[SWLUG] SWLUG suggestions

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On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:49:13 +0000, "Justin Mitchell"
<justin at discordia.org.uk> said:
> On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 11:04 +0000, swlug at paulconnell.fastmail.fm wrote:
> > it is like 3 LUGs in one.  Rationalising that may be the first step
> > towards greater 'unity of purpose'. 
> 
> I think there tends to be a core of regulars at each meeting, you could
> try persuading one at each site to be a representative for that group.
> 
> 
> > All seem pretty standard, I know we have a website but it is WOEFULLY
> > out of date, and just expecting people to add stuff isn't the way the
> > real world works.
> nobody has yet volunteered to be that person, i dont mind hosting the
> site and mailing list on my servers and keeping them going, but i dont
> have the time to research and write content for it.
> 
> i do also wonder what there is that we could possibly put there on a
> regular basis, links to news items someone found interesting is just
> lame and done so much better by specialist news aggregator and social
> bookmarking sites.
> 
> and the lug hasnt really had much activity going on to put up items
> about its own goings on, perhaps this latest idea of taking notes at the
> meetings and putting them online will liven things up a bit.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >   Every other club I've joined has had a contact point
> > such as a club captain or secretary that was the initial point of
> > contact for new members - again pretty standard. 
> 
> 
> 
> >  Weekend meetings -
> > maybe more people can come, and not feel so guilty about having a wee
> > drinky at the same time as opposed to drinking on a worknight?  Local
> > business contacts - makes sense.
> I'm sure this has come up before, and i believe it was decided at the
> time that people were less likely to come at weekends as they had other
> commitments. 
> 
> But this is for the attendees of the individual meeting sites to agree
> amongst themselves, if the majority at a meeting want to change the days
> then do so, the website reflects what the groups tell me they have
> decided.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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