UK Meetup IV - 31st Jan - 1st Feb - Reading

[Last_resort_33]

Roll Up, Roll Up!

If you live in the UK then you have NO excuse for not going to the next UK GitP Meetup.

Fun! Excitement! Death! Nuclear Warheads! Armageddon! Bloody Dismemberment and MORE!

Another weekend of everyone trying to beat Charity at everything.

But WAIT! THERE'S MORE! It's NOT in London!

Here we go again.

[randman22222]

I think it should be in Abu Dhabi, which is, like, totally in the UK.

[Totally Guy]

Let the where debate commence!

And the when debate become tabulated.

[bosssmiley]

Roll Up, Roll Up!

If you live in the UK then you have NO excuse for not going to the next UK GitP Meetup.

Fun! Excitement! Death! Nuclear Warheads! Armageddon! Bloody Dismemberment! and MORE!

*Feh* You talk good fight puny weakey southern person. :smallamused:

Needs more Lights! Cameras! Fireworks! Dancing Girls! Boytoys! Women dressed as giant enemy crabs! Beer Fountains! Pitfighting! Pitt-fighting (http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w255/spikenjam/_fight-club1.jpg)! Heavy Artillery! (/ DR & Quinch)

So, where we going then? I heard Leicester, Reading and York as possible workable venues. Outside the UK is probably not a practical option though, sorry randman22222.

Dates. After Xmas might be a bit tight moneywise for some. Late Jan is always a stylish choice though...

[banjo1985]

Well, as Birmingham seems to have outlived its usefulness, my next choice would be Leicester. It's very central, and easy to get to for me...and I'm selfish so this is important to me. :smallbiggrin:

As for when, early December or January sounds good, everyone's busy around Christmas so as long as it's not too close I should be okay.

[Last_resort_33]

*Feh* You talk good fight puny weakey southern person. :smallamused:

Peh! Talk to the Londoners, this Yorkie ain't fer girls!


Needs more Lights! Cameras! Fireworks! Dancing Girls! Boytoys! Women dressed as giant enemy crabs! Beer Fountains! Pitfighting! Pitt-fighting (http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w255/spikenjam/_fight-club1.jpg)! Heavy Artillery! (/ DR & Quinch)

The Pitt-fighting was too crazy and the Dancing Girls declined after AE showed an interest. The beer fountain was condemned by health and safety, and the Heavy Artillery formed a Death Metal band and went on tour. But other than that we're on... Assuming someone can find a crab costume.


So, where we going then? I heard Leicester, Reading and York as possible workable venues. Outside the UK is probably not a practical option though, sorry randman22222.

As a UK meetup, it would be a bit of an Epic Name Fail


Dates. After Xmas might be a bit tight moneywise for some. Late Jan is always a stylish choice though...
Nice Idea... I'd not really considered that...

Ta-bles *clap-clap-clap*
Ta-bles *clap-clap-clap*
Ta-bles *clap-clap-clap*

[Totally Guy]

Well, as Birmingham seems to have outlived its usefulness, my next choice would be Leicester. It's very central, and easy to get to for me...and I'm selfish so this is important to me. :smallbiggrin:

As for when, early December or January sounds good, everyone's busy around Christmas so as long as it's not too close I should be okay.

I went to a convention in Leicester one time, an Anime convention. I made a load of friends first on the internet so I'd be with people rather than on my own. There were loads of people some from other forums.

So I'd say I was with this forum and they'd all gasp and say "oh, no, not them, they peed off my balcony/ sat on my cat/ befouled my hot dog. They are the worst forum to hang out with." So I'd been warned several times.

Despite going to all the anime events I didn't see anybody I knew until the very final evening, where I was told that they weren't hanging out at events they were hanging out with each other. Which was cool. We all introduced ourselves and then I spilled a pint. "That was the webmaster's pint".
what a rotten weekend. GITP is way better!

And I've not seen any anime since.

[randman22222]

Well... They did call this thread "A New Hope". That's what I was doing. :smallfrown:

[Charity]

*mutter mutter*

Making me post it again
*grumble moan*

Northerners

*bitch gripe*

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]


PS - when you fill your detailss in on the table remove the quote tags before you post as multiquote is no more.

[Archonic Energy]

But WAIT! THERE'S MORE! It's NOT in London!

Here we go again.
your powers are weak old man...

*Mind Control*
we are going to London
*/mind control*
:smallamused:


the Dancing Girls declined after AE showed an interest.

hey it's not MY fault they all quit their jobs to serve my every whim... and it's Defenatly not my fault that i let them.

[Last_resort_33]

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]

[Last_resort_33]

your powers are weak old man...

*Mind Control*
we are going to London
*/mind control*
:smallamused:

You can't win Archonic. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.

oh and to ^, could you update with my table

[Calamity]

Hmm, perhaps if it was in late Jan I could convince my parents to let me go as a birthday present?

I'll take whatever slim chance I can get! :smalltongue:

[Thufir]

As far as I know at the moment:

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | | | | No | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | | | No | No | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | | | No | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | | | No | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]


...
Wow, aren't I accomodating? All but the last of the 'maybe's indicate that I have a sunday evening rehearsal, but depending on leaving time could still be OK. Or I could skip one of my many many rehearsals. The last 'maybe' is dependent on whether or not I'm going to Hong Kong.

[Kobold-Bard]

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | | | | No | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | | | No | No | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | | | No | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | | | No | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]


(Stupid unreliable connection, making me repost)

Also I know your not supposed to discuss it (ie please don't delete my account because of it), but since I was posting this anyway, YAY I just realised I'm a Dwarf.

[KuReshtin]

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir | I | J | Ku'Reshtin | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | | | | No | No | | | B'day meetup FTW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | | | No | No | Maybe | | | Mebbe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | | | No | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | | | No | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]


I'll need to revisit this and update as we get closer to the time as I don't have a clue what I'm doing in December or January.
Also, I just wanted to make sure I got the K-column as per usual. :smallcool:

[Vampiric]

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir | I | J | Ku'Reshtin | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | Vampiric | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | maaaaybe | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | | | | No | No | | | B'day meetup FTW | | | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | | | No | No | Maybe | | | Mebbe | | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | | | No | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | | | No | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]


Also, I am definitely in a 4e game this time :smalltongue:

[Lorn]

Aaah, VB tables :|

Would be interested in coming along, whether or not I end up playing anything - I confess, never played D&D before (:smallfrown:) - but still.

If it were in York, I feel obligated to add, around the 13th Febuary, anyone coming along would get the chance to have a gander at the Jorvik Viking festival, including but not limited to a HUGE reenactors market - selling things from inauthentic-authentic jewellry to swords to furs to full suits of plate mail. Also included is the battle, not sure about the date yet though :/ Be fun, I'll be in York for it anyway... haha.

But yeah, if it's up North on a weekend I'll probably make it, assuming after Christmas/this whatever the hell it is disease (possible glandular fever) clears up, whichever sooner.

[Charity]

Man I wanna tear through (figuratively) one of Glugs awesome dungeons, it looked cool and the gand, though I do seem to be addicted D6 Starwars... hey has anyone written a session report for that one?
I started, but it was all seen through googles misted with vapourised crocagator...

[Vampiric]

Haha... and I don't think our pilot was in the best state after being crushed by a whole speeder :smalltongue::smallbiggrin:

[Charity]

Or me stomping him into the mud for spashing my tunic out of harms way.

[Jibar]

Star Wars roleplaying?

Oooo... you tempt me so much.

I won't vote or anything though, since I'm not from... there, (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OopNorth) my vote won't hold much sway.

[Vampiric]

er... Jibar, reading/basingstoke is down south, and it's one of the voting options... which I'm voting for :smallamused:

[bosssmiley]

Star Wars roleplaying?

Oooo... you tempt me so much.

I won't vote or anything though, since I'm not from... there, (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OopNorth) my vote won't hold much sway.

Feh! Our north is much more hardcore (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GrimUpNorth). :smallamused:

So, the end of Jan' is a popular option (although AFAIK there are only 31 days in the month).
Mid Feb + York gets us extra Vikings.
Leicester is a nice, relatively central (ie: equally inconvenient for all) local.
Reading is good for added Southrons, but causes conniptions among the Northerners.

[xPANCAKEx]

sod it - lets just form a london faction to spite the rest of the UK! They'll have to bring passports just to visit us!!!

depending on freetime/studies/travel/"life" and what not i might be game

[Last_resort_33]

Sorry to you ITPers, but being long haired, bearded and living in York, I would possibly say that I would rather have the meetup another week, as to enjoy the vikings to the full... I missed last year because I was getting married that weekend.

[Vampiric]

Seems that mid to late jan seems best. If that's the case, I might be voting for up north... but I don't know when I'll be going back up to uni after xmas...

[Jibar]

Feh! Our north is much more hardcore (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GrimUpNorth). :smallamused:

I knew you'd post that.


I missed last year because I was getting married that weekend.

Wait, what?
You've only been married for a year?
It's felt like ages.

[Castaras]

I'm not going to put anything down for the moment. I won't know for certain what my schedule's like around December until beginning of September. Still haven't been told what the dates are for my performance, despite being given a part. *sigh*

[Last_resort_33]

Wait, what?
You've only been married for a year?
It's felt like ages.

Actually we've only been married for 6 months... we're talking about Feb 2009, Wait, I should have put "This Year" instead of "Last Year"... Yeah it does seem like ages.... but in a good way.

[Player_Zero]

Your good friend Player_Zero could probably make Leicester. Not that he will, mind you. But it's possibility.

[Shadow]

I think you should have it in Chicago, so that I can make it.
Chicago is totally in the UK. As in "Under the Klondike."

<.<
>.>

Yeah. Make it Chicago. :smallwink:

[Charity]

Oh my god he's killed kenny Jibar!

[Lensman]

I do seem to be addicted D6 Starwars... hey has anyone written a session report for that one?
I started, but it was all seen through googles misted with vapourised crocagator...

Your wish is my command - done from my rather untrustworthy memory, so if I've missed bits out, let me know!


UkitP3 Star Wars writeup.

Five heroic rebels (Canraki the smuggler (Kureshtin), Sorak the psychopathic outlaw (CHARITY - who else?), Darian, the gambler (VAMPIRIC), Narilus the engineer (IKKITOSEN) and Eldriss, the young senatorial (KANTUR) flew a decrepit swampspeeder on the swamp-world of Sanction, which was a rebel-friendly world despite being under Imperial rule. The speeder was attacked by a bunch of crocogators (swamp monsters) - despite dropping the speeder on top of Canraki, the other rebels turned the crocogators into an endangered species. The speeder then limped to the village where the rebels were due to meet their contact.

In the village cantina (which wierdly had the same music as the Tatooine cantina - must be a cheap jukebox) they talked to various locals, and were told by a rebel sympathiser that a rebel named Shanlor was locked up in the Imperial HQ. Eldriss had to avoid his ex-girlfriend from when he visited before, and her new and awkward boyfriend. The rest of the gang were ogling the dancing girl, but Canraki had his own problems - he'd been to Sanction before, and had sold a dodgy swampspeeder to some locals. They demanded an arm and a leg - his. Darian persuaded them to take their new swampspeeder in part exchange - Narilus nipped back and rigged it to blow after two minutes' drive. Unfortunately, Canraki, not realising this, offered to take the thugs on a test drive. Narilus hastily joined them, warned Canraki, and the two rebels bailed out over the swamp just before the speeder blew up spectacularly. The one surviving thug got pushed into the swamp.

The gang returned to the cantina, where Sorak started a brawl. Under cover of it, Narilus mugged an Imperial and dragged his unconscious body outside. Sorak and Darian shot out a window and leaped out into the swamp. (Was there anybody who didn't end up in the swamp?) Eldriss and Canraki got the job of keeping the stormtroopers at bay until their friends were clear - Canraki demonstrated his vast skill at blathering, bemusing the poor, dumb stormtroopers, who at last went and arrested everyone else from the cantina, completely failing to arrest any of the guilty parties.

Narilus stripped the Impie, and left him stunned, tied up, hanging under the walkway just above the swamp. He swears he never thought the poor guy would become dinner for the gleeful crocogators.

Narilus, Sorak and Darian visited the stores (where they had previously bought medpacks from a suspicious droid) and bluffed it into giving them new medpacks ("The stimulant in the last pack was actually a tranquilliser, and my friend fell into the swamp as a result - we demand a replacement, or you can pay the dry cleaning bill!")

Disguised as an imperial officer, Canraki led the team into Impie HQ. Bluffs got them to the cells, where Canraki recognised the officer in charge - this was Sol Thandar, the imperial officer he had faced in the UKitP1 scenario. Thandar could not place Canraki, so the bluff was continued. Sorak and Darian, allegedly prisoners, were taken into cells by stormtroopers. Eldriss, "a witness" was escorted into private by Canraki and another stormtrooper. This was unfortunate for the troopers - being a stormtrooper is not a good career move, folks! Sorak blasted his two, alarming the two searching Darian. In the confusion, he blasted his, using one as a shield whilst blasting the other. The sole stormtrooper alone with Canraki and Eldriss really didn't stand a chance. Canraki emerged to talk to Thandar, who finally worked out who Canraki was when Canraki shot him.

Narilus, meanwhile, pretending to be a technician (difficult disguise, really), got into the cells and rescued the gorgeous Shanlor. She promptly shot him (on stun, fortunately) with the gun he gave her. She then shot Canraki and hid his unconscious body. The three from the cells did not see what she had done. She thanked them for rescuing her, kissing Eldriss, and then Darian (despite him being an alien). Both promptly collapsed unconscious (sleep drug on her lips). Sorak, last man standing, burned a force point and shot her four times. This was instantly fatal for the femme fatal.

Sorak wakened his friends, and they learned from Sol Thandar (Canraki had only wounded him) that the Imperials had loaded a massive cargo-skiff with explosives. The well-known rebels had been decoyed here by a forged message. The Empire was going to make it look as though the rebels had rammed the skiff into the local hydrocarb plant, killing hundreds of locals and destroying the main source of income on the planet, ending any future rebel sympathies. The skiff was robot controlled, and Thandar triggered it to go before the PCs could stop him.

The gang dropped their only thermal detonator into the HQ's power core and headed out. HQ went boom behind them (the collateral damage this gang meted out had to be seen to be believed). There was a mad scramble to try to stop the gigantic craft. The rebels stole speederbikes, and set out in pursuit. Canraki and Darian flew one, blasting at the pursuing imperial speederbikes as they went. Narilus and Sorak grabbed a second, initially with Narilus driving, but when the bike was hit the two changed places to let Narilus repair it. Eldriss, on his own, tackled an imperial, leaping from his own bike onto the imperial one, pushing the swamptrooper into the mud and grabbing the bike, narrowly avoiding wiping out on a tree in the process. The swampbike chasing Eldriss was not so lucky. Boom.

Canraki wiped out the last imperial, and turned to see the skiff right in front of him. Crash. Darian scrambled aboard and hauled Canraki out of the wreckage. They couldn't get in through the top hatch, so blasted it wide open. Good rolls generated a gigantic hole, and they climbed down inside. Narilus boosted their bike's engine and flew up to land on the roof, and went into the hole, wiping out a second speederbike (and almost squashing Canraki!).

Two corridors led forwards. One led to the control room, via a gigantic killer robot, virtually invulnerable to blaster-fire (apart from one amazingly good shot by Sorak), which blasted Canraki unconscious and injured the other two. Of course, the gang had already used up their thermal detonator. Oops. Narilus, in the other corridor, discovered an escape skimmer (very generous of the GM, I reckon), and explosives, in barrels. He used his forcepoint to reset the skiff's navigator, so that it would miss the hydrocarb plant (albeit that it almost ran down Eldriss, still outside on his bike). He warned the others they had two minutes before the skiff hit the cliffs at the edge of the swamp. There was no way to stop it.

Darian rolled a small barrel of explosive fuel at the deadly robot, and Sorak shot it. It bursts into flames, flooding the chambers. At this stage the heroes remembered they hadn't shut the door between them and the explosion. Dumb PCs! The robot burst out of the flames in best Terminator style, and pursued.

They fled to the escape skimmer, flames licking around them, and escaped from the skiff, just before it ploughed into the cliff face at the edge of the swamp, exploding in the biggest blast the locals have ever seen. The robot tried to leap to reach the escape skimmer, missing by a fraction and falling into the swamp. The heroes tried to ride out the blast-wave - Eldriss' bike was toasted, and Canraki burned his force-point to grab Eldriss off the bike and into safety. The five leave Sanction triumphantly, flying offworld before they can be given a bill for the damage caused…



My vote is for Leicester (suspect I've already said that.). Castaras also votes for Leicester (ignore the sound of her screams of agony - her arm will heal eventually). I haven't had my duty rota that far ahead, yet, so can't confirm my dates.

[Kaelaroth]

Admittedly, there's only a tiny chance that I'd make it to any meet-up. But if it's not in London, no chance. And, what's more, has to be a weekend. I is in the school system!

[Castaras]

Don't worry, it'll be on a weekend. Saturday.

*rubs arm, wincing* Lensman... you're annoying. I'd already said in the other thread I voted Leicester.

[Eldpollard]

I cast my vote for the North. Basically, I'm selfish and don't want to travel away from my hills. :smallbiggrin:

[The_Librarian]

No show from me again - not 'til after Feb '09.

[Charity]

Your wish is my command - done from my rather untrustworthy memory, so if I've missed bits out, let me know!

Thanks Lensman you are a star, I hope you don't mind me posting this in another thread, I have promises I can keep with this lil gem... ta muchly... Oh and Collateral is Soraks middle name...

[Dragor]

I vote Leicester, 'cause I can be lazy that way, and'll finally be able to turn up for once (after two years of trying and failing!).

[Thufir]

Your good friend Player_Zero could probably make Leicester. Not that he will, mind you. But it's possibility.

Come on! You know you want to. Or, at least, I want you to, which contains some of the same words.

[xPANCAKEx]

not often a nerd will hear someone else say "i want you" - embrace the opertunity while you can!

[Thufir]

On the contrary, the phrase "I want you" appears in assorted films and TV programs, so they'll hear it said by actors, and by people quoting, a decent number of times.

[xPANCAKEx]

you pedant ;)

[Vampiric]

Nice one lensman. spot on, as far as I recall it. :smallsmile:

ah... hilarity ensues... :smallbiggrin:

[potatocubed]

Attention people who like Nuclear War, the game:

I am currently at Gencon in the US and Flying Buffalo have the game on sale for $20 per box ($60 altogether). For the sum of £40 (to cover variable exchange rates and PnP) I'll pick you up a set and mail it when I get back to the UK.

PM me if you're interested. I promise I'm totally trustworthy. :smallsmile:

[Jontom Xire]

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir | I | Jontom Xire| Ku'Reshtin | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | Vampiric | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | | | | | No | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | maaaaybe | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | | | | No | No | | Maybe | B'day meetup FTW | | | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | | | No | No | Maybe | | No | Mebbe | | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | | | | | No | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | | | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | | | No | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | | | No | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]

In like Flinn.

I'm addicted to D&D at these things as it's the only opportunity I get to play it, but it does take a lot of time and then I get left out of all the other games like Nuclear Holocaust or whatever it's called.

I actually played fewer games last time then the first meet despite being there from the very beginning last time.

Oh and Reading or Basingstoke is good for me.

[banjo1985]

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir | I | Jontom Xire| Ku'Reshtin | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | Vampiric | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | | :smallbiggrin: | | | No | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | maaaaybe | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | |:smallfrown: | | No | No | | Maybe | B'day meetup FTW | | | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | | :smallfrown: | No | No | Maybe | | No | Mebbe | | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | |:smallbiggrin: | | | No | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | | :smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | | :smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | |:smallbiggrin: | No | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | | :smallfrown: | No | | Maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | |:smallbiggrin: | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]

All the above are subject to change.

As for the location, I vote Leicester!

[YPU]

Eh if the location is close enough to an airport, and there is an option for a nights rest I will be there, no matter the date. I’ll be saving moneyz to go to a meetup anyway the next months.

[Saithis Bladewing]

I'm coming to the meetup this time...

...Not...

[Castaras]

I'm coming to the meetup this time...

...Not...

:frown: Whhhyyyyy? Would be awesome to meet the famed Saithis...

[Charity]

I'm coming to the meetup this time...

...Not...

Tease

You're just worried you can't match our awesome arn't ya?

[onasuma]

Ive got to manage to make it too this one... Damn stuff always being at the same time...

[Kobold-Bard]

You people watch far to much television, the North isn't so bad anymore, we have electricity and indoor lavatories and everything.

My relatively unimportant vote goes to York, although if nessesary I have a new railcard and so unlike the last one I could travel without spending my food budget for the next week (stupid government, stop paying me during the summer).

Also to LR33 I ask: are you a member of the York Wargames society (Thursday nights) and if so what game are you involved in?

[Eldpollard]

Whoa! You have an indoor lav? You must be in a fancy bit of the north. I don't even have an outside one. I have a bucket and some newspaper. I guess that's Huddersfield and Kirklees for you.

[onasuma]

You people watch far to much television, the North isn't so bad anymore, we have electricity and indoor lavatories and everything.

That may be true but Im up there now, and there isnt a phone signal within miles of the house, and the internet is more expensive then gold. Speaking of which, i need to log out.

[bosssmiley]

Tease

You're just worried you can't match our awesome arn't ya?

I think Saithis is sensibly trying to avoid the risk of having a dangerous critical mass of awesomesaucery at the meet-up. For this foresight I salute her.

Let's face it, having all the Brits ITP (or even a siable fraction) in the same place at the same time would simply be too much roxxorz! for the delicate fabric of reality. :smallcool:

"That's when Archonic turned up, and it all went a bit expansion phase (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_bang) on us." :smallconfused:

[Leigh]

*tiptoes into thread*
Hi! Just moved to the UK, and I hope to make it to one of these meetings sometime. :smallbiggrin:
*waves*

[Last_resort_33]

Also to LR33 I ask: are you a member of the York Wargames society (Thursday nights) and if so what game are you involved in?

'Fraid not. I don't have that much time really. I play D&D in Leeds on Saturdays and occasionally Shattered Legacies on Wednesdays and Sundays at the Uni.

If I have a free Thursday, I might just pop along there... Where do you meet?

Leigh, Whereabouts are you based? Put your availability down on the table thingamy.

[Charity]

My relatively unimportant vote goes to York, although if nessesary I have a new railcard and so unlike the last one I could travel without spending my food budget for the next week (stupid government, stop paying me during the summer).

All votes of attendies are of equal import, honestly just cos I've been before doesn't make my attendance any more critical than anyone elses.


I think it is important to clear up the date before we clear up the venue, that way only those attending need vote on where it's gonna be in Basingstoke

[CurlyKitGirl]

Ehhh, guess I'll vote for Leicester 'cause then I can go walkies around the uni. Wonder if they have any open day things or guided wossnames around then.
Can't add any availability dates though as I need to do some checking up.

EDIT:

And if Curly actually manages to show up the mere inclusion of her at the meetup comied with the awesomeness of all the other Britsitp may cause the universe to implode.

@Lensman: if I do manage to make it could I ask you about what it's like being at Leicester Uni?

[Player_Zero]

Come on! You know you want to. Or, at least, I want you to, which contains some of the same words.

Well, if YOU want to meet me, then that's another thing ENTIRELY. :smalltongue:

Besides, I'd only ever consider it if it was in Leicester.

[Kobold-Bard]

'Fraid not. I don't have that much time really. I play D&D in Leeds on Saturdays and occasionally Shattered Legacies on Wednesdays and Sundays at the Uni.

If I have a free Thursday, I might just pop along there... Where do you meet?

A pub thing called "Guppys" on Nunnery Lane (type York Wargames into google). I was just curious, because if you had I may well have seen you and not known it was you.

[Last_resort_33]

Leicester is looking good, as is the end of November.

On the plus side, I have my avatar back!

[Thufir]

And if Curly actually manages to show up the mere inclusion of her at the meetup comied with the awesomeness of all the other Britsitp may cause the universe to implode.

Well if we do destroy the world all in one go, no-one will know. It's a risk I'm willing to take!

[happyturtle]

I have teh dumb today because of migraine, so I can't work the table. :smallfrown:

Leicester, Reading, or Basingstoke are possibilities for me. Anything further north is out. Anything in 2008 is out. Jan 3-4 and Feb 14-15 are out. The rest of the 2009 dates are doable.

[Lensman]

@Lensman: if I do manage to make it could I ask you about what it's like being at Leicester Uni?

Very happy to talk to you about Leics Uni... but it's over twenty years since I was there. Gulp. I feel old. I read law - what are you reading? The engineering building used to leak (and the windows fell out in hot weather), so not surprisingly the engineering building won an architecture award. The main arts building has (or else had, if they've decided it was killing too many students) a pater noster rather than an ordinary lift - this is a permanently moving lift and you hop on and off as it goes past. To be fair, it only killed a dozen students... each year. The Percy Gee building is the student union, with a couple of good bars, a concourse with cafe, and deep chambers beneath it that were probably a bomb shelter. I mean, who knows what the physics students might get up to? (NB: I married one, so I'm one of the few people who can answer that!) The halls of residence are pretty good, but are a long way from the main campus - good exercise for those of us who refused on principle to take the bus.

I had a really good time at Leicester - there is a vast range of possibilities and opportunities. For a start, I jumped out of an aircraft for the first (and last) time (hint - remember to take a parachute). I was a journalist on Ripple, the uni newspaper, and had a role in a play. The bands at the balls ranged from okay to excellent - I'm mildly annoyed that I missed Hawkwind, who played the year before I got there, but I saw Marillion and the Boomtown Rats amongst others.

Unless student life has gone downhill drastically, you will have a really great time.

[Ikkitosen]

I vote for Basingstoke, but availability is unknown. I generally manage to find the time though :smallsmile:

Great synopsis Lensman, thanks for a great game!

[Charity]

I have teh dumb today because of migraine, so I can't work the table. :smallfrown:

Leicester, Reading, or Basingstoke are possibilities for me. Anything further north is out. Anything in 2008 is out. Jan 3-4 and Feb 14-15 are out. The rest of the 2009 dates are doable.
{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir |happyturtle| Jontom Xire| Ku'Reshtin | Dragor | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | Vampiric | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | no | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | no | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | No | no | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | maaaaybe | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | Y |:smallfrown: | | No | No | no | Maybe | B'day meetup FTW | Y | | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | No | Maybe | no | No | Mebbe | Y | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | No | yes | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | No | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | | Maybe | no | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]

btw, maybe's are not really all that useful folks.
@V edited in Glugs & Dragos free calanders

[Totally Guy]

Keep my line in the table free I can make any weekend. I can do anything I want because I'm a grown up with a car.

[Ragabash]

I hope nobody minds a silly question, but the UK meet-ups aren't just limitted to brits, are they? My wife (Lissou) and I have talked about trying to make it to one some time. That's of course assuming canadians and french are welcome.:smalltongue:

We probably won't be able to make it this one anyways, it's a lot easier to make it to London for us (currently living in Paris) and a lot easier to justify the expense as we have several friends living there. Maybe V or VI though.

[Dragor]

If anyone would care to add me onto the general table, that would be nice. I'll put myself down as free every weekend, so any Saturday/Sunday meet I'd be able to make quite easily.

(I don't know how to format the table. :smalleek:)

@^ I'm guessing an enigmatic "Of course!". Anyone's welcome as long as they can make it. To do otherwise would just be impolite, old bean.

[Charity]

I hope nobody minds a silly question, but the UK meet-ups aren't just limitted to brits, are they? My wife (Lissou) and I have talked about trying to make it to one some time. That's of course assuming canadians and french are welcome.:smalltongue:

We probably won't be able to make it this one anyways, it's a lot easier to make it to London for us (currently living in Paris) and a lot easier to justify the expense as we have several friends living there. Maybe V or VI though.

I am sure I speak for everyone when I say there is no restrictions whatsoever on those whom wish to attend all are welcome.
I am angling for a south of England venue this time round (as it's my turn to drive)
Everyone else destined to be in my car is also praying for the journey to be mercifully short...

[Last_resort_33]

Well I have the permission from rawhide for a poll, I've just got to give the go ahead, and he'll put it up. As Chaz said, we should probably fix a date first. I will see about Dark Dork too, even though he's not around much.

[bosssmiley]

Date: last full weekend in January (24th-25th) seems good for a lot of people.
Location: let the popularity contest begin!

@Last Resort 33; time to update the sig perhaps?

@V: Touché. :smallbiggrin:

[Last_resort_33]

@Last Resort 33; time to update the sig perhaps?

Or perhaps not...

It's the previous version, it is therefore better by default... If I were to upgrade to the next version of my signature, it would undergo months of criticism and thousands of "homebrewed" fixes including arguments about which version was better... on the whole, I think I'd be better of releasing a splatbook for the current version and have done with it.

[KuReshtin]

I hope nobody minds a silly question, but the UK meet-ups aren't just limitted to brits, are they? My wife (Lissou) and I have talked about trying to make it to one some time. That's of course assuming canadians and french are welcome.:smalltongue:

We probably won't be able to make it this one anyways, it's a lot easier to make it to London for us (currently living in Paris) and a lot easier to justify the expense as we have several friends living there. Maybe V or VI though.

I am walking testament that non-brits are allowed to join these meets, and my friend Klas proves that people who aren't even registered to the forum can join as well. He also proves the non-brit point as well as both he and I are from Sweden (even if we live in the UK now).

[happyturtle]

I'm not sure I'm in favour of such inclusiveness. I think we should check passports. :smallbiggrin:

[Last_resort_33]

I'm not sure I'm in favour of such inclusiveness. I think we should check passports. :smallbiggrin:

And Visas... we can't have them working illegally when we reveal that this Meetup was a ruse to capture them and force them into slave labour.

[KuReshtin]

I'm not sure I'm in favour of such inclusiveness. I think we should check passports. :smallbiggrin:

Yeah, I'm amazed every time I go down south to Englandshire that I don't have to show my passport. Uncivilized savages, the lot of them.

[Vampiric]

Yeah, I'm amazed every time I go down south to Englandshire that I don't have to show my passport. Uncivilized savages, the lot of them.

Oi! I resemble that comment!

:smallconfused:
Me no write ingleesh?....

resent

I resent that comment!

[Archonic Energy]

*grumble*

no London...

*grumble*

[banjo1985]

Hurray a poll!

*runs off to vote*

[Player_Zero]

Go with Leicester so you can meet Player_Zero.

I promise I won't murder you all and form a corpse tea party.

[Castaras]

Leicester got my vote.

*cowers* Yes Lensman, I voted Leicester! You can stop trying to kill me in cruel, vicious and unusual ways!

[Totally Guy]

I've voted for Leicester, although I've been up near york for some time I don't get to spend a lot of time with my youngest brother, he attended the last ones. Leicester is the best for bringing him along again.

[xPANCAKEx]

birmingham is not the south.

[Thufir]

Hmm, since I don't particularly mind where it is, I shall wait to see how others vote before committing myself. Attempts to influence me can't hurt your chances.

[Castaras]

Not Birmingham.

Please.

Mobile phone reception is extremely useful when you're having to get people from a nearby train station.

[Last_resort_33]

Not Birmingham.

Please.

Mobile phone reception is extremely useful when you're having to get people from a nearby train station.

Go on then, Get yer dad to vote!

Also, I take it that there are plenty of people near Leicester that could organise a venue?

[Lensman]

Leicester got my vote.

*cowers* Yes Lensman, I voted Leicester! You can stop trying to kill me in cruel, vicious and unusual ways!

Awww. You spoil all my fun!

[Castaras]

Awww. You spoil all my fun!

What a shame, what a shame...:smallamused:

[Charity]

If you click on the numbers you can see who voted for what

[Dallas-Dakota]

Wait, what?
You've only been married for a year?
It's felt like ages.
You do know that time passes faster on the internet?

[KuReshtin]

Okay, so I voted York, mostly cause it's furthest to the north, but I could just as well go to Leicester or Birmingham.

[Archonic Energy]

*urge to stuff ballot box, rising*

[bosssmiley]

ABTV (Anywhere But Thames Valley).
But York for preference, coz York is win!

[Last_resort_33]

I agree, that's why I made the strategic Leicester vote

[Exachix]

From my Uni that I'll be going to, it'll take at least 3 hours to get to each place by train ='(.

Birmingham is closest, but signal is 0 at where we went there.
York worked the last time we went there. Lots of space. But a 5h (min) Train ride there.
Basingstoke is too far south. (5h 30m)
Leicester is only 4h 30m.

They are all a pain to get there - I'd probably have to find a hotel. But I'd rather not go to Basingstoke/South. In fact, I probably wouldn't be able to get there

My (possible) excuse for not going will be large formations of hills between me and the rest of the country and England.

I will abstain from voting yet.

[banjo1985]

I voted Birmingham because I'm a lazy git, but Leicester is the most pleasant second choice for me.

[Last_resort_33]

Whichever venue we go for, I'd be good to get somewhere with WiFi.

Maybe we should add up all the votes and then use google maps to find an exact weighted average between the four places and hold it in a field somewhere.

[Archonic Energy]

Maybe we should add up all the votes and then use google maps to find an exact weighted average between the four places and hold it in a field somewhere.

then move my vote to Dover... :smallamused:

[Player_Zero]

Then I vote for the North Pole.

Not that I want it to be that north, I just think it'd be cool to have a party there.

[happyturtle]

Might have trouble getting train tickets there.

[Jibar]

Nah, I know a ride to get us there. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Polar_Express)

Unrelated, but I also just discovered I could run a search on wikipedia before the page even loaded.

[Last_resort_33]

Are you coming to this one then oh mighty catmuffin?

[Kobold-Bard]

Just seen the new title.

Is this going to be happening on Christmas day?

Because that seems a little wierd.

???

[Calamity]

Just seen the new title.

Is this going to be happening on Christmas day?

Because that seems a little wierd.

???

Since when was Christmas in January?

Also.

*looks at title*

:smallsigh: Typical.

[Kobold-Bard]

>Rereads title.<

>Feeling of foolishness attacks mind.<

>Goes and sits in the corner wearing suspiciously cone shaped hat.<

[Jibar]

Are you coming to this one then oh mighty catmuffin?

Not sure. By January, a friend of mine who visits the forum (not exactly frequently, but he does) will be able to drive, so I should be able to get there with somebody who won't feel weird hanging out with everybody.
I'm going to be trying my hardest. Been here too long to have never met anybody.
Depends a lot on what is going on those two days really.

[Thufir]

Not sure. By January, a friend of mine who visits the forum (not exactly frequently, but he does) will be able to drive, so I should be able to get there with somebody who won't feel weird hanging out with everybody.
I'm going to be trying my hardest. Been here too long to have never met anybody.
Depends a lot on what is going on those two days really.

Awesomeness will be going on! At least it better be. If awesomeness is not going on I will know why!

[Charity]

Buh? since when did the date get agreed on?

if anyone cant make this date please don't get put off, I doubt it's set in stone.

[Exachix]

*eek!*

My term ends 15th Dec, restarts 7th of Jan.

I would prefer dates between those two days.

But before then should be ok.

7th Jan onwards I will probably have exams.

[Vampiric]

Although if the date is after about the 10th Jan, I'll have to swap my vote to... somewhere else... Why is Leicester Central, but Birmingham is South, when Leicester is about 15 miles more north than B'ham. :smallconfused:

Personally, I'd say somewhere like Notts or Derby was more Central (and easier for me to get to from Uni... >.>)

[Player_Zero]

Booo! Don't go to Nottingham! It's a bum town. For bums.

Besides, I'll most likely be in Warwick at that point.

[KuReshtin]

Booo! Don't go to Nottingham! It's a bum town. For bums.

Besides, I'll most likely be in Warwick at that point.

Early goings look like I've gotto find flights to get to Bsingstoke, then.
What's the airport code for Basingstoke airport?:smallconfused:

[Ranna]

Aww that will be the day after my birthday therefore I shall be too ill to attend :(

[Charity]

Early goings look like I've gotto find flights to get to Bsingstoke, then.
What's the airport code for Basingstoke airport?:smallconfused:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Blackbushe+Airport&sll=51.489935,-1.161804&sspn=1.039789,2.340088&ie=UTF8&ll=51.28597,-0.975037&spn=0.261106,0.585022&z=11
Closest we got...
oh no theres
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lasham+Airport&sll=51.258048,-1.032715&sspn=0.234192,0.42984&ie=UTF8&ll=51.232688,-1.018982&spn=0.234321,0.42984&z=11


Aww that will be the day after my birthday therefore I shall be too ill to attend :(


Buh? since when did the date get agreed on?

if anyone cant make this date please don't get put off, I doubt it's set in stone.

[KuReshtin]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Blackbushe+Airport&sll=51.489935,-1.161804&sspn=1.039789,2.340088&ie=UTF8&ll=51.28597,-0.975037&spn=0.261106,0.585022&z=11


LOL... I read that as Blackbushe Airport, Backwater, Camberley..
Ooops..

[Charity]

Not far from the truth there to be honest.

[Totally Guy]

This vote has surprised me! All that representation of meandering northerners around here has done "nowt".

[Dallas-Dakota]

This vote has surprised me! All that representation of meandering northerners around here has done "nowt".
No, that's just my influence.
I want it to go ridicilously south.
And then to the east.
Exactly around my area.
So I can attend.:smalltongue:

[Archonic Energy]

heh...

the power of democracy!

[Almighty Salmon]

I voted for Leicester. It's not far from where I live, and i'm pretty familiar with the place.

So, yeah. I should hopefully be able to make it this year.

[Kobold-Bard]

Why do you people hate me? Getting to Basingstoke's gonna cost me a small fortune. See this is why I hate democracy. When I claim power everything's going to be done by hierarchy, like the military or KFC.

[Thufir]

I think it's because the more northerly people are divided between York and Leicester, whereas the southerners are pretty much united on Reading/Basingstoke.

[Vampiric]

tbh, I voted for basingstoke, but I really need a date before I can actually tell where is the easiest place for me to get to...

[Lorn]

Meh, personally, there's no chance I'd be able to make any of the really South places. Can only definitely get to York, I'm fairly far up the country... and trains are not cheap, especially while in Y13 when I lack the time for a job. Especially just after Christmas as well :/

[Charity]

Meh, personally, there's no chance I'd be able to make any of the really South places. Can only definitely get to York, I'm fairly far up the country... and trains are not cheap, especially while in Y13 when I lack the time for a job. Especially just after Christmas as well :/

Do what us enterprising southerners do, car pool.
If it's in the sunny south there will be a few cars headed south, just train over the the drivers hometown and share the petrol, it worked well for us...

[Archonic Energy]

Do what us enterprising southerners do, car pool.
If it's in the sunny south there will be a few cars headed south, just train over the the drivers hometown and share the petrol, it worked well for us...

mostly... :smallamused:

ahhh a meetup that i won't have to get up at the crack of dawn to attend...

[Totally Guy]

mostly... :smallamused:

ahhh a meetup that i won't have to get up at the crack of dawn to attend...

By the time we get deep into winter dawn won't be happening until...

You're probably right. Won't take that long.

[KuReshtin]

Why do you people hate me? Getting to Basingstoke's gonna cost me a small fortune. See this is why I hate democracy. When I claim power everything's going to be done by hierarchy, like the military or KFC.

Tssk.. Cost YOU a small fortune? Hell, you're already halfway there. What about the bunch of us (well, Kantur and I, at least) who live in Scotland?

These are the moments when I wish I'd been able to buy one of those decomissioned fighter jets they were selling at IWOOT a couple of years ago.
Travel time from Glasgow to Basingstoke would probably only be about an hour and a bit..

[Archonic Energy]

These are the moments when I wish I'd been able to buy one of those decomissioned fighter jets they were selling at IWOOT a couple of years ago.
Travel time from Glasgow to Basingstoke would probably only be about an hour and a bit..

add fuel costs to that...
i don't think it'd be economically viable...
you could probally hire a small Bi-Plane for the weekend though... :smallwink:

[Castaras]

As I see it, loads of people are saying that Basingstoke is far too south for them, and if we go there, they won't be able to make it.

Leicester and Birmingham, however, are locations where we can have more people able to come.

Surely it'd be fairer to make it so the location is a place where more people will be able to come?

[Charity]

So what we do is we have a vote, and then when folks whom arn't winning that vote moan, we chuck it in the bin and go back to plan A appease those whom moan the most...

seriously whats the point?

[Jibar]

Nothing is more reliable than the British and politics.
"Sir, they've voted against us in a clear majority!"
"Yes but my God. That minority is whining like a castrated spider monkey. Just... give them what they want. Make them shut up. I don't care."
"But... they're in favour of slavery sir."
"I don't care. They're annoying. Make it stop."
"Very well sir."
The military is then engaged to silence the minority. The majority is shocked. The country then devolves into total anarchy as the state of things go from bad to worse. Eventually the country is a barren wasteland of broken cities and flooded land.
Out, from the crumbling ruins around him, crawls a man. He stands, staring into the sun as it rises slowly behind the destroyed tower of flats. He wanders for hours, searching, until the sun passes across the sky and sinks below the horizon. He has found it. Another man. He limps along, the day have worn him down. As he approaches, the other man runs to him, catching him just as he falls. In his dying words, Charity whispers only:
"British politics are a crock of ****"


...that went to a weird place. :smallconfused:

[Player_Zero]

Seriously whats the point?

Having a fun time? A meetup with the maximum possible goodness?

[Kobold-Bard]

I'm not saying that the winner of the vote shouldn't win. That would be crazy (looks at George Bush suspiciously). I thoroughly appreciate the trouble people go to to organise these meetups. I'm just a student, whining about money is what I do.

[Thufir]

Well, the thing is though, the vote just gets everyone's no. 1 choice of location. Ideally, we'd want to know people's ranked preferences of all 4 locations, and particularly any which they actually can't get to at all (Or at least not sensibly). I imagine that the people who've voted for York for the most part wouldn't mind it being in Leicester, but really don't want it to be in Reading/Basingstoke.
The only way to really come up with that sort of info that I can think of is by just talking about it. If we want to get the maximum number of people to the meetup, we have to choose a location which is acceptable to the largest possible number of people, not just the preferred choice of the majority. I think it'll be easier for the people who've voted Basingstoke to get to, say, Leicester than it will be for me (Let alone people from Scotland) to get down to Basingstoke.

[Player_Zero]

Yes, A full statistical analysis of this situation is called for. I demand graphs and averages and lark.

Also, I agreed with Thufir. Not only because if it ain't Leicester I ain't going, but also because it's sensible. :smalltongue:

[Kaelaroth]

Reading! Reading! I can get the train there! For less money!

[Thufir]

You can get the train to any of those locations, and if you pick the right ones it shouldn't be too expensive. A quick investigation reveals that the price for me to get to Reading would be a minimum of about £60, only valid on the services I specifically booked and I don't know if those will be conveniently timed. Have to be booked quite a bit in advance too. If I want more flexibility, it goes in the direction of £200. And some people may not have that kind of money so readily available.

[bosssmiley]

Nothing is more reliable than the British and politics.
"Sir, they've voted against us in a clear majority!"
"Yes but my God. That minority is whining like a castrated spider monkey. Just... give them what they want. Make them shut up. I don't care."
"But... they're in favour of slavery sir."
"I don't care. They're annoying. Make it stop."
"Very well sir."
The military is then engaged to silence the minority. The majority is shocked. The country then devolves into total anarchy as the state of things go from bad to worse. Eventually the country is a barren wasteland of broken cities and flooded land.
Out, from the crumbling ruins around him, crawls a man. He stands, staring into the sun as it rises slowly behind the destroyed tower of flats. He wanders for hours, searching, until the sun passes across the sky and sinks below the horizon. He has found it. Another man. He limps along, the day have worn him down. As he approaches, the other man runs to him, catching him just as he falls. In his dying words, Charity whispers only:
"British politics are a crock of ****"


...that went to a weird place. :smallconfused:

@Jibarish: You. Blog. Now! :smallbiggrin:


So what we do is we have a vote, and then when folks whom arn't winning that vote moan, we chuck it in the bin and go back to plan A appease those whom moan the most...

seriously whats the point?

I don't think it's all that bad Charity. The poll is just giving us a list of *1st choice* preferred locations. It doesn't have the granularity to do Transferred Second Preference Votes and such, does it?

I think Thufir has a valid point. Some of the northerners might gripe about it, but even Leicester is only an extra hour(-ish) travel further for us than York. It's really no great hardship to compromise to that extent. The Thames Valley...though, that's much harder to get to, purely on the basis of travel time.

It comes down to what constitutes preference vs. what constitutes a deal breaker.

[Jibar]

@Jibarish: You. Blog. Now! :smallbiggrin:


I am. I am. I'm just writing a review of Hellboy.

Concerning the meet: I only voted what would be easiest for me.

Although, since it was mentioned, Nottingham would be nice. I might be able to score a place to stay with my uncle. :smallbiggrin:

[Castaras]

So what we do is we have a vote, and then when folks whom arn't winning that vote moan, we chuck it in the bin and go back to plan A appease those whom moan the most...

seriously whats the point?

Nay...I wasn't meaning that.

I was just stating what everyone else has so eloquently put. 1st choice priorities are really no indication of where best to go.

Me and Lensman can probably get to any of those locations. :smalltongue: No problem for us.

[KuReshtin]

I voted York cause it's furthest north and would be cheaper to get to.
However, if the majority vote goes to Basingstoke, I'll be able to make that as well. Most likely.
After all, I have a car. As long as I can pick up some other peope on the way to share the petrol money, I wouldn't have a problem to go down really extremely far south...

Then again. Screw you, southerners! Let's choose York! :smallbiggrin:

[Ikkitosen]

1. OK, for one thing, Birmingham is in the Midlands, as is Leicester - not "south" at all. There's all of 10 miles of latitude between them. Seriously, go back to school, or look up "geography" on *sigh* wikipedia. It seems northerners are as dumb as southerners when it comes to those definitions.

2. January the what now? Now *this* is a good thing to poll!

3. Rawhide was good enough to make a poll for us - I suggest we stick to it!

[KuReshtin]

1. OK, for one thing, Birmingham is in the Midlands, as is Leicester - not "south" at all. There's all of 10 miles of latitude between them. Seriously, go back to school, or look up "geography" on *sigh* wikipedia. It seems northerners are as dumb as southerners when it comes to those definitions.

2. January the what now? Now *this* is a good thing to poll!

3. Rawhide was good enough to make a poll for us - I suggest we stick to it!

1. Everything south of Hadrian's Wall is 'south' to me.

2. I agree.

3. See 2.

[Thufir]

1. OK, for one thing, Birmingham is in the Midlands, as is Leicester - not "south" at all. There's all of 10 miles of latitude between them. Seriously, go back to school, or look up "geography" on *sigh* wikipedia. It seems northerners are as dumb as southerners when it comes to those definitions.

2. January the what now? Now *this* is a good thing to poll!

3. Rawhide was good enough to make a poll for us - I suggest we stick to it!

1. Oi. The only person responsible for that is he who made the poll categories. You can't just arbitrarily say this means all northerners and southerners here (Let alone all northerners and southerners full stop) are geographically ignorant based on one person.

2. No, actually it's not necessarily, for the same reasons as for the location. A poll doesn't take into account 2nd, 3rd choices, etc, or no-can-dos. Also people will mostly be OK with various dates, with a few they just can't do, and have no real preference between the ones they can.

3. Rawhide's niceness, while appreciated, is no reason to do something which doesn't make practical sense for the purpose of getting maximum attendance, which should be what we're aiming for.

An interesting possibility (Not suggesting we do this, but it would be interesting) would be if we went through 2 polls: the one we have now, and then the opposite: where do people really not want the meetup to be. The subtract the second from the first. I suspect the result would be that the second poll would take away most of the votes for York and Reading/Basingstoke from the first one, and we'd end up going to Leicester, that being central and provoking no strong objections.

In some ways, actually,

So what we do is we have a vote, and then when folks whom arn't winning that vote moan, we chuck it in the bin and go back to plan A appease those whom moan the most...

this makes some sense as a way of doing things. Since travel will be an inconvenience for most people anyway, keep that to a minimum by picking the location which provokes the least complaints, rather than the most votes. 'Cause generally we moan for fairly sensible reasons, you know.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Hey! I am geographically ignorant!

Also about the popularity of the south. I think it's because this time around there're a lot more southerners this time who could actually even entertain the possibility of going. Just off the top of my head Eldred, Bath, myself, Kaela and possibly onauma and vampiric are either barely going to be eighteen or under by the time of the possible date suggested. Apelord also got his AS/A Levels this year as well.
If we include Birmingham in the 'south' section we then have DD under eighteen and Rougey who's *about* twenty two and Banjo who's about the same.
The youngest northerners (voting for 'central' or 'north') who've voted are Cassie (just starting Y11) and Salmon (finished Y11), Dragor (between Y11 and Y13 I think) and P_Z who's just starting uni. The rest are probably all twenty five and over.

It's more of an age barrier than anything. Young'uns without parents are far more likely to try to get to places closer because of monies and general insecurites or something. It's just odd that those who've voted for 'south' or 'ridiculously south' are almost all going to have to take a train on account of not being able to drive or not being able to afford to.
Whether we want to accept it or not us young'uns are going to have a hard time getting anywhere anyway and have prolly voted for the closest options.

For me to get to Reading/Basingstoke it would take five to six hours and would cost a lot of money I can't afford. And that's 'ridikkerlously south'. Also I suffer extreme nerves concerning trains and even a two hour journey has me panicking my head off.
We may have to adapt for the young'uns.
Oh, and for me anything north of the Tamar is ridiculously north so :smalltongue:

[Vampiric]

Almost, CKG. I'm just starting second year of uni.

Leicester is managable, if I'm travelling from uni, but if I'm at home, then Basingstoke is gonna be my choice.

[Thufir]

Hey! I am geographically ignorant!

Well so am I, but we're not necessarily representative of everyone in our respective regions of the country.

[Jontom Xire]

In the interests of trying to make things easier for people to come to Reading/Basingstoke, I live really close to Southampton airport, am happy to give lifts, and have plenty of floor space for people to crash on.

And where I am isn't very far from Reading/Basingstoke.

[Thes Hunter]

Oooooo you guys are making me want to save up for air fare! Bah. And humbug as well.

[Archonic Energy]

but...
you & Charity can't be in the same place at once...

it'll destroy the rumours that you are the same person!

[Charity]

1. Oi. The only person responsible for that is he who made the poll categories. You can't just arbitrarily say this means all northerners and southerners here (Let alone all northerners and southerners full stop) are geographically ignorant based on one person.

I believe he was addressing just that individual.


2. No, actually it's not necessarily, for the same reasons as for the location. A poll doesn't take into account 2nd, 3rd choices, etc, or no-can-dos. Also people will mostly be OK with various dates, with a few they just can't do, and have no real preference between the ones they can. Thats why I went to the effort to make a chart so that we could see what dates the most people could make. It worked well last time.
For thouse of you whom missed it the first time you read through the thread here it is again
{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir |happyturtle| Jontom Xire| Ku'Reshtin | Dragor | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | Vampiric | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | no | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | no | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | No | no | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | maaaaybe | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | Y |:smallfrown: | | No | No | no | Maybe | B'day meetup FTW | Y | | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | No | Maybe | no | No | Mebbe | Y | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | No | yes | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | No | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | | Maybe | no | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]
...and could we just leave it blank rather than filling in loads of maybes


An interesting possibility (Not suggesting we do this, but it would be interesting) would be if we went through 2 polls: the one we have now, and then the opposite: where do people really not want the meetup to be. The subtract the second from the first. I suspect the result would be that the second poll would take away most of the votes for York and Reading/Basingstoke from the first one, and we'd end up going to Leicester, that being central and provoking no strong objections.

Please take into consideration the idea that some folk just whinge less about their inconvieniance than others.
We've had 3 meetups so far and none have been below Birmingham. Those of us that have travelled far for each event figure that the south might have it's turn... and as it's seem to be the most popular by far it would seem like the desination that would in fact be preferable to most attendies. If someone is not willing to travel outside of their county, then perhaps they are being too inflexable in their requirements.


this makes some sense as a way of doing things. Since travel will be an inconvenience for most people anyway, keep that to a minimum by picking the location which provokes the least complaints, rather than the most votes. 'Cause generally we moan for fairly sensible reasons, you know.

No, bitching and moaning should not be a method of getting your own way.
A democratic process has been set up... by a northerner, and just because you are not getting what you want does not mean we should change the way we work things until you do.

[Totally Guy]

Hmm, since I don't particularly mind where it is, I shall wait to see how others vote before committing myself. Attempts to influence me can't hurt your chances.

Plus at the start of the vote it was all good.

[Thufir]

I'm not arguing this because I'm bothered about it. I'm arguing it because other people are bothered about it and that provoked me to think about it. I'm trying to think this through rationally.


I believe he was addressing just that individual.

"Northerners are just as dumb as southerners" doesn't really give that impression.


Thats why I went to the effort to make a chart so that we could see what dates the most people could make. It worked well last time.
For thouse of you whom missed it the first time you read through the thread here it is again
{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir |happyturtle| Jontom Xire| Ku'Reshtin | Dragor | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | Vampiric | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | no | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | no | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | No | no | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | maaaaybe | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | Y |:smallfrown: | | No | No | no | Maybe | B'day meetup FTW | Y | | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | No | Maybe | no | No | Mebbe | Y | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | No | yes | Maybe | | Y | | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | No | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | | Maybe | no | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | | yes | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]
...and could we just leave it blank rather than filling in loads of maybes

I agree entirely with that as a way of doing things. And, well, at least I explained what my 'maybe's actually indicated, but yes you probably could remove them.



Please take into consideration the idea that some folk just whinge less about their inconvieniance than others.
We've had 3 meetups so far and none have been below Birmingham. Those of us that have travelled far for each event figure that the south might have it's turn... and as it's seem to be the most popular by far it would seem like the desination that would in fact be preferable to most attendies. If someone is not willing to travel outside of their county, then perhaps they are being too inflexable in their requirements.

The fact it's winning the poll doesn't necessarily mean it's preferable to most attendees, because as I pointed out, a poll doesn't consider anything but the 1st choice. To the people who voted for it, it's the most preferable, but to some of the people who didn't, it may be the least preferable, and the poll has no way of taking that into account.


No, bitching and moaning should not be a method of getting your own way.
A democratic process has been set up... by a northerner, and just because you are not getting what you want does not mean we should change the way we work things until you do.

Bitching and moaning should not be a method of getting your own way, but legitimate problems shouldn't just be ignored. If said problems are managable and people can still make it to the meetup, then fine, but if not, we'd be potentially reducing attendance.
As I said, I personally am mostly indifferent to the location because I have plenty of student loan money which I'm not otherwise spending. I just want to be sure I get to meet as many fellow UK Playgrounders as I can. If they can all come to the ridiculously south, then I have no problem with the meetup being there.

[Eldred]

For me to get to Reading/Basingstoke it would take five to six hours and would cost a lot of money I can't afford. And that's 'ridikkerlously south'. Also I suffer extreme nerves concerning trains and even a two hour journey has me panicking my head off.
We may have to adapt for the young'uns.
Well, I'm sure we'd be able to work out something when the time comes. If we can organise a carpool rather than going by train it would be a lot cheaper for us young'uns. I will hopefully be able to drive by October and I'd be more than willing to organise something for any Playgrounders who want to go to the meetup. Particularly, any from the Westcountry.

[Jibar]

You young un's are pathetic!
With your talk of monies and travels.
You're young! It's an adventure!
If, on your journey, you should encounter God, God would be beaten down by your sheer force of life!
It's going to meet a bunch of your (presumably) closest friends! This should serve as motivation enough to run the whole way if you have to!
Honestly. You people... not like this in my day, let me tell you that.

[Kobold-Bard]

You young un's are pathetic!
With your talk of monies and travels.
You're young! It's an adventure!
If, on your journey, you should encounter God, God would be beaten down by your sheer force of life!
It's going to meet a bunch of your (presumably) closest friends! This should serve as motivation enough to run the whole way if you have to!
Honestly. You people... not like this in my day, let me tell you that.

Assuming your profile is correct, what do you consider "young un's" and when was "your day".

[CurlyKitGirl]

You young un's are pathetic!
With your talk of monies and travels.
You're young! It's an adventure!
If, on your journey, you should encounter God, God would be beaten down by your sheer force of life!
It's going to meet a bunch of your (presumably) closest friends! This should serve as motivation enough to run the whole way if you have to!
Honestly. You people... not like this in my day, let me tell you that.

I'm poor and my family's poorer.
Ish.
And God will not be beaten down by my sheer force of adventure because I am terrified to death of trains. And I fully intend to come to this meetup even if I have to get a job and save up all my tips for months to get to it.
And I had intended to buy books with those tips too.

And his idea of 'his day' is six weeks ago knowing him and his muffiny time - span.

[Last_resort_33]

I chose the location descriptors as a bit of a joke based on how much of a pain in the arse it was for ME to get there.

'Twas a joke and a joke alone, I apologise if anyone was offended.

I too believe that Leicester would perhaps be more geographically sensible, However, one cannot set up a vote and then change the method when the votes do not go one's way, no matter how senseless the outcome might seem.

Thus, at this point I am planning to go to Basingstoke.

It wouldn't take me a few minutes to knock together a poll that could take into account second and third choices, dealbreakers etc. But since we started off with one method of voting, it would be rather immoral of me to change the voting methods, albeit for better one. I will put it into place for the next one.

@ Kobold Bard: Look. If you want, I could probably give you a lift down and back for about £15 each way (depending on petrol prices at the time)... That is if you're brave enough to get into a car with the number plate taped to the bonnet.

[Charity]

'Twas a joke and a joke alone, I apologise if anyone was offended.

Those midlanders eh...

I agree though LR.

Honestly, I figure those who will want to come will make it whatever, and those that can't afford train fare will bum lifts off those that are driving.
Heck poor old KuReshtin comes bloody miles wherever we have it, and you never hear him gripe about it... and he was bighearted enough to give everyone lifts back and forth to their hotels when he got there... Archie, how is the KuReshtin cloning project going?
Anyhow, it ain't over yet on the poll, there could be a last minute northern surge.

[Kobold-Bard]

I chose the location descriptors as a bit of a joke based on how much of a pain in the arse it was for ME to get there.

'Twas a joke and a joke alone, I apologise if anyone was offended.

I too believe that Leicester would perhaps be more geographically sensible, However, one cannot set up a vote and then change the method when the votes do not go one's way, no matter how senseless the outcome might seem.

Thus, at this point I am planning to go to Basingstoke.

It wouldn't take me a few minutes to knock together a poll that could take into account second and third choices, dealbreakers etc. But since we started off with one method of voting, it would be rather immoral of me to change the voting methods, albeit for better one. I will put it into place for the next one.

@ Kobold Bard: Look. If you want, I could probably give you a lift down and back for about £15 each way (depending on petrol prices at the time)... That is if you're brave enough to get into a car with the number plate taped to the bonnet.

Brave, thats positivly tame. I have ridden in the boot of a Ford Fiesta down the motorway that only had three working wheels. Thanks though, I'll probably take you up on that.

[Archonic Energy]

Brave, thats positivly tame. I have ridden in the boot of a Ford Fiesta down the motorway that only had three working wheels. Thanks though, I'll probably take you up on that.

if i may ask how does a wheel not work?
did it not spin?

[Kobold-Bard]

No it span. Something broke on the left front one (no idea what or how) so when the driver steered only the right one turned. The other just stayed in place.

In retrospect agreeing to be driven around in its boot probably wasn't the smartest thing in the world, but I survived to game another day.

[Jibar]

I'm poor and my family's poorer.
Ish.
And God will not be beaten down by my sheer force of adventure because I am terrified to death of trains.

Ahhh, I am much the same. But I have naivety and optimism on my side!
Nothing is impossible for a bohemian muffin with an urge for adventure! NOTHING!


And his idea of 'his day' is six weeks ago knowing him and his muffiny time - span.

I have no idea what happened six weeks ago.
I think I was in college then. Maybe?

[KuReshtin]

Heck poor old KuReshtin comes bloody miles wherever we have it, and you never hear him gripe about it...

What? I don't?
What about...



Then again. Screw you, southerners! Let's choose York! :smallbiggrin:

[Kobold-Bard]

Just want to make sure people haven't forgotten about / given up on the meetup.

[Castaras]

I got my performance dates!

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir |happyturtle| Jontom Xire| Ku'Reshtin | Dragor | Castaras | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | Vampiric | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | no | Maybe | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | no | Maybe | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | No | no | Maybe | | Y | No | | | | | | | | | maaaaybe | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | Y |:smallfrown: | | No | No | no | Maybe | B'day meetup FTW | Y | No | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | No | Maybe | no | No | Mebbe | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | No | yes | Maybe | | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | Maybe | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | No | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | | Maybe | no | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]

All subject to change depending on what Lensman says. And what happens with school and such.

[Thufir]

Looking at the table now, the most acceptable dates appear to be Jan 24th-25th or Jan 31st-32nd. Then Jan 17th-18th. All other dates are no for someone. I propose Jan 31st-32nd, as it's after my exam period.

[Last_resort_33]

Just want to make sure people haven't forgotten about / given up on the meetup.

No, but it is a good 6 months away.

We can't keep bumping this thread to oblivion or we'll just get moved to smbg!

I would prefer 24-25 as it is just after my birthday and it'll make me happy!

[Thufir]

Actually, 24th-25th is probably also after my exam period, since saturday exams are exceedingly rare.

Also, September - January is 4 months by my count, not 6.

[Kantur]

No, but it is a good 6 months away.

We can't keep bumping this thread to oblivion or we'll just get moved to smbg!

I would prefer 24-25 as it is just after my birthday and it'll make me happy!

Odd, it's just after mine too....

[Charity]

What are you lot? Clones?

[skywalker]

It's a bloody poll!

Since when are polls allowed again?

[Last_resort_33]

It's a bloody poll!

Since when are polls allowed again?

They're not... I can do magic.


Odd, it's just after mine too....

Hmm You were born exactly 3 years after me.

[bosssmiley]

Looking at the table now, the most acceptable dates appear to be Jan 24th-25th or Jan 31st-32nd. Then Jan 17th-18th. All other dates are no for someone. I propose Jan 31st-32nd, as it's after my exam period.

If you make 32nd January I will personally buy all your beer on that day. :smallamused:

@v: luminescent vaporous git that y'are. :smalltongue:

[Archonic Energy]

If you make 32nd January I will personally buy all your beer on that day. :smallamused:

that's uncharacteristically generous of you there Boss...

... :smallamused:

[Jontom Xire]

I've been looking at having a T-shirt printed with my avatar on (like Archonic Energy's excellent one) and found it to be quite expensive.

Then I found you could buy an A4 iron-on transfer paper for my photo quality printer. Rather than pay a nearby t-shirt printing company who use an Epson photo quality printer a bit like mine (but bigger) to do it, I'm going to have a go at doing it myself. £5 (?) for a t-shirt plus about £1.35 per sheet of paper, it's a relatively cheap experiment.

If it works, I'll let you know and if anyone else wants one (or two) let me know your t-shirt size/design/colour preferences (or post me one to print on) and I'll do it for you at cost (rounded up so as not to fiddle with pennies) and deliver by post (if you send me a cheque and pay for postage and an address to post to) or at the UK meetup.

Anyone interested?

[Thufir]

that's uncharacteristically generous of you there Boss...

... :smallamused:

Actually it's not, as I don't drink beer.

[Archonic Energy]

I've been looking at having a T-shirt printed with my avatar on (like Archonic Energy's excellent one) and found it to be quite expensive.


*mutters about stolen ideas*

mine wasn't too expensive, origanally i wanted a small logo, like a crest on the top left part. they screwed up & make a whole T-Shirt.

someday i'll ask about an embroyded Logo type thing.

[Charity]

Actually it's not, as I don't drink beer.

Well I've heard he can whip up an wicked eggnog.

[Eldpollard]

As far as dates go the sooner I know it the better. As it is I'm maybe to all of them. As long as I get a date I can be yes or no. Local councils are horribly understaffed. Plus I'm sure I count as a negative employee.

[Castaras]

*bump for those she just mentioned this meetup to*

[Totally Guy]

I was in Brighton (ridiculously south!) the other day wearing my "I'm participating!" shirt, and a girl I'd just met started shouting about how she was invisible. She was still dressed though.

But it's funny where you find fans. I mentioned I'd met my Leeds friends at the UK first meetup. Wonder if I'll ever see her again...

[Charity]

Are you hoping to see her invisible?

:smallwink:

[Totally Guy]

Are you hoping to see her invisible?

:smallwink:

It was my ex-housemate's girlfriend. It was a uni reunion and half the people didn't show up. And all my stolen comedy was identified by this girl which was a bit rubbish.

Next time I go so far south it'll be for a more worthwhile event.:smallbiggrin:

[CurlyKitGirl]

Well, it seems Koorly's going to have passed her driving tests by then so providing she can borrow a car and get up there she can come.
And by that she means that her provisional came Friday and her dad's making her do an intensive course in half term.
The dates seem fine as I'll have finished my January exams by then as well.

[Eldpollard]

So this is partly a shameless bump and partly a question as to what's happening with this meet up. I do intend to go to this one. But information would be nice. Also I think I'm still within the rules so this doesn't constitute thread necromancy. Not much longer and I don't think true resurrection (does that still exist?) could bring it back.

[Castaras]

So far:

- We're meeting in Basingstoke
- We need to bug Charity to sort out places around there to stay and such
- Anyone who needs to stay there overnight can beg Charity for a spot to sleep in
- Games still need to be decided
- Date still needs to be decided, probably in late January sometime

[Totally Guy]

Yeah I think we're onto the date phase now. Bring back the table!

[Thufir]

Yeah I think we're onto the date phase now. Bring back the table!

It never went away... I believe this is the most up to date version of it:

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir |happyturtle| Jontom Xire| Ku'Reshtin | Dragor | Castaras | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | Vampiric | W | X | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | | no | Maybe | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | | no | Maybe | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | No | no | Maybe | | Y | No | | | | | | | | | maaaaybe | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | Y |:smallfrown: | | No | No | no | Maybe | B'day meetup FTW | Y | No | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | No | | no | No | Mebbe | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | No | yes | Maybe | | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | probably | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | | yes | | | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | No | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | | | no | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]

[KuReshtin]

January would suit me best. Preferably the turn of the month Jan/Feb (31st/1st) as that would mean that I'd just been paid.

[Exachix]

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir |happyturtle| Jontom Xire| Ku'Reshtin | Dragor | Castaras | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | Vampiric | W | Xy! | Y | Z
Nov 22-23 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | | no | Maybe | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Nay =( | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | | no | Maybe | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Nay =( | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | No | no | Maybe | | Y | No | | | | | | | | | maaaaybe | | Nay =( | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | Y |:smallfrown: | | No | No | no | Maybe | B'day meetup FTW | Y | No | | | | | | | | | maybe | | Nay =( | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | No | | no | No | Mebbe | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | probably | | Yay =) (maybay) | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | No | yes | Maybe | | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | probably | | (maybe) Nay =( | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | | | | yes | | | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | | | NAY! (exams!) | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | NAY! (exams!) | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | Y | :smallbiggrin: | | | | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | =S (maybe) | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | No | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Nay | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | Y | :smallfrown: | No | | | no | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Nay | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | Y |:smallbiggrin: | No | | | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Nay | |
[/table]
As you can see, it's quite hard for me. Those weekends aren't taken, but it's likely I'll have to make it a 3-day trip.
13th-14th of Jan is my end of term, and I'll *have* to move out that weekend.
3rd-4th of Jan is still in my 'end of term', so it'll be ok. 10-11th is as the start of my new term, and I'll have to get stuff to my uni that weekend.

All the others are in term time, and It'll be v. hard for me to make the meetup. Possibly.

EDIT: so.. what was the point in that? I probably won't be there again.

[Eldpollard]

I'm up for any date as long as I find out far enough in advance. Also, where's Basingstoke? To google! As far as games go I have Munchkins I can bring. Many versions.

[Kobold-Bard]

I'm up for any date as long as I find out far enough in advance. Also, where's Basingstoke? To google! As far as games go I have Munchkins I can bring. Many versions.

Bring them all. Mix them together.
Sure chaos will ensue, but it'll be brilliant.

And if it's going to be in January can it please be after student loans get paid, or I will have to hitch-hike across country (vertical rather than horizontal). And I don't want to have to do that again after what happened last time with Big Bob and his pet Alsation :smallfrown::smallbiggrin::smallfrown:

[Jontom Xire]

So far:

- We're meeting in Basingstoke
- We need to bug Charity to sort out places around there to stay and such
- Anyone who needs to stay there overnight can beg Charity for a spot to sleep in
- Games still need to be decided
- Date still needs to be decided, probably in late January sometime

I have some floor space for anyone who:

A) Can bring their own sleeping bag.
B) Doesn't mind being woken up early by a three year old.
C) Doesn't mind sleeping on the floor.

I'm really close to Eastleigh train station, so if you're coming by train it'd be easy for you.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Five and a half hours on a train just to Basingstoke. Driving's actually shorter. Still, end of January'd be best as I don't know when my January exams are. I have five! this year. Going from last year the exam times'd be roughly Jan 10th - 25th maybe?
I'm really wanting to go to this and my parents making me take driving lessons, probably intensive over Oct half term only makes it easier for me to go.
I may even bring a friend depending on.

[Headless_Ninja]

Would love to come, but sadly I don't think that 'off on the train by myself to see a bunch of people I met on the internet' is going to go down well with the folks. I'm not really a big enough presence here that anyone would recognise me, anyway...

[potatocubed]

Would love to come, but sadly I don't think that 'off on the train by myself to see a bunch of people I met on the internet' is going to go down well with the folks. I'm not really a big enough presence here that anyone would recognise me, anyway...

Feh. It doesn't matter how much name recognition you have, only how many rounds you buy the willingness to join in.

And Charity's always willing to hand out his phone number to convince sceptical parents that we're not all grossly irresponsible slaggards.

Well... Lensman isn't, anyway. :smalltongue:

[Charity]

Quite true P3 If that is whats holding you back Headless_Ninja, and if you think it may help, I am willing to put a name and number (address even) in their hands so they can feel there is an accountable adult involved.
I have two kids of my own and I fully appreciate their reluctance, also you could always do what Cassie did and drag them along... there will be a bar I'm sure.. in fact I may be chosing a venue opposite the local police station as it's nice and close to the station (I need to look into it, but I'm prepareing for the long awaited house move at the mo so things are a little busy round here.)

[Headless_Ninja]

That would be great! Will wait until a date is set to bug you about that, though, in case I can't come anyway... Incidentally, is there a train station in Basingstoke?

[Castaras]

Feh. It doesn't matter how much name recognition you have, only how many rounds you buy the willingness to join in.

And Charity's always willing to hand out his phone number to convince sceptical parents that we're not all grossly irresponsible slaggards.

Well... Lensman isn't, anyway. :smalltongue:

He isn't? That's news to me! :smalltongue:

[Vampiric]

That would be great! Will wait until a date is set to bug you about that, though, in case I can't come anyway... Incidentally, is there a train station in Basingstoke?

Yes, there is.

[Headless_Ninja]

Good good. I'm only about 50 minutes away, as the Google drives, but alas I have no car. (Or license. Or idea about how to use one of 'em fancy no-'orse carriages).

[RightHandless]

I will endeavour to be there. It will be nice to meet some fellow geeks face to face.

[Kobold-Bard]

I will endeavour to be there. It will be nice to meet some fellow geeks face to face.

Just be warned, some of those faces may scar you permanently. One person saw me last time and nearly went blind. True story. (Well not really, but it could have been.)

Anyway, dibs on a couple of square feet of someone's floor space.

[RightHandless]

Looks are an illusion, good looks doubly so.

[Charity]

OK I was thinking about this the other night.
I was wondering whether a hotel function room might be a good idea, as plenty of folk will be staying in hotel rooms we might be able to block buy and get some sort of discount, also hotel function rooms don't have a closing time, you can take your own booze, and it's much closer to bed for anyone staying there.
What do you all think?

[bosssmiley]

OK I was thinking about this the other night.
I was wondering whether a hotel function room might be a good idea, as plenty of folk will be staying in hotel rooms we might be able to block buy and get some sort of discount, also hotel function rooms don't have a closing time, you can take your own booze, and it's much closer to bed for anyone staying there.
What do you all think?

Good god man! That's just crazy enough to work. You may have just created GITPcon UK. :smallcool:

[Charity]

I'll have to look into prices and stuff, and arrange with the hotel some way of us paying individually for a block booking, but it must be possible...

How many people are going to be staying in an hotel, if you are can you post an aye if you are, (I don't need to know if you're not).

Also with it being in B/stoke and all I might be able to drag a couple of mates along... and you never know I may convince the fabled Mrs C to attend.

[KuReshtin]

I'll have to look into prices and stuff, and arrange with the hotel some way of us paying individually for a block booking, but it must be possible...

How many people are going to be staying in an hotel, if you are can you post an aye if you are, (I don't need to know if you're not).

Also with it being in B/stoke and all I might be able to drag a couple of mates along... and you never know I may convince the fabled Mrs C to attend.

If I can afford to travel down, then Aye, I'll be staying at a hotel.

[Kantur]

If I can afford to travel down, then Aye, I'll be staying at a hotel.

Same for me, if I can get there, I'll stay at the hotel.

[Kobold-Bard]

Same for me, if I can get there, I'll stay at the hotel.

Make it 3.

[Thufir]

Also hotel. Where else would I sleep?

[Vampiric]

Depending on dates, I might choose hotel, or I might hop on the train and go stay with parents :smallbiggrin: Put me down as maybe, please.

[Headless_Ninja]

How long is this supposed to last? Is it conceivable that I could go for just the day?

[Castaras]

All the times before it's been for just a day. Me and Lensman have been and gone on the same day for all the UK meetups.

Hotel function room sounds good to me, as long as it's a reasonable price for those of us not taking rooms.

[KuReshtin]

Of course, the more people from way up north (ie. Scotland and on the way down the M74/M6 from there) that will tag along and can share petrol prices for me, the better the chance I can make it.

[Eldpollard]

Of course, the more people from way up north (ie. Scotland and on the way down the M74/M6 from there) that will tag along and can share petrol prices for me, the better the chance I can make it.
If that route takes you through Yorkshire I'd be willing to help with petrol. (In return for a lift of course.

[Kobold-Bard]

If that route takes you through Yorkshire I'd be willing to help with petrol. (In return for a lift of course.

Actually if your going near York I could do with a left as well.

[Vampiric]

Maybe a detour through Buxton? :smallbiggrin:

[KuReshtin]

AS far as I can tell, neither of those are really on the route I described (going down the M74/M6), so unless oyu can make it across to the M6, I'm afraid that's not gonna happen.

[Eldpollard]

My sense of geography is terrible. So I had no idea where the m6 is. That's fine. I can easily get the train. Thanks anyway.

[Kobold-Bard]

Z'alrite. Unlike last time I have both a job and a railcard so I may actually be able to make it without sacrificing my food budget for the following week (I love being a student, who else has the luxury of deciding between roleplaying and breakfast :smalltongue:)

[Charity]

Motorwways

http://www.learn2live.co.uk/Image/UKroads.jpg

hmmm it's missing that frilly bit to the north...

[KuReshtin]

hmmm it's missing that frilly bit to the north...

It's ok. The M6 is just a continuation of the M74 anyways.

[banjo1985]

Myself and Mrs Banjo are only a maybe I'm afraid. If we do get there I think we'd drive and stay at a hotel.

Never been to Basingstoke though...and our navigational abilities are equal only to my grasp up quantum mechanics....

[Lensman]

CRASH!!

No, that's not right.

Ummm. Clonk!

Nope.

Crunch?

Hmmmm.

Um. Wallop? Bang? Some other impact that would worry the insurers?

No - got it! Bump!!


(Subtle, me? never!)

[Charity]

Wheras I am reknown for my subtlety...

In other news I am moving Friday busy busy busy.


We have too much stuff.

[Archonic Energy]

Wheras I am reknown for my subtlety...

In other news I am moving Friday busy busy busy.


We have too much stuff.

i could solve that for you... :smallamused:

*sets up E-bay account*

[bosssmiley]

In other news I am moving Friday busy busy busy.

What? No! Leave it where it is. I need Friday there to stop Thursday running slap bang into the weekend. Stop tinkering with the week!


We have too much stuff.

Don't we all? :smallamused:

Oh, is 24-25 Jan a definite yet, or are people still faffing? I don't want to turn up on the wrong weekend and deprive you all of the magnificence. :smallwink:

[CurlyKitGirl]

Seeing as train or car'll be anywhere up to seven hours for me I'd prolly go for a hotel room as well.
Of course, this depends on whether or not the date is final and my exams.

[Charity]

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir |happyturtle| Jontom Xire| Ku'Reshtin | Dragor | Castaras | Apelord | Archie | Dr Bath | Eldred | Jibar | -H ninja| Kealaroth | onasuma | Vampiric | P3 | Sir Enigma | Xaspian | Pancake | The RD | Calamity | Eldpollard | Faceist | Sir Norbert | TheBST | Salmon | Kingy | Player 0 | Dallas | I'm D R | Tamburlaine | Teej |Curly |
Nov 22-23 | | | | Y | Y | | | | no | Maybe | | Y | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | Y | Y | | | | no | Maybe | | Y | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | Y | Y | | | No | no | Maybe | | Y | No | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | Y | No | | No | No | no | Maybe | B'day Y| Y | No | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | Y | No | No | No | | no | No | Mebbe | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | probably | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | Y | Y | | | No | yes | Maybe | | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | probably | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | Y | Y | | | | yes | | | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | Y | Y | | | | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | Y | Y | | | | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | Y | Y | No | | No | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | Y | No | No | | | no | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | Y | Y | No | | | yes | | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]

Right sorry to scorch everyones individuality, it's just too hard to edit like that, can I request simple yes or No, as lets face it maybe aint all that helpful... Ta.

Edit, you havn't voted Curley, now I gotta edit the darn thing again

Don't be intimidated by the chart of doom, it's just a case of filling in the boxes... oh and please don't leave the
tags on as it will make it impossible for others to quote... irritatingly

[Jontom Xire]

{table="head"]// | Charity | Ikkie | Bossman | Glug | Banjo | LR33 | Kobold | Thufir |happyturtle| Jontom Xire| Ku'Reshtin | Dragor | Castaras | Apelord | Archie | Dr Bath | Eldred | Jibar | -H ninja| Kealaroth | onasuma | Vampiric | P3 | Sir Enigma | Xaspian | Pancake | The RD | Calamity | Eldpollard | Faceist | Sir Norbert | TheBST | Salmon | Kingy | Player 0 | Dallas | I'm D R | Tamburlaine | Teej |Curly |
Nov 22-23 | | | | Y | Y | | | | no | No | | Y | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nov 29-30 | | | | Y | Y | | | | no | Yes | | Y | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 6-7 | | | | Y | Y | | | No | no | No | | Y | No | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dec 13-14 | | | | Y | No | | No | No | no | Yes | B'day Y| Y | No | | | | | | | | | maybe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 3-4 | No | | | Y | No | No | No | | no | No | Mebbe | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | probably | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 10-11 | | | | Y | Y | | | No | yes | Maybe | | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | probably | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 17-18 | | | | Y | Y | | | | yes | No | | Y | Probably | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 24-25 | | | | Y | Y | | | | yes | Yes | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan 31-32 | | | | Y | Y | | | | yes | Yes | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 7-8 | | | | Y | Y | No | | No | yes | Yes | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 14-15 | | | | Y | No | No | | | no | No | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Feb 21-22 | | | | Y | Y | No | | | yes | Yes | | Y | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/table]

From Happy Turtle's responses from Jan 24-25 onward being the same as mine I can tell he's got a woman in his life (or maybe a man?).

I mean let's face it, anyone who says yes to Feb 14th is either dating someone who's a big fan of this forum or is single. I don't think that weekend is going to get a big uptake, frankly.

[Thufir]

From Happy Turtle's responses from Jan 24-25 onward being the same as mine I can tell he's got a woman in his life (or maybe a man?).

happyturtle is a woman. And she has on several occasions made reference to 'Mr. Happyturtle', yes. On the other hand, Valentine's Day is purely arbitrary. There's no reason why you should be busy with your significant other that day other than that the rest of the world tend to. Why should we care about the rest of the world?

[Archonic Energy]

CRASH!!

No, that's not right.

Ummm. Clonk!

Nope.

Crunch?

Hmmmm.

Um. Wallop? Bang? Some other impact that would worry the insurers?

No - got it! Bump!!


(Subtle, me? never!)

ditto...

now what i really need is some sort of mass teleporter device...

[Castaras]

ditto...

now what i really need is some sort of mass teleporter device...

Likewise...I concur with you. Not with Lensman though. :smallwink:

[Archonic Energy]

anyone near london may want to check the "Londoners in the playground" thread...

[Totally Guy]

anyone near london may want to check the "Londoners in the playground" thread...

More like anyone in the Londoners thread should check out this one. What with ours being a more inclusive grop.:smallwink:

[KuReshtin]

subtle bump

[Lensman]

subtle bump

another subtle bump (if we keep this up, the next meetup will be totally colourless!)

[Castaras]

another subtle bump (if we keep this up, the next meetup will be totally colourless!)

Indeed .

[KuReshtin]

another subtle bump (if we keep this up, the next meetup will be totally colourless!)

Will you be running another of your excellent Star Wars adventures this time as well, Lensman?
Cause if you do, i want in.
Then again, I guess we haven't finalised the date and venue yet, so it might be a bit too early to start talking about who's running what.

[Thufir]

Actually, we think Reading/Basingstoke is pretty much considered definite by now as location. Date is still unknown because people aren't filling in the table. (Hint, hint, people).

[Lensman]

Will you be running another of your excellent Star Wars adventures this time as well, Lensman?
Cause if you do, i want in.




I'm hoping to run another SW adventure. Can't guarantee anything at this stage. Last couple of months have been pretty hellish at work - I need life to slow down to give me time to do things like write adventures.

We do need to finalize the date. Thufir is right - people need to fill in the date table. I am magisterially going to decree that on 1st December Charity will make a final decision, based on the best guesses as to what the table then means. So you all have TWENTY ONE DAYS (and counting)...

[Castaras]

I am magisterially going to decree...

Because you're the most senior of us all? :smallwink: :smallbiggrin: :smallamused:

*flee!*

[Dr. Bath]

I'm hoping to run another SW adventure. Can't guarantee anything at this stage. Last couple of months have been pretty hellish at work - I need life to slow down to give me time to do things like write adventures.

We do need to finalize the date. Thufir is right - people need to fill in the date table. I am magisterially going to decree that on 1st December Charity will make a final decision, based on the best guesses as to what the table then means. So you all have TWENTY ONE DAYS (and counting)...

Sooo... where is this shiny happy lovely table? I can't find it... ¬_¬