Well a usergroup metting is a lot of hassle if you don't live nearby, and is usually only for the truly geeky or cf-obsessed. If it was more than just a geek session I'm sure more people would come. Look at the one and only cfdeveloper event I held, it was a great success, lots of people turned up, because it wasn't just techy geek meeting, it was also a party with booze and chicks :-)
I am planning a few mor eof these soon when I can find the time to arrange it. Let hope MM feel inclined to suppor tme this time. Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Taz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 14 April 2004 10:36 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] The state of ColdFusion in the UK > > > > I mean we have a very few user groups (which I am not knocking). > > The main reason why we have few user groups is apathy. > Stephen and I put a fair amount of our time and money into > the Northern CFUG, and I think the maximum attendance at any > meeting was 20... and that was probably because we were at > Freeserve's (ahem, or Wanadoo or whatever) office and we were > offering about 5 books and a licensed copy of CFMX. > > People just weren't interested... especially if it meant > getting on a train to go to the meeting. > > This is obviously not a gripe against the user group's > members. It costs money to get to meetings, and it's a night > away from home where you could be watching the footie or > something. But all credit to those who did turn up, sponsor > meetings, share their offices, time, etc. > > > I agree with you about MM though. They don't exactly have > their finger on the pulse when it comes to the User Groups. > Just look at the UK groups page on their site: > http://tinyurl.com/38zko The Northern CFUG > shut down last > summer, and it's still advertised. We used to have to harass > them for days to get them to advertise a meeting on their > mailing list. But then the UK MM office is quite small, and I > suspect that they were busy with everything else. Still... > > > > Blimey! Have I just replied to a post on the dev list? What > is the world coming to? I'd better get back to talking crap on chat. > > Taz > > > -- > These lists are syncronised with the CFDeveloper forum at > http://forum.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > CFDeveloper Sponsors and contributors:- > *Hosting and support provided by CFMXhosting.co.uk* :: > *ActivePDF provided by activepdf.com* > *Forums provided by fusetalk.com* :: *ProWorkFlow > provided by proworkflow.com* > *Tutorials provided by helmguru.com* :: *Lists > hosted by gradwell.com* > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- These lists are syncronised with the CFDeveloper forum at http://forum.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ CFDeveloper Sponsors and contributors:- *Hosting and support provided by CFMXhosting.co.uk* :: *ActivePDF provided by activepdf.com* *Forums provided by fusetalk.com* :: *ProWorkFlow provided by proworkflow.com* *Tutorials provided by helmguru.com* :: *Lists hosted by gradwell.com* To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
