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Bêthberry · 11-30-2011, 05:43 PM

Yesterday I registered for RotR (because prices increase December 1, 2011) and I also booked accommodation. I wasn't too sure how interested folks were in RotR and I didn't want to be left stuck for transportation.

Like Esty, I am interested, but it depends on the dates. I cannot do week 3 as I must return to Canada on August 20th for family reasons (such as an anniversary with Mr. Berry), so I would be interested in weeks 1 and 2.

I agree with Kath that decisions need to be made soon. As I am also thinking of tracing some family background, I checked out accommodations at a village in Gloucestershire yesterday only to discover that all dates for August are already booked!

Are we to stop posting on FB about this and just reply here? I think then that Aganzir should put a notice up on FB advising folks there to reply here now.

EDIT: Opps, just realised Aganzir has already posted on FB about this thread.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-01-2011, 03:25 AM

I agree that we need to book as soon as possible. Remember, the Olympic Games are taking place in England next summer, and the country is sure to be packed with tourists.

I have booked RotR with accommodations, so I will commit to cottage accommodations from approximately August 6/7/8 to the 16th. RotR will finish off my trip, and I'll be flying home directly from there.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 12-01-2011, 06:17 AM

My main reason for not speaking up much this far is that I don't know much yet about my options, situation in the summer and so on, but I hereby proclaim that during the upcoming week, I shall bring this topic up and talk it over with Lommy (and other Finns, whomever I get to see) and so by the end of the next week there should be come clearer info from me and also hopefully from those of the others who have not decided much yet. So, I am taking this task upon myself, just wait for it...

Aganzir · 12-01-2011, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Bêthberry

EDIT: Opps, just realised Aganzir has already posted on FB about this thread.

Of course I did. It's not my fault if people ignore it, though.

If there are people who can do week 1 but not week 3, I'm fine with it too. I checked the poll that was on Facebook and made a summary of it & what's been posted here. The names of those who have already registered for ROTR are bolded. Please let me know (or update it yourself) if these are not correct.

WEEK 1: August 6-12
Nogrod, Oddwen, Bethberry, Estelyn, Aganzir

WEEK 2: August 13-15, ROTR 16-19
TheGreatElvenWarrior, Oddwen, Bethberry, Estelyn, Volo, Squatter, Aganzir

ROTR 20, WEEK 3: August 21-26
Volo, Squatter, Aganzir

And as I've said before, planning a moot is one of the things where democracy won't work. We'll just have to decide when to have it and see who can make it there, and if somebody who didn't take part in the planning complains, too bad for them.

Oddwen · 12-01-2011, 11:31 AM

I and my friend (Tina/Eamane) are interested in all three weeks.

Kath · 12-01-2011, 05:03 PM

Also, for those people who need to a) come earlier or b) stay later than the official moot deadline you can stay with me for a few days. I'm not promising amazing accommodation/cooking/company but it's free and it's easy travel in and out of London (unless you go on a Sunday, in which case good luck!).

Bêthberry · 12-02-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

Of course I did. It's not my fault if people ignore it, though.

Not so much ignore it, but they have to remember that they read it the first time.

Oddwen · 12-05-2011, 11:37 PM

My sister Oliphaunts_Rule wants to come as well! Her nerdiness has taken strange forms over the years, but she is still pretty cool.

Hookbill the Goomba · 12-06-2011, 04:35 AM

I think that the accommodation will probably be booked for all three weeks in the end, just as long as we have a system worked out for there to be someone to help begin the moot and end it.
That way we don't have to get too stressed out about the when and we can be more flexible. It's looking like Week 2 will be the busiest with people, but as long as there are folks around in all three we should still have a blast!

It will be less confusing for there to be only one 'base' as it were, from which to work from, so the decision over the next few weeks (I'd like to get something decided before new year) will be where we want our base of operations to be. Squatter has suggested a cottage hire in Loughborough, as Aganzir mentioned.

I know not everyone is going to RotR, but if enough of us are, I think it makes sense to make our base Loughborough. I personally won't be able to afford RotR, but I will hopefully be able to do other things with whomever is left - I will also hopefully be able to drive and borrow my parents' seven-seater car for adventures.

11-30-2011, 05:43 PM	#1
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Yesterday I registered for RotR (because prices increase December 1, 2011) and I also booked accommodation. I wasn't too sure how interested folks were in RotR and I didn't want to be left stuck for transportation. Like Esty, I am interested, but it depends on the dates. I cannot do week 3 as I must return to Canada on August 20th for family reasons (such as an anniversary with Mr. Berry), so I would be interested in weeks 1 and 2. I agree with Kath that decisions need to be made soon. As I am also thinking of tracing some family background, I checked out accommodations at a village in Gloucestershire yesterday only to discover that all dates for August are already booked! Are we to stop posting on FB about this and just reply here? I think then that Aganzir should put a notice up on FB advising folks there to reply here now. EDIT: Opps, just realised Aganzir has already posted on FB about this thread. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away. Last edited by Bêthberry; 11-30-2011 at 06:48 PM.

12-01-2011, 03:25 AM	#2
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I agree that we need to book as soon as possible. Remember, the Olympic Games are taking place in England next summer, and the country is sure to be packed with tourists. I have booked RotR with accommodations, so I will commit to cottage accommodations from approximately August 6/7/8 to the 16th. RotR will finish off my trip, and I'll be flying home directly from there. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

12-01-2011, 06:17 AM	#3
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	My main reason for not speaking up much this far is that I don't know much yet about my options, situation in the summer and so on, but I hereby proclaim that during the upcoming week, I shall bring this topic up and talk it over with Lommy (and other Finns, whomever I get to see) and so by the end of the next week there should be come clearer info from me and also hopefully from those of the others who have not decided much yet. So, I am taking this task upon myself, just wait for it... __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

12-01-2011, 11:31 AM	#5
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	I and my friend (Tina/Eamane) are interested in all three weeks. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

12-01-2011, 05:03 PM	#6
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Also, for those people who need to a) come earlier or b) stay later than the official moot deadline you can stay with me for a few days. I'm not promising amazing accommodation/cooking/company but it's free and it's easy travel in and out of London (unless you go on a Sunday, in which case good luck!). __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

12-05-2011, 11:37 PM	#8
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	My sister Oliphaunts_Rule wants to come as well! Her nerdiness has taken strange forms over the years, but she is still pretty cool. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

12-06-2011, 04:35 AM	#9
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	I think that the accommodation will probably be booked for all three weeks in the end, just as long as we have a system worked out for there to be someone to help begin the moot and end it. That way we don't have to get too stressed out about the when and we can be more flexible. It's looking like Week 2 will be the busiest with people, but as long as there are folks around in all three we should still have a blast! It will be less confusing for there to be only one 'base' as it were, from which to work from, so the decision over the next few weeks (I'd like to get something decided before new year) will be where we want our base of operations to be. Squatter has suggested a cottage hire in Loughborough, as Aganzir mentioned. I know not everyone is going to RotR, but if enough of us are, I think it makes sense to make our base Loughborough. I personally won't be able to afford RotR, but I will hopefully be able to do other things with whomever is left - I will also hopefully be able to drive and borrow my parents' seven-seater car for adventures. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...