From: Jim Sfekas <sfekas@...>
Date: 2001-02-09T02:56:41+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:10595] Re: Ruby User Groups

Mike,

Excellent idea.  That's why I didn't put my name there
when you guys first pointed me at it.  Anyway, NOVARUG
now has member number 2.  I'm actually in Northern
Virginia, too (working in Reston), but it's always so
much easier to just say Washington.

Thanks for getting it started.

Jim Sfekas


--- Mike Wilson <wmwilson01@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Not trying to toot my own horn, just trying to make
> people's lives easier, 
> but I've added NorthernVirginia to the RUG(?) page. 
> Thing is, I went ahead 
> and did this:
> 
>   * NOVARUG Contacts
>     - me @ my email
> 
>   * NOVARUG Members
>     - me @ my email
> 
> This is just a suggestion, but I think that this
> format would fix a couple 
> of problems:
> 
> 1) people not adding their names because they see
> the "owner" and feel like 
> the page is just for the contact info of that owner.
> 
> 2) the person starting the page can put themselves
> only under the member 
> portion, rather than the Contacts.  I think a lot of
> people don't want to 
> "own" the group and so they avoid making the entry.
> 
> 3) It's more visually organized
> 
> 4) It allows for people coming in to add their name
> as a contact if they'd 
> like to do that job.
> 
> Just my 2 cents..
> 
> Mike Wilson
> Unix Administrator
> http://ruby.weblogs.com
> 
>
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