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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 22/09/2015 at 23:38 #76145
DaveHarries
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1285 posts 		Good. A Thursday evening, and not a pub night.

Dave
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 22/09/2015 at 23:48 #76147
JamesN
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Good. A Thursday evening, and not a pub night.

Dave
25th is Friday...

(This is exactly why this shouldn't be posted until the day)
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 14:58 #76166
LMK
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133 posts 		" said:
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Good. A Thursday evening, and not a pub night.

Dave
25th is Friday...

(This is exactly why this shouldn't be posted until the day)
How would me posting this in advance cause him to get the dates wrong?
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 15:29 #76167
GeoffM
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6377 posts 		" said:
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Good. A Thursday evening, and not a pub night.

Dave
25th is Friday...

(This is exactly why this shouldn't be posted until the day)
So why do we ask for the date in the title? :doh
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 15:32 #76168
JamesN
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Good. A Thursday evening, and not a pub night.

Dave
25th is Friday...

(This is exactly why this shouldn't be posted until the day)
How would me posting this in advance cause him to get the dates wrong?
It doesn't, but it can cause confusion as to what sessions are running, when sessions are running and is liable for deletion.
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 17:59 #76180
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1171 posts 		" said:
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(This is exactly why this shouldn't be posted until the day)
How would me posting this in advance cause him to get the dates wrong?
It doesn't
:doh
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 18:06 #76181
headshot119
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4869 posts 		" said:
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Good. A Thursday evening, and not a pub night.

Dave
25th is Friday...

(This is exactly why this shouldn't be posted until the day)
How would me posting this in advance cause him to get the dates wrong?
It doesn't, but it can cause confusion as to what sessions are running, when sessions are running and is liable for deletion.
Sorry so having the date in the post doesn't make it clear when a session is being hosted! :doh :doh :doh

Early notice is also good, hosting a payware chain gets a better response with some notice. Whereas last night I put a West Country chain up and had a full house within 30 minutes.
"Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 19:11 #76183
LMK
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133 posts 		" said:
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(This is exactly why this shouldn't be posted until the day)
How would me posting this in advance cause him to get the dates wrong?
It doesn't
:doh
Wow..Case closed
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 19:26 #76184
DaveHarries
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1285 posts 		OK my mistake. Not sure why I thought today was the 24th.

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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 19:35 #76185
LMK
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OK my mistake. Not sure why I thought today was the 24th.

Dave
Not a problem at all
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 19:35 #76186
GeoffM
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6377 posts 		" said:
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Good. A Thursday evening, and not a pub night.

Dave
25th is Friday...

(This is exactly why this shouldn't be posted until the day)
How would me posting this in advance cause him to get the dates wrong?
It doesn't, but it can cause confusion as to what sessions are running, when sessions are running and is liable for deletion.
What?!

For the record: Advance notice of hosting is welcomed, encouraged even, and will not be deleted until some time after the hosting date specified
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 20:12 #76187
KymriskaDraken
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For the record: Advance notice of hosting is welcomed, encouraged even, and will not be deleted until some time after the hosting date specified
Perhaps the rubric at the top of the topic should ne edted to reflect that.
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 20:19 #76188
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For the record: Advance notice of hosting is welcomed, encouraged even, and will not be deleted until some time after the hosting date specified
From a personal point of view, I prefer advance notice being posted in the "Hosting General Topics" area of the forum, and when the session is about to be hosted a post can be made in the "Session Details" area of the forum.
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 20:22 #76189
WinsfordSaltMine
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124 posts 		I prefer advanced too, then you can your day lol
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 20:44 #76191
GeoffM
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6377 posts 		" said:
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For the record: Advance notice of hosting is welcomed, encouraged even, and will not be deleted until some time after the hosting date specified
Perhaps the rubric at the top of the topic should ne edted to reflect that.
The only potential for confusion I see is the "deleted within 7 days" which I've clarified to mean the date of the host, not the post.


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From a personal point of view, I prefer advance notice being posted in the "Hosting General Topics" area of the forum, and when the session is about to be hosted a post can be made in the "Session Details" area of the forum.
That doesn't make sense because sessions posted a (insert made-up timeframe here) time before the host would appear in one forum section, while other sessions posted (a shorter-than-the-above-made-up-timeframe) time before the session would appear in a different section. And no, I'm not going to move stuff over when it's within (a made-up timeframe) of the session start time!

And don't forget timezones if considering a (made-up timeframe).
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 21:16 #76193
Peter Bennet
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5402 posts 		Since it seems possible to change ticks to crosses when a session is on/over, maybe we could use one of the other symbols to indicate advance notice and change it to tick when the session starts.

Suggest the light bulb - for no particular reason.

Peter
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 23/09/2015 at 21:19 #76194
Peter Bennet
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5402 posts 		I've changed the current one to see what it looks like - think it'll work. But it will rely on people co-operating.

Peter
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Advance notice of hosting (split from session details) 24/09/2015 at 06:38 #76204
KymriskaDraken
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I've changed the current one to see what it looks like - think it'll work. But it will rely on people co-operating.

Peter
What about adding a note saying something like "It is suggested that you use the hosting template in the body of your message"?

Kev
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