woodssj
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Hello!
A bit of a thought has occurred to me, since I used to be very much in the business of event planning and coordination: We are a decentralized, amorphous, and, frankly, insane group of people here. We rarely get together for events, but there should be a page here for exactly that: Events.
We don't really seem to have a real database of people's locations (And we likely shouldn't) but it would be a great thing for an events page to be started, with each event having a formula for the post title. An Example would be: "22AUG15 NY New Paltz COMPETITION AND GATHERING." This gives immediate information in the order of precedence: The date first, so you know immediately if you can even consider the event. The State/Country/Region, so you know if it's near enough to make it if the date is clear, followed by the town or city for fine-tuning the location. Then, you have the type of event.
A formula for the first post of the information required (Date, Site, Possible Lodgings, Schedule of Events, Etc.) should also be come up with. I can gladly make this Template for the site if you'd like me to.
With all the events, both possible and definite, in one place, it would be possible to actually figure out where, when and how frequently larger gatherings would be workable, and get Slinging out in the public eye more.
Events to include aside from strictly Sling Meets would be things like Ancients Alive, at Locust Lawn each August (22-23 this year) in New Paltz NY. It's a Classical Reenactment event, mostly, but we fit in there, and would be a major attraction. Similar events involving Romans, Greeks and other ancient Peoples across the world would be the perfect place for Slingers to meet, spread the hobby, and educate people.
The International Meets would be nice to know about in advance as well, and would fit in this section of the forum nicely.
With such a section, I don't expect to be able to get 500 slingers in one place at one time. I do, however, expect that 5 or 6 slingers might be able to meet up more frequently, more reliably, and more enjoyably, since it will be easier to find out about these events ahead of time.
Just my thought for the moment. Thank you for the consideration.
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