On 22 Apr 2011, at 11:11, Gordon Joly wrote:
On 20/04/2011 23:48, Isabell Long wrote:
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:27:53PM +0100, James Forrester wrote:
On 20 April 2011 18:04, Isabell Longisabell121@gmail.com wrote:
Suggestions as to how I can get more involved are welcome! I do plan to come to one of the London meetups *soon*. :-)
Though I'd be the last to discourage people from coming to the meetups (and especially "my" meetups in London), they are primarily social affairs and we don't get much done at them. We sometimes discuss doing something, arrange them, or raise awareness of them, but if you're looking to devote time in meat-space for Wikimedia-related things, they are very much the start rather than the end. :-)
I'm social amongst groups of like-minded people! And the meets (the Sunday ones?) are in a nice, seemingly friendly venue. :-)
Thanks James,
Isabell.
The Sunday meetings in London are held in Wetherspoons pub (Lloyds Number 1 bar?). Hence, food is available, and there is wide range of drinks (hot, cold, alcoholic and non-alcoholic). Set Sunday lunches are popular, cheap and include a free drink.
Future meets...
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/45
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/46
Content? Yes, it is a Wikimeet....
The easiest way of getting involved is definitely to come along to Wikimedia events like the wikimeets or backstage passes. There's a UK-focused events list on the WMUK wiki, at: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Events There's also the on-wiki projects like WP:GLAM/BM, /BL, /DERBY, etc. which have plenty of things on their to-do lists that you can help out with.
There are many different ways of being involved more actively, which mostly rely on individuals taking the initiative, either by leading events (organise a wikimeet in your city [they don't just need to be in London!]; talk to local organisations and see if they want a Wikipedia Workshop, or a Backstage Pass event; ...), or putting together online projects (focus on a specific topic; run an online competition; ..), or anything else you can think of.
Thanks, Mike