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==August 2005==
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: What, you've only been at it three or four months longer than I have?  &mdash;[[User:Tamfang|Tamfang]] 05:03, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

:: I've been at it [[Special:Contributions/Mike_Linksvayer|since 2003]], though still nothing significant.  I don't know why Longhair chose to deposit a welcome message here last August. [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] 07:48, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

::: I found a page where [[User:Acetic Acid|Ryan]] said, ''No problem. We target blank (red) talk pages. We have no other way of pointing out new users, which is why we often end up welcoming experienced users.''  &mdash;[[User:Tamfang|Tamfang]] 07:54, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

=="Linksvayer"==
The prank has been speedied. =) Just so you know, if you see any other pages that should be deleted right away, you can add the Speedy Delete template to alert admins that it should be nuked right away. The template looks like this: <nowiki>{{db|(reason)}}</nowiki>, and where "reason" is, fill in why it ought to be deleted, making sure it falls under [[WP:CSD|speedy delete policy]]. This is different than an [[WP:AFD|AFD]] nomination, because speedies can be deleted right away, while AFDs are subject to debate. Any questions, feel free to drop a line on my talk. [[User:Premeditated Chaos|{{User:Premeditated Chaos/Sig}}]] 23:51, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

==simple links==

Hello.  Please note that you don't need to type <nowiki>[[Rational agent|rational agents]]</nowiki>; it suffices to type <nowiki>[[rational agent]]s</nowiki>.  Similarly, if you type <nowiki>[[evolution]]ary, [[Austria]]n, [[hyphen]]ated, [[logic]]al, [[apocryhpa]]l, [[book]]s, [[rabbi]]nical</nowiki>, etc., then the whole word, not just the part in brackets, appears as a clickable link, and links to the page whose name is in the brackets.  Also, the first letter of a link, unlike the later letters, is not case-sensitive, so you don't need to write <nowiki>[[Book|book]]</nowiki>. [[User:Michael Hardy|Michael Hardy]] 20:18, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks Michael for that very useful tip! [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] 00:50, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Another small work-saver: if you write <nowiki>[[crest (heraldry)|]]</nowiki> (with nothing after the pipe), it's saved as [[crest (heraldry)|crest]], i.e. the text outside the parenthesis is repeated after the pipe.  &mdash;[[User:Tamfang|Tamfang]] 17:43, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

== SF Meetup #6 ==
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== SF Meetup #7 ==
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== SF Meetup #8 ==
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== Nomination of [[Mike Linksvayer]] for deletion ==

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== The Great American Wiknic ==
Hi there! In the past, you've [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|expressed an interest]] in local meetups of Wikipedians. Well, here's your chance! On Saturday, June 25, we'll be joining Wikipedians in cities all over the country for the first annual '''Great American Wiknic''' -- the picnic that anyone can edit! We'll meet up at a park in SF -- hopefully in the sun -- all other details are still in deliberation!

If this sounds fun, please add your name to the list: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Wiknic]] and add that page to your watchlist. (And of course, feel free to edit that page with your ideas, questions, etc.) I look forward to wiknicking with you! -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 00:07, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

== Common IP ==

Hello. I want to support of my comrades, which implement useful activity with me together at [http://my.mail.ru/community/linksruspower/ one of the sub-units of the volunteers of the CC]. This is the Russian community, which gives almost for everyone the opportunity to work with good conditions, for the development of the openess, via the [[:Category:Remote administration software|remote administration software]]. People from different countries are at this community, if they have some proof of them useful activity for the goals of the CC. When implement such activity, people automaticly get same (common) parameters of the computer and the Internet, including, IP address, DNS, browser and language (the Russian interface). My comrades were blamed for creating multiple accounts, receiving the nickname sockpuppet, and were blocked. These are veterans, who made very big contribution at different sub-units of the CC. [[User:U.S. Curator|U.S. Curator]] ([http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Category:USA contribution at the CC]) worked some time together with [[User:John Torn|John Torn]] (division of labor).Also, they were blamed for spam to profit. The conflict was appeared, when Torn tried to implement the initiative, which was suggested by the top managment sub-unit. The goal of this initiative is to attract donations to pay for the work of third-party developers at the CC. Thus, the goal has the practical nature and nothing more. As result, I ask you explain the situation for the administrators of the English Wikipedia, for the rehabilitation of the violated rights of my comrades. Thank you ! [[Special:Contributions/89.179.190.233|89.179.190.233]] ([[User talk:89.179.190.233|talk]]) 23:47, 12 November 2011 (UTC).
:Adding links to Wikipedia articles to attract donations is not appropriate, however noble and not-for-profit the cause. Explaining this would be futile. [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] ([[User talk:Mike Linksvayer#top|talk]]) 00:41, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
:* Excuse me, may i ask you a question about activity of above-mentioned group of accounts on CC wiki? [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies%2FWhitehouse.gov&action=historysubmit&diff=52704&oldid=52703 Inserting completly irrelevalent links into pages], creating  [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/ART_OF_THE_BEATLES_IN_THE_GLOBAL_LIBRARY pages] about illegal collections of copyrighted materials (see also [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Проект:_Центр_адаптации_научной_работы:_Основы_сексологии this page]), [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Mike_Linksvayer&diff=prev&oldid=53527 insulting] other users - is that contribution appropriate? [[User:OneLittleMouse|OneLittleMouse]] ([[User talk:OneLittleMouse|talk]]) 07:50, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
:**I don't know anything of substance more than what is at the links you point out. This person or group of people have also sent me a few emails, similarly long-winded and difficult to make sense of. I'm ignoring the issue. [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] ([[User talk:Mike Linksvayer#top|talk]]) 18:24, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
:*** Thanks for the  answer. [[User:OneLittleMouse|OneLittleMouse]] ([[User talk:OneLittleMouse|talk]]) 02:03, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
* <tt>All simply: Exists sub-unit of the CC, which consists of near 8000 of people (volunteers). These people want for respect of them rights, which were violated. Respect of rights, including, this is rehabilitation of honor the contributers, such as he: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/User:U.S._Curator and his helpers. The topic USA is 1 of the most important topics at the Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#External_links (Category:USA in the Creative Commons. Websites and projects for free usage under a Creative Commons license) and at the CC. We work for people. If [[User:John Torn|John Torn]] is guilty, it means, this link must be deleted from the Wikipedia: [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Category:USA Category:USA] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Creative Commons]. Websites and projects for free usage under a Creative Commons license. This is him contribution at the Wikipedia (here diff: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States&diff=prev&oldid=448855151 ). The more, you write, that is undesirable attract donations that way. Also, [[User:U.S. Curator|U.S. Curator]] must be blocked [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/User:U.S._Curator here]. As offender. Let others create the [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Category:USA Category:USA at the Creative Commons]. You will decide. You have right to do everything. Our right is to ask about the rehabilitation of members of the sub-unit (which located at the Russian community). Working for the good of the OPENESS and the CC. The justice only is welcomed. People are not blamed. The program TeamViewer makes the common ranges of IP addresses. We ask to correct terrible mistake, related to sockpuppets. You are respected man and do it is in your power, everybody knows it. No need to stay away. And 8000 volunteers want their initiatives have been respected. About OneLittleMouse: He is the great wrestler with spam and the well-known provocateur. Self-promotion. Talk page was removed because of the dirty violations, in 2010, at the English Wikipedia. Materialscientist made these the fair actions.</tt> - [[Special:Contributions/176.15.3.12|176.15.3.12]] ([[User talk:176.15.3.12|talk]]) 20:47, 13 November 2011 (UTC).
** Just FYI - any of the administrators has access to the deleted versions of my talk page, so spreading lies about it contents has no sence. [[User:OneLittleMouse|OneLittleMouse]] ([[User talk:OneLittleMouse|talk]]) 02:40, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

== This is the appeal to the expert ==

Hello! People violate all principles of the Openess and many of other rules: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Rubber_Soul#Not_spam.2C_because_not_exists_of_any_legal_ground_to_think_so. I ask you explain to them, if they can not understand me personally. I am sure, that they do not want, because have more rights here. Thus, this is request for support. I hope, you will not become have neutral point of view. Because you are the highest expert. I need justice. Violators must be stopped. The movement for the openess in the danger, otherwise. This is the bad precedent in the future. They must undo the illegal rollbacks also and not create obstacles more. Please, let them understand shortly and clearly. Here and on the talk page of the [[Rubber Soul]]. They must understand once and for all. These people are wrong on 10000000%, not lower. The Freedom and Openess must win. Thanks! - [[User:Crazy1980|Crazy1980]] ([[User talk:Crazy1980|talk]]) 20:36, 24 November 2011 (UTC).
:I responded at the link above. Summary: I'm not a relevant expert. Sorry! [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] ([[User talk:Mike Linksvayer#top|talk]]) 21:52, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Hello! Please, see this topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Rubber_Soul#Not_spam.2C_because_not_exists_of_any_legal_ground_to_think_so .  Thanks! - [[User:Science111|Science111]] ([[User talk:Science111|talk]]) 00:34, 26 November 2011 (UTC).


== License and CCPlus   ==

Hello! Websites and projects in this category are legal: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Category:License_and_CCPlus ? Every of them, currently. Thanks! Un500 22:18, 26 November 2011 (UTC)  <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Un500|Un500]] ([[User talk:Un500|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Un500|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

: Sorry else time, I want to clarify: which exact principle? In sense, that several of websites sell own licences, but I can not see in code HTML of such websites, the mark up of the CC. In the same time, exist some websites with a perfect display of the scheme, as here: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CCPlus . I want understand principle. Thanks! - [[User:Un500|Un500]] ([[User talk:Un500|talk]]) 12:47, 27 November 2011 (UTC).

:: Sorry I don't know what you're asking, but it probably isn't your fault -- "CC+" is a dumb brand that is misunderstood by most of the people who encounter it. Feel free to try rephrasing your question. [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] ([[User talk:Mike Linksvayer#top|talk]]) 21:20, 27 November 2011 (UTC)


::: Thank you for attention! Okey. For example: which method used by [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Jamendo Jamendo] to implement the protocol CCPlus, when has the goal to get rights for selling of the musical licenses? This site uses a CC license, at the same time, in the code HTML there is not exists the markup REL, which has relation to the protocol CCPlus. Like displayed at the page here: [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CCPlus CCPlus]. In the code HTML of some other websites exists the exact usage of such markup REL. Page with the legal info of the website of the project [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/ART_OF_THE_BEATLES_IN_THE_GLOBAL_LIBRARY ART OF THE BEATLES IN THE GLOBAL LIBRARY] contains the exact markup. At the website of the [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/New_York_State_Senate New York State Senate] implemented conditions of the protocol CCPlus in the part of getting the additional permissions only (and waiver). Very difficult understand: who of these websites is the legal more, than others. Jamendo, Senate, The Beatles, Yahoo! and so on..? All projects from the [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Category:License_and_CCPlus Category:License and CCPlus] at the CC. What need to make, to get the needed level of such legal nature, including. You said earlier that many people can not understand. Please, explain. If a big number of people not has the such knowlege, better of all to explain this for a large public. I think so. Lesson by topic: the tools of the CC. The best place to implement this, possibly, is here: [[Talk:Creative Commons licenses]]. This is can be very helpful contribution, softly speaking. Large number of issues related to the CC, is the "dark forest" for much of users at the Wikipedia. People must know, how implement rightly. Please, provide such service for our users, when not complicated. Or for me only. As you want. Thanks before! - [[User:Un500|Un500]] ([[User talk:Un500|talk]]) 19:17, 30 November 2011 (UTC).

:::: I still can't really tell, but I'm going to guess that you're asking about http://www.webcitation.org/63aerpv2c -- the "CC+" page on beatles1.ru. There are a number of things on that page indicating misunderstanding. One can't use a work "under CC+". "CC+" is not a license. It is not meaningful to merely assert that one has "additional permissions" unless those have been granted by the copyright holder of the work(s) in question. In order to offer "additional permissions" one would have to have the relevant rights in the first place, much like one needs to have the relevant rights in order to usefully offer a public license. http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Before_Licensing may be helpful. [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] ([[User talk:Mike Linksvayer#top|talk]]) 21:23, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

::::: It is interesting. What about Waiver, in this case with The Beatles? Like the Senate State New York, simply. The whole science. Thanks! - [[User:Un500|Un500]] ([[User talk:Un500|talk]]) 21:52, 1 December 2011 (UTC).

:::::: beatles1.ru/CC_Plus.html reads like it is asserting that it has waivers which it probably doesn't. nysenate.gov/copyright-policy is offering a license and additional permissions for content the NY state senate probably does hold copyright to. Totally different. (An aside for anyone reading an actually understanding this: what nysenate.gov has done is legally ok, but not at all a good practice -- they're offering the most restrictive CC license, with a broad additional permission, except for one narrow class (political fundraising) that I doubt sees much use of such material anyway -- they've crippled they're offering, which ought be under a fully free license, no "CC+" additional permission necessary.) [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] ([[User talk:Mike Linksvayer#top|talk]]) 21:42, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

<tt>Hello! Funny, but Jamendo uses very interesting method, to implement the protocol: If press link to upload song, appears window with the text: "create artist". Probably, all local artists are not exist in the reality. I do not know. Tell me please: Amazon sells a large number of different products (when not has copyright). Why he makes it and who gave such right him? Thanks!</tt> - [[User:Un500|Un500]] ([[User talk:Un500|talk]]) 19:53, 14 December 2011 (UTC).
:I suggest you try adding the Beatles to Jamendo, and see how far you get. Where copyright licenses required, Amazon has deals with copyright holders or their agents, eg distributors. I'm not the person to ask basic questions about other websites nor about copyright. Thanks. [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] ([[User talk:Mike Linksvayer#top|talk]]) 06:48, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

:: <tt>Hello! This is interesting. But EMI? They can present a claim in the relation Jamendo (or me), probably. Or how in such case can be? Somewhere exists EMI, but suddenly appears un500 and says: I am The Beatles! Wonderful. Or I must appeal to someone who have rights, for example beatles1 with its collection under license? Thanks!</tt> - [[User:Un500|Un500]] ([[User talk:Un500|talk]]) 10:23, 17 December 2011 (UTC).

::: I suspect you're trying to get some kind of validation for the idea that beatles1.ru has some useful rights over Beatles material beyond exceptions & limitations available to anyone. Sorry, no. [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] ([[User talk:Mike Linksvayer#top|talk]]) 21:02, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

* No. You self suggested (see own text). Thanks! [[User:Un500|Un500]] ([[User talk:Un500|talk]]) 16:41, 18 December 2011 (UTC).

== Labels ==

Hello! I want to ask your help again. Exists different number of free music labels. What need I do to become "artist" with such label? Which label better of other and so on. Explain please (including: which stages, with understanding, that I am not professional, and I can understand only the simplest language of this science). It is important to know where to get a special code and where to put it ........ and so on. Please! Sorry for mistakes - tired today strongly. Thank you before! [[User:Un500|Un500]] ([[User talk:Un500|talk]]) 23:48, 11 January 2012 (UTC).
:http://www.archive.org/details/netlabels#forum is a good place to ask. [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] ([[User talk:Mike Linksvayer#top|talk]]) 00:24, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

== Beyond SOPA/PIPA ==

You might be interested in contributing to the discussion [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#What.27s_next here]. [[Special:Contributions/75.60.18.197|75.60.18.197]] ([[User talk:75.60.18.197|talk]]) 22:12, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

* Please explain me in details. I am Russian and is difficultly for me to understand those issues. I will help, if I have such possibility. - [[Special:Contributions/128.73.159.118|128.73.159.118]] ([[User talk:128.73.159.118|talk]]) 23:15, 29 January 2012 (UTC).

==San Francisco Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon==
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== You're invited: San Francisco WikiWomen's Edit-a-Thon 2! ==

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| You are invited to the second [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Wiknic/2012|Great American Wikinic]] taking place in [[Golden Gate Park]], in San Francisco, on Saturday, June 23, 2012. We're still looking for input on planning activities, and thematic overtones. List your add yourself to the [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Wiknic/2012#Attendees_and_what_you.27re_bringing|attendees list]], and edit the picnic as you like. <span style="font-family:Verdana; ">—'''[[User:Maximilianklein|<span style="color:#33C;">Max Klein</span>]]'''  <small>{[[User talk:Maximilianklein|chat]]}</small></span> 18:35, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
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== Which benefits can we get (when use) ==

<big>Hello. Please tell me: what is "Allforgood" (website-service)? Which benefits can we get (when use) and how? Has this some relation to the government of the US? Big thank you!</big> - [[Special:Contributions/2.92.76.82|2.92.76.82]] ([[User talk:2.92.76.82|talk]]) 18:26, 7 June 2012 (UTC).
:I've never heard of the site before now. No idea. [[User:Mike Linksvayer|Mike Linksvayer]] ([[User talk:Mike Linksvayer#top|talk]]) 18:39, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

* This is patron of the United Way (for example): http://www.allforgood.org [[Special:Contributions/2.92.76.82|2.92.76.82]] ([[User talk:2.92.76.82|talk]]) 20:17, 7 June 2012 (UTC).
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== '''You're invited!''' - '''Wiki Loves Monuments - San Francisco Events''' ==

[[File:Palace of Fine Arts SF CA.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Palace of Fine Arts]] in San Francisco]]
'''Hi!''' As part of [http://www.wikilovesmonuments.us Wiki Loves Monuments], we're organizing two photo events in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] and one in [[Yosemite National Park]]. We hope you can come out and participate! Feel free to contact [[User:Almonroth]] with questions or concerns. 

There are three events planned:

*September 15, Saturday - [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/WikiLovesMonuments_Photo_Ride|A bike ride along San Francisco's waterfront]]
*September 22-23rd, Saturday-Sunday - [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_Yosemite_Valley|Wiki Takes Yosemite]]
*September 29, Saturday - [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Harvest_Moon_Bridges,_Palace,_Boats_and_Tower_Tour|A sunset and harvest moon bridges, palace, boats and tower tour]]

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== ''You're invited!'' Ada Lovelace Day San Francisco ==

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The event is October 16, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, everyone is welcome! 

You must RSVP [http://adalovelacedaysf.eventbrite.com/ here] - see you there! <br><small>[[User:SarahStierch|SarahStierch]] ([[User talk:SarahStierch|talk]]) 19:53, 13 October 2012 (UTC)</small>
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== Edit-a-thon tomorrow (Saturday) in Oakland ==
Hi, I hope you will be joining us tomorrow afternoon at the '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bay Area WikiWomen's Edit-a-Thon 3|Edit-a-thon at Tech Liminal]]''', in Oakland. We'll be working on articles relating to women and democracy (and anything else that interests you). It's sponsored by the California League of Women Voters, Tech Liminal, and me.

If this is the first you are hearing of this event, my apologies for the last-minute notice! I announced it on the [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf San Francisco email list] and by [[WP:GEONOTICE|a banner on your watchlist]], but I neglected to look at the [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|San Francisco invitation list]] until this evening. If you can't make it this time, I hope to see you at a similar event soon! -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 04:49, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Wiknic|Wiknic 2013]] ==

<blockquote><center><big>'''Wiknic 2013'''</big><br/><big>''Sunday, June 23rd · 12:34pm · Lake Merritt, Oakland''</big><br/><big>Theme: Hyperlocal [[List of lists of lists|list]]-making</big></center></blockquote> [[File:Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge (Oakland, CA).JPG|thumb|right|Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge (Oakland, CA)]]
This year's '''2013 SF Wiknik''' will be held at [http://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt Lake Merritt], next to Children's Fairyland in Oakland. This event will be co-attended by people from the hyperlocal [http://www.oaklandwiki.org Oakland Wiki]. May crosspollination of ideas and merriment abound!
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== You're invited... ==

to two upcoming Bay Area events: 
* '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Maker Faire 2013|Maker Faire 2013]]''', Sat/Sun May 18-19, San Mateo -- there will have a booth about Wikimedia, and we need volunteers to talk to the public and ideas for the booth -- see the wiki page to sign up! 
* '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco WikiWomen's Edit-a-Thon 5|Edit-a-Thon 5]]''', Sat May 25, 10-2pm, WMF offices in San Francisco -- this will be a casual edit-a-thon open to both experienced and new editors alike! Please sign up if on the wiki page if you can make it so we know how much food to get. 

I hope you can join us at one or both! -- [[user:phoebe|phoebe]] / <small>([[user_talk:phoebe|talk to me]])</small> 17:18, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

== Request on global level ==

Hello Mike! 

Can you to give help for the preparation the new UN International Day: https://www.facebook.com/SR.John.Lennon.Peace.Arts (culture and safety of the planet in the same time)? Because you known as very good man, I make the such request. Awaiting your reply soon.

Kind regards. - [[Special:Contributions/128.73.133.140|128.73.133.140]] ([[User talk:128.73.133.140|talk]]) 19:27, 27 October 2013 (UTC).

: Hello Mike!
I ask you notify the Creative Commons on Facebook to press "Like" for the UN Day.

* https://www.facebook.com/creativecommons?fref=ts

* https://www.facebook.com/SR.John.Lennon.Peace.Arts

Thank you!  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/37.145.143.225|37.145.143.225]] ([[User talk:37.145.143.225|talk]]) 22:10, 28 October 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

* <font color="grey">Hello Mike!

On the page of the project on Facebook is displayed "Like" in the relation of the [https://www.facebook.com/creativecommons Creative Commons]. I ask you say for Creative Commons: need click "Like" here: https://www.facebook.com/SR.John.Lennon.Peace.Arts (mutually: exchange of the links for the good of all Humanity in the result).  Main office of the political party waits the high credibility to take action on the level of [[State Duma]] ("Likes " will be in very great number). And the CC will be the important part in this list in the result: http://www.un.org/en/events/observances/days.shtml (not on Facebook already). Main website of the CC can be part on the page of the [[WSIS]]  in any second (if the CC will give support via stupid "Like" even). Main preparation - on the WSIS. Thank you! We wait, with hope. P.S. And all more, than important and really: http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/peaceday/2006/messengerspeace.asp#douglas (the party supports actions of the such representatives, which are intended for all humanity). Speech of the [[Elizabeth II]]: http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/Historic%20speeches%20and%20broadcasts/GoldenWeddingspeech20November1997.aspx (great role of [[The Beatles]] in history). Great number of such facts (almost on the same level). All outstanding accomplishments of John Lennon - not only proofs for the [[UN]] (interesting fact for the main page of this great event in future). Why the CC is important (very respected organization everywhere).</font> - [[Special:Contributions/128.73.90.239|128.73.90.239]] ([[User talk:128.73.90.239|talk]]) 14:08, 2 November 2013 (UTC).

== You're invited: Art & Feminism Edit-a-thon ==

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Any editors interested in the intersection of feminism and art are welcome. Wikipedians of all experience levels are invited! Experienced editors will be on hand to help new editors. <br/>
Bring a friend and a laptop! Come one, come all! Learn more '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism|here]]!'''

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== ''You're invited!'' WikiWomen's Edit-a-thon at the University of California, Berkeley ==

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| style="text-align: center;" | The [[University of California, Berkeley]]'s [[Berkeley Center for New Media]] is hosting our first edit-a-thon, facilitated by WikiWoman [[User:SarahStierch|Sarah Stierch]], on April 5! This event, focused on engaging women to contribute to Wikipedia, will feature a brief Wikipedia policy and tips overview, followed by a fast-paced energetic edit-a-thon. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Please bring your laptop and be prepared to edit about women and women's history! 

The event is April 5, from 1-5 PM, at the Berkeley Center for New Media Commons at Moffitt Library.

You must RSVP [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Berkeley/WWUCB|here]] - see you there! [[User:SarahStierch|SarahStierch]] ([[User talk:SarahStierch|talk]]) 23:38, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
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== Suggestion ==

==''You're invited!'' Litquake Edit-a-thon in San Francisco==

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The Edit-a-thon will occur in parallel with [[Litquake]], the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]'s annual literature festival. 

Writers from all over the Bay Area and the world will be in town during the nine day festival, so the timing is just right for us to meet, create and improve articles about literature and writers. 

All levels of Wikipedia editing experience are welcome. This event will include new editor training. Please bring your laptop.

The venue: [[Wikimedia Foundation]] offices (149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105)&nbsp;– [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=149+New+Montgomery+Street&hnear=149+New+Montgomery+St,+San+Francisco,+California+94105&gl=us&t=m&z=16 Google Maps view]

You must RSVP [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Litquake Edit-a-Thon|here]] — see you there! --[[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]] ([[User talk:Rosiestep|talk]]) 03:38, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
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== ''The Structured Data Bee'', vol. 1, issue 1 ==

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Greetings, thank you for signing up for the Structured Data newsletter and its first edition. With this newsletter, the [[:commons:Commons:Structured data/Development/Team|Structured data team]] plans on keeping you informed of technical progress, events, and communications to talk about the project, and continued information on how you can participate. This newsletter will be sent approximately every two weeks, and future editions will be translatable prior to publication. If you're new to Wikidata and want more information about how it works in relation to Wikimedia Commons, you can read an [[:commons:User:Jheald/sandbox/Wikidata|introduction to Wikidata for Commons]] being drafted.

=== Tech and design ===
*The software development for this process is still in the planning phases. The idea is to have some functional prototyping done for experimentation and feedback by the end of the year.
*The initial [[:commons:Commons:Structured_data/Development/Roadmap|roadmap for development]] has been posted on Commons. The roadmap is a rough outline and is open to iterations as the team learns where and when to focus its energies.
*There is a page set up for [[:commons:Commons:Structured_data/Development/Design|design ideas]] about what structured data could potentially look like.
*There are forthcoming [[:mw:Requests for comment|requests for comment]] about the particulars of technical architecture on mediawiki.org.  Keep an eye on the [[:commons:Commons:Structured data/Get involved]] page for notification of when the RfCs are posted.

=== Events and chats ===
*There was a week-long meeting between the Wikimedia Foundation's Multimedia team, the Wikidata team, and community members, held in Berlin, Germany, at the office of Wikimedia Deutchland on October 6-10. You can read an overview of the event in [[:commons:Commons:Structured_data/Berlin_Bootcamp|on this page on Commons]]. There are also [[:commons:Category:Structured_data_Berlin_Bootcamp_2014|plenty of pictures]] available on Wikimedia Commons.
:*If you would like to read more detail about what was discussed, there are [[:commons:Commons:Structured_data/Berlin_Bootcamp#Notes|etherpads of notes]] taken for each day of the event.
*The next [[:m:IRC office hours|IRC office hour]] to discuss the structured data project will be held on November 20, from [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=19&min=30&sec=0&day=20&month=11&year=2014&ah=1 19:30 to 20:30 UTC].
:*The second IRC office hour ([[:m:IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2014-10-16|logs]]) was held on October 16, and the first ([[:m:IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2014-09-03|logs]]) on September 3. 

=== Getting involved ===
*You've signed up for the newsletter. That's a great first step!
*While working prototypes are being developed, there is a drive to make all files contain machine-readable data on Wikimedia projects.
:*The information and sign-up page is located on Meta, at [[:m:File metadata cleanup drive|File metadata cleanup drive]].
:*The [https://tools.wmflabs.org/mrmetadata/ MrMetadata tool on labs] that will identify files on your wiki(s) that need information templates added.
*A [[:commons:Commons:Structured data|hub]] has been launched to facilitate communication and documentation for this work. 
:*There is a [[:commons:Commons:Structured data/Overview/FAQ|frequently-asked questions]] page that is finishing drafting and will need translated. Keep an eye out for when it is ready if you are interested in translating.
:*There will be active organization of the [[:commons:Commons:Structured data/Get involved|Get involved page]] as community participation is further organized. There will be work groups, similar to specific Wikiprojects, dedicated to particular aspects of structured data like licensing presentation, design, API performance, and even helping out with this newsletter and other community communications.

There will be much more information and activities around the proposal to develop structured data on Wikimedia Commons. This project is a major undertaking and an important step as the chief provider, repository, and curator of media for Wikimedia projects.

Thank you for your participation in such an extensive project, let me know if you're interested in participating in this newsletter. [[:m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] [[:m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|(talk)]] 04:43, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

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== Structured Data on Commons update ==

Greetings,

After a delay in updates to the [[Commons:Structured_data|Structured data on Commons]] project, I wanted to catch you up with what has been going on over the past three months. In short: The project is on hold, but that doesn't mean nothing is happening.

The [[Commons:Structured data/Berlin bootcamp|meeting in Berlin]] in October provided the engineering teams with a lot to start on. Unfortunately the Structured Data on Commons project was put on hold not too long after this meeting. Development of the actual Structured data system for Commons will not begin until more resources can be allocated to it.

The Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Germany have been [[mw:Wikibase/Indexing|working]] to improve the Wikidata query process on the back-end. This is designed to be a production-grade replacement of [http://wdq.wmflabs.org/ WikidataQuery] integrated with search. The full project is described at [[:mw:Wikibase/Indexing|Mediawiki.org]].This will benefit the structured data project greatly since developing a high-level search for Commons is a desired goal of this project.

The Wikidata development team is working on the arbitrary access feature. Currently it's only possible to access items that are connected to the current page. So for example on [[Vincent van Gogh|Vincent van Gogh]] you can access the statements on [[:d:Q5582|Q5582]], but you can't access these statements on [[:Category:Vincent van Gogh]] or [[:Creator:Vincent van Gogh]]. With arbitrary access enabled on Commons we no longer have this limitation. This opens up the possibility to use Wikidata data on Creator, Institution, Authority control and other templates instead of duplicating the data (what we do now). This will greatly enhance the usefulness of Wikidata for Commons. 

To use the full potential of arbitrary access the Commons community needs to reimplement several templates in LUA. In LUA it's possible to use the local fields and fallback to Wikidata if it's not locally available. Help with this conversion is greatly appreciated. The different tasks are tracked in phabricator, see https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T89594 . 

Volunteers are continuing to add data about artworks to Wikidata. Sometimes an institution website is used and sometimes data is being transfered from Commons to Wikidata. Wikidata now has almost [https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/autolist.html?q=CLAIM%5B31%3A3305213%5D 35.000 items about paintings]. This is done as part of the [[:d:Wikidata:WikiProject sum of all paintings|WikiProject sum of all paintings]]. This helps us to learn how to [[:d:Wikidata:WikiProject Visual arts/Item structuremodel and refine metadata about artworks]]. Experience that will of course be very useful for Commons too.

Additionally, the [[:meta:File_metadata_cleanup_drive|metadata cleanup drive]] continues to produce results. The drive, which is intended to identify files missing {{tl|information}} or the like structured data fields and to add such fields when absent, has reduced the number of files missing information by [[:File:File metadata cleanup drive impact Oct2014-Jan2015.svg|almost 100,000]] on Commons. You can help by [https://tools.wmflabs.org/mrmetadata/commons/commons/index.html looking for files] with similarly-formatted description pages, and listing them at [[Commons:Bots/Work requests]] so that a bot can add the {{tl|information}} template on them.

At the [[:mw:Amsterdam_Hackathon_2014|Amsterdam Hackathon]] in November 2014, a couple of different models were developed about how artwork can be viewed on the web using structured data from Wikidata. You can browse two examples [http://www.zone47.com/crotos/?p=1&p276=190804&y1=1600&y2=2014 here] and [http://sum.bykr.org/432253 here]. These examples can give you an idea of the kind of data that file pages have the potential to display on-wiki in the future.

The Structured Data project is a long-term one, and the volunteers and staff will continue working together to provide the structure and support in the back-end toward front-end development. There are still many things to do to help advance the project, and I hope to have more news for you in the near future. Contact me any time with questions, comments, concerns. 

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In celebration of [[Wikipedia:WikiWomen's History Month|WikiWomen's History Month]], the SF Bay Area Wikipedia community has two events in early March -- please consider attending!

First, we have an '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/ArtandFeminism 2015|ArtAndFeminism edit-a-thon]]''', which will take place at the [[Kadist Art Foundation]] from 12 noon to 6pm on Saturday, March 7.  We'll be one of many sites worldwide participating in this edit-a-thon on March 7th.  So join us as we help improve Wikipedia's coverage of women artists and their works!

Second, we will be celebrating [[International Women's Day]] with the '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/International Women's Day 2015|International Women's Day edit-a-thon]]''' on Sunday, March 8 from 1pm to 5pm at the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. Our editing focus will be on women, of course!
 
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== Bay Area WikiSalon series kickoff, April 27 ==

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[[File:Panel fields questions on Journalism and Wikipedia (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|alt=A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism|Panel discussion at a recent Wikipedia & Journalism event.]]

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts in the San Francisco Bay Area will gather to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. We have two brief presentations lined up for our kickoff event in downtown San Francisco:

* The Nueva Upper School recently hosted the first ever high school Wikipedia edit-a-thon. We will hear what interests them about Wikipedia, what they have learned so far, and what they hope to achieve.
* Photojournalist Kris Schreier Lyseggen, author of ''The Women of San Quentin: The Soul Murder of Transgender Women in Male Prisons,'' will tell us about her work and how she researched the topic.

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. We will have beverages and light snacks.

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For further details, see here: '''[[Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, April 2016]]'''

We hope to see you -- and until then, happy editing! - [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]], [[User:Ben Creasy|Ben]] & [[User:Checkingfax|Wayne]]
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== Invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series on May 25 ==

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The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. We will have beverages and light snacks.

'''Please note: You must''' '''''[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cjLRrSTlEkGOPTQ-h6A0WvSFI4ZmIUl6jEHp_RYas-E/viewform register here],''''' '''and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name.''' The building policy is strict on this point.

For further details, see: '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, May 2016|Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, May 2016]]'''

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== Invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, Wednesday, June 29 ==

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The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We make sure to allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages and light snacks. We will also have:

*'''A brief report on [[Wikipedia:Meetup/SFPL-LGBT/2016|Pride edit-a-thon recently held at the San Francisco Publice Library]]''', coordinated by [[User:Merrilee|Merrilee]]:
*: What topics might we cover in a follow up?
*: Find out more about resources your public library provides to help with editing (hint, it's more than just books!)
*: Special announcement (secret for now but come and find out more!)
* '''Join in on an in person [[meta:Wikidojo|Wikidojo]]!'''
*: Are you curious how your peers approach writing a Wikipedia article? This exercise, pioneered by Wikipedians Nikola Kalchev and Vassia Atanassova in 2015 and conducted in many places around the world, will help us all - from first-time wiki users to veteran Wikipedians - share ideas, while building an article together. If you have ideas (relating to Bay Area history, ideally) about a new article we could build (stubs and short existing articles are fine), please submit them ahead of time to coordinator [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete Forsyth]]. (User talk page or email is fine.)
*: Announcements and impromptu topics are welcome, too!

''Please note: You must'' '''''[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cjLRrSTlEkGOPTQ-h6A0WvSFI4ZmIUl6jEHp_RYas-E/viewform register here]''''', ''and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name.'' The building policy is strict.

For further details, see: '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, May 2016|Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, June 2016]]'''

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== REMINDER/invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, Wednesday, June 29 at 6 p.m. ==

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If you cannot join in person or want to view portions later:
* [https://hangouts.google.com/call/tgw2ofvj6ba7bnzjy4umkte7jae To join via Hangout on Air] 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IYcmCUJliQ Via YouTube Stream]

We will have:

* Light snacks, and time to mingle
* A brief report on the Pride edit-a-thon recently held at the San Francisco Public Library, that was coordinated by Wiki editor [[User:Merrilee|Merrilee]]
* A special announcement (secret for now but come and find out more!)
* Join in on a brief in person [[:meta:Wikidojo|Wikidojo]]!
* Announcements and impromptu topics are welcome, too!

Please register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cjLRrSTlEkGOPTQ-h6A0WvSFI4ZmIUl6jEHp_RYas-E/viewform
and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict.

For further details, see: [[:en:Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, June 2016|Bay Area WikiSalon, June 2016]]

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See you tonight! {{u|Peteforsyth|Pete F}}, {{u|Ben Creasy|Ben}}, {{u|Slaporte (WMF)|Stephen}} and [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 15:48, 29 June 2016 (UTC) | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe or Unsubscribe to this talk page notice]])</small>
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== Late breaking invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, July 27 (Wednesday) - change of venue - tonight ==

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We hope you can join us today, Wednesday, from 6 p.m. on, at our July Bay Area WikiSalon. This month only, we are going to be at '''Noisebridge''', a hackerspace/makerspace 1.5 blocks from the 16th & Mission BART station (see the link for directions). Some of us will be working on the Wikipedia article on ''basic income''. [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bay_Area_WikiSalon_July_2016 All info here]. Some good news - we do not have to be as strict about advance RSVP at Noisebridge, so bring spontaneous guests! ([//docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHtIIcEtUPqLtbG6BXCAs-A6u6bdK6aW3z_jBNiA5lnTHKog/viewform Registering] ahead of time is still helpful, as always, as it will help us plan ahead.)

Come and hang out, have some light snacks. Wi-Fi is available, so please bring your editing device if you plan to edit.

Also, Pete just published a writeup of the Wikidojo exercise we did last month. Your comments welcome, if he missed anything!
http://wikistrategies.net/ghost-town-royals-wikidojo

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. Mark you calendars now.

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend.
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== Invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, Wednesday, August 31 ==

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Hi folks, 

We would like to invite you to this month's '''Bay Area WikiSalon'''. The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We make sure to allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages and light snacks. We will also have a brief presentation for your education and possible enjoyment:

* Former EFF intern Marta Belcher will discuss crowdsourcing her Stanford Law School graduation speech using a wiki. The "WikiSpeech" was the subject of prominent national media attention in 2015, and more than half of her classmates contributed to writing and editing the commencement address via a wiki.

''Please note: You should'' '''''[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cjLRrSTlEkGOPTQ-h6A0WvSFI4ZmIUl6jEHp_RYas-E/viewform register here]''''', ''and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name.'' The building policy is strict on the I.D. part. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in! Feel free to stop by even if only to say a quick hello, but you might have to give us a last minute call if you forget to RSVP. Also, don't be shy about hitting us up if you have thoughts on speakers or wiki-related activities.

For further details, see: '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon August 2016|Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, August 2016]]'''

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See you soon! {{u|Peteforsyth|Pete F}}, {{u|Ben Creasy|Ben}}, {{u|Slaporte (WMF)|Stephen}} and {{u|Checkingfax}} | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe or Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here]])</small>
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== Tonight: Live and archived links for Bay Area WikiSalon ==

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Bay Area WikiSalon, Wednesday, August 31:

If you cannot join us in person tonight, we are streaming (and later archiving) the presentation by former EFF intern Marta Belcher. We expect her to be live starting between 6:30 or 6:45 p.m. PDT and talking and taking questions for about 30 minutes thereafter.

Here is the YouTube stream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t8V79s2-og<br>
Here is the link to join the Hangout on Air: https://hangouts.google.com/call/ezrol7dafjfwxfh2ilpkjyxoaue

You can search for it on the Commons and YouTube later too.

Wayne, Pete, Ben, and Stephen
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== Invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, Wednesday, September 28 ==

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<center><big>Please join us in downtown San Francisco!</big></center>

[[File:Panel fields questions on Journalism and Wikipedia (cropped).jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|alt=A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism]]

Hi folks, 

We would like to invite you to this month's '''Bay Area WikiSalon'''. The last Wednesday evening of every month, Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts gather to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We will have no formal agenda to allow people to freely share ideas and perhaps learn about Wikipedia through hands-on editing. Co-organizer Ben Creasy will be looking at election-related articles to enhance the information available in the upcoming November elections.

[[File:LUSITANA WLM 2011 d.svg|left|frameless|upright=.5|alt=Official logo of Wiki Loves Monuments]]

Co-organizer Stephen LaPorte has suggested doing an upload-a-thon for [[Wiki Loves Monuments]]. Niki, the California coordinator for WLM will be in attendance. WLM is an annual event and the official dealine is Friday the 30th for submissions to count towards awards. 

Or, you can grab a couch, a booth, or a stool and do your own thing.

[[File:Wikimedia_Community_Logo.svg|right|frameless|upright=.5|alt=Wikimedia community logo (public domain)]]

''Please note: You should'' '''''[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cjLRrSTlEkGOPTQ-h6A0WvSFI4ZmIUl6jEHp_RYas-E/viewform register here]''''', ''and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name.'' The building policy is strict on the I.D. part. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in! Feel free to stop by even if only to say a quick hello, but you might have to give us a last minute call if you forget to RSVP. Also, don't be shy about hitting us up if you have thoughts on future speakers or wiki-related activities.

For further details, please see: '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon September 2016|Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, September 2016]]'''. Mark your calendars now for the 3rd Wednesday in October, the 26th, when we will have a brief presentation.

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See you soon! {{u|Peteforsyth|Pete F}}, {{u|Ben Creasy|Ben}}, {{u|Slaporte (WMF)|Stephen}} and {{u|Checkingfax}} | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe or Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here]])</small>
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== You are invited to a Wednesday evening event in SF ==

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<center><big>Please join us in downtown San Francisco!</big></center>

[[File:Panel fields questions on Journalism and Wikipedia (cropped).jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|alt=A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism]]

Hi folks, 

Please copy and share this on other talk pages. We would like to invite you to this month's '''Bay Area WikiSalon'''. The last Wednesday evening of every month, Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts gather at the Wikimedia Foundation lounge to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We will have no meaty agenda this month, but we will allow a brief period for:

* Open mic for anybody who attended [//wikiconference.org/wiki/2016/Main_Page WikiConference North America 2016] in San Diego last week and wants to share their takeaway
* Question & answer
* Open mic for announcements
* Maybe a focus on some topical election article editing with Ben?

Or, you can grab a couch, a booth, a stool or counter and do your own thing.

[[File:Wikimedia Community Logo.svg|right|frameless|upright=.5]]
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''Please note: You should'' '''''[//docs.google.com/forms/d/1cjLRrSTlEkGOPTQ-h6A0WvSFI4ZmIUl6jEHp_RYas-E register here]''''', ''and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name.'' The building policy is strict on the I.D. part. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in! Feel free to stop by even if only to say a quick hello, but you might have to give us a last minute call if you forget to RSVP. Also, don't be shy about hitting us up if you have thoughts on future speakers or wiki-related activities.

For further details, please see: '''[[Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon October 2016|Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, October 2016]]'''. 
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PS: Mark your calendars ahead now for the 3rd Wednesday in November, the 30th (the week after Thanksgiving), at 6 p.m. when our WikiSalon will host a super awesome top secret mystery guest mingling in our midst. We will announce specifics at the upcoming WikiSalon.

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See you soon! {{u|Peteforsyth|Pete F}}, {{u|Ben Creasy|Ben}}, {{u|Slaporte (WMF)|Stephen}}, Jacob, and {{u|Checkingfax}} | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe or Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here]])</small>
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== [[WP:ACE2016|ArbCom Elections 2016]]: Voting now open! ==

{{Ivmbox|Hello, Mike Linksvayer. Voting in the '''[[WP:ACE2016|2016 Arbitration Committee elections]]''' is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]] is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration|Wikipedia arbitration process]]. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose [[WP:BAN|site bans]], [[WP:TBAN|topic bans]], editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy|arbitration policy]] describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2016/Candidates|the candidates' statements]] and submit your choices on '''[[Special:SecurePoll/vote/399|the voting page]]'''.
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== Everybody is invited to the November 30 Bay Area WikiSalon ==

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<center><big>Please join us in downtown San Francisco!</big></center>

[[File:Panel fields questions on Journalism and Wikipedia (cropped).jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|alt=A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism]]

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Details and RSVP '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon November 2016|here]]'''.

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See you soon! {{u|Peteforsyth|Pete F}}, {{u|Ben Creasy}}, and {{u|Checkingfax}} | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here]])</small>
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== Bay Area WikiSalon series: Everybody is invited this Wednesday evening at 6 ==

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<center><big>Please join us in downtown San Francisco!</big></center>

[[File:Panel fields questions on Journalism and Wikipedia (cropped).jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|alt=A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism]]

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki and open-source enthusiasts gather at '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

Before and after the brief presentation we allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages and light snacks. 

<hr>

In addition, this month we will have:
* a brief presentation from {{u|Cullen328|User:Cullen328}} (Jim Heaphy) about the Wikipedia Teahouse
* spontaneous [[lightning talk]]s from the floor
* community announcements from the floor
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For details and to RSVP see: '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon December 2016|Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, December 2016]]'''

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See you soon! {{u|Ben Creasy}} and {{u|Checkingfax}} | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here]])</small>

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P.S. Any help spreading the word through social media or other avenues is most welcome! We plan to announce this on
various sites and invite various groups; if you would like to join in, check
our meta planning page, and please note any announcements you are sending out:
[[meta:Monthly WikiSalon in San Francisco#Announcements and promotion]]

Please feel free to add to, refine, reorganize or edit the above linked page: it is a wiki!

We need more helpers and organizers, so if you see a need, please jump in, or talk to us about it! You can add your username to the meta page where appropriate, or create a new role!
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== Reminder invitation to the December Bay Area WikiSalon ==

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<center><big>Please join us in downtown San Francisco!</big></center>

[[File:Panel fields questions on Journalism and Wikipedia (cropped).jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|alt=A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism]]

Hi, everybody.

We are excited to remind you of the ninth in the Bay Area WikiSalon series that is coming up this Wednesday evening at 6 p.m.

* Details (RSVP suggested) '''[[Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon December 2016|here]]''' (RSVP helps us know how much food and drink to bring in)

What is a WikiSalon? A monthly safe and inclusive meatspace event conducted in organized chaos and we all clean up the mess afterwards. Livestream links for the presentation are available during presentation months, and will be forthcoming for those of you that cannot attend. December is a presentation month.
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Hope to see you there! {{u|Checkingfax|Wayne}} (and {{u|Ben Creasy|Ben}}) - co-organizers<br>
Any last minute questions or suggestions? Please ping or email Ben or me. | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here]])</small>
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== Archived link for December Bay Area WikiSalon ==

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Hi, y'all.
In case you missed it and want to watch the archive reel; the topic was The Wikipedia Teahouse and the presenter was well respected Wikimedian Jim Heaphy [[[[User:Cullen328]]]]

* [//www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeJim1n2uiY Archive link] (also includes intro, announcements, and a lightning talk)

* Details about Bay Area WikiSalon for December '''[[Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon December 2016|here]]'''

The full title of Jim's presentation was: ''Welcoming and Helping New Editors: A Month at the Wikipedia Teahouse: an overview of the Teahouse and an analysis of over 300 Teahouse conversations during the month of August, 2016''

Jim gave a longer version of this presentation in October at [//wikiconference.org/wiki/2016/Main_Page WikiConference North America 2016] in San Diego, California.

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Cheers! Co-organizer {{u|Checkingfax}} - and co-organizer {{u|Ben Creasy}} | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here]])</small>

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PS: Mark your calendars now for Sunday, January 15 at 2 p.m. which will be Wikipedia's 16th Birthday party hosted by Bay Area WikiSalon! Details to follow soon. If you want to help plan it, get in touch with us ASAP!
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== You are invited to a birthday bash to Celebrate Wikipedia's 16th Birthday! ==

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<center><big>Please join us in downtown San Francisco!</big></center>

[[File:Praha, Skautský institut, oslava 15 let Wikipedie, dort III.jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|alt=Cut the cake]]

'''Wikipedia Day 16 SF''' is a fun Birthday bash and [[edit-a-thon]] on '''Sunday, January 15, 2017,''' hosted by '''''[[Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon|Bay Area WikiSalon]]''''' at the Wikimedia Foundation's ''Chip Deubner Lounge'' in the South of Market Street business district.

[[File:Wikimedia Community Logo.svg|left|frameless|upright=.35|alt=Wikimedia Community logo]]

For details and to RSVP, please see: '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, May 2016|Wikipedia:Meetup/SF/Wikipedia Day 2017]]'''

The San Francisco gathering is one of a number of [[WP:Wikipedia Day|Wikipedia Day]] celebrations worldwide.

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See you soon! {{noping|Ben Creasy}}, {{noping|Checkingfax}} and {{u|Slaporte}} | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this notice]])</small>

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PS: We need volunteers to help make this a fun and worthwhile event. Please add your name to the '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/SF/Wikipedia Day 2017#Volunteer|Project page]]''', and what you can offer. It is a wiki, so please make direct edits to the page.

''Bay Area WikiSalon usually meets the last Wednesday evening of every month as an inclusive and safe place to collaborate, mingle, munch and learn about new projects and ideas''.
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== Reminder invitation to the ''Wikipedia Day 16'' birthday bash & edit-a-thon ==

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<center><big>Please join us in downtown San Francisco!</big></center>

[[File:Praha, Skautský institut, oslava 15 let Wikipedie, dort III.jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|alt=Cut the cake]]

'''Wikipedia Day 16 SF''' is a fun Birthday bash and [[edit-a-thon]] on '''Sunday, January 15, 2017,''' hosted by 
''Bay Area WikiSalon'' at the Wikimedia Foundation's ''Chip Deubner Lounge'' in the South of Market Street business district and everybody is invited!

[[File:Wikimedia Community Logo.svg|left|frameless|upright=.35|alt=Wikimedia Community logo]]

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See you Sunday! {{noping|Ben Creasy}}, {{noping|Checkingfax}} and {{u|Slaporte}}

<hr>

'''PS''': We still need more volunteers to help make this a fun and worthwhile event. Please add what you can offer and your name to the '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/SF/Wikipedia Day 2017#Volunteer|Project page]]''' or '''[[Wikipedia talk:Meetup/SF/Wikipedia Day 2017|Talk about it]]'''. It is a wiki, so please make direct edits to the Project page. The event is already growing due to volunteers that have stepped up so far. {{smiley}}

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:'''''[[Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon|Bay Area WikiSalon]]''''' ''meets one evening of every month as an inclusive and safe place to collaborate, mingle, munch or learn about new projects and ideas''. 
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{{small|Note: the previous invitation had a bum wikilink. Sorry!}} | {{small|([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this notice]])}} | [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 06:43, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
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== Bay Area WikiSalon invitation for February 22 ==

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<center><big>Please join us in downtown San Francisco!</big></center>

[[File:Panel fields questions on Journalism and Wikipedia (cropped).jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|alt=A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism]]

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks.
<hr>
'''Please note: You should''' '''''[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cjLRrSTlEkGOPTQ-h6A0WvSFI4ZmIUl6jEHp_RYas-E/viewform RSVP here],''''' '''and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name'''. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in.
<hr>
For further details, see: '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon February 2017|Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, February 2017]]'''

<hr>

See you soon! {{u|Ben Creasy}} and {{u|Checkingfax|Wayne}} | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here]])</small> | [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 06:47, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
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== Bay Area WikiSalon February reminder ==

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<center><big>Please join us in downtown San Francisco!</big></center>

[[File:Panel fields questions on Journalism and Wikipedia (cropped).jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|alt=A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism]]
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 6 p.m.
<hr>
For details and to RSVP: '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon February 2017|Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, February 2017]]'''
<hr>
See you soon! {{u|Ben Creasy}} and {{u|Checkingfax|Wayne}} (co-coordinators) | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here]])</small> | [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 02:58, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
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== Your invitation: Bay Area WikiSalon series at Noisebridge ==

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<center><big>Please join us in San Francisco!</big></center>

[[File:Panel fields questions on Journalism and Wikipedia (cropped).jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|alt=A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism]]

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. This month we are meeting at [[Noisebridge|Noisebridge makerspace/hackerspace]] in the Mission near 16th Street BART (temporary change of venue). The good news is this means that you can bring spontaneous guests if you forget to RSVP!

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks.
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== Reminder: Tonight is Bay Area WikiSalon at Noisebridge ==

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We are meeting at Noisebridge makerspace/hackerspace (temporary venue change) near 16th ST BART in SF.

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== Wednesday night you are invited! Bay Area WikiSalon ==

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The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather for the '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' series to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks. We will have some announcements and lightning talks from the floor, and a breakout session. This is our one year anniversary, so there will be cake!
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==Fair Use in Australia campaign update==
I'm writing you this followup message, as [[Wikipedia:Australian_Wikipedians%27_notice_board/Archive_49#Fair_use_campaign:_next_steps|you took the time to vote in support]] of a Wikipedia banner campaign for the introduction of Fair Use in Australia. 

After much planning and coordination with the WMF, [[w:Australian Digital Alliance|Australian Digital Alliance]], and [[w:Electronic Frontiers Australia|Electronic Frontiers Australia]], as of Monday the banner-campaign is active on English Wikipedia to a portion of logged-out readers in Australia ([[m:Talk:FairCopyrightOz#Fair Use in Australia campaign|technical details]]). The banners direct people to this page on Meta: '''[[m:FairCopyrightOz|FairCopyrightOz]]'''. That page, alongside lots of information, further directs people towards the campaign website faircopyright.org.au [https://www.faircopyright.org.au/take-action/#emailform where Australians are invited to write to their local MP to express support of Fair Use]. If you are interested in supporting this campaign, please, send a letter yourself using the template letter provided at that link.

Furthermore, and with the support of the ADA & EFA, we have received fantastic media coverage - with article "[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/fair-use-wikipedia-targets-australians-in-bid-to-change-the-law-20170521-gw9kzq.html Fair Use: Wikipedia targets Australians in bid to change the law]" appearing on page 2 of the Sydney Morning Herald and page 10 of the Melbourne Age on Monday's edition. It was for a time the 3rd most read article the Fairfax website, and ''Fair Use'' was "trending" on Twitter in Australia. We are running the account [https://twitter.com/faircopyrightoz @FairCopyrightOz] on twitter, and we are tracking other press-mentions [[m:Talk:FairCopyrightOz#Press mentions|on the talkpage on Meta]]. 

Today, day 2, we published a detailed post about the campaign [https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/22/australia-fair-use/ on the Wikimedia Blog], ran [https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/6ct2w0/we_are_from_wikipedia_the_ada_and_efa_australians/ an "Ask Me Anything" Q&A session] on the Australia page in Reddit, and [by happy coincidence of timing] the article [[History of fair use proposals in Australia]] appeared on the en.wp mainpage as a ''Did You Know''. [The creation of that "history of..." article was a specific request arising from in the community consultation in which you voted].

And, most importantly, in a little more than a day nearly 800 letters to MPs have been sent encouraging them to support the Productivity Commission's recommendation to adopt Fair Use in Australia. I urge you - '''[https://www.faircopyright.org.au/take-action/#emailform please add your own message]'''.

Sincerely, [[User:Wittylama|Witty]][[User talk:wittylama|lama]] 16:13, 23 May 2017 (UTC)

== Everybody is invited to the May 31 Bay Area WikiSalon series! ==

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The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. This month we are taking it on the road to Noisebridge makerspace/hackerspace!

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks. There will be periodic guided tours of Noisebridge. You can stay late, on your own! YeeHaw!
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For details and to RSVP, see: '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, May 2017|Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, May 2017]]'''
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== The Bay Area WikiSalon is an unSalon this month! ==

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We are taking July off! Please gather your thoughts for changes that you would like to see in the next 10 months and present them at our July 26 WikiSalon.

Ordinarily, the last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at the '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' series to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We normally allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend.
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You're invited to [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/The Black Woman is God Edit-a-Thon|''The Black Woman is God'' Edit-a-Thon]] at SOMArts in San Francisco on Saturday July 22, 1-4 pm. It'll be at 934 Brannan Street (between 8th & 9th). Everyone is welcome to join this editing event, held in conjunction with [http://www.somarts.org/theblackwomanisgod2017/ ''The Black Woman is God'' exhibition] to raise the online visibility of Black women artists and challenge the gaps in art history that erase or minimize Black women’s contributions as artists, activists and social change-makers. <small>(Message requested by [[User:Dreamyshade|Dreamyshade]] and delivered on 14:23, 9 July 2017 (UTC). You can [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|subscribe/unsubscribe to San Francisco event talk page notices here]].)</small>
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== Structured Data on Commons Newsletter, July 19, 2017 ==

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Welcome to the newsletter for '''Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons'''! You can [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/Structured Data on Commons|update your subscription to the newsletter]]. Do inform others who you think will want to be involved in the project!

===Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons?===

The millions of files on [https://commons.wikimedia.org '''Wikimedia Commons'''] are described with a lot of information or '''(meta)data'''. With the project [[c:Commons:Structured data|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons]], this data is '''structured''' more, and is made '''machine-readable'''. This will make it easier to view, search (also multilingually), edit, organize and re-use the files on Commons.

In early 2017, the Sloan Foundation funded this project ([[c:Commons:Structured data/Sloan Grant|see documentation]]). Development takes place in 2017–2020. It involves staff from the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Deutschland (WMDE) and many volunteers. To achieve this, [[mw:Wikibase|Wikibase]] support is added to Wikimedia Commons. Wikibase is the technology that is also used for [https://www.wikidata.org Wikidata].

===Recent developments: groundwork===

* A new and crucial [[c:Commons_talk:Structured_data#New_step_towards_structured_data_for_Commons_is_now_available:_federation|technical step ('''federation''')]] now makes it possible to reference data from one Wikibase website in another. Because of this, it will be possible to use Wikidata's items and properties to describe media files on Commons. 
* Another important piece of groundwork is under development: so-called [[mw:Requests for comment/Multi-Content Revisions|'''Multi-Content Revisions''']]. This feature allows structured data to be stored alongside wiki text, so that one wiki page can contain several types of content.

===Team updates===

* [[m:User:Abittaker (WMF)|Amanda Bittaker]] was hired as '''Program Manager''' for Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons. Amanda will take care of the overall management of the project. 
* [[m:User:SandraF (WMF)|Sandra Fauconnier]] (known as [[m:Special:CentralAuth/Spinster|Spinster]] in her volunteer capacity) is the new '''Community Liaison'''. She will support the collaboration between the communities (Commons, Wikidata, GLAM) and the product development teams at the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Deutschland.
* We have '''open positions''' for a '''[https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/673916 UX designer]''' and a '''[https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/609403 Product Manager]!''' 

===Talking with communities and allies===

* '''Long-term feedback from GLAMs'''. Besides the Wikimedia community, many external cultural and knowledge institutions (GLAMs - Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) are interested in Structured Data on Commons and are willing to provide feedback on the long-term plans for the project. [[m:User:Astinson (WMF)|Alex Stinson]], GLAM strategist at the Wikimedia Foundation, is currently in contact with Europeana, DPLA, the Smithsonian and the National Archives of the United States. Alex is also looking for other GLAM institutions who might be able to advise on the long term. If you know of an institution or partner that may be appropriate for consultation, do get in touch with Alex.
* [[m:User:Jmorgan (WMF)|Jonathan Morgan]], design researcher, is starting to work on two projects:
** [[m:Research:Supporting_Commons_contribution_by_GLAM_institutions|Researching batch upload workflows]] by interviewing '''GLAM institutions'''
** Researching the enrichment, organization and improvement tasks on already uploaded media files by engaging with '''active Commons contributors'''. This research follows up on [[c:file:HeavyCommonsUserQualitativeResearch.pdf|existing research by Wikimedia Deutschland]] on heavy Commons users.

===What comes next?===

* The Structured Data on Commons team meets in the week after Wikimania to lay the groundwork for the next steps. This includes '''new backend development and design work''', for better and more clear integration of the structured data in pages on Wikimedia Commons.
* The '''project's information pages on Wikimedia Commons''' will receive a long overdue update in the upcoming months. The team will also work on more and better communication channels. Feedback, wishes and tips are welcome at [[c:Commons talk:Structured data|the project's general talk page]].

===Get involved===

* Join us at [[wm2017:Wikimania|'''Wikimania''']]! We are present at the hackathon, and there will be a session on Saturday, August 12: [[wm2017:Submissions/Structured_Commons:_what_changes_are_coming?|Structured Commons: what changes are coming?]]
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* Stay tuned for requests for input, discussion and participation as soon as the info portal is refreshed (see above). These will also be announced via this newsletter.

Many greetings from [[m:User:SandraF (WMF)|SandraF (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:SandraF (WMF)|talk]]), Community Liaison for this project! 13:55, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
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== Structured Commons newsletter, October 25, 2017 ==

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;Community updates

* [[c:User:Rama|Rama]] published an '''article about Structured Commons''' in Arbido, a Swiss online magazine for archivists, librarians and documentalists: [http://arbido.ch/fr/edition-article/2017/metadonn%C3%A9es-donn%C3%A9es-de-qualit%C3%A9/donn%C3%A9es-structur%C3%A9es-la-puissance-de-wikidata-au-service-de-wikimedia-commons original in French, illustrated] and [[c:User:Rama/Structured Data|the article translated in English]].
* We now have a '''dedicated IRC channel''': [irc://irc.freenode.net/wikimedia-commons-sd wikimedia-commons-sd] <small><sup>[https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-commons-sd webchat]</sup></small>

;[[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved|Things to do / input and feedback requests]]

* Join the [[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Community_focus_group|'''community focus group''']]!
* '''Translation'''. Do you want to help out translating messages about Structured Data on Commons from English to your own language? Sign up on the [[m:Structured Data on Commons/Newsletter/Translators|translators page]].
* The '''[[c:Commons:Structured data|documentation and info pages about Structured Data on Commons]]''' have received a thorough update, in order to get them ready for all the upcoming work. Obsolete pages were archived. There are undoubtedly still a lot of omissions and bits that are unclear. You can help by editing boldly, and by leaving feedback and tips on the talk pages.
* We have started to '''[[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Tools|list tools, gadgets and bots]]''' that might be affected by Structured Commons in order to prepare for a smooth transition to the new situation. You can help by adding alerts about/to specific tools and developers [[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Tools|on the dedicated tools page]]. You can also [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T173971 create Phabricator tasks] to help keep track of this. Volunteers and developers interested in helping out with this process are extremely welcome - [[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Tools|please sign up]]!
* Help write '''[[m:Structured Data on Commons/Newsletter/Next|the next Structured Commons newsletter]]'''.

;[[c:Commons:Structured_data/About/Press_and_presentations|Presentations / Press / Events]]

[[File:Wikimania 2017 Structured Data on Commons 01.jpg|thumb|Audience at Structured Commons design discussion, Wikimania 2017]]
* Structured Data on Commons was presented at '''Wikimania 2017''' in Montréal for a packed room. First design sketches for search functionality were discussed during a breakout session. Read the Etherpad reports of [https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimedia2017-StructuredDataPresentation the presentation] and [https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimedia2017-StructuredDataDesignDiscussion the breakout session].
* '''Katherine Maher''', Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, [https://www.quora.com/session/Katherine-Maher/1 '''answered questions on Quora''']. [https://www.quora.com/Whats-your-take-on-VideoWiki-building-a-multi-media-encyclopedia One of her answers], mentioning Structured Data on Commons, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wikipedia-is-working-on-making-its-treasure-troves_us_59d2e800e4b03905538d17ea was republished on Huffington Post].
* Sandra Fauconnier, Amanda Bittaker and Ramsey Isler from the Structured Commons team will be at '''WikidataCon'''. Sandra [[d:Wikidata:WikidataCon_2017/Submissions/Structured_Data_on_Wikimedia_Commons:_what's_coming,_and_how_to_be_involved_as_Wikidatans|presents Structured Commons there]] (with a focus on fruitful collaboration between the Wikidata and Commons communities). If you attend the conference, don't hesitate to say hi and have a chat with us! ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T176858 phabricator task T176858])

;Team updates

[[File:Portrait and two axis exercise.jpg|thumb|The Structured Commons team at Wikimania 2017]]
Two new people have been hired for the Structured Data on Commons team. We are now complete! :-)
* '''Ramsey Isler''' is the new Product Manager of the Multimedia team.
* '''Pamela Drouin''' was hired as User Interface Designer. She works at the Multimedia team as well, and her work will focus on the Structured Commons project.

;Partners and allies

* We are still welcoming (more) '''staff from GLAMs''' (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) to become part of our '''long-term focus group''' ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174134 phabricator task T174134]). You will be kept in the loop of the project, and receive regular small surveys and requests for feedback. Get in touch with [[c:User:SandraF (WMF)|Sandra]] if you're interested - your input in helping to shape this project is highly valued!

;Research

'''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technology/Goals/2017-18_Q2#Segment_4:_Programs Design research]''' is ongoing.
* Jonathan Morgan and Niharika Ved have held '''interviews with various GLAM staff''' about their batch upload workflows and will finish and report on these in this quarter. ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T159495 phabricator task T159495])
* At this moment, there is also an '''[https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7WDA2RZvPDuaV7f online survey for GLAM staff]''', Wikimedians in Residence, and GLAM volunteers who upload media collections to Wikimedia Commons. The results will be used to understand how we can improve this experience. ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T175188 phabricator task T175188])
* Upcoming: '''interviews with Wikimedia volunteers''' who curate media on Commons (including tool developers), talking about activities and workflows. ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T175185 phabricator task T175185])

;[[c:Commons:Structured_data/Development|Development]]

In Autumn 2017, the Structured Commons development team works on the following major tasks (see also the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Audiences/2017-18_Q2_Goals#Programs quarterly goals for the team]):

* Getting '''Multi-Content Revisions''' sufficiently ready, so that the Multimedia and Search Platform teams can start using it to test and prototype things.
* Determine '''metrics and metrics baseline''' for Commons ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174519 phabricator task T174519]).
* The multimedia team at WMF is gaining expertise in '''Wikibase''', and unblocking further development for Structured Commons, by completing the '''MediaInfo extension''' for Wikibase.

;Stay up to date!

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Warmly, your community liaison, [[c:User:SandraF (WMF)|SandraF (WMF)]] ([[User talk:SandraF (WMF)|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]])

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== Structured Commons newsletter, December 13, 2017 ==

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;Community updates

* There was a IRC Office Hour about Structured Commons on November 21. [[m:IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2017-11-21|You can read the log here]].
* Our dedicated IRC channel: [irc://irc.freenode.net/wikimedia-commons-sd wikimedia-commons-sd] <small><sup>[https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-commons-sd webchat]</sup></small>

;[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved Things to do / input and feedback requests]
[[File:Akan MHNT.ETH.2010.25.078.jpg|thumb|A multi-licensed image on Wikimedia Commons, with a custom <nowiki>{{EthnologyItemMHNT}}</nowiki> Information template. Do you also know media files on Commons that will be interesting or challenging to model with structured data? Add them to the [[c:Commons:Structured data/Get involved/Feedback requests/Interesting Commons files|Interesting Commons files]] page.]]
* '''NEW:''' [http://www.allourideas.org/commonswdtools Participate in a survey] that helps us prioritize which tools are important for the Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata communities. The survey runs until December 22. [[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Tools|Here's some background]].
* '''NEW:''' [[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/Renaming_'captions'_and_'descriptions'|Help the team decide on better names for 'captions' and 'descriptions']]. You can provide input until January 3, 2018.
* '''NEW:''' [[c:Commons:Structured data/Get involved/Feedback requests/Interesting Commons files|Help collect interesting Commons files]], to prepare for the data modelling challenges ahead! Continuous input is welcome.
* Join the [[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Community_focus_group|community focus group]]!
* Do you want to translate messages and information about Structured Data on Commons from English to your own language? Sign up on the [[m:Structured Data on Commons/Newsletter/Translators|translators page]].

;[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/About/Press_and_presentations Presentations / Press / Events]
[[File:WikidataCon 2017 - Structured Commons and Wikidata.webm|thumb|Presentation about Structured Commons and Wikidata, at WikimediaCon in Berlin.]]
* [[c:User:SandraF (WMF)|Sandra]] presented the plans for Structured Commons during WikidataCon in Berlin, on October 29. The presentation focused on collaboration between the Wikidata and Commons communities. [[c:File:WikidataCon_2017_-_Structured_Commons_and_Wikidata.webm|You can see the full video here.]]

;Partners and allies
* We are still welcoming (more) staff from GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) to become part of our [[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/GLAM_focus_group|long-term focus group]] ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174134 phabricator task T174134]). You will be kept in the loop of the project, and receive regular small surveys and requests for feedback. Get in touch with [[c:User:SandraF (WMF)|Sandra]] if you're interested - your input in helping to shape this project is highly valued!

;Research
* Research findings from interviews and surveys of GLAM project participants are being published to the [[m:Research:Supporting_Commons_contribution_by_GLAM_institutions|research page]]. Check back over the next few weeks as additional details (notes, quotes, charts, blog posts, and slide decks) will be added to or linked from that page. 

;[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Development Development]
* The Structured Commons team has written and submitted a report about the first nine months of work on the project to its funders, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. [[c:File:Structured_Data_on_Commons_Nov._2017_Report_to_Alfred_P._Sloan_Foundation_-_From_the_Wikimedia_Foundation.pdf|The 53-page report, published on November 1, is available on Wikimedia Commons]].
* The team has started working on designs for changes to the upload wizard ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T182019 T182019]).
* We started preliminary work to prototype changes for file info pages.
* Work on the MediaInfo extension is ongoing ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T176012 T176012]).
* The team is continuing its work on baseline metrics on Commons, in order to be able to measure the effectiveness of structured data on Commons. ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174519 T174519])
* Upcoming: in the first half of 2018, the first prototypes and design sketches for file pages, the UploadWizard, and for search will be published for discussion and feedback!

;Stay up to date!
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== SFMOMA Edit-a-Thon in San Francisco, March 8 ==

You're invited to [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Art+Feminism@SFMOMA 2018|an Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon]] at SFMOMA in San Francisco on Thursday March 8, 5-9 pm. It'll be at 151 Third Street, 2nd floor, free to the public. Everyone is welcome to participate in an evening of communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to gender, art, and feminism. <small>(This message is from [[User:Dreamyshade]]. You can [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Invite|subscribe/unsubscribe to San Francisco event talk page notices here]].)</small> <br>
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== Structured Data on Commons Newsletter - Spring 2018 ==

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''Welcome to the newsletter for '''Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons'''! You can [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/Structured Data on Commons|update your subscription to the newsletter]] and [[m:Structured Data on Commons/Newsletter/Next|contribute to the next issue]]. Do inform others who you think will want to be involved in the project!''

;Community updates
* Our dedicated IRC channel: [irc://irc.freenode.net/wikimedia-commons-sd wikimedia-commons-sd] <small><sup>[https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-commons-sd webchat]</sup></small>
* Several Commons community members are working on ways to integrate Wikidata in Wikimedia Commons. While this is not full-fledged structured data yet, this work helps to prepare for future conversion of data, and helps to understand how Wikidata and Commons can work better together.
** Thanks to [[c:User:Jarekt|Jarekt]] and other contributors, some Commons templates can now be filled via Wikidata: <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[c:Template:Creator|Creator]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T89597 Phabricator]) and <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[c:Template:Institution|Institution]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T89599 Phabricator]). Work is ongoing on the <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[c:Template:Artwork|Artwork]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> template ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T89600 Phabricator]).
** Thanks to [[c:User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]]<nowiki> and others, Wikidata-powered infoboxes can now be added to Commons categories, with the template {{</nowiki>[[c:Template:Wikidata Infobox|Wikidata Infobox]]<nowiki>}}. (</nowiki>[[c:Category:The_Magistrates_(Gerard_ter_Borch)|Example]])
** [[c:User:Multichill|Multichill]] is working on an experimental workflow to upload images to Commons via Wikidata (and using metadata from Wikidata). [[c:Commons:WikiProject sum of all paintings/Missing creator templates|See a part of it here]].

;[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved Things to do / input and feedback requests]
* Join the [[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Community_focus_group|community focus group]]!
* Do you want to help out translating messages about Structured Data on Commons from English to your own language? Sign up on the [[m:Structured Data on Commons/Newsletter/Translators|translators page]].
* [[m:Structured Data on Commons/Newsletter/Next|Contribute to the next newsletter]].
;Discussions held
* [[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/First_licensing_consultation|Conversation about licensing and copyright modeling]].
* [[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/Ontology|High-level discussion on ontology for Commons]].
* [[c:Commons:Structured data/Get involved/Feedback requests/Multilingual Captions|Review first designs for multilingual captions]].
* [[m:IRC office hours/Office hours 2018-02-13|IRC office hour, 13 February]]

;Events
* [[m:Wikimedia Conference 2018|Wikimedia Conference]], Berlin, 20-22 April (+ [[m:Learning and Evaluation/News/Learning Days for Wikimedia Conference 2018|Learning Days]] 18-19 April): several sessions and workshops around Structured Commons
* [https://pro.europeana.eu/page/europeanatech-2018-programme EuropeanaTech Conference], Rotterdam, 15-16 May: several presentations + [[d:Wikidata:Events/EuropeanaTech 2018 Wikidata workshop day|a full workshop day on Monday 14 May about Wikidata and Structured Commons]]
* [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon 2018|Wikimedia Hackathon]], Barcelona, 18-20 May: [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon 2018/Structured Commons|Structured Commons as a focus area]]. 

;Partners and allies
* We are still welcoming (more) staff from GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) to become part of our '''long-term focus group''' ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174134 phabricator task T174134]). You will be kept in the loop of the project, and receive regular small surveys and requests for feedback. Get in touch with [[c:User:SandraF (WMF)|Sandra]] if you're interested - your input in helping to shape this project is highly valued!

;Research
* The research about GLAM contributions to Wikimedia Commons is concluded. [[wmfblog:2018/01/29/glam-multimedia-metadata-commons/|A blog post on the Wikimedia blog provides a summary]], and you can [[m:Research:Supporting Commons contribution by GLAM institutions|read the full results on meta.wikimedia.org]].

;[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Development Development]
* Prototypes will be available for Multilingual Captions soon.

;Stay up to date!
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* Join the next '''[[m:IRC office hours#Upcoming office hours|IRC office hour]]''' and ask questions to the team! The date for next quarter will be announced soon.

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== Bay Area WikiSalon invitation! ==

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Periodically, on the last Wednesday evening of the month, wiki enthusiasts gather at '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' to munch, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We allow time for announcements, informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Bring a friend! Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. This months focus is '''images'''!

We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks (maybe pizza too!).
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== UPDATE! Bay Area WikiSalon moved to June 6! ==

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Our apologies, but we are rescheduling to Wednesday, June 6 at 6:00 p.m. due to a WMF host scheduling conflict.
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See you soon! {{u|Nikikana|Niki}}, {{u|Ben Creasy|Ben}}, {{u|Slaporte|Stephen}}, and {{u|Checkingfax|Wayne}} | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/SFrancisco/Invite|Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here]])</small> | [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 03:38, 25 May 2018 (UTC) 
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== REMINDER: Bay Area WikiSalon is Wednesday, June 6 ==

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'''When''': Wednesday, June 6 at 6:00 p.m.
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See you soon! {{u|Nikikana|Niki}}, {{u|Lodewijk}}, {{u|Ben Creasy|Ben}}, {{u|Slaporte|Stephen}}, and {{u|Checkingfax|Wayne}} | <small>([[Wikipedia:Meetup/SFrancisco/Invite|Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here]])</small> | [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 00:41, 5 June 2018 (UTC) 
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== Structured Data on Commons Newsletter - Summer 2018 ==

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''Welcome to the newsletter for '''Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons'''! You can [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/Structured Data on Commons|update your subscription to the newsletter]] and [[m:Structured Data on Commons/Newsletter/Next|contribute to the next issue]]. Do inform others who you think will want to be involved in the project!''

;Community updates
* Our dedicated IRC channel: [irc://irc.freenode.net/wikimedia-commons-sd wikimedia-commons-sd] <small><sup>[https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-commons-sd webchat]</sup></small>
* Since our last newsletter, the Structured Data team has moved into designing and building prototypes for various features. The use of multilingual captions in the UploadWizard and on the file page has been researched, designed, discussed, and built out for use. Behind the scenes, back-end work on search is taking place and designs are being drawn up for the front-end. There will soon be specifications published for the use of the first [[d:Help:Properties|Wikidata property]] on Commons, "[[d:Property:P180|Depicts]]," and a prototype is to be released to go along with that.

;[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved Things to do / input and feedback requests]

* A [[c:Commons:Structured data/Get involved/Feedback requests/Properties for Commons|workshop on what Wikidata properties Commons will need]]. This workshop will be open for the entire month of July 2018 at minimum.

* Join the [[c:Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Community_focus_group|community focus group]]!
* Do you want to help out translating messages about Structured Data on Commons from English to your own language? Sign up on the [[m:Structured Data on Commons/Newsletter/Translators|translators page]].
* [[m:Structured Data on Commons/Newsletter/Next|Contribute to the next newsletter]].
;Discussions held

* In late February there was a discussion around how [[c:Commons:Structured data/Get involved/Feedback requests/Ontology|Commons generally sees data being modeled]].

* The first discussion on [[c:Commons:Structured data/Get involved/Feedback requests/First licensing consultation|copyright and licensing with Commons]] was held in March. This was a "high level" discussion, there will be a consultation later this summer about the deeper mapping of copyright and licensing in a structured way.
* In April there was an [[c:Commons:Structured data/Get involved/Feedback requests/GLAM metadata and ontologies mapping|exercise for GLAM partners in metadata and ontology mapping]].
* A discussion about [[c:Commons:Structured data/Get involved/Feedback requests/Multilingual Captions and MediaInfo|the design for Multilingual Captions on the file page]] took place in May. You can still review the designs and leave feedback.
* There was an [[m:IRC office hours/Office hours 2018-06-26|IRC office hour in June]] to discuss progress so far and future plans.

;Wikimania 2018
* Three sessions about Structured Commons are officially scheduled for Wikimania 2018 - Cape Town, South Africa - July 2018.
**[[wm2018:Program/Wikimedia_Commons_and_GLAM_needs_around_the_world|Wikimedia Commons and GLAM needs around the world]] (F''riday 20 July, 10:30 local time'')
**[[wm2018:Program/Structured_Data_on_Wikimedia_Commons_and_knowledge_equity|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons and knowledge equity]] ''(Friday 20 July, 14:00 local time)''
**[[wm2018:Program/Design_challenge_workshop:_How_can_multilingual_structured_metadata_bring_knowledge_equity_to_Commons?|Design challenge workshop: How can multilingual structured metadata bring knowledge equity to Commons?]] ''(Friday 20 July, 14:30 local time)''
*Structured Data on Commons is also [[wm2018:Hackathon/Structured_Commons|a focus area during the Wikimania 2018 Hackathon]]. We will, among other things, do 'live' modelling of Wikidata properties for Commons - an offline spin-off of [[c:Commons:Structured data/Get involved/Feedback requests/Properties for Commons|the community consultation taking place on wiki]].

;Partners and allies
* We are still welcoming (more) staff from GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) to become part of our '''long-term focus group''' ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174134 phabricator task T174134]). You will be kept in the loop of the project, and receive regular small surveys and requests for feedback. Get in touch with [[c:User:SandraF (WMF)|Sandra]] if you're interested - your input in helping to shape this project is highly valued!
*Structured Data on Commons was [[c:File:Structured_Data_on_Commons_-_EuropeanaTech_2018.pdf|presented to GLAM audiences during EuropeanaTech 2018 in Rotterdam]] (15 May 2018) and [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/content/ddbforum-information-werkstattberichte-diskussionen-austausch at the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek Forum in Berlin] (4 June 2018).

;Research

Two research projects about Wikimedia Commons are currently ongoing, or in the process of being finished:

# [[Research:Curation workflows on Wikimedia Commons]]—a project that seeks to understand the current workflows of Commons contributors who curate media (categorize it, delete it, link to it from other projects, etc.).
# [[Research:Technical needs of external re-users of Commons media]]—soliciting feedback from individuals and organizations that re-use Commons content outside of Wikimedia projects, in order to understand their current painpoints and unmet needs.

* 

;[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Development Development]
* Prototypes will be available for Depicts soon.

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-- [[c:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[c:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])

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== Structured Data Newsletter - Research link fix ==

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Greetings,

The newsletter omitted two interwiki prefixes, breaking the links on non-meta wikis as you might see above. Here are the correct links:

# [[m:Research:Curation workflows on Wikimedia Commons]]—a project that seeks to understand the current workflows of Commons contributors who curate media (categorize it, delete it, link to it from other projects, etc.).
# [[m:Research:Technical needs of external re-users of Commons media]]—soliciting feedback from individuals and organizations that re-use Commons content outside of Wikimedia projects, in order to understand their current painpoints and unmet needs.

My apologies, I hope you find the corrected links helpful.

- [[User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 21:21, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
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== Bay Area WikiSalon invitation for July 25! ==

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[[File:Wikimedia Community Logo.svg|left|frameless|upright=.25|alt=Wikimedia Community logo]][[File:Panel at Wikipedia 15 - 2.jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|alt=A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism]]

<b>P</b>eriodically, on the last Wednesday evening of the month, wiki enthusiasts gather at the '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' series to munch, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We allow time for announcements, informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Bring a friend! Kid/family friendly. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. This months focus is '''reliable sources'''!

We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks (maybe pizza too!).
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== Bay Area WikiSalon invitation for September 26! ==

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[[File:Wikimedia Community Logo.svg|left|frameless|upright=.25|alt=Wikimedia Community logo]][[File:Bay Area WikiSalon Oct 2016 - 4.jpg |right|frameless|upright=1.36|alt=WikiSalon attendees]]

<b>P</b>eriodically, on the last Wednesday evening of the month, wiki enthusiasts gather at the '''Bay Area WikiSalon''' series to munch, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We allow time for announcements, informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Bring a friend! Kid/family friendly. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. This months' focus is '''Did you know ... ?'''

We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks (maybe pizza too!).
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<b>H</b>ey, folks. Reminder: Wednesday evening at 6 is the Bay Area WikiSalon series.

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* Multilingual Captions, the first feature release for Structured Data, is coming in January of 2019
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**[[mw:Help:File captions|Help using captions]] has been set up, if you'd like to go ahead and see the workflow
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**[[m:IRC office hours/Office hours 2018-10-04|Log for 4 October]]
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Hi all, following up on [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Village_pump&oldid=331569911#Structured_data_-_Multilingual_captions_beta_testing last month's announcement]...

'''Multilingual file captions will be released this week, on either Wednesday, 9 January or Thursday, 10 January 2019.''' Captions are a feature to add short, translatable descriptions to files. Here's some links you might want to look follow before the release, if you haven't already:

# [[mw:Help:File_captions|Read over the help page for using captions]] - I wrote the page on mediawiki.org because captions are available for any MediaWiki user, feel free to host/modify a copy of the page here on Commons.
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* [https://space.wmflabs.org/2019/08/27/working-with-structured-data-on-commons-a-status-report/ Working with Structured Data on Commons: A Status Report], by [[User:Lucas Werkmeister|Lucas Werkmeister]], discusses some ways that editors can work with structured data. Topics include tools that have been written or modified for structured data, in addition to future plans for tools and querying services.
* [https://space.wmflabs.org/2019/07/25/structured-data-on-commons-a-blog-series/ Structured Data on Commons - A Blog Series], written by me, is a five-part posting that covers the basics of the software and features that were built to make structured data happen. The series is meant to be friendly to those who may have some knowledge of Commons, but may not know much about the structured data project.

I hope these are informative and useful, comments and questions are welcome. All the blogs offer a comment feature, and you can log in with your Wikimedia account using [[mw:Special/Mylanguage/Help:OAuth|oAuth]]. I look forward to seeing some posts over there. -- [[User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 21:33, 23 September 2019 (UTC) </div>
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