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This template is used to invite Wikipedia users to in-person Wikipedia events in their geographical area. It takes the following parameters in this order: page for more info, date of event, and location. The template gives a default output if no parameters are used.

Usage

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Before using this template to invite Wikipedia users to events, first create a Wikipedia page describing the event. Include the date, time, and location of your event on a page that you create at WP:MEETUP. The page name of your event must be in the format 'Wikipedia:Meetup/eventname'.

Parameters:

  • First parameter = page within WP:MEETUP which describes your event. For example, if your event is described at Wikipedia:Meetup/seattlewp, then only give the parameter 'seattlewp' for this field: {{subst:Invite|seattlewp}}
  • Second parameter = date or date and time of the event
  • Third parameter = place of the event, such as a city name

Be sure to remember to add your signature ( ~~~~ ) after the template, as the text refers to a personal invitation from the poster.

Example

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A standard use case
  • {{subst:invite|seattlewp|6 September 2024|Seattle}} produces:

I would like to invite you to attend a Wikipedia meetup described on Wikipedia:Meetup/seattlewp. This meeting is scheduled for 6 September 2024 in Seattle. Thank you for your attention and I hope to see you there.

Cut and paste

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Cut and paste this, make changes to the parameters and post it to other Wikipedia users' talk pages. Find Wikipedia users in your area by checking Category:Wikipedians by location.

To put this on someone's talk page Copy, paste, and change parameters in this
You are invited to this local event!

I would like to invite you to attend a Wikipedia meetup described on WP:MEETUP. This meeting is scheduled for an upcoming day in your city. Thank you for your attention and I hope to see you there. (your signature)

==You are invited to this local event!==

{{subst:invite|pagename|date|place}}~~~~