Hey... I heard a little bit about these smashfests from a friend. I'm sure you guys know him as Corin. Well I just recently moved into the area, and I'd be interested in joining if you guys have any room.
Welcome! I'm fairly new to the community as well, I've been to a smashfest, I think you'll find everyone to be very kind, warm and inviting.
As far as skill levels are concerned, like he said there is a range, and you'll learn quickly just from one 'fest. Beyond anything else, they're just fun guys to play with.
Also, for everyone in the Glebe area/near the Glebe area (from memory this is Suo, Tect, and myself), we should see how many people we have and if we could start having glebe smashfests.
I would say with absolute certainty that there is enough people in the downtown area, just not all of them are on Smashboards I would imagine. I know that a friend and I would attend on a weekly basis, perhaps one more as well.
The other issue would be a location that could accomodate everyone comfortably, I know that my house would definitely not be the place, as I have 4 family members in a small-ish house.
It would be interesting, if we could get this thing rolling, to host it on a day different to Fogel/Cam's, like a tuesday/wed or maybe weekend. That way people could come to ours if they want, as well as Fogel's. It could really drum up a lot of competition and growth in the community.
This would all depend on the interest though, and a really good organizer. For instance, I would say a large component of the Nepean SmashFests' success is the fact that Fogel holds them very consistently, organizes them well, and has a wonderful location that he makes available.
I know this is beyond my grasp at this moment, with a lot of responsibilities this summer. So, for now at least, it remains a really good idea, but perhaps out of reach?
Due to some work stuff, the smashfest this week MAY be cancelled/postponed to Saturday. Check the thread before leaving on Friday! Also, in case I do postpone it, if you would be ok to play on Saturday, please post so that I know if anyone's actually going to show up.
edit: Also, a lot of you still have to register for ToS5, the link's in my sig!
This would be a blessing for me, as I just found out that I have a photoshoot with the Ottawa Citizen this friday at 8:30pm, which would make it very difficult
for me to attend on the friday. I would definitely be available for Saturday if you had to change it.
I have held off on registering until I am absolutely sure that I'm free for the day, as well as coordinating with a friend to possibly enter teams as well. I'll register asap though, it looks to be a great event!