Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Toronto

I think we should all sit down and drink and eat and what not. I propose a meetup at Future Bakery, on the corner of Brunswick and Bloor, on Wed. August 16, 2006 @ 7pm. Lets discuss it. joshbuddy, talk 15:03, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Huzzah! --Arctic Gnome 22:46, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Sounds good to me --Dhodges 05:27, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry. Sadly I can't attend nighttime Wikimeets, as I'm in Brampton, which doesn't have GO service past the afternoon, thus getting home would take at least three hours on two transit systems. However, if I could get the one press outlet to attend, would anyone attending object to that, on the condition they aren't intrusive or abrasive (aka they don't ruin the night)? I'd like to try to get City/Global/CFTO interested in doing a little piece on Wikipedia, with this as the example. -- Zanimum 18:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

I would advise against inviting the press to our first meetup; if we invited them some later time when we all knew each other we would look much more organized and professional. --Arctic Gnome 00:14, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm up in Richmond Hill, York Region, probably can't attend on weeknights without proper planning, need to coordinate the transit and subway systems and figure how close they are to this place. Will you be using this as a regular meetingplace? If it's going to shift a lot then I'll need to plan each over again. Anyway, it will have to be a future one, I totally forgot about this. Tyciol 19:51, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for organizing but I won't be able to attend this one. Samw 03:15, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Nice idea. I also agree with Arctic G on NOT inviting the press or media. Any public appearance shall be appealing and professional and the first casual gathering doesn't appear to be one. Is that bakery more or less like a cafe? I am not a fan of coffee. I.H.S.V. (talk) 02:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

It is a bakery + cafe like qualities + hungarian food. I believe Wednesday night is all-you-can-eat pierogi night. Regrettably, I have to work that night, but I've thinking of trying this idea out monthly, so I'm sure I'll be there next time. joshbuddy, talk 03:01, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Great. Count me in. I.H.S.V. (talk) 19:45, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Anyone else actually coming? I'll be there. (I often drop in for some cake and coffee anyway) -Dhodges 13:26, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

I'll try to make it. The Tuesday thing doesn't work for me (priors interfere) but Wed is good and Future is right around the corner from my place. 7 might be a little early if the weathers good (I'll be on the bike) but we'll see what happens. Maury 16:16, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

For the record, there was a meetup between me, another editor and his female companion as I saw the guy looking alike this man. Not sure if Dhodges had arrived and left. -- Ktsquare (talk) 23:00, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto

(This section is now for discussion, if you want to tell us you availability, scroll down this page until you see a sub-section named "Availability") Hello everyone, I'm planning to have a meetup in Toronto. The current one is held in a downtown Toronto pub on first Tuesday of each month. I want a Wikipedia meetup where it is more convinent to other Wikipedians and all-age appropriate. Tuesday evening is not convinent to those who are still in school (i.e. high school & university). In my opinion, the venue is not too good for minors (under 19) and quite far away from other communities such as Richmond Hill, Markham, and Scarborough.

Since I want the meeting to be available to as many people as possible, I believe it should be held on Saturday or Sunday. Venue to be decided as well. If you are interested, please leave a note here.

(Optional) You can suggest venues as well as which city/town you live in so that the venue can be available to the most Toronto Wikipedians. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 13:32, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

I work weekday evenings and nights, so either on a weekday before 2pm, or a weekend would work best for me. I'm near the downtown, so would prefer something not up in North York/Miss/Scarb Sherurcij ^{(Speaker for the Dead)} 19:16, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

I good with Saturdays but not Sundays. I live in North York, but I work and go to school around the downtown core so I would prefer something downtown and somewhere near UofT and the Government Blocks on Bay and Wellesley. And no bars...for now.... Nat Tang ^{ta | co | em} 22:08, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

I would prefer weeknight evenings somewhere downtown. It would be nice to meet some of you!Ian Bailey 14:02, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Like I said, weeknights are not convinent to everyone, especially students. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 16:08, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, not true for UofT Students...a grand majority of our courses are from Monday to Thursday so there's always Friday...unless of course you're a student thats taking first-year economics...then you've got classes on Friday...anyways...I with OhanaUnited this one...I would prefer Satudays than something on a weeknight.

I wish to attend the meetup, but I am a UofT student and I am very busy with real life. However, I have a suggestion for the location. I was thinking of inside the first or second floor of Robarts Library in the UofT. Johnny Au 17:25, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm a UT Scarborough student and live in Richmond Hill. It would be best if the meeting is held in uptown or Richmond Hill/Markham. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 17:50, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

I think Johnny's proposal is a good one and I like it because as a UofT student with a job downtown it's convienient, but as a compromise maybe the North York Central Reference, North York Civic Centre, or Fairview Mall...I know...not the greatest alternatives, but its somewhere in the middle...I can't think of anywhere else... Nat Tang ^{ta | co | em} 18:29, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

I also work weekday evenings, so if we want both myself and Sherurcij there, it will have to be on a weekend. I like in Etobicoke but can get anywhere in Toronto or Mississauga without much effort, though Scarborough would be a bit far. --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 21:41, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Just a side note...Toronto is a candidate for Wikimania 2008. Here's the draft bid page. Most of the stuff is regurgitated from our 2006 bid, so if you have the time take a look at it and update it accordingly. It would also be nice if you guys could help out with the bid. Thanks. Nat Tang ^{ta | co | em} 18:29, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

I like the pub idea myself, and I have no problem with a Tuesday night. Abebenjoe 01:50, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Hey Abebenjoe, the problem with that is that 1)a Tuesday night, not a good night for a university or high school student (along with most of the weeknights) and 2) high school and some university students can't be legally in a pub. Remember, we need to try to include everyone in these meetups, that is why the new proposal is sometime during the weekend and somewhere where everyone can meet. Nat Tang ^{ta | co | em} 02:00, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Are you guys ready for intense discussions? I'm going to post a notice on community portal to get more Torontoians attention. Remember to watch this page, as discussions may progress quite rapidly. Please fill up the following to be more organized and allow easier analysis. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 05:08, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

We can still go to a pup-restaurant that lets in underage people, like a Firkin. Also, I imagine that evenings should be okay for people with school or work the next day as long as it doesn't go really late. --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 18:55, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Toronto reference library! aeymxq 20:14, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Artic.gnome, there are lots of pubs that allow youths in and have good menus. I suggest the Ferret and Firkin at 720 Spadina Ave, at Spadina and Bloor Streets, less than a two minute walk from the Spadina Subway. Another possibility would be the Fox Firkin at Yonge and Eglinton, about two minutes from the Eglinton Subway Station.--Abebenjoe 21:32, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Spadina and Bloor would be excessively convienent for me, so much so I'd almost have to come. WilyD 15:31, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm good with that...Nat Tang ^{ta | co | em} 05:10, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Okay, to get the ball on this to actually roll, can we suggest a meetup place/time and actually commit to having people there? It seems like weekends, near a subway station are our best bet. About about the afternoon of September 2 (the sunday) at this Ferrat and Firkin place? WilyD 18:27, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps the saturday instead cause I can't make it on sunday... nat^tang 18:35, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, maybe. I can't make the second, personally though. I'll be out of town (Port Hope, I think) WilyD 18:41, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Guys, keep in mind that this will be more than just 1 meetup, but recurrent meetups. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 21:45, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Sounds fine by me (Sunday, September 2 at 1:00 p.m.0, and that goes for future meetings. I'm attending from the western part of the city, so a central downtown location is great (and its underage friendly too, though that doesn't apply to me;-).--Abebenjoe 07:21, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Okay, Sunday September 2, 2007 we'll meet at the Ferrat and Firkin at 1:00 pm? How will we recognise each other? I'm not keen on running around the place yelling "Hello? I'm from the internets?" WilyD 13:35, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Well I can't make it... :( ....nor will I be able to make it to any of them if its on a Sunday...so...someone's gonna have to fill me in on what was discussed... nat^tang 03:48, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

I'll print a sign saying Wikipedia meet-up. Not sure how busy the place will be on a long weekend, likely it will be not too busy. There is a large table near the north side of the bar that can accommedate about 10 people. If we are going to be more than that, we may need to inform the management. Too bad Nat can't make it, I'd like to have met him. Maybe the next one will be on a Saturday.--Abebenjoe 04:18, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, okay, a sign's good - I actually believe I'll recognise one of the people who's expressed interest. That said - I'm not sure I'll be able to make it. I have to talk it over with my romantic partner, eh? WilyD 14:45, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Judging by the list below I would assume more people can make it on Saturday, so I propose to move it back one day to Saturday, Sept. 1. Same "bat time", same "bat channel." Is that more convenient for everyone?--Abebenjoe 03:08, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

yup...move it back :D nat^tang 04:01, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

DATE CHANGE Since it seemed that only I could confirm for Sunday, and seeing that at least Nat can make it Saturday, I am changing the meet-up day to Saturday, September 1st. Please indicate if you plan to attend either here or in the chart below.--Abebenjoe 22:39, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

So what happened in the last one? –Pomte 17:12, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Well, since it was just Abebenjoe, another editor, and myself, and being the fact that Abebenjoe and I are both members of a political party and working on different campaigns, we naturally talked about Ontario politics, the Ontario elections article, the difficulties we have to deal with on Wikipedia and the different geopolitical areas of the project, and I believe thats it. nat^tang 18:01, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

For the record, the another editor mentioned in Nat's September 26, 2007's post was me. -- Ktsquare (talk) 22:26, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Availability

Put your name, day(s) availability and preferred location(s) below

More information User, Preferred dates ...

User	Preferred dates	Preferred locations	Attending Saturday, Oct 20 at 1pm at the Ferret & Firkin?
OhanaUnited (talk)	Saturday, Sunday	North York, Richmond Hill, Markham, Scarborough
Nat (talk)	Saturday	Downtown, North York ["Downtown"/North-East Region (Fairview)], Scarborough [Agincourt]	Yes
Sherurcij (talk)	Saturday, Sunday	"Downtown", anywhere along the YUD/Bloor subways
Pomte (talk)	Saturday, Sunday	North York, Scarborough, anywhere close to a subway	Uncertain
aeymxq (talk)	Fridays and saturdays, after noon but before 10.	Scarborough/NY/downtown.
WilyD (talk)	Whatever	"Downtown-esque", or along a subway	Unsure - probably
Abebenjoe (talk)	Whatever	"Downtown-esque", near a subway. Not Scarborough nor Etobicoke, or anywhere in NY not near a subway station.	Yes
Arctic.gnome (talk)	Whatever, but only until school starts	Along a subway
Bearcat (talk)	Whenever	Wherever
Maury Markowitz (talk)	Weekdays, sans Tuesday	Downtown, subway would be nice
Ktsquare (talk)	Weekends	North York, Richmond Hill, Markham, anywhere close to a subway

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Toronto Wikimania Bid 2008

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Toronto Candidate City for Wikimania 2008
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Formation of Wikimedia Canada (still in very early stage)

Better coordination at WikiProject Toronto

See if there is interest to collaboratively improve Toronto-related articles, lists, categories, the portal, etc. We can choose an article or list to drive to featured status, or find location articles that need images. Encourage people we know to upload their photos to Commons.

FYI on the new "WikiClub" by Wikimedia Canada: https://ca.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiClubs Anyone interested in starting a Toronto chapter?

Samw (talk) 14:45, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Yes, finally! GTA chapter has been initiated at https://ca.wikimedia.org/wiki/Toronto_WikiClub. Come out to the inaugural meeting on April 10. the artchivist (talk) 18:37, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

A quick reminder that registration for WikiConference North America is open. In case you weren't aware, it will be hosted in Toronto. The conference will run from November 9-12. Hope to see you downtown. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 01:21, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Many thanks for sharing the notice. I learned about the event through this Meetup page. Is there a specific meeting for Wikipedians during the conference? --PeaceNT (talk) 02:47, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

@PeaceNT: Apologies for not seeing this message until now. Yes there was a lunch meeting for Wikimedians in Canada. Our next event is Wikipedia Day on January 14, 2024 in downtown Toronto. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 17:17, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the info - I'll check it out! --PeaceNT (talk) 12:19, 9 January 2024 (UTC)