A geonotice is a notice on Special:Watchlist that is displayed only to users who are physically located in some subset of the Earth. The configuration page of geonotices is on Wikipedia:Geonotice/list.json.
The purpose of geonotices is to announce events that would be of great interest to people in a specific region, but that would not be interesting to most of our readers. The use of targeted messages allows us to scale our communication better; rather than flooding people with multiple messages or avoiding messages entirely, we can display messages only to the people who are most likely to find them useful.
Example uses for targeted messages are: to announce upcoming Wikipedia meetups and local events, for local chapter activities and to advertise mailing lists focused on geographical areas.
Geonotices requested here are only displayed on the watchlist on the English Wikipedia. If you want to target users of all Wikimedia Foundation wikis in a particular geographical area, you can go to meta:CentralNotice to request a geotargeted banner.
No data or personal information is gathered from users to make this notice possible, nor does this notice share any user's personal information with outsiders.
Technical details
Geonotices are a type of watchlist notice, a type of top of page message similar to a MediaWiki:Sitenotice, MediaWiki:Anonnotice or MediaWiki:Watchlist-messages notice.
The current implementation works by loading the user's latitude and longitude from geoiplookup.wikimedia.org and using a small bit of JavaScript (Geonotice-core.js and Geonotice-list.js) to determine whether or not to display a notice to the user. The location detection is IP address-based, using a lookup system at m:Geo IP lookup. Currently, MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition specifies the geonotices to be listed at MediaWiki:Gadget-geonotice-list.js (IAdmin-protected), which is turn is updated automatically by User:MusikBot II by synchronizing from Wikipedia:Geonotice/list.json (Sysop-protected).
The "hide" button that is displayed with each message will persistently dismiss that particular message. You can also disable all Geonotices by disabling the Geonotice gadget in your preferences. Geonotices will also be hidden if you have opted to hide all watchlist notices.
Geonotices are currently a candidate to be integrated into MediaWiki proper. One significant open question is how best to allow users to specify the locations of interest for a message. Right now, the location range must be hard-coded in the the JavaScript itself.
See this auto-generated map of currently pending and running geonotices (Note: temporarily out of order due to Toolserver change).
Guidelines
Create request
- To propose a geonotice, simply create a new third level section (using ===) under the "Requests" section, using the boilerplate text below, and follow the instructions in this section.
=== [[Related page name (e.g. meetup page)]] === <syntaxhighlight lang="json"> "begin" : "18 September 2019 00:00 UTC", "end" : "25 September 2019 00:00 UTC", "corners" : [[45, -90], [52, -100]], "text" : "Replace this with your message. You can add [[Wikipedia:Meetup|Wikilinks]] or [https://en.wikipedia.org external links]." </syntaxhighlight> '''Discussion''' * ''User requesting:'' ~~~~
Locations
- Try to be as specific as possible with the location. For example, a Washington, D.C. meetup would not be appropriate to advertise to everyone in the United States. Be aware that the detection is not flawless; due to varying boundaries and the inaccuracies of IP locating, the result cannot be perfect.
- It makes things much easier if you can give us geographic coordinates. The format of the coordinates is [ [latitude, longitude], [latitude, longitude] ]. To identify appropriate bounding boxes, the Flickr API offers a handy reference database - eg/ British Columbia. If in doubt, pick a central point and go a degree or two in all directions. To get a bounding box, you can use http://boundingbox.klokantech.com/ . Drag and drop the yellow handles to position and size your bounding box, then under "Copy & Paste" (at bottom), choose DublinCore. You can include that string in your request.
- For country-wide geonotices, we can target the geonotice to a specific country with something such as
country: 'US'
instead of thecorners:
specification. The geonotice tool uses ISO 3166 Country Codes. (see full list). This method is generally more reliable.
Messages
- Messages should be one or two sentences in length, and they should not contain any flashy text or images. It is a good idea to provide at least two options, in case one is deemed inappropriate.
- Messages exceeding four sentences are deemed too large, except in cases where the sentences are short.
- Geonotices should always be used with the understanding that some of the intended audience will be excluded and that some unintended people will be included. As such, the message should be written in a way that would be suitable for display to all users. For example, write "The New York City Wikipedia Meetup will be on August 12" rather than "Hello resident of Long Island...".
- Remember to link the event signup page (where appropriate) in the notice - and please use a wikilink (to Wikipedia, Meta, etc) rather than a URL. External URLs do not always work reliably.
Date range
- Try to post your request at least five days (preferably seven to ten days) in advance. It may take a while for requests to be handled.
Notify geonotice maintainers
- In case there is no feedback in a few days after posting the request, ask User:Redrose64, User:Deryck Chan, User:L235, or an administrator to take a look.
Requests
Add new requests to the top of this list. Please include coordinates where possible, as this will speed up processing. Note that this page is quite low-traffic - if you've had no response after a day or two, or if it's urgent, please poke the administrators.
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/August 2022
"begin" : "23 July 2022 07:00 UTC",
"end" : "13 August 2022 22:59 UTC",
"corners" : [[35.8001, -114.1308], [32.5295, -121.6602]],
"text" : "Everyone is invited to attend '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/August 2022|a mixer]]''' in [[Kearny Mesa, San Diegp|Keary Mesa]] during [[meta:Wikimania_2022|Wikimania]]; hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 02:32, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
- The target area of this geonotice is Southern California.
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/June 2022
"begin" : "1 June 2022 00:01 UTC",
"end" : "28 June 2022 23:59 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.5053, -116.081], [32.5295, -117.6111]],
"text" : "Meet with Wikimedians, including members of [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]], for a '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/June 2022|edit-a-thon in Downtown San Diego]]''' for LGBT Pride Month."
Discussion
- User requesting: --RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 15:41, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:100 DC Women
"begin" : "01 May 2022 00:00 UTC",
"end" : "31 May 2022 00:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[36, -84], [40, -75]],
"text" : "Join WMDC during the month of May in [[Wikipedia:100 DC Women|adding articles about women]] related to Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia."
Discussion
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/May 2022
"begin" : "26 April 2022 00:01 UTC",
"end" : "10 May 2022 02:59 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.5053, -116.081], [32.5295, -117.6111]],
"text" : "Meet with Wikimedians, including members of [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]], for a '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/May 2022|edit-a-thon in Linda Vista]]''' for [[Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 01:49, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
- The target area for this geonotice is San Diego County, California.
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/April 2022
"begin" : "18 April 2022 07:00 UTC",
"end" : "25 April 2022 23:59 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.5053, -116.081], [32.5295, -117.6111]],
"text" : "'''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/April 2022|Casual conversation & dim sum]]''' with fellow Wikimedians in [[Mira Mesa, San Diego|Mira Mesa]]; hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group"
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 22:48, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
- The target area for this geonotice is San Diego County, California.
- I've combined this with the notice below, since the areas overlap. Deryck C. 14:23, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
- @Deryck Chan:Thanks for combining them.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 01:43, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
- I've combined this with the notice below, since the areas overlap. Deryck C. 14:23, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
- The target area for this geonotice is San Diego County, California.
Wikipedia:Meetup/Los Angeles/April 2022
"begin" : "18 April 2022 07:00 UTC",
"end" : "24 April 2022 22:59 UTC",
"corners" : [[35.8001, -114.1308], [32.5295, -121.6602]],
"text" : "Everyone is invited to tour the [[USS Iowa Museum]], in [[San Pedro, California]]. More information can be found '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Los Angeles/April 2022|Here]]'''; hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 21:56, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
- The target area of this geonotice is Southern California.
Wikipedia:Meetup/Rochester,_NY/RIT/Women_on_Wikipedia_2022
"begin" : "15 March 2022 00:00 UTC",
"end" : "25 March 2022 12:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[42, -78], [44, -77]],
"text" : "You are invited to a [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Rochester,_NY/RIT/Women_on_Wikipedia_2022|Women on Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]] on Saturday, March 25, 2022, from 12 am to 3 pm at Wallace on Ice (Ritter Arena), RIT."
Discussion
- User requesting: – gwendy | ☎ 20:05, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- @Deryck Chan: Could you help with this? Thanks in advance!! – gwendy | ☎ 19:37, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/March 2022
"begin" : "14 March 2022 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "28 March 2022 23:59 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.5053, -116.081], [32.5295, -117.6111]],
"text" : "Volunteers are sought to assist members of the public to edit Wikipedia at the [[San Diego Central Library]], during a '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/March 2022|edit-a-thon]]''' on the last Monday of March, for National [[Women's History Month]]. Hosted by the [[San Diego Public Library]], with the assistance of [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 23:25, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- The target area for this geonotice is San Diego County, California.
Wikipedia:Meetup/Ohio/Ohio_Center_for_the_Book/Ohio_Women_on_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_2022
"begin" : "26 March 2022 04:00 UTC",
"end" : "02 April 2022 23:59 UTC",
"corners" : [[38.4017, -84.8206], [42.0001, -80.4701]],
"text" : "You are invited to participate in a virtual Wikipedia edit-a-thon from March 26 through April 2 to add information about Ohio women to Wikipedia, celebrating their contributions to the cultural and social life of Ohio and the country. For additional details and resources, please visit [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Ohio/Ohio_Center_for_the_Book/Ohio_Women_on_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_2022|our meetup page]]."
Discussion
- User requesting: Hamaxides (talk) 19:09, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
- @Hamaxides: Would you please check the coordinates - Do you mean [[38.4017, -84.8206], [42.0001, -80.4701]]? Also please put the explanation of the coordinates outside the code block next time[1]. Deryck C. 09:36, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, those do look like the correct coordinates (SW and NW corners of Ohio). I somehow copied off the bounding box incorrectly. I changed them in the code to yours. Thanks for that. And thank you for the additional explanation of where to put the explanation. That is helpful. Hamaxides (talk)
- @Hamaxides: Loaded, and made it start today because there are no competing notices. Can you purge your cache and see if you can see the notice? Deryck C. 11:10, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
- @Deryck Chan: I do see the Geonotice displayed at the top of my Watchlist, and all looks good. Thank you! 15:45, 14 February 2022 (UTC)~~
- @Hamaxides: Would you please check the coordinates - Do you mean [[38.4017, -84.8206], [42.0001, -80.4701]]? Also please put the explanation of the coordinates outside the code block next time[1]. Deryck C. 09:36, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/February 2022
"begin" : "13 February 2022 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "1 March 2022 00:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.5053, -116.081], [32.5295, -117.6111]],
"text" : "Volunteers are sought to help teach members of the public to edit Wikipedia at the [[Valencia Park, San Diego|Valencia Park]]/Malcolm X Branch of the San Diego Public Library, during a '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/February 2022|workshop]]''' on the last Monday of February. Hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 02:53, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
- The target area of this geonotice is San Diego County, California, and the meetup occurs during Black History Month.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 02:53, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/Los Angeles/LA to FA 2022
"begin" : "20 January 2022 16:00 UTC",
"end" : "12 February 2022 00:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[35.8001, -114.1308], [32.5295, -121.6602]],
"text" : "Everyone is invited to attend '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Los Angeles/LA to FA 2022|a zoom call]]''' on February 11, focused on bringing [[Los Angeles]] to [[WP:Featured article|Featured article]] status."
Discussion
- User requesting: theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 05:44, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
- Deryck C., could you help me out? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 00:12, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
- I've merged this with the San Diego meetup notice below. Can you purge your cache and see if the notice has updated? Deryck C. 11:52, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Deryck C.: yep, thanks! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 12:52, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Deryck Chan: looks like it got typo'd to "a a zoom call"? could that be fixed? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 12:54, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry, you're right about the typo. I've edited out the extra "a". Please refresh and check again! Deryck C. 14:27, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
- got it, thanks! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 05:09, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
- I've merged this with the San Diego meetup notice below. Can you purge your cache and see if the notice has updated? Deryck C. 11:52, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
- Deryck C., could you help me out? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 00:12, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/January 2022
"begin" : "9 January 2022 07:00 UTC",
"end" : "23 January 2022 00:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[35.8001, -114.1308], [32.5295, -121.6602]],
"text" : "Everyone is invited to attend a '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/January 2022|meetup]]''' in [[Kearny Mesa, San Diego]], belatedly celebrating the 21st [[Wikipedia Day]] with a toast."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 02:07, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
- The target area of this geonotice is Southern California.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 02:07, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/Los Angeles/January 2022
"begin" : "18 December 2021 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "8 January 2022 17:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[35.8001, -114.1308], [32.5295, -121.6602]]
"text" : "Everyone is invited to attend a '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Los Angeles/January 2022|meetup]]''' commemorating the 175th anniversary of the [[Treaty of Cahuenga]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo)
- The target area of this geonotice is Southern California.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 02:30, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/December 2021
"begin" : "22 November 2021 00:31 UTC",
"end" : "5 December 2021 16:30 UTC",
"corners" : [[35.8001, -114.1308], [32.5295, -121.6602]]
"text" : "Everyone is invited to attend a '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/December 2021|staff ride]]''' commemorating the 175th anniversary of the [[Battle of San Pasqual]]. Hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo)
- @RightCowLeftCoast: I've loaded these notices. Please remember to move the comment on location outside of the "corners" line... Deryck C. 08:46, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
- The target area of this geonotice is Southern California, as instructed above, I have moved the comment on location outside of the corners line. Thanks for loading these notices.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 02:30, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/November 2021
"begin" : "1 November 2021 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "22 November 2021 00:30 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.5053, -116.081], [32.5295, -117.6111]], [[San Diego County, California]]
"text" : "Everyone is invited to attend an '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/November 2021|edit-a-thon]]''' hosted at [[American Legion]] [[Albert Hickman (pilot)|Albert J. Hickman]] Post 460 in [[Kearny Mesa, San Diego]]. Our goal is to teach military veterans how to become editors of Wikipedia, and media contributors of Wikimedia Commons. Hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo)
- Thanks in advance!--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 01:46, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup:Detroit/Architects Build Wiki October 2021
"begin" : "6 October 2019 00:00 UTC",
"end" : "21 October 2019 00:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[40, -85], [44, -81]],
"text" : "Architects.Build.Wiki aims to improve the online coverage of underrepresented Black Architects and their buildings. In this online edit-a-thon, part of the 50th anniversary conference of the National Organization of Minority Architects, we will focus on Detroit and Michigan, with plans to expand to other parts of the U.S."
Discussion
- User requesting: Pete Forsyth (talk) 00:15, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/October 2021
"begin" : "1 October 2021 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "10 October 2021 20:39 UTC",
"corners" : [[42.01, -114.00], [32.50, -124.48]],
"text" : "Everyone is invited to attend a '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/October 2021#Online meetup details|Zoom call]]''', while a few other Wikimedians do public outreach at [[Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park]] in [[San Diego]]. Hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo)
- Thanks in advance!--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 04:14, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
- @RightCowLeftCoast: Done, and thanks for giving me a block of code that I can copy and paste. I've added the date to the message text. I'm a bit confused by the event details though: is everyone invited to join the park meetup as well? Deryck C. 13:43, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
- @Deryck Chan: Sorry for the late reply. It was a successful event, with about a dozen public interactions, and an editor who has not been to an in-person event come by. The zoom call was open to all who could call in, but there were multiple persons on the call who had technical issues, and were hard to interact with. While the in-person event is open to anyone who wanted to travel down, I did not expect many to do that.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 20:20, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
- @RightCowLeftCoast: Thanks for the public outreach! Deryck C. 17:31, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Deryck Chan: Sorry for the late reply. It was a successful event, with about a dozen public interactions, and an editor who has not been to an in-person event come by. The zoom call was open to all who could call in, but there were multiple persons on the call who had technical issues, and were hard to interact with. While the in-person event is open to anyone who wanted to travel down, I did not expect many to do that.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 20:20, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
- @RightCowLeftCoast: Done, and thanks for giving me a block of code that I can copy and paste. I've added the date to the message text. I'm a bit confused by the event details though: is everyone invited to join the park meetup as well? Deryck C. 13:43, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks in advance!--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 04:14, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/September 2021
"begin" : "5 September 2021 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "11 September 2021 20:39 UTC",
"corners" : [[42.01, -114.00], [32.50, -124.48]],
"text" : "Everyone is invited to attend a '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/September 2021#Online meetup details|Zoom call]]''', while a few other Wikimedians do public outreach at [[Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park]] in [[San Diego]]. Hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo)
- Thanks in advance!--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 00:26, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
- @RightCowLeftCoast: Your hidden ping really scared me for a moment! Done, please check if it works. Also one more suggestion for the code block: If you take out the [[California]] part (you can mention it outside the code block, or use "comment":"This covers California" inside the code block) then an admin can copy and paste the whole block directly Deryck C. 09:17, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
- @Deryck Chan: Thanks! This should allow for notification of some individuals in Yuma, Arizona, and in Nevada.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 05:52, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
- @RightCowLeftCoast: Your hidden ping really scared me for a moment! Done, please check if it works. Also one more suggestion for the code block: If you take out the [[California]] part (you can mention it outside the code block, or use "comment":"This covers California" inside the code block) then an admin can copy and paste the whole block directly Deryck C. 09:17, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks in advance!--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 00:26, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Wikimania 2021 Cambridge
Not sure what's the best way to dovetail this with other possible UK notices. Maybe this? (Ping Redrose64) --Deryck C. 12:28, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
"begin" : "22 July 2021 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "12 August 2021 02:00 UTC",
"country" : "GB",
"text" : "[[:wikimania:|Wikimania]] is coming soon! Editors from the East of England are warmly invited to an [[meta:Meetup/Cambridge/44|in-person Wikimania meetup in Cambridge, 14th August]]."
I've queued this to start after the existing UK virtual notice expires in a few days' time. Deryck C. 15:15, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/August 2021
"begin" : "1 August 2021 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "15 August 2021 03:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[35.00, -114.00], [32.50, -121.00]], [[Southern California]]
"text" : "All [[WP:AUTOC|Autoconfirmed]], and higher status, users are invited to attend an in-person [[meta:Wikimania 2021|Wikimania 2021]] '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/August 2021|mixer]]''' in [[Kearny Mesa, San Diego]] hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 02:55, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/July 2021
"begin" : "1 July 2021 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "10 July 2021 18:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.00, -116.00], [32.50, -117.60]], [[San Diego County]]
"text" : "You're invited to attend a in-person event at [[Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park]] and/or a [[Zoom]] '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/July 2021|meetup]]''' hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 23:06, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/June 2021
"begin" : "6 June 2021 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "19 June 2021 19:30 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.00, -116.00], [32.50, -117.60]], [[San Diego County]]
"text" : "You're invited to attend a [[Zoom]] '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/June 2021|meetup]]''' hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo)
- @RightCowLeftCoast: Just Done all three. Deryck C. 19:30, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
- @Deryck Chan: Thanks!
- Can the text be modified as follows:
- "text" : "You're invited to attend a in-person event at Balboa Park and/or a Zoom meetup hosted by San Diego Wikimedians User Group."?
- The user group membership is seeking to also do an in-person public outreach event the same day as the zoom meeting.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 01:30, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
- @RightCowLeftCoast: Edited! I hope you have a great in-person wikimeet on the 19th. Over on this side of the pond, we are still in two minds about reopening in-person wikimeets. Deryck C. 09:18, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/June 2021 Wiknic
"begin" : "23 May 2021 07:00 UTC",
"end" : "5 June 2021 23:59 UTC",
"corners" : [[35.00, -114.00], [32.50, -121.00]], [[Southern California]]
"text" : "You're invited to attend a [[WP:GAW|wiknic]] [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/June 2021 Wiknic|from 12:00PDT until 18:00PDT Saturday June 5th]] hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]. It will be on Vacation Isle in the middle of [[Mission Bay (San Diego)|Mission Bay]], with COVID19 precautions observed."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/May 2021
"begin" : "23 May 2021 07:00 UTC",
"end" : "30 May 2021 23:59 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.00, -116.00], [32.50, -117.60]], [[San Diego County]]
"text" : "You're invited to attend a [[Zoom]] '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/May 2021|meetup]]''', and/or an in-person pub trivia meetup, hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting:--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 00:12, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
- @Redrose64, Deryck Chan, and L235: please see these requests.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 18:49, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:100 DC Women
"begin" : "01 May 2021 00:00 UTC",
"end" : "31 May 2021 00:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[36, -84], [40, -75]],
"text" : "Join WMDC during the month of May in [[Wikipedia:100 DC Women|adding articles about women]] in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia."
Discussion
- User requesting: Gamaliel (talk) 19:02, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
- Looks good, but perhaps better wording would be "related to Delaware..." to better specify the focus? -- Fuzheado | Talk 16:53, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
Women on Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
"begin" : "16 March 2021 00:00 UTC",
"end" : "26 March 2021 22:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[42, -78], [[44, -77]], [[Rochester_metropolitan_area,_New_York]]
"text" : "You are invited to a virtual [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Rochester,_NY/RIT/Women_on_Wikipedia_2021|Women on Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]] on Friday, March 26, 2021, from 2 pm to 6 pm on Zoom"
Discussion
Volunteer Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
"begin" : "10 March 2021 14:00 UTC",
"end" : "16 March 2021 20:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[35.5, -84.5], [ 36.5, -83.5]],
"text" : "You're invited to the Virtual University of Tennessee '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Volunteer_Wikipedia_Editathon|Volunteer Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]''' on March 16th from 2-6PM EST. Editing efforts will be focused on adding and enhancing articles on African-Americans and women who have made an impact on the Volunteer State of Tennessee. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject, Wikipedia editing experience, or university affiliation required. Add yourself as an editor on the [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/University_of_Tennessee,_Knoxville/Volunteer_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_(March_16,_2021)/home dashboard] to receive the Zoom link."
Discussion
- User requesting: Meredith.hale (talk) 13:15, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/New England/February 2021
"begin" : "22 February 2021 01:00 UTC",
"end" : "28 February 2021 11:59 UTC",
"corners" : [[44, -70], [43.9, -70.8]],
"text" : "You're invited to attend the BIPOC in the Built virtual [[Zoom]] '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Connecticut/BIPOC-In-The Built|edit-a-thon]]''' the week of February 22 to February 28, 2021. Organized by Yale University Library and MIT Libraries. Help us expand the visibility of BIPOC designers in open and shared knowledge."
Discussion
- User requesting: Siarus1074 (talk) 16:40, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
- Reason for requesting: To inform editors in New England area of an edit-a-thon.
- @Siarus1074: Can you clarify what geographic area you're intending to target? From what I've seen, the coordinates you sent are a small sliver of Maine, while it looks like you're actually intending to go for Connecticut. Best, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 20:00, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
- @L235: I am looking to target the New England states which includes New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. The coordinates I added were what I found from google for the New England area. They may be incorrect. Siarus1074 (talk) 20:11, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Siarus1074: Can you clarify what geographic area you're intending to target? From what I've seen, the coordinates you sent are a small sliver of Maine, while it looks like you're actually intending to go for Connecticut. Best, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 20:00, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/April 2021
"begin" : "11 April 2021 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "17 April 2021 20:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.00, -116.00], [32.50, -117.60]], [[San Diego County]]
"text" : "You're invited to attend a [[Zoom]] '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/April 2021|meetup]]''' hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting: RightCowLeftCoast (Moo)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/March 2021
"begin" : "14 March 2021 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "20 March 2021 20:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.00, -116.00], [32.50, -117.60]], [[San Diego County]]
"text" : "You're invited to attend a [[Zoom]] '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/March 2021|meetup]]''' hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting: RightCowLeftCoast (Moo)
Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/February 2021
"begin" : "14 February 2021 08:00 UTC",
"end" : "20 February 2021 20:00 UTC",
"corners" : [[33.00, -116.00], [32.50, -117.60]], [[San Diego County]]
"text" : "You're invited to attend a [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/February 2021|meetup]]''' hosted by [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians User Group]]."
Discussion
- User requesting: RightCowLeftCoast (Moo)
Wikipedia:GLAM/Coventry University/Coventrypedia
"begin" : "15 April 2021 00:00 UTC",
"end" : "21 May 2021 00:00 UTC",
"country" : "GB",
"text" : "Coventry University are hosting a series of online Wikipedia editing events, marking Coventry's upcoming year as City of Culture. [[Wikipedia:GLAM/Coventry University/Coventrypedia|Join us to improve coverage of Coventry-related topics]]."
Discussion
- User requesting: Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:26, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Done Andrew Gray (talk) 21:14, 18 April 2021 (UTC)