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Hello, BillpSea, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Question

I've just joined in the discussion - I'm very interested in dialysis issues. I've been on dialysis since 1990; I've self-dialyzed at home since 2001 (using three different machines). I am trying to get up to speed. The thing the pushed me to join was my desire to post an entry for Dr. Joseph W. Eschbach whose memorial service I will be attending on Sunday. His work with sheep urine lead to treatments for anemia that are in use today, I think he is well within wikipedia's guidelines.

I'm not so sure about my post regarding the Northwest Kidney Centers not because they lack historical importance but because I serve as their volunteer trustee board chair. I am, as you'd expect, a big fan of NKC but I tried to respect the guidelines and post a neutral factual entry. Have I crossed a line? Thank you for any guidance you can provide.BillpSea 22:32, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Billy! Glad you've decided to stay with us at Wikipedia :-) I will check out the Dr.Joseph article ASAP. As to your edits to the Northwest Kidney Center, they were great! :-) Nothing wrong with them that I could find. Perhaps a citation or two would be an added bonus? Heh. But yes, they seem fine. One Wikipedia policy that could effect you, as you've said you are on dialysis, in the future if you edit dialysis related articles is: WP:COI. But, so far, your edits seemed fine. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further queries or whatever! :-) Take care, friend. ScarianTalk 22:39, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I think ScarianTalk covered most of what I was going to say, i.e. you should be aware of WP:COI. The Northwest Kidney Centers and Joseph W. Eschbach articles look good. More refs could improve 'em further. Nephron  T|C 06:49, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If you could make some pictures for the home hemodialysis article it would be a real bonus. I think there is enough there to make it into a WP:GA-- and pictures would be a step closer to that end. References for the equipment section would be good.
Looking at the HHD article, I think mentioning the name of the dialysis centre at multiples places is a bit over done. Most people don't know where the Northwest Kidney Centers is; Seattle, IMHO, (as it was originally written) is a better description. Also, the research work is associated more with the university in Seattle (University of Washington)-- in terms of affliation of the researchers. Since you're a member of the board I think you're in conflicit here. In terms of consistency, one could also argue if we were to name the Seattle centre --how about all the others... the clinics in Australia, the one in the UK, the ones in Canada. Nephron  T|C 07:09, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have a number of pictures I think these are covered under the right image copyright because they're on flickr
my NxStage aboard a boat this summer
posting to wikipedia while dialyzing? (as I am now).
On the UW v NKC - a point I would make is that setting up NKC (SAKC) as an outpatient facility was an innovation at the time. By 1964 dialysis was being run by a separate organization - the brain child of Scribner. True nearly everyone involved was affiliated with the UW - an affiliation that continues today NKC's chief medical officer is UW facility, NKC just established an endowed chair of kidney research (see Eschbach update), the relationship is close (though of course the UW is a much larger organization). I'll support your edits. I'll try to persuade you through talk prior to further edits (I've posted to the HHD and HD talk pages).
I have to read the COI page - I am a volunteer but yes I'll learn how to disclose the potential COI relationship. NKC's influence has been important and I feel that an understanding of their role will help people appreciate where we've been, and where we're going. Cheers, BillpSea 07:36, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, of course :-) Wikipedia always needs people whom are experts in subjects, which, I assume you are. We look forward to seeing some of your great work, friend! Remember, if you have any worries please don't hesitate to contact me :-) ScarianTalk 09:01, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Formatting Question

How do I make a reference to someone's last name link to their entry? For instance if the article references Scribner (dialysis) and it should go to the article on Belding H. Scribner.

Just use [[Belding H. Scribner|Scribner]]. The | character will probably be on the same key as the backslash, although it might be marked ¦.--Werdan7T @ 18:50, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Edits to HHD

Your edits of home hemodialysis: Nice picture. :-) I like a lot of your edits and most of them are genuine improvements. Above stated, please keep the article general, i.e. non-US centric-- especially in the introduction. Non-US readers aren't really interested much in US happenings; looking at dialysis, as a whole, the US is not believed to be better (see: PMID 15486869 (Am J Kidney Dis. 2004 Nov;44(5 Suppl 2):16-21.); Old US Rebuttal/Discussion). Nephron  T|C 17:05, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen the recent DOPPS data - I suspect a lack of dialysis per kg. ongoing community debate. I'll try harder to keep a world pov. thanks. Also maybe of interest a growing Dialysis Photo Archive all photos under a creative commons license, will try to fill requests too. BillpSea (talk) 05:42, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question

I created a stub for the first time Medicare Payment Advisory Commission when I saw there wasn't an article. First how do identify it as a stub? Second how do I identify the proper categories as this is outside my normal wiki-editing? And as a .gov site can I quote liberally from their own information? For instance the stub is very inspired by their "About" page (the reference). is that alright? Thanks BillpSea (talk) 00:52, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To find a proper stub category, at least when you're starting out, you can try Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types (I personally usually just mark it with {{stub}} and there's a tree you can traverse]]. Similarly, you can usually pick a very large overarching category, such as Category:Organizations, and traverse through the tree down until you find the best one (or ones). You will note my edit.
As for copying the material, it's not always clear what the copyright status is. Not every organization associated with the US government has copyright free materials, but I've had a look at their site, and it looks like it's probably good, especially as it calls itself "an independent US federal body." However, writing it in your own best prose is probably your best bet. 01:18, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Weird url change

I was looking for a user box for my talk page to add my website. I took a guess and added {{User Website|http://www.billpeckham.com/}} the unexpected part is that when I previewed the page in place of my URL there was a substitute URL Sikkimonline.info. Anyone understand what is happening?

The userbox was apparently vandalized a while ago to suit someone's personal website. I've reverted the changes, so it should work now. Hersfold (t/a/c) 20:09, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Renal Function

Sorry edit conflicted all over each other there :-)

Do you think it is now sufficiently clear that Ccr is an approximation to GFR, and that both can be acurately measured or estimated (eGFR is the MDRD formula, eCrr is the Cockcroft-Gault formula) ? David Ruben Talk 04:56, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My thinking was that eGFR redirects to the page so it should be mentioned other than in the formula - in the US eGFR is being advocated for its inclusion in routine blood work so people may come looking for its meaning. You're doing a lot of good work I can wait to see how it comes out but consider someone looking for what is meant by eGFR.BillpSea (talk) 05:10, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yup - abbreviations, including eGFR & eCcr, into leadin and show in bold as being major redirect/search terms. David Ruben Talk 11:18, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I like how you've improved the articleBillpSea (talk) 21:14, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Great stuff!

I love the picture. You have one or two more? A detail view of the controls would be nice. :-) I think a couple more pics and a tiny bit of copyediting are the missing ingredients for making home hemodialysis into a WP:GA. Nephron  T|C 19:35, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Nephron I have started a photo archive here [1] I have made all of these photos fully available (at least that was my intention, from my understanding of creative commons license rules). Maybe these two? [2] [3] I'll try to take one of the controls tonight when the machine is working so the display is on.BillpSea (talk) 16:31, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Like I stated a bunch of paragraphs above, please keep the article general, i.e. non-US centric-- especially in the introduction.
Perhaps, it is time to create a "in the USA" section. I'd probably do it but I'm procrastinating on some studying for an exam at the moment.
I disagree with your change here[4]... 'cause I read somewhere PD changed things-- but I don't remember where. Also, I'm sure US funding decisions didn't have an affect everywhere else (where home PD increased and home HD decreased). Nephron  T|C 16:04, 22 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It's hard to know cause and effects but PD wasn't covered under Medicare until 1978 - Baxter.com 's front page marks this year as 30 years of PD but that isn't exactly correct. "In fact, the first use of home peritoneal dialysis in a patient with end stage renal disease was in 1964 in Seattle, and so 2008 is the 44th anniversary, and it seems appropriate to provide a brief review of the early history of home PD." via correspondence from Christopher Blagg. But it was in 1978 that Medicare began paying for PD.
However, home hemodialysis usage (or more precisely HHD's renal replacement market share) peaked in 1975. And then started a decline that was accelerated by PD - at least that is how I understand events. It is a very interesting question as to why countries with different payment schemes had a similar experience.
Why is three times a week incenter dialysis the most common form of Renal Replacement across the globe even though there has never been a study showing three times a week providing the optimal dose? I would contend that it is because of an historical accident - that at the moment in time when other countries began providing hemodialysis through their national health systems, three times a week was the US standard and three times a week for 3 to 5 hours is an optimal business model. I think that these two factors started the conventional incenter model going in each country and once that model started it has become very hard to change.
I think that you're correct that it may be time to differentiate how hemodialysis is practiced from country to country. This is even more true with the changes in US reimbursement (the payment bundle will expand in 2011-2014) and due to the available-only-in-the-US machines (primarily NxStage but more are in the pipe [5].BillpSea (talk) 18:12, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to Meetup/Seattle6, a focus group

Hello. I'm part of a research group at the University of Washington (Seattle campus), and my group is reaching out to Wikipedians in the Puget Sound area. We're hosting a focus group designed to gather information on what Wikipedians would like to know about each other when interacting on Wikipedia. Our end goal is to create an embedded application that helps people quickly know more about others' history and activity on Wikipedia, and we feel our design will be much more useful if it's based on insights of users like you.

I'm hoping that the chance to help out local researchers, to engage in lively face-to-face discussion with other Seattle Wikipedians, and to contribute to Wikipedia in a new way will entice you to join us. The session lasts 2 hours and snacks are provided. Sessions will be held on UW Seattle campus - directions will be sent after registration. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated!

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Speedy deletion nomination of American Nephrology Nurses' Association

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Did I miss my chance?

{{helpme}} I was away for awhile when the article referenced above - American Nephrology Nurses' Association - was deleted. I saw this when I checked back in but by then it seemed too late to unravel what went wrong - I know I didn't copy and paste but ... well who knows? Can I revisit this or do I need to rewrite? The user who marked it for deletion was banned for sock puppetry BillpSea (talk) 22:40, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can ask any admin to send you a copy provided it wasn't too infringing.  fetchcomms☛ 22:54, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) Are you sure the article didn't contain text from [6]? If it didn't, you can request deletion review. Svick (talk) 23:01, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
If it did, it wasn't put there by me. If it was put there by someone else it would have been appropriate to revert.BillpSea (talk) 05:58, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Editing as Activism: Black WikiHistory Month Workshop and Edit-a-thon at UW Bothell

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Art+Feminism March 2017 at UW Seattle


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The University of Washington Research Commons, Cascadia Wikimedians, iArts, & iQueeries will jointly host an Art+Feminism event in March at the Research Commons.

Join us for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism! Our focus is on improving Wikipedia's representation of North American Indigenous art, Indigenous womxn artists, and Indigenous feminism.

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Art+Feminism, Saturday, May 6, at Jacob Lawrence Gallery, UW Seattle

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

Despite its wide reach, content on Wikipedia suffers from the bias of its editors: white, technically inclined, English-speaking men that live in developed, majority-Christian countries. This represents an alarming absence of voices in an increasingly important repository of shared knowledge.

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Women in Red World Contest

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Art+Feminism, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Saturday, May 12th, 1-5pm

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 Wikipedia is one of the most wide-reaching repositories of shared knowledge, yet a 2011 survey found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female, suggesting an alarming absence of voices. What and how information is shared is skewed by this gender disparity. To help change this, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is organizing a quarterly series of Edit-a-thons to improve Wikipedia's coverage of womxn artists of color.

This Saturday afternoon's gathering will focus on creating, editing, updating, and expanding pages for womxn artists from Latin America and the Caribbean. The Edit-a-thon will feature a talk by Dan Paz, Lecturer in the UW School of Art + Art History + Design, an artist, and an educator who explores the labor of digital imaging production as a collaborative site where the intersections of the image-idea and lived experience are produced and contested. Through videos, photography, and sculptural projects that query the ability of documentary processes to be manipulated—to be multiplied and replicated, stopped and started, rewound and advanced—Dan works within the impossibilities of absolute replication to question the very ability of the image to truly represent.

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If you are in the Seattle area, please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 29, 1 PM. If you cannot attend in person, you may join us virtually from your PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android at this link: https://zoom.us/j/2207426850. The address of the physical meeting is: Capitol Hill Meeting Room at Capitol Hill Library (425 Harvard Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102) 47°37′23″N 122°19′22″W / 47.622928°N 122.322912°W / 47.622928; -122.322912

The event page is here. You do not have to be a member to attend, but only members can vote in board elections. New members may join in person by completing the membership registration form onsite or (to be posted) online and paying $5 for a calendar year / $0.50 per month for the remainder of a year. Current members may renew for 2019 at the meeting as well.

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Wikipedia Day 2019 — curating images from Asahel Curtis and older Seattle photos


First Hill, Seattle, c. 1903, showing intersection of Columbia St and Summit Ave, Seattle, a panorama built from three Asahel Curtis photographs.
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Tuesday evening, January 15, 2019, 6-9pm at Wayward Coffeehouse, 6417 Roosevelt Way NE #104, Seattle WA 98115

Wikipedia Day celebrates the anniversary of the founding of Wikipedia. This year in Seattle, Cascadia Wikimedians' celebration of Wikipedia Day will focus on a different closely related project: Wikimedia Commons, which (among other things) functions as the media repository for Wikipedia. When you see a photo or map in Wikipedia, or hear an audio clip, etc., it usually is hosted on Wikimedia Commons and "transcluded" into Wikipedia.

Wikimedia Commons is a mix of users' own works and curated third-party content, either public domain or free-licensed. Our event is a hands-on workshop in curating third-party content, mostly early 20th-century photos of Seattle and other West Coast locations.

Currently, Wikimedia Commons has two intersecting sets of older photos, one from the Asahel Curtis Photo Company and the other a more general set of Seattle images. At this meetup, we will celebrate the 18th anniversary of Wikipedia by further curating these images by the creation and addition of categories, adding ImageNotes where useful, linking other versions of the same photo, enhancing the descriptions, and identifying and correcting errors. User:Jmabel has already categorized over 1000 images and corrected several hundred wrong dates, misidentified buildings, and etc., but there is much more to be done.

For more information, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle#Wikipedia Day 2019 — curating images from Asahel Curtis and older Seattle photos.

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Women’s History Wikithon, Washington State History Museum, Saturday 3/9

Come document women's history in Washington state!
 Women’s History Wikithon
Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, WA
FREE. Please register in advance. Includes museum admission and snacks; please bring a sack lunch plus a laptop.

Scholars and interested citizens are invited to come together for an afternoon of collaboration to create or improve Wikipedia pages related to Washington State’s suffrage history. Learn from seasoned “Wikipedians” how to edit wiki pages, and work in small groups with women’s history experts. Honor Women’s History Month by updating our reference materials to reflect the dedicated work of Washington’s women suffragists. Bring a brown bag lunch, we’ll provide snacks. Hosted by Washington State Historical Society.

Women's Suffrage Centennial Program, Washington State Historical Society -> Events & Programs
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Art+Feminism, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Saturday, April 6th, 1-5 PM

Art+Feminism
For more info see
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 Wikipedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors were women. While the reasons for the gender gap are up for debate, the practical effect of this disparity is not: content is skewed by the lack of representation from women.

Let’s change that.

To help change this, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is continuing a series of Edit-a-thons to improve Wikipedia's coverage of womxn and gender non-binary artists of color.

Childcare, snacks from local businesses, and editing tutorials will be provided.

All you need to bring is your laptop, power cord, and ideas. No previous Wikipedia experience required!

Everyone is welcome. Access to UW wifi will be provided for non-UW affiliated participants.

Please create a Wikipedia account before the event.

RSVP through this Facebook event link.

When: Saturday, Apr. 6, 2019, 1–5 PM
Where: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Art Building #132, 1915 NE Chelan Ln, Seattle, WA 98105
Event Sponsors: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, School of Art + Art History + Design
Event Page: Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Parking: Free parking is normally available on campus after 12pm on Saturdays.

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Seattle Wiknic 2019
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Editing as Activism: Edit-A-Thon to Correct Systemic Bias in Wikipedia

Allen Library, location of the Research Commons, University of Washington. Photo by Joe Mabel
Main page: Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle § Editing as Activism: Edit-A-Thon to Correct Systemic Bias in Wikipedia
Help address the systematic biases relating to gender, race, and social class that lead to under-representation of topics, people, and organizations on Wikipedia.

When: Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 9am–1pm
Where: UW Libraries Research Commons, 4000 15th Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98195
Hosted by: Labor Archives of Washington, UW Special Collections, and Cascadia Wikimedians User Group

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Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Womxn Artists of the Pacific Northwest

Calendar page Jacob Lawrence Gallery — Calendar | School of Art + Art History + Design | University of Washington
When Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, 1 – 5 p.m.
Campus location Art Building (ART)
Campus room Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Event types Special Events, Student Activities, Workshops
Event sponsors Jacob Lawrence Gallery, School of Art + Art History + Design with support from Wikipedia and Art+Feminism
Facebook event page www.facebook.com/events/2475807515865167/
Description
  • Free parking is normally available on campus after 12pm on Saturdays.
  • Check the Gallery's website for information about getting there.
  • The ‘Big Four,’ or the four white male artists that comprised the Northwest School, were the subject of the famous 1953 LIFE magazine article, "Mystic Painters of the Northwest": Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, and Mark Tobey. Each of these artists have robust pages on Wikipedia. However, key female-identifying artists from this time such as Margaret Gove Cafferman — who Mark Tobey cited as an influence on his work — lack Wikipedia articles.[* 1] To help address the imbalance of representation on Wikipedia, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is organizing an Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon focused on female-identifying artists of the Pacific Northwest.
  • Childcare, snacks from local businesses, editing tutorials, books, and lists of artists will be provided.
  • All you need to bring is your laptop, power cord, and ideas. No previous Wikipedia experience required!
  • Everyone is welcome. Access to UW wifi will be provided for non-UW affiliated participants.
  • Please create a Wikipedia account before the event.
  1. ^ Mentioned in Emily Pothast's lecture "You Are Not Invited: A Critical Survey of Seattle Art History" on May 30, 2019 at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.
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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Monday, December 23, 5:30pm PST

Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Monday, December 23, 5:30pm PST. You can join us virtually from your PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android at this link: https://virginia.zoom.us/my/wikilgbt. If your are in Seattle, the address of the physical meeting is: Capitol Hill Meeting Room at Capitol Hill Library (425 Harvard Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102) 47°37′23″N 122°19′22″W / 47.622928°N 122.322912°W / 47.622928; -122.322912 The event page is here. You do not have to be a member to attend, but only members can vote in board elections. New members may join in person by completing the membership registration form onsite or (to be posted) online and paying $5 for a calendar year / $0.50 per month for the remainder of a year. Current members may renew for 2019 at the meeting as well.
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Great American Wiknic virtual edition 2020

WALRUS: Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States
WALRUS: Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States
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You are invited to the Great American Virtual Wiknic on Sunday, August 16, 2020, noon to 2pm
  • 1st hour: National livestream via Streamyard / Youtube / social media (12-1pm Pacific)
  • 2nd hour: Regional breakout rooms via Zoom / Wikimedia Meet, etc (1-2pm Pacific)
Click here for more details!
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Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest into Wikipedia - Editathon 2021
Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest into Wikipedia - Editathon 2021
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May 2022 Seattle meetup
In the Seattle area? We are resuming Seattle monthly meetups on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 5:45pm to 7:45pm at the Distant Worlds Coffeehouse. For the address and to RSVP, please click here.
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March 2023 Seattle meetup
In the Seattle area? We are resuming Seattle monthly meetups on Tuesday, March 21, 2022, 5:45pm to 7:45pm at the Distant Worlds Coffeehouse as they have resumed their normal operating hours at their new location. For the address and to RSVP, please click here.
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LGBT films from SIFF 2023 edit-a-thon


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Main page: Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle/LGBT films from SIFF 2023 edit-a-thon

When: Saturday, June 17, 10am–3pm & Sunday, June 18, noon–5pm
Where: University Branch of the Seattle Public Library (SPL)
Who: Everyone is welcome.
What to bring: A laptop and power cord

The schedule and details will be posted to the LGBT films from SIFF 2023 edit-a-thon page. Editors can respond there if they plan to attend.

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Meetup in Seattle on 16 January 2024

Seattle Wikimedia meetup | 16 January 2024
  • What: Meetup to chat about Wikipedia and schedule an edit-a-thon
  • When: Tuesday 16 January 2024, 5:45–7:45 pm
  • Where: Distant Worlds Coffeehouse at 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle
  • Please come! We'd love to see you.
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