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-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] In a message dated 06/03/2002 3:02:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net writes: > Subj: User group losses (was: Boise Idaho User Group?) > Date: 06/03/2002 3:02:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net (Buck Calabro) > Sender: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:midrange-l@midrange.com">midrange-l@midrange.com</A> > To: midrange-l@midrange.com > > > > > >The few cities shown do not tell the complete story > >what is the percentage of user groups lost? > > I am easily one of the dimmest bulbs in the pack, so keep that in mind for a > moment... > > If I were to try to make such a rating, would I weigh all user groups > equally? For instance, is the renowned Toronto User Group (TUG) to carry > the same weight as the Schenectady group with 4 members (I made that up), no > newsletter and irregular meetings? Do I weigh a user group by it's > membership? What if only a few members are regular attendees? Do I count > all the 'phantom' members who don't contribute? Do I rate an urban group > higher than a rural group because it has more members or lower because it > covers less territory? Should US groups be rated the same as European > groups? > > I'm glad I don't have to make such a ranking. If Don gave you the data, how > would you calculate the percentage of groups lost? And ultimately, what > would that tell you? User groups are passé? Programmers use the internet > more than human contact? Drinking and driving laws make social gatherings > prohibitive from an insurance standpoint? The few volunteers that keep the > organisation running are getting tired of carrying the thankless burden? > --buck > > Not mentioning Microsoft, LPAR or Beowulf clusters. One or more of which > undoubtedly replace the need for user groups anyway. > _______________________________________________ BUCK POINT WELL MADE. A. Ports
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