From: Francis Hwang <sera@...>
Date: 2004-11-06T04:23:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby and civil political discussion? (Re: [OT] US Presidential  Election)

Yes, and also don't forget to think about starting a local Ruby group 
if there isn't already one in your area. I started one in NYC a year 
ago. It's quite small (the biggest meeting was 7 people), but extremely 
rewarding. And as a plus, the creation of the group led directly to one 
extra person going down to RubyConf this year, so, you know, you can 
make a tiny difference by doing the grunt work of setting up a mailing 
list and finding the right cafe with WiFi.

F.

On Nov 4, 2004, at 10:58 PM, Dave Burt wrote:

> "Tim Hunter" <sastph@sas.com>:
>> ... The example set by Matz will be attenuated
>> as the Ruby community grows. This is one of the reasons I have mixed
>> emotions about such growth.
>
> Can this negative effect be attenuated by RL events such as RubyCon and
> general mentoring-type behaviour on-list? I, for one, hope so, because
> growth of the Ruby community is (apart from this issue) a Good Thing.
>
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