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This is the archive of the first Boston Wikipedia meetup on July 31, 2004. See also archive 2 and recent and future meetups.

The Wikipedia meet-up was wonderful. We met at the bar, and then we got our own tables. Jimbo was quite late showing up, but he got there (eventually). He brought his family too. In the meantime, I unveiled my surprise - a Wikipedia quiz. (Take it!). Everyone took it singely or in pairs. The final scores were:

Attendees

In no particular order whatsoever

Pics

Here are some pics of the event. Who would have thought that such a shady-looking bunch of people could produce something useful?

Acegikmo1
Bcorr and Uncle Ed
Work on the quiz. Clockwise from bottom center - Uncle Ed, Dpbsmith, Jamesday, Acegikmo1, Danny, Ortolan88, Bcorr
Kneeling - Uncle Ed and Danny. Standing up (left to right) - Moink, Sj, Jennifer, Jimbo, Raul654, Jamesday, Acegikmo1
Clockwise from bottom left - Moink, Jimbo's father in law, Dpbsmith, Jamesday, Juuitchan, Acegikmo1, Danny, Ortolan88, The Cunctator, Bcorr
From left to right: Danny, Uncle Ed, Bcorr, Ortolan88, Juuitchan, Jamesday (sitting), Moink (sitting), Dpbsmith, The Cunctator (on phone), Sj
Everyone taking the quiz. Clockwise from bottom left: Moink, Uncle Ed, Dpbsmith, Jamesday, Acegikmo1, Danny, Ortolan88, Bcorr, The Cunctator, Sj
Jimbo Wales
Jimbo Wales
Ortolan88, The Cunctator, Bcorr
Uncle Ed, Moink, Dpbsmith, The Cunctator
Acegikmo1