Meeting in flesh
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So, this is my 1000th post in the Inn.
I've been here for some years now, seeing great people come and develope, having the opportunity to make and share interesting stuff. It was a great time.
While not explecitely looking for something special for my Nr. 1000, I did not want to waste it in the unpleasant clash of ideologies that I got involved in and where it would have been my turn to answer. I will take a timeout from this until monday. After all, I'm here to have fun.
So I decided to put forward an idea that lingered in the back of my head for some time.
We know each other by name, and to some degree by character. Some of us have revealed their real world look - I myself was rather reluctant until now, posting only pictures with heavy makeup.
But there is a real world outside the internet and travelling is not as complicated as it used to be.
How about a meeting of forum members "in flesh"?
I was thinking about the following:
It is probably unrealistic that many members will make a transcontinental flight for a hobby. So, we should organize a meeting that covers a given area. I think a continent like Europe or North America is not too big, a jurney inside Europe is affordable for most.
The event will take time to prepare, both for the organizer(s) and for the participants, so I would schedule it summer 2016 or later.
I would vote for Germany as place for an European meeting, as it lies fairly in the middle of Europe (so travelling distances are minimized), plus, having come up with the idea, chances are that it will be me who organizes the event.
I would also propose to share the travelling costs evenly among the participants, so nobody is excluded justg because he lives far away or doesn't have much money.
Is there any interest in such a thing?
I've been here for some years now, seeing great people come and develope, having the opportunity to make and share interesting stuff. It was a great time.
While not explecitely looking for something special for my Nr. 1000, I did not want to waste it in the unpleasant clash of ideologies that I got involved in and where it would have been my turn to answer. I will take a timeout from this until monday. After all, I'm here to have fun.
So I decided to put forward an idea that lingered in the back of my head for some time.
We know each other by name, and to some degree by character. Some of us have revealed their real world look - I myself was rather reluctant until now, posting only pictures with heavy makeup.
But there is a real world outside the internet and travelling is not as complicated as it used to be.
How about a meeting of forum members "in flesh"?
I was thinking about the following:
It is probably unrealistic that many members will make a transcontinental flight for a hobby. So, we should organize a meeting that covers a given area. I think a continent like Europe or North America is not too big, a jurney inside Europe is affordable for most.
The event will take time to prepare, both for the organizer(s) and for the participants, so I would schedule it summer 2016 or later.
I would vote for Germany as place for an European meeting, as it lies fairly in the middle of Europe (so travelling distances are minimized), plus, having come up with the idea, chances are that it will be me who organizes the event.
I would also propose to share the travelling costs evenly among the participants, so nobody is excluded justg because he lives far away or doesn't have much money.
Is there any interest in such a thing?