A semi-permanent hangout is a poor match for Zoom — it would make a great target for Zoombombers.
That kind of space would be better suited to IRC or Slack, generally, no? -- Owen Blacker, London GB @owenblacker <http://twitter.com/owenblacker> On Wed, 6 May 2020 at 16:44, Richard Symonds <chasemew...@gmail.com> wrote: > It might be nice to have a permanent-ish "hangout" chat. Some of us get to > leave the house for work but I imagine for a lot of people it's rather dull > at home! > > On Tue, 5 May 2020, 22:57 Peter Coombe, <thewub.w...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > >> We will be holding the regular "London" meetup this Sunday 10 May on >> Zoom, anyone is free to join. Details and signup at >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/154 >> >> It looks like there is also interest in holding another virtual meetup on >> Saturday 16 May: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:UK_Wikipedians%27_notice_board#Next_steps >> >> Peter / the wub >> >> >> On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 18:19, Richard Nevell < >> richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Since in-person meetups aren't an option at the moment, I've started a >>> discussion about taking meetups online: >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:UK_Wikipedians%27_notice_board#Digital_meetups >>> >>> Richard >>> -- >>> Dr Richard Nevell >>> Project Coordinator, Wikimedia UK >>> 020 3372 0765 >>> >>> *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open >>> knowledge movement, and a registered charity. We rely on donations from >>> individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you >>> considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk >>> Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered >>> No. 6741827 >>> Registered Charity No.1144513 >>> Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5–11 Lavington Street, London >>> SE1 0NZ >>> >>> 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 >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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