[MN-dip] January Diplomacy

[ry4an@ry4an.org]

On Sat, Dec 21, 2002 at 01:18:08PM -0600, Jim Swift wrote:
> In response to Ry4an...
> 
> > I'm still hellishly busy myself, but I need to get at least one game in
> > before World DipCon in February in Denver.  I'm sure I can find some
> > time in January.  Perhaps we should just pick a January date and make it
> > formal.  It seems to me that when one is scheduling a group event one is
> > always better of picking a date a month off over discussing when is a
> > good date for three weeks.
> 
> I throw out Sat. Jan 18.  Comments?  We've discussed the time of 11-6pm in
> the past.

I'm camping with scouts (Trustworth, don't 'cha know) that weekend, but
I could do:

    Saturday, January 11th
    Sunday, January 12th
    Sunday, January 19th (after 12pm)
    Saturday, January 25th
    Sunday, January 26th

> > I wonder if anyone on the email list has any strong feelings in
> > opposition of such a scheme.
> 
> I wonder if the email list is getting through.  Hello!  Anybody out there?
> If so, please press [reply], type "arrgh," and hit [send].

I've got this list set so that all message are held until the moderator
(me) approves them which is usually, at most, an 8 hour delay.  I did
this because I hope this list will grow to a large size and don't want
off-topic emails chasing people off it in frustration.  However, I've
got no strong feelings either way and am happy to flip the moderation
bit back off if people think immediacy is more important than guaranteed
relevancy.

> > > 2. Venue...
> > I'm happy to host, but having two games at once last time showed me I
> > have a one-game-at-a-time house.  In the past friends and I have also
> > reserved meeting rooms in public libraries which are generally
> > comfortable but don't allow beverages stronger than coffee.  The
> > Roseville public library (near Lexington and Hwy. 36) even includes a
> > Dunn Brother's coffee shop and cafe.   I once attended the Minnesota's
> > First Board Gamer's group which meets on (some?) Friday evenings at _The
> > Source_.  They had plenty of tables * space, but the crowd was the sort
> > that dismissed Diplomacy as "requireing too much talking".  Just the
> > same if we brought seven people ourselves we'd likely have no problem
> > getting a table there.
> 
> Any of these sound fine to me.

Whatever weekend we pick I'll try to reserve us the meeting room in the
Roseville library.  If that falls through I'll start running through
other public options and failing all of them just host at my place
again.  Once we pick a date I should have the location arranged and
ready to announce a day or two later.

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