On 05/17/2012 07:22 PM, Tom Morris wrote:
You forgot one biggie: he has run the London Wikipedia meetup which first started in June 2004 has now met 57 times.
Hong Kong has met more often, but London is, I believe, the "Original and Best" (in all 57 varieties).*
According to <s>urban legends</s> meta[1], Munich's meetup in 2003 was the first. Also, it has met around 100 times since then (monthly meetings since 2006 + some before and some extra meetings, like barbecue with Jimbo, visiting mainframe computer sites, and hiking in the wonderful bavarian landscape).
I guess Germany's "Stammtisch" culture is just much stronger, thats also why there is a regular Wikipedia meetup in every mid-sized German city.
Nevertheless, that does not diminish JF's many accomplishments. ;-) Congratulations on the new job!
Regards, Tobias