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- From: diana@wetware.com (CatWoman )
- Subject: Re: Howdy, everyone. I'm new here.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.225357.29618@wetware.com>
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 22:53:57 GMT
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- obrien@netcom.com (No parking EXCEPT FOR BOB) writes:
-
- ] marv@netcom.com (Marvin Raab) writes:
- ] [following up on *MY* suggestion to Dan K about sponsoring a boink]
- ] >>That's really all it takes - no approval process, no comittees, just
- ] >>initiative.
- ] >
- ] > That's ALL it takes?? Bob, a lot more goes into planning an event
- ] >than just posting a date and time...
- ] >
- ] [and Marvin has a variety of valid warnings about personality clashes]
- ]
- ] I just believe it's remote enough that a newbie need not be scared off
- ] nor have to hire bouncers for a simple gather-to-say-hi-and-sample-the-brew.
-
- I just want to toss in here that BOTH Bob and Marvin
- are right - it just depends on the size/intensity/
- formalness/whatever of the gathering. I've been in
- on both types. Marvin is very good at throwing large
- parties where lots of folks show up. I did some help
- on one, and I don't know that I'd do it very often.
-
- On the other hand, I've now thrown TWO "mini-boinks",
- where the sole extent of my planning and all was to
- simply post "Let's get together for <X> - I'll be at
- the <Y> at <Z> time, look for me there". Neither were
- stressful to me, and both were "successful" by my
- standards - meaning that I was not the only one
- there, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.
-
- I'll leave the larger, more formal arrangements to
- those who can pull them off; my formula is that if
- I know of an event or place that I would go to anyway,
- and I know there's enough room to accommodate a varied
- sized group - I'll announce that I'll be there. And
- if nobody shows up but me? Well, I was planning to go
- ANYway, so I'm not disappointed either.
-
- So - again - BOTH Marvin and Bob are correct...
-
- Diana
-