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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 19:13 Edited at: 11th Sep 2005 01:04
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Due to persistent (and heart-warming) begging by Mnemonix, I have decided to do another of my world-famous Conventions

Woohoo, I hear you cry, and indeeed, it is a feat worth celebrating. It will be held, as usual, in ye olde towne of Chichester. And for all those moaning about it, you are certainly welcome to setup a convention whereever you want it...

It will be held on November 12 & 13 - Saturday & Sunday (which allows everyone extra time to save enough money to come along).

See http://www.nicholaskingsley.co.uk/html/convention.html for more details.

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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 19:18
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May I suggest a more fanciful name? Maybe something more similar to, "The Unofficial DB Super Con", y'know, just something to spice up the convention a bit.


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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 19:29
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Count me in I'll bring my top and possibly my rig if I have it by then and I'll bring some network crap too (long CAT5s and hubs).


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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 19:32
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I wont be able to come though

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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 19:36
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So where is Chichester?


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Hampshire i think. About 30 miles-ish from Portsmouth isn't it? (or is that Winchester? )

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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 20:23 Edited at: 5th Apr 2005 20:24
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Quote: "Hampshire"

Bit out - thats the next county... Its to the right of that.

Quote: "May I suggest a more fanciful name? Maybe something more similar to, "The Unofficial DB Super Con", y'know, just something to spice up the convention a bit."

Okay - how about Unoffical DB Super Sci-fi 2005 Convention...

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Yay it wont be that hard for me to get there then only a county across (about an hours drive probably)


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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 20:49
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Oh so where is chichester? Chestershire?

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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 20:50
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I'd love to try and make it for once. I didn't realise where Chichester was, I could drop the missus off at some friends in Portsmouth, free ticket out and brownie points to boot!

I have to say though, it would be good if TGC could arrange something closer to home, as an addition, not instead of.

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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 21:09 Edited at: 5th Apr 2005 21:16
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Lol begging.

Its coz I had so much fun at the last one.


Chichester is in West Sussex.

Anyway I will be there, as will hopefully most of the British DBP community.

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i'll most likely have a car this yr and probably be able to give a lift to 2 other people (assuming space for pc's) providing they make their own way to redditch railway station
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Is Redditch that place in the middle of nowhere



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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 23:04
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*sigh*

/me crosses fingers and hopes to win the lottery so he can buy a jet plane
/me realizes it would help if he bought a lottery ticket
/me sighs again

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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 23:07 Edited at: 6th Apr 2005 00:27
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Quote: "Oh so where is chichester? Chestershire?"

Completely the wrong direction - someone needs geography lessons, me thinks...
For those with no sense of direction, I include a map. I'll let you find Chichester...

A somewhat better map can be found here http://encarta.msn.com/map_701517581/West_Sussex.html

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Posted: 5th Apr 2005 23:46
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I'm guessing North East, right?


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Try South South

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lol, im pretty good with my Geography. Obviously not with finding Chichester... I probably got it mixed up with Winchester...

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Posted: 6th Apr 2005 00:28
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Anyway, more the merrier...

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I already gave the right answer bwhaha.

Anyway, yes the more the merrier. Lets beat last score of 13 people.

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hopefully i'll have my terrain editor released by then, and be able to give a 6hr lecture on how it works... right after everyone gets back from the KFC. i want to see people falling asleep around me dammit
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Did somebody do a similar thing last time?

So who is so far on the list:

Me,
NeoFish,
TCA,
Aura
Mike Johnson
Froogle

Come on guys!

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I may just be there. More than likely anyway.

Hope that helped!

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Hey, I can knock up a small website that will let people leave their details etc. on it. Ill do that when I get back later if you so wish.

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Good idea.

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Posted: 6th Apr 2005 03:50 Edited at: 6th Apr 2005 03:51
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In a provisional and non-binding basis I confirm that I'll attend. I will also deliver one of my famously eccentric and off-beat talks.

The subject of the talk this year will be another practical, legal, topic relevant to people aiming to write a great game then become a millionnaire from it. Unless anyone has a better idea, the topic is likely to be a DIY guide on how to set up and run an English limited company (Ltd not Plc) and the duties and liabilities that are connected with this.

If it is finished, or at least in a presentable state, I may also deliver a talk on Entropy v1.0, being my space game.

TCA, want to have a word with Mike and Lee and Ravey and see if they will attend? I'd be great if Rich can be persuaded to attend as well. I want to see if he is as sarcastic in personam as he is in writing.

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im going to BEG jrowe to come

edit: i also have a friend of friend who has darkbasic, i dont speak to him but next time i do get the chance to i'll mention it to him too.
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Philip? :o Haha, teh crazy lawyer/bear/dude is back! Oh man oh man, I really wish I could be there for the Entropy talk.. Could someone (preferably non-drunkard) please record a transcript or something?

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Hawk, I will.


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Philip:

Delighted to know you will be attending, your talk last year (although I missed half of it) was great. Im glad your still working on Entropy.

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Hum... so jimmy, how're your mindreading skills going? Cause you see there's this big thing called an ocean, and cars, they can't drive over it. Well no I take that back: actually somebodys tried it once (illegal immgrants) but they got pulled over and arrested

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I have a raft.


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Posted: 6th Apr 2005 06:41 Edited at: 6th Apr 2005 06:42
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Last time I heard it had a few holes in - much like your idea for attending my world famous conventions...

Philip - sounds like an interesting talk... Looking forward to it.

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I'll fly over on my goose. Just gotta get him to stop attacking me first


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Quote: "the topic is likely to be a DIY guide on how to set up and run an English limited company"


Is that a bit too complex for the level that most people are aiming for here? I don't mean that in an offensive way, just that most people are probably working towards sole trader or partnership still.

I have a limited company, and a commercial project pending, but I have no plans to combine the two unless it leads to bigger things. I would, however, be interested to know what the score is with selling it via my (sorry, our!) partnership based business. It's within people's grasp, so likely to be more interesting. Well, if you can make self assesment forms interesting

Just my twopenneth.

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*pretends to understand*

Are you coming BatVink?

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If my job hunting goes well, I'll try to arrange it

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november! I may be able to drive by then, if I can I'll go, If I can't I wont

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As soon as I have a chat with my good friend Bill [Gates], I will arrange for a ride across the ocean.
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I too will try and go. I will either go to China or the UK around that time--- difficult choice


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Heh, Even if i wanted to save the money and fly out that weekend, I couldn't. That be my moms birthday weekend

I'd never hear the end of it if i wasn't there.

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Excuses, excuses...


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Barring any unforseen circumstances I will definately be attending this year.

I soooo wanted to be at the last two but living in Cyprus made it a little tricky. Now that I am back in Blighty I should have no problem.

And of course, my winnings from 'Who wants to be a millionaire' will pay for a laptop that I can bring along

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Looks like it should be good :d

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Due to mounting pressure from Mnemonix (Mr. Motivatah!), I regret to announce that I too will be attending the convention this year.

November is plenty of time to get things organised, so I shall be practicing my Kung-Fu and anti-arrest skills until then.

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Now, I require a list of persons who cant/wont/dont have a computer to bring, from which I can calculate a final cost per person (excluding travel expenses, lodgings etc).

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Uhm expenses... about $200 I think for cement to patch the raft

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Well I dont have a computer to bring, but I dont nessecarily need one whilst I am there either.

As for the website tca, I can setup a form which people who want to come can fill in, and they can be emailed to you? Is that acceptable?

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Whence came this foul tempest?

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