Re: Future of WAMUG

[Edward Arrowsmith]

In response to Norm's suprise… Janis and I live in Melbourne and read  
the forum daily. It has been indispensable for many years. Its the  
best forum for macs on the net because its like a family.


A similar issue has been brought up in the Melbourne group which is  
big and unwieldily - AUSOM. The conclusion is that meetings are  
attended by older members and most ppl in general get their info  
online these days as ppl want to use their computer better whereas,  
in the past, ppl wanted to know how they worked and how they could be  
improved by tinkering.


Thanks to all the contributors to this forum of the years, it is a  
marvelous and invaluable resource.


Thanks and best wishes
edward & Janis
Melbourne 
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Re: Future of Wamug

[Vladimir James]

I have let my membership lapse several times; I have only attended two
or three meetings, but I check the mailing list daily and have done so
for many years. 
 
The WAMUG mailing list is indispensable for reasons well documented by
many others. The list and group activities have depended on a small core
of volunteers, and as often happens with groups, if the volunteers are
not available, the group is threatened with closure.

I can't see that exhorting members to attend meetings, or be more
involved, will work. The drift in groups today is toward online
exchanges. Why not hire someone to manage the website and mailing list.
Keep the mailing list open to anyone, but make the website (it would
have to be maintained as a useful resource) only available to paying
Members. Meetings would only be held if enough Members called for them;
the same with social events. I would be willing to pay yearly Membership
fees of $50 to support such a move. However, even the current fees would
probably support the hiring of a WAMUG Manager. The collection of fees
would have to be made a simple, but efficient, procedure. A small
committee of volunteers, say three elected Members, might be required
for administration purposes.

The mailing list and a useful website resource managed by a someone with
appropriate interest and expertise are the key suggestions here.

Vlad James
No broadband in my part of Sawyers Valley



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Re: Future of Wamug

[Wendy S. Austin]

Hello All

Your offshore members would be lost without you!   I have paid my  
fees a couple of times but confess, I have forgotten to do so for the  
last year or two.   More than happy to contribute money or time to  
help keep WAMUG going.


Wendy


Wendy Austin & Thomas Oswin
Mauritius Island
Mob: +2302560182




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