xkcd

by **no-genius** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:03 pm UTC

....anyone?

(I might be having a meetup with mat at some point. He seems cool)

by **crazyjimbo** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:20 pm UTC

I'd be up for it. There wasn't much enthusiasm for the 'official' meet up so it never got organised, but if someone organised one I'd make an effort to be there.

by **no-genius** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:29 pm UTC

ok, i know explosions in the sky are playing on the 23rd January. (tickets £12.50) - brighton concorde 2.

before then, we could meet at sussex uni (falmer station) AND the tv room at my halls is fucking awesome. AND we have a campus bar just across the road.

(ok, so its a long way from brighton, but c'mon! its 2 days after my 21st birthday. that would be awesome to the power of win!)

by **Robin S** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:01 pm UTC

Not somewhere in London? I can't really afford travel to anywhere else

by **crazyjimbo** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:05 pm UTC

Robin S wrote:Not somewhere in London? I can't really afford travel to anywhere else

The trouble is everyone has the same problem. The beauty of the comic meetup was that there could be no dispute over location and time.

by **Robin S** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:10 pm UTC

That is true. Perhaps once we have enough people interested, we could see where everyone lived and where was most convenient? London is a pretty major population centre so there is likely to be a reasonable proportion of people there, but then forum member statistics might be somewhat skewed, especially if there aren't that many of us.

Also, having the meetup at an externally-organized event might make it quite hard to find everyone and, even if we did manage to get around that, it wouldn't be quite the same sort of atmosphere. Hyde park is big and... parklike... meh. It'll happen where it happens, but we still need more than three people

by **no-genius** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:17 pm UTC

Well how many of us are there?

I guess London would be easier, but only if i wasn't lazier

by **dubsola** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:37 pm UTC

I'm in London, but like excuses to go somewhere else. Specially after mid-November, when GF goes back to Australia 6 weeks before I do, and I've nothing to do.

by **no-genius** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:22 pm UTC

It would be cool if we could meet up to see a gig in november-ish - but I don't know what, and I'm also poor...

by **MLM** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:09 am UTC

I'd be interested myself. London would be handy for me, I'm working in Brighton (well, Falmer) during the week until the end of the year and can stay the weekend if something interesting gets planned.

No-Genius, Many XKCD'ers in Sussex university? I walk there during lunch sometimes, seems a decent campus.

by **Cassi** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:15 am UTC

But London is expensive to get to...

(Though in fairness it's unlikely I'd be able to make it to anything unless it was ridiculously near to me, so my opinion can be more or less ignored.

)

by **Robin S** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:50 am UTC

Imperial's student paper syndicates XKCD, so I've got a feeling there's at least a reasonably-sized fanbase, though how many of them would be aware of the fora is a different question. I might be able to try to spread awareness though.

by **Mat** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:41 am UTC

Theres at least 2 xkcd-ers at sussex uni

I think london is the best place, since its easy to get to for most people (and I can't afford to get to anywhere further away than that)

of course I wouldn't object to a brighton meet up, seeing as thats where I live..

by **no-genius** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:27 am UTC

Mat wrote:Theres at least 2 xkcd-ers at sussex uni

Well, all we can say is that there exists a university in susssex, of which two of them read xkcd.

by T » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:58 pm UTC

Brighton it is, then. I'm 20 minutes away by train.

by **xyzzy** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:35 pm UTC

I'm several hours out, but I go down regularly. Schedule this well, and I'll come along

by **Mat** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:43 pm UTC

what sort of thing would we be doing at the meet? we could just find a pub or something to go to, but the pics from the other one have raised my expectations somewhat...

by **crazyjimbo** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:46 pm UTC

I don't think this deserves it's own thread so I'll post here...

I'm thinking about going to a gig in Glasgow where The National are playing. Would anyone else be interested? Going to gigs alone sucks.

Mat wrote:what sort of thing would we be doing at the meet? we could just find a pub or something to go to, but the pics from the other one have raised my expectations somewhat...

If it was just going to be a meet up in a pub, someone might at least throw a party - so much more scope for creativity. Alternatively, a day out at a roller coaster would be fun.

by **Robin S** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:19 pm UTC

We could get our own chess-playing photo! Except I'm crap at chess. Maybe Go instead?

by **crazyjimbo** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:31 pm UTC

Robin S wrote:We could get our own chess-playing photo! Except I'm crap at chess. Maybe Go instead?

I like it! The Go pieces would be much easier to smuggle onto the coaster and stick down as well.

Also, I meant roller coaster park, although I figure you intelligent people gathered that since there are very few solitary roller coasters...

by **MLM** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:14 pm UTC

Mat wrote:what sort of thing would we be doing at the meet? we could just find a pub or something to go to, but the pics from the other one have raised my expectations somewhat...

Just 'hanging out'

. I don't think that a meetup like the recent one in the US will happen in the UK anytime soon, daytime/weather isn't lasting long enough these days for something like that anyway.

There are plenty of decent and quiet enough bars in the hotels on the Brighton seafront. Could just meet in one of those at say, 6/7ish some weeknight in the next few weeks. Anyone in the area pop along for a while kinda thing?

Or we could dress as pirates and invade the pier.

by **Robin S** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:31 pm UTC

MLM wrote:Just 'hanging out' .

Yes! If we all bring along our own furniture, we could have an ensemble! I have yet to think of a suitably punning name for us to call ourselves, though.

by **MLM** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:09 am UTC

Robin S wrote:
MLM wrote:Just 'hanging out' .
Yes! If we all bring along our own furniture, we could have an ensemble! I have yet to think of a suitably punning name for us to call ourselves, though.

"The nutcracker kitchen suite"?

by **nickoli** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:59 am UTC

I may be interested. I'm from Stoke-on-Trent, but London's not to bad to get to given sufficient notice. (Thre weeks in advance, I might be able to travel 1st class for £20 - on the day, standard class starts at £60). Other places in the south tend to be more difficult.

by **cmacis** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:56 pm UTC

In the last example of this topic I suggested Blackpool since there are varying degrees of rollercoasters, several with cameras.

My top preference would be Leeds. We do have several wide green spaces that we could turn into something.

Anyone want to ask Randall to draw a comic specifying co-ordinates in time and space situated in the UK?

by **Robin S** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:19 am UTC

Think he takes requests?

Leeds isn't the only place in the UK with wide, open green spaces. I don't mean to sound patronizing; it's just I'm not sure how convenient it would be for most people to get to. Most people so far seem to be from London, Sussex, Brighton - all in the south of England. There's a chance some of us might not be able to attend even if it stays relatively nearby, because of travel costs.

by **LE4dGOLEM** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:55 pm UTC

cmacis wrote:In the last example of this topic I suggested Blackpool since there are varying degrees of rollercoasters, several with cameras.

My top preference would be Leeds.

Seconded on both accounts. Note that for both the british moderators, blackpool is convenient.

by **Robin S** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:59 pm UTC

Do you ever, ever come to London, or anywhere nearby?

I never, ever go to Blackpool, or anywhere nearby, and I suspect a number of others here don't either.

In the end, what we are looking for is (I assume) maximum turnout. Therefore, the issue of whether the location is convenient for moderators is, whilst relevant, perhaps not top priority. If Blackpool turned out to be the most convenient location for everyone, that would of course be fine.

by **Cassi** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:47 pm UTC

I'll probably be going to Blackpool in February for 4 days to do a driving course...

by **Moo** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:33 pm UTC

Squee!! UK meetup! Me want come!

Also have friend who introduced me to xkcd whom I will drag along by force.

I live in Essex, go to London lots, and work in Hertfordshire. So London = good, other South-East = ok. Sorry Leedsy people.

We could hire a private area in a pub (although everyone sounds skint. As the seeming only working grownup I can pay a bit more?) and bring playpen balls? Or each come up with xkcd-esque questions for our own pub quiz. Or talk and stuff. Or go karaoke! Sorry I just love karaoke and can never get anyone to go with me

What timeline we talking? Not that everthing's about me but I'm crazy-busy until mid-November and just mildly-eccentric-busy until the end of the year.

by **craig1709** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:19 pm UTC

You could count me in - I live in rural Shropshire :p beats anyone's complaint of the meeting place being too far away. However, I don't have a problem with catching a train in the morning. Must go to sleep soon...

by **Jesse** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:23 am UTC

Don't worry about being near Blackpool anyway Lead, I don't particularly notice/like many of the English members here and thus wouldn't turn up anyways.

by **Sir Blackberrybush** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:01 pm UTC

One more for Brighton! I will be working at a school here until July and love the city.

by **LE4dGOLEM** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:50 pm UTC

Jesster wrote:Don't worry about being near Blackpool anyway Lead, I don't particularly notice/like many of the English members here and thus wouldn't turn up anyways.

ITC I hereby sage this thread.

by **Jesse** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:07 pm UTC

Sage?

by **Robin S** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:32 am UTC

You know, we could just hold multiple meetups and let people turn up to more than one if they want.

by **Brandon Oto** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:31 pm UTC

I'll come over there for a good one.

by **Moo** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:32 pm UTC

Robin S wrote:You know, we could just hold multiple meetups and let people turn up to more than one if they want.

With 17 people showing an interest there's not much to go around between several different meetups. PS willing to travel btw, didn't say that before.

by **Stief** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:10 am UTC

I'm interested...although I would need to drag along a driving friend and also it would have to be during a break in my university

how long do ya reckon it'd take to get from south wales?

by **LE4dGOLEM** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:35 pm UTC

Jesster wrote:Sage?

To make a reply without bumping the thread. Originally comes from fast-moving messageboards. It meant you could reply to the thread without doing it the honour of bumping it up to the top. To sage a thread shows disinterest and to find the thread (for want of a better word) dishonourable.

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