[Lincs] Let's do something (was: Ubuntu CDs)

[Ben Francis]

Marc McGuinness wrote:

>  What are your opinions about an install party? It would require a 
> good and stable power supply...

Sounds like fun. An Broadband Internet connection would be nice too but 
I guess that's too much to ask.

>
> a) The administrators of lug.org.uk didn't like my idea of running an 
> irc bot to log the events on our irc channel.

Can't say I like the idea much either. I vote to open up the mailing 
list archives and keep IRC private. Mailing lists are usually worth 
archiving as people take a little time over composing them, 90% of an 
IRC chat is nonsense, but that's the way it should be :) I don't really 
like the idea of everything I say in a "chat" being logged so publically.

>
> b) Over the last couple of month I had to manually remove several 
> advertising posts from the database... We need PHP code to check the 
> user posts on http://www.lincs.lug.org.uk/add_profile.php and on 
> http://www.lincs.lug.org.uk/Contribute.php
>
> c) We have to let users modify their profiles and locations. Any 
> suggestions?
>
>
>
> Grahame.Mulliss at ulh.nhs.uk wrote the following on 18.03.2005 13:57:
>
>> Ubuntu (unashamedly my favourite
>> distro ever)
>
mmm, Ubuntu. A review of Hoary Hedgehog would be interesting.

>> As the LLUG mailing list has been so quiet later I thought it may be a
>> good idea for everyone who is still receiving mails from the LLUG list
>> and who are still interested in the LUG to reply back stating so - just
>> a head count.
>
Not sure if that really works to be honest, people are interested when 
interesting things are going on and interesting things generally only 
happen when people are interested in the group. I tend to direct my 
emails to the other three LUG lists I read because they're more active. 
I once heard a similar story about a chicken and an egg, or the number 
22 or something... So I guess rather than "Who's interested in doing 
something" we should be going for "I'm doing this, feel free to join in".

But anyway, I'm here and interested in what people have to say. *gives a 
wave*

>> With Marc in Germany and Iain having to deal with real-life issues (nice
>> to see you back Iain)
>
eek! Real Life (TM)?

>> How about a slight revamp of the website? 
>
<snip>

>>  no ones perfect and we all have lives
>> outside of our interests but it would be a shame to see this LUG go the
>> same way as the last one.
>
Here here.

>> Talking of meetings... lets arrange one! Lincoln? Boston? Somewhere in
>> between?
>>
I'm game for anything that's not to far North, my car doesn't like going 
North.

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