Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Miami 2

July-August 2007 discussion
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I'm thinking about sometime in August, any ideas. Thanks Jaranda wat's sup 04:22, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm away from the 25th to the 1st, but I can make it almost any other time. · AndonicO Talk 19:24, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

What about the 13th? Jaranda wat's sup 18:44, 4 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I probably can make it then, depends on the time. What did you have in mind? · AndonicO Talk 18:54, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Instead the 10 or the 11, which is Friday or Sauterday, likely out of town after those dates. A good place for the meetup is in the Doral, Florida area. Maybe somewhere near FIU. Thanks Jaranda wat's sup 16:27, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Meetup/NYC is on the 12th which makes the 11th kinda tight. Okay.. not many people would go to both, but I probably would. 11th is also very short notice. :( If you set a hard date with at least a one week notice we can run a geonotice for it. So far it looks like geonotices are having a clearly positive impact on turnouts for other meetups.

My experience with other Wikipedia meetups is that having more notice is more important for turnout than having the best date. Two weeks notice seems to be the magic amount. --Gmaxwell 22:03, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Go for it the geonotice, the best day in my opinion is Friday the 10th in the afternoon or evening, at Dolphin Mall, and there is a chance that I'll be in New York in the 12th, and may stop by for the picnic. Sorry about the date confusion. Thanks Jaranda wat's sup 22:07, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 10th/11th is too short a notice for me. I might make something, but it is less likely. Going away on a little vacation from the 16th to the 20th. Also, I'll be in an all-day CLE on the 24th which ends around 5:00PM. bd2412  T 18:55, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Yea it is a little short of notice, maybe the 20th - 25th? so we have more planning here. Thanks Jaranda wat's sup 06:23, 8 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Why not Sunday the 19th? I imagine it would be easier for some people to attend on a Sunday. · AndonicO Talk 17:14, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I will most likely be in the Bahamas on that day. How about we meet there? ;-) bd2412  T 18:55, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, I might not make it there. I can go to Jamaica though. ;) · AndonicO Talk 19:26, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

I requested a geonotice here; maybe someone else will tag along to go to the Bahamas. ;-) · AndonicO Talk 19:26, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

I say this Sauterday, what about it. I'm back in town. Jaranda wat's sup 17:27, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I can't make it until September 3rd or later. :S · AndonicO Talk 00:07, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

So... did you guys meet already or did the Miami meet never happen?  - Jameson L. Tai  talk  ♦  contribs   22:00, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Hello badge
Hi, guys. I designed a WikiHelloBadge for the Nov 2007 NYC Meetup for anyone who wants to use it, so if people at other Meetups want to use it, feel free. The design is supposed to represent Wikipedians of every possible persuasion, at least symbolically. I made it a double image so that when you print it out, you can fold it in the middle and laminate it so that's it's double-sided (if you plan on hanging it instead of clipping it). I included spaces so that you can identify yourself by your real name, or your Wiki Username, or both, whichever you feel comfortable with. A high-res version of it is on its upload page. And if someone wants to use it at a Meetup in a location where a language other than English is spoken, feel free to modify the greeting into a different language! After all, it's in the public domain now, so all I ask is attribution! Cheers! Nightscream 17:08, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

2008 Meet-Up?
OK... so I got an email saying that Miami 2 never happened in August... so uh... how about this one?


 * Date: Saturday, January 19, 2008
 * Place: TBD
 * Time: 3:00 PM EST

January should be far into the future enough that we could prepare a proper location... and January 19th should be Martin Luther King 3-day weekend, so as long as you have Monday off, you'll be OK. Any thoughts? Oh yeah I made a little box thing (ripped it off of the San Francisco meetup).

Personally, I'd prefer somewhere in Central Florida, so people from north Florida and south Florida would be traveling "equal"/similar distances to get to the meeting (that way we could potentially get more people coming). But I'm slightly biased on this since I'm IN Central Florida... lol. What do you guys think??

 - Jameson L. Tai  talk  ♦  contribs   11:02, 15 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Jameson, there have been two or three meetups in St. Pete, but that is too far for me for a day trip. After the first/last Miami meetup, the two of us that attended thought Ft. Lauderdale might be a better location. -- Donald Albury 11:45, 15 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Hm... Ft. Lauderdale seems like a good idea I guess. I'll have to plan that 3 hour drive down then... :D  I'm still open to location suggestions at this point... :D   - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   13:06, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Ft. Lauderdale sounds good to me. Now if only Jimbo would come... I'm sure starting a few rumors about his attendance would inspire a few people to come all the way down to our miserably hot state during what is typically called "winter" in the North. :P · AndonicO Talk 14:36, 15 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I hate to be a wet blanket, but January is when the Foundation is moving to S.F., and I suspect Jimbo will be a bit busy then. -- Donald Albury 21:36, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, he probably wouldn't attend anyhow. We'll just have to have fun without him. So does anyone have any objections to the date? · AndonicO Talk 23:06, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

I've notified all the Florida-related wikiprojects. · AndonicO Talk 23:17, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

GREAT! Now, where in Fort Lauderdale? I won't be 21 until the 30th of January, so I hope you guys aren't meeting at a bar... lol.  - Jameson L. Tai  talk  ♦  contribs   05:32, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, I hope not for your sake. ;) · AndonicO Talk 10:05, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Well what about The Knife, a buffet, in Hallandale Beach, I prefer the Doral area though, it's easier for me and to travel, off the Turnpike and the 4th would be a perfect day for me, several admins I talked to in IRC also agress with the date. As long as it's a weekend. This is a Secret account 04:31, 19 November 2007 (UTC)


 * The 4th is great for me, and Ft. Lauderdale is much better for me since I'd be coming from Palm Beach Gardens. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  04:32, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Wait... 4th of January? I'm in California until the 7th... :( *tear*  - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   05:05, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I also like Bayside Marketplace as a potencial meetup place This is a Secret account 04:43, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Bayside Marketplace sounds nice... although I've never been there... lol  - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   06:27, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I like the idea of the Knife better than Bayside, but that may be because I haven't had breakfast. ;) Anyway, SWAT and Secret, will you be in the area after the seventh? · AndonicO Talk 12:47, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll be gone until New Years, then I have school again in the second week of January, I could come anyday but it would be harder on me because of college. This is a Secret account 18:46, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * lolz same here... I mean I go to Florida Tech and I'd be driving down from Melbourne... :D  - Jameson L. Tai  talk  ♦  contribs   20:53, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * How does the twelfth sound then? · AndonicO Talk 21:10, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * While there, we can talk about http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Miami which needs a quick expanding ASAP. This is a Secret account 05:25, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me. · AndonicO Talk 10:03, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 12 January 2008 sounds good to me. Just as long as there's no drifting events I have to attend to at Orlando SpeedWorld or Moroso Speedway.  :-)  - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   19:51, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * The 12th seems ok for me as well, I prefer earlier, I asked Gmaxwell to do a geonotice, once he does it, lets try to get consensus for the date of this meetup. Thanks Secret account 04:55, 12 December 2007 (UTC)


 * The 12th is pretty much the earliest I can do. School starts on the 7th and my flight was cancelled.  Delta put me on the flight with me arriving in Melbourne International Airport at 8:16pm on Sunday. - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   05:07, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

So... is this still on? And did Gmaxwell do the geonotice? · AndonicO Talk 00:39, 2 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I've updated that little blue box to reflect the changes in dates/times to Saturday, January 12, 2008, 3:00pm eastern time at Bayside Marketplace somewhere. I've never been there, so someone in the area please let us know where exactly we'll be meeting up so we don't play hide and seek without knowing who we're seeking... lol.   - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   01:10, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Anywhere but the Hard Rock Cafe or a bar is fine, as far as I'm concerned. · AndonicO Talk 01:19, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

I like the Hard Rock Cafe, bars are a concern for the underage, as for the geonotice I may have to poke Gmaxwell in IRC, he's been mostly gone from the project since the Majorly RFA insident. Secret account 20:33, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I can't stand rock, unfortunately. And do poke. ;) · AndonicO Talk 20:58, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * There is also a buffet in Bayside but it's fairly expensive. Also Hooters Secret account 21:07, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Bleh I couldn't get on IRC, issue with the internet server of FIU, maybe someone with IRC can. Secret account 21:07, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * How expensive exactly? We could always meet at a Chinese buffet somewhere, instead of Bayside (I know a cheap--but still good--one). · AndonicO Talk 21:17, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't mind too much about the rock music...I won't be 21 until the end of the month... -_- but re the Chinese buffet... can someone Chinese vouch for the quality of the food? lol... perhaps my 2 weeks of vacationing in California has brought back my standards for quality Chinese food... hahaha nah it's fine.  Just finalize what location you want it to be and sign that thing on the bottom!  lol  - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   22:23, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, right, I forget Florida Chinese food isn't good. :P Just to add more food to the pot... what about the "Seasons" salad bar at The Falls (heh, we can ask around for info on the history on the mall and make it an article, lol)? I've no problem with Bayside, as long as it's a good meeting place... and without rock music. · AndonicO Talk 22:43, 2 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Whatever, just finalize on a place and make a go for it. :D  - Jameson L. Tai  talk  ♦  contribs   23:43, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, the only people who have been active on this page are you, SWATJester, Secret, Dalbury and I (I've notified SWAT and Donald). So we need to decide, and I guess if anyone else shows up, all the better. By the way... another suggestion, why not meet at a Barnes and Nobles/Borders? · AndonicO Talk 23:53, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

(Unindent) Are you planning on buying anything at BN? I'll bring my paystub just in case...  - Jameson L. Tai  talk  ♦  contribs   03:58, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not planning on buying anything now, but while there, my plans could change drastically... So BN sounds good? Which one? :P · AndonicO  Hail Wiki! 12:59, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

I won't be there. My wife and I have theater tickets for that evening. -- Donald Albury 13:02, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * And I can't do it the thirteenth... What about moving it further back? I mean, we're only four or five people, I'm sure we can accommodate everyone's schedules... · AndonicO  Hail!  13:27, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Not a good sign. Half-a-dozen or more people said they were coming to the last meetup, but only two of us showed up, and Cary has moved away. -- Donald Albury 14:31, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, the only weekend day I can't go this month would be the 13th. Aside from that, I'm open. I'm sure we could agree on a date we can all attend (as Donald says, a few of us might have a last-minute disappointment so we might as well leave the door open for everyone). · AndonicO  Hail!  16:10, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * What about the 11th, I was thinking about the 12th around 12-1 P.M as I can't attend in the evenings, I may bring a friend as well if enough wikipedians can come, I'm still waiting for the geonotice. Secret account 20:23, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The 11th is fine for me (Dalbury? Jameson?). And feel free to bring your friend, just tell him to make an account. ;) · AndonicO  Hail!  21:01, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I just marked geonotice as historical as both the person who does the geonotices and the clerks vanished from the project :/ Secret account 21:56, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol... I'd do it if I knew how/had the tools (are there any?)... Seriously, I'm going to bug Gmaxwell on every one of his accounts until he tells me how to continue GEO, 'cause this stinks. :/ · AndonicO  Hail!  23:20, 3 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I can't do the 11th. I live in Melbourne, which means I have to drive 4 hours back and forth already.  Plus I have class on Friday.   - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   04:44, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * And the 19th? · AndonicO  Hail!  10:17, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I was fine with the 19th. It was the original date.  But I thought someone couldn't make the 19th originally...that's why we couldn't do it & moved it to the 12th in the first place... -_- Anyways I'll have to talk to you guys after I get into Florida.  I really hate Delta now... they moved me back to leaving today... the worst storm to hit California in two years.  There's hurricane strength winds past above 1000 feet... Literally one of the worse traveling days ever...-_- Wish me luck...  - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   12:59, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Good luck! · AndonicO  Hail!  18:56, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I survived! I was stuck at SFO for over 8 hours... my flight back into Melbourne never happened, as I was rebooked three times, and by the time my plane landed in ATL, I had 6 minutes to get from Concourse T to Concourse C... didn't make it. So I flew into MCO instead... except my checked baggage went to Melbourne... so I have to drive over to pick it up in three hours when they open... -_- GAH!    - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   09:39, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Sounds like you'll have plenty to tell us about on January... what date is it? · AndonicO  Hail!  13:45, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

(unindent)January 12th, since that's the date I sent the little blue box to everyone. I kinda knew that the geonotices were left unattended, so I sent that Miami2 box to WP:Florida and a couple people who I know are in my area.  - Jameson L. Tai  talk  ♦  contribs   16:26, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * But on the twelth, SWAT and Donald won't be able to come... we'd be three people. I'm sure that if anyone wanted to come after seeing the blue boxes, they would have replied anyway... · AndonicO  Hail!  21:50, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


 * well can they do the 19th?  - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   21:57, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I might be able to make the 19th, but the 12th would be impossible for me. Its awfully late in the game to be changing date tho isn't it? KillerChihuahua?!? 20:03, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

I could make it the 19th as well, it's a bit late, though, but so far only a few users signed. Secret account 21:37, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Looks like the 19th will work for me (it's the only Saturday for the next month that we don't have theater tickets in the evening). -- <b style="color:navy;">Donald Albury</b> 22:58, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

I can make either date, but I think the 19th would be slightly better (as more people can come). Besides, it's the 11th, and we still haven't decided on a meetup location... · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  20:27, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Now that geonotice won't work, I guess spam every florida editor you could think of about this meetup, and I still agree on Bayside Marketplace. Secret account 00:51, 12 January 2008 (UTC)


 * So are we agreeing on January 19th? Because I have to change it on the Meetup templates on WP...and notify the editors that it's been moved later a week. Thanks.   - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   01:22, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think the 19th. · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  13:29, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes now lets spam talk pages, everyone from florida. Secret account 05:29, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Category:Wikipedians_in_Florida and people from certain edit histories is a good place to start. Thanks Secret account 05:37, 16 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Can you use AWB to deploy a standard message? I am an "approved user" for AWB, but I'm not sure how to send messages to a bunch of people like that... Can someone teach me?  Thanks.   - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   05:52, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I think it's better for a bot, i know a couple of users in IRC that can be an help. Thanks Secret account 03:02, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

OK, three days away, so where do we meet and what time? Is Bayside still on? If so, where in Bayside? It's been a number of years since I was last in Bayside, and I have no idea which businesses are still there (and that's supposing I can even remember what businesses were there then). -- <b style="color:navy;">Donald Albury</b> 13:17, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I can't remember much about the place either... Secret? · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  14:01, 16 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I still would say at 1 or 2, at the food court in bayside. Thanks Secret account 03:02, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 or 2 sounds good to me, but wouldn't it be hard to find each other at the food court? Maybe we could meet somewhere else and then go there? · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  13:08, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Considering the time range over which people are likely to arrive, I say just set the meeting point in the food court. Maybe whoever gets there first could draw a big "WP" on a napkin and hold it up. -- <b style="color:navy;">Donald Albury</b> 14:11, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Napkin? Pfff. I'll take a big piece of cardboard, write the WP on both sides, and hold it up: problem solved (I'm used to being kind of weird... so no issue ;) ). · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  16:06, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay guys, I've got the cardboard ready, we know it's at the food court... but what about the time? The blue box says 3 PM, Secret suggest 1 or 2 (which would be better for me, since I have to run off a bit later in the afternoon). I think maybe we should decide quickly... · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  01:55, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * 1's fine.  - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   03:04, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll be there at one. · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  09:31, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * More like 2 for me; I'm taking Tri-Rail down and it runs every 2 hours on weekends. Which means that I've got to be sure I leave at the right time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dalbury (talk • contribs) 10:12, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Hm... it looks like I'll probably make it around 2 now. I was held up this morning and it'll take more than 2.5 hours to drive to Miami...lol  - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   15:16, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay then, I'll be there at 2 PM as well. I don't really want to be sitting there alone holding a sign saying "Wikipedia" and a geeky badge for a full hour. ;) · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  15:23, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * And unfortunately, I won't be able to make it at all. :-( KillerChihuahua?!? 15:22, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * You will be sorely missed. :( · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  15:24, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * :-( -- <b style="color:navy;">Donald Albury</b> 16:39, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Dam I just woke up right now, (I didn't log in yesterday, busy all day, was awake all night) right now it's 2.30 I don't think I could make it, unless I leave now, but I don't have a ride from Doral, as my car broke down. Sorry Secret account 19:30, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Note I could meet up with a few people later maybe at Dolphin Mall around five or six. Secret account 19:33, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ouch, sorry to hear that. We wondered where you were. :( · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  23:58, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh it's ok. I just got home... I got lost at Boca Raton when I was trying to get gas... hahaha I need to get myself one of those Garmin GPS units or something... hahahah.  I passed the same Boca cop car three times in different directions as I headed for a gas station...but I guess people over there didn't need gas or something...lol I couldn't find one until I hunted for about 20 minutes away from I-95...  So Donald and Andonico, we didn't take pictures, but I'll post the scenary pics up instead on the meetup page if you want...lol  - Jameson L. Tai   talk  ♦  contribs   00:54, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
 * As you wish. You can also put them in the gallery on Bayside Marketplace. ;) · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  01:58, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
 * You picked the most expensive town in the county for gas. Boca doesn't like dirty businesses like gas stations interfering with that high-tone look. -- <b style="color:navy;">Donald Albury</b> 19:01, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm more than willing to go to the next meetup (I promice no more partying the day before lol), but we really need to get alot of people this time, as the geonotice failed. I'll say early March. Thanks Secret account 19:50, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Any thoughts Secret account 03:38, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

The Next Florida Meetup
I want to try to make it to the next one (I didn't know about this one). I'm in Boca Raton. *Dan T.* (talk) 03:41, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Meetup/Miami 3 plan, we need alot of people though. Secret account 22:40, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

The next Florida meetup's discussion, including the possibility of hosting several meetups for different areas of Florida is being discussed here. Please vote/propose your ideas regarding the next meetup there. Thanks!  - Jameson L. Tai  talk  ♦  contribs   23:01, 28 January 2008 (UTC)