Wikipedia talk:Meetup/London 23

Apologies

I will be on Walthamstow Marshes! Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon Roe woz here (one hundred years since the first British heavier than air flight!) Gordo (talk) 20:08, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'll be sittin in a field in Pirton near Hitchin, dressed up as an Anglo-Saxon. But thanks for the invitation!—S Marshall ^Talk/_Cont 19:08, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
~~Fribbulus Xax (talk) 22:16, 5 July 2009 (UTC)~~ Not well![reply]
~~User:RichsLaw~~ - otherwised engaged
I'm in London on Sunday, but I'll be doing the London Bridges walk, which unfortunately does not go via Holborn, so our pub breaks will be located nearer to the Thames. SilkTork *^YES! 00:57, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
~~Ged UK~~

Geonotice?

I won't be going, but have you considered using a WP:GEONOTICE to advertise this? Majorly talk 14:30, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea - entry added now. Ironholds (talk) 14:36, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I've activated it at MediaWiki:Geonotice.js. Feel free to adjust to whatever geographic scope you folks feel is appropriate.--Pharos (talk) 18:51, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can't make this one (I'll be free for one of these meets one of these months...) but I'll give you credit that the watchlist notice got my attention, haha. I had no idea that function existed, it's certainly geographically-active enough in my case. ~ mazca ^talk 21:13, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was shocked too - it is rather large. It felt like the equivalent of Mr T appearing in my browser to scream "WP MEETUP ON SUNDAY FOO! I AIN'T TRAVELLING THERE BY NO PLANE!". Ironholds (talk) 21:40, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking "AAAARGH THEY FOUND ME!". ;) ~ mazca ^talk 21:49, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh so that's how the notice got there. Will make it if my baby arrives on time. Zafri (talk) 22:07, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Banned users

We have a banned user currently down as attending. Are banned users typically welcome at these events? --Tango (talk) 15:37, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Probably just trolling, but if not we can probably throw him in front of a bus or something. Ironholds (talk) 15:46, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If he's not welcome that should be made clear to him beforehand. It's hardly fair to throw him in front of a bus without warning! --Tango (talk) 15:49, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is warning :P. Seriously though, I don't see any reason why a banned user can't turn up. If they cause a scene they can get turfed out, simple as. Ironholds (talk) 16:44, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's why I was asking. There is something to be said for an "all are welcome" approach. If people cause a scene at one month's meetup they can be banned from future ones, but it is not necessarily appropriate for an online ban to carry over to a RL event. There are obvious arguments in favour of carrying over bans as well, though. I'm erring on the side of "all are welcome" but I would like to hear more opinions. --Tango (talk) 17:07, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Our experience with Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC is that people who are banned on-wiki can often make excellent and friendly meetup guests, despite disagreements online. Actually meeting in person is a humanizing process, which tends to be a good thing all around.--Pharos (talk) 18:56, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you're talking about User:Baileyquarter, since he's (a) one of our most prolific current vandals, (b) currently editing from a checkuser-confirmed IP in Florida, and (c) suggested holding the meetup in "the Sherlock Holmes House near Holborn", which doesn't exist (the Sherlock Holmes museum is in Baker Street, and the Sherlock Holmes pub is behind Charing Cross station), I wouldn't hold your breath. – iride scent 19:04, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well yeah, I guess it would depend on the person. But in general, we've had some good experiences with people who were banned on-wiki at the time.--Pharos (talk) 19:13, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Huh? :O

I'm not sure how, but this appears on my watchlist. I wasn't aware things could be placed there?

In any case, sounds interesting.. not too far from me, what's generally discussed at these? RichsLaw (talk) 23:46, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's called a "geonotice", you choose a geographical area and anyone whose IP address is registered in that area sees the notice. It would be great to see you there - we discuss anything and everything. Mostly, but not exclusively, Wiki(p|m)edia related, but really, anything goes. --Tango (talk) 00:46, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Law and politics is normally a given, though, and I'll be there - we can try and wrangle something out regarding the tort/contract work if you want :). Ironholds (talk) 01:51, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wetherspoons food is strangely attractive to me, sadly.. I'll see what's going on next weekend, might be seeing people. RichsLaw (talk) 08:50, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ah that's quite cool, I was wondering how that notice worked. I don't know that I'll be able to make it which is a shame, it looks like it'll be another good turnout. the wub "?!" 10:38, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Page layout

Is there a reason the project page has its current layout? Some things don't render properly for me – such as the <center> spans, and some of the content just seems a bit hotchpotch. I can see that this has been the way for a few of the past events, and wondered whether #23 was like this "just because the previous ones were". Would there be an objection to me changing it? I've been knocking some ideas around in a sandbox, and would be happy to update the template used too. Cheers. Fribbulus Xax (talk) 02:09, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Apart from the shortcut box being rather oddly placed, everything looks fine to me. Could you describe what it is that isn't rendering properly and how? Feel free to boldly change things, it isn't difficult for other people to revert it if they don't like it. --Tango (talk) 03:05, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Advert still appearing

An advert for this event is still coming up on my Watchlist. Since this is a past event, can somebody fix? AndyJones (talk) 15:54, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's not for me. Maybe it's your cache? Majorly talk 16:21, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good thinking: that worked. AndyJones (talk) 18:29, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]