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<p>On Tuesday 14 November 2006 20:54, richard Inscribed Thus:</p>
<p>> On Tuesday 14 November 2006 18:55, Gaffer wrote:</p>
<p>> > Hi Richard,</p>
<p>> ></p>
<p>> > On Monday 13 November 2006 22:53, richard Inscribed Thus:</p>
<p>> > > Hi folks,</p>
<p>> > ></p>
<p>> > > The subject of meeting times came up when a few people were</p>
<p>> > > chatting in the irc channel this evening. So I thought I'd sound</p>
<p>> > > peoples opinions by a channel everyone should see. It has been</p>
<p>> > > mentioned that by always holding the meetings on a Tuesday some</p>
<p>> > > people can never come because it will clash with something else.</p>
<p>> > > This is going to be true for any night of the week.</p>
<p>> > ></p>
<p>> > > Alex suggested alternating between Tuesdays and Thursdays but</p>
<p>> > > this is inconvenient to remember and isn't very helpful to any</p>
<p>> > > new people who might want to come along and meet us.</p>
<p>> > ></p>
<p>> > > I'd like to suggest that we have the meetings on fixed dates each</p>
<p>> > > month. Say the 7th and 21st for example. Then we could have one</p>
<p>> > > date for talks and one for social. This is easy to remember and</p>
<p>> > > has the advantage that the actual days would change each month so</p>
<p>> > > everybody should be able to come some of the time.</p>
<p>> > ></p>
<p>> > > What are peoples opinions?</p>
<p>> > ></p>
<p>> > > regards,</p>
<p>> > ></p>
<p>> > > Rich</p>
<p>> ></p>
<p>> > What would you propose when these days fall on Sundays as January </p>
<p>> > 2007 and October, or on Saturdays as in April and July 2007 ?</p>
<p>> ></p>
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<p>> Hi Derrick,</p>
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<p>> Thanks for the response. Basically it depends what people want. I'm</p>
<p>> just fishing for suggestions to try and get a consensus opinion.</p>
<p>> Personally I have no problem with meetings being at weekends if</p>
<p>> that's when the dates fall but I appreciate that may not be the same</p>
<p>> for everybody.</p>
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<p>> The idea of having the meetings on fixed dates was exactly that the</p>
<p>> day of the week would change. I don't think we'll ever find a day</p>
<p>> that suits everybody. The idea is more that everybody can get to some</p>
<p>> of the meetings which opens it up to more people. The flip side of</p>
<p>> this is that it is unlikely that people will be able to go to every</p>
<p>> meeting. If that means some people can't make it at a weekend so be</p>
<p>> it. It may be the case that having the meetings at a weekend will be</p>
<p>> better for other people. To me that is no different to the current</p>
<p>> situation where some people can't come on a Tuesday. What I was</p>
<p>> aiming for is the idea that all of the people can come to some of the</p>
<p>> meetings. How we achieve this is up for discussion.</p>
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<p>> If people particularly want to avoid weekends please say so. Then we</p>
<p>> could have some set adjustment for those situations. For example the</p>
<p>> meeting always shifts to the following Monday.</p>
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<p>> Come on speak up you apathetic bunch :)</p>
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<p>> Rich</p>
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<p>I appreciate your comments ! For me personally it would matter little ! The other half would determine priority on weekends ! My difficulty in getting to meetings, is that its often 6 pm or later before I get home. By the time<span style="font-style:italic"> </span>I have finished dinner and driven over to York the meeting is almost over.</p>
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<p>Best Regards:</p>
<p> Derrick.</p>
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