since my name has been brought up as i am trying to encourage new SH members i will come into this....but to be honest i was going to let this one slide....i really don't know what i can add to the arguements that have been made so i thought i would make a few observations.....
i am in agreement with most that i think the term "munch" is being overused and stretched... me personally i would like to have to term for the purposes of SH redifined and tightened up so everyone clearly knows where they stand.... this would includes charges which seem to have started coming in... and completly seperating munches from after-parties
as i have to many other people munch organisers is have said to them that they can only affect things that they know about.... if something is happened then i would implore people to tell the organisors at the time and not to suffer in silence, as has been the case, if we know about it we can act!!!
but i would also say to regulars and munch veterans to be aware of their behaviour as newcommers will see this and follow their example.... i am not asking people to completely stop, that would be stupid, just to be more aware of how actions can be persieved...
i know for the north east munch in october i have already been put in an awkward position in regards to certain people and their invites or not as the case may be, but i will be reading everyone the riot act so they know what is acceptable.......
hopefully any newbies reading this will be more reassured by this.....
sean xxxxxxxxxxxx
Well so far, this thread seems to span the entire spectrum of society...
It goes from people who don't swing, to people who swing but are shy, to people who are happy to play, but only when asked politely and only with people they know to people who love a snog and a grope and really don't mind!
We'll have to get the UN in to sort this one out.....
As this subject seems to be going round in circles,does anyone think that there are some solutions that can be put in place at future munches etc??????
As for locking doors after certain times,its a no turn up late for all sorts of reasons,people get lost (we had several),like to be fashoinably late bouncer stays on the door all night and stopped a load of unwanted people getting in last time.
I'm just a little concerned that the opportunity to tart, snog your friends, and dress up (at private functions) is now going to become an issue to over-compensate for those who seem to be incapable of maintaining bounderies. I'd hate to be read a riot act for expressing this side of myself at an event where this stuff never used to be a problem. If this is going to be the case, then of course I'd respect this, but I would be very disappointed to have to drop something which has played a great part in developing my confidence in myself.
Venusxxx