[Wolves] Your new LUGMaster - Dave Morley

[David Morley]

On 18/10/06, Jono Bacon <jonobacon at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Well, I think the general opinion is that Dave Morley should be
> LUGMaster, and if there are no objects I would like to pass over the
> role to him. In all honesty, he would have been my first choice - he
> has demonstrated the commitment and time far beyond what I can offer
> right now.
>
> Running the LUG has been a tough but rewarding process. I am not going
> to claim in any way that I did a particularly good or bad job, but I
> am proud that we even have a LUG in Wolverhampton today. A number of
> people have stuck with us through the ride, and you have all made our
> friendly LUG what it is today. I am proud of everyone for what they
> have achieved.
>
> To be honest, I think I could have done a better job with the LUG in
> the past year, but as many of you know, my life has been rather
> turbulant over the past year with a steadily more complex and
> responsible career, and when you spend 10 hours working with the Linux
> community every day, it can sometimes be a little difficult to muster
> the energy to spend your evenings doing it. This was no reflection on
> you guys, just that there is only so much energy in a person's body.
> Sadly, I think I neglected the LUG through this period, and I
> apologise for this. Its been a busy year, and it is only going to get
> busier.
>
> We have a great thing here, and although we don't all see eye to eye
> all the time, I think we have the grounding of one of the best LUGs in
> the country. Our meetings have been reknowned for being social and
> loose, but often heavily technically focussed. We have had some strong
> characters, and some even stronger beers, and we have carved out
> something that has helped hundreds of Linux users in our neck of the
> woods.
>
> So, as I depart from my role as LUGMaster and hand the crock of shit (
> :P ) over to Dave Morley, I hope we can continue to develop the LUG
> and keep it running, and I hope Dave always maintains the spirit and
> atmosphere of the LUG. I am by no means going to be leaving never to
> be seen again, but as many of you know, I have sometimes had to miss
> meetings due to work and family commitments. I will try to get along
> as much as I can, but I know you will all be fine in the hands of our
> new LUGMaster.
>
> Good luck Dave. :)
>
Thanks Jono as mentioned I have a few ideas but I will run them by you
first, many of them are things that already happen but in a more
organised manner.

Others are new but on a similar line I will make a propper anouncement
of my goals once I've spoken to Jono.


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