Hi Strainu,
good points! I think the 3/4 rule is a bit too general. A better approach is to add 45 seconds for each monument to the walking time. It depends a lot on the monument density (has this word ever been used outside Wikimedia context?) how much extra time people need.
I would indeed try to have multiple routes. In my experience, groups of 5-6 people are ideal, so try to get a grasp of the size of the participant group, and act accordingly.
Make sure you exchange phone numbers for each group by the way.
Anyway, the page Maarten links provides most of the important points already :)
Lodewijk
2012/6/28 Strainu
<strainu10@gmail.com>
When I saw the subject of this email, I thought this was a discussion
on how to choose a route for a photo walk. Since it wasn't that, I
thought I start one :)
When we made the plans for Wiki Takes Bucharest, we took into account
several criteria:
* the area should be poorly covered on commons
* the walk time should not exceed 15-20 minutes for each hour planned
for the photo walk (i.e. you have 3/4 of the time to take photos)
*a back-up/alternative route should exist, in case the main route is
blocked or you have too many participants.
* all routes should begin and end in the same place (the biggest the
crowd, the better the beer :D)
What else should one consider in preparation of such an event?
Strainu
2012/6/28 Maarten Dammers <maarten@mdammers.nl>:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I wondered what the best place was to organize a "Wiki Takes ..." event so I
> did a query :-)
> Picked out some places :
>
> At the top is:
> * Edinburgh 4829
> [...]
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