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| === Sunday | March 6, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Teresa Sylvia wiki-cupcakes.jpg|thumb|Teresa Boze and Sylvia Orduño show off more than a baker's dozen of "wiki cupcakes."]]
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| '''Barnraising Party: No Instant Barns, But Lots Of Interesting Discussion, Ideas, Fun!'''<br />
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| Sudden illness forced our keynote speaker to drop out at the last moment. Several core PortlandWiki contributors also couldn't make it for similar reasons. And we didn't exactly "raise barns" (make a bunch of immediate improvements to PortlandWiki)...yet. Despite the hiccups, PortlandWiki's [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising|Barnraising]] party was a tremendous success. Among many highlights, a few truly stand out: wiki cupcakes!, [[Street Roots]] vendor, Sam (lots of great insights, enthusiasm and a firm grasp of PortlandWiki's potential), out-of-towner, [http://arborwiki.org/city/User:BrianKerr Brian Kerr] presentation on what makes [http://www.arborwiki.org/city/Main_Page ArborWiki] so successful. And, most of all, the generosity of PortlandWiki volunteers for making getting this party started, and for the wonderful folks who came and celebrated with us. Thank you! Also a special shout out to <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Schmizza-Pub-Grub-on-21st/126729817400746 Schmizza Pub & Grub on 21st Avenue]</span> for generously providing pizza to hungry Barnraisers. Show some appreciation and go hit the <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Schmizza-Pub-Grub-on-21st/126729817400746 "like" button]</span> on their <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Schmizza-Pub-Grub-on-21st/126729817400746 Facebook]</span> page.
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| :''Go to story'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising/Post Event|PortlandWiki Barnraising / Post Event]]
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| === Saturday | March 5, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Keep-Portland-Wiki.png|thumb|[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Party]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://calagator.org/events/1250459807 Today! Central Library!]</span><br />2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.!]]
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| '''Today Is PortlandWiki's Barnraising Party Day!'''<br />
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| "Today we celebrate PortlandWiki's ''first ever'' Barnraising Party! What's a Barnraising party? It's where neighbors come together to build something that benefits the entire community. For PortlandWiki, that means building a more useful, informative and fun [[City Wiki|city wiki]] for Portland!<br />
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| '''Here's the details''':<br />
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| <big>'''[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Event]]'''</big><br />
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| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is where ''you'' help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most important, and then help make them.<br />
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| Participants will enjoy an afternoon of vibrant, real-time collaboration. Share your Portland knowledge and help make PortlandWiki a world-class city wiki. Why would we expect anything less than a world-class wiki from the "<span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History birthplace of wikis]</span>"?<br />
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| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is '''FREE''' and open to the entire Portland community. Refreshments and "unique" swag will be happily provided at no cost.
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| * '''Where''': Portland [[Central Library]] at <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html 801 S.W. 10th Avenue]</span>, downtown Portland.
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| * '''When''': TODAY! Saturday March 5, 2pm - 5pm.
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| * '''Room''': Central's U.S. Bank Room, near main entrance on right as you enter the building.
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| :''Go to press release'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising/PR]]
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| :''Go to event page'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising]]
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| === Friday | March 4, 2011 ===
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| [[File:MakeaFriendofYourNeighborThumbnail.jpg|thumb|Go on! Make a new friend.]]
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| '''Friends & Neighbors'''<br />
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| Good news! You have an opportunity to attend a workshop that promises to show you how to "make friends of your neighbor." At the workshop, you can "learn tools and strategies for building positive relationships with your neighbors and community."<br />
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| * When: Wednesday, March 23rd
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| * Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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| * Where: [[Friendly House]], 1737 [[NW 26th Avenue]], Portland, OR 97210
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| :''Go to story'': [http://blog.piedmontneighborhood.com/2011/03/great-community-building-free-workshop.html Great Community Building Free Workshop!]
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| === Thursday | March 3, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Hooked-on-swinehead.jpg|thumb|Hooked on "mindful meat."]]
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| '''From The "Whole Animal Experts"'''<br />
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| Did you know that "''Porchetta'', the unofficial darling of the Portland foodie crowd, is a traditional Italian preparation"? Or that "you can find ''porchetta'' sandwich interpretations at food carts ([[Lardo]], [[The People’s Pig]]), or you can learn to prepare it on your own"? Or that ''porchetta'' is "the entire body of a pig, deboned, carefully taken apart and stuffed (herbs, meat, fat, vegetables), then put back together in its original shape and roasted on a spit"? Well, neither did PortlandWikiNews, until just now! Whew. Makes me hungry just thinking about it.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2011/03/mindful_meat_how_to_use_every_juicy_morsel_from_nosetotail/ Mindful Meat: How to Use Every Juicy Morsel, From Nose-to-Tail]
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| === Wednesday | March 2, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Keep-Portland-Wiki.png|thumb|[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Party]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://calagator.org/events/1250459807 This Saturday]</span>!]]
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| '''You're Invited To PortlandWiki's Barnraising Party This Saturday!'''<br />
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| "The wiki has left the barn!" Rather, PortlandWiki ''has'' no barn. But that's all gonna change this Saturday at PortlandWiki's ''first ever'' Barnraising Party! What's a Barnraising party? It's where neighbors come together to build something that benefits the entire community. In our case, that something is a better, usefuller and funner [[City Wiki|city wiki]] for Portland! (And maybe some remedial English tutorials aimed at preventing PortlandWikiNews contributors from using words like "usefuller" and "funner.")<br />
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| Here's the lowdown:<br />
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| <big>'''[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Event]]'''</big><br />
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| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is where ''you'' help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most important, and then help make them.<br />
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| Attendees will enjoy an afternoon of vibrant, real-time collaboration. Share your Portland knowledge and help make PortlandWiki a world-class city wiki. Why would we expect anything less than a world-class wiki from the "<span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History birthplace of wikis]</span>"?<br />
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| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is '''FREE''' and open to the entire Portland community. Refreshments and "unique" swag will be happily provided at no cost.
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| * '''Where''': Portland [[Central Library]] at <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html 801 S.W. 10th Avenue]</span>, downtown Portland.
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| * '''When''': Saturday March 5, 2pm - 5pm.
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| * '''Room''': Central's U.S. Bank Room, near main entrance on right as you enter the building.
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| :''Go to press release'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising/PR]]
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| :''Go to event page'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising]]
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| === Tuesday | March 1, 2011 ===
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| [[File:HauserInterior2.jpg|thumb|Inside Reed College's Hauser Library. Photo by [[wikipedia:User:Cacophony|Cacophony]]]]
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| '''[[Reed College]] tries to shut down copycat scam website'''<br />
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| Reed College, the prestigious liberal arts college in inner [[Southeast]], is attempting to battle a scam website that duplicated theirs in its entire look and content, other than the name: "University of Redwood". The clone site's game seems to be to scam prospective students in China out of application fees. Reed discovered the site in October, but is still trying to put it out of business. Reed was able to temporarily get the site shut down, but its host, GoDaddy, let it back up after an inquiry. In the meantime, Reed has been forced to quickly redesign their own online portal.
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| <blockquote>[http://www.reed.edu/ Reed College]: "Reed College was founded in 1908, and its first classes were held in 1911. Reed is named for Oregon pioneers Simeon and Amanda Reed. Simeon Reed had been an entrepreneur..."</blockquote>
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| <blockquote>[http://uredwood.com/ "Redwood College"]: "University of Redwood was founded in 1908 and was operational in 1911. Redwood is named after the Oregon pioneers Simeon and Amanda Redwood. Simon Redwood had been an entrepreneur."</blockquote>
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.tgdaily.com/unbalanced/54389-scammers-steal-university-website Scammers 'steal' university website]
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/feb/28/reed-college-website-cloned-by-scammers-in-china/ Reed College website cloned by scammers in China]
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.newsmax.com/US/Reed-College-website-scam/2011/03/01/id/387901 Reed College Targeted by Clone Website Scam]
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| === Monday | February 28, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Portlandmedialab flowchart.jpg|thumb|Chart above shows what Portland media "could be" instead of the purveyor of lies and disinformation that Portlandians currently enjoy.]]
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| '''Transit-Riding Student To Portland Media: "Job Well Done"'''<br />
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| Portland [[TriMet]] rider and student effusively praised Portland media for the "good job" they're doing at propagandizing [[Portlandia|Portlandians]], and with filling our dull and lazy minds with disinformation and lies:
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| <blockquote>Well, my class has been talking about TriMet. It is very clear that the media has done a great job convincing everybody that TriMet is terrible, the drivers can't drive and suck at it, and the operators get great health care but don't need it and that TriMet's operators are terrible people. All of which is false. Good job, portland media. You have succeeded.</blockquote>
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| :''Go to story'': [http://trimetrider.blogspot.com/2011/02/good-job-portland-media.html Good job, portland media]
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