pictures on Wikipedia
• Searching and sorting your User pages
• How to stay current on Wiki events?
  • What do you read?
• Public Health and Safety in the Cannabis Industry article question

Are there any questions about Wikimedia projects you'd like to ask?[edit]

(anything at all! We'll do our best to answer if we can)

• Add questions here

Breakout room proposals[edit]

(The last 30 minutes is dedicated to small group discussions. Breakout room topics may arise during the course of other discussions, but feel free to propose one in advance, too!)

• What are some of your favorite templates??
  • Here's one of mine: Weasel

Regrets[edit]

Possible[edit]

• DGG ( talk ) 05:08, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Likely attendees[edit]

• Pharos (talk) 01:26, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• kosboot (talk) 00:22, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Ronald Sexton (talk) 17:30, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Jim.henderson (talk) 23:09, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Windblown29 (talk) 01:18, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 12:47, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• sheridanford (talk) 12:49, 15 June 2021 (UTC)SheridanFord (put it in my calendar with reminder!)[reply]

• CmdrDan (talk) 22:01, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Wil540 art (talk) 00:13, 16 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 23:06, 16 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]