Hi all,
Here are the notes from the meetup and links to the next two meetups:
Keeping in touch and getting help with editing
We have a lot of collaborative projects right now and email is not enough for
the collaboration that needs to happen between meetups. Plus sending drafts or
editing questions on the mailing list can be intimidating. So we started a
Discord server (after discussing alternatives at length). If you have attended
a meetup and would like to join, email [email protected].
Calls for volunteers/help:
- Please join us in supporting the [lace on Wikipedia
project](https://www.lacecouvige.com/threadsblog/enhancing-lace-content-in-wikipedia).
Sundays September 28, and October 19, at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm PDT, online
([registration
here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPxtgP3Tw0jLDsi130aaErv3CBGoOs1UX6TXHT_zk8q4Pcmw/viewform)).
They'd like more experienced editors to help. We will also host an in-person
group on October 19 to join the editathon.
- November 18 will be our first lunch and learn series with Bay Area historical
and cultural organizations. Save the date and reply to this email if you'd like
to join the crew. In particular it'd be great to have someone with a strong
experience of Commons.
- December 11: The meetup will be focused on local news and pages. We will be
inviting journalists and SFPL to discuss how to better keep those pages
updated, how to access news and news databases for the library, etc.
- January 15, 2026 will mark Wikipedia's 25th birthday. If you have suggestions
about the celebration, please add them to this
document:https://drive.proton.me/urls/4G94X4Q26M#06SpjVtlQsnC
- Wiki Game Jam: We will be organizing a physical and digital game jam -
powered or inspired by Wikimedia projects. We'd love more organizers and more
people who like to make games.
If you'd like to help with any of this, please reply to this email or email
directly [email protected]
You can also still join the panel at the North Beach Branch of the San
Francisco library, October 7. Contact [email protected] to get on the list.
Organizing committee and elections
We will be holding our yearly elections in October. Voting members will receive
a separate invitation. As a reminder you can find our governance principles
[here](https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Wikipedians_User_Group/Membership_and_governance).
Organizing news
We have found a fiscal sponsor to pursue grant opportunities and support this
programming. We're slowly but surely becoming a proper organization!
Next monthly meetups
October 9: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:Bay_Area_Meetup_October_2025
November 13: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:Bay_Area_Meetup_November_2025
See you next month,
BAWUG organizing committee
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