[wellylug] Formalising WellyLUG - revisited

[Donald Gordon]

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:39:32 +1300
Chris Hodgetts <chris at archnetnz.com> wrote:

> I am only new so have not formed an oppinion yet as I have only recieved
> about 3 e-mails regarding this, but would like to understand why you
> want to "Formalise" the WellyLug.

Read the proposed rules!  http://wix.plaz.net.nz/wellylug/ (but note
that changes have been proposed since then)

> Or could it be that someone wants a job as a paied manager of the
> WellyLug?

Read the proposed rules!  http://wix.plaz.net.nz/wellylug/ (but note
that changes have been proposed since then)

> The NZLug is not "Formal" nor is the Auckland lug, it works well..

The Waikato LUG is.  What others do isn't necessarily the right thing
for us.

> If there is a cost of getting into a venue, I am sure alternates can be
> arranged..

But there isn't.

> I dont understand where the costs would arise in running a lug, if you
> need to pay for site hostings, I am sure this also could be
> accomodated.. after all the majority of people on the lists would be
> from New Zealand, thus generating NZ traffic, so any ISP any of us are
> signed up to the traffic charges on this is not that much to go over
> your limit, but really has any one gone over the like 100gig Cable
> national cap yet?

Web/mail/mailing list services have been donated by a LUG member (Ewen).

donald