Wikipedia:Michigan Wikipedians
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| Formation | June 2010 |
|---|---|
| Type | Student organization |
| Purpose | Wikipedia outreach |
| Location | |
Membership | Open to all University of Michigan students, faculty, and community members |
Founder | MichChemGSI[1] |
| Affiliations | Wikimedia Foundation University of Michigan |
Michigan Wikipedians (or MWiki) is a Wikipedia student organization at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The group was the first student Wikipedia club in the United States.[1][2] The club is open to all students and faculty of the University of Michigan, as well as community members who are interested in Wikipedia.
History[edit]
The group was founded in August 2010 by student MichChemGSI as the Wikipedians of the University of Michigan. It was the first student Wikipedia club in the United States.[1] In Fall 2010 the group was visited by Frank Schulenburg, head of public outreach for the Wikimedia Foundation.[3]
In July 2011, the group changed its name to Michigan Wikipedians. The most recent in-person meeting of the Michigan Wikipedians was held on April 17, 2014.
Events[edit]
The following is a list of events that were hosted by the Michigan Wikipedians.
- April 3, 2014 - Learn to Edit Wikipedia seminar, 8-9pm, North Quadrangle Language Resource Center, Mac Classroom
- March 26, 2014 - ArborWiki Edit Night, 7-9pm, Ann Arbor District Library (main)
- March 12, 2014 - UM-SAA Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon, 5-8pm, Bentley Historical Library
- February 6, 2014 - Learn to Edit Wikipedia seminar, 8-9pm, North Quadrangle Language Resource Center, PC Classroom
- December 2, 2013 - Wikipedia needs photos seminar, 8-9pm, North Quadrangle Language Resource Center, PC Classroom
Members[edit]
- Arbitrarily0 (talk · contribs)
- Aupiff (talk · contribs)
- Benson Muite (talk · contribs)
- Doug Coldwell (talk · contribs)
- ChemLibrarian (talk · contribs)
- Cleeder (talk · contribs)
- Edward Vielmetti (talk · contribs)
- Eric McInerney (talk · contribs)
- Eyesnore (talk · contribs)
- Luckysieben (talk · contribs)
- Matthew Barera (talk · contribs)
- Michael Barera (talk · contribs)
- MichChemGSI (talk · contribs)
- Pixor (talk · contribs)
- Thebombzen (talk · contribs)
- Xavdid (talk · contribs)
- 7&6=thirteen (☎)
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c Schulenburg, Frank (17 August 2010). "First U.S. Wikipedia student club starts at University of Michigan". Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Czarnecki, Sean; Tweedie, Steven (31 January 2013). "First-ever Wikipedia club innovates at University". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ Most, Jonah (1 March 2011). "Campus Club: U-M Wikipedians". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
See also[edit]
