Hi, Great idea Mike! The Leeds wikimeet was pretty white and male apart from Katherine Bavage.
That was partly what prompted my suggestion that the forthcoming York meet <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/York/2> be moved to a cafe rather than a pub. I'm also hoping to get some uptake from the students at the York Art History WikiClub which is just gettting off the ground <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/YNP/ArtHistoryWikiClub>. This will definitely change the dynamic! It might be interesting to specifically target WikiMeet marketing at recent edit-a-thon attendees (by email/social media?). Perhaps this would be a small step toward helping editor retention? Just a few thoughts, P On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > > I am sure that many of the regulars have talked about change. For > example, Fabian Tompsett has suggested to me (and I have talked to > others) about alternatives. Fabian's idea was to have an "East London" > meeting, based perhaps in the "Idea Stores" (modern libraries in Tower > Hamlets). > > London Wikimeets date back to June 2004. > > Gordo > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > -- Pat Hadley Yorkshire's open culture brain-for-hire pathadley.net @pathadley <http://twitter.com/pathadley>
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