[wellylug] The future of the Wellington Linux Users Group

[Christiaan Briggs]

I don't want to poke my nose in where I'm not wanted (as I am only an
eGroup member), but can I suggest that the number of people who come to
your meetings may well increase as we move into summer? I live in sunny
Napier and a group that I'm involved in, which has evening meetings, swells
during summer and dwindles in winter.

Also your group is obviously quite new and as time goes on you will
probably attract increasingly more 'active' people (as long as you keep it
going in the interim).

We have also found that a cosy home seems to attract more people than a
hired hall, and maybe ask people to bring something to eat and drink, and
make an evening of it.

Cheers
Christiaan

jamie.dobbs at paradise.net.nz wrote:

> Given the lack of response to my recent posting for ideas on what the
> groups can present as topics for members I really have to wonder if
> there is any point to the group continuing.
>
> It was nice to see all those who came to the initial meeting but I
> have to wonder what happened for us to only attract 3 people to the
> second meeting.
>
> This months meeting will take place as planned at 7:30pm on August 7
> at the Johnsonville Community Centre. At this meeting I would like to
> see as many people as possible so that we can make some firm plans
> for the future on what we'd like to see and when we'd like to see it.
>
> The numbers who attend this meeting will most liekyl determine the
> future of the group in its current form as I can see no sense in
> organising (and paying for) a venue when we don't really need it.
> Maybe if numbers are going to be low we can look at having meetings
> some other place.
>
> Perhaps we can get Geoff Andrews to bring along some of the books he
> has on Unix programming so that those interested can get some ideas
> on whats available (sorry about the short notice Geoff, but if you
> can bring them it would be appreciated).
>
> These are just my thoughts and I hope that they will start some
> discussion on the group. I do not mean to sound defeatist but I need
> to know that the group is wanted by people in order to keep putting
> in the time to organise these things.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jamie
>
> 
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