[wlug_org] First draft of WellyLUG rules and guidelines (Semi-POL)

[Jamie Dobbs]

> Sam, This is certainly to the point mate, but frankly I'm afraid we may
> as well not bother with something this brief that provides no
> background.

Anyone who cannot abide by a simple set of guidelines should perhaps climb
back under whatever rock it was that they crawled out from under in the
first place. Filling the LUG with a host of rules/guidelines (or whatever
you want to call them) serves no purpose other than to make those people
who ensure that such rules are followed feel important.

I for one favor a simple, concise set of rules or if that is not possible
then let there be no rules at all. The creation of complex
rules/guidelines is simply so that those that break them can be chastised
by those who deem themselves to be the 'keepers of the rules'.

I personally see this as yet another move towards the LUG becoming more
and more bogged down in administrivia and not dealing with what it does
best - allowing people to get together and share ideas and knowledge.

If the LUG wants rules then so be it, I personally will not be too keen if
such rules become excessive and try to tell me how I have to deal with
people and situations (as appears to be the case at the moment). In the
words of Number 6: "I am not a number, I am a free man!"

I still maintain that there should be LUG for people who have no care for
the politics or Linux/Windows/MacOS or whatever and just want to share
experiences/ideas and knowledge. If WellyLUG is not the place for this
then perhaps I will need to look for somewhere where the vocal minority do
not carry a political agenda with them everywhere that they go.