Wikipedia talk:Wiknic/Wiknic 2011 planning

Midsummer Night
Saturday, June 18, or perhaps June 25, are fine with me, especially because they are close to Midsummer Night, June21-22, the longest day of the year. That should make it easy to remember the date if we do it again next year. Smallbones (talk) 13:59, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I was thinking about this with Midsummer Night in mind :)--Pharos (talk) 18:03, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Philadelphia
"Fairmount Park" is rather vague. It's 9,200 acres!! Can we get a little specific? I suggest Louis I. Kahn Memorial Park. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.83.175.92 (talk) 22:04, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Check it out: WikiProject Philadelphia/Wiknic.--Pharos (talk) 20:12, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

DC location
I'm going to take the liberty of changing the DC location to Dupont Circle. The National Mall actually can get quite dusty due to the gravel paths, and I don't like dust in my sandwich, thanks. Plus Dupont Circle has more shade, a fountain, restaurants nearby for people who don't want to make their own lunch, and is right on top of a Metro station. SchuminWeb (Talk) 17:32, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Dupont Circle can get rather crowded. Here are some other options:
 * Gravelly Point Park (would be very awesome + watching airplanes! a short walk from the Reagan Airport metro station)
 * Meridian Hill Park? (near U St)
 * West or East Potomac Park, near the Tidal Basin?
 * Rock Creek Park (e.g. Carter Baron), with bbqs available, lots of shade, etc. and suitable for potluck? We would arrange carpools and Carter Baron, if we get that, is along 16th St (lots of buses)
 * --Aude (talk) 23:17, 2 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Any of those locations sound quite lovely as well. As long as it's transit-accessible, I think it would definitely work.  Gravelly Point might bring up concerns that were brought up about meetups, that having something in the Virginia suburbs would be too far for the Maryland folks, and vice versa.


 * In order that we not clog up this page, we might want to consider making this DC meetup 18 and planning it over there... SchuminWeb (Talk) 00:08, 3 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Washington D.C. is not "South" United States... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.77.48.250 (talk) 20:32, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

New York City
Thanks Pharos for starting this off! So whereabouts in Central Park? By the Great Lawn and Turtle Pond and Delacorte Theater area again? Saturdays work well for me with this location; I have no Shabbos issues since it's an easy walk and it's within the Manhattan eruv. &mdash;Elipongo (Talk contribs) 01:42, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Awesome, Eli! Probably about the same place as before in Central Park, but I'm going to apply for an NYC permit first.--Pharos (talk) 17:50, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

The last weekend in June is Gay Pride
Just FYI, this is considered a major holiday for many LGBT people who arrange their vacation time and travel plans to coincide with major Gay Pride events in their areas. I was interested until I saw the date, my plans for the last part of June are devoted to the various tie-in events, movie festivals, art events, annual meetings, etc. The weekend before is usually out as well for the same reason because major cities use the last weekend and smaller neighboring cities will utilize the week prior to avoid conflict. That's also when the solstice happens so a lot of people are out of town camping in the woods. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Countess chocolate (talk • contribs) 17:37, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
 * It is indeed a popular time of year for outdoorsy things. Of course, including a presentation/celebration of  WikiProject LGBT studies, would be very much in keeping for any Wiknic too.--Pharos (talk) 17:47, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Phoenix, Arizona
Is the sixth largest city in the United States planning to have a Wiknic on June 25?--Jax 0677 (talk) 19:21, 5 May 2011 (UTC)


 * If you want to have one, organize one! The places where Wiknics occur are by no means limited to the locations already listed on here.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 23:04, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Will there be mock Edit Wars?
Will there be mock Edit Wars? With people dressed up like they do while they edit — you know, pajamas, bedroom slippers, etc.? We could have a Rude Editors' contest, too. And a Bite the Newcomers arena (if a Newcomer can last more than 15 seconds, he wins). Female editors get into the Wicnic free; bring a female friend; bring a dozen. Just some ideas, GeorgeLouis (talk) 00:22, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * We could have a Barnstar-hurling contest, too. Not sure what the rules would be. Maybe you have some ideas? We could choose the Grumpiest Editor. The Nicest Editor. Also: The Editor Who Reads and Speaks Arabic, Chinese, Russian and French and Doesn't Care Who Knows It. How about — the Editor Who Has Made the Two Thousandth edit on a Harry Potter-related article? That would be something like a lottery; we could set up a clock to count off the edits while a bunch of Editors flail away at keyboards making their "improvements." Oh, what fun!  GeorgeLouis (talk) 00:52, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I'd like to see a real-life enactment of tl;dr. Wait, on second thought..not so sure I do. -Pete (talk) 01:29, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

San Francisco
Last weekend, Wikipedians ran a booth at Maker Faire in San Mateo. It was a big success! Lots of folks stopped by, with questions and stories to share about Wikipedia. The organizers did a fantastic job -- there were several laptops set up with things like the Wikipedia Game, live feeds of recent changes, etc. Appreciative "makers" added their comments about Wikipedia to a big poster, which I'm sure will be posted somewhere some day -- there were some great comments there.

But why am I telling you all this here? Because it was a good chance to circulate an invitation to our local Wiknic! We got 15 email addresses, and I'm really excited to think that we may have a number of newbies and interested readers in our midst, in addition to the veteran editors who often attend meetups.

I just sent out on-wiki invitations to the Wikipedians who have opted into such things, in addition to an email to all these new names. Names are starting to trickle in on our signup list. Once we get a little clearer on the start time and location, I plan to submit to Fun Cheap SF, a local web site and email list advertising free and cheap events; and some other local announcement spots.

Anyway -- happy wicnicking, and I'll check back here soon! -Pete (talk) 01:29, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Is there work happening on the Geonotice for the Phoenix Wiknic?
Is there work happening on the Geonotice for the Phoenix Wiknic? It was supposed to be dispositioned by June 11, and it is now June 15?--Jax 0677 (talk) 23:59, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Los Angeles
there is only one place near me for this picnic, and it's los angeles. i am about 30 miles from the location in l.a. (or about 111085 cubitus), and I cannot get there. is there any way to have one nearer to Anaheim? I would love to go there, as I am new to wikipedia editing. Thank You! Mschooler93 (talk) 09:01, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Every picnic here is organized by regular Wikipedians. If there isn't one in your area yet, feel free to start a new one! (though Anaheim is kind of close...)--Pharos (talk) 13:21, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Shock Imagery
On the home page, I clicked the link that said I was invited to this picnic thing. When I clicked it, I was brought to this page and everything loaded properly. However, three seconds after the page was fully loaded, this page became covered in shock imagery (much like Encyclopedia Drammatica's Offended page), yet the address bar still indicated that I was on Wikipedia. 96.238.30.200 (talk) 02:49, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, someone had vandalized one of the templates that's part of this page. It's been fixed and the template in question protected to keep anyone else from doing that. Thanks for the heads-up! A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 02:55, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

New Mexico?
Surely, there are many Wikipedians in New Mexico. Albuquerque is the heart of the state, and it's largest city. It would be nice to see something like this in New Mexico. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.0.78.7 (talk) 19:52, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * If you build it, they will come!--Pharos (talk) 17:12, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Someone on the main page suggested Santa Fe, but screw that, Albuquerque is EASILY more accessible than Santa Fe and we have more cool people here. (Logically, if our population is bigger then the average percent of cool people remains the same but the number goes up, but also that's logical because we're talking about the difference between Albuquerque and Santa Fe here, I mean, c'mon). Blastermaster728 (talk) 22:21, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Texas?
What about Texas? No doubt there are many, many, wiki editors in the Lone Star state. If not Dallas/Fort Worth, definitely near Austin. --Arroxane — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arroxane (talk • contribs) 02:32, 21 June 2011 (UTC) I was just about to say that. 69.171.164.49 (talk) 22:30, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Wilmington, North Carolina
Not the biggest place on earth, nor the most central in the state, but surely someone should show up... Any takers?? Anidnmeno (talk) 13:07, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * If you build it, they will come! There was some talk before about Raleigh at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Raleigh 2, and  expressed interest in that.--Pharos (talk) 17:14, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

You guys actually. . .do this?
Like, seriously? You guys honestly throw a picnic/s in honor of a freaking encyclopedia? 'The Picnic Anyone Can Edit'?

This is why people don't take you guys seriously. I mean, even Tv Tropes is better than you. --76.77.200.175 (talk) 14:19, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Lol, dude, I love you. 69.171.164.49 (talk) 22:30, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

I find it offensive that the pic has not one minority in it. You couldn't find one picture that showed a variety of people? Or is it because the vast majority of wikipedia contributors are white? It would be nice if Wiki, in all its open-source glory offered to show statistics on this! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Surag198 (talk • contribs) 04:47, 23 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Go to a Wikipedia meetup some time. Check it out.  They're actually pretty cool.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 15:44, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Wait, what's "offensive " about the pic not showing a minority? Perhaps it's a little bit unsettling, but it is far from offensive ... perhaps being a Wikipedia editor is something that mainly well-to-do people care for? And most well-to-do people English-speakers are white?

Map inaccurate?
The "map of US urban areas tentatively holding local events for The Great American Wiknic" shows dots for Orlando, Tampa, and Miami (Florida), but no Wiknics are listed for these areas. Is the map just overly enthusiastic or is there some other page listing these events? - Brian Kendig (talk) 20:31, 20 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Well I can tell you that the last thing in Miami was a no show. I didn't try to make it, but out of the very few per capita editors from there there is even less that are willing to participate in something like this. Social wikipedians are a small demographic of a small demographic and Miami is a generally unsocial and un communitative place. Daniel Christensen (talk) 02:54, 23 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Green circles represent cities with events, gray circles those without.--Pharos (talk) 02:59, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Atlanta's Wiknic?
On the actually Wiknic page, there's not a listing for Atlanta. I guess I'll start it. Atlanta's Wiknic June 25, 2011 12 PM (Noon) EDT. Centennial Olympic Park near the Aquarium and Coke museum. Thanks! - Rlp17 (talk) 21:44, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

I like this, the Centennial Park is good. Also for those who are minors, you should bring an adult with you. It's true, you can never be too careful. See you all at noon. Hrengifo (talk) 03:41, 22 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Please update Meetup/Atlanta with your info for the event.--Pharos (talk) 04:31, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 208.72.69.141, 21 June 2011
The Denver meetup dates in the Location section and the sidebar do not match. Perhaps the text needs to be changed?

208.72.69.141 (talk) 18:21, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
 * The date you're seeing on the left is a signature someone left on the page, not the date of the picnic (which is indeed 6/25). I've removed it to cut down on the confusion. Thanks for pointing it out! A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 18:26, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

New Orleans
Hey hey Nawlins! How about City Park for a big picnic? I'll bring baklava — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.30.122.155 (talk) 01:47, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Hrengifo, 23 June 2011
Request ability to edit the Wiknic section to add Atlanta event. Or please add the event: Atlanta Centennial Park by the Fountain of Rings from Noon to 3pm Saturday June 25th.

Hrengifo (talk) 13:18, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Done! Thanks for taking the initiative for Atlanta :)--Pharos (talk) 14:06, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Add Nashville to Map?
Could somebody with more Mediawiki-fu than I add Nashville to the map? JabberWokky (talk) 14:15, 24 June 2011 (UTC)