At 01:09 PM 10/29/2000 -0500, Jon 'maddog' Hall, Executive Director, Linux
International wrote:
that picture thing is a good idea.......if ppl desire they can start
registering at http://www.usaexpress.net/linux/lug/ however they will not
be able to make their information public or change their passwd or
information. thats the only thing that i have to finish. and the lugdb is
done...then i'll add the picture thing...thats a really good idea.....
once again - if anyone has any ideas, or wishes to contribute to the
project let me know. :-)
~kurth
> >our demographic has a reputation for being somewhat
> >socially challenged. While there are obvious exceptions to that, like
> >Jerry and maddog for example, we didn't earn that reputation without
> >some merit...
>
>Thanks folks, but I am really a very shy, retiring kind of person, so this
>applies to me too.
>
>Having everyone state their names and affiliations at the beginning of the
>meeting usually took between four and five minutes even on a crowded
>night. For
>the "face-challenged" person like me, it eventually helped me know the names
>of lots of you. But for the newbie, or the person who shows up for two or
>three meetings a year (yet reads this list), it helps them match the face with
>the name, so they can approach them by name instead of "hey you".
>
>As to name cards, I wear them to so many conventions, I don't even think they
>are cheesy any more.
>
>Finally, as the web site keeps getting new functionality, perhaps a "finger"
>capability for members would be good. Let the members enter their own
>brief descriptions of their name, firm, expertise and contact information (as
>desired), so people can find out more about them after the meeting, or decide
>who to search out before going to the meeting. Maybe people could even put
>small images of what they looked like in the database as well.
>
>md
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