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'''The fourth London Wikimeet''' took place on Sunday the 11th of September, 2005, from 13:00 GMT at a pub called "[http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/23/2391/Archery_Tavern/Bayswater The Archery Tavern]" just to the North-East of [[Lancaster Gate tube station]] in West [[London]]. Discussion was very wide-ranging, but included the perennial concept of creating a UK chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation.

==Comments==

Excellent pub, good food and good beer. And no cricket. I believe the afternoon got more productive the drunker we got - [[User:David Gerard|David Gerard]] 12:42, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

::Surely the lack of cricket would have been a problem. Don't you Aussies keep up with current events? Never mind, I'll take pity on you and let you in on the result - England regained the Ashes by beating Australia 2-1:) [[User:Jguk|jguk]] 23:34, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

: Cricket on the telly in the back room! [[User:LoopZilla|LoopZilla]] 08:09, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

:are there any pictures up yet?
:: Well the [[Spotted dick]] is up, have a few that came out ok are at [[User:Justinc/MeetupLondon4]]. [[User:Justinc|Justinc]] 22:32, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Many missed the drunken attempt at the pub quiz. We came a clear bottom! [[User:Secretlondon|Secret]][[User talk:Secretlondon|london]] 15:15, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

: Oh dear. I think I'm glad that I managed to run away just before that started. :-)
: [[User:Jdforrester|James F.]] [[User_talk:Jdforrester|(talk)]] 17:42, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
: Very wise decision... [[User:Justinc|Justinc]] 22:32, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
::Some of the questions we got wrong -
::*how many years it was since [[Northern Ireland]] last beat [[England]] in an unspecified sport, and who scorred in the most recent match?, 
::*identify these [[celebrety|celebreties]] (we identified [[Richard Wilson]], [[Vic Reeves]], [[Marilyn Manson]] and a couple of others but we got less than half)
::*which two people are planning to row the [[atlantic]] naked?
::*identifying catchphrases - we got a couple, but we didn't know the ones from pre-1980s TV programs.
::*Which US state is known as the [[Wisconsin|Badger state]]?
::*Which element comes directly below [[Tin]] on the [[periodic table]]?
::*What is xphobia a fear of. We got [[logophobia]] and a couple of others, we didn't get [[pantophobia]] or most of the rest.
::*What was the hit song from the [[2002 in film|2002]] film [[Monsters Inc]]?
::*Which [[19th Century]] [[opereta]]s was such-and-such a song from
::and many others that I can't remember. We did do all of this without cheating though! [[User:Thryduulf|Thryduulf]] 23:22, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

If anyone who was lucky enough to make it fancies writing an article for the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|Signpost]], that would be great. Leave a note in the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom|Newsroom]], where there's help on how to make an article. [[User:The wub|the wub ]] [[User_talk:The wub|<span style="color:green;">"?/!"</span>]] 11:12, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

I've finally got around to uploading the photos I took at the meetup (sorry its taken so long). However, my memory for names has let me down, and the captions are in need of attention - you can help! All the images are on the commons (follow the big link on this page) and named in the format Wikimeet-London4-Thryduulf-??.jpg, just go ahead and edit the description page. I will spot your edits on my watchlist, but drop me a note on my talk page here or at the commons if you want. [[User:Thryduulf|Thryduulf]] 22:16, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

==Attenders==
{{Commons category|Wikimedia meetups in London}}
# [[User:Jdforrester|James F.]] [[User_talk:Jdforrester|(talk)]] 
# [[User:Charles Matthews|Charles Matthews]]
# [[User:Secretlondon|Secret]][[User talk:Secretlondon|london]]
# [[User:Buffyg|Buffyg]]
# [[User:Iulianu|IulianU]]
# [[User:Theresa knott|Theresa Knott]] [[User talk:Theresa knott| (a tenth stroke)]]
# [[User:TheoClarke|Theo ]] [[User_talk:TheoClarke|(Talk)]]
# [[User:David Gerard|David Gerard]]
# [[User:Arkady Rose]]
# [[User:William M. Connolley|William M. Connolley]]
# [[User:Kate|Kate]]
# [[User:Edward|Edward]]
# [[User:Thryduulf|Thryduulf]]
# [[User:Justinc|Justinc]]
# [[User:Solipsist|Solipsist]] 
# [[User:Dbiv|David]] | [[User talk:Dbiv|Talk]]
# [[User:Max rspct|max rspct]]
# [[User:David.Monniaux|David.Monniaux]]
# [[User:Jfdwolff|JFW]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[User_talk:Jfdwolff|<small>T@lk</small>]]
# [[User:LoopZilla|LoopZilla]]

==Shirkers==
# [[User:Morwen|Morwen]] [[User_talk:Morwen|Talk]] - who had accidentally arranged a flatwarming party the previous day
# [[User:VampWillow|Vamp]]:[[User_talk:VampWillow|Willow]] - who was doing something far more important, being glued to The Ashes test series as she had been all summer and was rewarded by England winning them back! Yay!
# [[User:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway]] | [[User talk:Tony Sidaway|Talk]]
# [[User:OwenBlacker|OwenBlacker]]
# [[User:Jenblower|Jenblower]]
# [[User:Nickshanks|Nicholas]]

==Unknown==
# [[User:OldakQuill|Oldak]] [[User_talk:OldakQuill|Quill]]
# [[User:Warofdreams|Warofdreams]] - who was in Cardiff, as suspected, but will be in Birmingham for the next meet-up.
# [[User:Dan100|Dan100]] ([[User talk:Dan100|Talk)]]
# [[User:Greaterlondoner|Greaterlondoner]] 

; Apologies
# I'll be thousands of miles away between Aug 1st and Jul 31st. I'm in town on Saturday if you want to bring it forward though! :)  [[User:Steinsky|Joe D]] [[User talk:Steinsky|(t)]] 23:30, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
# I'll most likely be in Berlin. [[User:Angela|Angela]][[user talk:Angela|.]] 23:07, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
# Sadly I will in fact be [[chav|chaving it up]] in [[Tenerife]]. -- [[User:Francs2000|Francs2000]] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Francs2000&action=edit&section=new Talk] [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|<nowiki></nowiki>]] 00:01, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
# I'm working a long night shift on the Saturday, I really don't fancy my chances of making it unless my shift changes or I get fired. Maybe next time though. [[User:Rje|Rje]] 03:50, July 28, 2005 (UTC)
# Sorry, it would be nice but I have other things planned for then. Maybe next time we'll have a meetup OUTSIDE of London for a change (now there's a radical idea) [[User:G-Man|G-Man]] 16:43, 31 July 2005 (UTC)
#:So organise one ;-p - [[User:David Gerard|David Gerard]] 11:27, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
# Was looking forward to it, but I have other stuff happening all weekend. Curses. Next time.  [[User:Telsa|Telsa]] 10:15, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
# Determined to make it to a meetup one of these days, unfortunately not likely to be possible this time however. &mdash; [[User:Trilobite|Trilobite]] ([[User_talk:Trilobite|Talk]]) 12:48, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
# Even though I'm not in London I would have come down for this one but I'm going away the next day and need to prepare for that. As per G-Man's suggestion, I'm well up for organising something further <whisper>north</whisper> of London. [[User:Cormaggio|Cormaggio]] 18:13, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
#: "North" of London, you say? Hmm. So Brighton's out, is it? OK, OK, you twist my arm. How about Watford? :-) [[User:Jdforrester|James F.]] [[User_talk:Jdforrester|(talk)]] 23:40, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
#::How about [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Birmingham]] in January? Responses there rather than here are probably best. &mdash;[[User:TheoClarke|Theo ]] [[User_talk:TheoClarke|(Talk)]] 10:01, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
# Will be at [[The 2005 Ashes|The Oval]], [[User:Jguk|jguk]] 09:32, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
# Would love to, but probably will be working in Edinburgh... [[User:Shimgray|Shimgray]] 12:57, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:MrWeeble|MrWeeble]] - Afraid I am away for that weekend. Maybe next time.
# Busy preparing for university, sorry. [[User:Talrias|Talrias]] ([[User_talk:Talrias|t]] | [[Special:Emailuser/Talrias|e]] | [[Special:Contributions/Talrias|c]]) 01:33, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
# I'm sorry, same with me too :-( -- [[User:Joolz|Joolz]] 08:48, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
# I can't make it this time, but hope to next year :-(, sorry [[User:Craigy144|Craigy]] [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|15px]] ([[User_talk:Craigy144|talk]]) 14:07, September 7, 2005 (UTC)
# Can't make it, but I hope to get to the next one. [[User:The wub|the wub ]] [[User_talk:The wub|<span style="color:green;">"?/!"</span>]] 15:01, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
# Sorry ... the cricket is just on such a knife-edge that I'm staying to watch it. Go England! --[[User:VampWillow|Vamp]]:[[User_talk:VampWillow|Willow]] 09:54, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Enchanter|Enchanter]] 23:28, July 19, 2005 (UTC) Sorry, maybe next time!

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