We have pubs in Oxford, Coventry, Cambridge, Manchester and now Liverpool
that are usually relatively quiet and uncrowded, so conversation is much
easier. Dan Haigh and I have done informal initial training a couple of
times in the pub - it's easy enough one-to-one and you can get a new editor
started in 20-30 mins.
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On 22 September 2014 12:58, Stevie Benton
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wrote:
> I'd also say that a noisy pub isn't the most welcoming of venues for
> people new to the movement as well.
>
> On 22 September 2014 12:55, Charles Matthews <
> charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com> wrote:
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>> On 22 September 2014 12:52, Jonathan Cardy <
>> jonathan.cardy@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>> But while a meetup is a great place for a five minute lesson on a tool
>>> like hotcat, or a 5 minute chat about a specific problem, a noisy pub isn't
>>> a suitable venue for an hour long training session for a new editor.
>>>
>>> Indeed. Another point worth thinking about.
>>
>> Charles
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