Rain is forecast to subside between 12:00PM and 1 PM on Sunday according to
Tim's link. Given that, I agree with Tim and SJ's suggestion that we not
postpone Wikipedia Takes Boston, and do the event on Sunday as scheduled.
It would probably be best to meet at 12:00 PM somewhere that has cover from
rain. (Rain could still be tapering off then.) IIRC, Boston City Hall has
a large overhang along its perimeter, which also has ample space for 10-15
people to congregate. And it's immediately nearby a T station. I suggest
we meet outside Boston City Hall.
I'll be updating the page at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Boston by noon
tomorrow with the new starting location. Please send along other
suggestions for that, or any other general thoughts on the event.
Thanks,
Eric
On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Let's pick a place to meet Sunday and if it is
raining we can organize
an all-online upload and curation party of existing work...
SJ
On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Tim Pierce <twp(a)unchi.org> wrote:
As of now, forecasts for Sunday are for heavy
rain in the morning, but
clearing up by afternoon, which sounds promising for this event:
http://www.accuweather.com/US/MA/Cambridge/02138/forecast-details.asp?fday=3
I don't know about everyone else, but my schedule is just not flexible
enough to turn on a dime. I can't be available on April 23 and I have
already blocked out April 17 for this, so I will probably just be out
there this Sunday to shoot. If any of y'all wish to join me, I will be
glad for it. :-)
--t.
emw wrote:
Hi all,
Current forecasts predict a 70-80% chance of rain on Sunday in Boston.
If the chance of rain is still above 50% as of Friday morning, let's
move the date of Wikipedia Takes Boston to next Saturday, 4/23. If
folks could send a quick note on their interest/available for next
Saturday, that would be great. Suggestions for other possible rain
dates are welcome.
In other news, we're still looking for a venue for the uploading party.
Attempts to get space at MIT and BU haven't worked out thus far, and
Boston Public Library is closed on Sunday per holiday observance. Being
able to get space at a university seems a bit unlikely for this Sunday.
But if anyone has connections to local universities and would be willing
to look into reserving space for next Saturday, please let me know.
If we don't end up getting a meeting room somewhere, then maybe we can
head to a local restaurant that has free WiFi? Wikipedia Takes Over
Boston WiFi Hotspots?
I'm also going to look into reserving space at BPL for next Saturday.
BPL closes at 5:00 PM on Saturdays. So if we can space there and the
rain date kicks in, then we'll probably need to begin the uploading
party at 4ish. In this case we would probably shift the start time to
11:30 AM instead of 12:30 PM.
Best,
Eric
User:Emw
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