[Klug-general] Kent Digest, Vol 314, Issue 9

Sun Mar 6 13:10:42 UTC 2011

Do you often know most of the people in attendance or are these meets usually
a case of new faces your meeting for the first time? Do you invite yourself?

Reece.

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>   1. Kent Socials (james snyder)
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>   3. Re: Kent Socials (Peter Childs)
>   4. Re: Kent Socials (Kevin Groves)
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> Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 21:44:00 +0000
> From: james snyder <snyder.webmaster at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Klug-general] Kent Socials
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> Having recently met a fellow KLUGGER in Folkestone and having mutually
> lamented the difficulty in attending Saturday technical meetings, I would
> now like to put forward a proposal to re-ignite the KLUG socials. We could
> meet up say on a Friday (?) about four times per year, to meet in person our
> fellow members who are spread over the somewhat wide area of Kent. Actually
> the *?Weatherspoons?* Society rooms have often been a rather good venue by
> virtue of their cask ale, low prices, long opening hours, WiFi, and no music
> policy, but Maidstone has proven difficult to get to for some members. So...
> could someone on our mailing list perhaps recommend some sort of new social
> venue for us (a banquet room in an oriental restaurant that serves *Geeka
> Masala*? or a Hotel lobby?) that could provide us with opportunities for us
> to socialize? As for location, are the most easily reached central locations
> in the county Ashford or Rochester? Do you have any ideas on a location for
> KLUG socials?
> Jim/Linux/Maidstone
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> From: George Prowse <george.prowse at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Klug-general] Kent Socials
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> On 05/03/2011 21:44, james snyder wrote:
>> Having recently met a fellow KLUGGER in Folkestone and having mutually
>> lamented the difficulty in attending Saturday technical meetings, I
>> would now like to put forward a proposal to re-ignite the KLUG socials.
>> We could meet up say on a Friday (?) about four times per year, to meet
>> in person our fellow members who are spread over the somewhat wide area
>> of Kent. Actually the /?Weatherspoons?/ Society rooms have often been a
>> rather good venue by virtue of their cask ale, low prices, long opening
>> hours, WiFi, and no music policy, but Maidstone has proven difficult to
>> get to for some members. So... could someone on our mailing list perhaps
>> recommend some sort of new social venue for us (a banquet room in an
>> oriental restaurant that serves /Geeka Masala/? or a Hotel lobby?) that
>> could provide us with opportunities for us to socialize? As for
>> location, are the most easily reached central locations in the county
>> Ashford or Rochester? Do you have any ideas on a location for KLUG socials?
>> Jim/Linux/Maidstone
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> People should meet up as much as possible but trying to push a nature 
> towards assimilation will end in failure primarily because of the size 
> of kent.
> 
> Maidstone is good as it is virtually in the middle. Folkstone is good 
> for those in the south, Medway is good for those in the north
> 
> At the ens of the day we are still missing the point of "if we have a 
> *big* meeting "$foo" is the best place.... (Although it seems like 
> everyone knows someone at Maplestone Noakes)
> 
> G
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 07:54:59 +0000
> From: Peter Childs <pchilds at bcs.org>
> Subject: Re: [Klug-general] Kent Socials
> To: Kent Linux User Group - General Topics <kent at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> On 6 March 2011 02:25, George Prowse <george.prowse at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 05/03/2011 21:44, james snyder wrote:
>> 
>>> Having recently met a fellow KLUGGER in Folkestone and having mutually
>>> lamented the difficulty in attending Saturday technical meetings, I
>>> would now like to put forward a proposal to re-ignite the KLUG socials.
>>> We could meet up say on a Friday (?) about four times per year, to meet
>>> in person our fellow members who are spread over the somewhat wide area
>>> of Kent. Actually the /?Weatherspoons?/ Society rooms have often been a
>>> rather good venue by virtue of their cask ale, low prices, long opening
>>> hours, WiFi, and no music policy, but Maidstone has proven difficult to
>>> get to for some members. So... could someone on our mailing list perhaps
>>> recommend some sort of new social venue for us (a banquet room in an
>>> oriental restaurant that serves /Geeka Masala/? or a Hotel lobby?) that
>>> could provide us with opportunities for us to socialize? As for
>>> location, are the most easily reached central locations in the county
>>> Ashford or Rochester? Do you have any ideas on a location for KLUG
>>> socials?
>>> Jim/Linux/Maidstone
>>> 
>> 
>> People should meet up as much as possible but trying to push a nature
>> towards assimilation will end in failure primarily because of the size of
>> kent.
>> 
>> Maidstone is good as it is virtually in the middle. Folkstone is good for
>> those in the south, Medway is good for those in the north
>> 
>> At the ens of the day we are still missing the point of "if we have a *big*
>> meeting "$foo" is the best place.... (Although it seems like everyone knows
>> someone at Maplestone Noakes)
>> 
>> G
>> 
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> 
> There is a Weatherspoons in Rochester within walking distance of Rochester
> Station its also within semi walking distance of Strood if your coming from
> Maidstone......
> 
> I would suggest, that if 3 or 4 want to meet up in a pub then
> they organise it. Then put a post up, if more turn up then its not a major
> loss if they don't its not a major issue.
> 
> The issue with Maidstone was that 1. We could not find each other. 2.
> Things came up and two people turned up who were not really
> the original organisers.
> 
> We probably ought to also think about local advertising to get more local
> newbiees in. If holding a meet in Medway we ought to be able to pull a
> reasonable crowd from Medway with out needing the large group we have from
> Tonbridge....
> 
> On a similar side we (did) have a large group of people from Tonbridge so
> why don't they hold a meet of two of some kind in Tonbridge.
> 
> Internet access is not vital so long as the beer is good.
> 
> Peter.
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> Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:27:49 +0000
> From: Kevin Groves <kgroves at ksoft-electrical-projects.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Klug-general] Kent Socials
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> Just do it. That simple and as Peter says it will either work or not. A 
> year or so I suggested a local Dover one, no one answered so  that shows 
> its a no go. You try one, any one try one. If you get people local then 
> tell them about the monthly meets. Its local social meeting and a 
> recruitment drive.
> 
> We dont have a committee where you need to get permission to do things 
> or borrow money so whats stopping you?
> 
> the whole point of the moving location was to get the LUG moving around 
> the county so everyone who wants to get to one can. Local organised 
> social meets are just the same and perhaps a bit easier to arrange as 
> you are pulling in friends and local contacts and not having to worry 
> about where so and so is coming from and how they will get there.
> 
> Just my opinion.
> 
> Kev
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