Re: [apps-discuss] Wiki for bar bofs?

So back to Mark's questions, is there a WIKI page to help coordinate my drinking problem, I hate to end up with a situation where the transport guys are having a fine scotch at the same time the RAI guys were opening some nice Bordeaux. 

On Mar 11, 2011, at 9:44 AM, Mark Nottingham wrote:

> I don't disagree with any particular point raised in this thread, but for some of us, scheduling bar bofs is difficult, as there are many people with overlapping areas of interest. Given that Bar BoFs (side meetings, whatever -- if you want to change the terminology, the meeting page is a good start!) are often high value, *some* sort of coordination would be nice.
> 
> 
> On 11/03/2011, at 7:07 AM, Eric Burger wrote:
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>> Last I looked, we are the IETF, not the ITU.
>> 
>> You do not need permission to get together to drink.
>> 
>> You do not need parliamentary rules to talk about stuff while you get together to drink.
>> 
>> IF you want to advertise your Bar BOF, PLEASE put an appropriate page on the wiki.  PEOPLE: IT IS A WIKI, not a moderated, official business only web page.
>> 
>> IF you do NOT want to advertise your Bar BOF, guess what?  Do not advertise it!
>> 
>> Of course, if you want good conversation, do not forget to invite me and buy me a beer :-)
>> 
>> 
>> On Mar 11, 2011, at 9:01 AM, Javier Ubillos wrote:
>> 
>>> On Fri, 2011-03-11 at 08:18 -0500, Simon Perreault wrote:
>>>> On 2011-03-11 01:50, Lars Eggert wrote:
>>>>> On 2011-3-11, at 6:14, Mark Nottingham wrote:
>>>>>> Not official BoFs, Bar BoFs.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This confusion nicely demonstrates why we're trying to push people to call these things side meetings: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-eggert-successful-bar-bof
>>>> 
>>>> +1
>>>> 
>>>> I'm part of a group that is organizing a bar BoF. I would prefer ours to
>>>> not be listed in the wiki, exactly for the reasons cited in the draft.
>>>> As a general rule, if you know about the existence of a bar BoF, it
>>>> means you're invited. Advertising it at large on a wiki breaks that
>>>> filtering mechanism.
>>>> 
>>>> Simon
>>> 
>>> I second the algorithm suggested by Klaas Wierenga.
>>> 
>>> ***
>>> a "convener MUST buy 1 beer or alternative consumption for all invited
>>> attendees of the bar BoF" would solve lots of the problems you mention:
>>> 
>>> - reduce the number of attendees
>>> - favor meeting in a bar
>>> - gives a more informal way of communication
>>> ***
>>> 
>>> http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/77attendees/current/msg00300.html
>>> 
>>> // Javier
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