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Is Provost's Garden freely accessible from campus?

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  • #52
    234
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    Mr Pseudonym wrote: »
    You're now mixing arguments.

    I would say that it was in fact you last post that mixed arguments. You conflated the likelihood of opposition with the merits of the proposal.


  • #53
    Mr Pseudonym
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    234 wrote: »
    I would say that it was in fact you last post that mixed arguments. You conflated the likelihood of opposition with the merits of the proposal.

    "Conflated the likelihood of opposition with the merits of the proposal"? I did no such thing!


  • #54
    Evan93
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    I think it has been established that Mr Pseudonym thinks the garden should be accessible. Well, next time I find that the cricket pitch is akin to New Delhi at rush hour I'll just have to take myself elsewhere, but where could somebody find large green areas close to Trinity...oh wait.


  • #55
    the_syco
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    Mr Pseudonym wrote: »
    The GMB pool tables were referred to in a previous post: I said, "...somewhere with pool tables (not ones that cost six quid!)..."
    They still get damaged regularly?


  • #56
    Mr Pseudonym
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    Evan93 wrote: »
    I think it has been established that Mr Pseudonym thinks the garden should be accessible. Well, next time I find that the cricket pitch is akin to New Delhi at rush hour I'll just have to take myself elsewhere, but where could somebody find large green areas close to Trinity...oh wait.

    Using that logic, shouldn't all green areas be built on?


  • #57
    Extrasupervery
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  • #58
    Mr Pseudonym
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    I was lying on the grass behind the Campanile today and was shouted off ("hello...HELLO - get off the grass!"), so I can confirm that there isn't much freely-accessible grass. I was in UCD earlier, and it was a pleasure to be able to lie on the grass by the lake without risk of reproach.

    Because of the diversion between Front and Fellows' Squares, I walked right past Provost's Garden. I was surprised that the only boundary is a hip-high railing with a locked gate - there's little privacy. I agree with what someone above said, though - it doesn't look particularly appealing!

    Allow me to make another "fuss" - I think we should be allowed on the grass when it's not water-logged or at risk of being damaged. Would that have more support from posters to this thread?! Maybe just Library Square (behind the Campanile) because it's less of a traditional quadrangle lawn.


  • #59
    Extrasupervery
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    I always thought the 'keep off the grass' signs in college were super wanky. It's grass, ffs.


  • #60
    quadrifoglio verde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,670 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    Mr Pseudonym wrote: »
    I was lying on the grass behind the Campanile today and was shouted off ("hello...HELLO - get off the grass!"), so I can confirm that there isn't much freely-accessible grass. I was in UCD earlier, and it was a pleasure to be able to lie on the grass by the lake without risk of reproach.

    Because of the diversion between Front and Fellows' Squares, I walked right past Provost's Garden. I was surprised that the only boundary is a hip-high railing with a locked gate - there's little privacy. I agree with what someone above said, though - it doesn't look particularly appealing!

    Allow me to make another "fuss" - I think we should be allowed on the grass when it's not water-logged or at risk of being damaged. Would that have more support from posters to this thread?! Maybe just Library Square (behind the Campanile) because it's less of a traditional quadrangle lawn.

    I would 100% support this. That was the main part of my other argument, the grass is so sacred in trinity, that even if we were for some strange reason given access to it, we wouldn't be allowed on it.

    I never understood the whole your not allowed on the grass bull **** in nice decent weather like today. Especially when they go and erect massive tents and have thousands trampling all over it at the ball. :pac:


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  • #61
    Mr Pseudonym
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    quadrifoglio verde wrote: »
    I would 100% support this. That was the main part of my other argument, the grass is so sacred in trinity, that even if we were for some strange reason given access to it, we wouldn't be allowed on it.

    I never understood the whole your not allowed on the grass bull **** in nice decent weather like today. Especially when they go and erect massive tents and have thousands trampling all over it at the ball. :pac:

    Also, I've seen a few times that if people go on the grass in enough numbers, "they" don't bother clearing them!


  • #62
    234
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    Mr Pseudonym wrote: »
    Also, I've seen a few times that if people go on the grass in enough numbers, "they" don't bother clearing them!

    During the summer security do regular sweeps of Fellows Square to clear of the tourists (and the odd student). I never really see people on the grass in Library Square and I would imagine that they would be seen by security pretty quickly.


  • #63
    bscm
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    Mr Pseudonym wrote: »
    Also, I've seen a few times that if people go on the grass in enough numbers, "they" don't bother clearing them!

    The only time, over the past 3 years of regularly walking through Front Square, that I've seen "enough numbers" allowed on the grass was for pictures for major societies and clubs, or for filming. Every other occasion, security was quick enough to move them along.


  • #64
    Mr Pseudonym
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    234 wrote: »
    During the summer security do regular sweeps of Fellows Square to clear of the tourists (and the odd student). I never really see people on the grass in Library Square and I would imagine that they would be seen by security pretty quickly.
    bscm wrote: »
    The only time, over the past 3 years of regularly walking through Front Square, that I've seen "enough numbers" allowed on the grass was for pictures for major societies and clubs, or for filming. Every other occasion, security was quick enough to move them along.

    Was either of you in College today? There appeared to be no such sweeps of Fellows' Square. And, even if there were, what's the point in removing people when they will soon be replaced, increasing the footfall in the process?


  • #65
    bscm
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    Mr Pseudonym wrote: »
    Was either of you in College today? There appeared to be no such sweeps of Fellows' Square. And, even if there were, what's the point in removing people when they will soon be replaced, increasing the footfall in the process?

    Yes, and I walked by Fellows Square twice. Security were walking around and no-one was on the grass. You really do seem to have bad timing then if you want to lie on the grass.


  • #66
    Mr Pseudonym
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    bscm wrote: »
    Yes, and I walked by Fellows Square twice. Security were walking around and no-one was on the grass. You really do seem to have bad timing then if you want to lie on the grass.

    I don't know where that leaves us, then! It would appear that there is a will to keep people off the grass, even on sunny days, but that it is often unsuccessful.


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