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London Wikimedia Meetup Number 186

Date and time: Sunday 13 November 2022 — 13:00 onwards
(join at any time you can, no need to stay for the whole afternoon)
Location: Penderel's Oak Pub, Holborn, London WC1

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  Penderel's Oak, High Holborn
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  Attending the meetup
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  Wikipedians taking the air

A social gathering for Wikimedia enthusiasts, where we...

• Drink coffee and/or beer and some of us have Sunday lunch.
• Chat about Wikipedia and any other topics we fancy.
• Exchange books, maps and other source materials.

Mainly a casual social event. You can expect to meet some very keen Wikipedians; however, this is also an open invitation to anyone interested in finding out more about Wikipedia, other Wikimedia projects, projects re-using Wikipedia, and other collaborative wiki projects. Feel free to come along and raise these discussions over a beer. Alcohol consumption is optional.

People of all ages and all Wikimedia projects are welcome. Complete newbies also welcome!

Please also invite any London Wikimedia people you know (or have had wiki dealings with) – spread the word!

Attending

Add your name to the list by adding an asterisk and four tildes like this: * ~~~~

• If all goes according to plan ?!? Leutha (talk) 19:48, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
• I should be there. Thryduulf (talk: meta · en.wp · wikidata) 08:12, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
• the wub "?!" 23:47, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
• Edwardx (talk) 14:57, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
• --Redrose64 (talk; at English Wikipedia) 22:38, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

  Sorry, heavily delayed, will have to miss. --Redrose64 (talk; at English Wikipedia) 14:03, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

• ClemRutter (talk) 20:20, 12 November 2022 (UTC) Things change so fast who can be certain.
• Geni (talk) 06:50, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

May be attending

• Philafrenzy (talk) 22:02, 16 October 2022 (UTC) Sorry, away. Philafrenzy (talk) 18:35, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
• Will decide nearer the time. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:41, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
• (attendance not very unlikely due to RL events that have come up: -- User:Djm-leighpark_(a)^talk 20:58, 9 November 2022 (UTC)) Just might attend. If so will bring The Steam Locomotives of Czechoslovakia (Q114526084), and if anyone has specific sourcing needs SR/LMR/IR let me know well beforehand. -- User:Djm-leighpark_(a)^talk 21:16, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

  @Djm-leighpark: What is IR? --Redrose64 (talk; at English Wikipedia) 19:02, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

  @Redrose64: IR=Irish Rail (incl. some NIR). I'm still recovering from my trip to St. Katharine's Docks on the 5th per commons/monumental pics and a horror trip back with caped buses and late home and I might not be let out by L******. I'm over-busy and I'm (& as Deirge) are also working on loading book editions to Wikidata particularly of online borrowable railway books, a spreadsheet tool I use to help me with that, and need at some point to get some SparQL queries relating to that. -- User:Djm-leighpark_(a)^talk 19:58, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

• Anything's possible. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 09:17, 7 November 2022 (UTC) Was hoping to make this but I have a family emergency to sort. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:05, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
• Andrew D. (talk) 16:59, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Topics?

• Think big - open letter about Wikimedia Commons: "This is an open letter to the Wikimedia Foundation. We ask the Wikimedia Foundation to invest in Wikimedia Commons and think big: we do not need just a few more tools or features, but a modern platform for the long term." I would be interested in what other editors think of this letter.Leutha (talk) 10:03, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
• Museum of London closing in December for a move.Geni (talk) 10:05, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Interested but not attending

• To far for me to travel currently, though that may change in the future. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | enwiki} 23:50, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

  @Dreamy Jazz: which part of the country are you in? I know Wikipedians all over the place. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:11, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

• I’ll be out of the country for this one. Mccapra (talk) 07:24, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
• Busy that day (and the second Sunday in December), hopefully see everyone in the New Year. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:48, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
• Sorry, no. Johnbod (talk) 21:29, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
• Unfortunately not - hope to be in Oxford next week. Rich Farmbrough 12:53, 13 November 2022 (UTC).
• Perhaps next time. Broichmore (talk) 14:30, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

About the meetup

The Penderel's Oak in Holborn

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

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

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

	Chancery Lane	0.2 miles (350 m)
	Holborn
	Farringdon	0.5 miles (800 m)
	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

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.