Polyday Report & Thanks

[emanix]

Polyday happened on Saturday. After months of planning, plotting, communicating and organising, I still feel like I ought to be crossing my fingers as I speak about it, but it's over for this year, and it went well!

Comments

[blazingrowan]

Thank you, I had a wonderful time!

[n_g_neer]

Just wanted to add my congratulations to you on organising such a great event. THat was the first Polyday that weirdwombat and myself had attended. The workshops answered a lot of questions, and also posed a whole new set!

Thanks again to your good self for putting so much effort into it!

Cheers

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[n_g_neer]

P.S.

SAMOTURE - Self Appointed Member Of The Ruling Elite?

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[emanix]

*nods*

I'll explain the why in a separate rant essay, but there were a few comments in the future of poly discussion that made me feel the need to.

[mriq]

"I think I've finally cured my dislike of public speaking - once you've sat in front of a room packed with people and talked about kinky sex, it doesn't seem like there's much more to be scared of!"

So that's the cure? Even for poor ol' me? :o

And glad to hear everything went well! :)

[emanix]

Well you have to get there in the first place...

[janieluk]

I suspect there may be ongoing tension between the 'edgy' material that many cabaret performers tackle and the sensibilities of parts of the poly community. Possible solutions I can think of immediately:

• Agree clear taste and decency guidelines with performers beforehand, then hope they don't take great glee in breaking them all
  
• Hire people from within the community or who share the moral standpoints of the attendees
  
• Don't have a cabaret
  

My view? Storm in a teacup. I'm far more concerned about there being good social spaces, which is the primary reason I come to Polyday. There are quite a few options out there. I'm guessing it's finding somewhere cheap in Central London that's a bugger:

• The Anarchist Bookfair used to take place at http://www.theresourcecentre.org.uk/
  
• OpenTech normally takes place in http://www.ulu.co.uk/ - this or other university premises might be ok
  

[emanix]

Very good point, there is indeed an lj group called polydayness for all things polyday related. That would seem like an excellent place for these discussions!