[ale] Re: [ale-admin] new meetings at KSU

[hirsch at zapmedia.com]

Dow Hurst writes:
 > I know people on campus are excited about the new meeting place here at
 > KSU.  My two cents is name each new ALE location after the location.  So
 > we have
 > 
 > ALE-Emory
 > ALE-KSU

This makes it sound too much like ALE is for members of the location
in question, and ALE is explicitly for Atlanta.  Emory had a LUG that
faded away (LUGE), and I wouldn't want anyone to think that they
needed an Emory association to come to the meeting.

On the other hand, if there are going to be several locations, I agree
that we do need a way to distiguish them, but I suggest more general
geographic areas, like ALE Central, ALE Northwest, ALE Cobb.

--Michael

 > 
 > now we need
 > 
 > ALE-Hartsfield
 > 
 > for the new security subgroup ;-)
 > 
 > Seriously, as Atlanta grows and traffic grows more impossible, we should
 > think about splitting the area into reachable subsections and build from
 > there.  Atlanta is plenty big enough to support subsections with main
 > events like the Installfest to be attended by all.
 > Dow
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > John Wells wrote:
 > > 
 > > Including the university's name that's providing the
 > > meeting space is fair, I guess.  Having the meetings
 > > in a university setting is a great benefit.  I'm all
 > > for scalability, but I also have to give both Emory
 > > and KSU props for getting involved.
 > > 
 > > Of course, if we'd followed this logic in the past,
 > > the pre-Emory group would have been Ale-HomeDepot.
 > > 
 > > ugh.
 > > 
 > > John
 > > 
 > > --- Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net> wrote:
 > > >
 > > >
 > > > Sue Bauer-Lee wrote:
 > > >
 > > > > I unfortunately agree that this probably warrants
 > > > more discussion. Aside from
 > > > > some truth in your statement above, recall that
 > > > 'ALE-Emory' used to be
 > > > > 'ALE-GaTech'. My point is that meeting locations
 > > > change. Just a consideration
 > > > > in light of folks new to ALE and the community in
 > > > general.
 > > >
 > > >
 > > > I can see that we are going to have to agree to
 > > > disagree. :)
 > > >
 > > > Your point above reinforces my concern.  If you
 > > > change from Tech to
 > > > Emory, changing the name as well, explicitly tells
 > > > folks there's been a
 > > > change.
 > > >
 > > > I guess we should put it to the list?? (he's says
 > > > unconvinced....)
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >
 > > > --
 > > > Until later: Geoffrey         esoteric at 3times25.net
 > > >
 > > > I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific
 > > > company to listen
 > > > to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet
 > > > (anymore...)?
 > > >
 > > 
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