2008/10/9 Tony Whitmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:09:10 +0100, Dr Adam J Trickett > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I think it's true, if you turn up at an event and nobody says > >> hello you feel a bit odd. I know we all do it and forget to > >> introduce ourselves, hence my resolution to try and always say > >> hello to people at LUG meetings. > > > > It's a good point, I totally agree. This was one of the reasons for setting > > up the front desk, but with less of a rush of people turning up to > > meetings, I wonder if this has fallen by the wayside a bit. > > > > Tony > >
Amen to all the above. As an only-occasional visitor to the So'ton meetings I certainly find that there are usually more new (or forgotten ;-) faces than familiar/remembered ones, and I remember the first few visits feeling a little bit out of it . I think that due to the often anarchic (lack of) format of the Soton meetings a new arrival can feel a bit "what's going on, what am I meant to be doing? (and who's that over there with the blue hair?)". That said, shiny gadgets (yours or the other person's) always make a great ice-breaker for starting a conversation ;-) -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
