The meet up will be facilitated by Dr Mike Dickison, the prolific Wikipedian and Wikimedian at Large for Aotearoa New Zealand, and hosted by Wikimedia Australia and South Australian Museum.
Dr Mike Dickison is 2025 Aotearoa Wikipedian at Large; he was the first ever Wikipedian at Large, travelling the length of New Zealand over 2018–2019. A former museum curator who did his PhD on flightless bird evolution, Mike is now a full-time Wikipedia consultant working with museums, tourism organisations, universities, and conservation groups to help them understand and engage with the Wikimedia Movement. He is based in Ōtautahi / Christchurch, New Zealand.
Theme
We’d love for you to join us at the SA Museum for...
📷 A Wiki Day at SA Museum: From Photos to Facts 🖼️.
We will explore the Wikimedia Commons workflow - transforming a collection of photos into meaningful contributions across Wikidata, WikiCommons, and Wikipedia.
Program
Adelaide Meetup, Royal Society of South Australia room, Morgan Thomas Lane, in between the museum and library
This will be a practical day of discovery and collaboration, working through the full process:
Organising and uploading images to Wikimedia Commons, including creating new categories
Creating and enhancing entries in Wikidata, including adding images
Using these images to improve and illustrate Wikipedia articles
Lunch will be provided by Wikimedia Australia, so come along, contribute, and enjoy good food with great company!
Whether you're experienced or new to some of these Wiki platforms, this is a great opportunity to sharpen your skills, contribute to open knowledge, and connect with fellow editors in a museum setting.
You will need to:
Bring your own laptop, already loaded with some of your own snapshots that you will use throughout the workshop.
RSVP by THURSDAY 10TH APRIL by adding your name to the list below and emailing contact@wikimedia.org.au with any dietary requirements and disability parking requirements so we can plan accordingly.
Note:due to two football matches at Adelaide Oval on 12 April parking may be difficult. We recommend public transport. However there is space for those with a disability parking permit – and we’ll need to book those spots in advance.
Sorry you couldn't join us on the day @Donama. Mike has kindly uploaded some resources and the hand out from the day if you're interested. Hope to see you at the next meet up! AlphaLemur (talk) 06:48, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
SCHolar44 (talk) 01:20, 12 April 2025 (UTC) (long covid has worn me down again in last few days)
Many thanks for your kind wishes, LTYT. It's the Gift That Keeps on Giving™! Cheers,Simon–SCHolar44 🇦🇺💬 at 12:52, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
!Hope you can join us for the next meet up @SCHolar44 There are some handouts etc. here if you are interested. AlphaLemur (talk) 06:49, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
Not directly related to the content of the workshop (which I found very interesting) but is this article about Donald Judd just coincidence, or did Mike mention it? Laterthanyouthink (talk) 11:21, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
There was a display about the 50th anniversary of Untitled in the Art Gallery of South Australia (a splendid gallery by the way), which I'd seen the previous day, where I learned about the work and went out to find it—that's why it wound up in the handout. —Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 04:03, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Ah, I see. When I have recovered from moving and get back to proper editing on my computer, I may see if there's anything in that article worth adding to the Judd article. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 07:02, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
