[aclug-L] Re: Cool new fan site....hehe

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of John Goerzen
>
> I think this is ample evidence that ACLUG is trying to help everyone.
> It is true that ACLUG is not focused solely on new users.  This should
> not be the case, in fact.  It should be a situation where everyone can
> benefit.  Sometimes that means that discussions may be over the head
> of new users.  Sometimes it means that more advanced users may be
> bored.  It can't be an either-or thing.
>
> Consider: if ACLUG focuses solely on beginners, none of the more
> advanced people will be interested, and so there are fewer people for
> beginners to ask questions of.

I think last Monday's meeting was a good example of what happens when you do a
presentation that probably only appealed to beginners -- a very low attendance.
This is not to say it wasn't worthwhile; but no one, besides those of us
presenting that night, was there to answer questions. To me, there is a great
advantage to having a mixed group.  I know what I know, and you know what you
know, and those aren't neccessarily the same things.  A broader range of
experiance brings with it a greater chance of a unique answer to a particular
problem. I've used Linux for ~4 years now, and I'm still learning new ways of
doing things -- sometimes from people who have used it for less time than I
have.


I'm not opposed to having a beginning user's night, but I'm not sure we have the
resources to keep it staffed. Perhaps we need to look outside the existing ACLUG
staff for help...

--dwh

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