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Date and time: Sunday 10th April — 13:00 onwards
[edit]Location: Penderel's Oak Pub, Holborn, London WC1
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Attendees
[edit]Add your name to this list if you can make it to our forty-fourth meeting. Note that people of all ages and all Wikimedia projects are welcome!
Please also invite any London Wikimedia people you know (or have had wiki dealings with) – spread the word!
- WereSpielChequers 18:43, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
- James F. (talk) 14:39, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
- Will be late (probably), but attending. Ironholds 14:51, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
- I hope to come, I have done so much editing on my wiki that my right hand and shoulder is aching. I need to see other people who as sick as I am. Natkabrown 11:34, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
- Should be there. —Tom Morris (talk) 22:54, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
- Maybe --tyw7 15:35, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
- Should be there Johnbod 17:39, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
- Should be able to! The Land 17:32, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
- Going to try to, should be though yes ukdutypaid 15:03, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
- This will be my first time. Grim23 01:18, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
- I shall be there but a bit late! Harrypotter 14:47, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
- I should be there, AdamBMorgan 23:45, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
Agenda
[edit]Informal chitchat with no set agenda. We usually have some experienced users and some laptops around so if you want a ten minute lesson in creating tables doing history merges or you just have a question on copyright this is a good venue (but please don't start discussions on copyright until enough people have arrived for a non-copyright conversation to run in parallel).
If you have some ideas for discussion topics, please put them below.
About the meetup
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London meetups are generally casual social events where we...
- Drink coffee, beer, tea and some of us have Sunday brunch. Sunday roasts are no longer offered but they do a reasonable pizza now and have a range of other snacks and dishes.
- Welcome guests from around the world and other groups which meet there
- Chat about Wikimedia or any other topics
- Experienced Wikimedians help out new editors and share experiences about anything from copyright to editing tools.
You can expect to meet some very keen Wikimedians; however, this is also an open invite for anyone interested in finding out more about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects such as Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, and Wikisource.
New and prospective editors are also very welcome.
The pub is quite quiet and family-friendly on a Sunday lunchtime, so younger Wikimedians will also feel welcome and safe. Alcohol consumption is not compulsory!
Disabled access
[edit]The pub has an accessible loo on the ground floor. There are some sections of the pub that are only accessible by steps, but we always meet in the main step free section, usually opposite the main doors.
Location: Penderel's Oak
[edit]The Penderel's Oak is a Wetherspoons pub in Holborn.
Address: 283-288 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7HP (OpenStreetMap) (Google Maps)
It's easy to find us – we're usually the crowd with several laptops on the large tables straight ahead of you when you enter the pub. If not, then look for a tabletop Wikimedia/Wikipedia poster and laptops with Wikipedia stickers on them. Wikimania t-shirts can also be a good clue.
Getting there
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Chancery Lane | 0.2 miles
(350 m) |
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Holborn | |
  
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Farringdon | 0.5 miles
(800 m) |
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Temple |
The Penderel's Oak is between Holborn tube station and Chancery Lane tube station. Farringdon station and Temple tube station are not too far. The pub is also within walking distance of Waterloo railway station (1.3 miles; 2 km), St Pancras railway station (1.2 miles; 1.9 km) and Kings Cross.
Several bus routes also go directly to Holborn station; if travelling from Waterloo, it is quicker to travel by bus than by tube.
Bike hire (TfL scheme) is in Red Lion Street, just opposite the pub.
Visit the TfL Journey Planner for more information about your fastest route.
Back-up plan
[edit]In the rare event of a kitchen closure or another problem at the Penderel's Oak, the meetup will be relocated to the Shakespeare's Head – another Wetherspoons pub located nearby. To get there from the Penderel's Oak, when exiting onto the street turn left, then when walking past Holborn tube station turn left again down Kingsway, and after a short walk the pub will be found on the left-hand side.