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History

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Wikipedia Indonesia-Malaysia Meetup 1 (in English) - 10 August 2017
 
Wikipedia Malaysia-Taiwan Meetup 1 - 28 April 2018
 
Presentation from Malaysia during the ESEAP Conference 2018
 
Wikipedia Indonesia-Malaysia Meetup 2 (in English) - 10 September 2018
 
Wikipedia Malaysia-Thailand 1 (in English) - 5 September 2019

2016

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  • 16 May - The designing of Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup vertical retractable standing banner (credit to Tribeca Studio).
  • 22 May - The first Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia (Johor Meetup 1), thus this shall be the birth date of Wikipedia Malaysia community.
  • 5 June - The first Wikipedia meetup in the capital city (Kuala Lumpur Meetup 1).
  • 11 December

2017

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  • 25 February - The first meetup with corporation (Selangor Meetup 2).
  • 31 March - 2 April - Wikipedia Malaysia Community (1 editor) participated in Wikimedia Conference 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
  • 22 April - Meeting to enact and agree to form the Wikimedia Malaysia User Group (Kuala Lumpur Meetup 2).
  • 9 May - Submission for approval to make Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in conjunction and participation with local festival event.
  • 17 May - Submission approved for the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in conjunction with local festival event (Johor Bahru Writers + Film Festival 2017).
  • 22 May - 1st anniversary of Wikimedia Malaysia.
  • 30 May - Application submission to establish Wikimedia Malaysia User Group under the name Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia.
  • 10 August - The first overseas Malaysia meetup (Indonesia-Malaysia Meetup 1) which was with Wikimedia Indonesia Chapter to learn on running Wikimedia user groups and their related activities.
  • 10 September - The recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia.
  • 25 September - The design of the user group logo - English version (credit to Wikimedia Philippines member Exec8).
  • 8 October - The first meetup with school (Johor Meetup 2).
  • 13 October - The approval of the user group logo by the Affiliations Committee of Wikimedia Foundation.
  • 22 October - The first meetup/event in conjunction with city festival (Johor Meetup 3).
  • 30 October - Initial discussion on creating standardized name cards for the user group organizing committees (in English and also Malay, Mandarin and Tamil).
  • 1 November - The design of the user group logo - Malay version (credit to Exec8).
  • 21 November - The approval to make the first Wikipedia Malaysia meetup at college (Johor Meetup 4).
  • 6 December - The approval to make Wikipedia Johor Meetup 5.
  • 9 December - The first meetup with college (Johor Meetup 4).
  • 10 December - The creation of Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia official Facebook group.
  • 16 December - The approval to make the first Wikipedia Malaysia meetup at social charity institution (Johor Meetup 7).
  • 17 December - The discussion to make the future first Wikipedia Malaysia meetup at high school.

2018

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  • 20 January - The second meetup with college (Johor Meetup 5).
  • 3 February - The design of the user group logo - Chinese version (credit to Exec8).
  • 20 February - The agreement to make Wikipedia Johor Meetup 6.
  • 24 February - The first follow up meetup (Johor Meetup 6) from the previous meetup (Johor Meetup 4).
  • 26 February - Submission to make Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia name cards.
  • 5 March - Received the Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia name cards.
  • 8 March - The promotion of Wikipedia Writing Workshop at Crescendo International College Open Day 2018.
  • 1 April - The detailed discussion on the venue and time to make the first Wikipedia Malaysia meetup at social charity institution (Johor Meetup 7).
  • 6 April - Initial online discussion to make future Wikipedia meetup with an art institution (Johor Society for the Performing Arts) in Johor.
  • 14 April - The first meetup with social institution (Johor Meetup 7).
  • 15 April - The confirmation to make the first meetup in Kedah (Kedah Meetup 1).
  • 16 April - Online discussion to make future Wikipedia meetup at a university (Northern University of Malaysia) in Kedah.
  • 17 April - Online discussion to make future Wikipedia meetup with a think tank institution (Asian Institute of Finance) in Kuala Lumpur.
  • 20-22 April - Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia (1 editor) participated in Wikimedia Conference 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
  • 25 April - Further face-to-face discussion to make future Wikipedia meetup with an art institution (Johor Society for the Performing Arts) in Johor.
  • 28 April - The first Malaysia meetup with Wikimedia Taiwan Chapter (Malaysia-Taiwan Meetup 1) in Taipei, Taiwan.
  • 5-6 May - Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia (2 editors) participated in ESEAP Conference 2018 in Bali, Indonesia.
  • 16 May - Online discussion with Asian Institute of Finance on Wikipedia article creation.
  • 22 May - 2nd anniversary of Wikimedia Malaysia.
  • 28 June - Online discussion to organize meetup with college students specifically to discuss the usage of Wikipedia in the study research of students of all subjects (Johor 8).
  • 30 June - Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia presentation entitled Wikipedia: From Encyclopedia to Free Knowledge Movement at GeekCampKL 2018 in Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur 3).
  • 9 July - The creation of WhatsApp group with Crescendo International College people for Johor Meetup 8.
  • 14 July - The first follow up Malaysia meetup from the previous meetup at the same venue (Johor Meetup 8).
  • 15 July - The design of the user group logo - Tamil version (credit to Exec8).
  • 6 August - The first Malaysia meetup in the state of Kelantan and with high school (Kelantan 1).
  • 17 August - Discussion to make future Wikipedia meetup at a diplomatic mission.
  • 18 August - Discussion to make future Wikipedia meetups with newly established local NGO.
  • 26 August - The first Malaysia meetup in conjunction with a conference (Kuala Lumpur 4).
  • 30 August - Discussion to make future Wikipedia meetup with Johor Society for the Performing Arts in Johor.
  • 2 September - Online discussion to make future Wikipedia meetup at Multimedia University in Melaka.
  • 10 September - The third overseas Malaysia meetup (Indonesia-Malaysia Meetup 2) which was with Wikimedia Indonesia Chapter to discuss cooperation between the two sides across the countries.
  • 15 September - The first Malaysia meetup with an archive (Kuala Lumpur 5).
  • 25-26 September - Discussion to make the first meetup in Melaka and with university (Melaka 1).
  • 6 October - The first Malaysia meetup in Melaka and at university (Melaka 1).
  • 12 December
    • The first Malaysia meetup at library (Kuala Lumpur 6).
    • The first Malaysia meetup in Penang state and at public university (Penang 1).

2019

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  • 29-31 March - Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia (1 editor) participated in Wikimedia Summit 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
  • 13 April - Discussion to make Wikipedia Kedah Meetup 1 at Northern University of Malaysia.
  • 14 April - The first Malaysia meetup in the state of Kedah (Kedah 1).
  • 24 April - The second meetup in high school and also second meetup in Kelantan (Kelantan 2).
  • 27-28 April - Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia (2 editors) participated in WikiNusantara 2019 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
  • 1 May - The ninth meetup in Johor to discuss further meetups in universities in the state (Johor 9).
  • 19 May - The tenth meetup in Johor to discuss further meetups in companies in the state (Johor 10).
  • 22 May - 3rd anniversary of Wikimedia Malaysia.
  • 23 May - Prepare proposal for future Johor meetup at the University of Reading.
  • 26 May - The creation of
     
    Malaysia Wikipe-tan
    .
  • 9 October - The first meetup in museum and gallery (Penang 2).
  • 15 October - Discussion to make the first meetup in Pahang and with aboriginal communities in Malaysia (Pahang 1).

2020

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  • 12 February 2020 - Officially registered and listed as a non-governmental organization under the National Registration Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Malaysia under the name Wiki Community Welfare User Association Malaysia.
  • 8 May - The first Malaysia online meetup (Malaysia Online 1).
  • 31 May - The design of the user group logo - horizontal version (credit to Exec8).
  • 24 September - The creation of the user group LinkedIn company page.


Wikipedia meetup milestones

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  • Johor 1, the first meetup in Malaysia, the first meetup in Johor state
  • Kuala Lumpur 1, the first meetup in the capital city of Malaysia
  • Selangor 1, the first meetup with Wikimedia Foundation program, the first meetup in Selangor state
  • Selangor 2, the first meetup with a corporation
  • Johor 2, the first meetup in primary school
  • Johor 3, the fist meetup held as part of a festival
  • Johor 4, the fist meetup in college
  • Johor 7, the fist meetup in social charity institution
  • Sabah 1, the fist meetup with government agency, the first meetup in Sabah state
  • Kelantan 1, the fist meetup in high school, the first meetup in Kelantan state
  • Kuala Lumpur 4, the first meetup held as part of a conference
  • Kuala Lumpur 5, the fist meetup in archive
  • Melaka 1, the fist meetup in private university, the first meetup with engineering institution, the first meetup in Melaka state
  • Kuala Lumpur 6, the fist meetup in library
  • Penang 1, the fist meetup in public university, the first meetup in Penang state
  • Kedah 1, the first meetup in Kedah state
  • Johor 13, the fist meetup with memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing with an NGO organization
  • Penang 2, the fist meetup in museum and gallery
  • Perak 1, the first meetup in Perak state
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2001

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  • 25 October - The creation of Malaysia article in English Wikipedia.

2003

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  • 17 February - The creation of Malaysia article in English Wiktionary.
  • 8 August - The creation of Malaysia article in English Wikivoyage.
  • 2 October - The creation of Malaysia article in Mandarin Chinese Wikipedia.

2004

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  • 29 March - The creation of Malaysia article in Cantonese Chinese Wikipedia.
  • 17 April - The creation of Malaysia article in Tamil Wikipedia.
  • 14 December - The creation of Malaysia category in Wikimedia Commons.

2007

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2012

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2014

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  • 5 February - The creation of Malaysia article in English Wikiquote.

2018

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