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marsden_online) wrote2009-08-16 02:29 pm
marsden_online) wrote2009-08-16 02:29 pm
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I want to start a Movement
Well, that might be a bit excessive. But a guy can dream, and one of my dreams for a long time has been combining gaming and giving. Last weekend Gameathon was an attempt at that. It was a bit of a flop, some fault mine and some just reasons of circumstance.
I'm too stubborn to give up at the first stumble but I've also learnt (slowly and painfully) that there are some things that cannot be done by just one person. The thing about one-man-shows, they die with the man. I want to feel involved in something more than that.
Organisation isn't an issue (there's very little involved compared to say a BoD), what seems missing are others who share enough belief in the idea to a) spread the word/stir up a wider enthusiasm, b) provide a minimum critical mass on the day.
Plenty of people said 'good idea'. The people who counted in the end were those who attended or made apologies when they couldn't. There need to be more of those people.
So here's the ask - are you prepared to try and commit to some sort of occasional (annual?) socially aware gaming event, be that eventually part of a wider money-raising effort such as a Telethon or a bring-a-can for the local foodbank; over a day, a weekend, or distributed?
If enough people say yes (10-12 ought to do it) I'll set up a google group or a facebook group or whatever else most people are happy with and we can talk about it some more. If not, back to the drawing board.
Please pass the question on if you know someone else who will be interested.
I'm too stubborn to give up at the first stumble but I've also learnt (slowly and painfully) that there are some things that cannot be done by just one person. The thing about one-man-shows, they die with the man. I want to feel involved in something more than that.
Organisation isn't an issue (there's very little involved compared to say a BoD), what seems missing are others who share enough belief in the idea to a) spread the word/stir up a wider enthusiasm, b) provide a minimum critical mass on the day.
Plenty of people said 'good idea'. The people who counted in the end were those who attended or made apologies when they couldn't. There need to be more of those people.
So here's the ask - are you prepared to try and commit to some sort of occasional (annual?) socially aware gaming event, be that eventually part of a wider money-raising effort such as a Telethon or a bring-a-can for the local foodbank; over a day, a weekend, or distributed?
If enough people say yes (10-12 ought to do it) I'll set up a google group or a facebook group or whatever else most people are happy with and we can talk about it some more. If not, back to the drawing board.
Please pass the question on if you know someone else who will be interested.
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