James F. managed to pick the one pub in London that was closed for repairs. So we stuck an oblique sign on the window (which may still be there for all I know) and adjourned to the Chandos (?) near Leicester Square. Attendees: James Forrester, me, Phoebe (User:Brassratgirl), Austin Hair, User:Psychonaut, User:Morwen, Chris McKenna (User:Thryduulf), Chris Sherlock (User:Ta bu shi da yu) and his wife (they're doing Europe for their honeymoon) and Psychonaut's pet ferret. We got lots of photos on James' [[Casio Exilim]] EX-S600 camera, which I found the "get usable photos in really dim light" setting on. I did my best to be loud, drunk and embarrassing, except I am not susceptible to embarrassment. We had a marvellous time. Excellent stuff. Next week: what day depends on your schedule, Jimbo. Monday or Tuesday evening, and where are you staying? Not sure which pub either. Chandos has nice beer but was bloody impossible to find a seat in ... might see if the Montagu Pyke is open this time. - d. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

On 03/01/07, Chris McKenna <cmckenna(a)sucs.org> wrote: Yeah, the Met is a bit of a soulless barn, but I'm sure we can make life fun enough, Wetherspoons always have a drinkable real ale and it's easy to find. So. Jimbo? - d.

On 04/01/07, Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)wikia.com> wrote: Whatever's good for you :-) Some day when you're here and have an evening free.

For what it's worth (and you should not treat this as a constraint) the only evening I can make is Wednesday. So if that's good with Jimbo then it's good for me too. Cheers, Andrew

At 19:00 -0500 3/1/07, Jimmy Wales wrote: Missed you all (again!) Gordo

I pick Wednesday evening for a pub meet. I hope that back picking the furthest out date, we can get the most people. :) Someone else can pick the place, just tell me where to go. I will be coming from the London School of Economics, where I am giving a talk, and I will probably drag along some of the grad students.