Well put and speaks to a larger issue. The whole point of MHLUG is that it is a community. Linux is only an operating system that increasingly can be mastered with online searches. MHLUG is a community with a shared focus and a major focus of it is the shared networking between people.
On Sun, 2011-05-15 at 06:32 -0400, Sean Dague wrote: > No, current information must also be on the website, including location > and directions. It's really important that people have a map they can > find there, especially as not everyone that comes to things is on the > mailing list. Just think of your own frustration learning getting > involved in other groups that do this poorly. > > Community is about making information available and accurate in as many > forms as possible. Yes, it is extra work, but that's part of what being > a good leader is about. > > -Sean > > On 05/14/2011 11:28 PM, Joseph Apuzzo wrote: > > Just making sure this is wanted. > > But do people use the website for Lunch info or is just a reminder on > > the list good enough? > > We will still have a mention of the Lunch on the web site, but details > > of where it is ( moving it around has been a good thing ) will be posted > > to the list. > > Until it can be automated that is. > > > > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Mark Wallace <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > I also don't think that it's exactly overburdening the list posting > > it. If it is regular, it becomes an "appointment" for some people > > and they plan on it if they possibly can. If you make it irregular, > > people will start saying "I wish that I could come, but I already > > have plans." > > > > > > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Sean Dague <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > On 05/13/2011 08:28 AM, John Mort wrote: > > > > There is a core in the LUG of people who are friends that > > correspond > > regularly and hang out every once in awhile outside of lug > > meetings. If > > you stop making the LUG Lunch a regular thing, then the > > occasional > > spontaneous LUG Lunch will be attended by only those people. > > > > > > +1, I think you nailed it on the head. > > > > -Sean > > > > > > -- > > > > Sean Dague Learn about the Universe with the > > sean at dague dot net Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association > > http://dague.net http://midhudsonastro.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS > > Auditorium > > Jun 1 - Zimbra > > Jul 6 - Jul 2011 > > Aug 3 - Scala - 100th MHVLUG meeting > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > > Jun 1 - Zimbra > > Jul 6 - Jul 2011 > > Aug 3 - Scala - 100th MHVLUG meeting > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > > Jun 1 - Zimbra > > Jul 6 - Jul 2011 > > Aug 3 - Scala - 100th MHVLUG meeting > > -- Mark Robert Mark Wallace 60 Delaware Road Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 Telephone: (845) 566-0586 _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jun 1 - Zimbra Jul 6 - Jul 2011 Aug 3 - Scala - 100th MHVLUG meeting
