For what it's worth, I think that changing the start location of the
event this late is a bad idea. We're less than 24 hours out from the
start and it's entirely possible that anyone else who's planning to join
will not see the change even if we update their talk pages. I think
we'd be better off hoping for sheltered space that's within sight of
Copley Plaza (possibly the entrance to the library? I can't remember) so
that we can gather under dry space but see anyone who's come to meet us
at Copley.
--t.
On 4/16/11 4:16 PM, Tim Pierce wrote:
I've updated the Wikipedia Takes Boston page to reflect the City Hall
starting location. Can someone update the meetup.com page for the
event? Is there anyplace else the event has been advertised that needs
to be updated?
On 4/15/11 7:08 PM, emw wrote:
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 <meta.sj
<http://meta.sj>@gmail.com <http://gmail.com>> 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]
<mailto:[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
>>
>>
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