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About

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Wikimedians of Minnesota User Group is a Wikimedia user group serving Wikimedians in the Minnesota area. It hosts edit-a-thons and community events to promote Wikimedia projects, as listed at the Wikipedia Minnesota meetup page.

Objectives

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  • To promote Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects within Minnesota.
  • To collaboratively improve the quality of Wikimedia project content through edit-a-thons, workshops, educational programs, and more.
  • Combat systemic bias on Wikipedia
  • Help people around the state of Minnesota learn how to edit Wikimedia projects
  • To support any Wikimedia-oriented events or organizations operating within Minnesota
  • To establish a sense of community within our group.

History

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The user group in January 2016 and became 'real' in 2018. During and after COVID-19, the group became inactive and was put on inactive status in March 2021. After that time there have been a handful of Wikimedia meetups and events in Minnesota. In 2024 the group reformed and has been meeting quarterly and is reapplying for active status.

WikiProject Minnesota

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One of the major initiatives monitored by the group is the WikiProject Minnesota page. This WikiProject was formed to coordinate the development of better articles on the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Events

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The following is a list of events happening in Minnesota, as well as online events that may be of interest to Minnesota Wikimedians.

Upcoming and ongoing Quarterly MN User Group Meetups

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April 2025 Minnesota User Group Meeting

  • When: Sunday, April 6, 2025, from 1 to 3:30 pm CDT
  • Where: Monster Brewing Company, Taproom space
    550 Vandalia St #160, St Paul, Minnesota

Host an event

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Hosting an event in Minnesota? Feel free to add it to the list above! If you're currently planning for an event and need support, advice, or anything else, please make a request on our talk page. Experienced Minnesota Wikimedians will be happy to get back to you with advice, as well as online and in-person support when possible.

Participants

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The Minnesota Wikimedians User Group is open to all. Feel free to add your username to the list below! Any active Wikimedian may sign themselves up. Participants who have not edited a Wikpedia page in 3 years will be removed to the "Inactive" roster.

To add yourself, edit the page and add {{:Minnesota Wikimedians User Group/Member Card|username=yourUsername}} to the bottom of the list, replacing yourUsername with your username.

You are also welcome (but have no obligation) to provide additional information with the following optional parameters: |name=Pat Smith replacing Pat Smith with your name, |image=example.png (can be a photo, fun icon, etc.), |imagesize=100px, |name=Jimbo, |subtitle=Editor, |location=Minnesota, and |project=en (if you want your userpage link to go to the English Wikipedia).


We also have tags to denote certain positions or responsibilities: |organizer=yes (for event organizers), |newsletter=yes (for newsletter coordinators), and |social=yes (for social media managers).

Joe Hoover (Myotus)
Located in Twin Cities

Event Organizer

Pingnova

Event Organizer

Imported participants from old MN User Group page
(Legacy Participants)

  1. User:Gobonobo
  2. User:McGhiever
  3. User:RachelWex
  4. User:Jonathunder
  5. User:Innotata
  6. User:WeijiBaikeBianji
  7. User:Phil wink
  8. User:RandMC
  9. User:Runner1928
  10. User:Nsteffel
  11. User:Grilledcheese8
  12. User:Margitaw
  13. User:Ben the Bos
  14. User:Silent sovereign
  15. User:BenFranske
  16. User:Frescadp
  17. HCLschlubb
  18. User:Shaded0
  19. User:MarkTraceur
  20. User:paul2520
  21. User:JLLurie
  22. User:Sjacobsen1
  23. User:L235
  24. User:SusanLesch
  25. User:Terasaface
  26. User:pfhyper
  27. Dolotta
  28. Petermgrund

Contact

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To reach the broader group, you are welcome to post a message on the group talk page that is actively monitored by several members.

If you'd like to correspond by email, please reach out to wikiminnian(_AT_)gmail.com.

Annual Reports

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Minnesota Wikimedians Resolutions

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Listed below are statements agreed upon by a consensus of Minnesota Wikimedians.
-TBD-

AffCom Resolutions

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