Well, mostly resistance to change. The attitude expressed by many of the seasoned members was that Linux was not meant for new people, so the UUG should be naturally hostile towards anyone just getting started in Linux (to be fair, there's a good deal of that arrogance in the PLUG still, and there seem to be more people who are ready to bash you over the head with a smug sense of superiority than there are people willing to help). There were rather vocal opponents to holding install-fests and advertising them, even with a simple flier was considered a sin by a few of them. Thus, there was no new blood coming into the UUG, and without it, the numbers dwindled to the point that it wasn't even possible to fill up all the presidency slots.
I find it fascinating that every other LUG is really excited to welcome newcomers and tend to bombard them with information at the slightest glimmer of interest, but for some reason this area is more likely to snub them than share their enthusiasm. On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Daniel Fussell <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/23/2015 06:23 PM, Todd Millecam wrote: > > I'd like to see it continue, and would participate, but after the McNabbs > > it was just so hard to get people to present, and trying to bring new > > people into our community was nearly impossible due to some of the > > attitudes of the more seasoned members. > > > > I'd be great to try and breathe some new life into it. > > > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 6:17 PM, Daniel Fussell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > What was the attitude issue? Resistance to change, too many vim-ers, > too many sarcastic remarks on the list, or no new members because > seasoned members had moved on with life, and didn't present? > > ;-Daniel > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > -- Todd Millecam /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
