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patrick-darcy
one of the functions of the numbers is to isolate the guests from each other.
if u bring in 3 guests they are all given different numbers so that they
are talked without their friends around.
i thought there were just 4 of them, maybe they have moved it up to 5.
I was an introduction leader for about 18 months and when we ran these evenings (after a forum or advanced course) numbering the name tags was the way we used to divide people among the introductions to the forum, so that no one room got more people than the leader could handle. Some of the introduction leaders were experienced and could handle a big audience, some were less experienced. It was perfectly possible for friends to stay together if they really wanted to though as we never really checked the numbers. In London it wasn't unusual to have 5-8 introductions running on the Tuesday after a big forum or advanced course.