For what it's worth, we have a dedicated IRC channel on Freenode #wikimedia-uk but it's usually very quiet with only about a dozen regulars.
-- Rexx > On 08 May 2020 at 03:51 Richard Symonds <chasemew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Maybe. > > But IRC is all but useless to most people - much too technical and niche > - and only IT developers and those with basic IT skills know what Slack is. > Despite being a Wikipedian, I only ever used it because people would insist I > did to talk to them - but I'd never be able to talk to new users on it - > they'd usually use email (or I'd phone them). Most professions have never > heard of IRC or slack. > > My work has only started using Teams in the last month, and most of us > don't use that except in very specific circumstances, or where we have to > because of the pandemic. > > I'm aware of Zoombombing - very much aware - but Zoom is one of several > options, and frankly it's no worse than IRC (or Wikipedia!) in terms of how > quickly things can go wrong. > > I think we can think about a video chat app we should be using, to help > new people get involved and run remote events. MS Teams is good enough for > work in criminal courts, surely there's something we can look at that's > reasonably new? > > Richard > > > > > On Wed, 6 May 2020, 17:54 Owen Blacker, < o...@blacker.me.uk > mailto:o...@blacker.me.uk > wrote: > > > > 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 mailto: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 mailto: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 mailto: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. 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