Women and TLUG - a personal rant

[Digimer]

On 15/01/14 09:15 PM, William Park wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 08:39:26PM -0500, Scott Elcomb wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 7:53 PM, William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>> Come on, guys.  This bitching about TLUG meeting is strange to me and
>>> counter productive as group.  People come to the meeting because they
>>> want to learning something, and people don't come to the meeting because
>>> they have nothing to learn.
>>
>> People come for other reasons as well. They also come for the
>> community - I hate not making it out more often than I do.
>>
>>> Heckling and harassment are side issues.
>>
>> On the contrary, people are talking about why they no longer
>> participate in person.  If community is the heart of GTALUG then
>> meetings should be the lifeblood.  Such topics should not be dismissed
>> out of hand.
>
> What I mean is, they no longer participate because they see no need to
> come to the meeting (e.g. Linux distros are easy to install, tons of
> info on Web, etc.), and not because there is heckling.  That is, they
> are acting in their own self interest.
>
> For example, if SAP were to present at TLUG and give free samples of
> their software, I'd bet women would be more than happy to come in garter
> belt and sucking on their favourite dildos.  I would attend, too, only
> because I normally have to pay to see that.

Comments like this, and the reaction (or lack there-of) of the TLUG 
community, will determine the future of TLUG.

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