Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup 9 November 2019

Wikimedia meet up group Wellington at He Matapihi Molesworth Library.

Wellington Meetup 9 November 2019

• Date: Saturday 9 November 2019
• Time: 10:00 am to midday
• Location: He Matapihi Molesworth Library at National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington
  Come to the main entrance of the National Library on Molesworth Street.
• Cost: Free
• Bring: a laptop if you have one. There are publicly available computers if you don't have a laptop.

Venue

User:Einebillion The group meet at the He Matapihi Molesworth Library within the National Library. This is a Wellington City Council pop up public library. It was formerly The National Library net.work space. Drinks are permitted in the library.

Future Meetups

This is a fortnightly event but double check the Wikipedia:Wellington Meetup page to confirm.

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. Einebillion (talk)
2. Ambrosia10 (talk)
3. Barbulicious (talk)
4. Quilt Phase (talk)
5. David Nind (talk)
6. Pippipip (talk)

Unable to come

1. Why do they all have to be Saturday? I have D&D on Saturday. :( — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)}_{(click me!)} 13:49, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
2. Gertrude206

Agenda

• Introduction to meet up by organisers
• Report back by Siobhan (Ambrosia10 (talk)) to group on WikidataCon.
• 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 - Figure New Zealand - data visualisation for New Zealand and We are here book - data visualisation in New Zealand
• Get on with problem solving, editing, and chatting

Outcomes

• Siobhan's (Ambrosia10 (talk)) Report back on WikidataCon 2019
• Barbulicious (talk) has set up a page for the next Wiki edit-a-thon for the 16 November at the Dowse.
• Quilt Phase (talk) has been working on JoJo Rabbit film article and learning about engaging with other editors. Also working on the list of New Zealand films.
• User working on wine articles and New Zealand Wine main article that is ready for publication. Also trying to update the orchestras of New Zealand pages. How to sort out Wikidata references.
• David Nind (talk) has been down south and photographing and wants to upload these to Wikicommons. Also continuing to add libraries.
• Pippipip (talk) hasn't done much but promoted the page about Marie Darby to the Dominion Post. This has resulted in an article in Stuff online helping raise the profile of that person.
• Einebillion (talk) has been continuing to work on wikidata for New Zealand photographers. Has learnt a new quick statement workflow for adding statements to values.
• Learning to create a Wikipedia Editathon wiki page - Einebillion (talk) showing Ambrosia10 (talk) & Barbulicious and anyone else interested.

Past Wellington Meetups

• Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup 26 October 2019 - 26 October 2019
• Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup 12 October 2019 - 12 October 2019
• Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup 28 September 2019 - 28 September 2019
• Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup 14 September 2019 - 14 September 2019
• Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup 31 August 2019 - 31 August 2019
• Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup 17 August 2019 - 17 August 2019
• Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup 3 August 2019 - 3 August 2019
• Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup 20 July 2019 - 20 July 2019
• Archives NZ Edit-a-thon - 7 July 2019
• Meetup 22 June 2019 - 22 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
• The previous Wellington meetup – 20 January 2019

Next meeting and Meetup timetables

• 16 November, Dowse Editathon on wāhine Māori, Pasifika & those identifying as women. See here to register.
• 23 November, same time, same place
• 24 November, Australasian endangered plant species Editathon Free but registration required.