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On 07/20/2010 12:49 PM, Oliver Anaithnid wrote:
Wow that kind of snuck up! The recommended minimum number is 10-20. If we have 10 then I would be very interested in kicking it off. I don't know who from the list of people who expressed interest (or were curious) would not actually participate.
It took a year for 10 names to appear on the page (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ireland), it may be that if something got off the ground that more would be willing to lend a hand (or simply meet up).
I'll drop a note to all of those who signed the page to drop a line on the mailing list or to post something to the talk page at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Ireland.
RA
On 20 Jul 2010, at 20:22, Conor Wao wrote:
Hi All,
I am interested in getting the Irish chapter up and running. I have a particular interest in releasing more music into the commons. I would like to apply for funding to provide educational workshops and demonstrations. Have we got enough people who are interested enough to get going?
Kind Regards,
Conor Wao.
I think one step in the right direction is to have a meetup and that people show up to it. I tried to do one in Dublin when I was there last year, but it wound up just being a nice little dinner get-together between myself and a couple of en-Wikipedians.
I think there's probably more members of this list now, however, and that a meetup is probably something that can be formalized. What you need to do, before advertising the meetup is to have a specific time and place in mind--then you can advertise it to a greater community.
I believe that face to face meetings among potential members go a long way toward deciding if and whether you're ready for a chapter or some less formal structure.
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