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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
