[H-GEN] Activitives at Humbug

[Gary Curtis]

On 2/26/06, Robert Brockway <rbrockway at opentrend.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Feb 2006, Gary Curtis wrote:
>
> > is a social event, and watching some geek, pommy humour is a
> > social activity.  Watching four episodes in the one night was way
> > too much.
>
> May I ask what was shown?

A pommy TV show called "The IT Crowd".

> > I do not favour banning video at meetings. I do think, however,
> > that if people wish to watch more than [say] one 30 minute
> > episode, they refrain from using the big screen.
>
> Although I didn't attend I would have to agree with Gaz & Greg that only a
> small amount of tv on the big screen be shown, that it is on topic and
> that it is pre-announced.  Talks and tv on the big screen both take over
> the room.
>
> In the past people have played tv/videos on private monitors (often with
> headphones on) and disruption has been minimal.
>

Funnily enough, Greg and I aren't actually in agreeance.
My stance is more permissive than Greg's, as I see a
small amount of vaguely topical TV as a useful social
adjunct to the normal HUMBUG meeting. SMALL being
the operative word.

Gaz