Wikipedia talk:Meetup/London 3

message: I have moved the below here from the main page for historical raisons. It's no longer 'live'. James F. (talk) 17:24, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

message: This is down to you.  I certainly have ideas to where I'd like it to be, preferably somewhere near to my home that doesn't involve a lot of driving.  This country of ours is a bit big for everyone to say that, however, so we need to vote on one or two things.  Please vote under all the following categories using approval votes only.  Feel free to discuss where appropriate, however.
===Location===
Please vote on a location for the UK WikiMeet 2005.  Tourist areas are likely to be more popular than wee villages in the middle of nowhere, and larger towns are more likely to have cheap accommodation and better transport links.  Please bear these in mind when suggesting locations.
====Oxford====
Large historic city in the middle of England, good travel links and lots of touristy stuff to do.
#Graham  ☺ | Talk 18:59, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Where is it?

message: Please vote on a location for the UK WikiMeet 2005.  Tourist areas are likely to be more popular than wee villages in the middle of nowhere, and larger towns are more likely to have cheap accommodation and better transport links.  Please bear these in mind when suggesting locations.
====Oxford====
Large historic city in the middle of England, good travel links and lots of touristy stuff to do.
#Graham  ☺ | Talk 18:59, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Location

message: Large historic city in the middle of England, good travel links and lots of touristy stuff to do.
#Graham  ☺ | Talk 18:59, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Oxford]]

message: #London has excellent transport links from just about everywhere, and plenty of local Wikipedians.  I think it's the most logical choice.  Enchanter 20:16, Oct 24, 2004 (UTC)
#I would nominate Bristol because London has been done before, but it wouldn't win :( --Joe D 10:12, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: [[London]]

message: # Its right in the middle of the country, more easilly accessable for Northerners. Easy to get to from every part of the country. Besides London's already been done. G-Man 22:32, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Birmingham]]

message: #Another obvious choice! –– Constafrequent (talk page) 13:35, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Manchester]]

message: Please vote on a venue for the meet.  As the meet is in February outdoors may not be appropriate, and a private room may be better than a public bar.  We are just looking at general venues at the moment, a specific venue will be decided upon when the location has been decided.
====A pub====
Quite a lot of pubs have private function rooms, plus they serve food and drinks.  Especially drinks...
#Graham  ☺ | Talk 18:59, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Venue

message: Quite a lot of pubs have private function rooms, plus they serve food and drinks.  Especially drinks...
#Graham  ☺ | Talk 18:59, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: A pub

message: Where better for a bohemian project, than a bohemian venue?
# As new legislation announced today won't yet be in force, a café is more likely to have a clean, stench-free, poison-free atmosphere - MPF 14:09, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: A bohemian café

message: London seems to have won the vote above. Please now vote for the date:
*Friday 11 February, 6pm
**Edward
**Ok I'll bite but not if it's in a busy, noisy pub again because I'm hard of hearing. -- Francs2000
**If it is to be a pub and not a weekend, I would suggest any night but Friday would be quieter -- Solipsist 19:29, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Date

message: Thankyou to all who managed to make it for a great day. I took quite a number of photos, and will upload those suitable for family viewing and appear in focus when sober, probably tomorrow (Sunday). Should I put them at user:thryduulf/Wikimeets/London3 wikipedia:Meetup/London/3 wikipedia:Meetup/London/photos or elsewhere? Thryduulf 00:29, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: What, it happened? I thought someone was sending out an email when a date got picked! Arrgh. I've been waiting for this since January, and now I find out everyone went behind my back :-( Nicholas 19:20, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Sucess