TLUG Coup D'etat

[Colin McGregor]

"Tim Writer" <tim-s/rLXaiAEBtBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 12:56 PM wrote:

> James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> writes:
>
> > Robert Brockway wrote:
> > > On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 paulmora-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org wrote:
> >
> > >>>   - an unwillingness to clamp down on abuse of speakers [if fact, I
met
> > >>>        guy at RWL that is going to give a talk at HLUG and NewTLUG
but
> > >>>        was adamant that he won't speak at TLUG]
> > >>
> > >>So... the $1,000,000 question....
> > > I was at the last talk and thought the room was much more subdued than
> >
> > > usual.  I think everyone was on their best behaviour :)
> > > Not sure if it will hold though.
> >
> > Perhaps that was due to all the discussion here about it and the
hecklers
> > realized they're not appreciated, when they interfere with the
presentation.
> > Remember guys, we're there to hear the presenter, not you.
>
> I think this can be dealt with by a) having a 30 minute warm up and b)
having
> the introducer remind everyone that the speaker has given generously of
> his/her time and the least they can do is be polite.

Something that may help with the warm up is one of TLUG's worst kept
secrets, Pho Hung. There is a group of 8-10 people who will normally on the
night of a TLUG meeting meet-up about 6:00 PM at Pho Hung a Vietnamese style
restaurant at 350 Spadina Avenue (a short walk from U of T). This way folks
can do a lot of socialising /networking / etc. before the meeting. It also
means that at the meeting stomachs are not complaining (mind you if you down
1 or 2 of the little peppers that are left on each table, other parts of
your anatomy will be complaining, LOUDLY about being way too warm :-) ).
Price wise you can do ok for $10 at Pho Hung or for $15 you can eat very
well, so a very moderately priced place.

Then after the TLUG meetings there is a group the heads over to one of the U
of T student pubs (there is a large but not total overlap between the Pho
Hung and the pub group). Again discussions but this time over a cold
beverage (and yes in my case the beverage is much more likely to be a can of
Sprite than a beer but to each their own).

Besides the @#$% transit situation to the NewTLUG meetings this lack of a
chance to chew the fat over a plate of food and/or a beverage is the second
most annoying thing about NewTLUG.

Colin McGregor

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