At 12:12 PM 1/17/2002 -0600, you wrote:
> > I don't see any harm either way to be honest. However, I
> > personally feel that if we have a newbie issue then we should address the
> > problem via the newbie hour
>
>How? Why? Is Linux going to be used up if there are two groups in Baton
>Rouge that are interested in Linux? Are you volunteering to offer more,
>Dustin?
The Clickers had a Linux SIG before. When I last appeared on the Clickers
radio program I spoke with one of the members. I was specifically told that
their Linux SIG had primarily folded because most of the members had joined
BRLUG and because of lack of participation. Rather than create another
Linux SIG at the Clickers why don't we just regularly invite them over the
LUG? If the presentations are over their collective heads then we can just
increase the time allotted to newbies. Hey, if you want to help create a
new SIG then go for it. My point is just that I don't think it is the best
solution to the newbie problem.
Now, if you are doing this strictly because the Clickers want a Linux SIG
then that is another situation. However, to date you have been stressing
that we aren't properly handling newbie issues, which is a LUG concern if
they are LUG newbies. That is what I am replying to.
> > and by inviting members of the Clickers to the hour.
>
>When they do come, I get the feeling that they need more than I am giving
>them. Feel free to help out if you would like. I've asked NUMEROUS times for
>volunteers to help out and even tried to bribe them with VIDEOS of CHINESE
>MONKS doing incredible FEATS of KUNG FU, but it hasn't generated much (any)
>help ('cept for Nate (thanks, Nate!)). The Clickers kind of newbies, I
>suspect, want formal, well-prepared introductory training sessions and
>tutorials, which I haven't given them.
Again, this has been done before at the Clickers. I am not saying this
attempt will fail, I'm just saying that with numbers comes strength.
> > If BRLUG members want to work with Clickers on a new Linux SIG that's
>fine. My
> > concern is that we are spreading the Linux user base a bit thin.
>
>Um, what? You said earlier: "I don't see any harm either way to be honest."
My statements are not contradictory.
>Do you mean no harm to BRLUG? I really want to know what you mean by
>"spreading the Linux user base a bit thin".
I think you are taking this conversation personally. I've said a few times
that if you want to do it then fine. I'm just putting in my two cents.
Regards, Dustin
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