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N HeadlineN Subheading N Ready for copyeditN Copyedit doneN Final approval by editor-in-chief Discussion @Bri and Bri.public : would this event be appropriate to mention in the notes section of N&N? The US Census Bureau is running this. The event is scheduled slightly before the Signpost publication deadline, so we may want to link to post-meeting artifacts instead of the invite. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/events/geoforum.html ↠Pine (✉ ) 04:00, 23 April 2026 (UTC) [ reply ]
Bri.public (talk ) 16:14, 23 April 2026 (UTC) [ reply ] Pine Will there be any specific panel involving Wikimedia projects or Creative Commons content? Oltrepier (talk ) 19:23, 23 April 2026 (UTC) [ reply ] Oltrepier and Bri :↠Pine (✉ ) 06:52, 24 April 2026 (UTC) [ reply ] Pine :If you did want to push Signpost in the direction of data alliances, then we could do more to cover events community tech organizations like OpenStreetMap or the former Code for America groups which still operate (CFA recently disaffiliated all the community chapters), and which almost always include Wikimedia and Creative Commons discussions. Those meetings are only like 60% people paid to engage. Bluerasberry (talk) 14:42, 27 April 2026 (UTC) [ reply ] this question regarding a scam email. Should we include something in the brief notes section on this; even if it is not a widespread scam or anything, I think just taking the opportunity to add a note to remind Wikipedians what to look out for is a good idea. Mitchsavl-on-public-wifi (talk ) 22:30, 27 April 2026 (UTC) [ reply ]
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