You can't please all the people all the time. During my time running User Groups I have experienced quite a few ornery folks and really have finally come to the conclusion that while it does make sense not to alienate large segments of your audience, sometime you just have to say enough is enough and just do what you want, and if someone doesn't like it they just don't belong in the group. Some examples:
- When starting up the Atlanta CFUG I had a member who protested meetings on Tuesday because "alot of church groups met Wed nights". - When organising the March Mingle (www.marchmingle.com) in 2005 I had one guy get mad at me over email because I didn't create a map and place it on the site explaining how to get to the venue (I linked to Mapquest). Incidentally, this guy emailed Macromedia and tried to "get me fired" I guess he didn't understand the fact that I was volunteering time and didn't work for Macromedia, probably the same defect that prevented him from understanding how to use Mapquest. As far as the sexisim goes - I actually try to choose females to staff the nametag booth for the March Mingle simply because most of the attendees (guys and girls) are more willing to wear a nametag if a girl slaps it on you instead of a guy. -Cameron On 10/18/06, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Russ Michaels has been a bit abused by this guy: > http://www.bofh.org.uk/articles/2006/10/17/its-not-just-open-source-that > -has-a-problem-with-sexism > > Or: http://makeashorterlink.com/?I21834EFD > > For having Tequila Girls at his after conference party. > > > Here's Russ' take on the matter: > http://russ.michaels.me.uk/index.cfm/2006/10/18/Sexists-attack-CFDevCon > > > I mean ok, so people think that scantily clad women running around, > objectifies the female species. Fine. To each their own. Some people > prefer to fly to Vegas to have sex because it's legal there. Others just > cruise the bars and still others go to Church 4 times a week and remain > celibate. It's what makes the world go 'round ... > > Some people don't mind the cocktail waitresses in their teeny clothes > serving drinks. > > I never did mind a hot looking waiter... If he was wearing tight jeans > and had a cute butt, woohoo!!! > > The human body is beautiful. If people want to show it off and have a > job that enhances their self-image, then so be it. There's a market for > Tequila Girls, and why not a programming after party. :) > > Blah. Then again, just my opinon. :) > Figured you guys might want a new afternoon subject to dissect.. > > Cheers, > Erika ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:217832 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
