Want to go to a club ?
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thats the breaker, im out of this deal
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Some general tips for interweb geek meet ups.
1: The pub
it should always be a 'traditional' ish pub like a spoonies, as opposed to a gastropub/pub-club etc with a big sounds system [unless they have a god outdoors area where you can get away from the speakers]. there's nothing annoying than talking about finicky geeky things over a loud PA system - and lets face it, as geeks, discussing finicky geeky things [and pasty smashing, arf] is something that is likely to be happening.
2: Ony have one location
dont' start talking about moving on to other locations, unless that location is right next door. People turn up late, people get lost, and having everyone in one place all night is much better than having people turn up to the first pub ten minutes after everyone has headed over somewhere else.
3: food
For gods sake, always do food while drinking, at least initially - you never know who is going to be a complete lightweight and require stomach padding. Either a pub that does food that everyone can handle [spoonies is a save choice normally] or a pub that is next door to a good eatery. In London, The Brown Bear pub and The Empress curry house are the EPIC WIN combo for this.
4: Clubs:
unless everyone is meeting at 11pm, never do clubs after pubs - again, due to the potential lightweight factor. Do you really want to be holding back the hair of what is, effectively, a stranger, while they spend the whole night evacuating themselves in the club toilets [or worse...]
The above has worked for me for a good few years with a variety of internet types - car, computer geeks, goths, etc - the main trick is to make a solid plan, make it very simple, and stick to it like glue IME.
HTH
1: The pub
it should always be a 'traditional' ish pub like a spoonies, as opposed to a gastropub/pub-club etc with a big sounds system [unless they have a god outdoors area where you can get away from the speakers]. there's nothing annoying than talking about finicky geeky things over a loud PA system - and lets face it, as geeks, discussing finicky geeky things [and pasty smashing, arf] is something that is likely to be happening.
2: Ony have one location
dont' start talking about moving on to other locations, unless that location is right next door. People turn up late, people get lost, and having everyone in one place all night is much better than having people turn up to the first pub ten minutes after everyone has headed over somewhere else.
3: food
For gods sake, always do food while drinking, at least initially - you never know who is going to be a complete lightweight and require stomach padding. Either a pub that does food that everyone can handle [spoonies is a save choice normally] or a pub that is next door to a good eatery. In London, The Brown Bear pub and The Empress curry house are the EPIC WIN combo for this.
4: Clubs:
unless everyone is meeting at 11pm, never do clubs after pubs - again, due to the potential lightweight factor. Do you really want to be holding back the hair of what is, effectively, a stranger, while they spend the whole night evacuating themselves in the club toilets [or worse...]
The above has worked for me for a good few years with a variety of internet types - car, computer geeks, goths, etc - the main trick is to make a solid plan, make it very simple, and stick to it like glue IME.
HTH
Indeed.
Do an evening in the pub with food then go to the club once you've talked with everyone.
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Is the OP telling ME how to go clubbing? 
A nice idea, if only because I'm local living in Brum, but clubbing with a load of kids from a forum doesn't sound great to be honest. Do something more interesting and I'll pop along
You're in Birmingham now huh... following me I see. Hmmm.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18060201
for the Scots here
But probably not clubbing!
for the Scots here
But probably not clubbing!
Would suggest a meet would be better served at a pub during a rugby game to start with, then a meal and then clubbing. At least you get to know people rather than "Yeah love, I'm with my mates here but I don't know any of them" which will sound really odd (lets face it you're all on the pull).
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Lot a bad suggestion, I can't imagine many people from OCUK liking Lakota tho!
Plenty of non-club stuff to do tho.
Mansfield is a good night out, spent 3 years there, and had good fun, just can be a bit rough. But always busy
But I recommend Leeds for a night out, good night scene and plenty of young students