[ale] group merger ALE + GA400-Linux

Wed Jul 15 07:38:18 EDT 2015

Meetup is a commercial entity. While I don't yet put them in the same category of yuck with facebook, the data collection they can do is horrendous.

However, the number of people willing to attend a meeting has climbed since basically using meetup.com as an advertising platform. So it's doing what is needed. 

But, yeah. Things are changing. ALE is on life support from a formal, monthly meeting standpoint. The mailing list is rather quiet lately. 

Oh. I'm officially the ALE 'Grand Poobah'. JD put it on a meetup page and it stuck :-).  Visions of Fred and Barney going to a water buffalo lodge meeting come to mind.

On July 15, 2015 12:26:52 AM EDT, Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:
>I'm not from Atlanta, so I don't have standing in this. I'll just give
>my opinion, and then step aside.
>
>From my viewpoint, Meetup.Com has insinuated itself into community
>activities very much better handled by communities themselves. You join
>to find Python meetups and Linux meetups, and the next thing you know
>you're getting emails about yoga meetups and venture capitalist
>meetups. Read the indemnification in the terms of service: If the wrong
>person takes offense to what you say or are alleged to have said, they
>sue Meetup, and you're on the hook for everything. It doesn't happen
>often, but you could lose your house that way. The only benefit I can
>see from Meetup.Com is it's a way one guy, who knows little about
>publicity or group governance, can start a group (which usually peters
>out). ALE is not in that category.
>
>ALE has a vibrant mailing list already. ALE produced Atlanta Linux
>Showcase from, I believe, 1996-2000. I went to the 2000 one, and it was
>fantastic. I can't imagine anything Meetup.Com could do for ALE that a
>little talking it up by all the members and maybe a little publicity in
>the local newspapers couldn't do twice as well. ALE's famous throughout
>the country. What Meetup.Com can do for you is beyond me.
>
>But like I said, I live in Orlando, so I really don't have a dog in
>this fight, so I'll step aside.
>
>
>SteveT
>
>Steve Litt 
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>
>
>On Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:38:01 -0400
>Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Chuck!
>> wanna sign up on the meetup.com ALE sight and become an official Co
>> -Organizer? Since you are the defacto head penguin for ALE-NW...
>> Look for Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts ALE on meetup.com. You may to
>widen
>> the distance in your search.
>> Anyone else want to start a local meetup off the ALE name let me know
>> when you sign into Meetup.com and I'll add you to the co-organizers
>> list. That will allow you to post meeting notices. 
>> Note: Let's discuss more of this on Thursday as part of the
>> ALE-Central meeting.
>> On Sat, 2015-07-04 at 13:02 -0400, Chuck Payne wrote:
>> > +1 I am in Dacula
>> > On Jul 3, 2015 10:07 AM, "DJ-Pfulio" <djpfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
>> > > One of the big things this will help is being able to support a
>> > > local, monthly,
>> > > hands-on meeting in different parts of the metro Atlanta. I know
>> > > about 5 people
>> > > in Lawrenceville ... that sounds like a core group for a sub
>> > > -meetup. Just need 1
>> > > person to step up.
>> > > 
>> > > I've heard there is another small group in Newnan. Just need a
>> > > small core group
>> > > there - I bet it already exists.  Make these small groups
>whatever
>> > > you like -
>> > > linux related of course.
>> > > 
>> > > If this interests you at all, come out to a Sunday meeting at
>> > > Harry's Pizza
>> > > (near I-285 and Powers Ferry) to see how easy this stuff is.
>> > > Basically, it
>> > > becomes just showing up and helping other Linux people.
>> > > 
>> > > We'll put you on the calendar, announce the meeting (an let
>meetup
>> > > pull
>> > > like-minded people in your area), and provide some guidance.
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > > On 07/03/2015 09:51 AM, Raj Wurttemberg wrote:
>> > > > Sounds like a great idea.  The more the merrier.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > /Raj
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On
>Behalf
>> > > Of Jim
>> > > > Kinney Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 9:41 AM To: Atlanta Linux
>> > > Enthusiasts -
>> > > > Yes! We run Linux! Subject: [ale] group merger ALE +
>GA400-Linux
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Hi all!
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > The addition of Meetup has brought more people to the ALE
>> > > meetings. There is
>> > > > a proposal floating around to merge the ALE and GA400-Linux
>> > > meetup groups
>> > > > under the ALE name.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Short story: the founder of the GA400-Linux group passed away
>> > > > and
>> > > JD is one
>> > > > of the co-organizers.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Those folks meet weekly all around the the top end perimeter
>and
>> > > Smyrna area
>> > > > for a "how do I..." session geared towards new Linux users.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > The idea JD and I are kicking is to link ALE up as a central
>> > > group with
>> > > > multiple sub-groups (sysadmin, desktops, language specifics
>> > > connections,
>> > > > etc).
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Ideas? Feedback?
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > The GA400 group has 600+ members. ALE meetup is up to about 60.
>> > > ALE mailing
>> > > > list has 462 (as of now - down from our high end of 1600+ about
>> > > > 8
>> > > years
>> > > > ago).
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > NOTE: meetup is not free. I put up the start up money ($80?
>Will
>> > > have to
>> > > > check for details.) The larger the group, the more the annual
>> > > cost for meetup
>> > > > services. They have a donation widget I intend to use to help
>> > > defray the cost
>> > > > for future years. Any extra we can blow on a party.
>
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