The relevance of COMMON (was Penton to buy Duke - News400 magazine)

["David Keck" <dkeck@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Janet,  Maybe the world is changing.  Anything I can do to save time and
money and still achieve my goals will interest me.  Maybe Midrange-L is my
COMMON.  This user's group is fast, free, relevant, a-political, well
attended and always in session.  It's a beautiful thing (tear in eye).  Most
of my learning is via books, articles, and this place.  I can download and
evaluate most vendors software from my home or office.  I wonder what I am
missing by not attending COMMON.
-DaveK

----- Original Message -----
From: <jkrueger@andrewscg.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: Penton to buy Duke - News400 magazine (fwd)


> >>Hi! Thought you might find this interesting. Sounds like Penton wants to
> >>resurrect another midrange trade show. Hellena
>
> >Don  are you suggesting this would be in competition with or  for COMMON?
>
> It would be if we let COMMON slide into being just another trade show!
COMMON
> needs to be more than just a trade show and bi-annual education
conference;  any
> of the midrange magazines can serve that need profitably.  COMMON needs to
be a
> USER's group promoting relationships and sharing of experience...
>
> But maybe I'm alone in thinking COMMON needs to revert back to its roots.
Not
> many have joined us for discussion over in the COMMON Town Hall Meeting at
> http://www.as400network.com/forums/Main.cfm?CFApp=70.
>
> COMMON is celebrating 40 years of very rich history in Baltimore this
November.
> Maybe that is enough, and it should just go away gracefully?
>
> Janet Krueger, in Rochester, probing the list to see if people care...
>
>
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