# Too soon to start talk of Gettysdope III? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 3, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919 "2006-03-03T16:52:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/321 "2006-07-17T18:24:10Z")
[QUOTE=Triskadecamus] I supported the July date, for workplace politics reasons. I generally work weekends, and taking leave in June involves more conflicts. However, the **Will of the Peepul** should prevail. This decision was made, and can certainly be made over again. I do believe that the more distant dopers might have been under represented, and the vote not so very overwhelming seeing that several Distant Dopers had already left. So, let the people speak out! Here, of course. And pretty damn quick, too. If you feel that the agreed upon date is bad, wrong, and unsuitable, post it here. Since the vote was at least a dozen in favor of July, you got to get a dozen posts at least to get a recount. Deal? Tris [/QUOTE] This is a whoosh, right? ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/322 "2006-07-17T18:24:24Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] I hope I’m not being counted as a vote towards July – I was “pro-angst” all the way. I’m really not clear why we need to set a date of the “it will always be X weekend” variety – we managed to come up with a date that worked okay for a lot of people starting from scratch each of the last three years. Looking back at my OP, I mentioned June, July, and August – I didn’t mention May, but neither did anyone else. Why don’t we wait and figure this out next year, starting in March, and throwing May into the mix? [/QUOTE] The earlier we put in for it, the better chance we have of getting the pavilion we want. For those of us with kids, the Fireman’s pavilion was ideal because there is a lot of equipment close by. Doing the “x weekend of y month” helps with that aspect of planning. Robin ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/323 "2006-07-17T18:31:23Z")
Ah, good, okay, that makes sense then. Do we want to reopen the voting with May in the mix? And are we having this discussion here or should we start a new thread? ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/324 "2006-07-17T18:32:54Z")
[QUOTE=RTFirefly] This is a whoosh, right? [/QUOTE] Don’t you wish. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/325 "2006-07-17T19:55:12Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Ah, good, okay, that makes sense then. Do we want to reopen the voting with May in the mix? And are we having this discussion here or should we start a new thread? [/QUOTE] I think we should _discuss_, then vote, in a new thread. I’d still like to know if there’s a way it would inconvenience anyone to hold Gettysdope on a weekend during the PA school year. > [@Triskadecamus](#): > > Don’t you wish. Well, you’re claiming a pocketful of proxies, but you’re not saying whose votes they are. (Were you counting **twickster**? Were you counting **norinew**?) And there’s a question of whether the PA school year issue (the relevance of which has not yet been supported) may have swayed the discussion on Saturday. Why does the PA school calendar matter, and if it doesn’t, would your proxies be just as happy with May or June? Do you even know? ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/326 "2006-07-17T20:23:42Z")
[QUOTE=RTFirefly] Well, you’re claiming a pocketful of proxies, but you’re not saying whose votes they are. (Were you counting **twickster**? Were you counting **norinew**?) And there’s a question of whether the PA school year issue (the relevance of which has not yet been supported) may have swayed the discussion on Saturday. Why does the PA school calendar matter, and if it doesn’t, would your proxies be just as happy with May or June? Do you even know? [/QUOTE] I have no proxies. Nor shall I accept any proxies. I voted early, I will vote often, and perhaps consistantly. What I shall not do, is to take any of this seriously. It’ll be a picnic. Tris ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/327 "2006-07-17T20:26:14Z")
[QUOTE=Triskadecamus] What I shall not do, is to take any of this seriously. [/QUOTE] Well where’s the fun in that? 😉 I started a new thread – go vote over [there](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=380106). ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/328 "2006-07-17T21:49:10Z")
[QUOTE=Triskadecamus] I have no proxies. Nor shall I accept any proxies. I voted early, I will vote often, and perhaps consistantly. What I shall not do, is to take any of this seriously. It’ll be a picnic. Tris [/QUOTE] One of the disadvantages of this medium is that one cannot hear another poster’s tone of voice. Which was why I asked about being whooshed. It would have been a kindness if you had simply answered ‘yes.’ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919.md?page=16)