[Wylug-discuss] WYLUG meeting and group development

[Graham Whaley]

On 29 June 2015 at 19:00, John Robert Hudson <j.r.hudson at virginmedia.com> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> WYLUG has been in existence since the 1990s and has always had an Announce and
> a Discuss forum. I assume that someone is still moderating these lists.
>
> It met fairly regularly until 2011 after which meetings largely became social
> meetings with occasional bursts of activity on the lists.
>
> One reason why BradLUG was formed was because WYLUG was perceived to be too
> 'technical’ for the increasing number of users coming to Linux after the rise
> of Ubuntu.
>
> Personally I enjoyed the 'technical' presentations but wasn't interested in
> travelling all the way to Leeds just to socialise on the off-chance that
> something interesting turned up.
>
> Though I will not travel to north Leeds for a meeting unless a particular
> subject comes up in which I am interested, I welcome the attempts to revive
> WYLUG but I think those attending the meetings need to tailor the group to
> their needs rather than try a predefined formula.
>
> BradLUG has evolved a lot since its formation.
>
> John

Thanks for the insights John - particularly the notes about WYLUGs
former technical bent.

I think you're right that the present WYLUG attendees and list members
should utilise WYLUG for their needs, and not necessarily follow a
prescription.
Personally, I'm very happy using it as a social medium to get together
with like minded folks and discuss Linuxy issues that are on our minds
at the time. If others take WYLUG towards a help group or doing
presentations etc. then I'll muck in when I can.
At present we do not have a venue for demos and presentations. We can
work on that if need be (I think the Lord Darcy might have rooms, or
there may be other options we can work on) - but at present I don't
feel there has been the need.

Graham