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Introduction The Bay Area Wikipedians User Group (BAWUG) is a proposed Wikimedia user group serving Wikimedians in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA.

Objectives

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  • Promote Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects in the Bay Area and Northern California more generally
  • Help build and sustain the community of Wikimedia editors with meetups and other programs
  • Serve as a point of contact for individuals and organizations interested in getting involved with Wikimedia projects
  • Foster a support network of individuals and institutions with a professional interest in Wikipedia (e.g., cultural institutions, academia, etc.)
  • Build capacity within the Wikimedia movement in the Bay Area through outreach, workshops, and similar activities
  • To collaboratively improve the quality of Wikimedia project content through edit-a-thons, workshops, educational programs, and more, by collaborating with local institutions.

Activities

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Participate in our Wikicommons Contest (January-February 2025)

Take pictures of local landmarks and add them to Wikicommons!

Meeting notes

https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/bawug

Upcoming events

Past events

See our Meetup page

History

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Wikimedians in the Bay Area have been organizing meetups and salons since at least 2007. There also used to be a San Francisco User Group which is no longer active. After an interruption during the Covid 2020 Pandemic, a new series of monthly meetups have brought contributors together to work on projects, exchange resources, help new users get started and find community and organize editathons. Starting a user group is a way to continue those efforts by having a structure for people to join.

Contact information

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Please feel free to reach out to us on the talk page here or contact our personal talk pages. User:e_mln_e, User:ElanHR, or User:Audiodude.

You can also visit our Wikipedia/Meetup page or join our mailing list.

How to join us

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Every of our events' attendees are expected to follow the Universal Code of Conduct. User:e_mln_e and User:ElanHR are our safety officers and can be contacted at any time to discuss potential violations. A mediator chosen by members and agreed upon by both parties will be designated. If we find the code of conduct was violated, we will request the violator to refrain from attending meetups in person or online for a set time.

Everyone is welcome to our meetups, but we also have an official process to gain membership: attend three events in a row (online or in person) and fill an online application form confirming you will follow the Universal Code of Conduct. Members are allowed to participate in consensus decisions and mediation process. They are responsible for organizing and hosting events. We hope as we develop to switch to a majority voting process.

Interested in participating

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