Thanks John. I'm not on the mwvlug list, but Cooper is the only one I ever hear from about mwvlug, although I didn't see him at my first mwvlug meeting (where Hal spoke). Thanks for clarifying and confirming...
Ben On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:08:03 -0800 John Sechrest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | | Ben, | | MWVlug is the Corvallis area lug. | | We have been around for a long time. We used to be | the Next users group and morphed into linux users group. | | We have about 120 people on the list. | | And cooper is just trying to be neighborly and keep | you in the loop of what he is doing. | | | | Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | | % Cool, but: | % | % #1, our list is moderated | % #2, we have a searchable archive | % #3, What?? If you're claiming to be a "clearinghouse" for job listings | in% Willamette Valley, or even just in Corvallis, I think you have some | % *serious* competition. And although personal networking is crucial to | us% all, it seems like you're actively advertising, I'd almost say, | "selling"% yourself here and it does seem (to me) like you're attempting | to further% fragment the community. | % | % I'm curious, D., what is the mission statement of the MWV LUG, and is | anyone% else actively participating or is this primarily your own | venture?% Who else is involved? Is MWVLUG incorporated or registered as | a nonprofit? % What is the relationship between gencom.us and mwvlug? | % | % I can prolly find some answers to these questions on your site(s), | sorry,% but just about every announcement you've made reads TO ME as an | advert. It'd% be a nice plan, if that's what it is, but I think it is not | the spirit of% any LUG, even very very professional ones. It's a User | Group, d'oh.% | % Don't get me wrong, I think what you're doing is cool, but please don't | plan% to fragment our efforts! I'd really like to see more | collaboration, even if% this message does not parse as such = ) | % | % Thanks and be well, | % | % B. | % | % | % On 12 Feb 2004 09:09:56 -0800 | % "D. Cooper Stevenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | % | % | Hi, All! | % | | % | MWVLUG forums are available online! Just click the "forums" link on | the% | left hand side of MWVLUG's web page, here: | % | | % | http://www.mwvlug.org/ | % | | % | The following topics are available: | % | Technical Q & A | % | MWVLUG Business | % | Activism | % | Job Postings/Professionals Available | % | | % | Why forums instead of the mailing list? | % | | % | 1) Moderation: lower signal-to-noise ratio | % | 2) Longevity: Messages are stored indefinitely and may be | % | searched/retrieved at any time | % | 3) Centralized: You'll always know where to look for job postings, | % | etc. | % | | % | The forums are backed up daily to ensure data integrity. The server | is% | physically housed in a secure facility. If you have other topics | you% | would like in the forums, please let me know. Likewise if you have | % | something you would like me to post. Moderator accounts are also | % | available. | % | | % | I hope you enjoy it! | % | | % | | % | Best, | % | -- | % | -------------------------------------------------------------- | % | | Cooper Stevenson | Em: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | % | | General Computer | Ph: 541.924.9434 | | % | | "Open For Business" | Www: http://www.gencom.us | | % | -------------------------------------------------------------- | % | | % | _______________________________________________ | % | EuG-LUG mailing list | % | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | % | http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug | % | % | % -- | % _______________________________________________ | % EuG-LUG mailing list | % [EMAIL PROTECTED] | % http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug | | ----- | John Sechrest . Helping people use | . computers and the Internet | . more effectively | . | . Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | . | . | http://www.peak.org/~sechrest | _______________________________________________ | EuG-LUG mailing list | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug -- _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
