We had a similar discussion back in January: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Groups/San_Francisco#New.2C_related_group_starting_up_23290
I hope folks get together and edit lots of pages. For my part, I don't want to be part of a group or chapter, I would rather just have an easy way to follow get togethers, and pick which ones I show up at. This is the only Wikipedia list I will subscribe to, so if folks do end up making new groups, please include a page of events I can watch somewhere (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Groups?) or make a calendar available. Part of accessibility is being flexible and considerate of folks who work all kinds of hours and also have childcare needs, among others. The very act of creating a group signals to some that they have to be more involved than you would propose, so I advocate for an informal group that uses the existing channels to broadcast their meetings, at least until they've hit that critical mass that they need to create their own bureaucracy. ^_^ More pointed, I would be interested in attending and acting as roving support; I don't have a lot of knowledge about any local areas, but I geek out on MediaWiki, and have experience as an editor in the sense of checking others' work. I hope you folks success in getting a space somewhere. maiki On 07/29/2013 05:53 PM, Sabahat Ashraf ("iFaqeer") wrote: > I want to chime in and support this proposal. If the group gets too > big and we have a lot of people from Oakland or Fremont (my personal > home), we can "spin out", but for now, please consider this. If not in > the name, at least in terms of how the chapter is defined and > described. > > Sabahat. > --- > Sabahat I Ashraf ("iFaqeer") > Communicator. Citizen. Fakir. > iFaqeer @ Gmail/Gtalk, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, .com > darwaish @ yahoo > 415 881 7834 > > > On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Sarah Stierch <sstie...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Weird request and I understand if it gets shot down for locality: >> >> If a Berkeley meetup group is being formed, think we can create it as an >> East Bay group instead? >> >> I live in Oakland, and I think ideally it would be unifying (since our >> groups are so small) to make it an encompassing group so folks throughout >> the region feel welcome. But, I also understand if folks want to keep it >> Berkeley-centric for Berkeley locals. (And those who feel bold enough to >> "act" like like one/invade :) ) >> >> Thanks for taking the lead on this, it is very appreciated! >> >> Sarah >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 28, 2013, at 7:17 AM, Karen Coyle <kco...@kcoyle.net> wrote: >> >>> Hello, all. >>> >>> I've taken up the organizer role for the Berkeley Wikipedia meet-up group. >>> I'll do some figuring out on how to use Meetup. Would the person who >>> volunteered to find a space on UC campus please contact me? >>> >>> I presume that we are aiming at a September first meeting, given how summer >>> seems to disrupt schedules. >>> >>> If we can't find other meet-up places, my home has wifi, various computers >>> and screens, networked printing, and a fridge. We can try a meeting here, >>> if it's not a large one. >>> >>> kc >>> -- >>> Karen Coyle >>> kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net >>> ph: 1-510-540-7596 >>> m: 1-510-435-8234 >>> skype: kcoylenet >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-SF mailing list >>> Wikimedia-SF@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-SF mailing list >> Wikimedia-SF@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-SF mailing list > Wikimedia-SF@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf
