Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle/archive/2024 Seattle meetups

Monthly meetup, Tuesday Jan 16 2024 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PST)
We will meet at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse at 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, 47.67514°N, -122.3176°W. The closest Light Rail stop is the Roosevelt station, which is about 0.15 miles from Distant Worlds. The 45, 62, 64, 67, 73, 79, 322, 522, & 984 buses also serve the area.

Note that Distant Worlds Coffeehouse closes at 8pm & that the last two hour reservation starts at 5:45. There is a minimum tab of $30, for which Peaceray will cover the balance, so please spend some money on food or beverages if you are so inclined.

Agenda
 * Today is Wikipedia Day +1!
 * Scheduling an edit-a-thon to work on one of the four top WikiProject Seattle articles by importance that are start class quality or cleanup for WikiProject Seattle
 * Commons:Category:Helix (newspaper): Seattle's great "underground paper", complete.
 * Your topics — list here

Probably attending
 * Peaceray (talk) 04:58, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
 * (t &#183; c)  buidhe  05:16, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Jmabel &#124; Talk 05:32, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
 *  Sounder Bruce  06:06, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Running a bit late, but will still be there.  Sounder Bruce  01:16, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
 * CascadeUrbanite (talk) 03:34, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Maybe attending

Regrets
 * Probably not able to attend this event because I'm busy on the weekdays. ❤History  Theorist❤  05:27, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Commons categorization edit-a-thon, Tuesday, Feb 6 2024 12:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
We will meet at the Capitol Hill Branch Library 47.623°N, -122.3225°W. The closest Light Rail stop is the Capitol Hill station that is about .3 mi away.

Our resident Commons administrator Jmabel (Joe Mabel) will share knowledge about the challenges and opportunities of categorization in Commons. We will be concentrating on media categories in the Seattle area.

Probably attending
 * Peaceray (talk) 04:35, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Jmabel &#124; Talk 05:02, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * 76.121.86.191 (talk) 07:25, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Will be arriving late.  Sounder Bruce  20:10, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Maybe attending

Regrets
 * I'm going to be coming home from a ski trip this day, so it's unlikely that I would be able to make it. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  05:10, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * As a student, I have classes that day that significantly overlap with the bulk of the event. ❤History  Theorist❤  23:14, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, I am sick and have laryngitis right now, so attending would be infeasible for me. CascadeUrbanite (talk) 09:45, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

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Monthly meetup, Tuesday Feb 20 2024 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PST)
We will meet at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse at 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, 47.67514°N, -122.3176°W. The closest Light Rail stop is the Roosevelt station, which is about 0.15 miles from Distant Worlds. The 45, 62, 64, 67, 73, 79, 322, 522, & 984 buses also serve the area.

Note that Distant Worlds Coffeehouse closes at 8pm & that the last two hour reservation starts at 5:45. There is a minimum tab of $30, for which Peaceray will cover the balance, so please spend some money on food or beverages if you are so inclined.

Agenda
 * Your topics — list here
 * Edit-a-thon based on importance or popularity (as determined by pageviews, see WikiProject Seattle/Popular pages)

Probably attending
 * Peaceray (talk) 04:58, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
 * (t &#183; c)  buidhe  05:16, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Jmabel &#124; Talk 05:33, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
 *  Sounder Bruce  20:49, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
 * CascadeUrbanite (talk) 00:27, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * ❤History Theorist❤  01:10, 21 February 2024 (UTC) (My dad wants to attend as well)

Maybe attending

Regrets

Seattle articles edit-a-thon, Tuesday, March 12 2024 3pm – 7pm (PDT)
We will meet at the Seattle Public Library University Branch 47.66528°N, -47.66528°W. The closest Light Rail stop is the U District station that is about .5 mi away.

This edit-a-thon based on importance or popularity (as determined by pageviews, see WikiProject Seattle/Popular pages; or main articles, such as those linked in Template:Seattle; also see Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Seattle articles by quality statistics)

Probably attending
 * Peaceray (talk) 02:58, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * (t &#183; c)  buidhe  03:03, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 *  Sounder Bruce  06:27, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * CascadeUrbanite (talk) 18:18, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Maybe attending

Regrets

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Monthly meetup, Tuesday March 19 2024 6pm – 8pm (PDT)
We will meet at the Little Oddfellows café inside of Elliott Bay Book Company at 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122 in Capitol Hill, 47.67514°N, -122.3176°W,. The closest Light Rail stop is the Capitol Hill light rail station, which is 0.4 mi from the bookstore. Mass transit that serves the Capitol Hill station includes the First Hill Streetcar & the 8, 9, 10, 43, 49, 60 busses. The First Hill Streetcar & the 2, 11, 49, & 60 busses all travel within 1½ blocks of Elliott Bay Book Company.

Agenda


 * Making a request at meta:Talk:Interwiki map to add AARoads to meta:Interwiki map
 * Your topics — list here

Probably attending
 * Peaceray (talk) 02:58, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * (t &#183; c)  buidhe  03:03, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Running a bit late.  Sounder Bruce  06:27, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 * CascadeUrbanite (talk) 01:23, 20 March 2024 (UTC)


 * We are at the back NW corner of the bookstore. Their WiFi is down tonight, but I have my hot spot! Peaceray (talk) 01:04, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Maybe attending

Regrets
 * Jmabel &#124; Talk 10:48, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Annie Rauwerda / Depths of Wikipedia at Town Hall Seattle 2024-03-29
Not exactly a meetup, but Annie Rauwerda will be presenting Depths of Wikipediaas part of a Live Wire Radio event at Town Hall Seattle on Friday, March 29. Peaceray (talk) 04:31, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Facebook page for the event
 * Live Wire with Luke Burbank page at Town Hall Seattle

Cascadia Wikimedians User Group general members meeting, Jun 9, 2024, 1pm PDT
Please see the Meta page at Cascadia Wikimedians/June 2024 general members meeting.