Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/April 2021

Wikimedia New York City invites you to attend its monthly WikiWednesday Salon on Wednesday, April 21, from 7:00 pm - 8:30 PM. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

As this WikiWednesday is just the day before Earth Day, we will have an environmental focus.

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

Details

 * Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
 * 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 via Zoom
How to connect: To join just follow this url: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81986754458

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 (81986754458). Please keep in mind that if you dial in by phone you will be able to listen, but will miss all visuals.


 * I'd love to talk about the possibility of our switching to using a platform like jitsi.org. Here are some articles of incidences that involved Zoom bombing, which obviously we've never been victim to, otherwise we'd be on something like Jitsi! Something more familiar to folks who teach and/or have kids. Zoom is not end-to-end encrypted, whereas Jitsi is and is free to boot.--A21sauce (talk) 18:53, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Agenda
This month's facilitator is Windblown29.
 * Zoom etiquette
 * Welcome + Introductions


 * Recent Events
 * April 3: LES Art + Activism Edit-a-Thon III
 * April 7: Seton Hall Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon


 * Upcoming Events
 * April 22: NYC Waste Management-themed Earth Day Edit-a-Thon


 * Share + Discuss (please add any recent Wikimedia projects/events/activities you'd like to share with the group or open for discussion):
 * iNaturalist and citizen science projects (User:Invertzoo)
 * New York City Council district maps (User:DutchTreat)
 * Wiki Loves Earth (User:Pharos)
 * WikiProject New York City green space articles (User:Epicgenius)
 * Using Jitsi v. Zoom in future meetups (See above in "How to connect via Zoom") (User:A21sauce)
 * glad to see this item on the agenda. I have an article that specifically compares various messaging platforms. it is at Comparison of user features of messaging platforms. I have not included Jitsi there, but perhaps i can do so. thanks, User:A21sauce! ---Sm8900 (talk) 🚀🌍 14:56, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm so glad to see the item above listed here. I have added a new article to list any proposals by Wikimedia; it is at Wikimedia proposals. Interested to hear any comments, feedback, etc. thanks! ---Sm8900 (talk) 🚀🌍 14:54, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Wow, Sm8900, and thank you for your support!--A21sauce (talk) 17:41, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Picture of the Year needs a new coordinator! If you're looking for a somewhat technical project or know someone who might be, see this thread on Commons &mdash; Rhododendrites  talk \\ 20:20, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Are there any questions about Wikimedia projects you'd like to ask?
 * I'm new to editing - could we talk about how to add coordinates to articles? Amethystloucks (talk) 18:01, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Regrets

 * Emjackson42 (talk) 00:39, 19 April 2021 (UTC) Baby's bedtime is now 7... sorry to miss this!

Likely attendees

 * Pharos (talk) 15:44, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
 * DutchTreat (talk) 21:53, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * &mdash; Rhododendrites  talk \\ 22:23, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * kosboot (talk) 13:01, 9 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Windblown29 (talk) 13:20, 10 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Wil540 art (talk) 19:32, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Epicgenius (talk) 21:24, 17 April 2021 (UTC)


 * A21sauce (talk) 06:28, 18 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Ronald Sexton (talk) 01:59, 19 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Jim.henderson (talk) 14:24, 19 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Trouver (talk) 17:22, 19 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Invertzoo (talk) 11:59, 21 April 2021 (UTC) if you would like me to talk about iNaturalist-related citizen science projects and publications.
 * Sm8900 (talk) 🚀🌍 14:52, 21 April 2021 (UTC)


 * DharmaDrummer (talk) 17:02, 21 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Amethystloucks (talk) 17:59, 21 April 2021 (UTC)


 * JackFromWisconsin (talk &#124; contribs) 20:19, 21 April 2021 (UTC)


 * HugoHelp (talk) 20:25, 21 April 2021 (UTC)


 * CmdrDan (talk) 21:49, 21 April 2021 (UTC)