[clug] The harsh realities of CLUG

[Adam Baxter]

Make me turn my Asterisk server back on will you? Automated monthly calls
with text-to-speech would be a fun little project.

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Jeff <smee.heee at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> CLUG can be an "interesting" place, both the meetings and this list.  I
> have found both to be mostly friendly, but as has been said, when it is
> a room full of people that know each other sometimes being the only one
> in the room that doesn't know everyone can be intimidating.
>
> Whilst I find most of the topics at CLUG meetings interesting, a lot of
> them either are not my core interest, or are over my head.  Either way,
> they are still interesting, and at some point I might start
> understanding those topics a bit more.  I fully agreed with Michael
> about getting back to basics, then again it was shown that some peoples
> basics are still over others heads.  (Not saying that I need the how to
> change directory etc, but how inodes work, whilst interesting, is not
> what I would call basics.)  :)
>
> As far as the web page etc.  It is basic, but again as has been said, do
> we really need to add another place to search for answers to problems.
> I think leaving the web page to just state who/what/where and when is
> fine.  I also do prefer the mailing list over a forum.  I am a member of
> the Facebook group, but have no idea what that actually does (maybe I'm
> getting old), I would be lucky to log into Facebook once a year.  I
> don't really get what the attraction to Twitter is, and most blogs hold
> zero interest for me.
>
> A way of indexing the mailing list might be of more benefit that
> reproducing the summary of a question on a wiki.  If a summary is
> produced, will some people be put out if their fix or suggestion is not
> included.  Will all posts to the mailing list be summarised and
> uploaded, if so, what's the point of the mailing list archive going to
> be?
>
> Install fests are good, but the last one (at least the last one I
> attended at CLUG) didn't seem to get too many people attending.  This
> may be due to Linux becoming simpler to install and run, for the general
> use things anyway, or maybe it just wasn't well known in the community
> that it was on, or what an InstallFest was?  (Note I am not in anyway
> knocking those that organised the even, as I think that they put a lot
> of effort into it, and if I recall it was mentioned on the radio etc,
> but maybe we just didn't get to the people that would have come along if
> they had of known.)
>
> At the end of the day, I think that those few that are organising the
> meetings etc each month, and those that are giving talks are doing a
> great job.  Obviously we can not have basic talks if no one puts their
> hand up to give them.  I also think that there are probably many more
> lurkers on the mailing list that never post, and are happy to stay that
> way, just as there are the die-hards that come to every meeting (maybe
> just for the pizza :) ) and those that only come along to the meetings
> where the topic is of interest to them.  Any increase in regular meeting
> numbers will eventually drop back down to a core few, as with any social
> group meeting.
>
> For me, the only real change I'd like, is a phone call on the day to
> remind me the CLUG or PSIG meeting is on, as I seem to only remember
> after getting home and sitting down, hearing the clock strike 8pm, then
> think...ah CLUG...oh well next month.  :)
>
> Cheers,
> Jeff.
>
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