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Would you be interested in attending a WrongPlanet gathering?
Yes 61%  61%  [ 68 ]
No 13%  13%  [ 14 ]
Not Sure 26%  26%  [ 29 ]
Total votes : 111

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06 Feb 2009, 1:05 pm

zghost wrote:
I don't know, I might. If it was fairly close.

Media coverage would actually make me less likely to attend.


When we were discussing this on another thread I mentioned that it would have to be arranged that if a person would not want media coverage then they would not have to be in front of TV cameras or anything.


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06 Feb 2009, 1:13 pm

It might be interesting. Large gatherings usually freak me out. But one where everyone is on the spectrum might be very interesting. Not being in the minority would certainly be unique. So basically - I'm pulled in 2 directions.


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06 Feb 2009, 1:21 pm

I would love for their to be Media coverage, it would let more people know about AS and I might get the chance to be on TV.



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06 Feb 2009, 2:28 pm

Thanks for all of your interest on this so far. Let's keep the ball rolling then. Don't think I have abandoned you this weekend since I won't be online. My wife and I are going out of town for a couple days. I will be anxious to read more comments on this.


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06 Feb 2009, 2:35 pm

well i would like to. i hate crowds and rarely go out to anything beyond meetings that are one-on-one...but i would be interested in doing so in order to meet some of my ASD mates that i've met here.


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06 Feb 2009, 2:39 pm

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You Americans are lucky. The Europeans never organize meet-ups, what with most of them being in the UK due to the language on WP being English. The Brits have their own meet-ups and don't invite the rest of the Europeans. :(


yeah we should totally organise a "Strictly non-UK and non-US WP convention". there would be like, 4 of us?

just about enough for a bottle of whisky to share and for a game of bridge. :wink:


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06 Feb 2009, 2:52 pm

not really


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06 Feb 2009, 3:20 pm

If it were in my home town, yeah, or near me, yeah.



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06 Feb 2009, 3:24 pm

Quote:
Prof_Pretorius wrote:
anna-banana wrote:
Greentea wrote:
You Americans are lucky. The Europeans never organize meet-ups, what with most of them being in the UK due to the language on WP being English. The Brits have their own meet-ups and don't invite the rest of the Europeans. :(


yeah we should totally organise a "Strictly non-UK and non-US WP convention". there would be like, 4 of us?

just about enough for a bottle of whisky to share and for a game of bridge. :wink:


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oh... you would have to include me. i would fly from australia for that one if i could scrape the fare cost together.
besides i wanna meet anna-banana


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06 Feb 2009, 3:46 pm

Probably no one on here even knows who I am, but yeah, I'd be interested. I live near New York and I would travel a few hours for something like this.



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06 Feb 2009, 4:20 pm

Only if we all wear name tags! :lmao:



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06 Feb 2009, 4:29 pm

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Only if we all wear name tags!

Oh hell NO! I completely hate and detest name tags.

Well, as long as I can opt out......



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06 Feb 2009, 4:31 pm

zghost wrote:
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Only if we all wear name tags!

Oh hell NO! I completely hate and detest name tags.

Well, as long as I can opt out......


...you can remember other people's names? :salut:



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06 Feb 2009, 6:28 pm

zghost wrote:
I don't know, I might. If it was fairly close.

Media coverage would actually make me less likely to attend.


Hmm, never thought about that, I wouldn't want to have media coverage myself... I would live with it though, as long as I wasn't on camera...



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06 Feb 2009, 6:47 pm

I'd probably come--depending on where it was. A name tag is fine with me, but really I should be able to be picked out from a crowd. I have a beautiful bald head . . .



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06 Feb 2009, 7:55 pm

millie wrote:
Quote:
Prof_Pretorius wrote:
anna-banana wrote:
Greentea wrote:
You Americans are lucky. The Europeans never organize meet-ups, what with most of them being in the UK due to the language on WP being English. The Brits have their own meet-ups and don't invite the rest of the Europeans. :(


yeah we should totally organise a "Strictly non-UK and non-US WP convention". there would be like, 4 of us?

just about enough for a bottle of whisky to share and for a game of bridge. :wink:


~Sigh~ A woman after me own heart ! !!


oh... you would have to include me. i would fly from australia for that one if i could scrape the fare cost together.
besides i wanna meet anna-banana


hehe I totally forgot about you guys down there! yeah the flight fares are a b***h... half-way would be what, Hong-Kong? that could be a good party ;D


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