Hi, guys. I designed a WikiHelloBadge for anyone who wants to use it at Meetups, so if people at other Meetups want to use it, feel free. The design is supposed to represent Wikipedians of every possible persuasion, at least symbolically. I made it a double image so that when you print it out, you can fold it in the middle and laminate it so that's it's double-sided (if you plan on hanging it instead of clipping it). I included spaces so that you can identify yourself by your real name, or your Wiki Username, or both, whichever you feel comfortable with. A high-res version of it is on its upload page. And if someone wants to use it at a Meetup in a location where a language other than English is spoken, feel free to modify the greeting into a different language! After all, it's in the public domain now, so all I ask is attribution! Cheers!
Nightscream06:34, 4 November 2007 (UTC)reply
While this is a good idea, I doubt many would use it; well I certainly would not want to walk around the city with such a badge on me...
Phgao13:05, 4 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Jack of Oz (Attended Meeting 1, but have since moved 3 hours drive away. The convenience factor usually gets in the way, but I remain hopeful the stars will align some day.)
No money back guarantees, but I'm going to do my absolute best to get there. Thanks, Pfctdayelise, for your work trying to organise the meetup.
Sarah05:17, 25 October 2007 (UTC)reply
I am interested in coming as I would like to find out more about how Wiki works and face to face Q&A works best for me - is this the right event to attend for this?
BacmacBacmac08:50, 11 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Hi, a notice has been placed on the Watchlist of Wikipedians in the geographic region around Melbourne. As with any technical solution, this notice may not work correctly, so please do discuss this with fellow Wikipedians who may be interested in attending.
John Vandenberg09:21, 5 November 2007 (UTC)reply
How do you do that? My ip address got an invite of sorts to this page. Does it mean all Melbourne ips would get the message?
Phgao06:20, 9 November 2007 (UTC)reply
It works off the online databases that are maintained with geographic data about each IP block. See
this. IP blocks often serve the same region for a very long time, so the databases are rarely out of sync for the major ISPs.
John Vandenberg12:47, 9 November 2007 (UTC)reply
I think you might be onto something there. Not that it matters to me: I'm probably not inclined to go. Too geeky..way to geeky. --
lincalinca02:13, 6 November 2007 (UTC)reply
I was joking by tying in BB's comment. I'd probably come if I didn't have a family, a band, a job and many other things to attend to. --
lincalinca03:09, 6 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Hey thats cool, u gave me a nickname, ahahahahahahahahahha "BB". Pritty good, pritty good.
BatterBean 14:27, 6 November 2007
Meet some of the people you edit alongside each day, talk wiki with people who will know what you're talking about. Try and form a Wikimedia Australia chapter. If you don't think you would find any of those things useful then naturally I would expect you not to attend. It's not compulsory or anything. --
pfctdayelise (
talk)
13:19, 8 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Let me put it this way; I don't think it will be all work and no play nor will it be all social talk and no discussion of issues pertinent to Wikipedia/Australia's Wikipedia Foundation...
Phgao11:17, 10 November 2007 (UTC)reply
The main thing is to discuss forming an Australian Chapter of the foundation, Wikimedia Australia. Plus the opportunity to meet and chat with other editors.
Sarah11:23, 10 November 2007 (UTC)reply