Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/NYBG July 2023

The LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden, Wikimedia New York City, and the Environment of New York City Task Force, welcome the general public of all experience levels to come to the Mertz Library in person and learn how to use Wikipedia! All skill levels welcome at the event! Experienced Wikipedia editors from the local Wikipedia chapter will be in attendance and available to help. Training sessions will be offered at the start of this event covering introductory topics. Attendees familiar with editing Wikipedia can edit off of a worklist focused on the environment of New York City; as well as, a sub-list focused on the environment of the Bronx. The Mertz Library will pull topical media from their collection to assist the editing.

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

Please contact User:wil540_art, Mertz Library Manager of Public Services Samantha D'Acunto, or any other member of WMNYC or Mertz library staff if any activities appear to go against the WMNYC Code of Conduct.

The event will run from 12pm to 3pm, attendees are invited to come at any time they can make it and stay for as long or little as they'd like!

You can also sign-up & learn more about the event here on the NYBG's website: https://www.nybg.org/event/wikipedia-environment-of-the-bronx-edit-a-thon/

Event details

 * Hosts: The LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden
 * Date: Saturday, July 29th, 2023
 * Time: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
 * Location: New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458 40.86653°N, -73.87903°W Entrance to the Library is free; when you arrive, alert Security that you are here for the event. Please enter through the Mosholu Entrance at 2950 Southern Boulevard.
 * Directions: Directions @ NYBG
 * Cost: Free
 * NYBG page (optional): Event page at nybg.org
 * What to bring: Laptop if you have one! Questions about Wikipedia!
 * Dashboard: Join New York Botanical_Garden/Environment of the Bronx (July 2023)
 * Participants: Open to all!

Environment of the Bronx related Wikipedia articles to edit & create:
''Note: We have compiled a list of articles that need attention. For the beginners: Don't be intimidated! A great place to start is to search through an article that interests you and look for spelling or grammar errors. Find one word out of place. Editing one sentence to make it flow better. Those are all great contributions. It is ok to start small.''
 * Environment of The Bronx related articles to review, improve, & create
 * Environment of NYC related articles to review & improve
 * Environment of NYC related articles to create

For multilingual editors, there are wikipedia projects in many different languages, for example: Spanish-language Wikipedia. For those that are multilingual, there are a lot opportunities to translate English language wikipedia articles into other languages.

Current exhibition: Ebony Patterson, mention of art exhibitions at LuEsther T. Mertz Library and New York Botanical Garden generally.

Other thematic: Elizabeth Akers Allen poem, natural dye yarns

Oysters in New York City

Agenda

 * 12:15pm-1pm - Welcome to Wikipedia & Introductions
 * Welcome to NYBG - words from Samantha D'Acunto - Reference Librarian and Manager of Public Services
 * Welcome to Wikipedia
 * Welcome to Wikimedia New York City
 * Group introductions
 * City Island Oyster Reef - presentation by Barbara Burn Dolensek
 * Hutchinson River Restoration Project - presentation by Barbara Zahm
 * Editing Wikipedia demonstration
 * 1pm-2:30pm - Independent Editing & Snack breaks
 * 2:30pm-3pm - Library Tour/Display
 * Please break for snacks whenever desired! - light snacks provided by WMNYC
 * after 3pm - possible walk

Training
Training will be offered throughout this event covering introductory topics.

Attendees
You can also optionally sign up off-wiki at the nybg.org event page.

Regrets

 * Jim.henderson (talk) 13:53, 29 July 2023 (UTC) Not very sick, just not strong enough to go places for fun.

Likely

 * Jacobin 357 (talk) 22:04, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Bertie woo (talk) 22:21, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Mozucat (talk) 18:23, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Anna Spiro.. not using user name..
 * --DrX (talk) 18:16, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Tduk (talk) 20:46, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Confirmed

 * Wil540 art (talk) 03:41, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Pharos (talk) 15:29, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * RoySmith (talk) 17:37, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Sailing moose (talk) 19:42, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 23:54, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Shorely (talk) 02:27, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Kind data (talk) 19:21, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * the special girl is me (talk) 03:48, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Daniel Case (talk) 04:55, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
 * SnowFire (talk) 19:00, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Njk (talk) 13:31, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Infopetal (talk) 17:23, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Rgm38 (talk) 16:28, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Edit-a-thon Recap
Articles published:
 * Oysters in New York City
 * Houseboats in New York City
 * Rhabdocline laricis

Articles edited:
 * City Island, Bronx
 * Hutchinson River

Wikidata items edited/created:
 * City Island Oyster Reef, Inc.
 * The Island Current
 * Hutchinson River Restoration Project
 * color produced - inspired by information about natural dyes from Mertz library exhibition
 * Public School 17
 * P.S./M.S. 175 City Island