Wikimedia user groups/Applications/Triangle Wikipedians
Proposed name of Wikimedia user group: (There are some templates at Step-by-step user group creation guide#Naming of user groups.)
- North Carolina Triangle Wikipedians
Proposed scope of Wikimedia user group: (What is the planned purpose, scope, vision, or mission of this Wikimedia user group?)
- This group aims to structure the many ad-hoc activities happening already, empowering all MediaWiki community members. We also aim to become a reference for edit-a-thon events already happening at UNC, Duke, and throughout The Triangle.
Wiki page:
1. Who are the people behind this application?
- Frankcjones
- Sodapopinski7
- Kayz911
- 1a. How many?
- More than 30 members have participated in recent edit-a-thons.
- 1b. Active in which Wikimedia projects, if any?
- We currently focus on organizing Wikipedia edit-a-thons at UNC, Duke, and throughout the region.
- 1c. How are they geographically distributed?
- We are within the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. This includes Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and the surrounding towns.
- 1d. Do you have any highly active or prominent (on local or international level) Wikimedians / Wikipedians? If so, please name a few. (provide user names and wiki of origin)
- Kayz911 and Frankcjones are former Regional Coordinators with the Education Outreach Program. Additionally, Sodapopinski7 is the librarian at UNC who organized edit-a-thons there for the past three years.
- 1e. How many people do you expect will eventually want to join?
- Our edit-a-thon events brought in more than 30 new members this year, next year will be bigger.
2. For the application and final agreement we will require two contact persons that can sign the Wikimedia User Group Agreement on behalf of the group. Who will those be? (please provide user names and wiki of origin) Please also include email addresses for these users either on this page or in your initial email to the Affiliations Committee (AffCom
lists.wikimedia.org).
3. Please give a short summary of your time path from the founding up to now.
- In 2013, Sodapopinski7 organized the first edit-a-thon at UNC and Frankcjones was in attendance as a representative of the Wikipedia Education Outreach Program. Since then, the edit-a-thons at UNC have grown and branched out to draw larger numbers from the student body and wider community. This year, our region organized six edit-a-thon events and we plan to do more next year.
4. Which geographical area and context do you cover (or plan to cover) with your entity?
- We are within the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. This includes Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and the surrounding towns.
5. Have there been any activities/meetings etc. of this group of people? If yes, please briefly describe some examples. This is not a requirement, just helpful information.
- Yes, there have been several edit-a-thons over the years.
6. Do you keep any monthly/half-yearly/yearly reports of you activities? If yes, please provide links. This is not a requirement, just helpful information.
- Yes, you can read about our past edit-a-thon events here: Event Page
7. What kind of activities are planned for the future in the user group?
- edit-a-thons in the Triangle
8. Is you entity already legally registered? Do you intend on becoming a legally registered entity in the next thirteen months? Please note that we do not require or encourage user groups to legally incorporate or register.
- No, and no.
9. Do you have a bylaws for you entity? If yes, have the bylaws been reviewed by a lawyer/specialist? Please note that we do not require or encourage user groups to write bylaws.
- No
10. How can the Affiliations Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation help your group?
- Where can we find funds and materials to support our local edit-a-thons?
- Submitted: Frankcjones (talk) 16:50, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
- Acknowledged: Kirill Lokshin [talk] 14:33, 2 May 2015 (UTC)