Well said Atul, or is it Toolz as Indra calls you. I think Every One Must read Atul;'s sayings carefuly & try to be grown ups ( mentally at least). 'cause otherwise the whole site will seem like a basket of rotten eggs to any one see it. Sutanu
On Thursday 13 Mar 2003 1:17 pm, Atul Chitnis wrote: > Hmmm, > > Lots of egos flying like flags in the wind. Chips larger than tree trunks > on peoples' shoulders. > > Are you quite sure that this is the image you want to have of your LUG - > no matter what *your* vision of the LUG may be? > > The golden rule in any LUG (or any kind of association or team effort, for > that matter) is - > > "You earn the right to criticise only by participating" > > i.e. unless you are actually part of the process (and actively so), you > have no right to say something is right or wrong *unless* you have > actively participated and shown that your way of doing it works better > than some other way. > > Most LUGs work around a core team of people who have the highest interest > level, and who try to make things work. They are the ones who often face > the brickbats if something doesnt work as advertised, but is this fair? > Has anyone considered that without them, there wouldnt be a LUG to begin > with? > > This flamewar I am seeing here is so pointless, it is laughable. You have > no real points for or against anything. Something didnt work as well as > expected - and it is time for heads to roll. But has anyone considered the > concept of "learning experience"? > > Why is it so important to some people to use a "learning experience" as an > excuse to be nasty, to criticise and to offend? Why can't one do a nice, > cold analysis, avoid pointing fingers, learn from the experience and move > on? > > Unfortunately, the larger an association becomes, the greater the > politics. Take it from someone who has been there. > > This is because the audience grows larger, and we all know that > politicians love an audience, don't we? "Divide and rule" is the only > lesson they learnt from the British occupation of India. "Us and them" is > the approved motto of the day. > > Get real, my friends, wake up from your stupour of rightousness, and stand > back and have a look at yourselves. See what others who are silently > watching get to see of ILUG-CAL. > > If you feel that you are being attacked by someone, ignore him/her, and > maybe complain to the only person entitled to have a say in this - the > listmaster. > > Now, just as an experiment, could everyone involved in this totally > meaningless, ego-dripping and ugly thread please get off your horses and > get back to doing what this LUG is supposed to be about - i.e. Linux and > OpenSource? > > Thanks. > > Atul -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
