Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup 20 July 2019

National Library of New Zealand

Date: Saturday, 20 July 2019
Time: 10:00 am to midday
Location: net.work space National Library, Wellington, Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington
To bring: a laptop if you have one

Venue

Wellington Wiki Meetup 22 June 2019

The National Library net.work space has good WiFi and internet accessible computers for those that don’t have laptops. The meetup organizer Einebillion has spoken with staff and they are happy to have us use the space for a meet up. We'll be there from 10.00am to midday. You are welcome to join in anytime during the event.

About the Event

The meetup is for both experienced editors and those wanting to try editing Wikipedia, Wikidata, or Wikimedia Commons. Come along to listen to what others are doing, talk about what you’re doing, ask questions, and get some help.The meetup is organised by Einebillion (Victoria Leachman) and Ambrosia10 (Siobhan Leachman).

Complete beginners are welcome. If you are a complete beginner and you want to sign up and set up your account on Wikipedia before you get to the meetup, check out the first five minutes of this YouTube video. Training and troubleshooting is provided at the meetup. Free WiFi is available. Bring a laptop if you can. There are also public computers in the space that have internet access. We’re open to everyone and committed to providing a safe space. Children are welcome.

Food and drink in the space is frowned upon within the net.work area but Home Cafe is a a few steps away if your energy is flagging.

Home cafe

Photography

We are intending to take some photos of the event. These will be released for open reuse on Wikimedia Commons and used to illustrate the event pages. If you'd prefer not to be photographed, please let the organisers, Einebillion or Ambrosia10 know and we'll make sure you're not in shot when photography happens.

Future Meetups

We’re hoping to make this a regular fortnightly meet up so watch the Wellington meetup page or join the Wikipedia New Zealand Facebook group to be kept informed. Also see Wikipedia:New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board for discussion relevant to New Zealand Wikipedians.

People

Attending

1. User:Einebillion
2. User:Ambrosia10
3. User:Barbuliscious
4. User:Noracrentiss
5. User:Tarkiwi25

Unable to come

1. User:Giantflightlessbirds: will be in Rotorua meeting the falcons of Wingspan.

Plans

Agenda

• Introduction to meetup by organisers
• Round table for participants to say what you’re working on and if you need help with anything - bring along your Wikipedia Wikidata or Wikimedia problems
• Highlighted research resource - NZ Research Hub for peer-reviewed and other research from universities
• Get on with editing and chatting
• We have received a request to update the Wikipedia page for the artist Sarah Jane Parton - does anyone attending want to take it on as an editing exercise?

Items to be brought

(Please put your username next to the item if you're bringing it.)

• Camera for some nice group portraits - Einebillion

Outcomes

1. User:Barbuliscious moved her first draft article to a live wikipedia page.
2. User:Noracrentiss created her first wikidata item that passed the wikidata notability criteria.
3. User:Tarkiwi25 was tutored in Wikipedia editing.
4. User:Ambrosia10 discussed Crotos and her work adding Te Papa images and tutored other attendees.
5. User:Einebillion discussed the progress being made on her New Zealand photographers project and tutored other attendees.

Next meeting

• 3 August 2019

Past Wellington Meetups

• Archives NZ Edit-a-thon - 7 July 2019
• Wellington Meetup 7 - 20 June 2019
• Wikiblitz 2019 – 20 February 2019
• NZ Comics and Cartoons Edit-a-thon – 23 March 2019
• Chinese history Edit-a-thon – 25 March 2019