Can't say I've had this problem at any of the UK hackdays I frequently attend, only the US ones I've been to. I think one of the differences is having an overn

Can't say I've had this problem at any of the UK hackdays I frequently attend, only the US ones I've been to. I think one of the differences is having an overnight. The networkers and loiterers bugger off after a few hours leaving just the developers and designers overnight who want to actually make interesting things.