Rick Carlson wrote:
Tracy R Reed wrote:
gossamer axe wrote:
If you want to get new users to Linux, more of the meetings need to
be more newbie oriented.
What will the experienced guys (most of kplug these days) do during
the meetings?
Gee... Meetings oriented towards newbies with a bunch of seasoned
experienced KPLUG guys standing around with nothing to do?
I wonder how they got to be seasoned and experienced?
I am sure no one helped explain things to them when they were starting
out. Their experience and knowledge probably popped fully formed into
their heads one day while they were busy standing around making fun of
people who were not as smart as they were.
I don't know what you are referring to, but I have *never* seen anyone
make fun of anyone at KPLUG. People go way above and beyond the call of
duty to help people out irrespective of experience level.
Or, just a thought here, maybe you would get more people interested in
attending if they actually felt welcome? You know, radical things like
actually listening to what they say instead of dismissing out of hand
what they try to contribute. It is great to be in an exclusive club but
when you make it difficult to join the club then your membership
dwindles and pretty soon all you are doing is stroking each others egos
and wondering why people don't think as highly of you as you think of
yourselves.
What am I missing here?
We're talking about clubs that would hand over an *officer* position if
someone would actually, you know, ask to be one. That's hardly the
model of an unresponsive club.
Maybe you need to turn your perspective around. There are people who are
teaching computers and Linux in schools and non-traditional venues.
These are sources of people who have shown an above average interest in
Linux. How many of those Instructors are telling their students about
KPLUG and encouraging them to get involved? How many KPLUG members are
doing that instructing? Why aren't those students beating down the doors
to join KPLUG?
You're not listening. People aren't beating down the doors to join
*anything* anymore. KPLUG isn't unique in this.
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