Greetings from Maker Faire 2008 here in San Mateo, California! This busy event is attracting hordes of people from all over the Bay Area and beyond. The Wikimedia booth, manned by volunteers and staff alike, is getting a constant barrage of persons interested in all of the Wikimedia sites.

A number of people are shocked when they find out they can edit themselves, and for a few, their first experience in editing is taking place today, right here at the Wikimedia booth.

I’ve included a few photographs to demonstrate a bit of what took place. More photos are available at the Maker Faire gallery on Wikimedia Commons.

Cary Bass, Volunteer Coordinator.

 

• Copyright notes: "Maker Faire 2008 Wikimedia Booth 1" by Michel Deschenes, under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported, from Wikimedia Commons., "Maker Faire 2008 Wikimedia Booth 2" by Michel Deshcenes, under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported, from Wikimedia Commons., "Maker Faire 2008 Wikimedia Booth 3" by Michel Deschenes, under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported, from Wikimedia Commons., "Maker Faire 2008 Wikimedia Booth 4E" by Michel Deschenes, under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported, from Wikimedia Commons., "Maker Faire Wikimedia Booth 5" by Michel Deschenes, under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported, from Wikimedia Commons., "Maker Faire Wikimedia booth Wikimedia globe" by Michel Deschenes, under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported, from Wikimedia Commons., "Wikimedia booth at Maker Faire 6" by Michel Deschenes, under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported, from Wikimedia Commons., "Wikimedia booth at Maker Faire 7" by Michel Deschenes, under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported, from Wikimedia Commons.