WikiWednesday is a free monthly gathering of wiki enthusiasts that AboutUs has hosted for several years now. Usually it’s fairly open in format, but occasionally we roll up our sleeves and all collaborate on something pressing. This is one of those times.
In the wiki world, a gathering dedicated to work on a particular site is called a Barn Raising, and this month we’re devoting WikiWednesday to a barn raising for a Portland city wiki.
A city wiki is a place for everyone to find and share information that matters to their community, and now Portland will have one too. Please join us for WikiWednesday tonight (same time, same place) to help create the building blocks for PortlandWiki.org. They’ll be snacks, drinks, and plenty of wiki experts around to help you contribute to Portland’s wiki in whatever way you can.
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Oh jeez – this is great! Mark was telling me about this the other week. However, it’s a difficult decision for me between this and CHIFOO. Darn those absent duplicator machines.
Good luck Portland Wiki. Let me say that it takes some time and a lot of effort, but its worth it in the end and people will use it. Especially in a city like Portland.
Mark, Amber
Thanks for the interest and the well-wishes! You can check out a summary of last night’s doings here.
i was wondering, do u have a barn raising or wiki here in tampa,fl or maybe on the out skirts of tampa that we cud attend too.im disabled with bad back troubles, but im sure the good Lord can use me in some manner, and an 8yr daughter who is very eager to help for the Lord also..please let us know an ill let our church know and se what kind of a turn out we will get,,,thank you and happy sabbath,,,love Robert
If you folks want the “pdxwiki.org” domain name for anything (even if just a redirect for coverage), let me know and it’s yours. I hate to just let it expire, since squatters would probably grab it right away.
David, that is super cool – will shop it around to see what folks think – but it seems like the right thing to do to at least redirect it – maybe even redirect it to a page on PortlandWiki.org – PDX Wiki – for your specific thoughts – personal or community? Best, Mark