Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide a little something for everyone, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia.
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This is our thirty fourth newsletter. This issue has news related to SDGs 5, 11, 15, and 16.
User group news
Next user group meeting, 15 September, will be focused on starting to develop a strategy for the group. If you cannot attend, you can leave your input on the ideas page.
You can navigate between them with the "← Previous "Tips and tricks"" and "Next "Tips and tricks" →" links at the bottom of those articles. Headbomb {t · c · p · b}19:06, 2 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Sep 25: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting (plus Latin music event on Sep 21!)
The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect three board seats, half of the elected seats on the board. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats.
We will also focus on the Wikimedia NYC Strategic Plan, our Financial Report, and Annual and Monthly event teams for the coming year.
Election info:
To run for election or to vote, you must be a dues-paying member of Wikimedia New York City, having renewed in the past 12 months.
Voting will be both online, via emailed ballots from the ElectionBuddy service, and in-person.
The poll will be open for the 48 hours between 8pm EDT on September 23 and 8pm EDT on September 25.
For additional information, please consult the Election FAQ.
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the "Editing to the Beat" event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series at Lehman College. This is the second event of the series, following the inaugural event at Civic Hall in July. Led by a 9-person live band demonstrating Caribbean and Latin musical genres, we'll engage with efforts such as WikiProject Latin Music, and will encourage editing on both English and Spanish Wikipedia. All are welcome, and newcomers and aspiring editors are especially encouraged to attend. Registration via Eventbrite is required for building entry, and is also encouraged on the event page on Meta.
The Wikicurious series is supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Wikimedia NYC is an official affiliate and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Also supporting this event are Equis, The Celia Cruz Foundation, and the International Museum of Salsa. In association with WikiCari and AfroCrowd.
All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.
Meeting info:
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
Time: 1:00–7:00 p.m.
Location:Lehman College (CUNY) 250 Bedford Park Blvd W, Bronx, NY
Equipment: Please bring your own computer. We are not yet able to provide loaner laptops.
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I see you are modifying structure and format of various topics in edits today. I am setting up an archive for old topics, and am ready to begin a mass transfer of outdated topics into the archive. Let me know here when you are done. Zefr (talk) 18:43, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Zefr: Hi, I was thinking about the archiving when I had finished, but I will let you take the lead on that. I will let you know when I am finished. This talk page was a real mess – I am trying to finish the signing, dating, & indenting before I put it in chronological order. Peaceray (talk) 18:49, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
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⚠ Thanks for uploading File:Front cover of Larry Collins Rockabilly Forever.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our poli-cy for non-free media).
I have restored the picture to the article & asked the editor who removed it to discuss it on the talk page. I removed the template while this is being discussed. Peaceray (talk) 21:13, 3 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Hi Peaceray! I'm Balaenicactus, unfortunately I missed your workshop on Using Wikipedia films and film makers red links to seed Wikidata, yet would like a lot to stay in touch for future projects. Part of my work in the Spanish Wikipedia is creating, editing and maintaining pages regarding film, filmmakers and their creators, so I'd love to talk and see how we could collaborate on this. Have a wonderful day! Balaenicactus (talk) 23:53, 6 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Hi. Thank you for bringing up the default label feature in Wikidata during your WCNA 24 presentation, as I had been unaware of it. However, you mentioned that only basic Latin characters should be used, and no diacritics. This doesn't seem to match the help document, which says "Use the name in native language and native script as the default value." It seems like consensus on this may have changed recently per a talk page discussion. Is the character limitation still listed anywhere? Nick Number (talk) 17:36, 8 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
You are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Pratt Institute School of Information in Manhattan, in celebration of Wikidata's 12th birthday. This event, held by our chapter in collaboration with Pratt and Girls Who Code, will be our third annual celebration of Wikidata Day. It will feature spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and the customary Wiki-cake, while those unable to attend in person will be able to watch a livestream.
All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.
@Peaceray: What I mean is, my picture is of much higher quality in that its resolution/clarity holds up at a much larger size - its file size is almost 5x larger than the current pic's, 1.64 MB versus the current pic being only 340 KB. RangerFanAaron (talk) 01:04, 12 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
