Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Minnesota/April 2025 Minnesota User Group Meeting

@Myotus did you request a screen and projector from Lake Monster for this meeting? It might be helpful to show the proposed logos and WikiProject page, unless you had another idea like printing them out. Pingnova (talk) 20:26, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

:@Pingnova I will have to see if they will let us have a projector. It is in the bar and we will be sharing the space with other patrons. I do have my own projector however.

:Also, I took your lead and I am rebuilding the Wikimedians of Minnesota User Group page. Myotus (talk) 00:00, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

::[https://www.lakemonsterbrewing.com/tap-room Lake Monster indicates they have a "projector screen with HDMI hookup, microphone and speaker" in their event space by request], but I wasn't certain what kind of reservation you had made. The user group draft page looks pretty awesome already! Good to look fresh and active if we reorganize. Pingnova (talk) 00:54, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

:::I will check in to it. Myotus (talk) 02:10, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

We got coverage in MN publication Racket! Check it out, and invite friends and fellow nerds.

• {{cite web | author-last1=Boller | author-first1=Jay | title=Disbanded in 2019, MN's Wikipedia Editors Are Gathering Once Again: 'We Need People' | website=Racket | date=April 4, 2025 | url=https://racketmn.com/disbanded-in-2019-mns-wikipedia-editors-are-gathering-once-again-we-need-people | access-date=April 4, 2025}}

Pingnova (talk) 23:52, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

I looked a bit into outreach materials for future tabling and didn't see much in the way of recruiting. It seemed like we will probably have to design many of our own. The below category and subcategories have some of the existing materials we can use and draw inspiration from.

• commons:Category:Wikimedia materials in English

I think we would also need a table cloth and a large sign, either a banner style that can clip to the table or poster size to put on an easel. Stickers and pins also sounded more popular than literature, though I think some basic literature should be available for people who want it.

Myotus and I have some tabling equipment like tables, chairs, sign holders, foldable easels, etc. Pingnova (talk) 03:13, 15 April 2025 (UTC)