We have pubs in Oxford, Coventry, Cambridge, Manchester and now Liverpool that are usually relatively quiet and uncrowded, so conversation is much easier. Dan Haigh and I have done informal initial training a couple of times in the pub - it's easy enough one-to-one and you can get a new editor started in 20-30 mins.
-- Rexx On 22 September 2014 12:58, Stevie Benton <stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > I'd also say that a noisy pub isn't the most welcoming of venues for > people new to the movement as well. > > On 22 September 2014 12:55, Charles Matthews < > charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> On 22 September 2014 12:52, Jonathan Cardy < >> jonathan.ca...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: >> >> But while a meetup is a great place for a five minute lesson on a tool >>> like hotcat, or a 5 minute chat about a specific problem, a noisy pub isn't >>> a suitable venue for an hour long training session for a new editor. >>> >>> Indeed. Another point worth thinking about. >> >> Charles >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> > > > > -- > > Stevie Benton > Head of External Relations > Wikimedia UK > +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 > @StevieBenton > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over > Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >
_______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
