Meetup : Melbourne Social Meetup
post by Maelin · 2013-09-09T07:08:58.837Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 6 commentsContents
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Discussion article for the meetup : Melbourne Social Meetup
Melbourne's regular monthly Social Meetup will be running as normal on the third Friday evening of the month. All welcome from 6:30pm, feel free to arrive later if that is easier for you.
Our social meetups are friendly, informal events where we chat about topics of interest and often play board games. Sometimes we will also play parlour games like Mafia (a.k.a. Werewolf) or Resistance. We usually order some sort of take-away dinner for any that wish to partake.
Please ring the number 5 button when you arrive in the foyer and we'll buzz you up. If you get lost or have any problems, feel free to call me (Richard) on 0421231789.
Discussion article for the meetup : Melbourne Social Meetup
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comment by BraydenM · 2013-09-19T03:27:46.604Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I'd like to convey a message to anyone who has been considering attending a meetup but hasn't actually come.
I first considered coming to a Melbourne meetup 18 months ago, but ended up putting it off for almost 6 months, having read HPMOR and only one of the sequences. At the time I remember feeling a little like attending my first meetup had a pretty poor expected cost/benefit ratio: I didn't know where the venue was, know any of the people, felt like I wouldn't fit in, and it was on a Friday night! My range of uncertainty for the expected awesomeness of the event ranged from 'not very awesome at all' to 'okay'.
When I finally did decide to attend, it turned out to be on of the best decisions I've made. The people were incredibly friendly and intelligent, the games were much more challenging and enjoyable than the board games I had played before, and I came away at the end of the night with a long list of interesting things to research.
In the year since I first came I've had an incredible journey thanks to these people, and I admit that putting off attending for six months was a mistake. The best way to narrow down your uncertainty on how good an idea it is to do something is to just try it. If it turns out good, you start reaping the rewards immediately, and if it turns out not so good, then you now have information to that effect.
Feel free to send me a private message if you are still sceptical or want more information. Or make a post here so we have more data on where everyone is coming from. If you are interested, but the time/location/event type doesn't work for you, let us know, so we can update accordingly in the future.
Brayden
comment by ShardPhoenix · 2013-09-19T05:28:16.095Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I'm sort of still recovering from having my wisdom teeth out, but I'll be there if I can.
comment by [deleted] · 2013-09-10T00:17:10.992Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I'll definitely be there.