On being social? Should Trustees, member and the wider community be social?
I was very social with Roger Bamkin and everybody else at the AGM in
Bristol in April (in the bar after the meeting). Many people have
problems with being social (lack of money, social skills, phobias, being
"cold shouldered", being forced to stay "on topic", age, being able to
remember people's names, being able to recognise faces, people not using
real names but odd Wikimedia aliases, etc etc).
I have been very supportive of both the London Wikimeet, although I
would prefer an evening meeting rather than a lunchtime meeting (and
hence my own attendance is poor). I have worked with others to promote
"London Wiki Wednesdays", which has now died a death.
A charity and indeed any group must meet diverse needs. It is has been
raised before that the Muslim community would be less likely to join a
meeting in a pub.
Gordo