On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Robert Mark Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe we should start identifying people who need help with basic > things, and run a special Saturday workshop for them.
As the person who organized the space for our last few MHVLUG "help" and "installfest" days I'm extremely skeptical an additional weekend session would work. No one shows for them anymore. My theory is that as the Internet evolved and Internet literacy has increased overall there isn't much need for these sessions anymore. People seem to like the lightning talks so I'd suggest adding another 10-15 minute session before the main talk oriented towards end-user questions. Perhaps an anonymous dropbox for questions could be setup with one volunteer a month pulling a question and spending the 10-15 minute session answering it. A little back and forth on this would move it past the "wouldn't it just be easier to Google it?" threshold. -- Bruce A. Locke [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Feb 2 - Zimbra Mar 2 - MHVLUG 8th Anniversary - Show and Tell Apr 6 - Introduction to IPv6
