Submissions:2025/Co-Working Tables: a User Group Attempt to Generate More Collaborations on Wiki
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Title:
- Co-Working Tables: a User Group Attempt to Generate More Collaborations on Wiki
Type of session:
- Lecture (15-30 min)
Session theme(s):
- Future of Wikipedia
Abstract:
Restarting a User Group from scratch in the Bay Area offered the possibility to tinker with a variety of formats to keep editors engaged, and to foster more collaborative writing on the encyclopedia.
This talk will focus on our attempt to propose monthly co-working tables during a regional meetup, and the logistics, challenges, and successes of that approach. It will discuss the development of adequate themes and support.
Author name(s):
Wikimedia username(s):
Affiliated organization(s):
- Bay Area Wikipedians
Estimated length of session
- 15
Will you be presenting remotely?
- I will present remotely
Okay to livestream?
- Livestreaming is okay
Previously presented?
Special requests:
- Currently unable to confirm I'll present in person, but might be able to.