I want to start a Movement

[marsden_online]

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.

Comments

[adrexia.livejournal.com]

Would be, but live too far away for that to be useful.

I'd recommend a google group rather than (or as well as) a facebook group. They are much better at organising groups of people for something of this nature.

Facebook groups are functionally quite useless.

[marsden-online.livejournal.com]

Your support in spirit still counts for something :) And I'll always welcome your input as an experienced gamer/eventer.

I'd totally prefer a google group myself, it's just so many people mostly seem to pay attention to Facebook these days :( (and of course the entry cross posted there).

[adrexia.livejournal.com]

*shrugs*

Google groups and facebook notifications end up in the same place - email. The google group just cuts out the middle step and works as an email list.

Personally I'd rather get a message from google groups and be able to reply to the group(or the individual) than get an email from some random facebook group and have to go to facebook to post on a wall or whatever. Doesn't mean facebook isn't useful for some things, but it's not the best tool for group communications.

[niennahirilfea.livejournal.com]

I'm in :)I like the can drive idea best, since that's helping local community and gives an immediate benefit.

What about a LJ community instead/as well as a google group? It seems to work pretty well for other things :) Let me know if I can do anything to help.

[marsden-online.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your support :)

LJ actually has the same major limitation as Facebook - only some people use it (and in my circle, the proportion is dropping). Everyone has email.

[uaekiwi.livejournal.com]

Yes. Count me as interested.

[marsden-online.livejournal.com]

I thought you would be :D

[jomas-45.livejournal.com]

I would be too. Please don't just use Facebook. That thing does my head in. Discussion Lists I could handle.

[bigdee.livejournal.com]

Yep, I'm keen too. Some combination of Facebook, LJ and email could be a useful way to go - most of the people who're likely to be interested will be happy using at least one of the three to keep up-to-date.