Talk:2011-05-21 52 14

Who's coming at all? What's up with this? Or: Simply... Meh

I think it's a bit disappointing that, of all the enthusiasm which has been put into this event, most seems not to have survived to the date.

Most people who voted for Berlin and announced that they probably would attend, haven't even replied recently. Until a few days ago I still hoped that some people would check in rather spontaneously, or just waited for someone else to take initiative for the plannings - but what actually happened was that people just not reported back. There are still 11 people on the list, but I'm getting serious doubts that all of these really will be there on saturday, since some of them haven't shown any activity for quite some time. People who tried to suggest some pre-organization, e.g. find a way how, where and when the location will be decided, found that there were hardly any replies. Do people just accept anything, or don't they even read the discussions?

What has happened with the Berlin locals? The fact that there seemed to be rather many local geohashers actually decided the location, but where are those locals now when the date is approaching?

My own planning went all not as well as expected. I still haven't booked a hostel but I found that this will be more difficult and more expensive than expected. I had expected (or only hoped?) that maybe there will be some expedition on sunday as well, with a smaller group - but people seem to be running off around noon or being not interested. I hadn't expected there would be several more events on the same day which I usually would consider to attend, but there are. I have booked a ticket to Berlin for friday which I can not return, and I have organized everything needed so that I can go and stay as long as I want.

I still want to believe this is going to be a great meetup, and totally worth the trip. Any comments to fuel that belief? --Ekorren 13:36, 18 May 2011 (EDT)