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Wikipedia:Wikipedia Club at Berkeley

Signing up and userbox

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To become a member of the Wikipedia Club at Berkeley, all you have to do is join our mailing list. You can show off that you're a member by putting {{User Wikipedia Club at Berkeley}} on your user page!

Constitution

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We need to submit a constitution meeting some guidelines: to view guidelines, go to http://campuslife.berkeley.edu/orgs, click on Manage, click on Prepare a Constitution. Below is a draft.

Article I - Name

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Our group is officially known as the Wikipedia Club at Berkeley. When context is clear this may be shortened to the Wikipedia Club or WC@B.

Article II - Purpose

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Some of the main purposes of the Wikipedia Club at Berkeley include:

  • Meeting other Wikipedians
  • Collaborative in-person Wikipedia editing
  • Training new users to edit Wikipedia
  • Encouraging faculty to integrate Wikipedia contribution into coursework
  • Public panels/presentations, guest lectures
  • Improving content regarding topics in the Bay Area (photo hunts, finding primary sources, etc.)

Article III - Membership

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All students, faculty, and staff are eligible to participate in our organization. Per university requirements: "Only currently registered students, faculty, and staff may be active members in a registered student organization. Only active members may vote or hold office." However, we invite anyone who lives in or spends substantial time in the Bay Area to participate as an associate member. Associate members may attend meetings and participate in activities and group discussions, including consensus discussions which establish policies.

As required: We will not haze according to California State Law. We will not restrict membership based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical and mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship or status as a covered veteran (special disabled veteran, Vietnam-era veteran or any other veteran who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized).

Article IV - Officers & Elections

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Policy-making on Wikipedia is traditionally determined by consensus discussion, where anyone may raise an issue for discussion, a variety of points of view are voiced and considered, and one person self-selects to "close" the discussion by evaluating and summarizing the consensus viewpoint. If the closing is controversial, anyone may elect to re-open the issue for further discussion. We will also adopt this model of decision-making for any contentious decisions in the Wikipedia Club at Berkeley. There will be no officers or elections. All members will be asked to be signatories.

Article V - Meetings

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The group will meet at least every two weeks, with an initial quorum of three people. Meetings can be called by any member at any time by sending e-mail to the group mailing list suggesting a time and place, and the group as a whole has responsibility for ensuring frequent meetings. Typical notice for a meeting should be at least 4 days in advance. Emergency meetings can be called in the same manner.

Article VI - Constitutional Amendments

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Constitutional amendments are proposed via e-mail to the group mailing list. Following a period of review and revision by consensus discussion (which continues until the discussion is closed without objection), voting by any interested active member (also by e-mail) proceeds. Per university requirements, if at least 2/3 of voting active members approve the amendment, the constitutional is amended. All amendments, additions or deletions to this document must be filed with the Center for Student Leadership in 102 Sproul Hall. All amendments, additions or deletions must be filed with the ASUC Office of Student Affairs, 400 Eshleman Hall, within one week of adoption.

Article VII - Dissolution

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The group may be dissolved by the same process as a constitutional amendment, except that the vote must be unanimous. Unspent funds are donated to the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia.

Members list

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Dcoetzee on the far left, and Matt Senate second from right.

Notes

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Possible collaboration on events with Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco and Wikipedia:Meetup/Berkeley?

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