On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:28 PM, Lyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter Haworth wrote: >> On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:44:26 +0000, Paul Makepeace wrote: >> >>>> Peter Haworth wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is it too late to plan a meeting for next Tuesday, or should we >>>>> just leave it for another month like last time? Given the level >>>>> of attendance last month, it would seem a shame to drop back to >>>>> the desperation schedule, so I'm inclined towards a compromise of >>>>> the 25th, if 5 days' notice isn't enough for the 18th. >>>>> >>> Just for what it's worth based on my experience of these things - >>> pick a time and a place and stick to it until you have critical mass >>> to move around. Whatever you decide, I'd strongly suggest having >>> some kind of predictable algorithm for the where & when, and publish >>> that up on your website (actual dates, times, and places). >>> >>> E.g. algorithm: "third wednesday every month, alternating between >>> Venue X in Bristol and Venue Y in Bath". Then map those dates >>> out for six months' hence published on the website, plus an >>> .ics link. >>> >> >> I agree in principle, but given the lack of organization so far this >> month, it may be worth breaking the rule just this once, while we >> still don't have the schedule officially mapped out anywhere. >> > > It's a good idea, and maybe something we should look at implementing > once the site is on a Wiki where we can all make updates and delegate > sections to each other. Sorry for the lack of organisation this month > but I honestly thought everyone preferred the idea of a meet every other > month... > >> As to the official schedule, "third Tuesday every month, alternating >> between Bristol and Bath" is what we have been roughly working to so >> far, though we have tried to go to a different venue each time >> (Bristol meetings notwithstanding). >> > > BPM last meet announcement was sent on the same day as the meet, LPM has > been known to leave some meet details until the last minute as well so > we aren't doing anything out of the ordinary. I like the idea of > different venues as it makes things a bit more fun.
THis is very unusual and is partly them leveraging over a decade of meetings. They got there by doing precisely what we're talking about which is embedding continuity and predictability which IME is really, really important. Some people make decisions to go/not go based on venue/parking/particular beer on tap so you lose out on those people by not giving a bit of advance notice. P > > > Lyle > _______________________________________________ > BristolBathPM mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.bristolbath.org/mailman/listinfo/bristolbathpm > _______________________________________________ BristolBathPM mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.bristolbath.org/mailman/listinfo/bristolbathpm
