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Jimbo suggested that wikipedians make an effort to meet each other. He and Larry Sanger used to have bitter Usenet exchanges and when they met in person they became friends; so maybe a wikipedia meetup would help the sense of community.
Jimbo suggested that wikipedians make an effort to meet each other. He and Larry Sanger used to have bitter Usenet exchanges and when they met in person they became friends; so maybe a wikipedia meetup would help the sense of community.


For previous meetings see the [[Wikipedia meetup/Archive|Archive]]
== Proposed Meetings ==


==European Wikipedia meetups 2004==
=== Europe ===
* Brussels: 8-9 february 2003, Europe at fosdem
:Er... too late guys. It's almost the end of March now.
* Geneva: ''when?''
** How about December? Then swing through the World Summit on the Information Society. Of course, I'm not in Europe, so don't mind me... ;-) -- [[User:Stephen Gilbert|Stephen Gilbert]]


This are the dates for now:
=== United States ===
* Boston: April 2003
* New York City: end of May 2003


* [[de:Wikipedia:Treffen_der_Wikipedianer|10.-12. of June in Berlin]] (Jimbo will be present)
* [[it:Wikipedia_a_Genova,_capitale_europea_della_cultura_2004|26. or 27. June in Genova]] (Jimbo will try to be present)
* ???? in Munich (Jimbo mentioned, that he wants to visit Munich)
* ???? in Paris
* [[en:Wikipedia:Meetup|???? London]] would also be nice, wouldn't it?
* 6. - 10. of July, there is World Meeting on Free Software in Bordeaux. cf. http://lsm2004.abul.org/ several of the French Wikipedians will be there. Jimmy said that he could be there eventually for a talk.
* any other proposals/ideas?


===Organisational issues===
Comment below on where & when you would like to meet.
* I propose to make this "meet the Wikipedians in Europe" a big headline on our Main pages in the different languages. It would be a shame if people who would like to get to know other Wikipedians would simply "not know" that there are meetings about to be held. [[User:Fantasy|Fantasy]] 12:23, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)
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Jimbo proposed the following meetups and times:
:Summer/Fall, 2003, East coast of US
:Winter/Spring, 2004, West coast of US (Vegas, baby!)
:Summer/Fall, 2004, Europe
:Winter/Spring, 2005, Asia/Australia
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I suggest 8-9 february 2003, Europe at fosdem (http://www.fosdem.org )

It is an a well-known university, in Brussels, Belgium

Very good idea

[[User:Youssefsan|Youssefsan]] 18:26 Jan 24, 2003 (UTC)
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As a reminder, several Eo-Wikipedians will be present at the [[EcheI:EsperantoCxeInterretoBostono|Esperanto @ Interreto conference in Boston]] planned for circa Easter, April 2003. If any of you ''alilingvanoj'' will be in town and interested, we could have a little Wikipedia shindig. --[[User:Brion VIBBER|Brion VIBBER]] 19:38 Jan 24, 2003 (UTC)

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This may be a bad idea. Certainly, meeting in the US first to turn US contributors to the wikipedia into more of a [[community]] appeals to those who think conflict ought to be reduced, and [[groupthink]] encouraged. However, it is just as likely that cliques and cabals will develop and reinforce existing incorrect views. How about holding the meetings outside the US first, and not meeting in the US until the foreign wikipedians have had a chance to organize?

:Great, then organize a meeting that's earlier and held whereever you think would be nice. Perhaps the above suggestion of Belgium in a couple of weeks? --[[User:Brion VIBBER|Brion VIBBER]] 22:59 Jan 24, 2003 (UTC)

::some say Switzerland is the last neutral place in Europe :-)

:::Hi all Grrrr withdrawl symptoms have brought me here. Geneva would be a good place to meet if you want to meet in Europe for the following reasons. 1)It's a very international city; many people speak English. 2)It's very easy to get to from many parts of the world. 3) They are used to holding a lot of conferences there. 4)I know a few good bars there. 5). I have to travel to Switzerland for work occasionally. The downside - 1). It's an expensive town. 2)They use the Swiss franc and not the Euro 3) erm.. I have to travel to Switzerland for work occasionally. 4). There are a few bars that know me there. [[User:Mintguy|Mintguy]]

::Also, the United Nations [http://www.itu.int/wsis/ World Summit on the Information Society] is in Geneva in December. Maybe a group of European Wikipedians could get together and attend. -- [[User:Stephen Gilbert|Stephen Gilbert]]

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To meet IRL could be the same thing as exclude a number of people, that can't be there, from giving there point of view. So - it's important that this meeting doesn't become a place where you dicide things. It should be a place where to make plan. The plan should be published here, and be discussed futher... Or what do you say?

:Some decisions that don't restrict knowledge or create problems might be taken in such a meeting. For instance [[Access to usage logs]] might be negotiated with Wales. It seems clear he uses them for his own commercial purposes now - with Nupedia. Under some schedule, though, they ought to be available to those contributing and publicizing the wikipedia as well. Some measures could be taken to keep them from being used by, or useful to, commercial competitors.

::I'm curious to hear what you think he's doing with them. Perhaps selling the FBI the IPs of anarchists? ;) Aggregate stats compiled from the apache logs are available at http://www.wikipedia.org/stats/ & co, updated occasionally. (Should be nightly, but the cron job isn't set up yet.) --[[User:Brion VIBBER|Brion VIBBER]] 00:53 Jan 27, 2003 (UTC)

:::These aggregated stats tell us very little Brion.

::::And what do you want to know that I can help you with? --[[User:Brion VIBBER|Brion VIBBER]]

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Meetups definately help putting names to faces and the like. Count me in in principle (Europe), and I'll be in in practice when there's a date. [[User:MyRedDice|MyRedDice]]
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As for the East Coast US, if it's in one of the ''northern'' states (like Maine ;), I might be able to make the trip from Eastern Canada. Assuming I don't get shot at the border, that is. -- [[User:Stephen Gilbert|Stephen Gilbert]]
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I could come to a trip in NYC, but probably not Boston. If you want to exclude me because I'm just a little kid, I understand. [[w:User:LittleDan]]
:Nonsense. Age is irrelevent; you do good work. Get your friends to write for Wikipedia, too. Anyway, I might be able to make the trip to Boston, but not New York, unless Jimmy buys everyone plane tickets (kidding! I'm kidding!). If you want to exclude me because I'm an Atlantic Canadian, I understand. :) The unfortunate truth is, some people will be unable to come no matter where the meetups are held. -- [[User:Stephen Gilbert|Stephen Gilbert]] 15:23 21 Mar 2003 (UTC)
::Maybe some people could join us via voice chat or IRC. [[User:24.59.201.39|24.59.201.39]]
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We just set up Wikipedia meetup at http://wikipedia.meetup.com/. --[[User:Chuck SMITH|Chuck SMITH]]

: monthly? Seems a bit frequent - quarterly might make more sense?

: Also, I can't figure out how to put my name down for a possible London meetup, even though I live closest to Birmingham...

:: "international Wikipedia meetup day" was yesterday - I assume it was a non-event? ;-) [[User:193.132.150.21|193.132.150.21]]

Revision as of 12:23, 22 February 2004

Jimbo suggested that wikipedians make an effort to meet each other. He and Larry Sanger used to have bitter Usenet exchanges and when they met in person they became friends; so maybe a wikipedia meetup would help the sense of community.

For previous meetings see the Archive

European Wikipedia meetups 2004

This are the dates for now:

  • 10.-12. of June in Berlin (Jimbo will be present)
  • 26. or 27. June in Genova (Jimbo will try to be present)
  • ???? in Munich (Jimbo mentioned, that he wants to visit Munich)
  • ???? in Paris
  • ???? London would also be nice, wouldn't it?
  • 6. - 10. of July, there is World Meeting on Free Software in Bordeaux. cf. http://lsm2004.abul.org/ several of the French Wikipedians will be there. Jimmy said that he could be there eventually for a talk.
  • any other proposals/ideas?

Organisational issues

  • I propose to make this "meet the Wikipedians in Europe" a big headline on our Main pages in the different languages. It would be a shame if people who would like to get to know other Wikipedians would simply "not know" that there are meetings about to be held. Fantasy 12:23, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)
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