Hey no problem pinging both, but you can just ping my primary account. Sorry I haven't clicked the link yet but what's the Wikipedia connection? Sorry for being lazy. Bri.public (talk) 16:14, 23 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Oltrepier and Bri: the event schedule shows that several sessions will be offered regarding data products that may be of great interest to people who leverage US census data, including for AI. There doesn't appear to be a specific callout for Wikimedia projects or Creative Commons. Example session titles: "Geography Division Partner Portal (GDPP)", "Geographic Update Partnership Software (GUPS) Web", "2030 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Overview", and "Powering Artificial Intelligence (AI) Readiness Through Strong Metadata Practices". ↠Pine(✉)06:52, 24 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Pine: I do not think that event is a fit. The census event is a common format for professionals in the field, and I do not see it as particularly special. I expect that 100% of the attendees of those talks are full time paid staff being paid to go there, and paid to manage datasets, so it is a different pace than the community volunteer mood we have in Wikimedia projects.
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]
I was looking through the Teahouse when I saw 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]
@Mitchsavl: These things go out perhaps 1000s a day. At WP:VRT many people write in by email either to report them or to complain to Wikipedia, imagining that by writing to info@wikimedia.org they can get customer service on paid editing agreements they made. There is Wikipedia:List of paid editing companies. I do not see any news here but I certainly support including regular public service announcements warning about this problem. Bluerasberry (talk)19:24, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
