<div dir="ltr">On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:15 PM, William Park <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA@public.gmane.org" target="_blank">opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA@public.gmane.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 08:39:26PM -0500, Scott Elcomb wrote:<br>
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 7:53 PM, William Park <<a href="mailto:opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA@public.gmane.org">opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA@public.gmane.org</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="im">> > Come on, guys. This bitching about TLUG meeting is strange to me and<br>
> > counter productive as group. People come to the meeting because they<br>
> > want to learning something, and people don't come to the meeting because<br>
> > they have nothing to learn.<br>
><br>
> People come for other reasons as well. They also come for the<br>
> community - I hate not making it out more often than I do.<br>
><br>
> > Heckling and harassment are side issues.<br>
><br>
> On the contrary, people are talking about why they no longer<br>
> participate in person. If community is the heart of GTALUG then<br>
> meetings should be the lifeblood. Such topics should not be dismissed<br>
> out of hand.<br>
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</div>What I mean is, they no longer participate because they see no need to<br>
come to the meeting (e.g. Linux distros are easy to install, tons of<br>
info on Web, etc.), and not because there is heckling. That is, they<br>
are acting in their own self interest.<br>
<br>
For example, if SAP were to present at TLUG and give free samples of<br>
their software, I'd bet women would be more than happy to come in garter<br>
belt and sucking on their favourite dildos. I would attend, too, only<br>
because I normally have to pay to see that.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>William, <br><br>Sigh, the above sort of comment is part of the problem, not part of the solution...<br><br><br></div><div>Colin.<br></div><div>
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