Rain is forecast to subside between 12:00PM and 1 PM on Sunday according to Tim's link. Given that, I agree with Tim and SJ's suggestion that we not postpone Wikipedia Takes Boston, and do the event on Sunday as scheduled.
It would probably be best to meet at 12:00 PM somewhere that has cover from rain. (Rain could still be tapering off then.) IIRC, Boston City Hall has a large overhang along its perimeter, which also has ample space for 10-15 people to congregate. And it's immediately nearby a T station. I suggest we meet outside Boston City Hall. I'll be updating the page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Boston by noon tomorrow with the new starting location. Please send along other suggestions for that, or any other general thoughts on the event. Thanks, Eric On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > Let's pick a place to meet Sunday and if it is raining we can organize > an all-online upload and curation party of existing work... > > SJ > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Tim Pierce <[email protected]> wrote: > > As of now, forecasts for Sunday are for heavy rain in the morning, but > > clearing up by afternoon, which sounds promising for this event: > > > http://www.accuweather.com/US/MA/Cambridge/02138/forecast-details.asp?fday=3 > > > > I don't know about everyone else, but my schedule is just not flexible > > enough to turn on a dime. I can't be available on April 23 and I have > > already blocked out April 17 for this, so I will probably just be out > > there this Sunday to shoot. If any of y'all wish to join me, I will be > > glad for it. :-) > > > > --t. > > > > emw wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Current forecasts predict a 70-80% chance of rain on Sunday in Boston. > >> If the chance of rain is still above 50% as of Friday morning, let's > >> move the date of Wikipedia Takes Boston to next Saturday, 4/23. If > >> folks could send a quick note on their interest/available for next > >> Saturday, that would be great. Suggestions for other possible rain > >> dates are welcome. > >> > >> In other news, we're still looking for a venue for the uploading party. > >> Attempts to get space at MIT and BU haven't worked out thus far, and > >> Boston Public Library is closed on Sunday per holiday observance. Being > >> able to get space at a university seems a bit unlikely for this Sunday. > >> But if anyone has connections to local universities and would be willing > >> to look into reserving space for next Saturday, please let me know. > >> > >> If we don't end up getting a meeting room somewhere, then maybe we can > >> head to a local restaurant that has free WiFi? Wikipedia Takes Over > >> Boston WiFi Hotspots? > >> > >> I'm also going to look into reserving space at BPL for next Saturday. > >> BPL closes at 5:00 PM on Saturdays. So if we can space there and the > >> rain date kicks in, then we'll probably need to begin the uploading > >> party at 4ish. In this case we would probably shift the start time to > >> 11:30 AM instead of 12:30 PM. > >> > >> Best, > >> Eric > >> User:Emw > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-boston mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > > > > > > -- > Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 > 4266 >
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