[clug] [OT] Scope of list (was An alternate place for longer, meandering threads?)

[Eyal Lebedinsky]

I marked this [OT] to indicate it (my part) to be non technical, as
a clue for some weary readers to skip it.

I read the longish (so far) thread and see that a few people took this
opinion stronger than I did.

Nobody is sent away. It just says that clug has a focus. I thought it
is self evident.

I then looked at the lists I read or participate in, and can say that
I am not subscribed to any other "local" list. I am on this list due
to my being local, knowing some of the people and at times meeting
them too.

I do prefer technical subjects to most others. I pay more attention
to postings from local people (or others I know). As an IT professional
I am not so much just a "user", and I see our PCUG a forum for a much
wider focus of users.

cheers
	Eyal

n.b. Bob, in a later post I read your asking for 'evidence'. Don't
do that - some people are offended by such a direct approach :-)

Robert Edwards wrote:
> 
> A thought of mine (so I'll fork a new thread...):
> 
> CLUG is the Canberra Linux Users Group, by which _I_ understand:
>  - Canberra and surrounding region (Southern NSW)
>  - Linux and all other FOSS and all aspects thereof
>  - Users, developers, admins, enquirers, beginners, newbies etc.
>  - Group (whatever that means)
> 
> So this mailing list should be targetted at people satisfying those
> criteria. Esp. the first one... this list is for people who live in
> Canberra and the surrounding region or who attend CLUG meetings (main
> meetings, PSIGs, Installfests, SFDs etc.). People who have been
> involved in CLUG in the past but are no longer in the Canberra and 
> surrounding region are welcome to contribute, but please temper your
> posts to maybe just one per topic, maybe directing us to a similar
> thread on another mailing list.
> 
> Anyone else can listen in.
> 
> If anyone wants to start another mailing list, they are welcome to.
> Please clearly indicate who you think your target audience is.
> 
> There are several other extant lists that people here can subscribe to/
> listen in on. Such as the various LUV and Humbug lists, Linux Australia
> etc.
> 
> I can say that there are over 650 people on this list, but in the past
> 2 weeks more than twice as many people have unsubscribed as have
> subscribed... this is clearly not sustainable...
> 
> These are just my thoughts on this issue.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Bob Edwards.


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Eyal Lebedinsky	(eyal at eyal.emu.id.au)