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

This user group is NOT free.  It costs David money which he is hopefully 
recouping through the midrange bookstore.  As far as what you are missing - 
new ideas, networking opporunities for your business and yourself, the 
opportunity to explore solutions that a book or list may not give you, the 
time to commit to educating yourself without the distractions of home or 
office, an opportunity to corner IBM to give them feedback,  and a cool 
handbag.

-----Original Message-----
From:   David Keck [SMTP:dkeck@idt.net]
Sent:   Friday, September 01, 2000 1:29 PM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        The relevance of COMMON (was Penton to buy Duke - News400 
magazine)

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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