I wish I could have been at Hal's talk, but the snow conspired to delay it until I was in the air on a trip to far away.
Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: % 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 % % % -- ----- 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
