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In 2008, [[Legion of Tech]] conducted a technology community survey. The original announcement is here: [http://dyepot-teapot.com/2008/05/01/surveying-portland-tech-community/]<br />
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327 people responded.<br />
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==Age==<br />
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[https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?cht=bhs&chs=345x240&chbh=24%2C6&chco=0000e0%7C2f2fe6%7C1818e3%7C4747e9%7C7676ee%7C5f5fec%7C8e8ef1&chxt=x%2Cy&chxl=0%3A%7C0%7C30%7C60%7C90%7C120%7C150%7C1%3A%7C66%20or%20older%7C56-65%7C46-55%7C36-45%7C26-35%7C18-25%7CUnder%2018&chxs=0%2C000000%2C12%2C0%2Clt%7C1%2C000000%2C12%2C1%2Clt&chds=0%2C150&chd=t%3A0%2C28%2C150%2C85%2C48%2C14%2C1 Chart here]<br />
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: Under 18 0 0%<br />
: 18-25 28 9%<br />
: 26-35 150 46%<br />
: 36-45 85 26%<br />
: 46-55 48 15%<br />
: 56-65 14 4%<br />
: 66 or older 1 0%<br />
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* [http://code.google.com/p/gchart4mw/ gchart4mw]<br />
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==Gender==<br />
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: Male 270 83%<br />
: Female 56 17%<br />
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==Ethnicity==<br />
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: American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0%<br />
: Asian 10 3%<br />
: Black or African American 2 1%<br />
: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 0%<br />
: White or European 285 89%<br />
: Hispanic or Latino 3 1%<br />
: Other 20 6%<br />
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==Operating Systems Used==<br />
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: Linux 18 6%<br />
: Mac OS 30 9%<br />
: Windows 63 19%<br />
: Unix (of some type other than Linux) 0 0%<br />
: Other 214 66%<br />
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==Type of Employer==<br />
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: Freelance or self-employed 37 11%<br />
: Small start-up or consulting group 45 14%<br />
: School or educational institution 7 2%<br />
: Small or medium local company (no offices outside the Portland area) 41 13%<br />
: Large regional or national company 28 9%<br />
: International company 49 15%<br />
: Not currently employed 13 4%<br />
: Other 69 21%<br />
: Small or medium company, with offices outside metro Portland 36 11%<br />
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==Are you looking for other work?==<br />
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: Yes 149 47%<br />
: No 169 53%<br />
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==Have you attended a Legion of Tech event?==<br />
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: Ignite Portland 39 24%<br />
: Startupalooza 12 7%<br />
: BarCamp Portland 23 14%<br />
: BarCamp Portland Monthly Meetup 6 4%<br />
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[[Category:Technology]]<br />
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In 2008, [[Legion of Tech]] conducted a technology community survey. The original announcement is here: [http://dyepot-teapot.com/2008/05/01/surveying-portland-tech-community/]<br />
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327 people responded.<br />
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==Age==<br />
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[https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?cht=bhs&chs=345x240&chbh=24%2C6&chco=0000e0%7C2f2fe6%7C1818e3%7C4747e9%7C7676ee%7C5f5fec%7C8e8ef1&chxt=x%2Cy&chxl=0%3A%7C0%7C30%7C60%7C90%7C120%7C150%7C1%3A%7C66%20or%20older%7C56-65%7C46-55%7C36-45%7C26-35%7C18-25%7CUnder%2018&chxs=0%2C000000%2C12%2C0%2Clt%7C1%2C000000%2C12%2C1%2Clt&chds=0%2C150&chd=t%3A0%2C28%2C150%2C85%2C48%2C14%2C1 Chart here]<br />
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: Under 18 0 0%<br />
: 18-25 28 9%<br />
: 26-35 150 46%<br />
: 36-45 85 26%<br />
: 46-55 48 15%<br />
: 56-65 14 4%<br />
: 66 or older 1 0%<br />
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* [http://code.google.com/p/gchart4mw/ gchart4mw]<br />
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==Gender==<br />
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: Male 270 83%<br />
: Female 56 17%<br />
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==Ethnicity==<br />
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: American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0%<br />
: Asian 10 3%<br />
: Black or African American 2 1%<br />
: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 0%<br />
: White or European 285 89%<br />
: Hispanic or Latino 3 1%<br />
: Other 20 6%<br />
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==Operating Systems Used==<br />
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: Linux 18 6%<br />
: Mac OS 30 9%<br />
: Windows 63 19%<br />
: Unix (of some type other than Linux) 0 0%<br />
: Other 214 66%<br />
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==Type of Employer==<br />
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: Freelance or self-employed 37 11%<br />
: Small start-up or consulting group 45 14%<br />
: School or educational institution 7 2%<br />
: Small or medium local company (no offices outside the Portland area) 41 13%<br />
: Large regional or national company 28 9%<br />
: International company 49 15%<br />
: Not currently employed 13 4%<br />
: Other 69 21%<br />
: Small or medium company, with offices outside metro Portland 36 11%<br />
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==Are you looking for other work?==<br />
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: Yes 149 47%<br />
: No 169 53%<br />
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==Have you attended a Legion of Tech event?==<br />
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: Ignite Portland 39 24%<br />
: Startupalooza 12 7%<br />
: BarCamp Portland 23 14%<br />
: BarCamp Portland Monthly Meetup 6 4%<br />
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== Union History - General ==<br />
<videoflash type="vimeo">21441400</videoflash><br /><br />
<small>''Wharfies'' is a fifty-two minute chronological film history of the Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia, affectionately referred to as "wharfies."</small><ref>[http://www.sinistra.net/lib/upt/comlef/cotu/cotugdicoe.html Australia: Wharfies still under attack]</ref><br />
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== Union membership in Oregon ==<br />
Oregon ranks high among the states in union membership. In 2010, Oregon had a 16.2 percent union membership rate of employed workers. This figure ranked 10th highest among the 50 states and District of Columbia. Private-sector union membership (9.1%) ranked 12th highest nationwide, and Oregon's public-sector membership (51.7%) ranked 10th highest.<ref>[http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/ArticleReader?itemid=00007552 Union Membership in Oregon and the U.S.] | Gail Krumenauer | April 19, 2011</ref><br />
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== List of trade unions in Portland ==<br />
[[PortlandUnionWiki]]<br />
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== Labor News, Videos, Audio, Articles, Books, Resources ==<br />
* [http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/WarsinU The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor - C-SPAN Video Library]<br />
* [http://fora.tv/2009/09/08/WORK_Anna_Burger_Presents_The_Employee_Free_Choice_Act Anna Burger: The Employee Free Choice Act]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGOdxSYA5HM Michael Honey - Revisiting King's Vision] (Prof. Michael Honey editor of the book "All Labor Has Dignity" on "History and Memory: Revisiting King's Vision of Labor Rights and Economic Justice" recorded January 21, 2011 at Smith Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.)<br />
* ''[http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ilrpress/titles/3418.html Transnational Cooperation Among Labor Unions]'' (Michael E. Gordon, Lowell Turner)<br />
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== Organizing Resources ==<br />
* [http://www.ueunion.org/org_steps.html The Five Basic Steps To Organizing a Union]<br />
: "Although every workplace is different and the needs of workers vary, there are some basic steps involved in winning a union voice on the job. Here's how it happens ..."<br />
* [http://www.ueunion.org/org_rights.html It's Your Right To Organize a Union!]<br />
: "The National Labor Relations Act gives you the right to organize a union in your workplace. Here's what you are allowed to do ... and what your employer is not allowed to do ..."<br />
* [http://www.essortment.com/organize-labor-union-workplace-51103.html How To Organize A Labor Union At Your Workplace]<br />
: "This article explains the basic steps of how to organize a labor union in your workplace."<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[http://www.nwlaborpress.org/hotlinks.html Northwest Labor Press] - More about unions (Federations of labor | Government agencies | Local chapters of national unions | Organizations closely associated with organized labor)<br />
*[http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/laborpress/PortlandLabor.htm The Labor Press Project - Portland Labor Press]<br />
*[http://www.jwjpdx.org/ Portland Jobs with Justice]<br />
*[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~lerc/index.html Labor Education and Research Center]<br />
*[http://libweb.uoregon.edu/govdocs/opd.html Oregon Policy Directory]<br />
*[http://www.oraflcio.org/ Oregon AFL-CIO]<br />
*[http://www.xpdnc.com/links/lousor.html XPDNC Labour Directory - Oregon Labor Links]<br />
*[http://www.unionmemberbailbonds.com/4528/html/union-in-california/types-of-unions.html Bail Bonds for Union Members] - A comprehensive listing of unions and their websites and/or e-mail addresses in alphebetical order.<br />
*[http://www.stateoforegon.com/directory/labor_organizations.html?&pp=a Oregon Labor Organizations] (From StateOfOregon.com. Useful list.)<br />
*[http://www.atlist.org/organizations/labor-unions-organizations/labor-union/oregon Labor Unions & Organizations in Oregon]<br />
*[http://www.superpages.com/yellowpages/C-Unions+%26+Labor+Organizations/S-OR/T-Portland/ Unions & labor organizations in Portland OR]</div>76.27.236.154https://portlandwiki.org/index.php?title=ToolLibraries&diff=9087ToolLibraries2011-07-17T05:05:25Z<p>76.27.236.154: add Redirect</p>
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These are libraries, just like regular libraries except they loan out tools and stuff. Pretty awesome.<br />
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* NorthEast Portland Tool Library [http://NEPTL.org website]<br />
* SouthEast Portland Tool Library [http://SEPTL.org website]<br />
* North Portland Tool Library [http://NorthPortlandToolLibrary.org website]<br />
** Located in the historic [[Kenton Firehouse]].<br />
* SouthWest Portland Tool Library effort trying to be built by [mailto:swptl@hotmail.com Honey O’Connor] [http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/04/group_wants_to_start_tool_libr.html]<br />
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* [[Wikipedia:List of tool-lending libraries]]<br />
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<div>These are libraries, just like regular libraries except they loan out tools and stuff. Pretty awesome.<br />
[[File:SoutheastPortlandToolLibrary.png|400px|right]]<br />
* NorthEast Portland Tool Library [http://NEPTL.org website]<br />
* SouthEast Portland Tool Library [http://SEPTL.org website]<br />
* North Portland Tool Library [http://NorthPortlandToolLibrary.org website]<br />
** Located in the historic [[Kenton Firehouse]].<br />
* SouthWest Portland Tool Library effort trying to be built by [mailto:swptl@hotmail.com Honey O’Connor] [http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/04/group_wants_to_start_tool_libr.html]<br />
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* [[Wikipedia:List of tool-lending libraries]]<br />
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<div>These are libraries, just like regular libraries except they loan out tools and stuff. Pretty awesome.<br />
[[File:SoutheastPortlandToolLibrary.png|400px|right]]<br />
* NorthEast Portland Tool Library [http://NEPTL.org website]<br />
* SouthEast Portland Tool Library [http://SEPTL.org website]<br />
* North Portland Tool Library [http://NorthPortlandToolLibrary.org website]<br />
** Located in the historic [[Kenton Firehouse]].<br />
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* [[Wikipedia:List of tool-lending libraries]]<br />
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<div>learned a lot<br />
: ''that is fantastic, anything you can add to the main page?''</div>76.27.236.154https://portlandwiki.org/index.php?title=Template:Discussions&diff=8456Template:Discussions2011-06-05T19:59:32Z<p>76.27.236.154: revert</p>
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== PortlandWiki's Evolving Policy Development Page ==<br />
PortlandWiki's aim is to develop community-driven policies that are arrived at through proposals, discussion and some measure of consensus. Our expectation is that policies are not necessarily set in stone, but are those the community can modify and adapt as PortlandWiki grows and evolves.<br />
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PortlandWiki's "[[wikipedia:Prime_Directive|prime directive]]" (as it were) is to make PortlandWiki a genuine [[Voice of Portland|voice]] for the entire community of people who call the [[Portland|City of Portland]] home. To get a sense of the kind of community resource PortlandWiki aims to strive for, the [[Voice of Portland]] and [[PortlandWiki talk:Community Portal|Community Portal discussion]] pages are good places to start. While there, please feel encouraged to add your voice too.<br />
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== Wiki Culture: Why Wikis Work! ==<br />
Wikis are successful online collaborations because most community members share a set of values about how wikis can work. The three basic principles about wikis--often referred to as "the wiki way"--are that [http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/WhatIsaWiki wikis are organic, open and observable]. <br />
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Meatball Wiki describes this as:<br />
* Open: The community should [http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/WelcomeNewcomer WelcomeNewcomers], and [http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/AssumeGoodFaith AssumeGoodFaith]. <br />
* Organic: The community should grow (and shrink) organically, with the ebb and flow of interest. <br />
* Observable: The community should moderate itself through [http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/SoftSecurity SoftSecurity], and ensure an [http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/OpenProcess OpenProcess] in all decisions. <br />
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==== What constitutes [http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/AssumeGoodFaith Good Faith]? ====<br />
* No intention of malice.<br />
* People trying their best to do their best for the greater good of the community.<br />
* Friendliness, honesty, caring. <br />
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==== What makes an [http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/OpenProcess OpenProcess] ====<br />
* Transparency - all communications and decisions are public and archived so anyone interested may get all information.<br />
* No time constraints - all decisions (democratic or not) are suggested or announced during a reasonable time span before they become effective so that there is time for discussion and feedback.<br />
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| image = PortlandWiki-BarnRaising.jpg<br />
| description = An event to celebrate PortlandWiki and Portland, learn about online community-building, gather participation in PortlandWiki, and have fun!<br />
| date = Saturday, March 5, 2011<br />
| time = 2-5 pm<br />
| where = [[Central Library]]<br />
| cost = free<br />
| calendar url = http://calagator.org/events/1250459807<br />
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<big>PortlandWiki's "Barnraising" event coming right up: Saturday, March 5th, 2011 from 2-5 p.m.</big><br />
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Activities happen at [[Multnomah County Library]]'s [[Central Library]] (801 [[SW 10th Avenue]], downtown Portland) in Central's U.S. Bank Room located near the library's front entrance on the ground floor.<br />
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=== Barnraising Goals ===<br />
# Have fun while celebrating Portland's collaborative community-building culture, Portland, and PortlandWiki.org.<br />
# Present speakers, wiki "how to" skills, and open, participatory discussions.<br />
# Identify areas in which PortlandWiki can improve, show how you can help, and kick off a series of follow-up events to keep our PortlandWiki-building momentum going.<br />
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== Schedule ==<br />
; Saturday, March 5, 2011<br />
; 2pm - 5pm<br />
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* 12:00 - 2:00: setup<br />
* 2:00 - 2:30: Icebreaker or get to know you activity<br />
* 2:30 - 2:40: speaker: [[User:MarkDilley|MarkDilley]]<br />
* 2:40 - 2:50: speaker: [[User:MichaelAndersen|Michael Andersen]]<br />
* 2:50 - 3:00: speaker: Brian Kerr<br />
* 3:00 - 3:15: Keynote: [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete Forsyth]] <br />
* 3:15 - 3:30: introduction to PortlandWiki<br />
* 3:30 - 3:45: collaborative editing warmup with cupcakes - WikiCupcakes!!<br />
* 3:45 - 4:00: now collaborative editing on the wiki!<br />
* 4:00 - 4:30: break into groups and collaborate! Experiment! Show each other what you're doing!<br />
* 4:30 - 5:00: what do you want to see on PortlandWiki? Let's do it! Promote future meetups where we can do more.<br />
* 5:00 - 6:00: cleanup - stay and help with the fun!<br />
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== Confirmed Speakers ==<br />
* "Farmer" & "Wiki Zeus" [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete "Petey" Forsyth]]<br />
: Fresh from [[Wikimedia Foundation]], [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] is a foremost authority on all things wiki, and will deliver the keynote address. He will ''not'', however, extol the virtues of WikiLeaks.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/09/28/2010-09-28_wikipedia_cofounder_jimmy_wales_slams_wikileaks_its_not_even_a_wiki.html Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales slams WikiLeaks: It's not even a 'wiki']</ref><br />
* "Car-hating Fake Terrorist" & local media guru [[User:MichaelAndersen|Michael "Mickey" Andersen]]<br />
: Taking some time away from his duties as editor of ''[[Portland Afoot]]'', Michael will offer his insights. A long-time friend of PortlandWiki, we are very glad to have him speak.<br />
* "Pro-World, Stuffed Animal Throwing, Wisconsin Public Employee Lover" & Wiki Evangelist [[User:MarkDilley|Mark "Marco" Dilley]]<br />
: Fresh from the Australian [[Wikipedia:RecentChangesCamp|RecentChangesCamp]], Mark will join us for a few words. Co-founder of [http://WikiIndex.org WikiIndex], media guru of the [http://UniversalEditButton.org UniversalEditButton], and other wiki related projects, few individuals are more knowledgeable about the concept of wiki. You won't find a more reasonable and sane wiki zealot. He will however extol the virtues of WikiLeaks.<br />
* 'Wiki Hater' & "Hailing from the Rustbelt" - Brian Kerr<br />
: Brian just trekked across the country to the fine town of Tacoma, WA - no one knows Civic Wikis better in the area! He spent many a moon working on [http://ArborWiki.org ArborWiki] and has special knowledge of analyzing the traffic of a wiki.<br />
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== Venue ==<br />
The venue will be the historic center of the [[Multnomah County Library]] system, '''[[Central Library]]'''. [[User:WikiMaster|Dave]] has booked the room from 12pm-6pm, allowing us ample time for pre-event setup and post-event cleanup. Thanks Dave, Mark, and Pete, who have all pitched in to help locate a venue!<br />
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== Activities ==<br />
* free drinks/food<br />
* wiki cupcake decorating: design, frost and build your own cupcake with various toppings!<br />
* awesome speakers<br />
* brief overview of PortlandWiki and its history, plus how it's different now since launch in September 2009<br />
* identify what needs to be done<br />
* secure activity commitments from attendees<br />
* if time, have collaborative editing session<br />
* free door prizes/raffle!<br />
<br />
== Ways to promote activity after initial commitment ==<br />
* frequent follow-up meetings that are fun or otherwise personally worthwhile<br />
* rewards (mentioned below)<br />
<br />
== (Good) reasons to edit ==<br />
<br />
=== For Portland enthusiasts ===<br />
* Share your love and knowledge about Portland and all its quirks<br />
* Learn pieces of Portland's story from fun and enthusiastic peers<br />
* Get to know your neighbors; participate in discussion about local issues<br />
* Get practice and feedback on writing, photography, design<br />
* Find a local audience for your writing, your photos<br />
* Learn to use a wiki in a fun and welcoming environment<br />
* Build unique resources (e.g., where are there pay phones in Portland? Bike racks? Free WiFi?)<br />
<br />
=== For wiki people ===<br />
Are you already working on one or more wikis? Maybe one for your organization, or for Wikipedia? Here's why it might be fun to work on Portlandwiki, too!<br />
* Exchange ideas about wikis; show off your work, learn from others.<br />
* Help build a network of wiki and free culture enthusiasts in Portland. Portland has a rich history in the wiki and free culture worlds; this is a way to extend and express it.<br />
* Be part of something innovative!! We can be more nimble than a big wiki like Wikipedia. Is there a way to mash up our content with OpenStreetMap? Let's find out! Want to try out a cool new wiki extension? Let's give it a whirl! It's fun to fool with wikis with other wiki folk.<br />
<br />
=== For businesses ===<br />
* Bring a little local traffic to your web site<br />
* Network in your neighborhood; get to know your neighbors and neighboring businesses<br />
<br />
=== For non-profit organizations ===<br />
* Establish your role in Portland's story<br />
<br />
== Ways to edit (or, what we need) ==<br />
These include long-term as well as short-term goals.<br />
<br />
* creating new articles and improving existing ones<br />
** goal: 10 impressive articles, worth showing anyone!<br />
** goal: 500 very basic articles (descriptive sentence or two, a url or two, perhaps a few standardized section headers [history, etc] a few categories)<br />
* adding categories to articles<br />
* creating <nowiki>[[wikilinks]]</nowiki> from one article to another<br />
* great freely licensed images, video, audio, drawings, other art and creative media<br />
* content that is useful or interesting that unique to the Portland community and to PortlandWiki<br />
** example: How to contest a parking ticket<br />
** example: Google map of Portland neighborhoods (with borders defined)<br />
*** Like [http://www.aboutus.org/South_Tabor this]? But, maybe OpenStreetMap instead of Google? -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])<br />
**** Yeah Pete, that's the idea! -[[User:WikiMaster|WikiMaster]] ([[User talk:WikiMaster|talk]]) 06:18, 21 December 2010 (PST)<br />
** example: Google map of all articles' physical locations automatically created by street data in their articles<br />
** example: Portland history articles<br />
** example: superb and thorough listing of Portland music venues and/or musicians and bands<br />
** example: ? (you add here)<br />
* giving awards, compliments to other editors that are doing good work<br />
* organizing exciting/fun events/meetups<br />
* improving technical infrastructure, graphics (interface, awards, illustrations, etc)<br />
<br />
== Timeline ==<br />
Feel free to adjust or alter this timeline as you see fit, this is a community-planned event and anyone can help!<br />
<br />
* '''Done''' <s>Early January - Dave schedules meeting with Marie Deatherage at [[Meyer Memorial Trust]] ([[Meyer Memorial Trust|MMT]])</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>recruit speaker(s)</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>January 15 - [[WP10]] event, publicize Barnraising event by distributing postcards/flyers or just mentioning it</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>Mid-late January - draw up rough schedule, create backup plan if preferred venue (MMT) falls through</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>February 2 10-11am - Dave, Kotra, Mark, and anyone else interested meets with Marie at [[Meyer Memorial Trust|MMT]] to discuss if they can spare some office space or a conference room on Wednesday evenings for us to host WikiWednesdays</s><br />
:*<s> I'm available at this time if needed. [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])</s><br />
* '''N/A''' <s>February - check out MMT space and ensure is suitable (if available)</s><br />
* '''Partially done''' - finalize food, drinks, speakers/schedule<br />
* Outreach - advertise event on:<br />
:* Twitter - Use URLS for tracking metrics of either: [http://Bit.ly/PDXwiki] OR [http://Bit.ly/PortlandWiki] <br />
::* Multiple tweets to influencers in media, arts, culture, opensource government, small business, authors and publishing, more beginning to day off my @PDXsays account using bit.ly URLs to track metrics - [[User:PDXsays|Teresa]] ([[User talk:PDXsays|talk]])beginning Mar1, 2011<br />
::* I can do this. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 20:45, 23 February 2011 (PST)<br />
:* '''Done''' - <s>Facebook</s><br />
::* I'm on this.- [[User:TEApollonius|Travis]] ([[User talk:TEApollonius|talk]])<br />
:::* http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407<br />
:::Thanks Travis!! looks great! -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 20:28, 23 February 2011 (PST)<br />
:* PDXWW Google Group<br />
::* I can do this. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 20:45, 23 February 2011 (PST)<br />
:* '''Done''' -<s> Calagator</s><br />
:* press release to: Silicon Florist, [[local blogs]]<br />
::* '''DONE via Twitter''' -<s>Also contact: <br />
:::* Mike Rogoway<br />
:::* Lisa Living - Skanner<br />
:::* DIY Girl Julie Sabatier </s> [[User:PDXsays| Teresa]] Mar 1, 2011<br />
:::*<s>Neighborhood Notes - to include in events calendar NOTE: Neighborhood Notes site requires $25 for calendar event </s> - [[User:PDXsays|Teresa]]<br />
:::* Mayor of Central Library - [[MarkDilley]]<br />
:* WikiProject Oregon talk page (on Wikipedia)<br />
:* distribute flyers<br />
* prepare door prizes/raffle items<br />
* few days prior to event - follow up with confirmed speakers<br />
* Plan post-event follow-up meetings/activities<br />
* March 5 - Barnraising<br />
* [http://wiki.radicalreference.info/index.php/Portland,_Oregon Renee Bartley] - [[MarkDilley]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Post-event ===<br />
# post a writeup/media page summarizing the barnraising, thank participants<br />
# conduct follow-up meetings/events/activities<br />
<br />
== Big Picture ==<br />
Community communications with tools like wikis, social media and networks, and digital media augment our back fence, water cooler and school yard relationships. One effect that caught us all by surprise is how such added value levels the playing field on scales local and global, creating a new equanimity. <br />
<br />
The wiki is a strong positive force, as new media proves that community voice is the province of a conscious, alert and informed citizenry. It is heard when individuals and groups collectively speak their understanding of their community and its relationships to the world. While political and social power may seem the province of the wealthy, famous or politically connected, such is only at the leisure of communities in aggregate. <br />
<br />
Thus, a video recorded to FaceBook sparks a peaceful protest of six Arabic countries and a student's science question is answered by an astronaut in space. But beyond the super short length and life span of a tweet, or the artificial limits and controls on the social groups of FaceBook, wikis are a place where *eveyone's* voice is heard, commented on and retained for posterity, using links, articles, collaborative writing and editing, video, audio, and even interactive media. Wikis are the digital media method to document and share knowledge on all things large and small, from deceptive government and corporate practices to a compendium of globally contributed knowledge and right down to local little league softball rankings. Limits are set only by the the users intention of the wiki's purpose.<br />
<br />
Civic wikis, like PortlandWiki, offer a unique focal point, where people can organize, plan, and deliberate control of their communities for the benefit of the people who live there.<ref>Loosely paraphrasing King's [http://books.google.com/books?id=ky323HwHxXMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Where+Do+We+Go+From+Here:+Chaos+Or+Community?&source=bl&ots=lukkmIu8bg&sig=1sxFMvNAs3tson4ZrO6-3VPAoQI&hl=en&ei=ltldTaf9AovksQPtt6XPCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=11&ved=0CGYQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos Or Community?''] | Bottom of page 165.</ref> Frequently conversations at our [[PortlandWiki:Monday Meets|Monday Meets]] or [[WikiWednesday]] meetups center on meaningful subjects. Rather than "a moment on the lips, an eternity on the hips"<ref>[http://www.polyvore.com/moment_on_lips_an_eternity/set?id=16500672 Polyvore: A moment on the lips, an eternity on the hips.]</ref> sense, it's more like a "wow, that's totally ''deep''"<ref>[http://pitchblackgold.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/some-wow-thats-deep-questions/ Some “Wow! That’s Deep” Questions]</ref><ref>[http://ilike.myspacecdn.com/play#Parliament:Deep:650093:m732797 "Deep" | Parliament | ''Motor-Booty Affair'']</ref> sense. For our community Barnraising event, we hope to draw out a collective theme around the "What's our motivation?" question. <br />
<br />
So, what's ''your'' motivation? Why PortlandWiki? What are some of the possibilities that can emerge? What are your thoughts and ideas? How can PortlandWiki contribute to the entire Portland community? What can PortlandWiki do for you and the "barn" your real or virtual community in Portland needs?<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== External Links ==<br />
* [http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html Multnomah County Library: Central Library]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Upcoming events]]</div>76.27.236.154https://portlandwiki.org/index.php?title=PortlandWiki:Barnraising&diff=5530PortlandWiki:Barnraising2011-03-03T04:26:32Z<p>76.27.236.154: /* Confirmed Speakers */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Event<br />
| image = PortlandWiki-BarnRaising.jpg<br />
| description = An event to celebrate PortlandWiki and Portland, learn about online community-building, gather participation in PortlandWiki, and have fun!<br />
| date = Saturday, March 5, 2011<br />
| time = 2-5 pm<br />
| where = [[Central Library]]<br />
| cost = free<br />
| calendar url = http://calagator.org/events/1250459807<br />
| calendar label = Calagator<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<big>PortlandWiki's "Barnraising" event coming right up: Saturday, March 5th, 2011 from 2-5 p.m.</big><br />
<br />
Activities happen at [[Multnomah County Library]]'s [[Central Library]] (801 [[SW 10th Avenue]], downtown Portland) in Central's U.S. Bank Room located near the library's front entrance on the ground floor.<br />
<br />
'''[[File:Facebook.png|20px|link=http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407 RSVP]</span>''' |<br />
'''[[File:Calendar.png|20px|link=http://calagator.org/events/1250459807]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://calagator.org/events/1250459807 Calagator]</span>'''<br />
<br />
{{RightTOC}}<br />
<br />
=== Barnraising Goals ===<br />
# Have fun while celebrating Portland's collaborative community-building culture, Portland, and PortlandWiki.org.<br />
# Present speakers, wiki "how to" skills, and open, participatory discussions.<br />
# Identify areas in which PortlandWiki can improve, show how you can help, and kick off a series of follow-up events to keep our PortlandWiki-building momentum going.<br />
<br />
== Schedule ==<br />
; Saturday, March 5, 2011<br />
; 2pm - 5pm<br />
<br />
* 12:00 - 2:00: setup<br />
* 2:00 - 2:30: Icebreaker or get to know you activity<br />
* 2:30 - 2:40: speaker: [[User:MarkDilley|MarkDilley]]<br />
* 2:40 - 2:50: speaker: [[User:MichaelAndersen|Michael Andersen]]<br />
* 2:50 - 3:00: Keynote: [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete Forsyth]] <br />
* 3:00 - 3:15: introduction to PortlandWiki<br />
* 3:15 - 3:30: collaborative editing warmup with cupcakes - WikiCupcakes!!<br />
* 3:30 - 3:45: now collaborative editing on the wiki!<br />
* 3:45 - 4:30: break into groups and collaborate! Experiment! Show each other what you're doing!<br />
* 4:30 - 5:00: what do you want to see on PortlandWiki? Let's do it! Promote future meetups where we can do more.<br />
* 5:00 - 6:00: cleanup - stay and help with the fun!<br />
<br />
== Confirmed Speakers ==<br />
* "Farmer" & "Wiki Zeus" [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete "Petey" Forsyth]]<br />
: Fresh from [[Wikimedia Foundation]], [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] is a foremost authority on all things wiki, and will deliver the keynote address. He will ''not'', however, extol the virtues of WikiLeaks.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/09/28/2010-09-28_wikipedia_cofounder_jimmy_wales_slams_wikileaks_its_not_even_a_wiki.html Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales slams WikiLeaks: It's not even a 'wiki']</ref><br />
* "Car-hating Fake Terrorist" & local media guru [[User:MichaelAndersen|Michael "Mickey" Andersen]]<br />
: Taking some time away from his duties as editor of ''[[Portland Afoot]]'', Michael will offer his insights. A long-time friend of PortlandWiki, we are very glad to have him speak.<br />
* "Pro-World, Stuffed Animal Throwing, Wisconsin Public Employee Lover" & Wiki Evangelist [[User:MarkDilley|Mark "Marco" Dilley]]<br />
: Fresh from the Australian [[Wikipedia:RecentChangesCamp|RecentChangesCamp]], Mark will join us for a few words. Co-founder of [http://WikiIndex.org WikiIndex], media guru of the [http://UniversalEditButton.org UniversalEditButton], and other wiki related projects, few individuals are more knowledgeable about the concept of wiki. You won't find a more reasonable and sane wiki zealot. He will however extol the virtues of WikiLeaks.<br />
* 'Wiki Hater' & "Hailing from the Rustbelt" - Brian Kerr<br />
: Brian just trekked across the country to the fine town of Tacoma, WA - no one knows Civic Wikis better in the area! He spent many a moon working on [http://ArborWiki.org ArborWiki] and has special knowledge of analyzing the traffic of a wiki.<br />
<br />
== Venue ==<br />
The venue will be the historic center of the [[Multnomah County Library]] system, '''[[Central Library]]'''. [[User:WikiMaster|Dave]] has booked the room from 12pm-6pm, allowing us ample time for pre-event setup and post-event cleanup. Thanks Dave, Mark, and Pete, who have all pitched in to help locate a venue!<br />
<br />
== Activities ==<br />
* free drinks/food<br />
* wiki cupcake decorating: design, frost and build your own cupcake with various toppings!<br />
* awesome speakers<br />
* brief overview of PortlandWiki and its history, plus how it's different now since launch in September 2009<br />
* identify what needs to be done<br />
* secure activity commitments from attendees<br />
* if time, have collaborative editing session<br />
* free door prizes/raffle!<br />
<br />
== Ways to promote activity after initial commitment ==<br />
* frequent follow-up meetings that are fun or otherwise personally worthwhile<br />
* rewards (mentioned below)<br />
<br />
== (Good) reasons to edit ==<br />
<br />
=== For Portland enthusiasts ===<br />
* Share your love and knowledge about Portland and all its quirks<br />
* Learn pieces of Portland's story from fun and enthusiastic peers<br />
* Get to know your neighbors; participate in discussion about local issues<br />
* Get practice and feedback on writing, photography, design<br />
* Find a local audience for your writing, your photos<br />
* Learn to use a wiki in a fun and welcoming environment<br />
* Build unique resources (e.g., where are there pay phones in Portland? Bike racks? Free WiFi?)<br />
<br />
=== For wiki people ===<br />
Are you already working on one or more wikis? Maybe one for your organization, or for Wikipedia? Here's why it might be fun to work on Portlandwiki, too!<br />
* Exchange ideas about wikis; show off your work, learn from others.<br />
* Help build a network of wiki and free culture enthusiasts in Portland. Portland has a rich history in the wiki and free culture worlds; this is a way to extend and express it.<br />
* Be part of something innovative!! We can be more nimble than a big wiki like Wikipedia. Is there a way to mash up our content with OpenStreetMap? Let's find out! Want to try out a cool new wiki extension? Let's give it a whirl! It's fun to fool with wikis with other wiki folk.<br />
<br />
=== For businesses ===<br />
* Bring a little local traffic to your web site<br />
* Network in your neighborhood; get to know your neighbors and neighboring businesses<br />
<br />
=== For non-profit organizations ===<br />
* Establish your role in Portland's story<br />
<br />
== Ways to edit (or, what we need) ==<br />
These include long-term as well as short-term goals.<br />
<br />
* creating new articles and improving existing ones<br />
** goal: 10 impressive articles, worth showing anyone!<br />
** goal: 500 very basic articles (descriptive sentence or two, a url or two, perhaps a few standardized section headers [history, etc] a few categories)<br />
* adding categories to articles<br />
* creating <nowiki>[[wikilinks]]</nowiki> from one article to another<br />
* great freely licensed images, video, audio, drawings, other art and creative media<br />
* content that is useful or interesting that unique to the Portland community and to PortlandWiki<br />
** example: How to contest a parking ticket<br />
** example: Google map of Portland neighborhoods (with borders defined)<br />
*** Like [http://www.aboutus.org/South_Tabor this]? But, maybe OpenStreetMap instead of Google? -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])<br />
**** Yeah Pete, that's the idea! -[[User:WikiMaster|WikiMaster]] ([[User talk:WikiMaster|talk]]) 06:18, 21 December 2010 (PST)<br />
** example: Google map of all articles' physical locations automatically created by street data in their articles<br />
** example: Portland history articles<br />
** example: superb and thorough listing of Portland music venues and/or musicians and bands<br />
** example: ? (you add here)<br />
* giving awards, compliments to other editors that are doing good work<br />
* organizing exciting/fun events/meetups<br />
* improving technical infrastructure, graphics (interface, awards, illustrations, etc)<br />
<br />
== Timeline ==<br />
Feel free to adjust or alter this timeline as you see fit, this is a community-planned event and anyone can help!<br />
<br />
* '''Done''' <s>Early January - Dave schedules meeting with Marie Deatherage at [[Meyer Memorial Trust]] ([[Meyer Memorial Trust|MMT]])</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>recruit speaker(s)</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>January 15 - [[WP10]] event, publicize Barnraising event by distributing postcards/flyers or just mentioning it</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>Mid-late January - draw up rough schedule, create backup plan if preferred venue (MMT) falls through</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>February 2 10-11am - Dave, Kotra, Mark, and anyone else interested meets with Marie at [[Meyer Memorial Trust|MMT]] to discuss if they can spare some office space or a conference room on Wednesday evenings for us to host WikiWednesdays</s><br />
:*<s> I'm available at this time if needed. [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])</s><br />
* '''N/A''' <s>February - check out MMT space and ensure is suitable (if available)</s><br />
* '''Partially done''' - finalize food, drinks, speakers/schedule<br />
* Outreach - advertise event on:<br />
:* Twitter - Use URLS for tracking metrics of either: [http://Bit.ly/PDXwiki] OR [http://Bit.ly/PortlandWiki] <br />
::* Multiple tweets to influencers in media, arts, culture, opensource government, small business, authors and publishing, more beginning to day off my @PDXsays account using bit.ly URLs to track metrics - [[User:PDXsays|Teresa]] ([[User talk:PDXsays|talk]])beginning Mar1, 2011<br />
::* I can do this. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 20:45, 23 February 2011 (PST)<br />
:* '''Done''' - <s>Facebook</s><br />
::* I'm on this.- [[User:TEApollonius|Travis]] ([[User talk:TEApollonius|talk]])<br />
:::* http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407<br />
:::Thanks Travis!! looks great! -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 20:28, 23 February 2011 (PST)<br />
:* PDXWW Google Group<br />
::* I can do this. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 20:45, 23 February 2011 (PST)<br />
:* '''Done''' -<s> Calagator</s><br />
:* press release to: Silicon Florist, [[local blogs]]<br />
::* '''DONE via Twitter''' -<s>Also contact: <br />
:::* Mike Rogoway<br />
:::* Lisa Living - Skanner<br />
:::* DIY Girl Julie Sabatier </s> [[User:PDXsays| Teresa]] Mar 1, 2011<br />
:::*<s>Neighborhood Notes - to include in events calendar NOTE: Neighborhood Notes site requires $25 for calendar event </s> - [[User:PDXsays|Teresa]]<br />
:::* Mayor of Central Library - [[MarkDilley]]<br />
:* WikiProject Oregon talk page (on Wikipedia)<br />
:* distribute flyers<br />
* prepare door prizes/raffle items<br />
* few days prior to event - follow up with confirmed speakers<br />
* Plan post-event follow-up meetings/activities<br />
* March 5 - Barnraising<br />
* [http://wiki.radicalreference.info/index.php/Portland,_Oregon Renee Bartley] - [[MarkDilley]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Post-event ===<br />
# post a writeup/media page summarizing the barnraising, thank participants<br />
# conduct follow-up meetings/events/activities<br />
<br />
== Big Picture ==<br />
Community communications with tools like wikis, social media and networks, and digital media augment our back fence, water cooler and school yard relationships. One effect that caught us all by surprise is how such added value levels the playing field on scales local and global, creating a new equanimity. <br />
<br />
The wiki is a strong positive force, as new media proves that community voice is the province of a conscious, alert and informed citizenry. It is heard when individuals and groups collectively speak their understanding of their community and its relationships to the world. While political and social power may seem the province of the wealthy, famous or politically connected, such is only at the leisure of communities in aggregate. <br />
<br />
Thus, a video recorded to FaceBook sparks a peaceful protest of six Arabic countries and a student's science question is answered by an astronaut in space. But beyond the super short length and life span of a tweet, or the artificial limits and controls on the social groups of FaceBook, wikis are a place where *eveyone's* voice is heard, commented on and retained for posterity, using links, articles, collaborative writing and editing, video, audio, and even interactive media. Wikis are the digital media method to document and share knowledge on all things large and small, from deceptive government and corporate practices to a compendium of globally contributed knowledge and right down to local little league softball rankings. Limits are set only by the the users intention of the wiki's purpose.<br />
<br />
Civic wikis, like PortlandWiki, offer a unique focal point, where people can organize, plan, and deliberate control of their communities for the benefit of the people who live there.<ref>Loosely paraphrasing King's [http://books.google.com/books?id=ky323HwHxXMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Where+Do+We+Go+From+Here:+Chaos+Or+Community?&source=bl&ots=lukkmIu8bg&sig=1sxFMvNAs3tson4ZrO6-3VPAoQI&hl=en&ei=ltldTaf9AovksQPtt6XPCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=11&ved=0CGYQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos Or Community?''] | Bottom of page 165.</ref> Frequently conversations at our [[PortlandWiki:Monday Meets|Monday Meets]] or [[WikiWednesday]] meetups center on meaningful subjects. Rather than "a moment on the lips, an eternity on the hips"<ref>[http://www.polyvore.com/moment_on_lips_an_eternity/set?id=16500672 Polyvore: A moment on the lips, an eternity on the hips.]</ref> sense, it's more like a "wow, that's totally ''deep''"<ref>[http://pitchblackgold.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/some-wow-thats-deep-questions/ Some “Wow! That’s Deep” Questions]</ref><ref>[http://ilike.myspacecdn.com/play#Parliament:Deep:650093:m732797 "Deep" | Parliament | ''Motor-Booty Affair'']</ref> sense. For our community Barnraising event, we hope to draw out a collective theme around the "What's our motivation?" question. <br />
<br />
So, what's ''your'' motivation? Why PortlandWiki? What are some of the possibilities that can emerge? What are your thoughts and ideas? How can PortlandWiki contribute to the entire Portland community? What can PortlandWiki do for you and the "barn" your real or virtual community in Portland needs?<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== External Links ==<br />
* [http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html Multnomah County Library: Central Library]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Upcoming events]]</div>76.27.236.154https://portlandwiki.org/index.php?title=PortlandWiki:Barnraising&diff=5529PortlandWiki:Barnraising2011-03-03T04:12:21Z<p>76.27.236.154: /* Schedule */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Event<br />
| image = PortlandWiki-BarnRaising.jpg<br />
| description = An event to celebrate PortlandWiki and Portland, learn about online community-building, gather participation in PortlandWiki, and have fun!<br />
| date = Saturday, March 5, 2011<br />
| time = 2-5 pm<br />
| where = [[Central Library]]<br />
| cost = free<br />
| calendar url = http://calagator.org/events/1250459807<br />
| calendar label = Calagator<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<big>PortlandWiki's "Barnraising" event coming right up: Saturday, March 5th, 2011 from 2-5 p.m.</big><br />
<br />
Activities happen at [[Multnomah County Library]]'s [[Central Library]] (801 [[SW 10th Avenue]], downtown Portland) in Central's U.S. Bank Room located near the library's front entrance on the ground floor.<br />
<br />
'''[[File:Facebook.png|20px|link=http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407 RSVP]</span>''' |<br />
'''[[File:Calendar.png|20px|link=http://calagator.org/events/1250459807]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://calagator.org/events/1250459807 Calagator]</span>'''<br />
<br />
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=== Barnraising Goals ===<br />
# Have fun while celebrating Portland's collaborative community-building culture, Portland, and PortlandWiki.org.<br />
# Present speakers, wiki "how to" skills, and open, participatory discussions.<br />
# Identify areas in which PortlandWiki can improve, show how you can help, and kick off a series of follow-up events to keep our PortlandWiki-building momentum going.<br />
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== Schedule ==<br />
; Saturday, March 5, 2011<br />
; 2pm - 5pm<br />
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* 12:00 - 2:00: setup<br />
* 2:00 - 2:30: Icebreaker or get to know you activity<br />
* 2:30 - 2:40: speaker: [[User:MarkDilley|MarkDilley]]<br />
* 2:40 - 2:50: speaker: [[User:MichaelAndersen|Michael Andersen]]<br />
* 2:50 - 3:00: Keynote: [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete Forsyth]] <br />
* 3:00 - 3:15: introduction to PortlandWiki<br />
* 3:15 - 3:30: collaborative editing warmup with cupcakes - WikiCupcakes!!<br />
* 3:30 - 3:45: now collaborative editing on the wiki!<br />
* 3:45 - 4:30: break into groups and collaborate! Experiment! Show each other what you're doing!<br />
* 4:30 - 5:00: what do you want to see on PortlandWiki? Let's do it! Promote future meetups where we can do more.<br />
* 5:00 - 6:00: cleanup - stay and help with the fun!<br />
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== Confirmed Speakers ==<br />
* "Farmer" & "Wiki Zeus" [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete "Petey" Forsyth]]<br />
: Fresh from [[Wikimedia Foundation]], [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] is a foremost authority on all things wiki, and will deliver the keynote address. He will ''not'', however, extol the virtues of WikiLeaks.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/09/28/2010-09-28_wikipedia_cofounder_jimmy_wales_slams_wikileaks_its_not_even_a_wiki.html Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales slams WikiLeaks: It's not even a 'wiki']</ref><br />
* "Car-hating Fake Terrorist" & local media guru [[User:MichaelAndersen|Michael "Mickey" Andersen]]<br />
: Taking some time away from his duties as editor of ''[[Portland Afoot]]'', Michael will offer his insights. A long-time friend of PortlandWiki, we are very glad to have him speak.<br />
* "Pro-World, Stuffed Animal Throwing, Wisconsin Public Employee Lover" & Wiki Evangelist [[User:MarkDilley|Mark "Marco" Dilley]]<br />
: Fresh from the Australian [[Wikipedia:RecentChangesCamp|RecentChangesCamp]], Mark will join us for a few words. Co-founder of [http://WikiIndex.org WikiIndex], media guru of the [http://UniversalEditButton.org UniversalEditButton], and other wiki related projects, few individuals are more knowledgeable about the concept of wiki. You won't find a more reasonable and sane wiki zealot. He will however extol the virtues of WikiLeaks.<br />
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== Venue ==<br />
The venue will be the historic center of the [[Multnomah County Library]] system, '''[[Central Library]]'''. [[User:WikiMaster|Dave]] has booked the room from 12pm-6pm, allowing us ample time for pre-event setup and post-event cleanup. Thanks Dave, Mark, and Pete, who have all pitched in to help locate a venue!<br />
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== Activities ==<br />
* free drinks/food<br />
* wiki cupcake decorating: design, frost and build your own cupcake with various toppings!<br />
* awesome speakers<br />
* brief overview of PortlandWiki and its history, plus how it's different now since launch in September 2009<br />
* identify what needs to be done<br />
* secure activity commitments from attendees<br />
* if time, have collaborative editing session<br />
* free door prizes/raffle!<br />
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== Ways to promote activity after initial commitment ==<br />
* frequent follow-up meetings that are fun or otherwise personally worthwhile<br />
* rewards (mentioned below)<br />
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== (Good) reasons to edit ==<br />
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=== For Portland enthusiasts ===<br />
* Share your love and knowledge about Portland and all its quirks<br />
* Learn pieces of Portland's story from fun and enthusiastic peers<br />
* Get to know your neighbors; participate in discussion about local issues<br />
* Get practice and feedback on writing, photography, design<br />
* Find a local audience for your writing, your photos<br />
* Learn to use a wiki in a fun and welcoming environment<br />
* Build unique resources (e.g., where are there pay phones in Portland? Bike racks? Free WiFi?)<br />
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=== For wiki people ===<br />
Are you already working on one or more wikis? Maybe one for your organization, or for Wikipedia? Here's why it might be fun to work on Portlandwiki, too!<br />
* Exchange ideas about wikis; show off your work, learn from others.<br />
* Help build a network of wiki and free culture enthusiasts in Portland. Portland has a rich history in the wiki and free culture worlds; this is a way to extend and express it.<br />
* Be part of something innovative!! We can be more nimble than a big wiki like Wikipedia. Is there a way to mash up our content with OpenStreetMap? Let's find out! Want to try out a cool new wiki extension? Let's give it a whirl! It's fun to fool with wikis with other wiki folk.<br />
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=== For businesses ===<br />
* Bring a little local traffic to your web site<br />
* Network in your neighborhood; get to know your neighbors and neighboring businesses<br />
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=== For non-profit organizations ===<br />
* Establish your role in Portland's story<br />
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== Ways to edit (or, what we need) ==<br />
These include long-term as well as short-term goals.<br />
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* creating new articles and improving existing ones<br />
** goal: 10 impressive articles, worth showing anyone!<br />
** goal: 500 very basic articles (descriptive sentence or two, a url or two, perhaps a few standardized section headers [history, etc] a few categories)<br />
* adding categories to articles<br />
* creating <nowiki>[[wikilinks]]</nowiki> from one article to another<br />
* great freely licensed images, video, audio, drawings, other art and creative media<br />
* content that is useful or interesting that unique to the Portland community and to PortlandWiki<br />
** example: How to contest a parking ticket<br />
** example: Google map of Portland neighborhoods (with borders defined)<br />
*** Like [http://www.aboutus.org/South_Tabor this]? But, maybe OpenStreetMap instead of Google? -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])<br />
**** Yeah Pete, that's the idea! -[[User:WikiMaster|WikiMaster]] ([[User talk:WikiMaster|talk]]) 06:18, 21 December 2010 (PST)<br />
** example: Google map of all articles' physical locations automatically created by street data in their articles<br />
** example: Portland history articles<br />
** example: superb and thorough listing of Portland music venues and/or musicians and bands<br />
** example: ? (you add here)<br />
* giving awards, compliments to other editors that are doing good work<br />
* organizing exciting/fun events/meetups<br />
* improving technical infrastructure, graphics (interface, awards, illustrations, etc)<br />
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== Timeline ==<br />
Feel free to adjust or alter this timeline as you see fit, this is a community-planned event and anyone can help!<br />
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* '''Done''' <s>Early January - Dave schedules meeting with Marie Deatherage at [[Meyer Memorial Trust]] ([[Meyer Memorial Trust|MMT]])</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>recruit speaker(s)</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>January 15 - [[WP10]] event, publicize Barnraising event by distributing postcards/flyers or just mentioning it</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>Mid-late January - draw up rough schedule, create backup plan if preferred venue (MMT) falls through</s><br />
* '''Done''' - <s>February 2 10-11am - Dave, Kotra, Mark, and anyone else interested meets with Marie at [[Meyer Memorial Trust|MMT]] to discuss if they can spare some office space or a conference room on Wednesday evenings for us to host WikiWednesdays</s><br />
:*<s> I'm available at this time if needed. [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])</s><br />
* '''N/A''' <s>February - check out MMT space and ensure is suitable (if available)</s><br />
* '''Partially done''' - finalize food, drinks, speakers/schedule<br />
* Outreach - advertise event on:<br />
:* Twitter - Use URLS for tracking metrics of either: [http://Bit.ly/PDXwiki] OR [http://Bit.ly/PortlandWiki] <br />
::* Multiple tweets to influencers in media, arts, culture, opensource government, small business, authors and publishing, more beginning to day off my @PDXsays account using bit.ly URLs to track metrics - [[User:PDXsays|Teresa]] ([[User talk:PDXsays|talk]])beginning Mar1, 2011<br />
::* I can do this. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 20:45, 23 February 2011 (PST)<br />
:* '''Done''' - <s>Facebook</s><br />
::* I'm on this.- [[User:TEApollonius|Travis]] ([[User talk:TEApollonius|talk]])<br />
:::* http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183483405021407<br />
:::Thanks Travis!! looks great! -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 20:28, 23 February 2011 (PST)<br />
:* PDXWW Google Group<br />
::* I can do this. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] ([[User talk:Kotra|talk]]) 20:45, 23 February 2011 (PST)<br />
:* '''Done''' -<s> Calagator</s><br />
:* press release to: Silicon Florist, [[local blogs]]<br />
::* '''DONE via Twitter''' -<s>Also contact: <br />
:::* Mike Rogoway<br />
:::* Lisa Living - Skanner<br />
:::* DIY Girl Julie Sabatier </s> [[User:PDXsays| Teresa]] Mar 1, 2011<br />
:::*<s>Neighborhood Notes - to include in events calendar NOTE: Neighborhood Notes site requires $25 for calendar event </s> - [[User:PDXsays|Teresa]]<br />
:::* Mayor of Central Library - [[MarkDilley]]<br />
:* WikiProject Oregon talk page (on Wikipedia)<br />
:* distribute flyers<br />
* prepare door prizes/raffle items<br />
* few days prior to event - follow up with confirmed speakers<br />
* Plan post-event follow-up meetings/activities<br />
* March 5 - Barnraising<br />
* [http://wiki.radicalreference.info/index.php/Portland,_Oregon Renee Bartley] - [[MarkDilley]]<br />
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=== Post-event ===<br />
# post a writeup/media page summarizing the barnraising, thank participants<br />
# conduct follow-up meetings/events/activities<br />
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== Big Picture ==<br />
Community communications with tools like wikis, social media and networks, and digital media augment our back fence, water cooler and school yard relationships. One effect that caught us all by surprise is how such added value levels the playing field on scales local and global, creating a new equanimity. <br />
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The wiki is a strong positive force, as new media proves that community voice is the province of a conscious, alert and informed citizenry. It is heard when individuals and groups collectively speak their understanding of their community and its relationships to the world. While political and social power may seem the province of the wealthy, famous or politically connected, such is only at the leisure of communities in aggregate. <br />
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Thus, a video recorded to FaceBook sparks a peaceful protest of six Arabic countries and a student's science question is answered by an astronaut in space. But beyond the super short length and life span of a tweet, or the artificial limits and controls on the social groups of FaceBook, wikis are a place where *eveyone's* voice is heard, commented on and retained for posterity, using links, articles, collaborative writing and editing, video, audio, and even interactive media. Wikis are the digital media method to document and share knowledge on all things large and small, from deceptive government and corporate practices to a compendium of globally contributed knowledge and right down to local little league softball rankings. Limits are set only by the the users intention of the wiki's purpose.<br />
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Civic wikis, like PortlandWiki, offer a unique focal point, where people can organize, plan, and deliberate control of their communities for the benefit of the people who live there.<ref>Loosely paraphrasing King's [http://books.google.com/books?id=ky323HwHxXMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Where+Do+We+Go+From+Here:+Chaos+Or+Community?&source=bl&ots=lukkmIu8bg&sig=1sxFMvNAs3tson4ZrO6-3VPAoQI&hl=en&ei=ltldTaf9AovksQPtt6XPCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=11&ved=0CGYQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos Or Community?''] | Bottom of page 165.</ref> Frequently conversations at our [[PortlandWiki:Monday Meets|Monday Meets]] or [[WikiWednesday]] meetups center on meaningful subjects. Rather than "a moment on the lips, an eternity on the hips"<ref>[http://www.polyvore.com/moment_on_lips_an_eternity/set?id=16500672 Polyvore: A moment on the lips, an eternity on the hips.]</ref> sense, it's more like a "wow, that's totally ''deep''"<ref>[http://pitchblackgold.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/some-wow-thats-deep-questions/ Some “Wow! That’s Deep” Questions]</ref><ref>[http://ilike.myspacecdn.com/play#Parliament:Deep:650093:m732797 "Deep" | Parliament | ''Motor-Booty Affair'']</ref> sense. For our community Barnraising event, we hope to draw out a collective theme around the "What's our motivation?" question. <br />
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So, what's ''your'' motivation? Why PortlandWiki? What are some of the possibilities that can emerge? What are your thoughts and ideas? How can PortlandWiki contribute to the entire Portland community? What can PortlandWiki do for you and the "barn" your real or virtual community in Portland needs?<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* [http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html Multnomah County Library: Central Library]<br />
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Thinking of using this page as the wiki space for a new group, check out the Facebook [http://is.gd/6Ya6M page]<br />
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* How to use this Wiki:<br />
** Click the 'edit' tab up top there. Then you can type stuff.<br />
** It seems that you should make an account if you don't already have one. Otherwise, I guess it signs your entries with your IP address? <br />
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[[MarkDilley|Mark]], is there a system or etiquette for using wikis? Like, should I be signing the things I change? Like this? - [[User:Churaesie|Tracy]]<br />
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