Hi all,
I thought you guys might be very interested to hear this.
The first Wikipedia to have a "meetup" nearly as soon as it was founded was the Maltese Wikipedia.
The reason for this, as some of the more geographically-inclined may guess, is that Malta is a nation of islands, and most people live on the main island.
So, somebody suggested on the mainpage that they meet somewhere, and everybody worked it into their schedules and met -- the _very next day_.
We are talking about 12 people, all the current inhabitants of this Wikipedia.
The community dynamic is very different from any existing Wikipedia because these people have all seen each other, and if nessecary can meet face-to-face to discuss problems without much hassle.
I recognise that a similar type of thing exists on the Icelandic Wikipedia, and perhaps on the Faroese Wikipedia when its community grows larger, but the unique position of Malta was also responsible for its sudden growth from 0 to 12 active editors - people just told other people, and within the span of a week all these people were already involved.
I imagine that this is the ideal environment for a Wikipedia, because it is easier to solve problems, I think, when you know all the people and can discuss issues in person over a latte.
It will be interesting to see how this community develops!
Mark