Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/October 2020

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WikiWednesday Salon

When and Where
Date	Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Time	7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location	Zoom!

Wikimedia New York City invites you to attend its monthly WikiWednesday Salon and annual member's meeting on Wednesday, September 23rd from 7:00 pm - 8:30 PM. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

• Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2020
• Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm, with time for breakout rooms from 8 - 8:30
• Location: Online! See "How to connect" below.

How to connect: To join just follow this url: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89430174287

If you have not used Zoom before, you will be prompted to download its launcher program. It works on PC, Mac, and Linux. If necessary, you can also connect through Zoom's iOS or Android app, which you can find on the zoom.us website. As a last resort, you can also dial in by phone, calling (646)876-9923 and enter the meeting ID (894 3017 4287). Please keep in mind that if you dial in by phone you will be able to listen, but will miss all visuals.

This month's facilitator is User:Megs

• Zoom etiquette
• Welcome + Introductions
• Recent and Upcoming Events
  • Fashion Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Comment period re: proposed changes to bylaws
• Share + Discuss (In honor of Wikidata's birthday, we especially encourage talks related to Wikidata projects or tools!)
  • Fashion on Wikidata
    • WikiProject Fashion To do list (we looked in particular at the Shoes and shoe components lists)
  • Wikidata as an alternative to the Wikipedia sandbox
  • WikiCite! What is it and why do we need it? (Megs (talk) 14:52, 21 October 2020 (UTC))[reply]
  • Wikidata for Authority Control - (DutchTreat)
  • Add your item!

Regrets

Likely attendees

• Pharos (talk) 22:09, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• DutchTreat (talk) 10:33, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Jim.henderson (talk) 12:50, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Blue Rasberry (talk) 13:27, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Megs (talk) 14:52, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• I shall try. Bearian (talk) 18:20, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• I hope to join you! - PKM (talk) 20:26, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• - DGG ( talk ) 22:50, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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• Wil540 art (talk) 23:10, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 23:22, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]