Ok, now I'm thoroughly confuzzled. Are we supposed to be sending info to Vortex, Java Cat or Teppy? What info? For what purpose?

billytea, Vortex was collecting a list of people's names (true and screen), contact numbers, and arrival/departure information to make sure that all attendees had transport to and from the hotel and that everyone will be contactable. But she's been out-of-pocket, so JavaCat took over The List.

Teppy offered to make nametags, and to do that she needs screen names and what we want to be called in person.

Huh, I think I may have used every verb tense in this post.

Teppy offered to make nametags, and to do that she needs screen names and what we want to be called in person.

Would it be easier to have people e-mail me directly? Versus funneling the info through Vortex and/or Java?

Heh, clearly my working on lists is not going to be helpful ... nebbermind my previous post.

I just realized that a) one week from right now I will already be on the East Coast, and sort of on my way to the F2F, and b) this actually made me happy. Go F2F.

Wow, it's going to be so soon!

I'm kind of for just having sharpies and blank nametags on a table, with instructions to print! clearly! and write either/both one's board name or/and one's real name, depending on what one is comfortable being called.

DX said,

There are a lot of first time F2Fers on the list, including many for whom we've never seen pictures

-- it occurs to me that perhaps it would be a good idea to make a little temporary attendees-of-the-F2F3 picture-gallery so that we can all get a bit of familiarity with one another's faces before meeting?

This would be different from the actual Buffista Photo Gallery in that 1) it would only represent people who will be coming to DC, and 2) it can self-destruct after the F2F if people so desire. I'll host and code if people email their photos to me.

sharpies and blank nametags

Given the timeframe, this may be the best option. I want to point out (probably needlessly) that the clip/pin-on kind would last all weekend, as opposed to the sticky kind.

I'm confused, too. If Java has Vortex's list, she should have all my info and amyth's as well. I can send it again, I guess it's no big.

Given the timeframe, this may be the best option. I want to point out (probably needlessly) that the clip/pin-on kind would last all weekend, as opposed to the sticky kind.

We've had the hang-around-your-neck kind in the past.

Really, I can make them with no problem, as long as I get a list.

Also? People who have never been to an F2F before, you may get called by your screen name even if you have a real name you prefer. I'm pretty sure this happens with great regularity (see also, Trudy, Meara).

Mostly, I want to know if I can call Lizard, well, Lizard.

Link to a useable shareable pic of me (taken by SA!):

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Theo, that's a beautiful picture of you!

Here are a couple of me: this one is from a few years ago, and this one is from last year when I was in Australia; I'm the one in the red jacket, and plasmo and Angus are the others (hope they don't mind!).