I feel like I can't stay out of this. Why do I need a chapter to schedule hangouts at 7ET, while Mario[1] schedules some hangouts for 7PT? And if Doug Hughes[2] decides he's staying up late tonight, he can "attend" Mario's 7PT session, even though he's on the east coast.
Again - you're talking about something that needs organizers, but not necessarily "chapters". D [1] I'm not volunteering Mario. :-) [2] Nor do I believe Doug Hughes would ever stay up late. He's like the crotchety old man asleep by 8, get off my lawn. On May 9, 2014, at 1:21 PM, john boris <[email protected]> wrote: > The one advantage I see to having multiple Virtual Chapters is time zones. So > an organizer on the West coast decides to hold the meetings at 8 PM. That is > 11 PM on the East coast. Also with Multiple Virtual Chapters there could be > multiple "Meetings" and people could then flock to the one that is most > convenient to their schedule. > > > > > On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Pamela Lynn Howell <[email protected]> > wrote: > IMO, what is actually needed is the *organizer* for the virtual chapter, > whatever it may be called. > > ---p > > > On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Derek Balling <[email protected]> wrote: > > On May 9, 2014, at 12:14 PM, Evan Pettrey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think you're being a bit pedantic here and I'm not sure it is necessary or >> beneficial to the discussion. > > I completely disagree. To ME, IMHO, going through this "virtual chapter" > process is an unnecessary use of the scarce resource we have called "time". > > I think what he's talking about DOING is great. I think scheduling regular > hangouts, etc., is a great thing for LOPSA members to have and participate > in. I think consuming his time, the locals committee's time, etc., creating > such a "chapter", however, is completely wasted. It smells of the type of > "planning to plan" type of stuff that bogs down volunteer groups. > > What does he want? Social/technical/learning experiences with other LOPSA > members who aren't geographically proximal? So make that happen, set up the > schedule for the hangouts, etc., but don't get bogged down in all the details > of the Locals policy, like figuring who the "chapter members" of record are, > who allow the chapter to maintain its charter, etc., etc. Just schedule and > advertise the hangouts and let any member who wants to be involved be > involved. > > Every expense of scarce volunteer time should have an actual net beneficial > outcome. Spending time on the virtual-chapter portion of this project doesn't > do that. (Spending time on the "meat" of this project has plenty of benefits, > obviously). > > I've said my piece, at this point. We're all grown-ups and can make our own > life choices. :-) > > D > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > > > > > -- > John J. Boris, Sr. > Online Services > www.onlinesvc.com
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