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Bay Area Wikipedians User Group

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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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 There also used to be a San Francisco User Group which is no longer active.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.

Interested in participating

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