TLUG's value to community ???

[billt-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org]

On Sun, Jul 10, 2005 at 04:55:34PM -0400, Christopher Browne wrote:
> On 7/10/05, John Macdonald <john-Z7w/En0MP3xWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > But this whole discussion is about the fact that TLUG has
> > not issued a charter to GTALUG to manage this group and is
> > asking to be conviced that there is value in your so doing.
> > TLUG has been getting along just fine without being managed.
> 
> Sure, it has.
> 
> TLUG *is* Drew Sullivan, more than anything else that you can formally look at.
> 
> Who owns the web server?  Drew.
> Who owns the mail server?  Drew.
> Who controls the (rather complex) configuration of the mail server?  Drew.
> 
> I can't see convincing arguments that point at any other nexus.
> -- 

My opinion is that it has been Drew Sullivan and Committee since about 1999. The committee has had many rotating members since 1999, including both you and I.

I would also place TLUG more of a meritocracy. If you sat and whined people ignored you, but if you picked up the ball (any ball) and ran (in any direction) than you were quickly invited into the inner circle where you stayed until you chose to leave.

Bill

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