Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Singapore 8

The meetup was planned at Meetup.com (see also: Wikipedia_talk:SGpedians'_notice_board)

Intended participants

 * Please add a hex (#) and sign your name here with four tildes (like this: ~ ) if you wish to attend.


 * 1) Interested! InfernoXV (talk) 05:50, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Very interested, though one ponders about age limits, parent approvals and stuff. Bonkers The Clown  (Nonsensical Babble) 08:19, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Unfortunate that I missed the one last year, hope I can make it this time! --Ben.MQ (talk) 01:42, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * 4) Interested to join! Just started getting "a little more active" here on wikipedia and would like to learn more. :P Yohanesyuen (talk) 15:26, 6 January 2014 (UTC)yohanesyuen
 * 5) Very interested! (to meet Singaporean Wikipedians) Haven't contributed to Wikipedia so much, but will be increasing my participation rate. Would love to meet veterans and learn from them. ∞4 (talk) 06:02, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 6) yeap! Yd85
 * 7) Is the meetup still happening, or has it happened already? I'd like to join. Rindo (talk) 05:58, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
 * 8) Interested to join! Can make it during weekends. Chongkian (talk) 04:25, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * 9) Interested in it, Singapore is not a place with frequent WikiMeetups (as Hong Kong, my hometown did). Just a question: Are Wikimedians outside Singapore are not allowed to join (if not allowed, I will save lots of ticket fees, transportation fees, fees for eatery, etc).-- Spring Roll Conan  ( Talk · Contributions ) 12:44, 7 October 2015 (UTC). Hi Spring Roll Conan, anyone in Singapore (or near Singapore or willing to fly to Singapore) is welcomed to this meetup :) Chongkian (talk) 12:44, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
 * 10) I'm interested in this. :)   Kenrick   Talk   11:55, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
 * 11) I am in. It has been a while.--Exec8 (talk) 16:47, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

Agenda

 * Please add anything you are interested in discussing or doing at the meetup to the tentative agenda below.


 * 1) Pick one or two articles on the SGpedians' notice board that are asking for comments, clean-up, expansion and so on, and work on them collaboratively.
 * 2) How we can "recruit" more SG Wikipedians (I.e. Organising Wikipedia-related events at libraries, etc., and also so as to better educate the lesser informed about the"rules and regulations" of Wikipedia. Many Singaporeans, in my opinion, still do not know what's right and what's wrong when it comes to basic editing.)
 * 3) Wikipedia Asian Month will be held on November 2015.
 * 4) Other business.

Things to bring

 * Notebook laptops or tablet computers
 * Portable modem (if applicable, in case the WiFi at the venue is down)
 * Pens and papers
 * Your other friends (Wikipedian beginners are most welcomed)
 * Camera (we want to document this event, don't we? :) )
 * Selfie stick :P

Discussions regarding the planned Singapore Wikipedia Meetup 8 event
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Date
I *might* be coming sometime between 26 Nov-6 Dec. Keep me informed. John Vandenberg (chat) 09:04, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Any update on whether you are coming? — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 16:57, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
 * John has informed me he won't be coming to Singapore during this period. I would therefore suggest a meet-up in January 2013, as December is likely to be a busy period for many people. — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 19:13, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't know, but I would suppose that more would be free in December, with it being a holiday for most. Come January, the hols would be over, and life would be more hectic, making it harder to squeeze in a meet-up on the timetbale, right? Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 07:22, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, I won't be free till 19 December at the earliest, and then it's the Christmas period. I suppose some time between 25 and 31 December is possible for me. What do other people interested in attending think? — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 12:02, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

We were originally thinking of December 2012 or January 2013, but that didn't work out due to lack of interest. If anyone would like to suggest an alternate date, please mention it here. — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 20:13, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Age limits
Is there any certain age limit? Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 08:12, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I suppose not, though note that all the people attending so far have been adults. I won't ask you to say how old you are, but you will have to decide if you are comfortable meeting and talking to people of this age. — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 16:57, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
 * You should be asking me to say how young I am, Jack! Haha, it would seem strange to some for a person of my age to converse with people of your age, but then again, I'm not the "norm" of my age group. (99% of my generation have yet to edit Wikipedia, methinks) Unlike people of my age, I think I like conversing with people more... advanced in age. If nothing restricts me, I guess I'll be seeing y'all at the meetup! Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 04:14, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Time
Why 7:30 p.m.? Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 04:16, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
 * It gives time for people to get off work and make their way to the venue, though if people want to have an editing session at the National Library (as Hildanknight previously suggested) it may be better to hold it on a weekend afternoon. — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 05:17, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I see.... Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 05:26, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

About User:Jacklee
User:Jacklee, are you the one who plans this event overall or something? You seem to be replying to everything. HYH.124 (talk) 08:05, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Probably because he's one of the few "established" 'pedians here. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 08:22, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
 * No, I'm not in charge of planning these events, nor do I intend to volunteer myself for this task! However, I did attend the last two meetups, and also met a Wikipedian from Bangladesh who was in Singapore and wanted to say "Hi" (no one else offered). I'd be very happy if other SGpedians pitched in and responded to postings here and on the SGpedians' notice board if they are interested in organizing meetups, or in improving Singaporean content on Wikipedia generally. — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 09:01, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

Jacklee, are you attending Meetup 8? Why didn't you put your name at "Confirmed Participants"? HYH.124 (talk) 06:09, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * There isn't any Meetup 8 proposed yet, so there isn't much point putting my name down. I can only determine if I'm able to attend when a date and time have been proposed. — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 22:02, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

2014 discussion
Any updates on proposed meetup? I am here! --Exec8 (talk) 05:42, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

2015 discussion
--> Are there other active Wikipedians in Singapore? Are we able to meet each other at a neutral, public place? --huggi - never stop exploring (talk) 07:38, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm in! This one is more like "Are we able to meet each other at a neutral, public place with free wifi access?" :P Chongkian (talk) 04:04, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Chongkian: Yes forgot wifi, hope we will be more than just you and me :)
 * I'm there (if I'm allowed to join the meetup as a foreign Wikimedian who wrote some Singaporean articles in zhwp, one of them is a GA), hope that this will succeed on the said date. Personally I know there's a Singaporean Wikipedian who was active in enwp and zhwp, and privately I have contact links with him. But I guess that it's very possible he may not be able join this meetup (as it seems that he is still young and even being busy with his school life). -- Spring Roll Conan ( Talk · Contributions ) 14:19, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Spring Roll Conan, anyone in Singapore or outside Singapore (who are willing to travel or fly to Singapore) is most welcomed for this meetup. Well, we do understand that we can never satisfy everyone, else we can never find the most appropriate date and time for this meetup. But we can always do more often in the future. But as for this moment, we will go for this Meetup 8 first :) Chongkian (talk) 12:46, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Are we serious on 8 November at the National Library? --Exec8 (talk) 17:14, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, we have to make it serious, or else this meeting won't happen :P Chongkian (talk) 15:44, 27 October 2015 (UTC)