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Due to a lack of available seating at 800 feet altitude, the meetup will not be held at this location.
Instead it will be someplace inside here.

Next meetup: Sunday, December 9, 2007 - 5 pm


Who should come? You should. Really.
If you are interested in Wikipedia or other Wikimedia projects, regardless of your level of experience or involvement, or if you are otherwise involved in with free content you are invited and welcome.

What, Where, When, and How?

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  • What? : DC Wiki(p|m)edian meetup
  • Where? : Uno Chicago Grill, Union Station, Washington DC
    • 2nd floor, with the yellow umbrellas.
  • When? : Saturday, July 21. 5 PM — until it ends
  • How? : See the directions.

Attending

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If you're driving and can give others a ride, please say so!

*user:Martschink - Tree Martschink he can't make it now

Maybe

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Yes...the Uno Chicago Grill is definitely accessible from the Union Station Metro. →Lwalt ♦ talk 20:38, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Union Station is itself a Metro stop. —xanderer 21:10, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Richardkselby 21:38, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • I've been looking for an excuse to do some Library of Congress research, like Newyorkbrad, so I'm hoping I can also make this my first opportunity to meet my fellow Wikimedians. Barring disasters, I'll be coming by Metro. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 02:05, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Maybe, depends on the Metro. --Woogers 23:21, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Might be possible, after all. Will be visiting some sights on the Mall with my son, and Union Station is not a bad venue for chop. If anyone involved in the language project or Afrophonewikis will be there, I'd be personally more likely to make the effort. My son (age 10) has taken an active interest in Wikipedia as a source of info on automobiles, and he might be interested to see folks who work on Wikipedia. (Also, as a parent I'm curious to know whether there are other parents looking for ways to most appropriately facilitate their children's involvement, and what WMF's thinking is about younger Wikipedians.) --A12n 02:33, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'll try to be there. ~a (user • talk • contribs) 17:07, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I want to come, but I need a ride

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I have a problem because I'm wheelchair bound. I can get in and out of a normal vehicle, but otherwise it's a big production to take a bus and a train or paratransit. If someone can offer me a ride on the way there and back (or at least there; once I'm there I can probably take public transportation back), let me know. I live in Arlington, three blocks from King Street and Quaker Lane in Alexandria and four miles from the Pentagon. If you can, reply to me here or send me an e-mail to paul (at) paul-robinson.us. If I don't hear anything by Friday I'll figure that I'll have to try to get there on my own. Paul Robinson (Rfc1394) 06:57, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, but let me know about future events

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Same here. Hopefully the next one can be on a Sunday Manassehkatz 03:08, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Nope, and I'm not interested in attending any others either

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How can I help?

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  • Whether or not you can come, you can still encourage other available people to attend.
  • If you're driving and can offer a ride, please say so.

5pm is late, I want to do something beforehand too.

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Want a pre-meetup outing? Suggest it here.

  • There is, of course, the Smithsonians (which close at 5 or 5:30 - I can't remember which). The White House tour takes 6 months of advance notice (background checks). The Capitol tour is a possibility (it's neat if you've never done it before) but the gallery tour (which I really want to do) is not available on a Saturday when congress isn't in session. The Supreme Court building is closed for the summer for rennovations. (Also, so is the Smithsonian american history museum). Raul654 03:33, 13 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The night will be young! I want to do something afterward too.

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  • That's cool, too. Suggest something when the crowd starts to disperse and you decide if you're sick of everyone or not! Or place suggestions here.

Comments, suggestions, and graffiti

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72.255.57.57 was here. 03:11, 13 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bush hates Borf. (Sorry, couldn't resist) SchuminWeb (Talk) 23:59, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Come to Raleigh sometime! --Jnelson09 21:39, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We should do one of these in Hartford. Great freshly brewed beer at the City Steam... mmmm! —Elipongo (Talk contribs) 19:24, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Will anyone from Maryland Championship Wrestling be there? What about former WWE World Heavyweight Champion and D.C. native, Batista? Paleridernightwolf 19:28, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Directions

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The DC metro system is one of the highest regarded public transportation systems in the United States. Normally this isn't saying much, but the system is rather good. All directions given will be provided in terms of the Washington Metro system. Note that there is also a decently-sized parking lot at Union Station itself, so you may just want to drive all the way in. Beware, however, that it can get quite crowded and the prices may be steep.

Several Stations, including Silver Spring, Landover and others have significant amounts (as in hundreds of spaces) of parking, and it's free on weekends.

Metro allows bicycles[2] (But only if you have a permit; and you have to apply well in advance (as in several weeks) to get one.) This hasn't been the case in quite a long time, but they are not allowed during weekday rush hours (7 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.) or on major holidays (pretty much only the 4th of July) Aaronw 17:05, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

NOTE: Information about the weekend schedule for Metrorail can be be found here (Adobe Acrobat Reader required for viewing), and information about Metrorail fare passes and farecards can be found here. →Lwalt ♦ talk 20:57, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's also worth noting that parking is free on weekends at Metro-operated lots. SchuminWeb (Talk) 05:26, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • To the DC metro system
    • Via car:
      • From the south:
        • Drive north on I-95 until the traffic stinks (yes, even on Saturday), and around that point take the Franconia Road exit (Exit 169). Drive east, then turn right at the second light on to Frontier Drive. Continue to the Franconia-Springfield Metro station (on the Blue Line); parking is available.
        or
        • Drive north on I-95 until you get to Exit 176A (Huntington Avenue). Continue to the Huntington Metro Station (on the Yellow Line); parking is available.
      • From the northwest:
      • From the northeast:
        • Drive south on I-95 and get off at Exit 23, an exit designed just for the Greenbelt Metro station (on the Green Line); parking is available. (Note that if you're coming north on I-95 you cannot get off at Exit 23 and will instead have to get off at Exit 25, make a left, make a U-turn at the following traffic light and then go back onto I-95 South; so don't come north on I-95!).
      • From the east:
        • Drive west on US-50 and get off at exit 6 (Garden City Drive). (You could also get off at 7B, but I'm afraid I'll confuse you with that.) Either way, you'll arrive at the New Carrollton Metro Station (on the Orange Line); parking is available.
      • From the west:
    • Via train:
    • Via air:
    • Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
      • Take the bus from the airport to Rosslyn metro station ($3)
      or
      • Take the Washington Flyer bus to West Falls Church metro station ($9)
      or
      • Take a cab to West Falls Church metro station (about $45)
    • From either Rosslyn or West Falls Church, take the Orange Line to Metro Center, and take the Red Line to Union Station.
    • Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
      • Exit airport terminal on foot, follow signs to the Metro
      • Take the Yellow Line to Gallery Place-Chinatown, then the Red Line to Union Station.
    • Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
      • Take the shuttle bus to the BWI train station.
      • Take an Amtrak train to Washington-Union Station (or a MARC Train if you're coming on a weekday); you might want to plan ahead with this one
      or
  • To the meeting location, via Metro:
    • Take the Red Line to Union Station.

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Photos

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Everyone at Union Station after dinner. Not pictured: SchuminWeb (taking the photo).

Post meetup comments

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Best quote of the night: Harry Potter is the new Hitler -- Mike Godwin

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