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At 8/16/09 11:47 AM, Sarai wrote:

Hope everyone though in all seriousness had a good time.

heyyyyy why weren't you there? you're a londoneer.
lolloll it rhymes.

At 8/15/09 05:39 PM, Cally wrote:

At 8/15/09 05:35 PM, Coop83 wrote: Well, it's a long shot, but how about Alton Towers? Cheaper than London, plus we get access to the rides before and after hours if we book the hotel rooms ;)

That's not a bad plan...
Last time I went to Alton Towers, there was a large group of us and we had to take several cars, so we actually booked a camp site which was a few hundres yards from the entrance... that's also an idea if most have camping gear?

Well, I'm not much of a fan of camping - I think that it would be better to have a few hotel rooms and from there there can actually be minimal internet access between doing things that are more meet orientated.

At 8/15/09 05:52 PM, Cally wrote:

At 8/15/09 05:42 PM, Luis wrote: I figure if its just a large house with a bunch of food and beverage itd be just fine. We did that for mod meat last year and it was pretty fun.

There's a place nearish to here which is a series of log cabins by a lake - with little boats to go out fishing on the lake - and set in woods. All fully kitted out (bathrooms, electricity, hard standing for cars to park etc.) I know I'm down south, but if there's something like that here, there'll be something further 'oop too. That might also be a fun idea.

I'd agree - this is something that we could certainly find enjoyable, with a big difference compared to what some people would expect from a 'traditional' meet

At 8/15/09 07:18 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote:

At 8/15/09 05:42 PM, Luis wrote:

I figure if its just a large house with a bunch of food and beverage itd be just fine.

Sounds pretty sweet, we just need to make sure someone who can cook comes! :P

Well, I can knock something up, but the real challenge is cooking for lots of people, so you're having to ramp up the amount of food that you cook.

At 8/16/09 02:43 AM, LegolaSS wrote: alton towers is pritty centeral in england... athough it might seem a good idea but iv been there 8+ times in my life at different points in its develpoment... i think for people going for the first time it would be really good fun... problem is... there is alot of english queing to do... and i mean... 2 hour ques... 3 hours?... dpending on what your going for... but a early bird pass from the hotels would most likey mean you are able to get on one... two rides?... without much of a que untill the masses attack...

Well, the early bird pass allows you into the park early, plus it also allows you to stay after hours for a little while. In theory, you can cover "shitlaods", according to Bex and her brother - almost half of what they covered during the rest of the day, legging it between rides. It's another hour after the park closes to general admittance, so that's plenty of time, with no queues to interfere.

where as a huge house somewhere would be a great laugh and fun... and im sure someone would feel the need to bring guitar hero / rock band or something... who needs namco when you have 40+ users with their own stuff... athough of course you dont want this becoming some sort of lan party

Well, there was talk about laptops and consoles being banned from meets, due to breakages and anti-social behaviour. Since this is a social gathering, you're expected to actually socialise, rather than hide behind laptops wherever you can find free WiFi.

so i suppose its time for me to make a plea about my local area... well.. to be honest... what have i got?... um... an ice-rink, bowling, dri-skee slope, swimming and massive town park with huge climbing frames and the like (had to be shortened beacuse someone fell from the top and um... yeah)... also got some history things... like ironbridge on my doorstep... but who wants too look at stuff like that :P

Well, the ice skating sounds a little mental, but the dry skiing and the proper bowling sounds good. Put me down as a positive for this one.

Photos are up! - Not the best, but anyway... feel free to tag yourselves/others if you're a friend.

At 8/15/09 04:37 PM, Luis wrote: so i was thinking about the next get together or whatever next year, in an attempt for a change of pace i thought it would be cool to have it up north somewhere. Kind of like mod meet was last year where its a much smaller group and basically a giant MTV Real World house just outside of Manchester or something.

I'd be game for it, however, if it was in term time (which your birthday is), chances are I wouldn't be able to do much other than fri-sat-sun, which if it's not the whole time, is kinda against the spirit of the thing.

I may be able to blag an extra day of bunking lectures but i'd have to see at the time.

However, I'm enthusiastically in favour of any kind of meet that's not London.

London's been great all three times, but I've done it three times before now...

Also, if tent-camping is on the cards, I'm still enthusiastically down for it, however, if done in January for your birthday, that turns into a big fat no.

January is cold.

:(

However, some kind of cabin/holiday home sounds like a mint idea to me. Absolutely perfect as far as I'm concerned.

I'd be game for it, however, if it was in term time (which your birthday is), chances are I wouldn't be able to do much other than fri-sat-sun, which if it's not the whole time, is kinda against the spirit of the thing.

I may be able to blag an extra day of bunking lectures but i'd have to see at the time.

However, I'm enthusiastically in favour of any kind of meet that's not London.

London's been great all three times, but I've done it three times before now...

Also, if tent-camping is on the cards, I'm still enthusiastically down for it, however, if done in January for your birthday, that turns into a big fat no.

January is cold.

(

However, some kind of cabin/holiday home sounds like a mint idea to me. Absolutely perfect as far as I'm concerned.

I dunno the idea seems solid but im thinking alot of us wont be able to blag, going out to the woods to stay with some guys they met on the internet you know what i mean

At 8/16/09 06:58 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: I'd be game for it, however, if it was in term time (which your birthday is), chances are I wouldn't be able to do much other than fri-sat-sun, which if it's not the whole time, is kinda against the spirit of the thing.

Yeah, but even a long weekend would be cool. The upside being that it wouldnt be such a pain synchronizing, you'd always kinda know where we are so that would remove the craziness that thursdays have become whenever we kick off any london meet.

The way I'm thinkin is, the cottage would rent the whole week and then if some people were just swinging up for a long weekend thats fine.

I'm thinking for the sake of hitting up the north maybe we can have a 'meet' up day up in edinburgh (glasgow is shit so dont bother suggesting it) or something on the saturday afternoon. Alot of people always complain we're never up north and edinburgh is a nice place from what i've heard.

But anyway for the cottage idea, itd have to be fairly selective as i cant fit 20 people into a house. Ideally itd be like 8-9.

Like i said its not really a meet up, just an 'experiment' ...

I have the dates Jan 9 - 18 currently in mind...

Well, a camping trip's never gonna get 40 people on it :(

People who can't come can always organise a seperate london meet.

Contrary to popular belief, just because luis isn't there doesn't mean it's not a meet.

At 8/16/09 07:25 PM, Luis wrote: I'm thinking for the sake of hitting up the north maybe we can have a 'meet' up day up in edinburgh

Well, while I'm bitterly opposed to anywhere further north than, say, York, due to my southern blood and inability to understand a word people are saying, I'd still go. Even if it meant 7 hours on a megabus or whatever.

I have the dates Jan 9 - 18 currently in mind...

My second term starts on the 11th.
I believe it was the same situation last year, in that I came down to London on the first weekend of term.

Anyway, the point is, while scotland would be nice, and I can fully understand your desire to go there, there are plenty of places more central where we could have a shit and a giggle out in the countryside. Peak district, lake district, the malvern hills, brecon beacons, yorkshire dales, etc.

I'm sure I could ask my dad all about that sort of shit and he'd know a billion places.

At 8/16/09 07:25 PM, Luis wrote: I'm thinking for the sake of hitting up the north maybe we can have a 'meet' up day up in edinburgh (glasgow is shit so dont bother suggesting it) or something on the saturday afternoon. Alot of people always complain we're never up north and edinburgh is a nice place from what i've heard.

Hmm... I'm in two minds about going THAT far north. On the one hand, if I can be bothered to go from Newcastle to London just for the sake of an NG meet, then I don't see why any of the 'regulars' can't go the same kind of distance in the opposite direction (OK; it's a bit further, but not by much considering how far you're already going).
On the other, how many NGers do we have that would NOT be inconvenienced by having to go that far, as opposed to those who would? I can think of all of one Scottish NGer (Fyndir), and I don't remember him showing much interest in NG meets.

Then there's the small thing of my last trip to Edinburgh, which wasn't exactly amazing. Sure, it's a nice place... if you like the colour grey. And if you like watching Scots beating the shit out of each other every night (trust me; that DOES wear thin after a few nights).

But anyway for the cottage idea, itd have to be fairly selective as i cant fit 20 people into a house. Ideally itd be like 8-9.

I somehow don't think you'd have that problem. I can't see more than a handful of people turning up to what is effectively an experiment. Since I was sad enough to look into it, I've found that there are two ways you could do the cottage idea: either one large house, like
this one, where you could easily fit 7-8 people in it, or a holiday village, such as the one at Kielder. These lodges only allow for about 3-4 people each, but there's at least 15 of them within 300 yards of each other (and I've been there before, and can confidently say that it's nowhere near as gay as most other 'holiday villages'). If 20 people do show up, there's room enough for them in other lodges, which won't be hard to get if you're thinking of January. Chances are the place'll be almost empty by then.

I suppose it's up to whatever would work best, but those are just some options I wanted to throw in here and see what everyone thinks of them.

At 8/16/09 09:18 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: On the other, how many NGers do we have that would NOT be inconvenienced by having to go that far, as opposed to those who would? I can think of all of one Scottish NGer (Fyndir), and I don't remember him showing much interest in NG meets.

On the contrary, there are a few, although they may not agree with Luis' idea of not drinking quite as much.

this one, where you could easily fit 7-8 people in it

Hah! Cockermouth!

At 8/16/09 07:25 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: Contrary to popular belief, just because luis isn't there doesn't mean it's not a meet.

Yea i agree with that. Also the london thing still will exist during the summer, which is open to anyone to come out for... this is just something else unrelated that i wanted to 'try' out.

I have other ideas for ski trips or something here in the states, but i wanted to try this idea out over in England simply cause I've not scene anything outside the urine soaked streets of London.

Anywho all these suggestions are great, so feel free to contribute if you see fit.

At 8/16/09 09:35 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: On the contrary, there are a few, although they may not agree with Luis' idea of not drinking quite as much.

Figures. There's always more than you think. Although, the number of people who could easily come is unlikely to be the same as the number that actually would turn up for this kind of thing. I dunno, really; you can't predict the future.

Hah! Cockermouth!

I'm sorry... I had to...

At 8/16/09 09:36 PM, Luis wrote: I've not scene anything outside the urine soaked streets of London.

How about the cum-stained walls of my bedroom? ;)

At 8/16/09 09:36 PM, Luis wrote:

At 8/16/09 07:25 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: Contrary to popular belief, just because luis isn't there doesn't mean it's not a meet.

Yea i agree with that. Also the london thing still will exist during the summer, which is open to anyone to come out for... this is just something else unrelated that i wanted to 'try' out.

I have other ideas for ski trips or something here in the states, but i wanted to try this idea out over in England simply cause I've not scene anything outside the urine soaked streets of London.

Anywho all these suggestions are great, so feel free to contribute if you see fit.

Yeah, there's so much more. You'll need to come over for a couple of weeks and rent yourself a car, then do the England Tourist thing.

At 8/15/09 07:20 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: Bahahahaha!! I can just picture a bunch of unfit interneters trying to get up a small mountain. Oh the hilarity!

One time I walked 200 miles across this fair country. True story.

People keep making suggestions about activities we could do but I totally agree with Luis that we dont really need activities. Some of the most fun times for me at these meets are just hanging out chatting about internet stuff, games and films. Dodgems are great fun and all but just hanging out with friends talkin shit and getting drunk is better IMO.

I agree with all the talk of a more mellow meet.

The benefit of a meet is you can get to know Newgrounds members in RL. And as cool as the current meets are, I'm always a bit disappointed that it's so hard to just talk to people over a loud arcade or when every one's drinking.

I'm still pretty new to the meets and don't know so many people yet, but if it's not a closed meet, I'd defiantly be up for a more low key one where everyone can just talk.

I also second there being internet access so we can see each other's work :D

i really like the idea of getting some log cabins up in scot-land... i can drive *have have been for some time* also i get a bran-new car... so if anyone wants a lift from the west-mids area im pritty sure il be able to pick you up... *much better on a long drive with someone to talk to*... i went up to scottland last year with some friends and got a log cabin just south of lock-ness... *lock oink i think*... it was next to a toll bridge... anway... it had a swimming pool... small arcade area and all sorts of activites... but i think just a basic log cabin with nothing much more then that is a fantastic idea... and i have to agree that the internet is a good idea so we can see each others stuff... *and to get some 5 a day flashes in the portal for all us stat whores*... i would rather spend the time on a much more layed back *cheaper holiday* with some guys from newgrounds then a busy day in the middle of london... but thats just my thoughts :3

I'd want to have the cottage as close to manchester as possible like an hour away MAX... I have a long flight back home as is. I dont want a long drive back just to get to the airport.

ALSO. I have been lightly researching this mini-project. None of the places had internet, and one guy told me that it was such an unusual request, that most people who rent cottages are trying to GETAWAY from the internet and computers. I didnt bother explaining to him the obsession people have with newgrounds. But anyway, worse comes to worse, you'll have to deal with no internet if you end up staying with us. We'll just stock up on more video games and booze right? right.

im just kidding on the booze, incase Tom is reading this. Good role model.

At 8/17/09 07:58 PM, Luis wrote: But anyway, worse comes to worse, you'll have to deal with no internet if you end up staying with us.

That's cool, I've got an iPhone, so as long as I can get a phone signal I can connect to the internet :D

NEVER OFFLINE NEVER OFFLINE NEVER OFFLINE NEVER OFFLINE NEVER OFFLINE NEVER OFFLINE

paintball?

At 8/17/09 08:02 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote:

NEVER OFFLINE NEVER OFFLINE NEVER OFFLINE NEVER OFFLINE NEVER OFFLINE NEVER OFFLINE

^ Best statement ever.

I probably won't be able to come if there is gonna be one of these camp things in January. My dad is fine for me going alone to these meets now but it might be a bit too much if I'm staying over night with internet "strangers".

And if there is only selected amount of people going, I'd go to one if someone sets up a meet back at the london eye like we did in the last meet up.

At 8/17/09 08:12 PM, Sealander wrote: I probably won't be able to come if there is gonna be one of these camp things in January. My dad is fine for me going alone to these meets now but it might be a bit too much if I'm staying over night with internet "strangers".

Err yea.. this is kind of a 'big kids' event. :- /

At 8/17/09 07:58 PM, Luis wrote: I'd want to have the cottage as close to manchester as possible like an hour away MAX... I have a long flight back home as is. I dont want a long drive back just to get to the airport.

Hmm... I was gonna say that there should be other airports you could fly into, but if it's a meet out in the countryside then it really wouldn't matter where it was, would it? You'd still have a long drive out to the place and then back again. Oh well... seems a shame to have to restrict the possible meet places like that, but I don't see how it could be avoided, save having someone else organise it (and I don't know of any northern NGers who'd be able to pull the kind of crowd needed for these things to work properly).

But anyway, worse comes to worse, you'll have to deal with no internet if you end up staying with us. We'll just stock up on more video games and booze right? right.

...That would certainly narrow down the number of people wanting to go. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing if you're going for a single house as opposed to several cabins(?).

im just kidding on the booze, incase Tom is reading this. Good role model.

What happened to "you are your own moderator"?

Something up north would be cool. Seeing how I'm up north and that.

And as for next year, dear god please time the thing to coincide with the beer fest again.

Well, I'd hit a cottage in the Peak District for all it's worth, provided I could get a lift from birmingham (or at a push manchester).

Peak District's probably ideal for you, luis. It's around 1 hr from manc but as rural as they get.

But FOR FUCK'S SAKE avoid the last couple of weekends in January. Do it February.

But not super bowl weekend. Unless there is a telly. With Sky.

At 8/17/09 08:22 PM, Luis wrote:

At 8/17/09 08:12 PM, Sealander wrote: I probably won't be able to come if there is gonna be one of these camp things in January. My dad is fine for me going alone to these meets now but it might be a bit too much if I'm staying over night with internet "strangers".

offically waving good bye to my beloved january London meet

At 8/17/09 08:42 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: Well, I'd hit a cottage in the Peak District for all it's worth, provided I could get a lift from birmingham (or at a push manchester).

Peak District's probably ideal for you, luis. It's around 1 hr from manc but as rural as they get.

If things are going to take off up near Manchester, I have to drive past Birmingham to get there anyway. So I can always spin by and pick you up :)

Sheizen - Oddly enough, not many airports outside of London operate trans-atlantic flights which is a massive limitation, and others only fly to certain cities. My nearest airport (Bristol) will only fly to New York, for instance.

At 8/17/09 08:42 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: Well, I'd hit a cottage in the Peak District for all it's worth, provided I could get a lift from birmingham (or at a push manchester).

Peak District's probably ideal for you, luis. It's around 1 hr from manc but as rural as they get.

Yeah. its still early in the game. So I dont really have anything concrete mapped out yet. Its a big brainstorming session for the most part. Thus theres no new thread or anything.