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
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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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@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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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@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@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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I've updated the Wikipedia Takes Boston page to reflect the City Hall starting location. Can someone update the meetup.com page for the event? Is there anyplace else the event has been advertised that needs to be updated?
On 4/15/11 7:08 PM, emw wrote:
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 http://meta.sj@gmail.com http://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@unchi.org <mailto:twp@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 >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-boston mailing list >> Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 <tel:%2B1%20617%20529%204266>
For what it's worth, I think that changing the start location of the event this late is a bad idea. We're less than 24 hours out from the start and it's entirely possible that anyone else who's planning to join will not see the change even if we update their talk pages. I think we'd be better off hoping for sheltered space that's within sight of Copley Plaza (possibly the entrance to the library? I can't remember) so that we can gather under dry space but see anyone who's come to meet us at Copley.
--t.
On 4/16/11 4:16 PM, Tim Pierce wrote:
I've updated the Wikipedia Takes Boston page to reflect the City Hall starting location. Can someone update the meetup.com page for the event? Is there anyplace else the event has been advertised that needs to be updated?
On 4/15/11 7:08 PM, emw wrote:
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 http://meta.sj@gmail.com http://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@unchi.org <mailto:twp@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 >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-boston mailing list >> Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 <tel:%2B1%20617%20529%204266>
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I agree. Let's keep the meeting place to be Boston Public Library in Copley Square. Forecasts now show the chance of rain subsiding a few hours before 12:00 PM.
On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Tim Pierce twp@unchi.org wrote:
For what it's worth, I think that changing the start location of the event this late is a bad idea. We're less than 24 hours out from the start and it's entirely possible that anyone else who's planning to join will not see the change even if we update their talk pages. I think we'd be better off hoping for sheltered space that's within sight of Copley Plaza (possibly the entrance to the library? I can't remember) so that we can gather under dry space but see anyone who's come to meet us at Copley.
--t.
On 4/16/11 4:16 PM, Tim Pierce wrote:
I've updated the Wikipedia Takes Boston page to reflect the City Hall starting location. Can someone update the meetup.com page for the event? Is there anyplace else the event has been advertised that needs to be updated?
On 4/15/11 7:08 PM, emw wrote:
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@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@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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