[chiglug] "Windy City Linux Users Group" on meetup.com

[Freddy Martinez]

Meet up is horrible but other people use it. So we should use it.

Freddy.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 09:39 Yijun Yuan <bbbush.yuan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi-
>
> I was wrong. A meetup group does cost a lot money. Sorry about my previous
> post.
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 6:02 AM, eviljoel <eviljoel at linux.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>> I forgot to mention something. One problem with Meetup (or at least this
>> was a problem) is if you stop paying for it, any member can buy your
>> group's name and "steal" your membership.
>>
>> - eviljoel
>>
>> On 08/26/2015 11:40 PM, Yijun Yuan wrote:
>> > My understanding:
>> >
>> > Meetup.com is free to setup new groups.
>> > It is convenient to show all LUG events on the same calendar.
>> > Chicago is a large city, so the attendants are not "local" any more, a
>> > smaller group might help.
>> > A new group can have clear identity, more specific title and mission
>> > statements. Even both Jim and Meg can update current group, they cannot
>> > freely do that because it is very much shared by other LUG(s).
>> > Possibly charge a fee to members.
>> > Mailing list noise is not a huge issue, per se. We all have many other
>> > lists and uninteresting topics.
>> >
>> > A new group will only add a little inconvenience: ask people to sign up.
>> > An event should be posted to both groups, adding some administration
>> burden.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 10:35 PM eviljoel <eviljoel at linux.com
>> > <mailto:eviljoel at linux.com>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     Hey All,
>> >
>> >     I'm quite certain Meetup.com significantly increases meeting
>> attendance.
>> >     However, since our meetings are already listed on a Meetup.com
>> site, I'm
>> >     not sure how much we would benefit from having our own Meetup.com
>> page.
>> >     Our meetings are already pretty packed. I'm not sure we need more
>> >     attendees.
>> >
>> >     Thanks,
>> >     eviljoel
>> >
>> >     On 08/26/2015 10:06 PM, meg ford wrote:
>> >     > We started using meetup because we found that it made it easier
>> for
>> >     > people to find out about the meetings and we reached more people.
>> >     > Because we recognize that some people choose to use only free
>> >     software,
>> >     > we also announce all of the meetings on the list and the website.
>> >     Before
>> >     > we started using meetup we had a hard time finding new people who
>> were
>> >     > interested in coming to the LUG. We also try to get the word out
>> in
>> >     > other ways (for example at Flourish! and Software Freedom Day).
>> >     >
>> >     > Meg
>> >     >
>> >     > On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 9:59 PM, Rob Dux <robwdux at gmail.com
>> >     <mailto:robwdux at gmail.com>
>> >     > <mailto:robwdux at gmail.com <mailto:robwdux at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>> >     >
>> >     >     +1 for meetup.com <http://meetup.com> <http://meetup.com> and
>> >     the utility it provides
>> >     >
>> >     >     I'm also willing to contribute to offset the cost for a
>> >     specific group
>> >     >     on meetup (ChicagoLUG)
>> >     >
>> >     >     Best,
>> >     >     Rob
>> >     >
>> >     >     On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 1:57 PM, sheila miguez
>> >     <shekay at pobox.com <mailto:shekay at pobox.com>
>> >     >     <mailto:shekay at pobox.com <mailto:shekay at pobox.com>>> wrote:
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     > On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 1:56 PM, sheila miguez
>> >     <shekay at pobox.com <mailto:shekay at pobox.com>
>> >     >     <mailto:shekay at pobox.com <mailto:shekay at pobox.com>>> wrote:
>> >     >     >>
>> >     >     >> population of people, especially people who are familiar
>> >     with the
>> >     >     concept
>> >     >     >> of user groups.
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     > NOT familiar with. sorry about that.
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     > --
>> >     >     > shekay at pobox.com <mailto:shekay at pobox.com>
>> >     <mailto:shekay at pobox.com <mailto:shekay at pobox.com>>
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