Wikipedia:Geonotice/Old requests/2020

Meetup/San Diego/September 2020 Wiknic
Discussion
 * User requesting: RightCow LeftCoast  ( Moo ) 01:19, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Done with minor modifications. I've excluded LA from the targeted region (since this will be a fully San Diego event), delinked bonfire, and bolded the link to the meetup. Hope this works, Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 17:09, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
 * , I was hoping to utilize the geonotice to invite all Wikimedians in the Southern California region. Also it's been a minute since we have invited Wikimedians in (The Greater) Los Angeles (Area), to any events in San Diego.-- RightCow LeftCoast ( Moo ) 19:47, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, my personal position is that expanding this to LA will increase the number of people targeted by 5x and that optimistically only a couple users who live in LA would be able to come to San Diego. That's why I'm somewhat opposed to increasing the range to LA, but if you feel strongly about it I'm totally fine if you ask another administrator to take a look at this thread and increase the range if they want to. Best, Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 19:53, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
 * the last meetup organized which Wikimedians from the Greater Los Angeles area were invited to attend, was in December 2019. If US-LA were to organize an in person meetup during the period which the requested geonotice is active, I would understand reducing the geographic scope due to overlapping geonotices, however this is not the case to the best of my present knowledge.-- RightCow LeftCoast ( Moo ) 17:35, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I would support including LA in the SD meetup notice if there is any realistic prospect of anyone deciding to drive from LA to SD for the meetup off the back of that notice (which I think is plausible - we regularly have Wikimedians driving 2-3 hours from the Eastern England countryside to Cambridge meetups). However, I see that there's also the US-wide WikNic notice. Shall we keep the notice to SD only for now, and then expand it to include LA after 17 August? Deryck C. 20:56, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Having two geonotices with overlapping areas is not a problem - some people will see one, some the other, and a number of them will see both. If a user sees both geonotices, they can dismiss either one, or both as they wish. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 10:30, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

London/155 London's lockdown meetup has been extended to zones 7 - 12
Discussion
 * User requesting:  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  13:41, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I already put up a notice for this meetup, although I have to admit your wording is more amusing :) the wub "?!"  13:52, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

Meetup/UK virtual/1
Discussion ✅ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 04:42, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
 * User requesting: Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 14:44, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Open access for federally funded research
Discussion
 * Reason for requesting: I ask that this request for information from the US Office of Science and Technology Policy pertaining to open access to federally sponsored research be targeted to US readers. This issue is absolutely central to the movement. Volunteers, the Foundation, chapters and affiliates have been trying to achieve it for decades. Please note the solicitation has a deadline of March 16 at 4:59 p.m. Eastern time.
 * User requesting: EllenCT (talk) 19:23, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hey, while I agree this is an important issue and am sympathetic to this request, this falls outside of what geonotices have traditionally been used for. Is there any consensus that this is an appropriate use of a geonotice? Kevin ( alt of L235 · t · c) 19:35, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Kevin, a geonotice was called the optimal solution at MediaWiki talk:Watchlist-messages, and was recommended at WT:CENT as well. EllenCT (talk) 20:05, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
 * My reading of those discussions is that a geonotice is preferred compared to posting at CENT, but commenters are not necessarily supporting a watchlist notification themselves. As said, This may or may not be a worthy goal, but even if it was a worthy goal, it isn't really what this template is intended for. (emphasis added). I know this is hard given the tight deadline here, but I would prefer to see a more explicit consensus for addition before essentially launching a US-wide political call to action on Wikipedia. Courtesy ping:  Kevin ( alt of L235 · t · c) 21:08, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't normally police geonotices, but this seemed inappropriate for a WLN as the 'call to action' is a bit vague and off-wiki - also only seems applicable to editors in one country. — xaosflux  Talk 23:30, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
 * The point about geonotices is that they are directed to one locality - in this case the United States - so it wouldn't be seen by people to whom it's not applicable. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 09:03, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh indeed that helps, I was only here because I was pinged and only was referring to the WLN decline. — xaosflux  Talk 11:38, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * FWIW, I support the geonotice request. Unless I've been logging in to the wrong website all this time, we're here to give every person "free access to the sum of all human knowledge", which is what this RFI is all about. So it seems to me that this would serve the purpose of the project, and any other considerations would be secondary. It's a political request only to the extent that anything involving a government agency is going to be political. Vagueness is a legitimate concern; I think it would be ideal if there was an on-wiki page giving additional background and guidance, but I don't see any reason why the request as it stands would be any more problematic than any other sort of on-wiki call to off-weiki action (such as editathons). -- Visviva (talk) 02:26, 11 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Support We make a lot of crappy geonotices/centralnotices about events on commons, small editathons, pointless outreach events, blah blah blah. This is an important issue, and a geonotice is one of the only ways in which Wikipedia can publicly endorse the cause. SD0001 (talk) 07:31, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I think this is a fine use of a geonotice. It fits with the wikimedia movements goals and is actionable for everyone in the US. ‑‑Trialpears (talk) 12:09, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. My reading of this discussion is that various venues of notification have been explored, and a US-targeted geonotice is the least bad option. I think the lack of a precedent means that we should try it. We can always retract the notice if people start complaining. Deryck C. 12:53, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Consider me the first to complain; asking for activism on watchlists, regardless of how noble the cause, is completely inappropriate. Please remove this. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 13:31, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for opening the discussion, and thanks User:TonyBallioni for unloading the geonotice. Let's continue the discussion at Village pump (policy). Deryck C. 14:41, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Community College Awareness Month edit-a-thon @ Southwestern College
Discussion
 * Reason for requesting: To inform editors in San Diego County and Northern Baja California of an edit-a-thon.
 * User requesting:-- RightCow LeftCoast ( Moo ) 05:02, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 05:14, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

[| UMass Lowell and Pollard Memorial Library Women in Red]
Discussion
 * Reason for requesting - we have hosting an edit-a-thon this weekend and want to make sure editors in the region know about it so they can join us. I'm pretty sure I have the right corner coordinates for the state of Massachusetts and surrounding areas. --LibraryGurl (talk) 15:45, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Doing, though normally I'd prefer linking to some sort of on-wiki WP:Meetup page. Best, Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 05:06, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Please note I've edited your text somewhat; see below. Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 05:12, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Meetup/Albany-Capital_Region/ArtAndFeminism_2020
Discussion
 * ''Reason for requesting: We hope new and experienced Wikipedians might be able to join us. (I hope that this type of geographical listing is ok, I've copied it from previous geonotices. I'll fix if "corners" are needed. Thank you)
 * User requesting: TrudiJ (talk) 17:11, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. You might want to check out the format in which I added it so you can make future requests that are a bit easier to action, but this is fine if that's what you've got. Also note that internal Wikipedia links should use the double-square-bracket format . Thanks, Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 00:15, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Asia Pacific American Heritage Month edit-a-thon @ San Diego Central Library
Discussion
 * Reason for requesting: To inform local editors of a edit-a-thon in Downtown San Diego.
 * User requesting: -- RightCow LeftCoast ( Moo ) 04:03, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Done, Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 00:15, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Black History Month Wiki-a-thon at Prelinger Library, San Francisco
Discussion
 * User requesting: Nikikana (talk) 22:24, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Forgive the very short notice for this, as the event is in two days. If this could be posted today or tomorrow we'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks for any help. Nikikana (talk) 22:24, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 05:46, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

Wikimedia in Education UK Summit 2020
Discussion
 * User requesting: Link is Wikimedia UK blog; is that OK? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:35, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Yes, the blog is OK. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 04:14, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

January Wikipedia meet up in Cork
Discussion
 * User requesting:   &#9749;  Antiqueight  chatter 21:44, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 03:44, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

Art + Feminism Editathon at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
Discussion
 * User requesting: Cpfffr (talk) 15:37, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Please let me know if I've submitted this incorrectly. I know external links are not preferred, but I'm not sure of the best way to handle the Outreach Dashboard link. Thank you! Cpfffr (talk) 15:37, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
 * You've formatted it as if it were an internal link. One pair of square brackets and no pipe, see WP:EL. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 20:46, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I've corrected the formatting. Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 22:28, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Cpfffr (talk) 14:08, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 03:44, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Cpfffr (talk) 14:08, 22 January 2020 (UTC)


 * I've just realized that the URL is broken. Is it possible to have the link changed to this one? https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Black_Mountain_College_Museum_and_Arts_Center/Black_Mountain_College_Museum_and_Arts_Center_-_Art_and_Feminism_2020_(March_28,_2020) Apologies for the inconvenience! Cpfffr (talk) 01:45, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 04:14, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Enhancing the Narrative of DC Public Schools: A Wikipedia Editing Workshop 2020
Discussion
 * User requesting: Gamaliel  ( talk ) 23:27, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 23:33, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

or anyone. I’ve just learned the museum has postponed the event until February due to some kind of last minute issue. Please remove and I will re-request once I verify the final date. Thank you. Gamaliel ( talk ) 20:59, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 21:32, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Meetup/San Diego/January 2020
Discussion ✅ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 07:20, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Reason for requesting: To inform local editors of a Wikipedia Day event in Downtown San Diego.
 * User requesting:-- RightCow LeftCoast ( Moo ) 06:11, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Meetup/DC/Women's Suffrage Centennial Wikipedia Editing Workshop
Discussion ✅ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 07:26, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 * User requesting: Gamaliel  ( talk ) 18:21, 7 December 2019 (UTC)