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3 October, 2012 - -= Argy =- | 8 Comments

After reading the comments about what time people would like to meet up, I have two dates to suggest.

1. 6th and 7th of July

Oz Comic Con is in Melbourne at this time, and was suggested by Liggitt as a possible activity for us all to do.

Tickets are $20 for a day, or $35 for the whole weekend.

We can purchase them ourselves, or alternatively I could do a group purchase by a certain date, for those who have paid me via PayPal. This might be a better option, as I'd hate for one or two people to buy tickets, only to have everyone else bail out.

I was also thinking that, if I do a group booking for accommodation, I could also hire a minibus to take us all there. I have a minibus license and am experienced in driving them, from my years spent ferrying young people around to events.

2. 14th and 15th of January

From what I read the Summer holidays seemed to suit most people for a get together. Zerg also said he might not be available on the last weekend of January.

If we take this option we can do a group booking somewhere that is close to the free tram, so we can get around easily to places where we can game, get something to eat, and perhaps do a bit of shopping. For games, naturally.

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Post in the comments section as to whether either or these dates suits you.

If you can't make either of them, and have a different date that would suit you, post that too and we might have a third option.

Why have you been invited to this group? - MELBOURNE MEET UP

21 May, 2012 - -= Argy =- | 0 Comments

This old group is now used as a place for Runners to make plans for events that don't involve the entire <=RB= community.

You have been temporarily added to this group to discuss a planned real life get together of Runners in Melbourne.

Please just ignore old posts in this group. I don't want to delete them as they interest me. Use the Comments section to discuss plans.

At the moment I need everyone interested in a get together to answer these questions:

1. Is there anyone missing who you think should have been invited here?

2. Would you be interested in going to Melbourne for a weekend with other Runners?

3. When would be the best time for you (at this stage we're thinking later this year, early next year)?

4. Would you rather arrange your own accommodation, or pay ahead of time to have it arranged as a group booking?

5. We are suggesting that people use a cheaper company like Jetstar to get to Melbourne. Would this suit you if you are travelling a long way? (people would need to arrange their own tickets)

6. Would you like activities planned over the weekend, or prefer to just hang around chatting?

7. Do you have any ideas for activities? At this stage the following have been suggested: Luna Park, local gaming cafe, local arcade, walk along beach at St Kilda, lunch at Brunswick Street, dinner at Lygon Street. Note: there would not be time to do ALL of these things.

8. Would you rather head to Melbourne as a group to attend a big event like Comicon or the equivalent?

9. Is there anything else you would like to add?

Please answer in the main Comments section, not under this message. Cheers.

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<=RB= AoM Lazyling 29 Aug, 2012 @ 6:31am

I wish to alter my answer for #8 in light of the Alestorm concert I discovered recently. If our timing goes well, we can plan the trip right around that (all this I've already said), so those of us that are interested (which are mainly Tassie members, I think,) can go.

Syandris 31 May, 2012 @ 1:05am

1. I probably wouldn't be going if my friend bzerk wasn't going and I don't really know that many other people in the group.

2. Sure if I could afford it and had someone I know personally going or to stay with. I do have a brother in Melbourne so maybe I could stay with him.

3. Probably between December and march? Timing is hard though.

4. If I was to stay with my brother, no otherwise probably yes.

5. I have no problems using cheap airlines as have done so before. The food if any is fine, I like the wine but the movies are bad.

6. Activities would be best for me as I'm not a huge chatty person. I have been to dream world once and I was one of the greatest days ever. I went on all the scary rides, "the Claw" twice. The LAN parties I went to as a teenager are some of my best memories. Having fast food and playing hide and seek in the local park at 10-12pm at night before playing halo till 3am in the morning and doing it all again the next day, good times.

Syandris 31 May, 2012 @ 1:05am

7. Those ideas all sound good. Anything video game related would be good as well. I am rather prejudice about which video games I like but should be fine learning to enjoy things together. Something else to consider is "we can play video games anytime together" so I guess it would be OK to do non-video game things as well.

8. Never been to a big event before, unsure. I would probably like lots of small events myself.

9. I Most likely won't be able to go as money and time will restrict me here (I'm a super broke student). But if I had my wish and I were able to morph into an eagle at will I would fly over without a care in the world (life would be so much better as an eagle, I wouldn't have to care about stupid moneys). Also I'm not a huge social talker (at all) or outward going person so maybe an event like this would not be my thing. Who knows?

Laz 23 May, 2012 @ 6:49pm

1. *shrug*

2-5. I live in central Melbourne. So, anything goes. Like Liggy, Eeeeeee!

6. Awesome things to look forward to would be great, but just the ability to put faces to voices and the like would be good too.

7. COFFEEE! No doubt I will drink plenty of it anyway, but Melbourne offers a pretty gentrified cafe experience. It seems to be a local tradition to have no idea what your city has to offer tourists, but I do know for certain that there are plenty of awesome places to eat and drink. I hear that Mana bar is now doing Barcraft, so that could be cool to check out, even if virtually every gamer friend I know who has been there is skeptical of the place.

8. I am not a big convention person. It might be up to you guys to change my opinion.

9. If I think of something, I will probably say it.

<=RB= AoM Lazyling 23 May, 2012 @ 1:03am

7b. A LAN is the most obvious thing to do. :P I don't mind going out and having fun though. But definitely a LAN at some point.

8. Erm... I think this is asking if we want to meet at a date centred around an event. In that case... Well, if there's a CONvenient event (ie around that time), sure. More money, but hey, this is already an expensive trip.

9. Hmm... Not really.

<=RB= AoM Lazyling 23 May, 2012 @ 1:00am

1. I can't think of anyone.

2. Of course! I do believe I already said I'm game for it.

3. Anytime throughout 2012/2013 holidays, provided it doesn't run straight over a camp that's... I think late Jan? I can move anything else.

4. Group booking means less work overall for the group. When and how much do you want?

5. I have no idea what planes to take, I've only had brief looks at that. I'll go on whatever the Tassie Team takes.

6. Why not a week? Then we could do a lot of both! (Admittedly accomodation goes right up...)

7. I have one big thing to say here: Wherever we eat out, I demand that place be somewhere that will serve plain food! Preferably it be on the menu. I just get sick of "hearty chicken curry with tomato, potato and your choice of lettuce or cucumber salad". (Note, this isn't a list of stuff I don't like, it's a combination.)

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