Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/May 2026

WikiWednesday Salon

When and Where
Date	Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Time	6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Open Hour)
Location	Hybrid - Online & at Prime Produce, 424 W 54 Street

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City!

Join us for WikiWednesday at Prime Produce, 424 W 54 Street! Wikimedia New York City invites you to attend its WikiWednesday Salon on Wednesday, May 27, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM ET. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

Featuring this salon, a presentation on whether Wikipedia can replace law school. And also, a facilitated group discussion on the proper place of AI in the wiki-verse.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

To sign up for this event: Log in or create an account.

Details

• Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
• Time:
  • 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour, in-person)
  • 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon, hybrid participation)
  • 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Open Hour, in-person)
• Location: Hybrid – Online & at Prime Produce, 424 W 54 Street

See "How to connect" below.

• This month's facilitator is User:عباد ديرانية (Abbad) in-person and online.

How to connect via Zoom

How to connect: To join just follow this url: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478

If you have not used Zoom before, you will be prompted to download its launcher program. It works on PC, Mac, and Linux. If necessary, you can also connect through Zoom's iOS or Android app, which you can find on the zoom.us website. As a last resort, you can also dial in by phone, calling (646) 876-9923 and enter the meeting ID (852 1251 9478). Please keep in mind that if you dial in by phone you will be able to listen, but will miss all visuals.

Agenda

Welcome

• Zoom etiquette
• WMNYC Code of Conduct, Photography Policy, and updated COVID-19 notice
• Introductions (Online + in-person)

Recent/current events

• May 5: Undercovered History of Staten Island Edit-a-thon
• May 8: Harlem / City College Wiki Photo Tour
• May 16: Long Island City / LaGuardia Wiki Photo Tour

Upcoming events

• May 29: Wiki-Play Fridays - May 2026 (RSVP on Luma)
• June 22: Event:UN Tech Over 2026

Feature presentation/discussion

• Featuring this salon, a presentation by Legoktm on whether Wikipedia can replace law school, including data to back up that claim, and discussion of why it's an important task.
• And also, a facilitated group discussion on the proper place of AI in the wiki-verse.

Share + discuss

• Wikipedia:Writing articles with large language models
• CUNY and academic outreach
• Wikipedia Day NYC 2026
• WMNYC suggestions - share ideas about the Wikimedia NYC org

Wikicurious

• A time for newcomers and experienced editors to ask questions

Sign up

To sign up for this event: Log in or create an account.

Regrets

• Sorry I won't be there. Have fun! Jdforrester (WMF) (talk) 16:08, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
• Regrets. Something has come up. Bearian (talk) 23:08, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Possibly

• Online (hopefully) - Wil540 art (talk) 20:19, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
• Online (late and with poor video) Jim.henderson (talk) 23:55, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Likely

• Pharos (talk) 19:38, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

• Solowomanwalks (talk) 20:01, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

• Sashimi-b (talk) 15:20, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

• Legoktm (talk) 01:18, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

• Ronald Sexton (talk) 15:27, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

• Aude (talk) 06:07, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
• Yes, but probably later than earlier. Bearian (talk) 15:50, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

• Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 08:02, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

• Zuko Halliwell (talk) 19:15, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

• wctaiwan (talk) 15:26, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

• Dimitry.Josephovich.Rappoport 11:08, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

• Sandtalon (talk) 00:19, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
• CmdrDan (talk) 19:08, 27 May 2026 (UTC): Yup. C u there!
• Crunchydillpickle🥒 (talk) 21:43, 27 May 2026 (UTC) Will be there around 7!
• — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 22:38, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
• ^Complex/_Rational 00:17, 28 May 2026 (UTC)