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On 3/18/2010 4:02 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com">mikemol@gmail.com</a> wrote:
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cite="mid:g6xzmmabugnu2cs83oUYAxe124vaj_firegpg@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Steve Romanow
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:slestak989@gmail.com"><slestak989@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">On 3/18/2010 2:48 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com">mikemol@gmail.com</a>
wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">I'm not sure what you mean; it seems
decently healthy to me.
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I like both groups, so I am not attempting to create drama. I just
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noted the lack of meetings and had not talked to Casey in ages. I have
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talked with him this afternoon, and want to continue to meet.
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The only thing I was throwing out there is if we werent meeting for
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burnout/overcommitment/loss of interest maybe pulling together to share
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the load.
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I am full time in grpug, and will likely hop between wmlug and grlug as
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schedule permits.
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AFAIK, there are two reasons we don't tend to meet up. The first is
that nobody tends to be able to host regularly. Casey was the last
person to be able to do it with any regularity, first at nVint, then in
his garage/warehouse. The second is that we tend to have structured
meetings, where we do presentations. That's pretty much the only type
of GRLUG meeting I remember ever attending, with the exception of the
most recent one that happened a couple days after Thanksgiving. (That
was some good, food, too; I particularly liked the white chili, the
ramen salad and the stuffed things whose names I've forgotten.)
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It's possible that we could have regular meetings without an individual
hosting. Rather, we could just meet up at a common location, as
roleplay groups do with gaming centers, and some friend groups do at
restaurants. I'm not a real fan of the structured meeting, and if we
could forgo the requirement of peace and projector, we could meet at a
"fast food" place like Subway. There's a very good Subway/Biggby's
combination restaurant on Chicago Drive in Grandville, if folks are
interested. We could shoot for a weekly or biweekly gathering on a
Saturday afternoon. I'd suggest setting a time like 2PM to 6PM,
whoever's there is there, and whoever isn't, isn't. It's easier if you
don't depend on everyone being there. (And I expect that after the
first time or two, we'll have found the power outlets and take
advantage of an extension cord and/or power strip. ;) )
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I'll make the commitment to be there at least this Saturday, through
the entire block, just to ensure that anyone else who shows up will
have *someone* to talk to. After the first couple weeks, we'll have an
idea when people tend to be there, and can adjust scheduling
empirically.
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Sound good?
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I _may_ be able to make that. I dont do the meeting so much for
education as networking/social. I asked Casey today about possible
quarterly social get togethers just to get us out of the basement and
away from the terminal a bit. I get a lot of tech content from the web
and or manuals, so the presentations are nice, they are the main driver
for me attending.<br>
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I'm up for anything. I am sure my schedule will not support any more
than biweekly, and then I will need to make some choices so I dont
neglect other duties.<br>
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