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London Wikimedia Meetup Number 42

Date and time: Sunday 13th February — 13:00 onwards

Location: Penderel's Oak Pub, Holborn, London WC1

Attendees

Add your name to this list if you can make it to our forty-second meeting. Note that people of all ages and all Wikimedia projects are welcome!

Please also invite any London Wikimedia people you know (or have had wiki dealings with) – spread the word!

• WereSpielChequers 17:05, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
• I can join in-! Is there any need to register in prior or are we free to come over?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Harry10000 (talk • contribs) .
  • No, no need to register. You are free to come when you wish. CT Cooper · talk 21:52, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
• Gordo
• Fæ
• Tom Morris will hopefully be there. It is his birthday.
• Harrypotter Hope to make it!
• Giloveart Will make it!
• Vinnypatel 20:50, 9 February 2011 (UTC) I'm there. I'll be pleased to meet any Imperial College students/ alumni, as I will hopefully have completed forming, holding an event for and publicising our sought-after IC Wikipedia society
• geni.
• panyd - This is only tentative on being well but fingers crossed! All Hail The Muffin 17:17, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
• Johnbod 14:31, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
• I very much hope so Natkabrown 16:05, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
• Looking forward to it. Please see suggestion below. :D Vwoodstock 15:41, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
• I was ill last time but I should be able to make this meetup, AdamBMorgan 17:32, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
• In the diary for this Sunday, hope to make it for a few hours ! lloydgprice, 16:54, 9 February 2011

*Probably will be there, Sadads 00:43, 11 February 2011 (UTC) Unfortunately, I am ill and schoolwork got the best of me, Sadads 15:07, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

• Tentative. Will come if I can. --Plad2 18:36, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
• Shams Zohan - I am absolutely a new comer in town. :) Doing my MSc. at City University London. Very eager to meet you guys and carry my experiences of wikimedia meetup to my country Bangladesh. However, due to few course-works I cannot confirm but I'll try my best to see u all at Holborn tommorrow.
• Dhaval^Talk 14:41, 13 February 2011 (UTC)-On my way, hope not too late.
• James F. (talk) 22:11, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Agenda

Informal chitchat with no set agenda. We usually have some experienced users and some laptops around so if you want a ten minute lesson in creating tables doing history merges or you just have a question on copyright this is a good venue (but please don't start discussions on copyright until enough people have arrived for a non-copyright conversation to run in parallel).

If you have some ideas for discussion topics, please put them below.

• Wikimania 2011: A while off yet but worth discussing, particularly given that two planned attendees have made submissions, these being Cooperation across different Wikipedia languages - the death anomalies case study and Freedom of panorama and Wikimedia Commons. CT Cooper · talk 23:30, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
• The relative merits of using a wiki method versus a contribution+approval method within a debating website. Vwoodstock 13:04, 3 February 2011 (UTC) (Development Manager at the International Debate Education Association (IDEA)).
• QR codes in museums as seen in derby and the issues of linking smart-phone friendly Wikipedia pages in multiple languages.[1]
• Reactions to creating a GLAM ambassador steering group.[2]

About the meetup

The Penderel's Oak in Holborn

London meetups are generally casual social events where we...

• Drink coffee, beer, tea and some of us have Sunday brunch. Sunday roasts are no longer offered but they do a reasonable pizza now and have a range of other snacks and dishes.
• Welcome guests from around the world and other groups which meet there
• Chat about Wikimedia or any other topics
• Experienced Wikimedians help out new editors and share experiences about anything from copyright to editing tools.

You can expect to meet some very keen Wikimedians; however, this is also an open invite for anyone interested in finding out more about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects such as Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, and Wikisource.

New and prospective editors are also very welcome.

The pub is quite quiet and family-friendly on a Sunday lunchtime, so younger Wikimedians will also feel welcome and safe. Alcohol consumption is not compulsory!

Disabled access

The pub has an accessible loo on the ground floor. There are some sections of the pub that are only accessible by steps, but we always meet in the main step free section, usually opposite the main doors.

Location: Penderel's Oak

The Penderel's Oak is a Wetherspoons pub in Holborn.
Address: 283-288 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7HP (OpenStreetMap) (Google Maps)

It's easy to find us – we're usually the crowd with several laptops on the large tables straight ahead of you when you enter the pub. If not, then look for a tabletop Wikimedia/Wikipedia poster and laptops with Wikipedia stickers on them. Wikimania t-shirts can also be a good clue.

Getting there

	Chancery Lane	0.2 miles (350 m)
	Holborn
	Farringdon	0.5 miles (800 m)
	Temple

The Penderel's Oak is between Holborn tube station and Chancery Lane tube station. Farringdon station and Temple tube station are not too far. The pub is also within walking distance of Waterloo railway station (1.3 miles; 2 km), St Pancras railway station (1.2 miles; 1.9 km) and Kings Cross.

Several bus routes also go directly to Holborn station; if travelling from Waterloo, it is quicker to travel by bus than by tube.

Bike hire (TfL scheme) is in Red Lion Street, just opposite the pub.

Visit the TfL Journey Planner for more information about your fastest route.

Back-up plan

In the rare event of a kitchen closure or another problem at the Penderel's Oak, the meetup will be relocated to the Shakespeare's Head – another Wetherspoons pub located nearby. To get there from the Penderel's Oak, when exiting onto the street turn left, then when walking past Holborn tube station turn left again down Kingsway, and after a short walk the pub will be found on the left-hand side.