<font face="garamond,serif">You don't actually have to check up on Google voice at certain points of the day. Voice messages can be delivered to someone's email inbox. I would volunteer for the task.<br></font><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 22:53, Terence J. Golightly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:terencejgolightly@gmail.com">terencejgolightly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On 04/10/2012 01:29 PM, Pat Barron wrote:<br>
> I had assumed the P-G wanted a phone number as an administrative contact<br>
> (in case they had questions about the announcement itself and needed to<br>
> talk to us for clarification), not that they wanted it for publication.<br>
><br>
> I still don't think we should offer phone as a means of contact for<br>
> WPLUG participants (and potential participants), except perhaps as an<br>
> "I'm lost, please give me directions" hotline on meeting days. I think<br>
> doing so is just asking for potential pain. Publishing a phone number<br>
> for public use I think creates an expectation that the phone is going to<br>
> be answered when called, I do think it will attract "help desk" calls,<br>
> and I believe that folks who would use the phone in preference to e-mail<br>
> are not likely to really gain much benefit from any interaction with<br>
> WPLUG. I think it's good for providing a phone contact number to<br>
> entities that WPLUG may do business with (like the bank, the media,<br>
> etc.). Previous WPLUG boards have also used the Google Voice number for<br>
> outgoing multi-party calls (though none of these seem to be documented<br>
> anywhere, I only know this from talking to Ted Rodgers).<br>
><br>
> Of course, I'm only one person on a five person board, and may be more<br>
> cynical than most. Do any other board members have an opinion (one way<br>
> or the other)? The only ones taking a position on record so far are<br>
> Michael and me. Please speak up, whatever your thoughts might be. If<br>
> nobody else pipes up, Michael, I'd say go ahead and use the number in<br>
> our announcements and such, and we'll see what happens. We can always<br>
> stop using it and change the number later if it becomes a problem.<br>
><br>
> --Pat.<br>
><br>
> On 04/10/2012 11:18 AM, Michael Loomis wrote:<br>
>> I know you don't want to have the phone number be abused as a help<br>
>> desk number. On the other hand, what's the point of having a phone<br>
>> number if we never use it?<br>
>> It cost Google a little money to provide it for us, and we should give<br>
>> the number back if we are adamant about not using it. I hope we can<br>
>> agree to make it public on the Post-Gazette website and expose here on<br>
>> the mailing list archive. You are aware that the Google phone number<br>
>> can act as simply a mailbox and that no one's phone needs to ring? Our<br>
>> greeting can indicate that calls asking for help about Linux will not<br>
>> be returned and suggest looking on line.<br>
>><br>
><br>
><br>
</div></div>Gang,<br>
<br>
As chair, I'd like to give my input. I think if this is the only way to<br>
get access to the P-G's magazine section then Let's do it. A simple<br>
voice message regarding the use of this number and that calls to it<br>
regarding meeting information are the only ones returned and that we<br>
check it twice? daily? 7AM and 5pm? Over night calls and SBD (same<br>
business day) calls.<br>
<br>
So I propose we meet on IRC to vote on Thursday say evening 7pm. If<br>
there are no technical issues and by-law violations. I also think we<br>
need basic demographic info for each of us. Just in case one of us<br>
needs to contact another board member. We did this last year and it was<br>
useful.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Terry<br>
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