<html><head></head><body><div dir="auto">Hello Matt,<br><br>I would not argue with anything you have said.<br> <br>I believe it is very important that people come together so the intent is to determine if anyone is being kept out and why.<br><br>Yes, I could simply book something. I could cover any deposit, but I prefer to look, listen and work with people. There is a time to simply press on, but it's usually better to have some<br>insight first.<br><br>Regards<br>Alan Gray </div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">On 10 November 2024 19:35:38 GMT, Matt Moore via Swlug <swlug@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail"><div dir="auto"><br>On 10/11/2024 18:49, Alan Gray via Swlug wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="auto"><br>Dear SWLUG member,<br><br>Thank you for your responses. Key take aways:-<br><br></div></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br>Alan,<br><br>If you're organising, I wouldn't over think it. In previous years when I've organised the christmas meal, I've just picked a venue and a time and gone with it,<br><br>You might find it hard to book somewhere this late.<br><br>So I'd just pick somewhere and get the email out. People can pick and choose based on that. You won't keep everyone happy, that's impossible.<br><br>Finally, SWLUG is not a democracy. If you want to arrange something, do it and see what people fancy. Also anyone can arrange something, there's no organisers or committee. I'm repeating this as it doesn't get said that often, but it is the case.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Matt<br><br><br></div></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>