linuxcaffe workshop; The Art of Ardour

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Evan Leibovitch wrote:

> Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
>
>>     For all *TLUG meetings, lack of notice is a major problem. There
>>     should be at least a week's notice of a meeting, and a reminder
>>     the day before.
>
> Come on.
>
> TLUG has been meeting regularly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month for more
> than a decade.

    Is today the 2nd Tuesday or was that last week? I do not nroamlly
    pay attention to what week of the month today is. If I have ample
    notice, I am far more likely to attend.

> It may be a problem for those looking to pick and choose specific
> topics, but not a problem with the general issue of "when is the next
> meeting?".

    Exactly. Many topics do not interest me.

> The meeting location has also been reasonably stable.
>
> Te argument of lack of specific notice is legitimate in the reasons why
> TLUG doen't attract a lot of newcomers. However, people who have been
> here for a while ought to be at least aware of the recurring pattern of
> meeting dates/places.

    It also doesn't help the rest of us. If *TLUG want to attract
    people, it should make it as easy as possible.

>>     For NewTLUG, the travel time is also a factor; I have yet to make
>>     it to one of them.
>
> The decision to have NewTLUG in the north, while TLUG remained central,
> was deliberate. If you couldn't make downtown easily, you could do the
> uptown events and vice versa.

     I realize that. When there is a topic that interests me at
     NewTLUG, I would be more likely to get there is I had reasonable
     notice.

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