Re: National Meet Needs To Be Central For Everyone

From: Jason Bleazard (dml@bleazard.net)
Date: Wed Nov 24 2004 - 10:16:05 EST


On Tue, November 23, 2004 10:18 pm, andy levy said:
>
> It's a Catch-22. Unless you have a solid commitment from everyone, you
> don't know where 1500 miles puts things. And without having a location,
> you can't get people to commit.

Okay, so rather than waiting for a solid commitment, let's just figure out
who would have a serious interest, then find a location that isn't too bad
for too many of those people. The very first DML Norah organized back in
'98 taught us that it's impossible to please everyone. Unfortunate, but
true.

> The American West is BIG.

Yeah, but it's wide open, so you can cover a lot of ground quickly if
you're so inclined.

> Again, these are only guesses based on what MapPoint provides. I think
> Jason's suggestion of using the Debian project's little map is a very
> good one, the catch being that it only plots as the crow flies, it won't
> follow roads.

Very true. Tom has been forwarding me a few names, and I made up a test
map just to see if that program worked. Between the replies he's had,
plus me adding in a few of the usual suspects, I've only got 13 data
points so far. The average is around Gary, IN. If anyone wants to see
the map as it is so far, I can e-mail it or upload it someplace.

Bottom line: if you think you might have any interest at all in attending
a national meet, SPEAK UP and let me and/or Tom know where you're located.

-- 
Jason Bleazard  http://www.bleazard.net  Burlington, Ontario
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