Ohio Wikimedians User Group
About
Welcome to the Ohio Wikimedians User Group, an official Wikimedia user group in the U.S. state of Ohio. The goal of the user group is to support and develop the Wikimedia movement and community in Ohio.
Objectives
- To promote Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects within Ohio.
- To collaboratively improve the quality of Wikimedia project content through edit-a-thons, workshops, educational programs, and more.
- To support any Wikimedia-oriented events or organizations operating within Ohio.
- To establish a sense of community within our group.
History
Prior to the formation of the Ohio Wikimedians, there have been a handful of Wikimedia meetups and events in Ohio that typically occurred in Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati. In 2011, the formation of Wikimedia Ohio was attempted, though the project is now defunct and inactive. This Ohio Wikimedians User Group was created in July 2016 as the spiritual successor to that group, working to bring together Wikimedians from the entire state of Ohio together as a community.
The founding members of the group included members of Wikipedia Connection, which was a student organization at The Ohio State University, as well as other Wikimedians from Ohio.
Events
The following is a list of events happening in Ohio, as well as online events that may be of interest to Ohio Wikimedians.
Upcoming and ongoing
- Offline events
Art + Feminism Wikidata edit-a-thon
Ohio University Libraries Alden Library , 319 Friends Room 30 Park Place, Athens, Ohio 45701
Join us during this 2 hour drop-in event to learn about Wikidata - the largest open repository of structured data - and help us add information to Wikidata about underrepresented artists, women, and non-binary individuals.
The focus of this years event is paper and textile artists. We will have archival and secondary sources available to use for editing. This event is inspired by a recently donated archival collection of the life and work of Sara Gilfert, an Athens local and papermaking champion.
Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome to attend. Please create a Wikidata account before the event and check out a list of artists to work on through the Wikiproject Ohio University Libraries project page.
If you can't participate in-person feel free to edit remotely and join our dashboard!
Contact info: Greta Suiter, Manuscripts Archivist, suiter@ohio.edu
- Online events
- None
Policies
All Ohio Wikimedians activities, events, and spaces are subject to the Wikimedia Foundation Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). See the FAQ for more details.
Host an event
Hosting an event in Ohio? Feel free to add it to the list above! If you're currently planning for an event and need support, advice, or anything else, please make a request on our talk page. Experienced Ohio Wikimedians will be happy to get back to you with advice, as well as online and in-person support when possible.
Previous events
See our event archive for past events.
Also check out the following city meetup pages on Wikipedia:
Members
Membership to the Ohio Wikimedians User Group is open to all. Feel free to add your username to the list below! Any active Wikimedian may sign themselves up. All members receive the monthly newsletter on their talk page.
To add yourself, edit the page and add {{:Ohio Wikimedians User Group/Member Card|username=yourUsername}} to the bottom of the list, replacing yourUsername with your username.
You are also welcome (but have no obligation) to provide additional information with the following optional parameters: |image=example.png (can be a photo, fun icon, etc.), |imagesize=100px, |name=Jimbo, |subtitle=Editor, |location=Ohio, and |project=en (if you want your userpage link to go to the English Wikipedia).
We also have tags to denote certain positions or responsibilities: |organizer=yes (for event organizers), |newsletter=yes (for newsletter coordinators), |social=yes (for social media managers), and |wc=yes (for Wikipedia Connection members).
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Gkuriger Located in Athens
Dominic Located in Indianapolis
ProfGray Located in Cincinnati OH
CarCai Located in Columbus
Contact
To reach the broader group, you are welcome to post a message on the group talk page that is actively monitored by several members.
If you'd like to correspond by email, please reach out to kevin
ohiowikimedians.org.
Annual Reports
- July 2016 - July 2017
- July 2017 - July 2018
- July 2018 - July 2019
- July 2019 - July 2020
- July 2020 - July 2021
- July 2021 - July 2022
- July 2022 - July 2023
- July 2023 - July 2024
- 2024 - 2025 Health Criteria Report
Ohio Wikimedians Resolutions
Listed below are statements agreed upon by a consensus of Ohio Wikimedians.
- Net Neutrality - May 2018
AffCom Resolutions
- Recognition Ohio Wikimedians User Group - July 2016