TLUG meeting suggestions/comments

[James Knott]

Madison Kelly wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
>   I -really- hope this doesn't sound bad; e-mail can be a tenuous place 
> to make suggestions because body language and tone are not visible. I 
> want to make some recommendations on how I think the TLUG meetings could 
> be made more inviting in the future for both speakers and members. I had 
> a really fun time last night so please don't think I am complaining! :)
> 
>   I don't know if "heckling" is the right word, but if not there was an 
> apparent need by some to interrupt in order to say something that really 
> wasn't within the scope of the topic being presented. Obviously if a 
> speaker makes a notable mistake, like I did with the with the MAC 
> address matching, then by all means point out the mistake. On the other 
> hand, repeatedly nit-picking details only serves to present the person 
> making the comments as desperate to prove something and make the speaker 
> feel frustrated and flustered. It also likely agitates the other people 
> in the crowd who are trying to follow a presentation. I know that 
> yesterday, except for my mistake on MAC address matching, all the other 
> comments could easily have waited until the Q&A period.
> 
>   I wanted to say this because I love TLUG and what it stands for and I 
> want it to be as inviting to members and speakers as possible.


I agree completely.  As I mentioned in another note, some presentations 
are shredded by all the interuptions.  That's also why I put my hand up, 
before mentioning your MAC error, instead of just barging in.

Please guys, we're there to hear the presenter, not your interuptions.
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