Kentucky Wikimedians User Group
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Kentucky Wikimedians is a community user group of people in Kentucky that provides outreach and assistance to individuals and organizations who want to create and improve Wikipedia content. The group is open to all people living in the region who are interested in participating activities that support the mission of the group.
To join the group add your name to the Members section of this page.
Objectives
[edit]- To promote editing of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
- To improve the quality of Wikipedia content.
- To organize in person events for local Wikipedians/Wikimedians.
History
[edit]Past local events in Kentucky include:
- Wikipedia:Meetup/Louisville/ArtAndFeminism 2016
- Wikipedia:Meetup/Lexington, KY/Wiki Loves Pride 2015
- Wikipedia:Meetup/Lexington/ArtandFeminism/University of Kentucky 2015
- Wikipedia:Meetup/KentuckyTHATcamp 2013
Future events and projects
[edit]Add ideas for future events and project. If several people are interested in helping with the planning, then we can do them!
To help with the success of events and project, many of them will include a corresponding remote virtual event. The benefit is a) to aid with the integration of content into related Wikipedia articles. b) to gain knowledgeable from experienced on wiki content editors. c) it's more fun to have more people involved!
- In July 2016 work on Kentucky Women Remembered for Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Halls of Fame.
- Wiki Loves Horses: to be done with WikiProject Equine and WikiProject Horse racing
- Wiki Loves Appalachia
- ArtAndFeminism events
Members
[edit]- Sydney Poore/FloNight (talk) 16:37, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
- Sarah Carter (talk) 17:20, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
- Randolph.hollingsworth (talk) 18:09, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
- Willking1979 (talk) 21:35, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
- CQ (talk) 15:40, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
- Sarah Coblentz (talk) 12:39, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
- tractorCQ traction=progress
- GMGtalk 19:05, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
AffCom Resolutions
[edit]- Recognition of Kentucky Wikimedians User Group - June 2016
- Affiliation lapsed on 23 March 2019