[wellylug] wellylug Digest, Vol 91, Issue 4

Adam Bogacki adam.bogacki at clear.net.nz
Thu Mar 14 12:16:10 NZDT 2013


On 14/03/13 12:00, wellylug-request at lists.wellylug.org.nz wrote:
> Send wellylug mailing list submissions to
> 	wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
>
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
> 	http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/wellylug
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
> 	wellylug-request at lists.wellylug.org.nz
>
> You can reach the person managing the list at
> 	wellylug-owner at lists.wellylug.org.nz
>
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of wellylug digest..."
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
>    1. Re: [Pgug] WellyLUG rekindling (Ian Beardslee)
>    2. Re: [Pgug] WellyLUG rekindling (Hugh Davenport)
>    3. Re: WellyLUG rekindling (Michael Fincham)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:21:57 +1300
> From: "Ian Beardslee" <ian at karearea.gen.nz>
> To: "Hugh Davenport" <hugh at davenport.net.nz>
> Cc: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz, Jonathan Harker <jon at jon.geek.nz>
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] [Pgug] WellyLUG rekindling
> Message-ID:
> 	<18001eeb059e14e20d9799a313342b59.squirrel at mail.karearea.gen.nz>
> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Eww seriously if FB is used as the primary, secondary or even tertiary
> communication method you can count me out.
>
> As for mailing lists, if people think there is a need for change
> https://onlinegroups.net could be an alternative.  Might need to convince
> them that WellyLug would be a good thing to sponsor in terms of giving a
> free site.
>
> Not immediately sure of an alternative to FB for events organisation, but
> there has to be something that isn't going to steal our souls or our first
> born.
>
>
> On Thu, March 14, 2013 9:43 am, Hugh Davenport wrote:
>> The 90's loves me :D
>>
>> I will probably set up a fb account, and do events through there
>> as well as advertising on a website of some form.
>>
>> I will probably keep the mailing list, though may take it away and
>> redefine it slightly. For now, I'll probably keep the existing one
>> until we actually have a meeting xD
>>
>> You should join http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/wellylug
>> if
>> you aren't already on there
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Hugh
>>
>> On 2013-03-13 16:52, Jonathan Harker wrote:
>>> My suggestions:
>>>
>>> 1. It's now 2013 and folks use Facebook, Twitter and Meetup.
>>>     The 90s called and want their mailing lists back.
>>>
>>> 2. If you're going to carry on using a mailing list, use someone
>>>     else's mail server. The Naos "no advertising at all" rule caused
>>>     a weekly flame war because apparently some eejit
>>>     decided that posting a Linux-related job URL, or saying,
>>>     "Hey does someone want to buy my spare graphics card for
>>>     ten bucks" counts as advertising. Honestly, this became
>>>     nearly half the content of the mailing list when I gave up
>>>     several years ago, and also, they're wrong.
>>>
>>> 3. Jethro is your friend, if he's still around, he's keen and
>>>     enthusiastic...
>> _______________________________________________
>> Pgug mailing list
>> Pgug at lists.catalyst.net.nz
>> https://lists.catalyst.net.nz/mailman/listinfo/pgug
>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:23:51 +1300
> From: Hugh Davenport <hugh at davenport.net.nz>
> To: ian at karearea.gen.nz,Ian Beardslee <ian at karearea.gen.nz>
> Cc: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz, Jonathan Harker <jon at jon.geek.nz>
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] [Pgug] WellyLUG rekindling
> Message-ID: <cbbf06f7-757b-4c61-b475-49910031eb7d at email.android.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> I suggested fb cos I find meetup to suck. Any suggestions welcome 
>
> Ian Beardslee <ian at karearea.gen.nz> wrote:
>
>> Eww seriously if FB is used as the primary, secondary or even tertiary
>> communication method you can count me out.
>>
>> As for mailing lists, if people think there is a need for change
>> https://onlinegroups.net could be an alternative.  Might need to
>> convince
>> them that WellyLug would be a good thing to sponsor in terms of giving
>> a
>> free site.
>>
>> Not immediately sure of an alternative to FB for events organisation,
>> but
>> there has to be something that isn't going to steal our souls or our
>> first
>> born.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, March 14, 2013 9:43 am, Hugh Davenport wrote:
>>> The 90's loves me :D
>>>
>>> I will probably set up a fb account, and do events through there
>>> as well as advertising on a website of some form.
>>>
>>> I will probably keep the mailing list, though may take it away and
>>> redefine it slightly. For now, I'll probably keep the existing one
>>> until we actually have a meeting xD
>>>
>>> You should join
>> http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/wellylug
>>> if
>>> you aren't already on there
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Hugh
>>>
>>> On 2013-03-13 16:52, Jonathan Harker wrote:
>>>> My suggestions:
>>>>
>>>> 1. It's now 2013 and folks use Facebook, Twitter and Meetup.
>>>>     The 90s called and want their mailing lists back.
>>>>
>>>> 2. If you're going to carry on using a mailing list, use someone
>>>>     else's mail server. The Naos "no advertising at all" rule caused
>>>>     a weekly flame war because apparently some eejit
>>>>     decided that posting a Linux-related job URL, or saying,
>>>>     "Hey does someone want to buy my spare graphics card for
>>>>     ten bucks" counts as advertising. Honestly, this became
>>>>     nearly half the content of the mailing list when I gave up
>>>>     several years ago, and also, they're wrong.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Jethro is your friend, if he's still around, he's keen and
>>>>     enthusiastic...
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Pgug mailing list
>>> Pgug at lists.catalyst.net.nz
>>> https://lists.catalyst.net.nz/mailman/listinfo/pgug
>>>
>>>
I agree with Ian and Hugh.

I won't have anything to do with Facebook.

Adam Bogacki,

adam.bogacki at clear.net.nz
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/pipermail/wellylug/attachments/20130314/9150389f/attachment.html>


More information about the wellylug mailing list