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Re: Brislug Meeting, Febuary 2008 - on behalf of Aaron Andrews
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In lugnet.loc.au.qld.bri, Peter Parsons wrote:
> Well Well
> what a strange way to organise a BRISLUG get together??
> Normally every one has everyones Email and sends out an invitation as we don't
> all spent our hours of leasure time on LUGNET.
>
> As a matter of fact I can't even remember seeing this guy (Aaron) at any of the
> last regular meets.
> When did we meet you and invite you to BRISLUG as a member??
> How many showed up 3??
> Perhaps if you want to organise a meet you should go about it the old way and
> email all members to gauge a suitable date and venue. When you have the answers
> you then let it be known on LUGNET so that non members know it is on.
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> Mate we have had some fantastic meets in the past (almost 10 years if my memory
> is right) when we had up in the 15 people area (when they are done right not
> just out of the blue)
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> I can even name some who where at the very first meeting at Mark Harrison's
> place many many years ago when we where called BUGS.
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> Tim was there, so was Mel (now in Germany), Gary was thereI think Kerry missed
> that one, I think Ken Wilson was at that one, Tarra was at that one too.First
> time I met Aaron Coghill from the South Coast. Tim has only just come home from
> England so a lot of water passed under BRISLUG bridges since he was at any,
> perhaps he should refresh his original contact list before he left it certainly
> would have helped you.
>
> Your enthusiam is good you just need to plan better.
> Remember an old saying that I picked up in the "Green Machine"
> "Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance"
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>
> Hope this may help you
> A find out all the right contacts
> B organise a meet much better and with heaps of people.
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>
> Cheers
> Peter Parsons
> LUGNET No 348
> Member of BRISLUG
> Founding Member of BLTG (Brisbane Lego Train Group)
Hi Peter,
I appologise if I've stepped on any toes or bruised any egos.
I am a very active member of the online community, in varying capacities, &
quite well known (online) as a result - not to blow my own horn, & I won't
bother you with details. But I only became active in the community around
September 2006, about the same time I started searching for LEGO Users' Groups
in my local area.
My search quickly lead me here, where I signed up on the mailing list, & like
any good newbie sat back & waited for something to happen. & waited... &
waited some more...
As far as myself, LUGnet, & Google.com was concerned this was the only place
where BrisLUG existed, I couldn't find any over avenues to pursue & if there
were (which obviously by the serious & discouraging tone of your original post
there must be)they were not easily accessable or publicised.
Finally Al posted up an invite to a "BrisLUG" meet (in Novermber 2006 I think) &
I replied & introduced myself - still very green - & asked if I could come
along. Unfortunetly & didn't make the meet out of a combination of lack of baby
sitter for my then 2 year old & the fact I was a little freaked out by the
unknowns I was about to confront! I really regret not going now...
So I sat out another 12 months of apparent inactivity, but still really wanted
to get involved in the local community, so after a little contact with Tim
online (& without his consultation), I decided this year to make the first step
& offer my place & a time to meet. After seeing that only 5-6 people showed up
to Al's & after chatting with Tim I figured that an informal approach might be
best at first, & give me an oppertunity to sound out the community.
I learnt alot from Kerry & the guys that day about our local community. I was
also assured that there was no official list of members in BrisLUG & this
confirmed all my previous observations.
However, I would love to participate & I am sure I can contribute to town
layouts & other distractions beyond, yet, supporting the train theme - although
my interests stretch to nearly all LEGO themes. Tim Gould & myself have been
discussing doing a co-opertive effort on a diorama for some time now.
So I would appreciate being schooled in the "correct" process to how I am to
firstly contact, then obtain membership & become incolved in our local
communtiy.
You can see examples of my work on...
Brickshelf - http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=DARKspawn
Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkspawn
Cheers
Aaron Andrews
Community Member, if only in my own mind
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