Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/July 2018

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Everyone is cordially invited to attend a Wikiphoto scavenger hunt in and around Balboa Park. This should be the 31st Wikipedia meetup in San Diego County.

Wikipedia is one of the leading resources of knowledge for anyone who has access to the internet. Make an impact by helping contribute to the free encyclopedia which anyone can edit, by adding free images to that need them. Come join us as we go over the basics of photography, and collaborate in improving content.

Meetup details[edit]

  • Date: July 29, 2018
  • Start time: 12:00PM PDT / 1200
    • End Time: 3:00PM PDT / 1500
  • Location: Balboa Park
    • We shall first meetup at the east end of El Prado, at the Bae Evenson Fountain.

Getting there[edit]

Balboa Park is centrally located and the nearest San Diego Metropolitan Transit System stop to the meeting location is "Park Bl & Village Pl". There is also ample parking nearby.

Goals[edit]

The goal of this event are:

  • Utilize photography to contribute new files to Wikimedia Commons to potentially be utilized to in articles related to those photographs in Wikipedia.
    • Wifi will be available for those bringing their own devices (required for uploading photographs).

Proposed itinerary[edit]

12:00PM / 1200 - 12:30PM / 1230: Initial gathering. Receive a list of locations which need a photograph. Separate into teams to take photographs.

12:30PM / 1230 - 2:00 PM /1400: Travel around Balboa Park and nearby to take photographs.

2:00 PM / 1400 - 3:00 PM / 1500: Final gathering. Upload photographs to Wikimedia Commons utilizing free wifi.

Locations needing photographs[edit]

According to WikiShootMe the following locations (in addition to the category linked at the top of this event page):

Attendee list[edit]

Hosts[edit]

Those interested in attending, who please include your name in the category that best fits:

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Basilosauridae❯❯❯Talk 03:59, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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