Wikipedia:Meetup/Kelantan 1



The Wikipedia Kelantan Meetup 1 (the 15th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the 1st Wikipedia meetup held at the Malaysian state of Kelantan. It was also the first Malaysia meetup held at high school. The meetup was held on:


 * Date: Monday, 6 August 2018
 * Time: 7:40-9:00 a.m.
 * Venue: Dataran Bestari, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kamil, Pasir Puteh District, Kelantan, Malaysia
 * Medium of communication: Malay

Things to bring

 * Laptop or tablet
 * Notebook/pen/pencil
 * Camera (for group photo shooting)

Participants

 * CyberTroopers (presenter)

Topics

 * Behind Wikipedia
 * Wikipedia for beginners

Minutes of meeting

 * Reveals the history of Wikipedia Malaysia's formation from a small community to a large community today.
 * The purpose of Wikipedia Malaysia formation.
 * Explain that Wikipedia is a non-governmental organization and non-profit organization comprising volunteers who are willing to contribute to their surroundings.
 * Writing articles in Wikipedia is not based on emotions but in a neutral state.
 * Accuracy in writing articles - based on right references.
 * Importance of authenticity of writing - respecting the copyrights of any article.
 * Roles of Bots, Admin, Bureaucrats in controlling the state of Wikipedia users.
 * Vandalism in Wikipedia.
 * Misuse in Wikipedia.
 * Recruiting Wikipedia editors to improve Wikipedia's Wikipedia activism to contribute on the current issues.
 * Methods to register as the editor and ways to writing first article (using Article Wizard).

Public transport

 * The school is accessible within walking distance west of Pasir Puteh Bus Station.
 * From Sultan Ismail Petra Airport to Terminal Bas Kota Bharu to Terminal Bas Pasir Puteh Sentral. Then you can take a cab to SMK Kamil.

Self driving
- Key-in SMK Kamil in Waze or Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Kamil in Google Map - Address: Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, Malaysia - Coordinate: 5°50'21.0"N 102°23'42.7"E

Disability access
The meetup venue was located on the ground floor with easy wheelchair access, equipped with toilet on the same floor.