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'''Tolkien Gateway: Meetings''' is an attempt which hopes to bring editors of the encyclopaedia into a monthly chat to discuss the progress as well as the future of the site. Meetings will take place on our IRC network and you can check the time of the meeting by clicking on a link to the next meeting below. Before the meeting, users can give their ideas for discussion by clicking on the link to the next meeting below. For those unable to attend a meeting, you will still be allowed to write down thoughts prior to the meeting which will be brought up by someone else. Transcripts will also be available after the meeting for non-attendees to read.
'''Tolkien Gateway: Meetings''' are online monthly meetings held on the first Sunday of every month at 8pm UTC. The meeting takes place in the #Wiki channel of Tolkien Gateway's [[Tolkien Gateway:Chat|IRC network]]. The specific time of each meeting for your time zone is available on each meeting page (see links below). Before each meeting users can can put forward their ideas for discussion by using the talk page. In addition, users should note down their intention to attend using the same talk page. Transcripts for most meetings are available for non-attendees to read.
==Current Meeting Time==
Each meeting will take place on the first Sunday of every new month.


<center>Sundays, 7pm UTC on [[Tolkien Gateway:Chat|IRC]] Channel.</center>
{{meetings}}
==Upcoming Meetings==
==Upcoming Meetings==
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/{{#ifexpr:{{#time:d}}>{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}}| {{MFS|{{#time:F|+ 1 month}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:m}}=11|{{#time:Y|+ 1 year}}|{{#time:Y}}}}}} {{#time:F|+ 1 month}} {{#time:Y}} |{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}} {{#time:F Y}}}}|Sunday {{#ifexpr:{{#time:d}}>{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}}| {{MFS|{{#time:F|+ 1 month}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:m}}=11|{{#time:Y|+ 1 year}}|{{#time:Y}}}}}} {{#time:F|+ 1 month}} {{#time:Y}} |{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}} {{#time:F Y}}}}]]''' - <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/{{#ifexpr:{{#time:d}}>{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}}| {{MFS|{{#time:F|+ 1 month}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:m}}=11|{{#time:Y|+ 1 year}}|{{#time:Y}}}}}} {{#time:F|+ 1 month}} {{#time:Y}} |{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}} {{#time:F Y}}}}|Talk page]])</small>
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/{{#ifexpr:{{#time:d}}>{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}}| {{MFS|{{#time:F|+ 1 month}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:m}}=11|{{#time:Y|+ 1 year}}|{{#time:Y}}}}}} {{#time:F|+ 1 month}} {{#time:Y}} |{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}} {{#time:F Y}}}}|Sunday {{#ifexpr:{{#time:d}}>{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}}| {{MFS|{{#time:F|+ 1 month}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:m}}=11|{{#time:Y|+ 1 year}}|{{#time:Y}}}}}} {{#time:F|+ 1 month}} {{#time:Y}} |{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}} {{#time:F Y}}}}]]''' - <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/{{#ifexpr:{{#time:d}}>{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}}| {{MFS|{{#time:F|+ 1 month}}|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:m}}=11|{{#time:Y|+ 1 year}}|{{#time:Y}}}}}} {{#time:F|+ 1 month}} {{#time:Y}} |{{MFS|{{#time:F}}|{{#time:Y}}}} {{#time:F Y}}}}|Talk page]])</small>


==Previous Meetings==
==Previous Meetings==
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/6 March 2011‎|Sunday 6<sup>th</sup> March 2011]]''' - <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/6 March 2011|Talk page]])</small>
{| align="center" width="100%"
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/6 February 2011|Sunday 6<sup>th</sup> February 2011]]''' - <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/6 February 2011|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/6 February 2011/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
|- style="text-align: center;vertical-align:top; background-color:#CCCCCC; font-size:100%; font-style:normal"
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/2 January 2011|Sunday 2<sup>nd</sup> January 2011]]''' - <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/2 January 2011|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/2 January 2011/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
! style="width:70px"| Meeting
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/5 December 2010|Sunday 5<sup>th</sup> December 2010]]''' - <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/5 December 2010|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/5 December 2010/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
! Date
*Sunday 7<sup>th</sup> November 2010 - ''Not Held''
! Talk Page
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/3 October 2010|Sunday 3<sup>rd</sup> October 2010]]''' - <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/3 October 2010|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/3 October 2010/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
! Transcript?
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/5 September 2010|Sunday 5<sup>th</sup> September 2010]]''' - <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/5 September 2010|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/5 September 2010/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
! Notes
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/1 August 2010|Sunday 1<sup>st</sup> August 2010]] - ''Meeting Cancelled'' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/1 August 2010|Talk page]])</small>
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/25 July 2010|Sunday 25<sup>th</sup> July 2010]] - ''Meeting Cancelled'' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/25 July 2010|Talk page]])</small>
| #1
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/27 June 2010|Sunday 27<sup>th</sup> June 2010]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/27 June 2010|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/27 June 2010/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/17 August 2008|17 August 2008]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/13 April 2009|Monday 13<sup>th</sup> April 2009]] - ''Meeting Cancelled'' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/13 April 2009|Talk page]])</small>
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/17 August 2008|Here]]
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/5 April 2009|5<sup>th</sup> April 2009]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/5 April 2009|Talk page]]; No Transcript)</small>
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/17 August 2008/Transcript|Yes]]
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/23 November 2008|23<sup>rd</sup> November 2008]] - ''Meeting Cancelled'' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/23 November 2008|Talk page]])</small>
| N/A
*16<sup>th</sup> November 2008 - ''Meeting Cancelled''
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
*[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/9 November 2008|9<sup>th</sup> November 2008]] - ''Meeting Cancelled'' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/9 November 2008|Talk page]])</small>
| #2
*2<sup>nd</sup> November 2008 - ''Meeting Cancelled''
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/24 August 2008|24 August 2008]]
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/26 October 2008|26<sup>th</sup> October 2008]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/26 October 2008|Talk page]]; No Transcript)</small>
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/24 August 2008|Here]]
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/19 October 2008|19<sup>th</sup> October 2008]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/19 October 2008|Talk page]]; No Transcript)</small>
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/24 August 2008/Transcript|Yes]]
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/12 October 2008|12<sup>th</sup> October 2008]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/12 October 2008|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/12 October 2008/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
| N/A
*5<sup>th</sup> October 2008 - ''Meeting Cancelled'' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/5 October 2008|Talk page]])</small>
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/28 September 2008|28<sup>th</sup> September 2008]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/28 September 2008|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/28 September 2008/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
| #3
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/21 September 2008|21<sup>st</sup> September 2008]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/21 September 2008|Talk page]]; No Transcript)</small>
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/31 August 2008|31 August 2008]]
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/14 September 2008|14<sup>th</sup> September 2008]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/14 September 2008|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/14 September 2008/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/31 August 2008|Here]]
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/7 September 2008|7<sup>th</sup> September 2008]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/7 September 2008|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/7 September 2008/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/31 August 2008/Transcript|Yes]]
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/31 August 2008|31<sup>st</sup> August 2008]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/31 August 2008|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/31 August 2008/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
| N/A
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/24 August 2008|24<sup>th</sup> August 2008]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/24 August 2008|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/24 August 2008/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
*'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/17 August 2008|17<sup>th</sup> August 2008]]''' <small>([[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/17 August 2008|Talk page]] and [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/17 August 2008/Transcript|Transcript]])</small>
| #4
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/7 September 2008|7 September 2008]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/7 September 2008|Here]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/7 September 2008/Transcript|Yes]]
| N/A
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #5
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/14 September 2008|14 September 2008]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/14 September 2008|Here]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/14 September 2008/Transcript|Yes]]
| N/A
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #6
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/21 September 2008|21 September 2008]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/21 September 2008|Here]]
| No
| N/A
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #7
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/28 September 2008|28 September 2008]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/28 September 2008|Here]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/28 September 2008/Transcript|Yes]]
| N/A
|- style="font-size:80%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| —
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/5 October 2008|5 October 2008]]''
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/5 October 2008|Here]]''
| '' No''
| ''Cancelled''
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #8
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/12 October 2008|12 October 2008]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/12 October 2008|Here]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/12 October 2008/Transcript|Yes]]
| N/A
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #9
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/19 October 2008|19 October 2008]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/19 October 2008|Here]]
| No
| N/A
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #10
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/26 October 2008|26 October 2008]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/26 October 2008|Here]]
| No
| N/A
|- style="font-size:80%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| —
| ''2 November 2008''
| N/A
| ''No''
| ''Cancelled''
|- style="font-size:80%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| —
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/9 November 2008|9 November 2008]]''
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/9 November 2008|Here]]''
| ''No''
| ''Cancelled''
|- style="font-size:80%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| —
| ''16 November 2008''
| ''N/A''
| ''No''
| ''Cancelled''
|- style="font-size:80%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| —
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/23 November 2008|23 November 2008]]''
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/23 November 2008|Here]]''
| ''No''
| ''Cancelled''
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #11
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/5 April 2009|5 April 2009]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/5 April 2009|Here]]
| No
| N/A
|- style="font-size:80%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
|
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/13 April 2009|13 April 2009]]''
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/13 April 2009|Here]]''
| ''No''
| ''Cancelled''
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #12
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/27 June 2010|27 June 2010]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/27 June 2010|Here]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/27 June 2010/Transcript|Yes]]
| N/A
|- style="font-size:80%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| —
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/25 July 2010|25 July 2010]]''
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/25 July 2010|Here]]''
| ''No''
| ''Cancelled''
|- style="font-size:80%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| —
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/1 August 2010|1 August 2010]]''
| ''[[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/1 August 2010|Here]]''
| ''No''
| ''Cancelled''
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #13
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/5 September 2010|5 September 2010]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/5 September 2010|Here]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/5 September 2010/Transcript|Yes]]
| N/A
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #14
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/3 October 2010|3 October 2010]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/3 October 2010|Here]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/3 October 2010/Transcript|Yes]]
| N/A
|- style="font-size:80%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| —
| ''7 November 2010''
| ''N/A''
| ''No''
| ''Cancelled''
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #15
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/5 December 2010|5 December 2010]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/5 December 2010|Here]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/5 December 2010/Transcript|Yes]]
| N/A
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #16
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/2 January 2011|2 January 2011]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/2 January 2011|Here]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/2 January 2011/Transcript|Yes]]
| N/A
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #17
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/6 February 2011|6 February 2011]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/6 February 2011|Here]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/6 February 2011/Transcript|Yes]]
| N/A
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align: center; background-color:#E4F2D9;"
| #18
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/6 March 2011‎|6 March 2011‎]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway talk:Meetings/6 March 2011‎|Here]]
| [[Tolkien Gateway:Meetings/6 March 2011‎/Transcript|Yes]]
| N/A
|}


==Connecting==
==Connecting==
{{Main|Tolkien Gateway:Chat}}
To join the meetings, you will need to use an IRC client to access the correct server and channels. To do this, you can use an IRC client, or you can access it using the browser-based client, Mibbit:
To join the meetings, you will need to use an IRC client to access the correct server and channels. To do this, you can use an IRC client, or you can access it using the browser-based client, Mibbit:
*[http://widget.mibbit.com/?server=irc.tolkiengateway.net&channel=%23TolkienGateway%2C%23Wiki Mibbit] - Browser-based Client
*[http://widget.mibbit.com/?server=irc.tolkiengateway.net&channel=%23TolkienGateway%2C%23Wiki Mibbit] - Browser-based Client
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*'''Server:''' irc.tolkiengateway.net
*'''Server:''' irc.tolkiengateway.net
*'''Port:''' 6667
*'''Port:''' 6667
*'''Channel:''' /join #Wiki
*'''Channel:''' #Wiki


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Revision as of 21:15, 20 March 2011

Tolkien Gateway: Meetings are online monthly meetings held on the first Sunday of every month at 8pm UTC. The meeting takes place in the #Wiki channel of Tolkien Gateway's IRC network. The specific time of each meeting for your time zone is available on each meeting page (see links below). Before each meeting users can can put forward their ideas for discussion by using the talk page. In addition, users should note down their intention to attend using the same talk page. Transcripts for most meetings are available for non-attendees to read.

Upcoming Meetings

Previous Meetings

Meeting Date Talk Page Transcript? Notes
#1 17 August 2008 Here Yes N/A
#2 24 August 2008 Here Yes N/A
#3 31 August 2008 Here Yes N/A
#4 7 September 2008 Here Yes N/A
#5 14 September 2008 Here Yes N/A
#6 21 September 2008 Here No N/A
#7 28 September 2008 Here Yes N/A
5 October 2008 Here No Cancelled
#8 12 October 2008 Here Yes N/A
#9 19 October 2008 Here No N/A
#10 26 October 2008 Here No N/A
2 November 2008 N/A No Cancelled
9 November 2008 Here No Cancelled
16 November 2008 N/A No Cancelled
23 November 2008 Here No Cancelled
#11 5 April 2009 Here No N/A
13 April 2009 Here No Cancelled
#12 27 June 2010 Here Yes N/A
25 July 2010 Here No Cancelled
1 August 2010 Here No Cancelled
#13 5 September 2010 Here Yes N/A
#14 3 October 2010 Here Yes N/A
7 November 2010 N/A No Cancelled
#15 5 December 2010 Here Yes N/A
#16 2 January 2011 Here Yes N/A
#17 6 February 2011 Here Yes N/A
#18 6 March 2011‎ Here Yes N/A

Connecting

Main article: Tolkien Gateway:Chat

To join the meetings, you will need to use an IRC client to access the correct server and channels. To do this, you can use an IRC client, or you can access it using the browser-based client, Mibbit:

There is a variety of different IRC clients available for you to use, more prominent ones include:

  • Chatzilla - As an add-on to Firefox.
  • XChat - Free, stand-alone application.
  • IceChat - Free, stand-alone application.
  • Bersirc - Free, stand-alone application.
  • mIRC - Shareware.
  • Colloquy - For Mac users.

After you have installed the IRC Client, you will need to set it up to access Tolkien Gateway IRC channels; the following information should be useful:

  • Server: irc.tolkiengateway.net
  • Port: 6667
  • Channel: #Wiki