[LRUG] The August Meeting

[Murray Steele]

Good idea Taryn, let's try it out.

However, I think it makes sense to do it at the end of the meeting instead
of the start.  Mostly so that it doesn't eat into the time for the talks,
which it easily could if the discussion gets interesting.  The room rental
is fairly strict and we have to be out by 8pm, and I'd rather cut the "free
for all" short as it can spill out into the pub or mailing list, but there's
nowhere for the talks can't.  Also there's usually a handful of folk that
don't make it right at the start and they shouldn't miss out on this.
Giving them the benefit of the doubt, they were probably staying late at
work because they were so excited about some new gem!

How does that sound?

Muz

2009/7/16 James Adam <james at lazyatom.com>

> 2009/7/16 Martin <mtsbtt at googlemail.com>:
> > To expand on my +1..
> > I think this is good idea as
> > it means you get to find out about more stuff that is going on and useful
> > tools/libs that might be worth using.
> > There is usually only so much time in the pub afterwards and it's not
> always
> > possible to get to chat to everyone so having it upfront like this should
> > lead to a greater sharing of knowledge.
>
> One concern with this kind of discussion is that it's very easy for it
> to become sidelined into a particular topic, or dominated by a select
> few people. This is normally because people are passionate, and
> there's nothing inherently wrong with that, but it can result in a
> less interesting conversation for other people.
>
> So, if we were to try this out, I'd ask everyone to be respectful with
> regards to involving other people in the conversation and encouraging
> topics of discussion beyond their particular gripe-du-jour.
>
> Reading back, that sounds a bit cynical, but please don't take it that
> way. I would love to try this out.
>
> Errrrrrmmmm....I mean,  +1.
>
> :P
>
> James
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