Yes, it was useful, a very good idea.

Can't say if it's your first, as I don't read regularly enough.

Okay. . . here's another summary
Contests:
Poetry - we need 3 judges and have 1 volunteer so far (thanks, Nich!). We'll start a thread for all entrants to post, so that all the entries are in the same place (would the Thorntree be the appropriate place for that?)
Room Description - do we want this to be collaberative, or a contest? That, of course, would have to take place before the dance, so the description is in place.
If we do collaberative, I'd like the description to first be seen by everyone when they actually go to the dance. If it's a contest, we can handle it somewhat like the poetry contest. Who, besides me, has a room description idea? What would you prefer to do? Ruthia, I know you've commented - do you have a dessy in mind?
Gabe - ummm. . beer and cookies if you can set up the description to automatically show upon entrance? Please?
Date and time. We've had a request for a weekend night, and late January. So. . . The 26th or 27th? And time - night is at different times for some of us, since we're so scattered (the wonder of the internet! I love it!). So, how about folks let us know what times are good for them - and set the discussion in one specific time zone (I'm not in Eastern, but, it seems popular for discussions, I *think* that's GMT - 5).