Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) That sounds like an excellent strategy. It's likely to help boost LibreOffice's presence at conferences and raise 'our' profile with whoever else goes along to such conferences for other projects. Also people who go mainly for LibreOffice also get to see other projects. There are some quit

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-30 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
On 01/29/2014 08:22 PM, Joel Madero wrote: On 01/29/2014 05:07 PM, anne-ology wrote: Andrew, well said. Joel, ... [see my comments below, interspersed within Andrew's] Um honestly I don't have the time. Sorry but first line made me realize how far off point this is getting. Al

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-30 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
y not alone, but I guess they're not interested in hearing from us in the mainland ;-) From: Ruth Ann Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis To: users@global.libreoffice.org Hi Joel, Well, I am in the Mid-west, so i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-30 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
I popped on over to the Cincinnati when Jean Webber (documentation team) was there for a conference so that we could have lunch. It was nice to finally meet her in person :-) On 01/29/2014 09:58 PM, Ruth Ann wrote: Hi Joel, Well, I am in the Mid-west, so it would be kind of far to travel just

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread Marc Grober
Joel > > > > > On 01/29/2014 07:34 PM, anne-ology wrote: >>Ruth Ann - you're definitely not alone, >>but I guess they're not interested in hearing from us in the >> mainland ;-) >> >> >> >> From: Ruth Ann >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread Joel Madero
e not interested in hearing from us in the > mainland ;-) > > > > From: Ruth Ann > Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:58 PM > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > > Hi Joel, > Well, I am in the Mi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread anne-ology
Ruth Ann - you're definitely not alone, but I guess they're not interested in hearing from us in the mainland ;-) From: Ruth Ann Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis To: users@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread anne-ology
Detroit has been run as Chicago for the past few decades ;-( From: James Knott Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis To: users@global.libreoffice.org anne-ology wrote: > do you happen to know that California is on

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread anne-ology
It seems to me that the media has prejudiced many outside the States against the States ;-( [continued interspersed below] From: Jonathon Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis To: Andrew Douglas Pitonyak , users

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread anne-ology
Yet you're too biased in your thinking to even read the postings ;-) From: Joel Madero Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis To: anne-ology , users@global.libreoffice.org On 01/29/2014 05:07 PM, anne-ology

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread Ruth Ann
Hi Joel, Well, I am in the Mid-west, so it would be kind of far to travel just to say "Hello", but I would be happy to help if there is something you think I can do. Ruth Ann, in Ohio, USA On 1/29/2014 8:55 PM, Joel Madero wrote: None right now - honestly we're not even close to that point an

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread James Knott
anne-ology wrote: > do you happen to know that California is on the brink of > financial bankruptcy as is NYC; as well as numerous coastal cities, > yet the mid-section is economically sounder Like Detroit? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Pro

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread Joel Madero
None right now - honestly we're not even close to that point and that's why this is going so far off topic that it's become quite frankly a waste of my time. I have sent out emails over the last 2 years trying to encourage participation from North American users - we have some, not nearly enough an

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread Jonathon
On January 29, 2014 2:15:15 PM PST, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote: >But the Largest US Cities are generally not on the coast (which does not make >your statement wrong). Of the 7 cities listed, only two of them are not international ports, with container ships arriving/departing on a daily

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread Joel Madero
On 01/29/2014 05:07 PM, anne-ology wrote: >Andrew, well said. > >Joel, ... [see my comments below, interspersed within Andrew's] Um honestly I don't have the time. Sorry but first line made me realize how far off point this is getting. All in all, this is about the project and what

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread anne-ology
Andrew, well said. Joel, ... [see my comments below, interspersed within Andrew's] From: Andrew Douglas Pitonyak Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis To: users@global.libreoffice.org On 01/29/2014 04:35 PM,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread anne-ology
el Madero Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis To: anne-ology , Robinson Tryon < bishop.robin...@gmail.com> Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org On 01/29/2014 11:38 AM, anne-ology wrote: >Pacific coast then Atlantic

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread Joel Madero
> But the Largest US Cities are generally not on the coast (which does > not make your statement wrong). > > 1. New York City > 2. Los Angeles > 3. Chicago > 4 Houston > 5 Philadelphia > 6, Phoenix > 7. San Antonio Sure if there are events happening that we can attend please let us know. The reali

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
On 01/29/2014 04:35 PM, Joel Madero wrote: On 01/29/2014 11:38 AM, anne-ology wrote: Pacific coast then Atlantic coast then Pacific coast - yet there's a couple thousand miles in between; seems to me, if you really wanted our participation - and help, financial & oth

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread Joel Madero
On 01/29/2014 11:38 AM, anne-ology wrote: >Pacific coast then Atlantic coast then Pacific coast - >yet there's a couple thousand miles in between; >seems to me, if you really wanted our participation - and help, > financial & otherwise - you'd meet somewhere in between .

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-29 Thread anne-ology
on Tryon Date: Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 10:18 PM Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis To: Joel Madero Cc: Libreoffice-qa , libreoffice-dev < libreoff...@lists.freedesktop.org>, "users@global.libreoffice.org" < users@global.libreoffice.org>, Ken Biondi ,

[libreoffice-users] Re: North America Touching Basis

2014-01-28 Thread Robinson Tryon
[cc'ing US-marketing list] On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 7:07 AM, Joel Madero wrote: > Hi All! > > This is just touching basis with the North America team as it's been > awhile since we've all had time to talk. The chat has been a little > quiet lately, I'm sure everyone is busy but wanted to say hello