On Sat, Sep 17, 2005, Robby Russell wrote:
> I agree. There is no reason for any us vs them... because, I bet quite a
> few of "us" will sign up on both lists. The best approach would be to
> leave an open door and let anyone who decides to leave know that they
> are welcome here. :-)

Definitely.  I'll be both places.

> I also think it should be clear though that the topic of *Rails* would
> still be welcomed within PDX.rb, as would anything Ruby-related. Right?
> There is also no reason why PDX.rb can't be, "simple, agile, small, and
> fun!" as well.  :-)
 
> It doesn't take much to set or change the tone of any collective of
> people. Being adaptable is an important trait of each person and group.
> With a little bit of common sense, courtesy, and fun... I don't see why
> PDX.rb couldn't consist of all these traits. In the past week, I've
> worked with a small handful of people on a few small projects that were
> directly for the benefit of PDX.rb. Everyone was polite, fun, and
> excited about what they were helping with. I hope that the hackfest
> today is yet another good thing to happen... all in about a weeks time
> since the email war last week. 

I think as the last couple of weeks has shown, the more we talk about
something, the more annoying said thing gets.  I personally support the
SIG idea, but what the hell.  One way or the other, the two groups will
be tightly coupled (oh noes, refactor!) and we're all friends here.

Ben
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