We have pubs in Oxford, Coventry, Cambridge, Manchester and now Liverpool that are usually relatively quiet and uncrowded, so conversation is much easier. Dan Haigh and I have done informal initial training a couple of times in the pub - it's easy enough one-to-one and you can get a new editor started in 20-30 mins.

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On 22 September 2014 12:58, Stevie Benton <stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
I'd also say that a noisy pub isn't the most welcoming of venues for people new to the movement as well. 

On 22 September 2014 12:55, Charles Matthews <charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On 22 September 2014 12:52, Jonathan Cardy <jonathan.cardy@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

 But while a meetup is a great place for a five minute lesson on a tool like hotcat, or a 5 minute chat about a specific problem, a noisy pub isn't a suitable venue for an hour long training session for a new editor.

Indeed. Another point worth thinking about.

Charles 

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