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[John Kennedy <jakenn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 On 7/6/2010 10:29 PM, Jacob Peddicord wrote:
> I find that forums are more far-reaching than mailing lists are, as
> many find them easier to use. Perhaps we should post some of our
> ideas/announcements in the future there as well?

I agree with Jacob.  I do get a number of mailing lists (probably too 
many for good management), but with a forum you have "one" web link that 
contains lots of postings;

> I like MLs just as much as the next person here, but I think we may be
> missing out on a bunch of people on the forums.

vs. the ML that can produce lots of messages that have to be opened (and 
if it's a popular topic, the replies could become unmanageable.

I also agree with the previous message about the IRC,  I just can't find 
the time to "be there" as my schedule may not fit well with the majority 
of the IRC group.  And a personal note, I have a hard time following 
treads when in a "room".  The conversation goes too fast and I get lost 
when postings I read are for something said regarding a posting many 
posts ago.  With the forum, I can go at my speed and with most forums, I 
can reply right below the post I was responding to.  I feel that I 
better understand what is going on and can be more active in the forum 
(like I am doing right now with an e-mail).

I also like the idea of having a chance to have a LoCo meeting in person 
at OLF.  It's too hard for me to get to the OSU-Panera for the Ubuntu 
Hours, but maybe a quarterly gathering of the LoCo for some sort of 
activity (maybe lasting a couple of hours or so making the drive 
worthwhile) would be a good idea.


john

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