[Gllug] Care and feeding of newbies at LUG meetings

[David Irvine]

> --- Bruce Richardson <brichardson at lineone.net> wrote: > On Thu, Jul
> 26, 2001 at 06:33:00PM +0100,
> > john.hearns at framestore.co.uk wrote:
> > > I think we should all take note.
> > > I shouln't cross lists like this, but at the next Lonix we should
> > all
> > > maybe make a bit of an effort to talk to new people, before heading
> > > for the bar.
> >
> > Are you sure?  At Lonix everyone is too busy drinking to talk about
> > Linux.  A newbie might get the impression we were drinking so as not
> > to
> > have to talk about it, like some alcoholic Foreign Legion.
>
> I came to the meeting after the Expo in June. I have to say I was made
> most welcome, several people offered me drinks and after Defragging the
> tables an effort was made to introduce us all Name/Distro/Editor etc...
> Having said this there were two factions in the bar with all the locals
> in one table and I think all the guests on the defraged table by the
> loos!

That was also my first lonix and I was made to feel very welcome, I did know
a few people from other lists and events but i was introduced to everybody
nearby.

Cheers folks

David


>
> Thanks
>
> D
>
> Ps who was the publisher with Linux Magazine who was wanted my IBM
> paper weight?
>
> > --
> > Bruce
> >
> > What would Edward Woodward do?
> >
>
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