[aclug-L] Re: ACLUG

["gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman)" <glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

: ^ )  alrite, i'll give it another shot... actually, i was just planning on
sneaking out for a while until things cool down, then returning .. granted,
i realize that would pretty much do away w/ my rights to complain about any
decisions, but i guess i just got tired of hearing so much bickering...
granted, there were probably more contructive comments than detremental
(sp?) ones, it's just that the constructive ones tend to be overshadowed by
the detremental ones...

hopefully most have gotten the steam out by now and things will start
falling in place...

gLaNDix

(btw, of the above comments, i wasn't implying the guy who's starting his
own anti-ACLUG or whatever list...  i remember him doing that about a year
or so ago, so i just had to laugh at that e-mail.. :^ )
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Moore" <mrmoore@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman)" <glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [aclug-L] ACLUG


> bbales wrote:
>
> >Jesse,
> >Somehow this got all blown out of proportion.  Please don't leave the
list.
> >We value your input.
> >
> >Attendance was down, the website was a shambles, the meetings were
> >intermittent, the president quit and we were trying to find a way to get
more
> >attendance and better presentations. Newcomers weren't being
acknowledged.
> >And we needed to spread things around so no-one was doing all the work.
> >
> >We went around the group and everyone introduced himself.  We looked at
the
> >questionaires that had been returned and tallied the topics that had been
> >requested on them.
> >
> >We then began discussing how to better determine what topic to present
> >without doing it at a meeting and somehow decided that if we did it
online it
> >would be best to not bother the whole group (some 300 people I am told)
with
> >a discussion of topics, when most could not attend and had no interest
in.
> >The announcement would be still posted on the regular list.
> >
> >Easy solution.  Make another list for attendees only.  New attendees
would
> >introduce themselves and put themselves on the list.  Discussion on this
list
> >could find topics of interest to those who would be most likely to
attend,
> >which is probably those who had attended a recent meeting.
> >
> >I think some of us got the wrong idea about the "list."  Or maybe I did.
I
> >thought we were putting control of the meetings in the hands of those who
> >attend the meetings, which seems logical.  The ACLUG mailing list should
not
> >be affected in any way.  Someone else had a different idea and made an
almost
> >rude response on the ACLUG list.  'Nuff said.
> >
> >I started this to send to glandix.  I'll send it to the list.  I'm about
a
> >day behind in reading so maybe someone else has already set things
straight
> >better than I can.
> >
> >bruce
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> Jesse,
>
> There's been a lot of traffic on the list lately, so I might have missed
> the comments about you leaving the list or maybe those comments were
> just made to Bruce.
>
> Please, don't leave the list your input and suggestions have been very
> valuable to the group.  I know your time is probably limited and it is
> difficult to attend meetings and I believe it is in nobody's interest to
> leave anybody out of the loop who wishes to be there.
>
> For example: somebody suggested a local list that could be subscribed to
> that was of interest to them.  That is if you lived in the Ukraine you
> probably wouldn't want to subscribe to the local list and get 100+
> emails a week that talked about local ACLUG suggestions, meetings,
> events, etc. that had nothing to do with Linux.  On the other hand
> someone in Hesston or Kansas City might be interested in them.
>
> I don't know what you and Bruce talked about.  But, please don't leave
> the list.  Your input is valued here and we can learn from you; as well,
> you can probably learn from others on the list.
>
> Hey, Bruce.  I believe you were the person sitting right in front of me
> at Wednesday's meeting.  I was sitting right behind you next to Clint.
>
>

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