Yes I would agree the helpfulness of camaraderie (a bunch of people preparing for and going through the tests together in order to support one another -- as Jun has mentioned in his article about his Shodan testing (good read by the way)).
And I would also agree on the necessity for beer, heh heh.
Seriously though, celebrating success (and even celebrating effort in the case of failure) is a vital part of any learning experience and can only serve to strengthen the participants resolve to continue on in what IS sometimes a difficult path. So method #1 does foster this kind of group preparation.
Bruce
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