[wplug-erie] New ErieLUG Site, Forum and IRC Channel!

[Lukasz Karapuda]

Brint,

Wonderful! I see that you are serious about making this LUG work. 
Considering the magnificent number of users that have responded to your 
last post I think the LUG is definitely going to work, even better than 
ever before.

I am a little dissapointed that everybody seems to think that the 
Library is a good meeting place. The disadvantages of the library are:
- only a single laptop can be connected to the internet;
- the project is crappy and doesn't work with most laptops;
- there is no dektop computer available for presentations if somebody 
doesn't have their own laptop;
- it's not convinient for the Mercyhurst folks because most students 
don't have a car;
- there is no restaurant/coffee shop available in the library (or is there?)

Advantages of meeting at Mercyhurst College:
- smart classroom for talks  - desktop PC + projector + laptop hookup + 
internet;
- wireless access in coffee shop (Starbucks) and Student Union;
- restaurant available on site in cafeteria, student union and coffee shop;

Lukasz Karapuda



erielug at bekit.net wrote:

>Hi everyone! I've been a bit silent the last few days. First of all
>because my weekend was busy, and next because I have been working on a
>surprise.
>
>That's right, ErieLUG now has a brand new Website, Forum AND IRC
>Channel! 
>
>IRC Channel:
>A couple of you may have noticed me floating around freenode and #wplug
>with the username Bekit, well I have also reserved and set up a new
>channel on the freenode network at #erielug. I am going to try to keep
>a user in it at all times, even if it is away - and I will try to spend
>some real time in there as much as I can as well (though working
>reduces that by quite a bit). If my user logs out for some reason,
>ChanServ is set to stay in the channel at all times, so the room should
>always be there and open to all.
>
>Web Site:
>I have purchased a new domain and set up a CMS on my web hosting server.
>Information about ErieLUG can now be found at http://erielug.org (I
>couldn't let wplug have all the fun! :)) There isn't much to the site
>yet, but I will be posting info as it gets developed and decisions are
>made. If you check the site, it has an RSS feed if you want to stay
>informed without checking the site every day.
>
>Forum:
>This is my favorite part. I find it hard to have decent muti-way
>discussions when using mailing lists. Things seem to get jumbled, and
>it sometimes seems to just get burried in my inbox. To help alleviate
>this, I have set up a forum at http://forums.erielug.org - stop on by,
>create an ID and have some fun. At the moment it only has a few
>categories, but that can be adjusted as needed. I'd also be willing to
>set up a WPLUG specific section if there is a demand for it. I know
>that not everyone agrees with the use of a forum. Let's call this a
>trial and see how it goes, if there is a call to do away with it, I
>will. Rest assured though, all announcements will be made to the
>existing mailing list, the forum AND the web site, I just like having a
>forum to promote easy threaded discussions.
>
>Like I said, everything is still a little rough, but I will try to
>smooth things out as time permits. Please let me know if you have any
>sugestions (or complaints!) Enjoy the new toys :)
>
>-Brint
>http://bekit.net
>http://erielug.org
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