Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/May 2022

Wikimedia New York City invites you to attend its monthly WikiWednesday Salon on Wednesday, May 25, from 7:00 pm - 8:30 PM ET. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

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

Details

 * Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
 * Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET, with time for breakout rooms from 8 - 8:30
 * Location: Online! See "How to connect" below.


 * This month's facilitator is Rhododendrites.

How to connect via Zoom
How to connect: To join just follow this url: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478

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 (852 1251 9478). Please keep in mind that if you dial in by phone you will be able to listen, but will miss all visuals.

Welcome

 * Zoom etiquette
 * Introductions

Recent/current events
(Feel free to add any recent Wikimedia-related events you'd like to share)
 * WikiGap 2022 - Women, Health & Environment Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (28 April)
 * Hacknic 2022 (22 May)

Upcoming events
(Feel free to add any upcoming Wikimedia-related events you'd like to share)
 * Environment of the Bronx Editing Wikipedia for Beginners - June 8, New York Botanical Garden

Share + Discuss
(please add any recent Wikimedia projects/events/activities you'd like to share with the group or open for discussion. These should be 3 minutes max. Please propose a breakout room for longer discussions.)
 * Monthly collaboration
 * We could use more video! &mdash; Rhododendrites  talk \\ 00:31, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * new items, resources, categories and restructured entries, to cover, you guessed it.... current history!  --Sm8900 (talk) 13:09, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * also I just got a new proposal through, at Village Pump. nothig major, just a well-known navbox. thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 13:09, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * How I broke MassMessage this morning: A story of buffaloes.--Pharos (talk) 21:22, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Got a few LIRR photos to share, along with some remarks about their possible use and galleries in general. ComplexRational (talk) 21:56, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Are there any questions about Wikimedia projects you'd like to ask?
(anything at all! We'll do our best to answer if we can)


 * well yes. can we set up some subgroups or sub-processes, within the overall governance of nyc chapter? thanks! --Sm8900 (talk) 13:23, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Questions about uploading to Commons, or getting people to upload to Commons? &mdash; Rhododendrites  talk \\ 23:32, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Ask questions here

Breakout room proposals
(The last 30 minutes is dedicated to small group discussions. Breakout room topics may arise during the course of other discussions, but feel free to propose one in advance, too!)
 * I would like to speak about some of the NYC chapter internal items, if possible. I'd be willing to discuss in a breakout room, if that might make the discussion process a little more easy. thanks!!! (by the way, I'm not 100% sure I can attend tonight anyway.) --Sm8900 (talk) 13:22, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Add breakout room proposals here

Possible
At this point, I'm not sure I can come up to anything in NYC for health reasons I won't disclose. I can try Zoom, but I'm not making any promises. -User:DanTD (talk) 01:21, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

hoping tio attend. I will see later. thanks! --Sm8900 (talk) 13:08, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Likely attendees

 * &mdash; Rhododendrites  talk \\ 03:11, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * ComplexRational (talk) 03:53, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Wil540 art (talk) 17:53, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
 * DutchTreat (talk) 20:16, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Pharos (talk) 18:59, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Jim.henderson (talk) 20:27, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * kosboot (talk) 00:51, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 23:11, 25 May 2022 (UTC)